Pioneers Alcock and Brown Cross Atlantic Fifty Years On
On the 40th anniversary of Alcock and Brown's non stop Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, their fraught voyage is recounted. The Vimy faced instrument failure engine trouble icing and storms as they battled for 16 hours 27 minutes to reach Clifden Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alcock
Arthur Witten Brown
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Britain
Ireland
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Harry Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
Alcock
Brown
St. Johns
St. Elmo’s
Clifden
Jand Snow
London
Winston Churchill
Prophet
Associated Press
Passes Test but She Won't Drive
Sharon Asher began her first driving test with mishaps as the plane, mistimed glides and low air, drifted through clouds then landed at 500 feet. The patrolman tallied a pass score, and Asher exclaimed relief and reluctance about driving again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
Training This Week for C R Day Camp Counselors
Camp counselors gather for a six week day camp program starting June 22. Gene Seeheusen leads a nature focused schedule at Robbins lake area with crafts, trails, and an orienteering course. Boating and fishing in the lagoon require life vests. Transportation provided by the Playground Commission. registration through City Hall. A $5 fee covers transport and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Arcamp
McKinley
Wilson
Roosevelt
and Recreation Commission
Gene Seeheusen
Robbins Lake
Coast Guard
Playground and Recreation Commission
City Hall
Empire
Repatriation Stalemate in Geneva Talks
The United States watches a tangled Geneva conference on 600000 Koreans in Japan who want to move to North Korea. Talks involve North Korean Red Cross and Japanese representatives and have worsened Japan South Korea ties while delaying a solution. Japan seeks individual rights to reside where chosen.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
Far East
Berlin
Germany
Red Cross
Japan
North Korea
South Korea
America
Cyprus
NATO
Greece
Turkey
U. S
Britain
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
Cape Canaveral sticker on 1956 convertible from used rocket parts
A 1956 convertible at Cape Canaveral’s air force missile test center bears a bumper sticker reading Made at Cape Canaveral from used rocket parts. The quirky adornment highlights the space program’s hands on recycling mindset at the launch facility.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force Missile Test Center
Employment Service Lays Off 315 Workers in Illinois
The Illinois State Employment Service will release 315 staff from the unemployment compensation division. The cut affects claims examiners and clerks as a result of a drop in unemployment claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Service
Chicago
UPS
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Historic Atlantic Flight
Lindy
Bernard Gavzer
AP Newsfeatures
Lucky Jim
Vickers-Armstrong Aircraft Co
Glasgow
Royal Air Service
Dallas
Sharon Asher
Beto
Ati
C.R
Sonotone
Iowa
Noton Nty
T. A. Carlin
Agr
Polaroid
Erlay
Rhee
Syngman Rhee
Seoul
Pyongyang
Douglas MacArthur
Cromact
Newton's
Rocket Auto
Newton’s
Trede-merks of
Onetelstd
Iced Drink
Sugar
Mest
Pie
Pastry Server
Sso Rey
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