23 Oct 1951
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Newspaper
Independent Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1951
Page
1
Magill's Rotor-Craft Corp conducts ground tests near Glen Dale under Naval Research Office contract. The pilot wears a back strapped rocket powered rotor above a bicycle seat, controlling speed by a front stick throttle. With power off, it glides or descends like a helicopter.
British forces led by 20 tanks moved into Suez outskirts and seized railway stations and arsenals cutting links to Cairo and Ismailia. Governor Ibrahim Zaki Fikhali Bey confirmed the action as destroyers escorted six supply ships into the canal. Troops also seized four nearby stations to secure military supply lines. The operation occurred without Egyptian resistance.
Reports from Nevada indicate the U S Atomic Energy Commission successfully detonated a new smaller type of atomic charge near Las Vegas. The test, barely audible fifty miles away, signals a path toward tactical battlefield weapons and a rising pace in Soviet testing.
The new tax bill waives capital gains on selling a home if the seller reinvests equal or greater funds in a new home within a year. partial reinvestment relieves tax on the reinvested portion. Declining dollar value and housing shortages push some old homes to sell well above original cost. Home owners seeking to purchase another home have prior constraints.
Severe autumn storm blankets Minnesota with heavy snow. Seven inches in Virginia and six in Hibbing, winds up to 50 mph lash Lake Superior. Alexandra and Watertown report subfreezing temperatures. Rain expected to spread through Indiana and Illinois over the next 24 hours. Other northern towns list 4 to 7 inches of snow across the region.
Allied troops halted their offensive south of Kumsong as armistice talks neared resumption. An air battle over MIG Alley destroyed two enemy planes and damaged several others. Communist jets crossed the Yalu in force, signaling a tense third straight day of air clashes. The Communist truce delegation was shuffled, implying a policy or personnel shift ahead of possible talks.
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