Jet Flights To London In an Hour
Jet propulsion expert R G Standerwick predicts American airplanes could exceed sound speed within a year and fly New York to London in 58 minutes, with a pressurized cabin for comfort. He notes three speed ranges and warns the sonic barrier requires a plane design not yet disclosed.
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London
Richard J. Lewis
Albany Times-Union
Leany, NY
INS
New Y
R G. Standerwick
Standerwick
G. FE. Jet Authority
Lynn, Mass
New York
Boys Town Choir to Sing in Cedar Rapids Oct 2
The Boys Town choir of 40 wards will perform at Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids on October 2 at 8 pm under the Young Men's Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. The group, directed by Rev. Francis Schmitt, includes boys raised at Boys Town Omaha by Msgr. Edward J Flanagan. Mail orders are being taken at the Chamber of Commerce and Craemer's store downtown.
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Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Edward J Flanagan
Boys’ Town
Omaha
Francis Schmitt
Ruben
Pittsburgh Pirates
Craemer’s
Second Avenue SE
G I Food Reform Fight Sparks Congressional Probe
A nine man civilian panel recommended centralizing the army food service but the War Department plans decentralization under individual commanders before Eisenhower heads to Europe. Civilian experts warn the shift could trigger a congressional investigation and hinder food personnel training and effectiveness.
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New York
NEA
Army
War Department
Dwight. D. Eisenhower
Europe
Quartermaster Corps
Army Food Service
Cooks
Bakers
Hennessy Committee
Charles P. Hall
Eisenhower
Thomas B. Larkin
LeRoy Lutes
Cooks’ and Bakers
Fort Benning
Pacific Coast
Ninth Service Command
Cooks’ and
Bakers’ School
Pacific
Former Lt. Col. Paul P. Logan criticizes army reshuffle
Durant chain notes a 17 year army career ending with wartime service as deputy director of subsistence. Logan calls the reshuffle a blow and argues from his army experience that a centralized school system would yield best results in food handling.
PTA Council To Sponsor Parent Education Class
Cedar Rapids PTA Council launches a series of leadership classes for parent-education chairmen. Sessions run Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Board of Education building with Miss Afton Smith and University of Iowa staff guiding topics like Your Family Fortune and Baby Training Up-to-Date. Public welcome. for information telephone Mrs. George E. Hogan.
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Cedar Rapids Pt.a
Board of Education
Afton Smith
Extension Division
University of Iowa
Parent Teacher Council
Ralph Ojemann
Ethel Kahin
Glencoe Public Schools
University of Chicago
George E. Hogan
Vegetables Thrive on Hiroshima Soil After A Bomb
In Hiroshima, farmers report bumper vegetable crops on soil scorched by the first atomic blast. Kyodo News Agency notes many yields exceed those in areas spared the explosion as residents cultivate gardens near their temporary homes amid ruins.
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Hiroshima
Kyodo
Army Wives In Frankfurt Reject Arm Bands
In Frankfurt Germany army rules on dress armbands fail as American wives refuse to wear them arguing they look like MPs. They say GIs and Germans identify them by new stylish shoes not by the bands, undermining the aim to distinguish women from frauleins.
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Rankfurt
Germany
United States
G.i.s
Barn Door Carried Into Pear Tree by Wind Twist
A barn door from farmer John Stauffer’s farm was blown into a pear tree in a Lancaster County barnyard by a wind twister. The incident was reported from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Lancaster
John Stauffer
Lancaster County
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