Twenty Eight Thunderjets Start Non Stop Atlantic Flight
Albany AP reports twenty eight F 85G Thunderjets departed Turner Air Force Base in two groups for non stop routes to Europe and Africa. The 20 plane wing go to England via a great circle path led by Col Thayer Olds. the eight plane group heads to Nouasseur Morocco under Col David Schilling. Flights test mid air refueling, celestial navigation, and rapid base deployment with 450 mph average speed over about 4500 miles.
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Albany, Ga
Turner Air Force Base
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
Great Circle
Lakenheath
England
Central Atlantic
Nouasseur
French Morocco
North Africa
Thayer S. Olds
40Th Air Division
Col. C. Wilson
West Point
Tex
508Th Strategic Fighter
David Schilling
Kansas City
Strateg c Hter
Wilson
Schilling
Air Force
Boeing
Strategic Air Command
SAC
United States
Midway
Japan
McCarthy Calls for Tightening of Government Printing Office Security
Sen. Joseph McCarthy urged drastic tightening of the Government Printing Office security program after loyalty charges against a bookbinder accused of Communism were dismissed. An eyewitness account of a theft by Edward M. Rothschild was to be recorded, with his wife also invoking the Fifth Amendment. Officers testified that Rothschild’s clearance in 1949 was a mistake and signaled a need for broader reforms.
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Washington
LLP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Government Printing Office
Printing Office
McCarthy
Whlicly
Edward M. Rothschild
Rothschild
S. P. Hipsley
E. C. Mellor
Mellor
Snake Trouble in Chatfield Manitoba Garter Invasion
In Chatfield, 75 miles north of Winnipeg, garter snakes bloom each spring, turning the town into a mix of hangover and nightmare. Earlier sightings began on the highway with many snakes killed by cars. An attempted chemical wipeout three years ago failed, and residents like A. B. Martin of nearby Inwood say they must simply learn to live with them.
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Chatfield
Man
Winnipeg
A. B. Martin
Inwood
Moose Blocks Highway On Route To Corner Brook
Two motorists crawled along Stephenville Highway for over 30 minutes as a young bull moose sauntered down the road and positioned itself in the middle, blocking traffic in Corner Brook Newfoundland.
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Corner Brook
Nfld
Stephenville Highway
State orders Kannapolis to install individual water meters
The State Utilities Commission ordered Kannapolis to install individual water meters for its 450 customers immediately. The commission also directed Ben F. Aycock to evaluate water mains adequacy and install larger mains as needed. It amended a 25 dollar connection fee for unpaid customers.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Kannapolis
Ben F. Aycock
Aycock
Royal Oaks
Bedford Black
Black
Cannon Mills
Fred Hunter
Devoted Students Help Fight Fire at California School
In Paso Robles an elementary school burned during vacation. Students rushed to the scene and helped firefighters and police remove desks books supplies and equipment valued at thousands of dollars. Officials praised the youngsters for their aid.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Sermons In Stone Carved Churches by Rev Murphy
Glenwood Iowa reports Rev Lawrence Murphy, Congregational minister, carves miniature churches from alabaster rock as a hobby. The feature notes his peripatetic ministry and his unique devotion to carving. The piece also recalls Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon's 1526 settlement near Winyah Bay with about 500 people including enslaved Africans.
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Glenwood
Iowa
Lawrence Murphy
Murphy
Atlantic Coast
North America
Winyah Bay
D.C
Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon
Court weighs fate of teen mother in custody case
Miami, Fla. A circuit judge will visit 17 year old Janice Cubbedge who gave birth while semi coma to decide if she should join her 16 year old husband Ronald Cage. Habeas corpus action seeks return of wife and baby to LaBelle. The case highlights guardianship and marital status issues amid family objections.
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Miami
Fla
Janice Ee
Pat Cannon
Ronald Cage
LaBelle
Here
Cubbedge
Viola Markham
Cubbege
Lester Cubbadge
Markham
John Jackson
Prisoner Uniform Request From Pueblo Union
Pueblo union officials asked the city council to arrange uniforms for the chain gang prisoners. They said the public wrongly believes these prisoners are city employees. The chain gang consists of inmates assigned to outdoor labor for unpaid fines, and the group has no actual chains.
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Pueblo, Colo. 2
Mechanization expands gold and diamond mining on Gold Coast
The article notes extensive mechanization in mining on the African Gold Coast, with gold and diamond extraction increasingly automated and industrialized. It discusses the shift from manual labor to machinery and the implications for local labor and production.
Driver Training and Patrols Boost City School Safety Record
Lieut. Frank Shields will oversee high school driver training while Patrolman W L Hunt heads the school safety patrol. The program cites a 20 year safety record at crossings and 1,436 graduates with only 14 involved in auto accidents. Shields reports six five student classes per six weeks, testing and vision checks, and accommodations for handicaps. Patrols supervise seven busy cross streets, reinforcing safe walking for students.
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Frank Shields
W. L
Bill) Hunt
Shields
Hunt
North Carolina
Police Department
E 8
Davis
S. Main
Ray
N. Main
State
Park and
E. Green
Chestnut
Carr
Ferndale
Trenton
English
Ward
Sean
High Point
Old Acquaintance Finds Ancestral Photo In Frames
In Pomona California Ethel Thomas bought eight used picture frames and found a photograph of her uncle's homestead in Baraboo Wisconsin hidden inside one frame. The image shows several relatives including the purchaser herself, dating back about fifty years.
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Pomona
Calif
Ethel Thomas
Baraboo
Wis
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Britain
Seventh Armored
Bergen
Germany
Gruenther
NATO
Olga Dornblatt
WAC
Wisconsin National Guard
Camp Ripley
Mirm
Miss Dornblatt
60Th Counter- Ntelligence Corps
Army Reserve
Mrs. Cubbedge
Waban Thomas
Boston
N. Main ST
Hosiery Package Store
North Main ST
Scorpions
Wagger’s
Berry
Elwood Hotel
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