Albania Promises to Free Yank Flier
Albania pledges to release a U.S. Air Force pilot, Maj Howard Curran, missing since December 23 on a flight from France to Naples. Albania had briefly held the plane and pilot after an incident near Tirana, amid Cold War diplomatic tensions. Curran, a 39-year-old veteran, disappeared in fog over the Mediterranean coast before diverting toward Albania.
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Eisenhower Urges Imperative Steps for U S Military Edge
President Eisenhower outlined ten major military and scientific proposals in his State of the Union speech. He urged improved warning systems, dispersed air bases, a stepped up ICBM program, advanced missiles and aircraft, more nuclear submarines and cruisers, stronger anti-submarine weapons, incentives to retain technologists, and new equipment for the Army. He cited a roughly four billion dollar annual cost plus foreign aid increases and education funding, and pledged to present unified defense plans and tax and debt strategies in Congress.
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TWA Sets Paris Flight Record in Jetstream Constellation
Trans World Airlines claimed a new nonstop record from San Francisco to Paris with a Constellation Jetstream flown by Capt. Robert E. Shielee and carrying 25 passengers. Takeoff was 12:59 a.m. SF time and arrival 2:07 a.m. Paris time, 1 hour 45 minutes faster than the previous record aided by strong winter winds.
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Won't Deny She'll Wed Prince Philip Cousin Eva Bartok
Eva Bartok refused to deny reports she plans to marry the Marquess of Milford Haven. In a news conference she said she would not discuss her private life or the rumored engagement, showing a jade ring and a note of personal privacy amid questions from photographers.
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