First Navy Missile Ship To Join Line
The Navy commissions the Galveston, first of a new missile cruiser line. It carries the Talos missile with 40,000 horsepower ramjet, nuclear or conventional warhead, capable of striking unseen targets beyond 65 miles. Galveston, launched 1945, undergoes conversion for a 20 month period and will complete for a Caribbean shakedown cruise by September.
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Navy Missile
Line
Philadelphia
Navy
Galveston
Clark W. Thompson
Texas
9Th Dist
Bendix Aviation Corp
Carribean
Millionaire James West Hid Treasury in Houston Home
The late multimillionaire rancher and oilman James M. West left an estimated 290000 dollars in cash in a hidden cellar of his Houston mansion. An armored car reportedly made seven trips to move the money to the Texas National Bank while West, a diabetic, died at 54. His widow, two daughters, and four grandchildren are beneficiaries as an estate inventory awaits.
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Houston
Tex
James M. West
Robert H. Parsley
West
Texas National Bank
Alice Sneed West
Margene
Toledo man dies by self immolation after inside car fire
A 37 year old brush salesman Nelson Bloom killed himself by pouring gasoline inside his car, tying himself inside and setting it ablaze, according to sheriff deputies in Toledo Ohio.
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Toledo, Ohio
Nelson Bloom
Sheriff's Deputies
Weather by Wirephoto forecast with scattered coastal storms
Generally fair weather with scattered thunder showers along coastal areas from the Atlantic states to southern Florida and the northwest Pacific coast. Cooler from New England to the Lakes and Ohio Valley, slightly warmer in the Northern Plains. AP Wirephoto. Baltimore theater incident involves a doorman sent to a bank with $200 in bills who did not return.
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Atlantic States
Florida
Pacific Coast
New England
Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Plains
Baltimore
Walter Gardner
Evening Forecast Calls For Showers Then Clearing
Showers and possible thunder tonight followed by a cooler, clearing day tomorrow. Tonight’s low mid 40s, tomorrow’s high around 60. Winds south to southwest 15 to 20 mph shifting northwest tonight. Record highs and lows, humidity, and sun events noted.
New Navy Fighter Farthest, Fastest
A 56 foot twin jet fighter built for the Navy completed a light shake down at 40 000 feet with test pilot Robert Cia of McDonnell Aircraft noting the aircraft will be faster and farther than any prior Navy craft. The F4bi 1 carries air to air missiles and can carry nuclear bombs on long hauls. The report ends with a historical note about Anna Christy Fall.
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ST. Louis
Navy
Robert CIA
McDonnell Aircraft
Arong
Colored coal debuts in West Germany
In Essen, West Germany, new colored coal went on sale in green, red, silver and gold. Experts claim it produces far less dust than standard coal and costs no more, offering a brighter option for heating.
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Essen
Germany
UPI
West
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America
Anna Christy Fall
Boston
Ram Carioca
Fuerto Ragan
Schenley Import
Grad
Atlantic
Hemptons
Rael
Bern
Tlustrated
Etholand
Oswego
Piece Suite
McGinn Paint Supply, Inc
Erie Slyd
Dial
Butternut
Lodi
Syracuse, N. Y
Cortland
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