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Plane Which Crossed Atlantic Without Pilot To Fly Home Same Way
Mechanical Hop to England Goes ‘Perfectly,’ C-54 Under Armed Guard ot Airdrome BRIZE NORTON, England, Sept. 23 (U. P.).—The first mer in history to fly the Atlantic with a push-button pilot that lifted their U. S.. air forces C-54 transport off the ground, steered it 2400 miles and then landed it without a bobble, planned today to let their mechanical flier take them back home.
None of the 14 men aboard, ~= = great
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had to touch thercontrols. Col./the C-5¢ Skymaster were closely, %
James M. Gillespie, who was guarded” in. a hangar here. The tn command of it, sald they might| Whole airfield was heavily guarded as well have slept. . He opened the PY Armed troops, who refused to let throttle to start the plane down the in anyone without orders, runway at Stephenville, Newfound-| Obviously the mechanical pilot land at 6 p. m. Bunday. possessed vast possibilities, both in Then Col. Gillespie pushed a but. commercial and military ‘aviation ton marked “Brize Norton,” and the If a mechanical pilot could take pre-set mechanical corjtrols did all off, fly and land, it could also drop the work for the next 10 hours and bombs, turn around and come back 15 minutes, at the end of which "ome. .- * Col. Gillespie climbed out at this airport, west of London, “Everything went perfectly,” he said. “The controls were not touched from the time we touched the button at Stephenville until we taxied into the hangar.” r Eight seconds after Col. Gillespie pushed the button, the brake was released. Down the runway roared the historie C-54 “Bkymaster.” It soared into the air, At B00 feet altitude, a pressure device moved the throttle back, the wheels were retracted and the flaps
could be fitted to such missiles ax the V-2 and take them to an exact "target. As for commercial aviation, it. was ‘speculated that the push-| button pilot might be the long-| sought -answer to landing when airfields are weathere” in,
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plane climbed to cruise altitude! 1n¢ Senlor C. Y. O, of St and its radio compass picked up a Arc Catholic church will sponsor a beam to guide the pilotiess ship minstrel show at 8:30 p. m, Oct, 1 Electronic controls nosed the plane 44 Knights of Columbus auditorium around to the radio heam, and the craft headed out over the Atlantic wocsigneloshipsraneharatim shee paia gine. director, oo, Atlantic. sent out radio signals T
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William Fagan will bé [mierlocuwhich were picked up by the radio|/tor, Other cast members are Lee compass on the plane, Johnson, Joseph Greenen, Robert A third radio transmitter on a Hayes, Robert Ohleyer, Jack Monatruck at the end of the runway ghdn and Jack Murray, Edward here sent out signals which guided Krieger, pianist, also will direct the the plane to an automatic landing glee club, composed of members of Col. Gillespie sald he and his 8t. Cecelia’s choir, Anthony Lauerew and observers would push _a renzana will be guest soloist. : button in about two weeks and take, Arthur Sullivan, ticket commitiee off for the United States, after they chairman, will be assisted by Mrs
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BOY PREACHER DONATES BUS — "Little David," the boy preacher, is shown giving a check for a bus fo Dwane Ripley, teacher, for the Calvary Christian school. Others in the picture, left to right, are Mrs. Ripley, another. teacher: Mrs. Vera Pieper, also a teacher; the Rev, Chester Hardy, assistant pastor of the Calvary tabernacle,
and the Rev. Nathaniel A. Urshan, associate tabernacle pastor, ‘Little David’ Gives Bus Reserve Officers | To Calvary Day School ~~ |'o..1°%r Dowling
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5 A dara ime amp Paw dae TE alvary Christian Day scool for a bus. . The hoy attends classes at Calvary school when he is not travelin | ; as an evangelist, The Rev. Raymond G., Hoekstra, pastor of the ron Sion, 18 the word ‘war wemorial gt vary Labernacle which sponsors the school, is serving as diréctor of the 8 p. m., Friday. Little David meetings. The boy I a il Mr. Dowling, recently returned preacher and his family moved here) “I in David” G. scheddlad 0 from a Yound-the-world trip, will from Chicago. | rena er eh Sg at the present his views of world condiJ He will speak next Sunday in pyar auditorium -Cincinhatt; and Uons. gee = the Kiel convention hall, St. Louis, for one evening, ' Oct. 22. in the to an expected audience of 14,000. municipal auditorium, Dallas, Tex. association
school that he has shared his earnings with the first fall nreeting of the Indianapolis } chapter, Reserve Officers’ associa-
The business meeting of the will concern fall ! ac-/|
have demonstrated their equipment Robert Barber, co-chairman, Mrs. The Rev, William H. Branham of He now is conducting a series of tivities, membership, amendment of
to royal air force technicians, Robert Kirby, Mrs, Thomas Fagan The push-button pilot, one of the and Anthony Caneilla
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— LE “TUESDAY, SEPT. 23, or Politics vs. Atom Tactics Hit By Lilienthal in Wabash Talk
lence presents for determination.” 2 HC | CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. Sept. Mr. Lilienthal said the discovery: Petrillo, School Groups 23—In what he called “a fighting of atomic energy already has posed: 4 : +. mood,” atomic energy commission many broad, non-technical issues Sign Code of Ethics ichairman David E. Lilienthal last which the American péople can and CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (U. P.).— night, lashed out at “peanut poli- should decide through spirited dee’
Junior could tootle his trumpet over ticians” and urged private citizens pate in every community. Among
[to keep atomic energy “the business these “vital “policy questions,” he
of the people.” [listed : : Speaking before almost 4000 ‘per-| ONE: Whether a particular pro-,
(American Federation of Musicians. sons at Wabash college, the former posal for international control of:
But only under certain conditions. Winamac resident stressed the need atomic energy js workable, or an The A. F. M. and two national ©f citizens informing themselves ineffective “fraud upon the peo-
leducational organizations signed a 8dequately to be able to exert demo- ple.”
|“code of ethics” listing the funciions cratic control over atomic energy. | (Mr. Lilienthal helped to devolve
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“There is a tendency in some the “Baruch plan” which 10 na-
{pate without rubbing against the quarters to act as if atomic energy tions of the United Nations atomic ‘union,
were none of the American people's enery commission have sed, ‘ n i y | tly held that The agreement will Be effective Dusiness,” he said, warning that/and he has consisten ’ lsuch a doctrine might result in the Soviet counter-proposals would be
one year. Students covered imclude : Ry in public and parochial 1088 Of “the American scheme.” ineffective.) {schools, colleges and universities, | \ In ‘Fighting Mood’ . { Tranfer Vital Problem
the union, Luthér A..Richman, pres- in & fighting mood and I Nave come ident of the Music Edficators Na-¢Pack to Indiana to say, so as em[tional Conference, and Herold C. Phatically as I can. |Hunt, president of the Ameriéan | Association of School Administra- called an old Hoosier, (tors.
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“field of entertainment is the prov- plication and the.Ten Commandince of the professional musician” | including “civic parades, ceremonies, ‘Watch your public servants.” |expositions, {community center activities, regat- university whose appointment as {tas, non-scholastic - contests, fes- atomic energy’ commissioner brought {tivals, athletic games, activities Or bitter congressional opposition spoke | |celebrations and the like.”
“If T sound belligerent,” he said,] TWO: The conditions under (which the present government mo-
nopoly in atomic energy development can safely be changed to private competitive production, : THREE; What kind and size of - saying: army and air force we need |" ‘There are some men who woala/ i, (he Yght of developpenis in {play peanut politics with the multi % E The pact stipulated that the) | FOUR: “What sense the proIments,’” as he warned listeners to|POsals make that we go under{ground?” In this connection; he | said with apparent sarcasm: “Some concerts,] The 1920 graduate.of DePauw people are warning you to get ready to move into caves.” f FIVE: The proper relation of civilian direction to the military. |in Ingalls field, Wabash football| (“Some people are actually proposStudent musicians will be per- stadium, as his audience shivered ing, as a defense measure, that we
" Signers of Code It was signed by Mr, Petrillo for! it is because on this issue I am
Mr, Lilienthal quoted what he’
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mitted to play at school functions through temperatures in the low prepare to turn the entire life of initiated as part of school pro- 40's. More than 1000 later gathered the country over to military con-
grams, | “educational broadcasts which have repetition of the speech broadcast the purpose of demonstrating or over a CBS hookup. | illustrating pupils’ achievements in| | music study.” {
{non-profit makin, however. : . Edward Dowling,. president off A spokesman for the music edu- stration of the use of atomic energy cluding hope that public debate vrs ase amon RGC sds Gon “Shi uote CIOL, S00. the, code did not settle and
and Dr. Joseph E. Maddy who runs| a summer music school at an Inter-| lochen, Mich., canip.
chestra off the air in July, 1942, by enforcing a’ closed shop agreement culture and to human nutrition with the radio networks. tended the student orchestra com-: peted with union members,
at school ‘exhibits, or in|in the college chapel to hear a trol.)
Wisdom of Censorship SIX: The “wisdom and workMr. Lilienthal also dwelt at length ability” of censorship of the press lon “the major fallacy” that atomic and radio as a means of maintainOn Non-Profit Basis |energy and atomic bombs are syn-|ing atomic secrecy under peacetime
All student programs must be ONymous. | condons, Mr. Lilienthal - expressed a con-
“The weapon is the first demon-|
¢ ot and a very dramatic one indeed” would lead to “an understanding ong Teua DeTween” Mi Peo he ean ated HEGRE Sy OS I Me SA ER DELE r
Cites Key Benefits [et Tay Saks he Suisrenes be-~ : . : { Ir 4 He predicted America’s entire in-| Other speakers I eriDF vestment in’ the atomic energy Proj-| cates Dr. Frank H. Sparks, presi oe 33,500,990 000, Hay op Do © dent of Wabash and Francis Gregg, rep: y the benellls 10 agri-/nregident of the Crawfordsville . Chamber of Commerce. alone, { —— He said citizens may lose control PLAN CARRY IN DINNER of the atom “by your own default—| Center Camp 1397, Royal Neighby failing to inform yourself so that bors of America, will have a carry
Mr. Petrillo forced the camp's orHe conThe educators’
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the camp would only come under you will not be able to be effective in dinner at 6:30 p. m. today at, the
the agreement if it affiliated with a university. re
in the making of the great decisions Redmen’s hall. A business meeting ‘on the problems that atomic sci- will be held at 8 p. m. ?
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By NOI “Indianapolis | have decided t election Nov. 4 a large extent tI in the 1948 pre At the party's rally for worke: hotel last nigh the G..O. P, le loses the race f down to defeat i areas next year The meeting major ballyhoo Wemmer, the pearer for the 1 “Win with We adopted as the the next six wee j *_Capeh: Senator Home speaker, warned “we can't win | we lose city ele He sald that lose in Indiana diana cities on I way down.” “The Republ only instrument communism,” tl don’t mean that Communists, but with communis: position to cof tion.” Frederick E. § R Xa Lr orb of sta “#on county Or warned party w now “laying th the most impor lifetime , . . & eontest.” : Halle He told the 200 party work formance in ti determine the |
year. Rep. Charles scheduled as a unable to atte: gram, stressing _., ® victory in th “FS Mr, Wemmer opening of the R. Jeffrey, forn = torney here, h: paign manager candidates in tion. Previously E torney and ws pointed Mr. ~campaign man: In accepting agership, Mr. united party st mer. “Bill Wemme and governmen give this city efficiency ahd which ‘will equ have ever had.
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