Atomic Locomotives of the Sky Seen in Future Air Travel
Northrop Aircraft engineer Lee A. Oblinger predicted an atomic powered era with a bomber carrying fighters and atomic tow planes providing transcontinental air shuttle service. He said military nuclear planes could fly within three years and commercial use within ten, with fuel needs limited to takeoffs and landings.
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Northrop Aircraft Co
Aircraft Company
Society of Automotive Engineers
National Aeronautic Meeting
Lee A. Olinger
Oblinger
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Hawthorne
Calif
New York
Jet Fighter Crash Kills Marine Pilot
A Marine Corps FOF Panther jet crashed near Three Arch Bay in Laguna Beach at 9:30 am killing the pilot. The aircraft from El Toro Marine Air Station, recently relocated from Miami, exploded with such force that fuselage fragments were scattered widely. The major portion of the body remained unrecovered as investigators noted poor visibility and hill impact.
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Laguna Beach
Marine Corps
Three Arch Bay
3Rd Marine Air Wing
el Toro Marine Air Station
Miami
Fla
Nine Earthquakes Jolt Alameda County Area
Nine quakes struck the Hayward area in Alameda County early today, UC Berkeley seismologists reported. No damage was reported. The series began with a sharp shock at 2 52 am and registered magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale, the heaviest shock recorded.
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Berkeley
Hayward
Alameda County
University of California
Rainfall Possible Through Tonight in Long Beach
Drizzles touched Long Beach this morning as the Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers through tonight. No further rain is expected for Richter magnitude 3.7 events this week. Current season rainfall stands at 10.17 inches, up from 7.74 inches year to date. last rain was April 1 with 0.5 inch.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
U N Chief Seeks Peace Talks Hints and Cairo Trip
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold begins a Palestine peace mission with meetings in Tel Aviv and a flight to Cairo, where he will consult with U.N. truce chief Burns and Israeli leaders before returning. The story ties rising Arab-Israeli violence to political maneuvering around the Democratic presidential primary and write-in votes amid Israeli-Egyptian clashes.
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E. L. M. Burns
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Chicago
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Fea
Gama
Abdel Nasser
Tures
Illinois
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Estes Kefauver
Zesneses
I Tisenhower
Solons Alerted for Possible the Request
Secretary of State Dulles told congressional leaders a possible administration request for U S military intervention in the Middle East could arise if acute danger develops there. House GOP Leader Martin said no such request is contemplated now but would be considered if danger grows. Eisenhower, in Augusta, Ga, kept in close touch with Dulles and indicated he would seek authority if the UN vote fails to quell aggression.
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Edson Burns
Marine sergeant says sorry for deadly night march
PARRIS ISLAND S C AP A Marine sergeant who led 75 recruits into a tidal stream where five drowned and another disappeared said the night march was meant to teach discipline. McKeon, 31, of Worcester Mass issued a statement through his counsel noting remorse while Gen Pate called the march unusual and unauthorized. Survivors recalled swirls of cold water and panic as the search for the missing man continued.
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Utica
Parris Island
S. C
Matthew C. McKeon
Jeremiah Collins
Newark
N.Y
Randolph Pate
Machine Corps
McKeon
Pate
Joseph C. Burger
Marine Corps
Sara
Lovers Jump Into Volcano In Suicide Pact
OSHIMA Japan two young lovers Fumisuke Onodera 27 and Chieko Numakura 21 leaped into Mt Mihara seeking death but survived after landing about 20 feet below the crater rim near molten lava. They crawled through a gas filled crater for hours with the girl severely burned and bruised. The boy carried her on his back and was later rescued after three hours of effort.
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Oshima
Japan
UPI
Mt. Mihara
Fumisuke
Onodera
Chieko Numakura
Tokyo
Elde
Weather Update Says Clouds Tonight Then Clear Sky
Weather notes cloudy tonight with a chance of a few showers followed by mostly clear conditions tomorrow. Gusty winds and cooler temperatures are possible as the front passes.
Scott Faces Grand Jury on Missing Wife's Teeth and Eyeglasses
Los Angeles AP Scott Ewing faces questions before the County Grand Jury on the discovery of missing Evelyn Throsby Scott's glasses and a denture found behind the Bel-Air home. District Attorney Ernest Roll plans to quiz him about bank transfers and her will, with Mrs Beaman also subpoenaed for April 24.
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L.A. Grand Jury
Los Angeles
L. Ewing Scott
Dist
Ernest Roll
Evelyn Throsby Scott
Cad Ax Nm
Roll
le Ate
Atty. S
Marianna Beaman
Tkewise
Grand
Chinese Catholics Report Executions in China
Fides reports two Chinese Catholic priests Paul Chang and John Gao and Sister Isabela of Loreto were executed by Chinese authorities in Hanyang, Hubei Province. No reasons for the death sentences were provided.
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Fides
Hanyang
Hupeth Province
Las Paul Chang
John Gao
Isabela
Loreto
City Hikes Municipal Gas Rates 9.5 Percent
City Manager Samuel E Vickers urged the City Council to raise Municipal Gas Department rates by 9.5 percent adding about 707,900 dollars annually. Roy A Wehe prepared the 21 page report supporting the increases which affect domestic, commercial and interruptible customers with higher costs due to fuel and harbor gas supplies. The council postponed action pending continued discussion.
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Vickers
Roy A. Wehe
Gas Department
Tate
Wehe
Harbor Wells
Ar A
Los Angeles Basin
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