Span US in Record Time
Three Air Force Thunderstreak jets shattered the Los Angeles to New York speed record, flying nonstop in under four hours. Lt Col Robert R. Scott of Des Moines led in 3 hours 46 minutes 43 seconds at Floyd Bennett Field, followed by Maj Robert C. Ruby and Capt Charles T. Hudson, both also Des Moines natives, with 3 hours 47 minutes 33 seconds and 3 hours 49 minutes 53 seconds respectively. The previous record was 4 hours 16 seconds set Jan 2, 1954 by Col Willard W. Millikan.
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In Taipei Formosa the strait was described as danger ridden as reports from Chinese Nationalist sources claimed Reds were moving a jet air division from Manchuria to reinforce an invasion threat against Free China. The Defense Ministry denied any confirmation of such reinforcements.
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To Prison For Theft From Mother In Durant
Pa Dist Judge Sam Sullivan revoked a suspended three year term for William Gray of Bennington after his mother complained he stole 50 dollars from her. Gray admitted taking the money.
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Odd Facts From History And Science Noted
Do You Know It is normal for a child to be far sighted when he starts school says the Better Vision Institute. Although lichens were used as dyes in ancient times they are not now. Eggs of snapping turtles are good food but do not boil as hard as hen eggs. Records of leprosy date to 1500 B C. Fewer children of unskilled laborers go to college than children of professionals yet graduation rates are similar. British railways use firefighting trains. Black Angus bulls were first imported to the United States from Scotland in 1873.
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Ask Election In Britain
London reports indicate political advisers urge Churchill to call a quick general election amid the Labour split. Attlee presses a motion to suspend Aneurin Bevan, possibly expelling him from the party delegation, while Bevan remains home sick with influenza.
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Figures Show Less Gambling In Kansas This Year
Kansas gamblers report lower fiscal activity with federal wagering tax collections of 2098 for the first two months, down from 4779 a year ago. The 10 percent levy on gross winnings yielded 1719 versus 4034 in 1954, and gamblers’ occupational tax fell from 754 at the start of 1954 to 379 this year.
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Quadruplet Calves Born In Nebraska
A one-year old Hereford cow on the Wirsell Witler farm near Dawson Nebraska gave birth this week to quadruplets three bull calves and one heifer all healthy. The cow has a post record of six pairs of twins and two single calves.
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House backs high farm price supports move in push to repeal GDP
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill to repeal flexible price provisions of the new GDP farm program and restore 90 percent support levels for major crops. Speaker Rayburn promised an early House vote. Democrats in the Senate seek a path to similar legislation.
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West Virginia loses population while U S grows fast
The United States overall has gained population since 1950 while West Virginia has experienced a decline in residents. The contrast highlights shifting regional demographics and long term migration trends within the nation.
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Kansas Holds Most Wheat In Storage In 1954
Washington Kansas with 98721647 bushels leads in stored wheat under price support loans and purchase agreements for the 1954 crop, per the Agriculture Department report.
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