Cochran Becomes First Woman To Break Sound Barrier
Jacqueline Cochran, 43, becomes the first woman to fly through and surpass the speed of sound on a 100 kilometer course near Rogers Dry Lake in the Mojave Desert. She set a speed of 662.397 mph, breaking the previous jet record and the women’s jet record.
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Associated Tress
Los Angeles
America
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Mojave
Miss Cochran
National Aeronautical Association
Col
Fred Ascant
U.S. Air Force
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Acqueline Auriol
France
Ftinaneter
Floyd B. Oldum
Herssault
Charles Yeager
Plo
Montreal
Que
Strike Postponed on Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington The National Mediation Board said the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has agreed to postpone the strike scheduled for Saturday morning on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to allow time for the board to seek a settlement. A mediator will be assigned to help reach a solution.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainment
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Independent Union
Last Red Troops Leaving Laos By AP
Hanoi reports the last Communist invaders are withdrawing from Laos as French-Laotian forces pursue with slim prospects of catching them. The 40th Vietminh Division under Gen Hoang Minh Tao is said to move east and southeast toward Annam coast, allied with rebel forces led by Ho Chi Minh.
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Associated Press
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Indochina
Iast
Vietminh
Annam
10 Chi Minh
Hoang Minn Tao
Viet Nam
AP Correspondent Expelled by Iran Over News Reports
Iran orders AP correspondent Marc Purdue to leave within three days accusing him of broadcasting false provocative news. Foreign Minister Hosein Fatemi announced Purdue’s expulsion as part of Tehran's widening purge of foreign reporters since the Anglo-Tranian takeover. Purdue has worked with AP since World War II and previously covered Southeast Asia.
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Iran
Marc Purdue
Associated Press
Hosein Fatemi
Purdue
Tritt
Tran
Onco
Sinte
I Evansville
Andia
Insuchlidn
Southeast Asia
Ehlet
Huvenu
India
Blaze destroys five Hazelwood homes injuring three
A large fire in Hazelwood routs 12 families, causing about 80 000 dollars in damage to five houses within two blocks. Police arrest an arson suspect, while 3 residents are injured including a man with a fractured arm and another overcome by smoke.
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Elasbu Reese Peepee
Hazelwood
James W. Slusser
Joseph Stanziona
Slusser
Hia
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