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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1959

Page

5

Army Marines Get Infrared Hearing Anti air Bazooka

The Army and Marine Corps will share in developing the Redeye infrared guided anti aircraft missile. Convair General Dynamics won a six million dollar contract in Huntsville Alabama to build the one man operated system designed to destroy low flying jets or piston powered aircraft. The unit weighs about 20 pounds and is shoulder fired, using heat seeking guidance to engage aircraft at field and amphibious operation ranges.

Washington Army Marine Corps Amy Rocket and Guided Missile Agency Hunts Ville Ala Convair Division General Dynamics Corp Porrona Calif Amy

85 Ton Atomic Cannon Kills Man In Germany Collision

A 85 ton US atomic cannon in Nurenberg Germany crushed a cyclist to death after hitting a bus. Police reported the driver fled the scene but returned within 24 hours. US officials declined further comment as investigations continued into the two accidents and the bus damage.

Nurenberg Germany UPI Hoechstaadt Anny Atomic U.S

Record prison population hits 205,643 in 1958

UPI reports the Federal Prison Bureau tallies 205,643 inmates in U S and state facilities at year end 1958. Inmate totals rise 52 percent since 1957, with 21,549 in federal prisons and 184,004 in state pens. Female prisoners reach 7,435, up 1.8 percent. federal women total 775. Six states supply about half the total, led by New York 773, California 720, Ohio 366, Michigan 230, North Carolina 323, and Texas 317.

Washington UPI Federal Prison Bureau Bureau James V. Bennett New York California Ohio Michigan North Carolina Texas

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