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Is Real Killer in Air Crashes
Fire
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AT FULL THROTTLE, NACA tcsl plane roars down run
way toward barrier on way to a crackup to study ways to
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catches test plane as it hits barrier. Wings and tail start
to crumble.
AS GROUND-LOOP BEGINS, damage grows, but cabin is
intact.
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lured tanks.
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Committee Sponsors Program
To Reduce Airplane Deaths
WASHINGTON (NEAl Fire is the real killer in aircraft crashes.
That's thp finding of the National Advisory Committee tor Aero
nautics, which has a major research proEram under way aimed at
(drastically reducing the death toll in plane accidents.
If it. weren't for the flames which usually turn a crashed air
plane into a mass coffin for all passengers, the number of survivors
from plane accidents would be considerably higher, NACA scientists
have found.
i The actual result ot the impact. -
nf the plane with the ground is couples and heal registering de
Innt the main fatal element. ! vices are installed in engine
"Aeromedical research has shown nacelles and in wings and fuse
that very high decelerations can lace."
be withstood by a human, prn- Cost of this program, which will
vidrd they persist for only a short Pnd up saving thousands of lives,!
time." an NACA report states. is included in next year's NACA
I This fact is also supported by budget request of $58,872,000.
almost all eye-witness reports of This year NACA financed the
crashes. When rescuers have work out of its S48.64O.000 budget.
been able to get close to planes Last year NACA asked for $50,-
which have just crashed, they in- 563.000 hut was cut five per cent
variably report screams, moans by Congress.
and shouts from persons alive n" F,R Y IMPORT NT
side the cabin. ' ' '
! Most of the results are consid
i DRIVES OFF RESCUERS er(,d s0 important to national se-
It is the inevitable fire which curity they are being kept secret.
drives off rescuers and kills the However, they will he built into
Strapped passengers. new military and commercial air-
j In its fight to cut these fire craft.
deaths to an absolute minimum, A few results of the fire studies
INACA is in the middle of a spec- have been revealed. For exam
jtacular research project. It goes pie, it was learned that in many
one step beyond previous studies cases temperatures are caused in
of fire-fighting equipment, and crashes which are too low to ig
chemicals, and research into the nite the gasoline, hut which can
various firing temperatures of lu-;set in flames the oil or hydraulic
bricating oils, fuels and hydraulic fluid. These flames, then, touch
fluids. off the gasoline.
Using war-weary C-46 and C-82 Another discovery was that it is
cargo planes, NCAA creates actual 1 possible to cut off the ignition on
crashes. the engines too soon when a pilot.
"We simulate a iake-off acci- sees a crash is imminent. If it is
dent in which the airplane fails to cut off before the flow of fuel has
become airborne; strikes an em- been stopped, fire frequently re
bankment: shears off the prnpell-. suits as the gasoline passes
ers and the landing gear; strikes through the engines and hits the
trees or poles; ruptures the fuel hot metal of the tail pipe,
tanks, and then skids along the Findings of this nature have
ground to a stop," an NACA re- been given to employes and crews
port explains. of the airlines for the increased
This produces a"maximum ar- safety of passengers. This line of
ray of potential ignition sources." research will be more vigorously
Such a test, with the planes load- pushed, in view of the recent ser
ed with more than 1,000 gallons of jpS 0f air crashes,
ifuel and engines at full throttle.!
1 contains the elements of just
about every crash fire hazard.
I IN THE BUDGET
I A monorail on a 1700 foot run-
way keeps the plane heading
istraight to its crash destination.
Results are recorded as follows:
"High-speed motion ' pictures
provide a detailed photographic
! record. Installed in the planes
i are fire-proof, shock-insulated
boxes filled with instrumentation
to measure temperature, com
bustible vapors and decelerations.
Other instrumentation provides
fuel-line failures and short, cir
cuits or arcs. A total of 102 thermo-
ike's Address
Well Received
By Law Makers
By RAYMOND I.AHR
rnjt'il Press stuff Writer
WASHINGTON an Republi
can and Democratic congressmen
generally hailed President. Eisen
hower's inaugural message Tues
day as a magnificent creed to
guide the new administration in
the troubled days ahead.
Most of the GOP lawmakers
couldn't find enough adjectives.
They called the speech "clear and
courageous," "inspiring," d r -malic,1'
the "hallmark of eloquence."
! Put some, sharp critics of any
LONDON (NEA) Largely for commissioner, says the lark of At Lewes, they're "less alert . . . policies remotely resemhling those
want of some nails and some homes is an oMarte to recruiting : less reliable.' At Stafford, the gov f the Truman' administration,
lumber to put between them Bri "' "n't get enough men," he ernnr says; "A number o' lads In ony qualified endorsement,
tain is slowly losing her battle complains. "Indeed. I even lose whom I've spoken about their fu- "The message deals in general-
gainst lawlessness. ' lot of men 1 already have. AH tures have sam. 1 nope i non t jiips," said Rep. H. R. Gross (R-
For Lack of Nails
British Crime Rate Increasing
A shortage of nails, lumber antl
because there are
themselves and their families.'
homes for come nam. almost as it tney nad "-m wailing (n see him get
Other building materials has led In 'nemrivp ann ineir lamuies. on ,pr m m- isiui, iu r,iiri rtmvn , spr-ndes.
an acute lack of housing Experts BROKEN HOMES '" wn"ln or nm-
claim the housing problem is a big Asi(0 from il5 offod nn rnir0 ArP AI.I.ING'
factor in England's growing crime forcrs. the housing shortage has The director of a regional train-
r,"'- helped hike the divorce rate. And ing prison chimes in by branding
It's partly to blame, for Instance, wilh so many "broken homes." the attitude of young prisoners as
for a shortage of tn.nno policemen, there has come the usual rise in "appalling."
Sir Harold Scott. London police juvenile deliquency. j They regard the state as appar-
. , Law breakers meet the housing ently possessing an unlimited num-
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problem again when they re caught her of bottomless coffers." he says,
and sent to prison. British prisons "which are there In supply their fl
are more crowded today than they nancial needs whenever they feel
have been for 75 years. More lhan like it."
4..500 inmates are sleeping three In The prisons can't handle the in-
a cell for lack of space. flux. All available rooms and huls
The annual report of the Prison in 2.1 prisons are being used for
Commissioners lists 2l.non inmates, sleeping purposes. But the commis
Ihc most since 1S77. The numher sinners reporl a need for at least
has been rising steadily for three six new SOo-man institutions to si
years, snmelinies at the rate of phon off the excess,
loo or more a month. Ilestriclions on capital expencli-
Three fourths are "repealers." lures and slaffs, however, have
with one or more previous convic- ruled out much expansion. The firsl
lions. They're in and out of custody new prison under the building pro-
so oflen that some observers have cram will be started this year, hut
facetiously suggested that the pris- may not be ready for use until some
ons use re ol in doors. time in 19.7.
The governors of the Stafford and Until then, the Prison Cnmmis.
.ewes reformatories report a con sinner sav the situation stands in
tinned drop in the quality of young get worse, not better. All for the
first offenders. .want of some nails.
Walklcy at Home
CRESWKLL-t'line Walklev I
now at his homp after undergoing
treatment in a hospital for several
weeks.
Miss Grace Holt of Des Moines.
Ion a. is visiting hrr sister, Mrs.
Harry Holt and family.
Cleanup Day
For Vida Hall
SHOW YOUR SMILE!
Snmp nf the Democrats ohrrvrd
wryly that it was enrouracinR 1o
see that the new President planned
In carry out the wie policies of
the previous administration.
Sen. Styles Bridge (R-XH), Sen
ate president pro tempore, said:
"With the simplicity whirh is the
hallmark of eloquence. President
Ficnhoer set forth the creed of
his administration. '
Other comment: Doiifilas MrKay,
incoming interior secretary "I
was very mwh impressed, it was
n masterful speech."
i Sen Wayne Morse (Inri-Ore): An
adequate discussion of general
, ities."
Sen. Tluhert Humphrey (D
Minn), "A dramatic and challeng
ing statement of our declaration'
of faith that should leave nn doubt
in anyone's mind as the Presi
dent's and the nation's determina
tion to fulfill our responsibility of
world leadership."
' Rep. Charles Halleek (Rind),
majority floor leader: "It. was a
magnificent presentation dealing
with the problems confronting the
country."
Rep. James P. Richards (P-S.C),
;"H is a clear and courageous re
position of what our forcicn pol
icy should be and what it has heen
during the past administration.'
Rep. James Fulton R Pa), ;
President Eisenhower stands four1
square on the idea of mutual se
curity, with the emphasis on mu-
'an- tual."
high Rrn
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McKENZIE RIVER Cleanup
day for Vida hall was postponed
from Sundav last to Thurday
ai i pm. due In the high Hep Clarence Brown (ROY
water wiwh blocked highways. "The President's speech gives en
The hall is being cleaned In couragement to those who seek
preparation of the March nf Pinies clean and sound government."
dance .'an 31. sponsored by all Mc- Rep. I'sher L. Burdirk (R-NPY,
Konnc River organisations. Mem- "I approve, except I don't think
hers of all clubs are asked to come we can bring about peace through
and help Thursday, bring tools for the framework of the United Na
pulling nails and tacks and wall lions as now constituted."
brushes. . House Speaker .loseph W. Mar-
Representations of the associa- tin ,'r. (R Mass), "The people will
lion are reminded nf the commit- receive it as a much needed tonic."
tee meeting Friday, .tan 2,1. at 7:30 House Minority Leader Sam
pm. at the .Mckenzie River club- Rayhurn (DTex), I agree with
house.
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Enjoy this tasty gum
rresioeni r.isennnwer tnat we
should continue to make ourselves
.strong."
! Rep. Overton Brooks ( P La i, "t
have said all along that we have
had tn build up our own defenses
first."
i Sn. Harry V. Fsrd iPVaY
called the address a "good speech"
and said he agreed with most of
;Mr Eisenhower's 'philosophy"
j Sen Mike Monroney iP-Okla),
i"A thoughtful and correct ap
proach to the pinmeunt problem
I of combattins cemmunism
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