Air Force Says Jets Not Loud Compared To Pistons
San Antonio base study by Maj. Elizabeth Guild finds jet noise is a spectrum issue not mere volume. Jets reach 138 decibels on maintenance lines but overall effect on most personnel is limited with ear protection.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Elizabeth Guild
School of Aviation Medicine
Guild
Maj. Guild
David D. Washburn
Randolph Field
MacDill Air Force Base
Tampa
Fla
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
MacDill
Strategic Air Command
Miss Guild
University of Michigan
Stacy R. Guild
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Aero Medical Laboratory
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Iran Premier Threatens Resignation Over Power Bill
Angered Iran Premier Mossadegh faces opposition as parliament debates a six month powers bill. Abolfaz Lessani warns it would paralyze Parliament and threaten constitutional government while Matin Daftari urges senators to defend the constitution against intimidation and passivity.
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Mossadegh
Abolfaz Lessani
Lessani
Iran
Matin Daftari
Senate
Humorous Patter and Snippets from a Barbed Banter
A collage of wry lines and quips. Winchell jokes about milk and meals while a weary woman laments a bus that won’t start. Art Ford mocks youth, and a hypochondriac at the United Nations triggers a joking exchange with Sir Gladwyn Jebb.
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United Nations
Gladwyn Jebb
Appointment Shocks New Party Head
Stephen A. Mitchell, named by Gov. Adlai Stevenson to chair the Democratic National Committee, called his selection a shock and said he is a political amateur. He pledged to aid the campaign for the presidential nominee, met Stevenson since 1937, and declined to discuss Truman policies or liberal labels. Mitchell planned travel to Springfield for meetings before heading to Washington to continue work as counsel on a subcommittee probe.
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Chicago
Stephen A. Mitchell
National Committee
Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Frank McKinney
Stevenson
Mitcell
John
Truman
Americans For Democratic Action
Springfield
Ill
Washington
Justice Department
Alabama Coal Output Dominated by Underground Mines
Almost 86 percent of Alabama's 1949 coal production, totaling 15 million tons, came from underground mines, highlighting the depth and method of extraction in the state's mining industry.
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Alabama
Escape Claim Ties American Prisoner Hvasta to Leopoldov Break
A Czech refugee and former Leopoldov prisoner recount Hvasta's alleged escape from the Leopoldov prison near Bratislava in January. He says Hvasta, once hopeful for U S help, appeared well treated and briefly held in solitary before the escape. State Department notes Prague confirms the January 2 escape and unknown current whereabouts.
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Washington
John Hvasta
Hvasta
United States
Leopoldovo
Bratislava
Leopoldov
Canada
Quebec
Czechoslovakia
Juraj Slavik
Slavik
Price Control Administration
Hrasta
Merly
Free Czechoslovak Information Service
London
State Department
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Robbery Foiled By Coffee At Philadelphia Deli
In Philadelphia on a muggy August morning Carlos Mazzoccome, 56, a restaurant owner, served a lone gunman who ordered two coffees then drew a pistol demanding cash. The would-be robber got a third cup of coffee in the face from Mazzoccome and fled after a brief pursuit, firing a farewell shot.
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High Point
Richard Hayworth
Charles Amos, Jr
Philadelphia
Carlos Mazzoccome
Mazzoccome
Chicago's 1885 10 story steel frame built first skyscraper
A steel skeleton structure completed in Chicago in 1885, rising ten stories, is regarded as the era’s first skyscraper. It marked a breakthrough in tall-building construction using metal framing and fireproofing techniques.
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Chicago
Perle Mesta Nears End Of Vacation
Mrs Perle Mesta renowned party host is returning from her summer break to resume duties as minister to Luxembourg. She plans to sail from New York on August 22 aboard the United States. Speculation arose after reports she canceled a previous sailing, but she stated she will return to Luxembourg despite President Truman no longer running.
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Washington
Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
New York
United States
Luxembou
President Truman
Mrs. Mesta
Quebec City Claims Unique North American Walls
Quebec City is believed to be the only walled city in North America, a historic feature cited in regional surveys and tourism materials highlighting its preserved fortifications.
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Quebec
Canada
North America
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