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Roanoke Rapids Herald in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina

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Roanoke Rapids Herald

Location

Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1945

Page

7

Radio Mobile Phones for Cars May Hit Roads Soon

FCC applications from 13 cities seek general two way mobile radio telephone service for automobiles with operators handling car to wire and back calls. Cities include Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Denver Houston Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St Louis Salt Lake City and Washington.

Federal Communications Commission Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Denver Houston Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Salt Lake City Washington

Planes Reach Supersonic Speeds For Nonstop World Flights

The National Advisory Council for Aeronautics demonstrates jet propelled planes can travel at about 750 miles per hour, faster than sound. A nonstop round the world flight could occur with arrivals aligned to local noon, reducing elapsed time to about three hours from New York to San Francisco.

Cleveland National Advisory Council For Aeronautics New York San Francisco

Perpetual noon time flight plan tests girdle the globe

A committee plans a high speed air route arriving in San Francisco within an hour of New York time and looping the globe in 24 hours. Cleveland airport hosts extensive aircraft research labs with electric furnaces to heat and harden metals for engine and instrument testing for super speeds at high altitudes.

San Francisco New York Cleveland Aero

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