440     July 5, 1961 (Taped June 26)
Bill, Betsy, Henry, Bess

Wendell Moore from Youngstown, New York has invented: “A way for a man to fly…with just a rocket on his back” 
During the Space Age, a personal jet pack for average Americans was one of those dreams that just never materialized, though prototypes like Mr. Moore’s piqued our curiosity.  Moore works for Bell Aerosystems and developed the Small Rocket Lift Device for the military.  Moore’s model is powered by hydrogen peroxide, the same stuff in bleach today.  Test pilot Harold Graham had a “successful” flight on April 20 that lasted 13 seconds, covered 112 feet and never got Graham any higher than 18 inches off the ground.  Despite these inauspicious numbers, one news headline declared “Personal Rocket Belt Perfected.”  Graham appears wearing the jet pack, but does not take flight on stage.  There’s film instead.   

Francis, Bill, Mike and John Martin, brothers from Nyack, New York, have a shared secret: 
Francis: “I just graduated from grammar school” 
Bill: “I just graduated from high school” 
Mike: “I just graduated college” 
John: “I just graduated law school” 
The brothers are 14, 18, 22 and 26 years old, respectively.   

Special guest William Bendix tests the panelists individually with various challenges, while he and Garry predict what their reactions will be. Bendix is assisted in some of the challenges by six swimsuit-clad Miss Universe contestants, who will compete for the title on CBS on July 15.   Bendix is performing in summer stock in the musical Take Me Along.