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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1952
Page
8
At Eglin AFB Florida on August 26 the Air Force renewed a sea search for eight air crew members after a Sabrejet pilot mistook a B 17 drone for a target during secret tests. Navy and Coast Guard craft combed 50 miles off the northwest Florida coast at dawn.
National Plowing Contest officials relented and agreed to allow Gov. Adlai E Stevenson to speak at Kasson Minnesota on September 6 alongside Dwight D Eisenhower. A petition by 500 Dodge County farmers spurred the reversal after earlier opposition and a secret ballot. Stevenson would speak only if Eisenhower consented to who speaks first.
The National Geographic Society notes that in 1938 Germany installed public telephone booths enabling users to see and speak with each other. This early television concept marked a pioneering use of image transmission in public spaces.
An old powder puff, washed clean, serves as a handy cloth for polishing furniture or silver.
Lenin warned that Russia could conquer the world with China and India. China’s fall to communism is near complete while India remains the main objective. Monsoon failures worsen poverty in Uttar Pradesh fueling Communist agitation as nepal and tibet tensions rise. The government rushes grain aid and reforms, while Nehru resists red gains and hopes for better harvests and a smaller hunger problem.
Cadet Frederic F. Huber of Jennings Louisiana radioed distress after a crash over Port Gibson Mississippi. A control tower officer directed him to seek a church spire where a giant cross atop Port Gibson led him to safety as the Hand of God, he said, saved his life.
A U S Air Force pilot reported two signs of life aboard a blazing freighter 50 miles northeast of Cape Bonavista Newfoundland after a Pan American plane spotted the ship. Coast Guard seaplanes found no lifeboats and could not contact Loran station. Royal Canadian Air Force rescue planes stood by to join US efforts.
In St Louis two holdup men robbed a market and fled in two cars but took only $235. They returned half an hour later for the other car and were arrested by detectives as they attempted to reclaim the vehicle.
Classified ad noting Maytag and Gibson brands located at 525 West Murphy with contact Dial 6 5475 for Baerg Spaulding Co. services and product listings.
The United States Britain and France reject a Soviet plan for a Big Four meeting and a preconditioned path to German unity. Western officials urge joint elections and an impartial commission before any free vote, aiming to integrate Germany with Western defense structures.
A local advertisement for The Furniture Mart promotes Norge appliances and carpeting at 308 North Lee with phone contact 6-5071. The card highlights a smart home theme and shopping emphasis.
The bones of a giant mastodon unearthed near Monroe New York will be housed in a special museum after about 20 000 years of undisturbed rest When assembled the prehistoric giant will stand about 12 feet high and 23 feet long Its head weighs 400 pounds.
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