Flying Saucers: A Summer Phenomenon Through the Years
The piece traces the flying saucer craze from Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 sighting and its worldwide echo through the 1950s. It notes spikes and declines in reports, includes scientific and skeptical viewpoints, and cites pilots, presidents, and military officials while highlighting that sightings peak in summer and may reflect optical illusions or mass delusion.
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Mt. Mainier
Kenneth Arnold
Earth
U. S
Air Force
Arnold
Flying saucer studies dropped for lack of sightings
The piece notes Dr Warren Hickman of Ohio Northern University halted a two year study on the phenomenon after no basic sightings emerged. A Canadian government project also ended for the same reason. they concluded a flying saucer would cost a billion dollars to build.
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Warren Hickman
Ohio Northern University
Hickman
Iowa Road Fact Sheet Highlights Highway Stats
Iowa promotes a gasoline tax rise to fund highway modernization. Facts cover highway mileage by road type, ranking among states, per mile cost, traffic share by road class, funding distribution, and historical traffic growth. Also notes a safety drive by Cedar Rapids beer distributors and a comparison of auto deaths over time.
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Iowa Good Roads Association
Milan
Amtlic Aic Aalaio Alalied
Iowa
Illinois
Texas
Cedar Rapids
Ed Weis
State Association
Weis
Carl Janecek
Jand Don Jensen
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Arthur Edson
AP Newsfeatures
Washington
Boise
America
England
Investigatore
Associated Press
Eastern Airlines
C. Chiles
John B. White
J. G. Porter
English Royal Observatory
Hurstmonceaux
Roger M. Ramey
Ramey
Los Angeles
Edgar F. Mauer
Urner Liddel
Office of Naval Research
Charles G. Ross
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
Outer Space
Navy
Marseilles
France
Leibsohn
Center Point Road
Eastern Avenue
Collins Radio Company
Thirty-second Street
F Avenue
G'Wan
Coonskin
Cap
Ady
Betsy
Third ST SE
1St Avenue
10Th Street
Midwest
Midwest Investment CO
10Th St. NE
DIAL
Pontiac
Second Avenue
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Culver
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