European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                It Tai 24 the stars and stripes saturday August 8, 1959 fights storm in 40�mtriute ordeal Pilot rides Chute 9 Miles Beaufort . A the Marine Pilot bailed out of his crippled Jet nine Miles above the Earth at 500 Mph. He did not reach the Earth in his Parachute for 40 minutes and received a buffeting from a raging thunderstorm that made him feel like i was playing the whole notre Dame football  col William h. Rankin 39, the Pilot recounted his Story fro the Beaufort auxiliary air Sta Tion  the night of july 26 Rankin was on his Way Back to Beaufor from Boston naval air station on a High Altitude navigation  f8u crusader fighter s engine suddenly stopped for unknown reasons while he was in a gentle climb at 47,000 feet. I had no Power radio instruments or control Over the plane he said. I had to get out fast. Otherwise Speed would build Upland i d never survive ejection from the  Rankin pulled the ejection cur lain Over his face and triggered the capsule that hurtled him from the plane. The pressure at 47,000 feet is much lower than at sea level and it is much colder. I Felt a violent decompression my whole body expanded. It was freezing cold. Thad been 75 degrees in the cock pit outside it was 5 below  could t keep my eyes open and my nose was bleeding freely. My hands got numb and one wrist and ankle got Frostbitten. Severe lightning the Chute is set by barometric pressure to open at 10,000 feet. After a fall of about 2 minutes Felt a Sharp Jerk. I was in the overcast and could t see my Para Chute but i tested the riders and knew i was in Good shape  then he entered the Thunder storm. The air currents carried me up and Down. There was Hail and paddle wheel satellite put in orbit by continued from Page l cations with space probes taking months to reach Venus and Mars. The major scientific Experiment aboard the satellite include devices to measure the hazardous belts of projects okd for of army continued from Page i Extension at schweinfurt.$440,000 for fire Protection Facil Ity tank maintenance shop tw6 ammunition bunkers and a High school Annex at Wuerzburg. Funds okd for Iceland Spain Italy projects Washington the a re ported the House appropriations committee recommended the Fol lowing allotments Iceland air Force projects $1,-302.000. Italy army projects $1,054,000, the Netherlands air Force facilities $207,000. Spain Rota Navy air station $5,400,000 various air Force locations $234,000. United kingdom various a i Force stations $3,507,000. The committee turned Down request for $4,473,000 for various facilities in France pending final solution to the problem relating to the storage of nuclear material sin this  $278 million whacked from military requests Washington a the House appropriations committee Friday criticized Pentagon construction policies As it whacked $278,187,300 from the $1,563,200.000requested for military programs for the current fiscal  $1,284,012,700 it recommended subject to House action next week is about 18 per cent less than the president requested to finance hundreds of construction projects in the . An abroad. The committee gave the air Force $777.066.600 of the $195 Mil lion it sought. The Navy s request or $253 million was Cut to $188, 637,000, while the army s bid for$372 million was trimmed to $272, 564.100. Radiation surrounding the Earth and a to scanning device designed to Send Back crude pictures of the Earth s Cloud cover. A the launching rocket s third stage had to reach a Peak Speed of 22,000 Mph to put the  the orbit planned for it. This Speed 4,000 Mph More than the minimum necessary to get a Satel Lite into orbit was necessary be cause the orbit sought this. Time was so Flat and elongated. Thick rocket to help the paddle wheel achieve this difficult orbit its makers built into the payload itself Small solid fuel kick rocket de signed to boost the  extra 50 to 100 Miles away from the Earth during its first orbit planners feared that because of the elongated orbit the satellite might come Back too close to Earth. At blast off the four paddles were folded downward like a Bird legs around the satellite. They were designed to Spring up and lock in place just before the third stage rocket fired. 2 floors flying nonstop to Alaska Wethersfield England is two Usan super Sabre left this base Friday in an attempt to Fly nonstop to Eilson fab near Fairbanks Alaska Over the North pole refuelling in the air. The 4,735-mile trip has Only Bee completed once before by a fighter aircraft in 1951 when an f51 was flown by Brig Gen Charles , jr., a Usan Reserve officer. The floors Are being piloted by Blair who is a b707 Pilot with pan american airways and capt Robert Titus 32, of Edwards fab Calif. Severe lightning i was afraid i would t make it. It seemed like an eternity after more1 than a half hour of Bobbing up and Down Yoyo he in the storm Rankin realized the air was i Kmer and cashier. Sud Dily,"ri?b1pd 6ut of the overcast abut 300rfeet above the ground a lid a Trees. It was the firs time he had seen the ground after ejecting. He struck a tree arid his helmeted head hit the trunk but he was t Hurt. He disconnected Liis Chute straps and the next thing i knew i was on the  in logging Camp by his watch he knew it .was40 minutes since he bailed out. Rankin looked around decided he had fallen Tomb a logging Camp and finally found a Road that took him to a paved Highway. Then was the most frustrating thing of All. Cars kept passing me by. I was of the Point of lying d6wb in the Oad Ujj us i was afraid they might run 6ver me finally a Little boy in one of Yie cars recognized my flight Hel met and his father stopped. The Man his Nanie was Judson Bunning took me to a Hospital in ahoskie7 . They were awful by Nice to me eth Era \  broke has right hand. He s riot sure when it Nap ened. 19 year Veteran i believe til be Back on duty within a month he said. The first time i really started getting Shook up about the. It ice thing was when i was Down on the ground and those cars were pass ing me  .-.,. Ranking a Bachelor isa.39-Yearmarine Veteran. He was1 a ground officer during world War ii an flew during the korean War he has two distinguished flying crosses two purple hearts three air medals a Bronze Star and presidential unit citation. Labor Bill. Continued from Page i president s entry1 into the labor fight would unite their divided ranks behind what they regard Asa More moderate measure drafted by the House labor  Landrum Griffin Bill would crack Down on secondary Boycotts and blackmail picketing and would provide for criminal sanctions against violation of Union members rights. Kennedy criticism sen. John f. Kennedy cosponsor of a Bill passed by the Senate told newsmen after  Eisenhower s broadcast that the president was wholly misinformed about the Content of the Senate Bill and the House committee Bill. Support for or. Eisenhower came from sen. John l. Mcclellan dark chairman of the Senate rackets investigating committee. Rep. Charles a. Halleck of in Diana the House Republican Leader said or. Eisenhower spokes a chief executive interested in the Well being of All of our  to Hurtt v wielding his trunk m e a Peri scope this plan jul pachyderm a new Yorkie. Bronx zoo. Lets out a King size Vii War up photo Queen Elizabeth expecting 3d their to British throne continued Root Page i a husband arrived Back in London rpm North America. On aug. 3, she called in he three doctors. Lord Evans sir John Weir and John Peel All examined her an confirmed that she was pregnant. The arrival 6f the new baby will change the present line of  cession to the  it s a boy he will come next after Prince Charles and before Princess  it s a girl she will come after Princess Anne in any Case the new child will come ahead of Princess Margaret the Queen s 28-year-old sister. Sky Blazer Pilot chutes to safety Pitburg Germany special the sky Blazer Aerial demonstration team lost one of its air planes Friday but the Pilot bailed out and escaped injury. First it Gordon l. Scharnhorst,28, headed1 his f100 super Sabre for a wooded area when Mechan ical difficulties developed during a late afternoon training flight near the West German Luxem Bourg Border. Both Pilot and aircraft landed near the Village of Hosinger Luxembourg. Scharnhorst was picked up fend returned to his Home base at Pitburg by helicopters  air base. Brief Cabinet ii four talks Washington up Vic president Richard m. Nixon and Secretary of state Christian a. Herter briefed the Cabinet Frida Yoh their recent first hand dealings with the russians. Nixon who has completed a two week tour of Russia and Poland and Herter who has returned from the unsuccessful Geneva foreign ministers meetings were on Han for the session at the White House. There were. These other develop ments concerning the planned visit of russian Premier Nikita a Khrushchev to the . In sep tember " defense Secretary Neil h. My Elroy said he would Welcome ft5chance to show . Military instal lations to Khrushchev. He said i would be constructive for the soviet Leader to see that the military strength opposing him is sizable effective and competent to carry out it s  suggests a sub ride sen. Albert gored Tenn Sug digested that president Eisenhower invite Khrushchev for a cruise on the atomic submarine Nautilus. Gore said it would be an. Enjoy Able invigorating and challenging experience for the soviet Leader european nations concerned Over the Prospect of a big two approach to world affairs began a round of talks Ile signed to sure that their interest will be protected. Herter said lie did not know1whether he would accompany the president on his trip to Europe later this month to Confer with Allied leaders. 3d Star asked for 4 generals Washington a presi Dent Eisenhower Friday asked the Senate to approve an additional Star for four army major generals including surgeon general Leonardd. He tort who operated on him. Or. Eisenhower sent to the sen ate the nominations of these other three major generals for promotion to lieutenant general Robert f. Sink commander of the strategic army corps with Headquarters at it. Bragg .the corps is designed As a Mobile striking Force. John h. Hinrichs chief of Ord Nance. The White House said the promotion recognizes the increasing responsibilities of the army ordnance corps in the Fields of rockets and missiles. Eme Sori c. Itschner chief of engineers. Belgium Prince Bride prolong honeymoon  up Belgium. Prince Albert and his Bride Paol have decided. To prolong their honeymoon Here for another wee before going to Madrid. The couple flew Here from Brus Sels on july 2, the Day they were married. Fest to highlight sgt s Romance with town Heidelberg fireworks Heidelberg Germany is a fireworks display and a Lumina ton of the Heidelberg Castle isl or 0 pm saturday. Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial a six year love affair be Nuveen an army sergeant and a tin German town will reach a High Point sunday in a German Ameri can summer festival sparked by a helicopter Load of Good  sgt Roy e. Hill of Colorado Springs colo., and his wife Mary discovered Alfeld population about 400 Back in 1953 while on a pleasure drive through Thev Countryside around Heilbronn. They stopped in Alfeld. Met a few peo ple and decided they liked the town and the town seemed to like them the Hills stationed in Heidel Berg with the 4th signal up took to visiting Alfeld on sundays and soon became familiar figures inthe Community. They made Many friends. And its was t Long before Hill and his wife then a wag master sergeant were mad honorary citizens of the town. They were offered Good Hunting an fishing and other privileges but the thing that impressed them most was the genuine Good neigh Bor spirit that showed itself every where they  1956, their tour Over the Huis prepared to return to the us. The people of Alfeld lost no time i organizing a Bon voyage Send off. Two Hundred persons attended the Goodby party. When Hill returned to Heidel Berg in june for his second tour of Futy with the signal unit Alfeld welcomed him and is wife wit another House party attended by half the people in the town. A few Days ago several Alfeld municipal officials remarked to the sergeant that some of the children in the Village had never seen a  Hill took the matter up with his commanding officer the re suit an h34 helicopter and a five piece band of Signa leers will Fly to Alfeld sunday to. Visit the children. Alfeld announced that it was opening its doors and kitchens to any of the 4th signal up who wished to attend the fete. Hill said a number of his buddies and their wives intend to accept the invitation. But the sergeant Dipti t see any thing unusual about his love affair with an entire town it s simply a Case of Mary and i liking the people and the people liking us we be just adopted a h other