How It Feels to Be Shot Out of a Jet
First Lt. Thomas E. Nott describes bailing out of an F 84F Thunderstreak after gear failure near Cicero Center. He recalls a five to six second tumble, a chute opening, and a five to six minute float before landing in a tree. Mosquitoes swarmed him as he heard branches and police sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Nott
Philadelphia
Cicero Center
Lt Nott
Hero Swamp
Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Hancock Field
Yalu River
Panel Split Experts Vote To Continue Salk Shots
A U S panel of 14 medical experts voted 8 2 to continue the Salk polio vaccine program for youngsters. Dr Jonas E Salk did not vote. Dr Albert Sabin urged suspension pending a less virulent strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
al House Commerce
William McB. Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
Albert Sabin
Children’s Hospital Research Foundation
Cincinnati
Sabin
John F. Enders
Children’s Hospital
Boston
James A. Shannon
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Thomas Francis Jr
School of the Public Health
University of Michigan
Jonas E. Salk
Wolverton
Thomas Mrivers
Rockefeller Institute, For Medical Research
New York
Saik
Editorials and features notes with page references
Today’s features include Nehra’s clash with the Communist side cited by David Lawrence on the Editorial Page. Regulars span Amusements to Letters with pages 60 to 69 for classifieds, City Life, Medical, Parents, Sports, and TV listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehra
David Lawrence
City Life
Radintv Éi
Ing
Nehru and Bulganin Issue Joint Declared Peace Plan
At the Moscow signings Nehru and Bulganin urged surrender of Formosa to China and a U N seat for Communist China. They called for disarmament with international control and cited Soviet proposals as a peace contribution. Nehru left for Warsaw after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
India
Formosa
U.N
China
Nehru
Bulgania
Néhru
Soviet Union
Bulganin
Warsaw
Belgrade
Vienna
Rome
London
Nehru Jeft
Nehra
Bulgaria
Mikita S
Thruway one year old sets safety milestones
Governor Dewey opened the first stretch of the State Thruway in Rochester a year ago. By tomorrow night drivers will have logged about 522 million miles on the highway from Lowell to West Henrietta. Toll collections total around 7.05 million dollars with over 4 million this year. The system reports a death rate of 2.78 per million miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Rochester
New York
Lowell
Madison County
West Henrietta
Monroe County
Bertram D. Tallamy
Thruway Authority
Tallamy
Empire State
New
Polio cases drop as weather forecast predicts more rain
Weather expert Alex Sadowski reports a polio case total decline to 266 for the week ending June 18 from 421 the prior year. Through April 1 the year shows 2,038 cases versus 2,087 last year, with vaccines prompting rising confirmed cases in contacts. Syracuse sees heavy rain but forecasts expect only occasional showers ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alex Sadowski
Public Health Service
Sadowski
Lerdey
Peace Plan Talks Open in San Francisco
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov meet behind closed doors in San Francisco. Dulles aims to block any Kremlin plan to force U N support for a peace blueprint ending the cold war. Molotov demands include Formosa handover to China and abolition of atomic weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
INS
John Foster Dulles
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Dulles
San “Francisco
U.N
Molotov
Kremlin
Formosa
Red China
America
Boy Scared To Death After Lightning Storm
In Wilmington Delaware a 10 year old boy Lawrence Nichols collapsed and died in a midcity park during a thunderstorm. Deputy coroner Isaac A Thornton ruled accidental death by shock after an autopsy found no marks on the body or signs of harm. Nichols had been returning from a public pool with four companions when the storm struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Isaac A. Thornton
New Castle County
Lawrence Nichols
Young Nichols
Lawrence
Molotov Interview to Air on CBS TV and Radio
CBS plans to broadcast an interview with Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov on Saturday and Sunday. The Face the Nation program will air Saturday at 5:30 p.m. EST from San Francisco, with a Sunday repeat at 2:30 p.m. EST on TV and 9:50 p.m. EST on radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS Television
Nateworks
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
CBS
Face the Nation
San Francisco
Name Change Bid Sparks Confusion Over Premier Names
Indian customs prompt claim by Basil Papahronis, 27, from Oklahoma City, to alter his name to avoid confusion with Indian leader Jawaharlal Nehru and Soviet premier Anastas Mikoyan. He argues the similarity creates public mix ups and seeks official permission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Oklahoma City
Basil Johns
Anastas Mikewan
Papahronis
India
Jawaharlal
Saad
Iaik
Eisenhower Delivers Second Term Plea in New Hampshire
President Eisenhower tours northern New England and concedes no definite 1956 plans while affirming a second term appeal. Senator Aiken praises progress toward world peace as Eisenhower jokes about farming at Gettysburg and enjoys a brief trout outing near Mountain Top Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland
Hisenhower
New Hampshire
White House
Eisenhower
New England
Concord
State Capitol
Washington
Fairgrounds
America
Sen. Aiken
Gettysburg
Aiken
Furnace Brook
Mountain Top Inn
Chittenden
Navy patrol bomber crashes near Gambell Alaska
A Navy patrol bomber crashed on remote St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. Air Force ters reported four injured men near the wreckage. It was not known if any others were aboard. The wreck is six miles south of Southwest Cape near Gambell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Sea
Air Force Ters
Southwest Cape
Gambell
Bearded gas-station owner shoots at workers at Fairmount Corners
Michael L Chomentowski of Fairmount Corners fired twice at two workers trying to remove a sign from his property shortly after 10 am. Sgt Kenneth J Merrill of North Syracuse negotiated his surrender. Police found three rifles two German machine guns a German Luger and WWI uniforms on the premises. The man claimed to be Davy Crockett and later gave his real name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Crockett
Fairmount Corners
Michael’ L
Chomentowski
Kenneth J. Merrill
North Syracuse
B.C
Merrill
Harry Fletcher
Fears of Mass Strip Tease Over Air Fumes
New York residents protest potential mass striptease due to sulphuric acid fumes from air pollution. Mrs. Laura A. Cauble tells the City Department of Air Pollution Control at a hearing that nylon stockings disintegrate from fumes and urges decency by removing the acid from the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Department of Air Pollution Control
Laura A. Cauble
Senate blows by McCarthy on TIA vote in Geneva talks
The Senate rejected Sen. McCarthy's resolution amid a heated debate on Russia and the forthcoming Geneva summit with Britain France and Russia. Sen. Barkley said the President does not need Senate advice as talks with Prime Ministers approach in July. McCarthy vowed to persist in seeking concessions from the Russians but offered no new Senate challenge. Fulbright criticized the action as confirmation of bipartisan opposition to McCarthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R. Wis
Forte
Russia
Sen. Barkley
Vabout
Eisenhower
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
McCarthy
Today’s Chuckle Behind Every Man Succeeds There’s a Woman
The joke notes that behind every man who succeeds there is a woman and she often catches him. It frames the idea with a humorous twist on traditional gender roles and success.
Two Toned Tony Galento Shines In Valley Forge Show
The famous 2 Ton Tony Galento headlines at Valley Forge Music Fair, delivering a strong performance as Big Gle in a Guys and Dolls stage run. He jokes about his acting prep while noting his career in wrestling, bartending, and as a butcher of the King’s English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Tony
Tony Galento
Ido
Biggle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dick Long
Nott
Salk
Thruway
Walter F. McGuinnes
New York State
Syracuse
Selowski
Chementowski
Liz Dwyer
By Jack Bell
the Sum
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!