Supersonic Age is Closer With New Air Force Orders
University Daily Kansan
Washington—(U.P.)The day is drawing nearer when supersonic warplanes will be able to launch guided missiles unerringly toward enemy targets while flying at long distances from heavily defended areas.
That era was foreshadowed today with disclosure that the Air Force has ordered the world's first supersonic bomber, the B-58 Hustler, into production.
Pushing boldly ahead into the supersonic age, the Air Force also announced a production order for the F-104 jet fighter which is believed to be the fastest warplane in the world. Its speed is authoritatively reported as 1,000 miles an hour.
He also revealed that greater production of B-52 heavy jet bombers--successors to the famed B-36 superbomber—has been ordered at Boeing airplane company's Seattle, Wash., and Wichita, Kan., plants.
The B-58 was regarded as the next step after the 600-mile-an-hour stratojet of which more than 1,000 now have been built for the Strategic Air Command.
Air Secretary Harold E. Talbott announced Wednesday that the B-58 will be produced by Convair Division of General Dynamics Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, and the F-104 will be turned out at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's Burbank, Calif., plant.
No performance or other details on the supersonic B-58 or F-104 were made public. It was reliably reported, however, that the B-58 may be powered by four new General Electric J-79 engines, each delivering 15,000 pounds of thrust compared with 10,000 pounds in today's most powerful operational iets.
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The F-104 is a day fighter, stripped of much of the heavy gear installed in other modern fighters. It is designed to combat enemy planes ahead of the ground battle line and also could be used as an interceptor for continental defense
Forensic League Selects Members
New members were selected in Forensic league tryouts in the Student Union Wednesday.
The students trying out gave five minute speeches on subjects of their choice. Those who were accepted for membership are Marie Ellen Robert Crist, Joan Hill, James Schultz, and Brad Lashbrook, all college freshmen; James Riley and Michael Gibson, college sophomores; Don Hendrix, college junior; Larry Trettar, college senior; Shankar Narayan, Gopal Khare, Mohamed Kazem, graduate students, and William Hiett, 1st year architecture.
Tackle Also Ran In Queen Contest
Friday, Oct. 15, 1954
Salinas, Calif. —(U.P.)- Max Anderson, six-foot, three-inch 230-pound tackle for the Hartnell college football team, got a lot of support as a write-in candidate for homecoming queen. He missed being a finalist by one vote.
"It's a good thing I didn't qualify," Anderson said, "I don't even have a formal."
Researchers to Conference
Two staff members of the KU Bureau of Business Research, Horace W. Harding and Richard Pfister, will go to Lincoln, Neb., Monday to participate in the conference on Economic Research and Industrial Development in Missouri Basin States and in the annual meeting of the Association of University Bureaus of Business and Economic Research.
Praise Given To Curriculum
The curriculum of the department of social work was praised recently at a meeting of the Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kan.. chapters of the American Association of Medical Social Workers.
Miss Esther Twente, professor of social work and chairman of that department, reported that from an agency standpoint, the curriculum is producing graduates who can fill good jobs in the medical social work field.
The organizations met to review the curriculum to see that it was meeting the needs of the employers, Prof. Twente said.
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Sociology Club to Hold Coffee
"Black or White?" will be the topic of the Sociology club coffee forum at 4 p.m. today in room 17 of Strong annex E. -Bill Arnold, college senior, will lead a discussion about Negro passing in the United States.
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You'll find an especially prepared menu consisting of ham, beef, turkey; 1 hot dish; 2 salads, fruit or tossed; your choice of dessert.
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