Navy Unveils Flying Pogo Stick Demo at Moffett Field
The Convair XFY1 performed a tethered flight inside a Navy hangar as Test Pilot Skeets Cole man piloted it three times. The vertical takeoff craft rose to 100 feet with safety cables restricting dependence on horizontal flight. heat from the dual-prop engine raised hangar temps by ten degrees during the ten minute test. Officials call it a half way mark toward airborne vehicle support for ships and infantry.
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Trial Opens for 4 Who Shot Selons
At York City on March 1, four Puerto Rican suspects faced trial for the attack on the House as it convened. Witness Mrs. Schull identified them by description, including Rafael Cancel Miranda and Andres Figueroa Cordero. Avowedly wounded Rep. Alvin H. Bentley remains the most seriously injured, but all five victims survived.
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Kenneth A. Roberts
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Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
Ben F. Jensen
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End Wildcat Walkout at Atomic Plant Ends in Tennessee
In Oak Ridge laborers from Local 818 ended a wildcat strike on two atomic plant construction projects after capitulating to union demands. About 800 workers walked off May 21 over a foreman’s appointment as job steward, costing about a week of work though uranium production for atomic weapons was not affected. Pickets on May 24 drew support from 7,000 AFL craftsmen, but the walkout was carried out without union sanction.
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Civil Liberties Union Director to Speak in Long Beach
Southern California ACLU director Lieutenant Commander Monroe will address the Long Beach chapter at 8 p m in the Art Center Studio annex 2300 E Ocean Blvd. Monroe, a naval reserve officer and former college professor, speaks Friday. meeting open to the public per Rev Emerson Hangen.
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Demo Bills Propose Jobless Pay Boosts
Democrats in Congress push legislation to force states to raise unemployment benefits by one to two billion dollars annually, with 80 House sponsors and nine Senate supporters. AFL endorses. Republicans expected to back similar bill. They seek higher benefit amounts and longer durations to lift the economy amid rising jobless figures.
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Cohn Accuses Brownell of Guilty Manipulation in Probe
McCarthy investigations chief counsel Roy M. Cohn accused Attorney General Brownell and his assistant of instigating Army McCarthy hearings, branding the process a stacked deck. The exchange occurred as the committee pressed perjury questions and read transcripts of Stevens calls, with Brownell denying a comment and signaling possible remarks in Los Angeles.
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PMA Seeks Action Over Waterfront Jurisdiction Dispute
The PMA announces it is taking action after fails to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement for employees in the stewards departments aboard PMA vessels. The plan mirrors a previous arrangement for 4,000 unlicensed workers on its DS.
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Supervisors Back Run-for-Hills Plan for Evacuees
Los Angeles County supervisors endorsed a Run-for-Hills evacuation plan to move Southern California residents to safe areas in case of an H bomb attack. The Empire Regional Association, representing multiple counties, pledged unanimous support at a special session.
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