Pilotless Combat Planes Tested At Wallops Island
Government scientists at Wallops Island near Virginia test models of pilotless supersonic bombers reaching speeds over 3000 mph and altitudes near 160000 feet. The secret program by NACA foresees a long slender fuselage with a razor-thin wing and swept back fins. A news crew observed two launches and data collection via on board instruments and ground radar as researchers pursue faster aircraft and boosted bombing capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallops Island
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Basic Aviation Research Agency
Virginia
Pla
Ee R. Gilruth
Gilruth
Navy
Armed Forces Day Concert Draws Small Crowd In Rain
About 250 to 300 people braved rain to hear the 82nd Airborne Division band in the Junior High School auditorium. Marine Lt Col Byron Leary spoke on Armed Forces Day unity and democracy while City Attorney Grover Jones and Chamber of Commerce president Brant Snavely welcomed the band. The concert, moved from City Lake amphitheatre, featured marches and popular tunes under Warrant Officer J G Conrad Lambrecht and Chief Warrant Officer Charlies Worth.
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Armed Forces Day
82Nd Airborne
Grover Jones
Chamber of Com
Merce
Brant R. Snavely
High Point
Byron Leary
Camp Lejeune
Armed Forces
Charles Worth
W. C. Sheloff
82Nd Airborne Division
City Lake
Chamber of Fice
W. C.sheloff
Byron ‘Leary
Camp Jereune
Leary
WMFR
82Nd
New York
J G Conrad Lambrecht
Charlies Worth
Home Mortgage Money Disappears from Scene
Washington report notes a rapid decline in home mortgage funds across the nation. Builders and government officials fear a drop in new home construction and possible unemployment among construction workers as bond price changes tighten lending.
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Washington P
Maren
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Pea
Chinese maps reveal planned U N lines attack
Colonel John G Coughlin of the 2nd Division in Korea says a captured Chinese prisoner carried a complete map of division positions and orders to destroy the unit. He praises the enemy effort but condemns the commanders who sacrificed many lives for a doomed assault.
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Glenn Stackhouse
Korea
John G. Couglin
Chipyong
Wonju
Coughlin
Capitol Square Insight into North Carolina Agricultural Research
The article outlines North Carolina and federal funding for agricultural research, centers, and seven major test farms. It explains the cooperative management by the Department of Agriculture and State College, lists locations, budgets, and the plan for summer farm visits and field days to educate farmers about research advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Central Experiment Station
State College
State
United States and
North Carolina Departments of Agriculture and
State Department of Agriculture
State Department
Department of Agriculture
Cecil Thomas
Tidewater Farm
Statesville
Iredell County
Upper Mountain Farm
Waynesville
Haywood County
McCullers
Wake County
Raleigh
Ralph Cummings
Spring Hope Defies War in Time of Conflict
Winchell argues Spring embodies enduring hope that survives war and tyranny. He contrasts battles and bombers with nature’s renewal, insisting humanity’s faith in peace outlasts empires as spring’s song promises renewal after the thunder of guns.
Cuckoo Depends on Other Nests for Survival
The text suggests the cuckoo relies on host birds to hatch its eggs and cannot survive by incubating its own. It notes the bird is among the larger insectivores and must devote much time to feeding to support its brood.
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Charles Corddry
United Press Aviation
Imagine
High Point Laundry
N. Wrenn ST
United States
United Nations
U. N. Lines
Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
M. Z. Perkinson
Dennis Cook
Ed Mendenhall
Noble Praigg
Jim Rawleigh
Tttee
Jack Southerland
Winchell
Motor Car Division
Cadillac
Highland Motors, Inc
N. Main ST
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