Pressure on Pentagon for Modernizing Airlift Fleet
An influential Long Beach and Lakewood delegation urges Washington to accelerate modernization of the MATS airlift fleet. They cite aging four engine planes and looming layoffs at Douglas Aircraft in Long Beach, with officials signaling substantial job cuts but not total plant closure. Leaders press Congress and Pentagon for jet airlift orders and funding, highlighting 150 million dollars available for a cargo jet program.
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Pentagon
Douglas
Douglas Long Beach
Merce
Miliate Lary Transport Service
MATS
Long Beach
Douglas Aircraft Co
Lakewood
W. H. Morrison
Morrison
Noone
George Nye
Congress
Sime
Nye
Opd
Hosmer
Insata
Lone Beach
Plang
Lang Beach
Pat
Driscoll
Standing
United Auto Workers
Edwin A, Wade
Nationalists to Get F86Ds Interceptors
TAIEPI Formosa UP I report says the United States will soon equip the Nationalist Chinese Air Force with its first F86D all weather jet interceptors. Maj Gen Fred Dean commander here announced the first jets would arrive next month. Unclear text notes radar and weather priorities and past obstacles in adopting the aircraft.
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Taiepi
Formosa
UPI
United States
Fred Dean
Senor U.S. Air Force
Spraig Hosmer
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Woman Leaps To Death From Sanitarium Overpass
Pasadena police investigated a fatal self-inflicted leap from a sanitarium overpass on the May 13 Pasadena Freeway. Three cars halted suddenly as the victim, identified by police as Marie Pond of Hollywood, struck the pavement. no other injuries were reported.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Astors
Rest Haven
Cottage St
Pasadena
Jain ‘Marie Pond
Paveme
Hollywood
Investigali
X15 Reaches 12,196 MPH in Flight Record
UPI reports NASA and Air Force Flight tests show the X15 rocket plane hitting 12,196 miles per hour, first in a series of expected records. Walker and Kincheloe era records cited, with future X16 high altitude goals and White assigned to lead the next test window.
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Edwards Air Force
UPI
Iven_ Kin
Air Force
NASA
Joe Walker
National Aeronautics
Space Administration
Onch Walker
Milbum Apt
Walker
Wendover Air Force Base
Utah
Edwards
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Patrick Driscoll
UAW
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Bankamericard
Credit” Card
Charles Baroni
Prestige Clothiar
East Second Street
Belmont Shore
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Opan Ustil
Ocean Ave
Wentech
Seoul
Franklig B. Linepla Jr
Brittany Ein
Victory Garage
I & Worton
Fonous
Ria" Surf ‘Rider
Coast. Guard
Exter
U.S. Coast Guard
Woodruff Ave
Dutch Village
Wight
Koolkar Kushion
Willow Phone
Compton
Compton Blvd
Alameda
Newmark
Mons
Pam
Baty
Compton-Lynwood
N. Long Beath
Flack Sears
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