US sets new jet altitude record at 91249 feet
Maj Howard C. Johnson flying a Lockheed F110A Starfighter from Palmdale reached 91249 feet over the Mojave Desert, regaining the world altitude record. The 27 minute climb began at 9 40 am and is powered by a GE J79 engine with razor edge wings. Johnson hails from Knoxville Tennessee and is stationed at Hamilton AFB near San Francisco, with wife and two children in Novato California.
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Teen Knifers Kill L A Man After Crash
West Los Angeles police say two teenage knife attackers stabbed and mortally wounded Francis X. MacDonald 63 a milk company employee after a stolen car crashed into a garage in an alley behind the victims home. Neighbor John E. Salem 27 a bus driver was wounded and hospitalized. The youths aged 16 and 17 fled after the 2 20 a m incident and police continued search.
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Secretly in Mississippi Tyrone Power Wed to Southern Beauty
In Tunica Mississippi actor Tyrone Power aged 44 wed Deborah Minardos 26 in a private ceremony at a memorial chapel with only close family present. The couple honeymooned in Dallas then Memphis before flying to Los Angeles. Debbie attended the University of Mississippi and the marriage follows Power s prior marriages to Linda Christian and Annabella March 1939.
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Back Broken Girl Crawls Two Miles to Safety
Mary Morris, 16, crawled four hours across a Tugged mountain trail to reach her home after falling 20 feet into a creek bed. Her back was broken in two places but no spinal cord damage. she is recovering in a Juneau hospital with a cast.
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Polaris Splits in Test Blast at Cape Canaveral
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A Polaris test vehicle about 35 feet long based on Lockheed design burst apart in a dramatic explosion after liftoff at 10 38 am The rocket climbed for about 20 seconds then split in two with both sections trailing twisting vapor and both burning as they fell toward the sea The Navy said the blast occurred as expected during the test program
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Nixon attacked by rocks during Peru university visit
Vice President Nixon was greeted by a shower of rocks at San Marcos University in Lima as he sought talks with the rector and students. A rock grazed his neck and a fellow traveler had a tooth chipped. he canceled the San Marcos visit and visited Catholic University instead where about two thousand students gathered. The University Student Federation rejected any student sponsorship and accused Nixon of representing North American plutocracy. Police kept order as Red-led students jeered Nixon, who urged leaders to hear facts.
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Ike and Mamie Entertain High Court Tonight
President and Mrs. Eisenhower host a White House state dinner tonight for Chief Justice Earl Warren and the Supreme Court. Attorney General William Rogers among about 70 guests. The event was delayed due to the death of the President’s brother Arthur Eisenhower.
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Flood Threat Dims in Four States Amid New Kentucky Levisa Fork Crest
Flood threats eased in four southern states while fresh overflow from rain swollen streams menaced parts of Kentucky and Louisiana. Dry weather persisted in most areas as eastern Kentucky residents braced for floods from the Big Sandy crest above flood stage. About 120 families evacuated Paintsville, Prestonsburg, and Catlettsburg as crews estimated area damage near a million dollars.
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U S Envoy Home Fired on in Haiti
U S Ambassador Gerald Drew and family escaped injury when their official residence in Port au Prince was heavily fired on after 7 22 p m bullets shattered windows and ricocheted through the home. The attack occurred as the envoy and relatives prepared to dine. Haiti remains under siege with curfews and security measures amid reports of bands operating in the capital and a government plots being investigated.
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Unions Agree to Keep Wage Talks Going
Unions and management at Douglas, North American Aviation, and Convair agreed to continue wage talks through the weekend while workers at the three firms reported for scheduled shifts. Wage talks previously extended past midnight with no contract in place as unions sought extension of negotiations amid a continuing strike threat. Meanwhile President Eisenhower ordered the withdrawal of federal troops from Little Rock schools by May 29, hoping to avoid a return to federal force next September.
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Air Force Reinforcements Helped Bolster Levee Defense
The Air Force sent hundreds of airmen to reinforce the Red River flood levee defense at Ast Point. About 10 575 airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base joined the urgent effort to pile sandbags and shore up the crest as water rose.
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Weather forecast cautious with clouds and sun
Low clouds tonight and Friday morning give way to partly sunny skies Friday afternoon. Little change in temperature with a high near 72 degrees expected Friday.
Fire Destroys Block-Long Columbus Building
A downtown Columbus block long two story building housing eight firms was destroyed by fire early today. Fire Chief Walter Strickfadden estimated the loss at $250,000.
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Husband urges wife not to seek reelection
The husband of a woman member of the House of Representatives publicly urges his wife not to run again, arguing that politics and marriage do not mix. The note appears in a listing of sections and page references across the edition.
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