Giant airborne domes may replace army tents in future
Marine Corps scientists at Quantico test geodesic domes crafted with plastic and aluminum as fast to airlift and deploy as tents. Inventor Buckminster Fuller leads work with five universities. smaller 42 foot dome stores and maintains gear while larger 57 foot dome could house a folded wing fighter.
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Oral Press Association
Marine Corps
Quantico
University of Michigan
Fuller
Merine Corps
Leatherneck
Rose Kennedy Fourth Mother at Inaugural Ceremony
Virginia Palmer reports Rose Kennedy will be the fourth mother to witness her son's inauguration, joining Eliza Garfield Nancy McKinley and Sara Roosevelt. The piece recalls earlier mothers who attended or voted for presidents, noting Martha Truman and others, and ends with reflections on women’s expanding role in politics.
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Virginia Palmer
Associated Press
Rose Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Eliza Bailey Garfield
Nancy Allison McKinley
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Franklin
IRS
James Abram Garfield
West
Garfield
Nance Allison McKinley
Ohio
William
Ida
McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
White House
Mary Ball Washington
Susanna Boylston
Adams
Neily Conway Madison
Jane Knox Polk
Hanah Simpson Grant
Martha Young Truman
Ulysses Grant
Martha Truman
Harry
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
Washington
Lincoln
Mrs Kennedy Inaugural Gown Secret Sketches Revealed
New York AP reports designer Oleg Cassini released top secret sketches of Mrs. John F. Kennedy’s inaugural gown and a daytime dress. He describes a pristine white satin gown with a single fluid line and a bow, plus a fawn wool dress with a matching coat and detachable sable collar. Cassini praises her elegance, saying all future outfits will be understated with fluid lines.
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Oleg Cassini
New
First Lacy
Couturier
Pat
John F. Kennedy
Cassini
Linewell Bogely
Nation
Kennedy
J. Cassini
Reclamation Budget Proposes Large West Projects
Washington Capi A $270 350 000 program for construction of reclamation projects is proposed in President Eisenhower budget for the year starting July 1 Congress asks to appropriate $218 950 00 for construction in the West compared with $25 444 898 for the current year The President proposed $4 590 06 for starts on five new projects including the Canadian River project in Texas Larger reclamation requests include the San Angelo project in Texas at $8 634 000
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Bureau of Reclamation
Texas
San Angelo
Southwest Will Panin Promotion Group Formed
PHOENIX A Panama style notice announces the Southwest Sun Country Inc. will head a four state Chamber of Commerce group. Promoters include M. M. Hardin of American Gypsum Co. and officers Mike Brumbelow El Paso Robert M. Jaap Tucson Anson V. Smith Phoenix. Directors listed include Judson F. Williams Archie Westfall Harold Ashton James E. Patrick.
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API
M. M. Hardin
American Gypsun Co
Albuque Num
Chamber of Commerce
Oiti
Southwest Sun Country Inc
Chambers of Commerce
Phoenix
Tucson
Aviz
el Paso
Tex
Alburquerque
Eam
Hardin
Mike Brumbelow
Robert M. Jaap
Anson V. Smith
Judson F. Williams
Archie Westfall
Albuquerque
Harold Ashton
James E. Patrick
Mansfield rises as Senate leader from copper mine roots
AP reports Michaell (Mike) Mansfield, Montana senator and former copper mine mucker, has emerged as one of the new 87th Congress's most powerful figures. Born 1903 in New York to poor immigrant parents, he served in the Navy, Army, and Marines before earning a degree and entering politics. As Senate majority leader, he will steer Kennedy era “new frontier” legislation amid a slim margin and possible GOP-Southern Democrat opposition.
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Navy
Montana
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Mike) Mansfield
Senate
Mansfield
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Kennedy
New York City
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Marines
Philippines
China
Mike Mansfield
Butte
Mont
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Eisenhower Jandide
Ios
Eisenhower
United States
Kremlin
Mans
Ified
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Democratic Party
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