Air Age Comes to Afghanistan Amid Rival Air Deals
Wayne W. Parrish reports Afghanistan shifts from camel to air age as U S and Soviet Union race to shape Ariana and Kabul aviation. Pan American buys 49 percent of Ariana with management role while Russia backs air force and civil airport upgrades. Despite high costs and bureaucratic delays, the program advances, with no paved runways and limited female access.
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American Aviation Magazine
Associated Press
Fghanistan
United States
Soviet Union
Ariana
Kabul
Pan American Airways
PAA
U. S
International Corporation Administration
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Afghanistan
Russia
Fkees
Mazar-i-Sherif
U.S
Aeroflot
Kabul Airport Drive Nears Finish for 1959 Opening
Afghanistan moves to place an international airport at Kandahar by mid 1959 to host jet aircraft. A large hangar rises amid skilled labor shortages, as Afghans show keen interest in aviation and Russia presses for a Soviet air link.
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Kabul
Kandahar
Ariana airline story shows US aided Afghan aviation milestone
The article notes Ariana airline, 49 percent American owned, conducted a historic Kabul to Tashkent engine handoff for Aeroflot, marking the first American managed airline flight into Soviet Central Asia. Ariana explores training, Mecca transport, and routes linking Herat Kandahar Mazar Karachi New Delhi Beirut and Teheran despite funding and operating challenges.
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Aeroflot
Kabul
Moscow
Central Asia
Ariana
Air India
Bombay
Tashkent
Russia
Soviet Central Asia
Holy
Herat
Kandahar
Mazar
Karachi
New Delhi
Beirut
Teheran
Afghanistan
United States
Larned Survey Reversed in State Hospital Study
In October Larned state hospital researchers found 94 percent of townspeople disliked having a state mental hospital nearby. After questions about the survey were raised the team rechecked and discovered the results were reversed due to faulty coding.
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Larned, Kan
Larned State Hospital
Larned
Lawrence Welk Show Ends 1958 With Channel 9 Dance
The broadcasting note invites viewers to enjoy the last days of 1958 as Lawrence Welk hosts a dancing party Saturday at 8 on Channel 9. The program promises upbeat music and a festive year end celebration.
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