London Jet Test Flight Sparks Sound Barrier Scare
Dickie Martin of Gloster Aircraft apologized after a test flight over London went through the sound barrier at 700 mph. An oxygen tube entangled with his parachute harness caused the sudden swerve, prompting Londoners to fear a bomb and sailors to brace for a boiler explosion. Scotland Yard conducted inquiries before the company explained the incident and the apology.
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Dickie Martin
Gloster Aircraft Co
Martin
Harmony at Storkson home as Gretchen the dachshunds dine
In Longview Washington six purebred dachshund puppies and their dam Gretchen share a meal using a six place feeding tray built by A J Storkson to prevent feeding-time scrambling. Separate items report a London lion gifted from America to Winston Churchill arriving in a cage and blamed for a lack of humor. A Florida court dispute concerns payment for grapefruit juice sent to Queen Elizabeth in 1953 with a jury unable to reach a verdict. Colorado Springs rodo misprint leads to up to 22300 wrong number brochures for the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo.
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Longview
Wash
Gretchen
Storkson
London
America
Winston Churchill
C.J. Harwood
London Zoo
New York
Park Forest
Lions International
Churchill
Rota
Orlando. Fla
Barney J. Cohen
Orlando
Florida
Southern Fruit Distributors, Inc
Southern Fruit
Cohen
Terry B. Patterson
Colorado Springs
Coln
Pikes Peak
Bust
Rodeo Assn
Clare W. Hing
Whitlock sells and district auctions Whitlock house sale
In SANTA PAULA California the high school district auctioned a house sold weeks earlier by George Whitlock for 16725 dollars with Whitlock placing the top bid of 760 dollars. He expects a profit after moving costs. In Chicago the Pentrene Corp allows shorts during a heat wave as 20 percent of employees dress casually. University of California buys a 53 acre federal housing project near Riverside campus.
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Santa Paula
Calif
George Whitlock
Whitlock
Chicago
Project Berkeley
U.P
University of California
Riverside
Dr Latimer Top Yank Savant Dies
Dr Wendell M Latimer, 62, a leading chemist and pioneer of basic research behind the atomic bomb, died Wednesday in Oakland. He directed UC Radiation Laboratory and the AEC Livermore lab chemical division, contributed to WWII poison gas and plutonium studies, led the Manhattan Project chemistry district, and received a Presidential Certificate of Merit.
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Oakland
Wendell MM. Latimer
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Chemical Division
Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory|i
Livermore
Latimer
T. S
National Defense Research Council
Manhattan ‘Engineering District
Do You Agree Work Is a Form of Nervousness
A brief quotation attributed to Don Herold born 1880 describing work as a form of nervousness, credited to an American humorist and artist.
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Don Herold
Humanist
Artis
Solon Charges Pentagon Keeps Military Reserve Setup Weak
Senator Thomson testified that the nations reserve program is dangerously weak because most career officers want it that way. He said experienced reserve officers were not recalled in larger numbers during Korea to protect promotion opportunities. Senate hearings opened on a controversial reserve plan pushed by the House, with President Eisenhower urging a vital reserve. Russell criticized shifting active reserve burden to young volunteers and veterans, while noting the bill aims to raise trained reserves to 2.4 million by 1960.
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Washington
Keith Thomson
R-Wye
Pentagon
Thomson
West Point Protecting Association
Thorson
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Eisenhower
Russell D-Gaj
Russel
Korea
Russell
Ztram
Senate
Long Beach Post Office Delivery Record Notice 1899
Post Office at Long Beach California under Act 67 March 3 1879 delivery details appear with monetary figures 45 2.00 24.00 2.00 and a listed audit bureau reference. Entry cites Lone Beach California and the Bureau of Orientation with dates and monthly year references.
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Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Lone Beach
California
Audit Bureau of Orientation
Long Beach
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