Sabre Jet Sets Record In Thompson Trophy Race
Detroit August 19 An Air Force test pilot pushed a stock F-86E Sabre around a 100 kilometer course at 635 mph to set a Thompson Trophy speed record ahead of a Friday trial. Colonel Fred J Ascani, veteran of 53 WWII missions, clocked 5 minutes 55.804 seconds for the 100 kilometer run at Wayne Major Airport. The event drew 91,000 spectators as Ascani’s performance edged a British DeHavilland Sapphire held by John Douglas Derry in 1948.
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Detroit
Air Force
Fred J. Ascani
Wayne Major
Ascani
John Paul Jones
van Nuys
Calif
William D. Baisley
San Francisco
Indianapolis
John W. Latko
Austin
Tex
Allison
Edwards Air Force Base
National Aeronautic Association
Federation Aeronautic Internationale
John Douglas Derry
Great Britain
Rockford
Jones
Baisley
Keith K. Compton
St. Joseph
Muroe
Compton
Vernon A. Ford
Weekend Arrest Totals Highlight City Police Activity
Over a busy weekend the City Police booked or cited 18 individuals on charges spanning from discharging firearms inside city limits to minor traffic offenses. Notable cases include Herman Roeder held on $10 bail for shooting firearms illegally near the city dump and Earl Fellows cited for reckless driving with an $11.45 fine.
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Herman Roeder
West
South Street
Shouk
Earl W. Fellows
Frederick
Dorsey
Paul and
Caroline Dason
Greenfield
Charles Ambush
Carl Linwood Holland
Takoma Park
Heffner
Lewis Edward Brightwell
Sherman Boone
Harry Jennings
Middletown
Colleen Cason
Eva Fletcher
Adamstown
Stockman
Howard L. Thompson
Washington, D. C
Shook
Clarence Burgess
Duppin
Ala
Herbert Weedon
East Church Street
Sergi. Potts
de Grange
Carty
Robert Lee Soper
Clyde W. Mull
Samuel D. Sharp
East Patrick Street
Charles H. Hammond
Roger Samuel Every
Hagerstown
Barn fire destroys Ryle Close farm equipment
A large barn at the Ryle Close farm on Washington road five miles from Westminster burned down last night with loss of machinery and hay. The cause of the blaze was not immediately determined. Six fire companies fought the fire.
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Westminster
Ryle
Washington Road
I U S Unprepared For An Atomic Attack
Washington reports Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell says no U S city is ready to withstand an atomic attack and the armed forces could not provide adequate protection. He urges 15 million volunteers and more funding, criticizing Congress for slashing funds from 535 000 000 to 65 255 000 and blaming citizen apathy.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Millard Caldwell
United States
Caldwell
MBS
Hazel Market
Congress
House
Fighting Planes To Carry Atomic Missiles
Senator Hill said US fighting planes will carry atomic missiles soon. He claimed warheads have shrunk enough to be deployed as aerial artillery, signaling a major change in military strategy and weaponry.
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Washington
Hill D-Alal
Hill
Senate Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Senator Hall pushes for rapid U S air power build up
Senator Hall argued for a swift expansion of long range striking power for the U S Air Force and said he would press the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Acting Defense Secretary Robert Lovett to reach early agreement on increased air power. The Joint Chiefs and Lovett will discuss military appropriations with the subcommittee tomorrow and Hall predicted an immediate demand for higher air funds. Two drivers were released on bond for drunken driving charges in Burkittsville after weekend arrests. Sidney Eugene Dixon and John Hodges faced state charges and license restrictions respectively.
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U. S. Air Force
Hall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Robert Lovett
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Lovett
Sidney Eugene Dixon
West Patrick Street
M. J. Whitney
John Hodges
Baltimore
Burkittsville
Arnold Nalley
The News Frederick Item Brief
A compact crippling OCR fragment from The News Frederick Maryland dated Monday August 26 195% offers limited readable content. It resembles a brief local item with potential city, event, or notices but lacks clear details for a full summary.
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Frederick
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