New Robot Pilot Flies Jets Too in Air Force Showpiece
Washington reports a new automated F-5 Autopilot for Air Force jet fighters can navigate in all weather and may fire radar guided guns. Developed by Lear, Inc. and the Air Materiel Command, it enables the aircraft to fly to a goal with minimal pilot input, using two small controls for basic maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Lear, Inc
Grand Rapids
Mich
Air Materiel Command
Chinese Offensive In Tibet Stalls Near Chamdo
NEW DELHI India Dec 11 Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told parliament that main Chinese Communist armies have not advanced beyond Chamdo about 370 air miles northeast of Lhasa in the last several months. He offered no explanation for the stall on the drive toward Lhasa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Chamdo
Lahasa
Nehru
Shock Fatal to Fort Worth Man
Fort Worth news reports the death of Charles Tobin, 77, from gas shock after a home gas leak sparked a small fire as he was connecting a gas stove. The Frisco Railroad retired machinist, born in Michigan, had lived in Fort Worth 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Charles Tobin
Frank Casteel
Tobin
Frisco Railroad
Michigan
Chinese Students at Baylor to Marry on Campus
Baylor University announces its second Chinese wedding of the year. Miss Anna Hani Wang of Hong Kong and Franklin Kwang sen Liu of Hong Kong will wed on campus Tuesday December 12 with Dr. Wilson Fielder officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baylor
WACO
U.P
Baylor University
Dan Cupid
Anna Hani- Wang
Franklin Kwang-sen Liu
Hong Kong
Wilson Fielder
China
Russia Still Holds 316,339 Jap POWs
TOKYO December 11 The ministry of foreign affairs said Russians still hold 316 339 Japanese in Soviet territory. It noted it either knows the names or has definite information about them by August 8 1950. Earlier estimates put the total at 370 000 and 2 357 000 Japanese were repatriated by the Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hospital Aides Flown to Tokyo
A Pan American Airways plane arrived from San Francisco with 52 enlisted hospital corpsmen for the US Navy hospital at Yokosuka Naval Base. The flight will depart tomorrow with 61 wounded GIs from Korea. Military authorities operated the flight and commercial passengers were diverted to later flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Pan- American Airways
San Francisco
Yokosuka Naval Base
Korea
Pan-American
Panama Census Halt as 11180 Enumerators Work
Panama Panama Czechoslovakia Dec 11 all activity halted for 12 hours while 11180 enumerators conducted the 1950 census. The 1940 census recorded 622,576 people and the 1949 estimate stood at 745,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Czechoslovakia
Chinese Reds Use Conscript Labor for Interior Airfields
Pro Chinese Nationalist reports from the mainland claim the Chinese Reds are drafting forced labor to construct airfields deep in inland China. The dispatch dated December 11 from Taipei Formosa notes labor conscription as part of wartime mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
China
TOGLIATTI RETURNS TO ROME AFTER OPERATION
Palmiro Togliatti, leader of Italy's two million Communists, has returned to Rome from Sorrento where he convalesced following an operation for a brain blood clot. The return marks a political milestone as he resumes public duties amid postwar turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togliatti
Rome
Palmiro ‘Tor- Watti
Italy
Sorrento
Paraguay Expects 9500 Metric Tons Tobacco Yield
Paraguay projects a tobacco harvest of 9,500 metric tons signaling strong output for the season. Government or industry forecasts highlight expectations for shipments and domestic use shaping economic outlooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tibet
Russia
Jappow
Mindy
Archie
Castleberry
Barfield Bidzs
Thene SA
Taylor
Beau Belle Cologne
Kaywoodie
Lee
Prince Albert
Woodbury
Tee Care
FOR
Sunbeam Electric Iron
Canasta
MAMA
Boone
Mama Santa Claus
Irry
Gholston
Amazo
Crosby Derby
Dominoes
Jig
Lotto
Monopoly
Old Maid
Polyanna Pit
Luxer
Psd
Remington
Schick
Regens
Evans
Zippo
Berkley
Dunhill
Estralite
A-S-R
Ascot
Rama
Beattie
Amarillo
Ritepoint Lighter
Nimrod
America
Jet Skater
Holston
Meerschaum
O' Johnny Pipe
Gholston’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!