Push-button flight tests mark step toward machine piloted planes
A four engined Skymaster named The Big Push flew 12100 miles from Stephenville Newfoundland to Brize-Norton England with nine aboard and no hands on the controls after the start button was touched. The Air Force says the test studies all weather flying and aims to reduce human error while pilots monitor the system. Captain Wells and Colonel Gillespie, witnesses from US Air Forces, praised the automatic flight controller as more responsive than a human brain, predicting safer landings in bad conditions.
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Washington
Air Force
Stephenville
N.F
Brize-Norton
England
Clinton. Couunty
Wilmington
Ohio
Lante
Mitchel. Field
D. C
National
Andrews - Field
Long Beach
Calif
Air
Thomas
J. Wells
Army
Air’ Forces
Atlantic
Wellis
Col. James
Gillespie
San Antonio
Texas
U. S. Air Forces
Wells
Sailles
Water Front Line Plans 11 More Ships For Luckenbach
Luckenbach Line announces plans to acquire 11 C-3 type ships and five C-2s, with the first C-3 due in October. The company seeks intercoastal service and possible foreign runs, facing delays from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Ten ships currently run coast to coast under Luckenbach, while others are tied up in longshore disputes. Details include port projects and an upcoming bond issue to fund Sacramento-Yolo Port District facilities.
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Edsel Newton Prien Telegre
Luckenbach, Line
1S Taying
Itae
Sinclarnterccanta
Earmany
Interstate Commerce Commission
Luckenbach
Maritime Commission
San Francisco
Allie
Johnson
Norway
Sacramento-Yolo
Vanderbilt Mansion on Fifth Avenue Demolished for Office Tower
Wrecking crews began tearing down the 66 year old Vanderbilt mansion, a 54 room landmark on Fifth Avenue, once hosted by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The house is being cleared to make way for a 19 story office building at the northwest corner of 51st Street. Rich social history and grand parties mark its memory as a symbol of America's Gilded Age.
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New York
Vanderbilt
America
Fifth Ave
Cornelius
51St St
Phbe Sept 2 Report From Missouri Training School
A fragmented note reports Sept 2 events at a Missouri training school for boys near Where, mentioning a farmer capture and various magazine breaks. It references celebrities and ongoing coverage of local incidents and escapes amid unclear context.
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Missouri
Methodist Meet Opens Tomorrow in Springfield Mass
The nine day Ecumenical Methodist conference opens tomorrow with 400 delegates from North and South America, Britain, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania. The gathering, first in 16 years, was moved to the United States due to shortages in England. Delegates represent 8,500,000 Methodists from Pan America and beyond.
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Springfield
Mass
Oxford
England
United States
Pan- Mexico
Central and South America
Great ‘Britain
Europe
China
India
Africa
Philippine ‘Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Traffic Circle Area Selected for School Site
A 12 acre tract east of Knoll and near the traffic circle was chosen for a new elementary school subdivision. The Board of Education voted to inform the district and reserve the land for school purposes with Arthur A. as business manager.
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Knoll
L, & Tha
Bell-Whaley Company
Hower Blvd
Ather
Ton St
Board of Education
Arthur A
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