European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse May 1950 the stars and stripes Page 7 tie Rig and n n in Ray to a a ugh Tat the Navy rocket soars to High of Miles May 14 Navy Viking rocket has roared to a height of Miles Over the a new Altitude record for american built the Navy the rocket was fired from the deck of the Norton the navys experimental guide missile ship ii was fired in the Vicinity of Christmas the Viking is nearly 50 feet Long and two and a half feet in it is propelled by a liquid oxygen an alcohol rocket motor the Navy said it was the first Lime the Viking was launched from a previous record Navy experts estimated the rocket achieved a Speed of International news service previous Altitude record for an single stage rocket was 78 reached by the smaller Navy Anaerobes also reached an Altitude of 65 Miles when fired from the Norton sound in the year a German v2 rocket reached an Altitude of 114 Miles when fired at the White proving grounds in a two stage rocket missile ascended to More than 250 Miles at White Sands Early in this was a combination of the German v2 the smaller wac Cor poral rocket the Viking carried instruments to record cosmic data re corded by the instruments was relayed to Norton sound by automatic radio transmitter and will the use for future sues to Cut Gas prices los May 14 the government to Force Lover gasoline prices with an which also seeks to Spike californian longtime Volun tary Oil conservation seven major Oil firms were named in the civil the companies wrongdoing and pointed out that a grand jury Las year ended 18 months of study records an the Bye rement these major Points split retail of wholesale Petroleum outlets and retail service at and Marine Price stabilization by one company posting a Price list As an alleged guide to other exclusive contracts Between a company and an inde pendent service which also include accessories sponsored by the contracting companies named Are Standard of the Texas of new Shell of new tide water associated of new Richfield of los general Petroleum of los Angeles and Union of total Worth of the firms is estimated by the govern ment at and their an Nual run at about Marks birthday by climbing 898 Steps May 14 George Miller celebrated his birthday by walking up the 898 of the Washington Monument and then walking Back sown at the he said he Felt and proved by hopping on it bicycle and peddling six Miller left Pant photographers who accompanied Shim with this parting Promise ill it again when in but Back this around As Admiral China reds lie on flight of 2 new May 14 i adm Oscar Badger said yesterday the chinese communists lied when they charged that the two fliers they held captive almost 19 months were on reconnaissance Over red territory when they went Down and were now commander of the Eastern sea was com Mander of naval forces of the Western Pacific when the two fliers disappeared Over the Tsin Tao area release of the chief Petty officer William of Long and Marine sgt Elmer of Cincinnati and Chi was announced by the communist piping radio May the two men now Are in aboard the is to where they Are due tomorrow or both have been reported in Good inquiries unanswered at no said did the communists acknowledge any of our we never had any definite As to whether those boys were alive or Smith and Bender disappeared while flying in a Piper it was a routine training made so Smith could for flight Badger Savici at first we assumed they had gone into the i sent out 30 or 40 planes searching for we searched the entire area for Days without finding a 16monthold orangutan at Chicago Park himself typed As Type writer thoughtfully smoking a pipe that has no tobacco in he looks the situation left and decides that needed is a As in most Monkey is that Wong around too much and Gat tangled up in a typewriter or life in the India i gets Mither award new May 14 Henry Roe first Indian to be elected american Mother of the received her medal of maternal Honor arid called it a Square Deal for the Indian the Mother of from West was presented with a Silver pin Anil citation at a ceremonial breakfast at the hotel Wal she is half outstanding mothers from other states and six foreign nations also received citations from the Ameri can mothers death of judges son recorded suicide May 14 ins the unc lad body of the 15yearold son of a York Barefoot senator Speaks on stolen c c a g May 14 there was something Ous about the appearance of a White haired Man who stepped from a train in he was two hours later the Paul Douglas a High school audience someone stole his shoes White he was in route from appropriately his speech was sponsored by the crime prevention grandson of a famous criminal was found hanging from a tree in a pasture a half mile from his Deerfield Academy dormitory the youth was identified by pol ice As James Edward son of a York magistrate and a grandson of the late noted criminal Max the boy was hanging by his own he was declared a suicide by medical examiner Harry druggist reads death then jumps off Bridge May 14 ailing druggist Laid Down a news paper picture of a girls death leap and then plunged to his own death from a High he was Elmer of his said he had been ailing for some Harry a Streetcar saw the leap while driving across the Wilmot Bridge leading into Schenley two papers consolidate in Birmingham May 14 a consolidation of the afternoon and the Bir Mingham morning into a six Day morning news the Birmingham has been the move will be to when the first Issue of the paper will be the new daily will be a scrip Showard edited by James who has been editor of the Post since tv1 audience mystified by self rocking Rocker new May 14 astounding Rocker of and Floyd which for months has bewildered their perplexed a net work radio and television audience when it rocked without apparent outside the a bib started rocking by itself March continued to move during the half hour the people no one has been Able to explain what makes the Rocker and the combined audience of the radio and to shows added to the number of people that Are wondering Why breaker of sonic Barrier unhurt in Jet crash May 14 first Pilot to break the sonic bar capt Charles Force test narrowly escaped death when the engine of his experimental Jet fighter failed near Edwards air Force his plane was Only 20 feet up of the Takeoff when the engine the Landing gear was and he was unable to lower but Yeager landed the Craft on its belly in the desert and walked away from the badly dam aged plane Royal Bride frets in san May 14 a honeymoon less Royal Bride fretted in her suite As she and her com Moner husband waited apart and hoped King Farouk of Egypt would change his mind and Grant them a moslem Princess Fathia of Egypt and her of 18 Diplomat Riad would like to pretend a Rouks disapproval of civil marriage made to difference to but tote Wail of the kiss less bridegroom sounded the True state of never alone together f the Princess is Eftali Ghali referring to the civil marriage ceremony performed in april but Weare never alone she and i ii she were not Royalty at we would i Beon our honeymoon in As it i dont know what to do t were married at Home of friends Here april 25 with the Blessing of dowager Queen Farouk the Queen Mother said she was trying to reach a Way to Farouk Lewis investigation blocked by Lesinski May 14 John Lesinski chair Man of labor committee has succeeded in calling off an investigation of head of the mine workers he did so by revoking the Supeha Powers of Andrew Jacobs or who headed a subcommittee which sought to summon the pres ident of the United mine workers Union for questioning about a 000 Fine levied against a local ump president who led a backs work movement in last Winters Sof Coal Lesinski withdrew an earlier order abolishing Jacobs group which was set up to investigate undemocratic Union labor but informed the freshman congressman he could not subpoena witnesses in the
