Ten MiGs Downed On Fourth Of July Raid
United Nations pilots reported destroying or damaging 21 Communist jets in a Fourth of July raid near the Manchurian border without a loss to Allied planes. Sabre jets claimed 10 kills, with 1 probable and 4 damaged, as missions targeted the Red military school 20 miles south of the Yalu River.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Manchurian
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
Yalu River
Air Force
North Korea
William H. Scott, Jr
St. Petersiburg
Fla
Yalu
Chongchong
Suiho
Marine
Donald W. Kreuger
Compton
Calif
Pyongyang
U.S. Eighth Army
Panmunjom
Old Baldy
T-Bone” Hill
Chorwon
Rent Office Guides Buyers Through Rental Property Rules
Roswell buyers of rental property were urged to contact the area rent office led by C. L. O Neal to avoid misimpressions about maximum rents and immediate occupancy. The notice outlines eviction rules, prior opinions on rent values, and the process for filing petitions after improvements. The office, at Room 204 City Hall, operates weekdays 8 am to 5 pm.
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Roswell
Area Rent Office
C. L. O’neal
Area Rent
O’neal
City Hall
New Liner Moves Toward Transatlantic Speed Record
The American liner United States, under Comdr Harry Maning, averaged 34.11 knots on the maiden voyage to Europe, covering 695 nautical miles in 20 hours 24 minutes after leaving Ambrose Light. The record surpasses the Queen Mary’s 1938 first day, with a full trip pace of about 40 miles per hour by sea distance.
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United States
Europe
Harry Maning
Ambrose Light
New York Harbor
Ancient burning glasses used water-filled glass spheres
In historic practice, people created burning glasses by shaping glass spheres filled with water. These devices focused sunlight to ignite fuel, leveraging water as a lens medium to concentrate heat.
Stuntman sets record with 124 parachute jumps
Neal Stewart of Birmingham Alabama slammed through strong winds to complete 124 parachute jumps in 23 hours 35 minutes at GRAND PRAIRIE Texas. The 27 year old toppled from a Piper plane 124 times with eight riggers repacking chutes. He beat the 24 hour mark of 123 set by John Swedish of Iowa.
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Grand Prairie
Tex
Neal Stewart
Birmingham
Ala
John Swedish
Iowa
Stewart
Stewarts Fateful Jump Attempt Ends After 7 Hours
Stewart attempted a long jump record attempt lasting seven hours and 54 jumps. He had earlier failed a similar challenge and later aimed for a 40 yard square target. A miss sent him crashing onto a concrete runway, ending the effort.
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Stewart
Small Boy Rescues Collie From Culvert in Seward
In Seward New York a small boy crawled into a culvert after stepping from bystanders and freed a trapped collie by tying a rope around the dog and pulling it to safety as state police waited hours.
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Seward
N. Y
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