New U S Bomber Flies At Record Speeds In Public Display
Fort Worth reports Convair built B58 Hustler reaches 1290 mph in demonstrations while faster claims place it near 1520 mph. Chief test pilots describe heat limits and throttle behavior as air friction soars. The jet, three-man crew, with four Jet engines, uses a belly pod for weapons and requires parachute braking on landing.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Air Force
Frank W. Davis
Convair
Wright Brothers
Davis
Stockton
John Finley
Keating
Escott
Aochors
Irvine
Riters
Kings Canyon
B. A. Erickson
J. D. McEachern
C. P. Harrison
Air Force cancels Navaho intercontinental missile project
Washington DC The Air Force cancelled development of its Navaho intercontinental guided missile a line of weapons intended to fly 1700 miles per hour Secretary James H Douglas blamed budget limits While officials would not name exact spend a knowledgeable source said about 500 million dollars had been invested The Navaho program produced rocket motors used in the JupiterThor and Atlas missiles
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Washington
Air Force
James H Douglas
Weather forecast for Los Angeles area July 11 1957
The US Weather Bureau predicts scattered clouds over Southern California this afternoon and evening with isolated mountain and interior thunder showers. Clouds increase tonight into Friday with more thundershowers east of the mountains and possible spread westward. Local fog near the coast, warmer today with cooler conditions in showers Friday. San Bernardino valley expects increased cloudiness tonight and Friday with scattered showers.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Locust Plague In North Africa Threatens Region
A historic locust plague threatens North Africa, the Nile Valley, and the Middle East with FAO warning. Libya Tunisia Chad Sudan and Saudi Arabia are cited as major danger zones in the 28 year worst outbreak, likened to 1929 30 invasion scales by UN FAO experts.
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North Africa
Nile Valley
Middle East
United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organization
FAO
Libya
Tunisia
Tchad
Sudan
Saudi Arabia
16 Month Old Drowns In Bathtub Water
In Santa Cruz, Janice Brown, 16 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Brown, drowned Wednesday in a bathtub filled with 2 inches of water. Mrs Brown absentmindedly left the child in a high chair while checking an automatic washer. When returning, she found Janice face down in the water, apparently having crawled from the chair into the bath.
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Santa Cruz
Janice Brown
George Brown
Janice
Malenkov Exiled To Minor Post
London reports a Danish Communist organ claims Malenkov will be exiled to a power plant job in the east while Molotov, Kaganovich, and Shepilov take minor Soviet posts. The piece notes no revenge and cites Khrushchev criticizing Eisenhower on the hydrogen bomb remarks.
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Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Foreign Ministry
Lazar Kaganovich
Molotov
Andrei Gromyko
Land Og Volk
Dmitri Shepilov
Communist Party
Kaganovich
Malenkov
East- Vern
Shepilov
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Czechoslovakia
Russia
Eisenhower
Khrushchev Attacks Ike Over Clean Bomb Talk
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev condemned President Eisenhower's remarks on a clean atomic bomb as "stupid" during a Prague address. White House aides called the Khrushchev move amazing, reaffirming Eisenhower and Dulles that reducing fallout and avoiding mass destruction remain key aims, with broader hopes to curb war. Khrushchev signaled possible talks with Yugoslav President Tito on independent socialism.
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United Press
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Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
White House
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Khrushchev
James Hagerty
John Foster Dulles
Yugoslavia
Tito
Soviet group reshuffled as Malenkov gains Kazakh power stake
The Moscow radio report stated Malenkov was given control of a single power station at Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan near Siberia. Other members were said moved to other tasks without specifics, as the paper claimed they could not remain party members.
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Malenkov
Ust-Kamenogorsk
Republic of Kazhakstan
Siberia
Mail Box Voices Riff In Humorous UK Postcard Tale
In Scunthorpe England a pillar box delivers a comic interaction as Joyce Fisher mails a postcard that pops out, prompting a muffled voice from a nearby senator to quip about stamps and safeguarding files. The odd scene touches on passports and travel, with references to Paris and San Francisco.
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Scunthorpe
England
Joyce Fisher
Thruston B. Morton
FBI
Paris
Suez Canal to be improved with 22 million in revenues
CAIRO UP Egypt will spend 22 400 000 of this year s Suez Canal revenues for improvement of the waterway Akher Saa said today The weekly also reported Egyptian minesweepers had cleared all mines from the Gulf of Suez.
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Egypt
Suez Canal
Akher Saa
Gulf of Suez
Death Ends Fabulous Career Of Aga Khan 79
VERSOIX Switzerland UP the Aga Khan died at 79 after years of illness ending a storied life as Moslem spiritual leader sportsman and aristocrat. He suffered a heart attack while staying at his villa near Geneva where Aly Khan and Sadruddin were summoned. Wealth estimates exceed a billion dollars.
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Switzerland
Aga Khan
Thellughed
Ourother
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Mess
Aly
Sadruddin
Geneva
Tougher Passport Rules Urged To Block Spy Escape
Washington lawmakers from both parties urge tighter passport rules after a court allowed an alleged Soviet spy, Mrs George Slatvoski, to obtain a passport and slip out of the country. Mrs Slatvoski and her husband now live in Paris and are charged with spying for the Soviet Union. Rep Francis E Walter says the decision pressured Secretary of State John Foster Dulles to issue the passport despite a prior notification.
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Washington
George Slatvoski
Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles
Mrs. Slatooski
WRT
Tha Ctota Tyannnt
Intercontinental Missile Wing Set Up Near Lompoc
The 74th Strategic Missile Wing is established at Cooke Air Force Base near Lompoc. Commanded by Commodore William S. Rader, the wing will be equipped with Snark missiles and later transferred to the Strategic Air Command. Northrop has supplied 73 million dollars worth of Snarks for delivery to operational units.
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Washington
Cooke Air Force Base
Lompoc
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Northrop Aircraft Inc
74Th Strategic Missile Wing
Com
William S. Rader
Air Research and Development Command
Baltimore
Hollywood Producer Hero Of True Spy Story
Morros, a Russian-born producer of song and dance films, appears as a hero in a sprawling modern spy tale. He and his wife Martha, daughter of ambassador William E. Dodd, stand accused as U.S. agents within a Soviet spy network spanning Europe and the United States. The Grand Jury in Long Beach is hearing testimony from Morros and others as espionage indictments unfold.
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Piatagorsky
Sion
Martha
Consor
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Morros
Russia
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Laurenti P. Bern
Parday
Iamount Pictures
U.S.A
Jack
Myraj
Sable
Jacob Albam
Havel
Williams
United States
Carne
Gie
Supreme Court clears U.S. Japan trial of GI Girard
The Supreme Court rules no constitutional or statutory barrier to delivering GI William S. Girard to Japan for trial on a manslaughter charge. The unsigned five page ruling preserves executive and legislative discretion, avoiding a diplomatic clash and potential withdrawal of troops from bases. Girard remains in U.S. Army custody at Camp Whittington until the August trial.
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Supreme Court
Joey
U.S
GI William S. Girard
Japan
Girard
America
High Court
Red
Charles E. Wilson
U.S. Army
Camp Whittington
Dayton M. Harrington
Robert Dechert
Defense Department
District Court
U.S. District Court
Joseph C. McGarraghy
President Willing To Quiet Souths Fears Over Troops
Senator Olin D Johnston said he will add an amendment to Eisenhowers civil rights bill to forbid federal troops from enforcing civil rights in the South. He acted after reports Eisenhower offered changes to calm fears of forced school integration. Johnston warned the bill could undermine the Presidents authority, while Senate leaders played down talk of a compromise as debates continued.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnston
Eisenhower
South Carolina
Johnston
South
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Japan
U.S
Girard
Knight Signs Major Bills Of Last Session
Governor Goodwin Knight signs key last session measures in Sacramento. Bills include revamping oil royalty formulas, boosting workmen's compensation and unemployment disability benefits, and state auditing of billion-dollar employer union health and pension funds. Knight has over 200 bills awaiting action before the July 17 deadline, including major money measures from the adjournment June 13. A tidelands oil bill set Sept 11 effect, shifting leases to increasing state share. AB1773 grants state supervision of union funds via audit powers.
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Goodwin J. Knight
Fos
Almong Rescue Pivoveaum
Supreme Court
Knight
Tidelands
Allen Miller
San Fernando
Thomas M. Rees
Los Angeles
Rees
Atomic Blast Set For Friday Scout Jam At Valley Forge
Fifty thousand Boy Scouts converge on Valley Forge Park to join a national jamboree as the Atomic Energy Commission and scouts announce a summer test blast scheduled for Friday at 4 30 am p d t with the final contingent arriving by boat, train, plane, bus and auto to the 2500 acre site. The jamboree runs from Friday through Thursday July 18 as dry instrumentation lags.
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Atomic Energy Commission
P.d.t. Mobile
AEC
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