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Italy’s Queen Iron Lung and World News In Pictures
A collage notes pilots testing a pressure suit by the RCAF to endure flights over 40,000 feet, featuring Lieut. Doug Biden and a self-contained helmet with oxygen and comms. Also mentioned are the Andrea Doria’s New York harbor welcome, Maxwell Taylor to lead Eighth Army in Korea, Canada’s ambassador to Japan Wellton Mayhew, and Wilson’s GM stock pledge for Senate approval.
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Mars
R.C.A.F
Doug Biden
D.F.C
Moneton
N.B
R.c.a.f’s Central Experimental and Proving Establishment
Ottawa
New York
Andrea Doria
Italy
Newene
Genoa
New York Harbor
Impellitteri
Rex
Central Press
van. Fleet
Korea
Maxwell
Taylor
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Fie
U.N
Gireral van Fleet
Wilson