CAB Calls for Higher Air Traffic Control Altitudes
The Civil Aeronautics Board urges extending control to 35 000 feet and more routes after the Las Vegas collision that killed 49. The report blames Air Force and Civil Aeronautics Administration for did not separating military traffic and notes high speeds and crowded airways hinder pilots view. Visual flight rules should remain an option.
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United Air Lines
Las Vegas
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAB
CAA
Nellis Air Force Base
Pacifist Injured At Launching Site Near Cheyenne
Kenneth Calkins 23 of Chicago was hit by a truck while attempting to halt construction of a missile launching site 20 miles northwest of Cheyenne. Calkins hospitalized with crushed pelvis. his wife Ellanor 22 says condition is good. Fellow protesters Theodore Olson 26 and Arthur Springer 23 were jailed on trespassing charges.
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Wyo
Chicago
Laramie County Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Calkins
Calkins
Ellanor
Theodore Olson
Fallsington
Arthur Springer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Springer
Olson
N. E. Tuck
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Britain Presses Cyprus Self Rule Plan Despite Greek Rejection
London reported that Britain would push its seven year plan for self rule by the Greek and Turkish communities in Cyprus. Greece rejected the plan while Turkish leaders favor partition rather than union with Greece. The dispute centers on whether Cyprus should join Greece or remain divided under its own governance.
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London
Britain
Cyprus
Greece
Corn and Cotton Farmers Face New Farm Program
Lawrence Kansas August 20 1958 Lawrence Daily Journal World outlines two options for corn and cotton growers under a forthcoming farm bill. Cotton acreage quotas would total 16 million next year, with price supports from 65 to 90 percent of parity depending on program chosen. Corn referendum planned by December to decide on abolishing allotments or keeping base supports, with options ranging from 65 to 90 percent of parity and 90 percent average price for this period.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Lawrence Daily Journal
Washington
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Jet bomber crash kills engineer near Follett Texas
A six engine B47 jet bomber from Biggs Air Force Base crashed near Follett Texas killing the engineer. The other three crew members bailed out and the navigator was hospitalized with injuries. Names of the dead and injured were not released by the Air Force. Capt. R. E. Held of Ellinwood Kansas and Norman E. Hermes of El Paso were identified among the crew.
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Follett
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Kas
Norman E. Hermes
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