Jet Tanker Crash Kills 15 On Takeoff
A Stratojet crash during takeoff near a busy Massachusetts Turnpike on the Brattleboro–Westover line killed 15 people including military officers and civilians. Wreckage scattered over the countryside with a massive explosion. investigators probed the cause while witnesses described a bright, blazing scene.
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National Aeronautical
Assn
William Enghart
National Aeronau
Tiat Assn
Kazimierz Machowski
Gen. Saunders
Epechad Ssid
Werei
George Broutsas
Brattleboro
N.C
Donald H. Gabbard
Los Gatos
Calif
Joseph G. Hutter
Sane Force
Stratojet
Budget Fight in L A Won by Poulson
Los Angeles budget battle ends with Mayor Poulson prevailing after the City Council fails to override his veto on an expanded budget. A proposed 3 cent per package cigarette tax to fund 20 000 municipal pay raises is rejected. The fiscal plan totals 189 681 997 dollars for the coming year with an estimated 3 cent reduction in the city tax rate. Councilman Gordon Hahn flips sides, blocking the override 9 to 6. ten votes needed. Hahn chairs the revenue and taxation committee and had pushed the cigarette tax proposal.
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Poulson
Gordon Hahn
Hahn
Revenue and Taxation Committee
Council
Fox Tells Subsidies in Adams Case Testimony
Fox testified that between 1952 and 1955 Goldfine told him he sent checks to Adams and that Goldfine bought a house for Adams in Washington. Adams denied owning or benefiting from any Goldfine business or house. The committee asked about the house and will consider the matter later. Fox also claimed Adams held interests in Goldfine mills and faced denials from both men.
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Fox
Adams
Washington
Goldfine
New Hampshire
U. S
White House
Mr. Adams
Harris
House
Oee
Transatlantic Jet Tanker Set Record Flight Details
The first tanker from Westover to Brize Norton set a record time of 6 hours 34 minutes reach London check point, with Maj. Burl B. Davenport piloting the lead aircraft. The flight, viewed as routine by SAC, faced better winds that could have shaved minutes, and noted the second Canberra from Omaha and Antonio, Texas.
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Strategic Air Command
York Park
Oritain
Harry Burrell
Canberra
Jet
West
Omiaha
Burl B. Davenport
Antonio
Tex
AIR Force
Britain
New York
London
Ilike
Roue
Mies
Brize Norton
Oxfordshire
Esse
Fire Snark Test Advances Missile Flight Capabilities
The Snark travels the intercontinental distance in a 10 hour flight. Five seconds after launch boosters jettison and ram jet engine powers the rest. It cruises at 600 miles per hour with radar deflection maneuvers and a nose cone release before impact.
Air Force Demonstrates Global Jet Refueling Capability
A U S Air Force spokesman said a high profile mission will show the ability to send a strategic tanker aircraft to demonstrate the Air Force capability to reach strategic points anywhere in the world.
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U. S. Air Force
Formance
Air Force
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