Plane lands safely after four hour ditch scare over Pacific
Capt Theodore Roosevelt guided a Globemaster with 87 aboard after both engines failed over the Pacific. The C124 flew 700 miles on two port engines before landing at Hamilton Air Force Base California. Paratroopers threw overboard 7,000 pounds of gear to lighten the craft as crew fought to keep the plane aloft and intact.
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Hickam Field
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California
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N.C
Midway Point
Richard E. Davidson
Alliance
Ohio
Roosevelt
Harry Simpson
Akron
Herman Dupuis
Helena
Mont
Dupuis
Navy
Martin Mariner
Arthur C. Crawford
Lagro
Ind
Ft. Bragg
Earl R. Roberts
Greenville
S. C
Dewey F. Parker
Kirbyville
Tex
Willie Johnson
Milo
Okla
Erskine Carpenter
Harlan, Ky
Last Globemaster marks end of historic Pacific airlift
The last C124 Globemaster of Operation Gyroscope, carrying 69 troops of the 187th Angels from Hell, heads east across the Pacific toward Ft. Bragg. Sixty total Globemasters moved between Ft. Campbell and Japan in the mass troop airlift, replacing units in a routine redeployment.
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Japan
Pacific Ocean
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Army
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Ft. Bragg
Eisenhower Reserve Plan Advances Amid Senate House Haggling
The Senate approved 80 to 1 its version of a national reserve plan to train 2.9 million over four years, with a conference to reconcile differences with the House. Key issues include age limits for volunteers, veteran training mandates, and segregation policy debates. Senate negotiators include Russell, Byrd, Stennis, Saltonstall, and Bridges.
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D-Ga
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D-Va
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Jenner
R-Ind
Lehman
DNY
Morse
D-Ore
Humphrey
D-Minn
Ten killed in Casablanca bombing sparks riots in Morocco
A Bastille Day bombing in Casablanca killed ten people and wounded at least 44 as European residents rioted, torching Moroccan wholesale outlets and clashing with authorities. In Algiers, balconies collapsed killing Arabs and injuring three amid street shootings.
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Morocco
An&ty
France
North Africa
Algiers
Police Officer Suspended After Accident Row
Houston officer Robert E. Schallert, 35, an accident investigator, received a three day suspension. Police Chief Jack Heard cited incidents including backing a patrol car into a picnic bench, stripping gears on a car, driving a radiator overheated vehicle to the station, and bending a fender on another.
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Houston
Robert E. Schallert
Houston Police Department
Jack Heard
Fly maneuver study pins speed to half-roll or half-loop
Lyde Sims reveals SLURP findings that fast flies perform a half-roll while slow flies use a half-loop. Ben P Douglass, flying instructor, notes speed depends on pursuit. Sims envisions persuading flies to chase each other to end fly invasions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lyde Sims
Commercial Appeal
Sims Laboratory
Irs
Ben P. Douglass
Malden
Douglass
Committee Approves Tax Hikes To Pay Road Bill
The House Public Works Committee endorsed a 12 year road program funded by new taxes. Proposed increases cover gasoline diesel fuel trucks and buses heavy tires and tire retreads with significant revenue expected. Senate previously backed a five year plan funded from Treasury and President Eisenhower proposed 30 year bonds.
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House
Senate
Treasury
House Committee
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Ridgway Criticizes Air Nuclear Emphasis in Pentagon Letter
General Ridgway, in a 10 page study released by Secretary Wilson, argues the United States over depends on air and nuclear weapons. He foresees a 1958 to 1962 timeline where Reds gain delivering capability that undercuts U S air superiority and warns of a nuclear stalemate.
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Pentagon Today
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Wilson
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Free World
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Eisenhwer
Jepardize
Mellon Research Foundation
Pittsburgh
America
AMC Halts Wage Talks With UAW
The UAW prepared for a strike vote at AMC after talks broke down four days before the five year contract expiry. Vote set for Aug 1 at plants in Milwaukee Kenosha El Segundo Detroit and Grand Rapids amid disputes over labor costs and a claimed breach of bargaining rules.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
American Motors Corp
AMC
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
el Segundd
Calif
Grand Rapids
Mich
American
Ford
General Motors
Edward L. Cushman
Leonard Woodcock
UAW
Trapped Worker Dies After Bridge Collapse near Columbus
Robert Ivey, 36, of Washington Court House, died six hours after he and another worker were freed from under 12 tons of concrete. The men were trapped when a bridge section collapsed and toppled into the Olen tangy River.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Ivey
Washington Court House
Olentangy River
Humid Weekend Weather With Showers Forecast
A humid weekend is expected with on again off again showers ending by Saturday morning. The official forecast predicts mostly cloudy skies with showers and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight, then cooler and more cloudy on Saturday evening. Yesterday’s high reached 94 degrees and the low 76 with light rainfall of .03 inches.
Two Survivors Reach Shore After Steamer Sinking
Vera Cruz Mexico two exhausted survivors of the coastal steamer La Flecha floated ashore on a plank today. They said two others clinging to the plank perished before it came ashore. Three bodies recovered and ten missing. nineteen known survivors. Vessel en route from Vera Cruz to Progreso when it sank.
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Mexico
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Progreso
President Eisenhower to address nation on Geneva trip
President Eisenhower plans a 15 minute radio and television talk from the White House before leaving for Geneva. He will discuss world problems and the Big Four talks with networks carrying the extemporaneous address at 6 15 p m CST. He Storms to Iceland en route to Geneva with Mrs Eisenhower and Maj John Eisenhower.
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Geneva
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NBC
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Columbine III
Maj
John Eisenhower
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Iceland
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Chateau de Creux de Genthod
Genoa
Kremlin
Hoax Hinted In Confession Of Slaying
Joplin authorities await fingerprint comparison to decide if Audrey Brandt confession about abducting and raping a Sioux City girl is a hoax. Brandt, a 42 year old farm laborer with only first grade schooling, claimed he was the kidnapper but then said the tale was fictitious after hearing a radio report.
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Audrey Brandt
Sioux City
Iowa
Brandt
Donna Sue Davis
Donna Sue
Four-Car Collision Killer Claims Dayton Man
A four car crash in Dayton Ohio yesterday killed Gladstone F Lawson 68 a passenger in one of the vehicles Police report. Lawson was the deceased in the collision and authorities continue to investigate the scene and causes of the crash.
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Dayton
Ohio
Gladstone F. Lawson
Western Big Three OK Docket For Geneva Parley
In Geneva talks the Western foreign ministers Dulles Macmillan and Pinay endorsed a detailed draft of plans and topics to raise with Russia. They expect discussion on German reunification European security disarmament and Faure's development scheme while Indochina is not on the West list unless Russia raises it. The documents go to the Western leaders in Geneva for final approval.
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Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
Edgar Faure
Ee Pinay
Eisenhower
Faure
Anthony Eden
Kremlin
Indochina
Pinay
Tass
West Germany
Portsmouth Woman Killed In Collision
A collision on U. S. 52 near Ripley killed Reva Jane Cowling, 17, of Portsmouth. State patrol said her husband Robert, 17, lost control and struck Joseph Towler, 20, of Georgetown, in the other car.
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Ohio
U. S. 52
Ripley
Reva Jane Cowling
Portsmouth
Robert
Joseph Towler
Burrowing Hoses, Dredging, and Summer Woes in Middletown
Sunday Journal highlights a Middletown hose burrowing mystery with pictures and a dredging proposal to restore water reserves. It also features Stonybrook pioneers in camp, and a two-part focus on rabies and grass fires as summer problems with local prevention tips.
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