Pilotless aircraft soar to speeds near Mach two and beyond
American research firms claim pilotless aircraft have reached speeds around 1000 miles an hour and higher, with the RM missiles and ramjet tests surpassing Mach two. Officials say these flights focus on engines and airframe behavior, not full aircraft operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Navy
Atlantic
NACA
Wallops Island
Virginia
Air Force
INACA
Flight Propulsion Research Laboratory
United States
War talk from Athens cited by U S Congressman
Rep. Bishop reports an American general in Athens urged direct military action against Russia as the only solution to the Greek problem. The diary notes include transfer talks with Dwight Griswold and staff, and mention Trieste as a flashpoint amid troop realignments following the Italian peace treaty. Bishop also notes anti American sentiment in Cairo easing after aid deliveries.
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Washington
Bishop
Europe
Athens
Russia
Dwight Griswold
U.S
Trieste
U. S
Morgan Line
Cairo
Maj Gen Winship 77 Dies At Chevy Chase Club
Maj Gen Blanton Winship 77 former Puerto Rico governor died at the Chevy Chase club in Maryland. He collapsed while chatting before dinner and was pronounced dead by Dr William Earl Clark. A Macon Georgia native, he served in the Spanish American War and was an aide to Gen Funston at Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winship
Country Club
Washington
Blanton Winship
Puerto Rico
Chevy Chase Club
Maryland
Gov. Winship
William Earl Clark
Macon
1St
Georgia Infantry
Funston
Vera Cruz
Court News and Marriages Across City and County
Annulments marriages and property transfers listed for residents of the city and surrounding county. Entries include Mehbri W Engle and Mary S Titlow plus other couples, various deeds, and transfers. Stockholm reports a man becoming both grandfather and father via artificial insemination with 132 such cases since July 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehbri W. Engle
Mary S. Titlow
East
Stockholm
Royal Medical Board
Sweden
Truman says US not imperialistic amid European aid search
President Truman rebutted Russian charges of American imperialism during a news conference. He affirmed the United States seeks lasting world peace and prosperity, notes ongoing efforts to secure dollars for Europe, and says France cannot receive immediate financial help. He stressed the US has never sought territory or economic control.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Goveernment
Europe
France
Lovett
Arab World Votes Military Precautions
Beirut in the Arab World Assembly where the Arab League Council backed a resolution to ring Palestine with military precautions. Egypt Trans-Jordan Syria and Lebanon urged border security steps and funding for Palestine Arabs with a committee to oversee use of funds and possible secret resolution implementation if partition occurs.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine
Arab League Council
Egypt
Trans-Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Iraq
Biudaen
4-H Junior Vegetable Growers Contest Invited Youths
Maryland 4 H club members and other youths are invited to participate in the state's first Junior vegetable growers contest at the University of Maryland on October 18. The event includes pest and disease identification with two winners advancing to a national competition in Jackson Mississippi December 10 to 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland
Jackson
Miss
Goons Cause Strike Trouble at Bethlehem Shipyards
Baltimore officials report outsiders hired to provoke violence at Bethlehem steel shipyards amid a 105 day strike by the CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Workers. Police blamed the outsiders for roughing picket lines, damaging cars, and attacking returning workers as tensions rose.
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Baltimore
Hamilton RK. Atkinson
Bethlehem Steel Company
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America Cio
Geta
Striking Yard Workers Face Police Tensions
A 65 man police strike detail aided by a local statement during yard protests. Police say officers have been fair while the company cites a back to work push. IUMSWA national rep faces assault charges as unions claim an arrest was provoked. recovery figures show 1,600 of 6,000 on strike, while the union reports 630 returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iumswa
Surplus War Property Secured For Maryland Schools
Maryland schools have secured about 3.5 million dollars worth of war surplus property in the last five months, obtained largely through federal donations. The program operates under the State Board of Education and centralized procurement directed by James L. Reid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
State Board of Education
James L. Reid
State Education Board Approves Pension and Licensure Reforms
The board adopted a revised teachers pensions scale creating a 400 dollar annual minimum and boosts of 30 percent for retirees earning 305 to 600 and 20 percent for 600 to 1200. Maryland education institutions licensing progresses with about 500 to be certified under the 1947 law. Separately an ancient note describes Indians using air conditioning in underground homes with a fire and roof vent system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Education
Thomas G. Pullen
State Superintendent of Schools
Lane
Pullen
Partment
Maryland
Department of Education
America
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Fred Stine
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