New Speed Record Holder Decorated In Los Angeles
Maj. Adrian E. Drew of the U S Air Force established a new world air speed record of 1 207 6 mph at Edwards AFB California flying a Voodoo jet fighter bomber. He broke the prior 1 132 mph mark held by a British research plane as Maj Gen Chester E McCarty pinned the Distinguished Flying Cross on him during a ceremony in Los Angeles.
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Chester E. McCarty
Los Angeles
Adrian E. Drew
U. S. Air Force
Maj
Drew
M.P.H
Edwards Air Force Base
California Desert
Accept Requests To Speed Release Of Jap Prisoners
The United States and Japan agreed to accelerate clemency actions for 45 Japanese war criminals held at Sugamo Prison. A three man Japanese board will review cases, with recommendations expected to be typically approved, though not binding on U S release decisions. China reports eight prisoners still detained.
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Tokyo
United States
Guld
Sugamo
Japan
China
New Orleans firm Curtis and Davis Honored in Global Feature
The New Orleans architectural firm Curtis and Davis is highlighted in a French edition of L Architecture d Aujourdhui showcasing young architects worldwide. They designed Angola Penitentiary as well as schools and residences in New Orleans and Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Curtis and Davis
U.S
L’architecture d’Aujourdhui
Angola
Mississippi
Marys Flower Shop Orchid and Corsage Specials
Cymbidium orchids from four dollars, lavender orchids at 36 cents, and carnations corsages at 3.09 up. Coll FA 3-3494 for Marys Flower Shop located at 31B North 2nd Monroe.
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Mary's Flower Shop
Greece Wins UN Balloting on Cyprus
United Nations formal vote in the 33 member Political Committee backed a resolution affirming Cyprus self determination. Greece led the measure with 33 yes to 20 no. the plan needs two thirds in the General Assembly. Absent were four and 25 nations including the United States abstained.
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Greece
Cyprus
United Nations
N.Y
U.N
General Assembly
United States
Paris
Britain
Turkey
Atlantic Alliance
Mediterranean
Actio
Postal Rate Bill Heads for Senate Passage in 1958
A House passed bill to raise postal rates from 3 to 4 cents for letters is expected to clear the Senate next year. An informed Senate source said the plan is to fix a 4 cent rate for letters, a stamp that has remained at 3 cents for 25 years.
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Washington
House
Senate
Winnfield Lions To Host Ellender For Christmas Party
Winnfield Lions Club hosts Senator Ellender as guest speaker at the 14th annual Christmas party at Westside school cafeteria. James L. Thomas reports 162 reservations for a turkey dinner at 8 p.m. District Judge Harwell Allen serves as master of ceremonies and will present Ellender who speaks on his 33 day trip behind the Iron Curtain and impressions of Communist countries.
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Winnfield
Allen J. Ellender
Winnfield Lion’s Club
Westside
James L. Thomas
Thomas
Harwell Allen
Ellender
Iron Curtain
Soviet Russia
More Expensive Christmas Gifts Being Sold Report
SAM DAWSON reports that firms are buying pricier gifts for key customers and employees as economic caution looms. Brown & Bigelow notes more costly gifts are ordered for top accounts while most companies still gift to around 1,000 people, with totals running into millions.
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New York
Brown & Bigelow
St. Paul, Minn
Hollywood star couples deny separation rumors
In Hollywood Anna Kashfi and Marlon Brando deny reports of a separation while Kashfi expects a July baby. Ingrid Bergman plans Christmas in Rome with Roberto Rossellini but denies reconciliation.
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Hollywood
Anna Kashfi
Marlon Brando
Marlon
London
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Rome
Miss Bergman
Woman Dies of Heart Attack After Husband’s Collapse
NEW YORK a 60 year old woman died of a heart attack last night ten minutes after she believed her husband had been fatally stricken. Mrs Morris Carlton Troper died at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel just after her husband collapsed from a stomach disorder. If he goes we want to go together she said. A few minutes later she died. Troper 65 a retired U S Army brigadier general was not immediately informed of his wife's death.
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New York
Morris Carlton Troper
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Troper
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