[DuncanWaring]

They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

This one sounds like a fabrication.

1955 was two years before Sputnik.

[lonestar]

They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas."

Seven astronauts were named about 1960-61.

Cigarettes were 25 cents before 1955.

Cokes came in a bottle and cost 5 cents, pack of gum was a nickle, and

Penny candy cost a penny!--now 10 or 15 cents!