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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
3
Lt. Col. Marion E. Carl, 37, of Quantico Virginia, piloted the Douglas D358-2 Skyrocket to 1143 mph above Edwards Air Force Base to attempt the 1238 mph record. The craft launched from a bomb bay of a Superfortress at 32,000 feet. Carl ignited rockets, climbed to 68,000 feet, then began a downslide, peaking at 45,000 feet. The mission followed an August 21 altitude milestone.
At Pico Freeway exit Theoa Ave a two vehicle crash injured Art Hur Armendariz 26 of Los Angeles and Eva Adams 23 of Los Angeles. Armendariz drove north to a temporary end losing the turn, the car overturned and Armendariz was thrown free while Adams was hurled to the back seat. Residents say freeway traffic endangers children near Wardlaw Road and demand the city redirect traffic away from the area. A traffic survey counted 3249 cars and 1687 heavy trucks using the exit in 12 hours. The City Council plans to cut freeway traffic turning off at Willow Street.
President Eisenhower signed an executive order abolishing the old Psychological Strategy Board within 60 days and transferring its duties to a new National Security Council coordinated unit. The board aims to better coordinate United States security programs in the world struggle, reporting to the NSC with Walter B. Smith as chair and members including Roger M. Keyes Harold E. Stassen and Allen W. Dulles.
The Army rejected McCarthy's request for loyalty clearance data on personnel tied to civilian employees suspected of communism. McCarthy threatened appeals to Wilson or Eisenhower. An Army intelligence officer stated names of those granting or denying clearances would not be provided, citing a 1948 presidential directive.
An earthquake was felt in Tokyo and central Japan today with no damage or casualties reported. Seismologists placed the epicenter northeast of Tokyo as the 60th anniversary of the great Kanto quake and fire approached, which devastated Tokyo and Yokohama and killed about 100,000 people.
Houston man Jane Lane was sentenced to life in prison for the May 11 shooting of Dorotha Grigsby as she ate lunch. Lane, 55, had previously received a life term in 2855 for killing a woman but was pardoned in 1944.
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