Destroy Atlas Missile After Coffin Firing
An Atlas missile launched from a coffin launcher at Vandenberg AFB failed and was destroyed moments later with no injuries. The white missile exploded about 4,000 feet over the West Coast training base debris fell harmlessly. The coffin launcher, built to protect missiles from the elements, was used again after a prior test last month.
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Vandenberg Atrs
Force Base
Borce
Pacific Missile Range
Distressed Area Bill Sent to Eisenhower for Veto
The Senate approved a 25 million dollar distressed areas bill by a 45 to 32 vote, short of a veto override. It would fund federal loans and grants to create jobs in long- term industrial and rural areas, with Democrats considering using it in the 1960 national campaign. Senator Kennedy and Humphrey returned to vote for the bill in West Virginia.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
House
Spectators provoke fire scene in Santa Barbara blaze
County Fire Wadleigh blasts spectators who crowded the apartment blaze blocking equipment and disrupting crews. About 300 onlookers, some on horseback, wandered near the burning building and even grabbed a fire hose, spraying glass onto firefighters as they fought the fire.
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Santa Barbara
Wadleigh
Drummond Named Flight and Testing Director at Douglas
W. P. Drummond has been named director of flight and testing for Douglas Aircraft Co by E F Burton. He succeeds R L Joskinson as director of engineering administration. Drummond, formerly assistant director of sight and testing, studied with Douglas in 1942 as a flight test engineer at Santa Monica. He is a University of Washington and Caltech graduate residing in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons.
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W. P. Drummond
Douglas Aircraft Co
E F. Burton
Drummond
R. L. Joskinson
Douglas
Santa Monica
University of Washington
California Institute of Technology
Los Angeles
Philippines and Chiang pledge strong anti communist defense
Philippines President Carlos Garcia and Nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek signed a joint communique during Garcia’s five day state visit, stressing the defense of free Asia and the need to remain vigilant against communism.
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Formosa
Philippines
China
Carlos Garcia
Chiang Kai-shek
Free Asia
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Fura Inia
Aluma-Kaol
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