Mouse in Act Rocket-Boosted Takeoff Snaps Pilot Claims
Test pilot Al Blackburn describes a desert mouse caught in a Holloman Air Force shelter during a rocket boosted jet takeoff. He says the mouse survived the blast and scampered away as the plane exited the shelter in under a second. Blackburn, 36, notes the mouse endured the full blast and noise while he remained inside the craft.
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Navy ends Sea Master seaplane program plan
The Navy on Friday canceled production of the Sea Master seaplane, retaining only the four remaining Martin-built planes. The move cuts $441 million in planned spending and shifts focus to other Navy programs. Related projects, including conversion of a landing ship and Harvey Point facilities, are also affected with substantial savings anticipated. The first Sea Master is pegged to have first flight in 1955.
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New Flag Is Unfurled In Capital
The Hawaii statehood ceremony marked the entry of Hawaii as the 50th state with a new flag bearing nine rows of stars. Governor Quinn and Kealoha were sworn in at Tolani Palace, while changes appeared on government cars and highway signs. President Eisenhower signed the proclamation establishing statehood and the flag design.
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Horse Blamed In Three Car Crash on Buffalo Lakes Road
Three cars crashed when a horse leaped into the roadway on Buffalo Lakes Road around 11 p.m. Friday. Richard Swearengen, 32, driver of a convertible, was treated at Methodist Hospital. Jack Byrum, 36, and Erich Ulmer, 38, were uninjured. The horse suffered severe injuries.
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Twelveteen Political Prisoners Escape Havana Prison
Fourteen political prisoners escaped Principe Prison in Havana by climbing down bedsheet ropes through a tunnel. The fugitives, unnamed, were said by Revolucion to face charges tied to Batista era acts and none faced death. Police found prison clothing in the escape tunnel. witnesses saw the escape at dawn.
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Heat Brings Heavy Showers Across Eastern Coast
Heat trapped moisture over much of the eastern half while Texas saw scattered rain. A brief tornado touched down near Louise east of Victoria causing no damage or injuries. Laredo reported 101 degrees, Lubbock reached 83 with 79 percent humidity as August heat lingered.
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Storybook Wedding Set for Rockefeller Kin in Norway
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller arrives in Kristiansand for the wedding today of his son Steven to Anne Marie Rasmussen. The event draws crowds as Anne Marie, once a maid in the Rockefeller home, greets the governor at the airport with Rasmussen and the couple share a smile. Families along the road line the route to the Rasmussen home for the ceremony.
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Tech Will Name Acting President At Commencement
Tech concludes summer session with a 9 30 a m board meeting to pick an acting president after Dr E N Jones resigns Sept 1 The ROTC commissioning and summer graduation for nearly 500 announce a reception later for graduates and families at the president s home Dr J C Matthews will address the ceremony at 7 15 p m at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium The event marks Jones last act as Tech president before he becomes dean at Midwestern University Wichita Falls
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Air Power Book Killed by Defense Department
Defense Secretary McElroy barred Gen. Thomas S. Power from publishing Design for Survival a Random House book about strategic weapons. The move follows a 1954 policy requiring officers seek approval for paid writings before publication. Power’s SAC command would coordinate major strategic weapons to align with his congressional testimony.
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Florist a Punchline in Quiet Comic Dictionary
A brief gag notes the florist as the man who does not object when someone throws bouquets at him. It appears in a comic dictionary style feature and preserves light tone without graphic details.
Record Living Costs Rise on Tax Increases
The cost of living rose three tenths of a percent in July to a new record for the fourth straight month, driven by July 1 tax hikes and widespread price gains. Wages are to rise modestly as contracts link pay to living costs, while food prices jumped with egg and meat costs. Survivors sought after Pilar II sinks off Palawan Island. at least 90 presumed dead from the inter island ship disaster.
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Police Use Guns To Halt Escaped Steers In San Antonio
Five steers escaped from a packing house in San Antonio on Friday and charged pedestrians. Police used firearms to stop three of the animals. An officer said one Brahma steer was halted with 18 shots.
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Space Capsule Jumps Gun in Test at Wallops Island
A Mercury project test at Wallops Island, Virginia, ended abruptly when an escape mechanism fired early. The 2,000 pound uncrewed capsule landed in the Atlantic after the Little Joe booster launched it. no one was hurt and follow-up tests are planned. The incident aimed to perfect escape for astronauts in case the main rocket fails.
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Ends Happily Bride Abducted At Church Feud
In Glasgow Scotland a bride Rosemary Gray 22 a Roman Catholic, was abducted outside Priesthill Church by a man believed linked to a religious feud. James Waddell 31, a Protestant, was in the car with Rosemary and blamed her father John Gray. The incident ended with a reconciled marriage to take place, while the father remained angry.
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Weather Map Page 11 B Lubbock vicinity forecast
Partly cloudy with widely scattered afternoon and night thunderstorms. Generally fair otherwise with little temperature change. Low 68, high 93. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Observations show humidity around 80 percent.
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