Miss Louisiana Named as Miss USA Contender
Miss Louisiana from Bossier City, a 5 foot 6 inch, 119 pound collegiate speech major, is profiled as a strong Miss USA finalist. She works as a summer secretary, nicknamed Snowflake by a Shreveport employer, and combines hospitality with ambitious hopes for Miss Universe.
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Miss Georgia
Miss USA
Charlotte Sheffield
Andes
Louisiana
Bossier Parish
Bossier City
Delhi
Earylyne
Shreveport|t
Atlas Propulsion Explained by AF
Facts disclose Air Force Atlas propulsion as eight twin chamber booster engines plus a sustainer and two stabilizers. Rocketdyne division of North American Aviation designed the thrust system, with no disclosed power figure. The Miss Howell contest offers $1,000 cash and more prizes including $11,000 at Miss Universe judging tonight.
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Air Force
Atlas
Rocketdyne
North American Aviation, Inc
Miss Howell
Max Factor Cosmetic Co
Catalina
Municipal Auditorium
KTTV
Gladys Zender
Peru
Living costs up 105 percent over twenty years
Washington report notes living costs have risen 105 percent from 1938 to 1958 amid WWII and Korea, with a 0.1 percent May to June rise. Heavily affected items include gas and electricity up 11 percent, coal and fuel oil up 129 percent, and food up 151 percent, while hospital costs and doctors fees also climbed.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Hitler
Europe
Eisenhower
White House
Army Discloses New Improved Earphone
Army researchers at Fort Monmouth and Camden disclose a new earphone that reduces outside noise by as much as nine tenths. The device uses opposite sound waves to cancel ambient noise, aiding tank drivers, jet pilots, ground crews, and artillery personnel in noisy environments.
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Monmouth
N. J
Army
Operation of
America
Camden
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Cindy) Conroy
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Ernest
Mavis
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Marilyn
Joan
Woodward
Grace Kelly
GRY Sea Cellar
Tae
Wre
Brich
U.S.A
Louistall
Medi Jiana
Long Beach
Pacity
Jeeves Oung
Columbia
Dacron /Orton/Cotten
Dundee
Ade
Lakewood
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