U S Tests Second Two Stage Rocket at Cape Canaveral
A 1414 ton two stage rocket launched from Cocoa Florida reached 9 miles altitude in 63 seconds and speeds near 2727 mph for the V 2 and about 3600 mph for the WAC Corporal. The launch marked the second test at the Cape Canaveral proving ground under Army project Sumner. A misfuel caused a July 19 delay before the July 24 success.
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Atlantic
Secorn
WAC
Tan
Gome
Harold R. Turner
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Cape Canaveral
Korea is Tougher Says Canal Wet Army Soldier
AIRFIELD July 29 URA Guadalcanal veteran wounded in the Korean war says Guadalcanal was nothing to Korea. Pfc George J Stakes 47 of Chicago, among 19 wounded of the 24th Infantry Division arriving yesterday, says this one is really tough. He spent 17 years in service and urges better morale and equipment. First Lt Lucius L Diamond 29 of Estes Park Colo notes North Korean ammo and large mortar rounds, praises our troops, calls for more heavy equipment to halt tanks.
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Guadalcanal
Korea
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George J. Stakes
Chicago
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Stakes
Lucius L. Diamond
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Colo
Eufaula
Okla
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Geer
Elgin Slade
Kansas City
Mark Slade
Austin
Texas
Tommie
Enid
Kansas
Army to issue Korea campaign ribbon for decoration
The Army plans a Korean campaign ribbon to recognize soldiers in the current conflict. The proposal is under study by the personnel branch, potentially making the 19th service medal or ribbon in U.S. history. Previous decorations include the American Defense Service Medal, American Theater Ribbon, European-African-Middle East Ribbon, and Asiatic Pacific Ribbon issued around World War II.
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Washington
United States
Truth Barrage Need Stressed For Global Battle
In Birmingham on July 29 Assistant Secretary of State Edward R Barrett urged a truth barrage to shatter world communism. He said a cost effective information program could turn the tide for democracies and asked Congress for 377 million to expand Voice of America and related services.
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Ala
Edward W. Baryett
Barrett
State Department
Voice of America
Congress
Chicago Girl Found Safe After 15 Hours Missing
Seven year old Joan Lapinskas wandered from home Friday night and slept in Our Lady of Lourdes Church yard before returning to tell her mother today. She was hungry and dirty but unharmed after the brief disappearance.
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Joan Lapinskas
Felice
Our Lady of Lourdes
Betty Jean Smith
Los Angeles
Lattimore Farm Buyer Defends Purchase Amid McCarthy Attacks
Senator McCarthy charged that Owen Lattimore’s farm purchaser, Ordway Southard, was a Communist and part owner of the farm. Southard rebutted the implication, stating he bought the half interest last June for 4000 to 4500 dollars to meet health-related expenses and denying any political motive.
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McCarthy
Lattimore
Russia
United States
Senate
Corwuyeray Alomue
Southard
Mary
Bank Robbery in Kenova Ends Swiftly in West Virginia
In Huntington West Virginia on July 29 two masked robbers struck the First National Bank in nearby Kenova stealing about 25000. Within 15 minutes police arrested two men in a station wagon near Huntington city limits. The money was recovered. Suspects were Edgar Allen Moore 24 of Ashland Kentucky a Marshall College student and Peter John Mayer 26 of Detroit. They had two pistols and did not resist. A station wagon parked at the front door served as the getaway. Customers were forced to the floor while tellers were robbed. Police radioed a three state alarm and a West Huntington detail stopped the vehicle, arresting both men.
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Set. E. Ray Blake
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Ashland
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Detroit
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West Huntington
Recount Demand by Coe in Oklahoma Governor Race
Democratic nominee for governor William O. Coe demanded a statewide recount after losing to Johnston Murray by 1009 votes. Murray quickly sought a 21 county recount, posting bonds and filing before the noon deadline.
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William O. Coe
Johnston Murray
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State Election Board
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Oklahoma
Newt Burns
Eastern Air Lines Tie-up Vote Slated
New York July 23 2700 members of the AFL International Association of Machinists to vote on a system wide strike action. Lodge 1028 president Rapp said near LaGuardia Newark airport employees would vote Monday on a contract tied to a 10 cent hourly wage increase.
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Eastern Air Lines
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Newark
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Angler Dies While Landing Albacore Offshore Newport Beach
Second sport fisherman to die at sea on two successive days while fishing for albacore out of Newport Beach. Andy Bernhart beat Crystal Lee. RatorS aboard said he had just caught yesterday. Joseph Ruschoff of Los Angeles collapsed and died while attempting to land an albacore.
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Andy Bernhart
Crystal Lee
Rators
Esterday
Joseph Ruschoff
Los Angeles
Air Force Captain Details Korea air support and raids
Captain John Flynn of the 49th Fighter-Bomber Group in Japan describes a Saturday air operation above a Communist-held town in South Korea. He reports multi-national aircraft, rockets and fire bombs striking a building believed to house Red troops, with tanks on nearby roads and a 30 minute mission footprint.
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U. S. Air Force
John Flynn
Cleveland
Ohio
Flynn
Japan
Italy
South Korea
Navy Skyraider
Jane
Fancy Old Wines Found in Rock Cave at Castle Deal
In a July report from Rock Cave, workers at Calumet Castle on the St. Lawrence River uncovered several hundred cases of wine dated 1895 to 1900 hidden in a rock cave. The property, once a millionaire’s summer home built by Charlies Goodwin Emery, was bought by a local business group this spring and opened to the public. About 500 bottles were found usable, with 1000 unfit, and an estimated 1500 more remain. The wine’s value was not yet determined.
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Calumet Castle
St. Lawrence River
Thousand Islands
Here
Charlies Goodwin Emery
Calumet Castle Corp
Britain Freezes Regulars and Alerts Reserve for Duty
Britain halts releases of army regulars whose enlistments end and orders reserves to prepare for duty as it backs its pledge of ground troops for Korea. Navy has a similar callup. draftees unaffected. King George VI signed a case of emergency proclamation enabling navy actions, with a similar royal move pending for the army.
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War Office
Royal Navy
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U S Vice Consul Killed by Tibetan Guards While Fleeing Communists
The State Department said American Vice Consul Douglas S. MacKiernan was killed April 13 by Tibetan border guards during a may become mistaken for bandits while fleeing Communist-held northwest China across the Himalayas. Only one American, Frank Bessac, escaped unharmed.
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State Department
Douglas S. MacKifernan
China
Himalaya
MacKiernan
Lhasa
New Delhi
Frank Bessac
Ladi
U. S
Tihwa
Sinklang
Bessac
Himalayas
All 49 Aboard Die jas Big Brazilian Plane Crashes
A Brazilian Constellation crashed near Porto Alegre killing 49 aboard last night. Among the dead was Ralph Motley, 43, an American sales manager for Atlantic Refining in Rio. Witnesses noted a long circling approach in heavy weather before the wreck on Goat's Hill.
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Panair
Korea Navy Rescues 140 Trapped American Soldiers
South Korean naval units rescued 140 American soldiers who escaped a North Korean trap and trudged to the south coast Friday night. A spokesman for Gen. MacArthur said the Americans had been isolated somewhere in the south and reached Moryangjin, 10 miles southeast of Red-held Hadong.
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Yanks Shoot British Plane Save Pilot in Tokyo
An American B-29 mission over Tokyo led to the downing of a British carrier plane on Friday while the pilot was rescued. Officials said American and British officers were seeking identification amid the exchange.
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Vinson Sees New War Fund Call By July 29
Congress and military leaders weigh larger funding to sustain a postwar buildup. Vinson notes potential increases beyond the current 25.179 billion request as mobilization plans face scrutiny and international developments influence budgets. Discussion includes European recovery funds and allied defense shares.
Germanium Rare Metal Found Near Nation's Capital
United States geologists report germanium, a rare wartime material, discovered in the District of Columbia area and nearby Maryland. While deposits are scattered and recovery may be unprofitable, the finds rank as the world second richest, with notable outcroppings near Soldiers' Home Park and northern district areas. Analyses show germanium content up to 6 percent in local ignites, averaging 3 to 5 percent, while Southwest Africa and Belgian Congo regions reportedly reach up to 9 percent.
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Germany
Africa
Belgian Congo
U. S. Geological Survey
Maryland
J. M. Axelrod
Talsia Stadnichenko
K. J. Murrata
Virginia
Soldiers’ Home Park
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Patuxent River
Africa-Belgian Congo
Wife saves husband after three story fall in New York
Mrs Rose Lazzeri heard her 12 year old daughter scream as Alfredo Lazzeri dangled from a third floor window. Dizzy and weak, he began to fall but she reached him at a clothesline and caught him before they both fell to the pavement. He weighed 125 pounds.
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Rose Lazzeri
Alfredo
Two Bombers Lost and Six Feared Dead
Langley Air Force Base reports two 1 26 bombers sent on a Chesapeake Bay flight. wreckage found in water and six aboard presumed dead. Buckroe Beach and Grand View residents heard a heavy explosion late last night. next of kin identity withheld pending notification.
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Chesapeake Bay
Langley
Buckroe Beach
Grand View
Procter & Gamble Raises Soap Prices In 7 Percent Increase
Cincinnati July 29 Procter & Gamble Co today announced wholesale price increases of seven percent on household soaps and crisco vegetable shortening. An official blamed higher manufacturing costs from sharp rises in raw material prices for the boost.
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Procter & Gamble Co
Crsco
Young Auto Victim in Serious Condition
Harold Bulanek age 3, son of Mr and Mrs Harold Bulanek of 537 Gundry Ave, remains in serious condition in Los Angeles General Hospital after a car struck him in a parking lot Wednesday evening.
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Gundry Ave
Los Angeles General Hospital
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