Army anechoic chamber makes absolute quiet possible
Fort Monmouth New Jersey reports anechoic chamber tests at the Army Signal Corps creating near perfect silence. The chamber uses fiberglass wedges and outside readouts to avoid human readings and tests sound receiving equipment. It aims to reduce field noise and improve military electronics while noting silence becomes dull after long periods.
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Fort Monmouth
N.J
King Tut
Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Signal
Atom Cannon Dives Into German Gulley
An American 280 mm atom cannon veered off a road and toppled into a 12 foot ditch 55 miles south of Munich. Three or four soldiers were injured. Army officials said full details were not yet available. Police reported the truck hauled gun tumbling into the gulley.
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Munich
Germany
America
Rhine
Missing Diplomat's Wife Writes Family
The British foreign office said Mrs. MacLean American born wife of vanished diplomat Donald MacLean has written a Cairo postal letter claiming she and their three children are well and happy. The family had been unreported since last September amid the May 1951 disappearances of MacLean and colleague Guy Burgess.
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London
British
Foreign Office
Donald MacLean
Cairo
Egypt
Murray to attend family reunion in Nolensville Tennessee
Oklahoma City August 19 Up Gov Johnston Murray said he will fly to Nolensville Tennessee Sunday to join a Murray family reunion. He noted his grandfather came from the Nolensville area and that hundreds of relatives are gathering for the event. His wife and sister in law Mrs. Z. W. Potter of Weatherford Oklahoma accompany him.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Nolensville
Tenn
Murray
Z. Ww. Potter
Weatherford
Okla
Boy Drowns In Underwater Stamina Contest
Miami police recovered 9 year old Jimmy Berrian from the Coconut Grove Yacht Basin after a contest to see who could stay under water longest. Fire department respirator units failed to revive him. Homicide Detective W P McClure said witnesses reported he and a playmate tried the stunt.
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Miami
Fla
Jimmy Berrian
Coconut Grove
W. P. McClure
Korean Veterans Training Enrollment Deadline Notice
Veterans who left service before August 20 1952 must enroll and begin training before August 20 1954. Paperwork with the VA takes time and assistance is available. The AP school operates continuously.
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