Army psychologists survey soldiers on 280mm and Honest John guns
Two field liaison teams from Aberdeen Proving Ground interviewed men of the 2nd FA Akron Battery and the 692nd FA Battalion to record gripes with the 280mm Atomic cannon and the Honest John rocket. Led by Lt. Richard C. Kaehler, the teams lived with the crews, conducted on the job interviews, and will use findings to guide future design changes.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
FA Akt
FA Bn
Pfc
Gilbert Davidson
Albert Notary
Honest John
FA Rktstry
Charles Lansill
Theodore Miller
Richard C. Kaehler
Edward Wise
Human Engineering Laboratory
Oklahoma Dealers Back Federal Probe Into Auto Marketing
A Washington Bureau report notes 349 Oklahoma new car dealers replied to Sen. Monroney's subcommittee survey. Most favor federal study and possible legislation to curb dealer bootlegging, with 252 yes votes on study and 260 blaming bootlegging for hurting business. Dealers urge franchise cancellations and stricter laws to curb unauthorized sales.
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Constitution Washington Bureau
Washington
Mike Monroney
Automobile Marketing Subcommittee
Oklahoma
Buick
Monroney
Truck Overturns, Killed in Inland California
Inland California dispatch reports two Carrizozo New Mexico railroad workers died and eleven were injured when a Southern Pacific truck they rode in hit a road bump and overturned about 25 miles northeast of Niland. The dead were Charles W. Boone and Lynn A. Wells. Wells died after artificial respiration and hospital transfer. Boone died instantly. Injured include driver Roy Crumley and eleven others treated at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Briney California.
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Inland
Calif
Carrizozo
N.M
Charles W. Boone
Lynn A. Wells
Southern Pacific
Niland
Boone
Wells
California
Yuma
Roy Crumley
William Katz
Jim Sheffield
Jim Bibens
Bryan Pruett
Billy Watts
Charles McLaury
Joe Tyra
Leroy Nowell
Oris Watts
G. T. Cosby
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Braney Calif
Imperial Valley
New Atomic Test Held Wednesday in Las Vegas
The first AEC test in a series was conducted yesterday near Las Vegas, with a small detonation of low explosive force. No atomic cloud formed, and officials noted minute radioactive debris but no expected radiological problems. Weather delays had pushed back testing.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bureau Of Land Management To Hold Four Arkansas Land Sales
The Bureau of Land Management said it will hold four public land sales in Searcy County Arkansas in February. Interior Secretary Douglas McKay noted 81 isolated tracts totaling 4728 acres valued at 18425 dollars.
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Bureau of Land Management
Arkansas
Washington
Searcy County
Ark
Interior
Douglas McKay
French Troops Kill 27 Rebels in 24 Hours
French authorities report 27 rebel terrorists killed in 24 hours of operations over a three day weekend. The manhunt focused in the Constantine region, in the canyons of Oued-el-Abeid in the Aures Mountains and near El i close to the Tunisian border.
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Algiers
Algeria
Constantine
Oued-el-Abeid
Aures Mountains
Eli
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