Watch-Dog Satellites Developed By Elton C Fay
The United States and allies discuss watchdog satellites to detect nuclear explosions from space. ARPA leads MIDAS and Sentry studies. MIDAS uses infrared sensing for early ICBM detection, Sentry aims at airfields bases and war activity.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
United States
Geneva
Soviet Union
Britain
MIDAS
Sentry
Defense Department
Advanced Research Project Agency
Air Force
ARPA
Eisenhower
Patience Pays Off in Alabama Distilling Case
Moulton Alabama Deputy Sheriff Lester Reed kept an illegal distilling warrant for seven years against Willie James Sweeney. He was recently notified Sweeney was being held in Cleveland Ohio.
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Moulton, Ala
Lester Reed
Willie James Sweeney
Sweeney
Cleveland
Ohio
Man Fined After Pulling Fire Alarm To Find Way Home
In Richmond Virginia the defendant told Judge Harold C Maurice he was lost and pulled a fire box alarm to locate his way home. The judge showed sympathy and fined him 100 dollars.
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Richmond, Va
Harold C. Maurice
Brush Fire Razes Hollywood Homes
A massive brush fire in Laurel Canyon north of Hollywood charred homes and forced 300 residents to flee. Firefighters battled 100 degree heat and 450 personnel contained the blaze by nightfall. damage neared two million dollars and several celebrities lost homes or faced danger.
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Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
Film Capital
Robert Emmett Keane
Donald Hibbard
Camyon
San Fernando Valley
Frances Joyce Wertheim
Charles Wassil
Alan Bergman
Lester Ferguson
Houdini
Two Die as Light Plane Crashes Near Galax Virginia
A light two seater crashed near Galax Virginia killing pilot Dean Spurlin and his uncle Garnett Spurlin. The plane nose dived into farm land near Meadow Creek Union Baptist Church after circling then plunging in fog and rain.
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Galax
Here
Dean Spurlin
Rt. 3
Garnett Spurlin
Akron
Ohio
Kemper Little
Meadow Creek Union Baptist Church
Rt. 89
Eldon Moser
Moser
Expensive Drink Rules Near For Airline Passengers
Washington AP reports a proposed FAA rule aims to curb aboard flight drinking. A $1,000 fine max would apply for carrying private alcohol and serving alcohol to intoxicated passengers. The rules would start in 60 days and ban self supplied drinks aboard planes.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Gov Earl K Long Heads West on Brief Vacation
Gov Earl K Long left Shreveport by air on a Western vacation saying only I ll be back Aug 2 He flies Trans Texas Flight 102 stopping at Longview Tyler Dallas Fort Worth and continues through Texas New Mexico Arizona California Canada the Dakotas and St Louis before returning He was accompanied by Sen B B Rayburn and had just been released from a state mental hospital two weeks earlier. He is 63 and known for frequent Fort Worth visits and Western wear interest.
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Shreveport
Earl K. Long
Long
Flight 102
Trans-Texas Airline
Fort Worth
Longview
Tyler
Dallas
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Louisiana
Winnfield
Here
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Canada
Dakotas
St. Louis
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