Cochran Breaks Sound Barrier In Jet Flight Record
Jacqueline Cochran, 42, becomes the first of six women to reach the sound barrier in a solo flight. She exceeds 534.375 mph to set a new women's jet speed record, flying a North American Aviation F-86 Canadair aircraft.
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Los Angeles
America
Jacqueline Cochran
Éouird
Peter
Fred. Ascani
U. S. Air Force
Montreal
Canadair
Canada
United States
Oatis Describes Prolonged Questioning Before Trial
William N. Oatis, freed after 25 months in a Prague prison, says he was questioned up to eight hours daily for two months during his espionage trial period. He spoke with reporters at New York's International Airport with his wife Laurabelle present, hinting at plans to study his trial record and reconcile after separation. He noted jailers used effective methods to extract confessions but said he does not recall all details of the case.
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New York
William N. Oatis
Communist
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
United States
Prague
Laurabelle
Ontis
Beague
W. York's
Germany
Oatis
Allies weigh freeing NK prisoners in stalled talks
Tokyo reports say truce negotiations in Korea paused for six days with UN command considering releasing 34 000 North Korean prisoners who refused to accept Communist rule and 14 500 Chinese captives. Sources indicate a revised armistice plan may set a time limit on talks while pending phrases note pressure from Seoul for immediate action.
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Tokyo
Panmun
Jom
Mark Clark
Seoul
Atomic Cannon Test Fires Near Nevada Bomb Range
A bright atomic blast roared over the Nevada desert near Las Vegas and shook Bishop California 200 miles away. The test marked the first atomic cannon shot from a 280 mm artillery piece, delayed by weather. the AEC noted the event as part of a long series ending with the next test.
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Nev
Nevada Desert
Gay
Canton
Bishop
Calif
Atomic Proving Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Page description of Today’s Features sections and pages
The note lists content on today’s newspaper pages including arguments on page 21, deaths on page 16, bridge on page 18, financials on page 26, classifieds on pages 27 to 31, inquiry reporter on page 15, city lite on page 19, junior set on page 43, city problems on page 19, radio and TV on page 10, editorials on page 7, social on pages 12 and 13, letters ads, sports on pages 22 to 25, and Today’s Pictures on page 14.
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Argusements
Bridge
Yoshida Reelected Japan Premier After Turbulent Vote
Shigeru Yoshida, 74, was reelected by the Diet on the second ballot with 204 votes to 116, but a sizable bloc abstained and his Liberal Party faces a fragile majority. He aims to form a fifth postwar cabinet amid calls for possible dissolution next fall.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
House of Representatives
Liberal Party
Mamoru Shigematsu
Progressive Party
An i Yoshida
Yoshida
Diet
AP Writer Expelled By Iran
The government announced the expulsion of Associated Press correspondent Mate Purdue for sending abroad what it called false and provocative news against Iran's interests. Foreign Minister Hossein Fatemi said Purdue must leave within three days. Purdue has been in Iran since last September and is among several foreign reporters expelled since the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. crisis.
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Purdue
Associated
Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Shin ‘Ister
Anglo-Iranian
Oi Co
Limelight Purdue Expelled After AP Foreign Staff Span
A garbled report describes Purdue's expulsion from the AP Foreign Staff in Evansville Indiana after a World War II tenure in Southeast Asia and as bureau chief for Indiana. The notice follows the release of William M. Oatis from a Czechoslovak prison and mentions other pardons and espionage charges. A Royal Air Force communique reports an airlift by the Third Royal Marine Commando Brigade.
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Purdue
Evansville
Ind
The
Press Association
Southeast Asia
Indi
William M. Oatis
Oatis
Frankfort
Frank
Justice, Son
Royal Air Force
Royal Marine Commando Brigade
Britain Reinforces Suez Area Forces Amid Talks on Evacuation
Cairo reports Britain is steadfastly reinforcing troops in the Suez Canal zone as British Egyptian talks on evacuating forces from the strategic area continue with no clear resolution. News notes ongoing military build up and diplomatic discussions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal
Asi
Eisenhower Prefers Delay of Corporate Tax Extension
President Eisenhower signaled support for delaying the corporate excess profits tax by six months while allowing the individual 10 percent rate to take effect on January 1. He discussed tax plans with Republican leaders and preannounced a nationwide radio address outlining his proposals, aiming to ease relief for both individuals and corporations amid opposition from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Daniel A. Reed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Thim
Congress
Daniel A. Reed
R-N.y
House
Ways and’ Means
Reed
U S Returns Czech Airliner After Oatis Release
Berlin reports that the U S High Commission returned the Freedom Airliner used by anti Communist Czechs fleeing west two months earlier. A six man Czech crew flew the C-47 from Prague at 9:50 PM local time to Czechoslovakia. The move followed the release of American journalist William N Oatis on espionage charges, a separate action the High Commissioner said was not connected.
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U. S. High Commission
Czechoslovakia
West
Prague
High Commissioner
William N.oatis
High Commission
Oatis
Hearing on Defense Budget Opens Bruising 83rd Congress
Senator Homer Ferguson says Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson can defend sharp military cuts as appropriations subcommittee begins hearings on the administration's defense budget. Ferguson argues the nation has not been getting maximum value from defense dollars while Senator Alexander Wiley notes the fight will be grueling. The session marks the official start of what may be a lengthy battle over security and spending.
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Washington
Homer Ferguson
Charles, E. Wilson
Wilson
Ferguson
R.-Mich
Alexander Wiley
R.-Wis
For
New Twist Confusion Over Burroughs Movie Camer Jam
Conflicting reports arise about Mrs. Burroughs color film and a jammed camera. Speculation continues on the film’s origin and whether the incident affects contestants. Details appear later on page 5, column 3Ji.
Today’s Chuckle on displaced places joke
A light quip notes the last war created many displaced persons and predicts the next conflict will move many places as well. The line plays on the idea of places being displaced, not people, for a humorous twist.
American sergeant wounded by mob in Tehran assault
In Tehran a U S military HQ reported an American sergeant Thomas Quirk of Brooklyn received a head wound after a mob of Communist partisans stoned him and another soldier Frank IV Corpe of Akron Ohio as they rode in an Army vehicle. The mob shouted Yankee go home and spat at the servicemen.
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Iran
U. S
Thomas Quirk
Brooklyn
Frank
Akron
Ohio
Com- Imunist
Ace Gets 3 MiGs in Day He's Grounded
Seoul reports Capt Joseph McConnell the Apple Valley California pilot who first shot down 16 enemy jets was removed from active flight status after downing three MAG 15 jets yesterday. He had 16 total with four jet damage claims and had requested a 25 mission extension. Capt Manuel Fernandez of Miami, previously second with 14 MiGs, was grounded yesterday as McConnell surpassed him.
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Joseph McConnell, Jr
George Ruddell
Eugene
Ore
North Korea
McConnell
Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
Joseph” McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Manuel Fernandez
Miami
Ela
NATO defense strained by Russian peace drive says Ridgway
General Ridgway told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Soviet peace gestures have eroded Western Europe public opinion and jeopardized NATO's ability to resist a determined Soviet attack. He urged approval of the foreign aid bill and warned against complacency as weather and other notes mix with the political briefing.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Yallen
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Sue Amaus Luaate
Ridgway
Alexander Sadow
Andy
U.S. Army
ROKs Repel Chinese Attacks at Heartbreak Ridge
South Korean infantry beat back two large Chinese assaults on allied positions along Sniper Ridge and near Heartbreak Ridge. The battles involved battalion sized forces with heavy hand to hand fighting and air combat above, as Soviet made MiG fighters faced Sabrejets in the skies.
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Seoul
Korea
Snipe's Ridge
Mnesary Ane
ROK
Snipler's Ridge
Christmas Hill
Heartbreak Ridge
Red Probers May Charge Contempt
Congress committee chairman Velde says contempt charges possible against witnesses who refuse to answer questions. He urged William T Parry of University of Buffalo to rethink his 1937 38 activities denial. Parry was named by Robert G Davis as a fellow member of a Red cell at Harvard in the late 1930s.
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Velde
R-Il
House UniAmerican Activities Committee
Congress
William T. Parry
Universitot
Buffalo
Parry
Robert G. Davis
Smith College
Harvard
Boy on Bike Killed by Cement Truck in City
A 12 year old boy Grant Raynor of 138 North Midler Avenue was killed instantly when thrown from his bicycle and struck by an A J Clark and Son cement truck driven by LeRoy Eddy. The truck hauling cement for Paragon Contractors was eastbound on North Midler Avenue near the city line when the incident occurred. Police report Eddy honked at the cyclists who were riding nearby. The story continues on page 2.
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N. Midler Av
Grant Raynor
Blessed Sacrament Church
A. J. .Clark & Son
LeRoy Eddy
W. Onondaga St
Paragon
N. Midler
Raynor
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