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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1959)
MAILTKIBUNI. Madfori, Or. Thurlir, My 7, 1959 B-52G Bomber Sets Record for Longest Flight . Washington -CPU A B-52G Jet bomber, newest H-bomb and missile carrier of the Strategic Air Command, has made a record non-stop flight of more than 9,000 miles without refueling. The spectacular perform ance took place last Dec. 15, but was disclosed only today. It la the longest flight known to have been made by a jet bomber without refueling. Potential Demonstrated : Criss-crossing the United States at 500 miles an hour for 18 hours, the new giant of the skies gave a striking dem onstration of its potential as an "airborne alert" aircraft. The Strategic Air command will put a portion of its bomb er fleet on 'constant airborne alert in the future to guaran tee its retaliatory power against destruction on the ground by Russian missiles in event of war. Can Reach Russia Armed with both H-bombs and Hound-dog guided mis siles the B-52Gs will patrol in continuous readiness to counter-attack should war break out. A true Intercontinental jet, able to reach any Russian tar get from North America, the B-52G proved its range with out aerial refueling to be about 3,000 miles greater than that of its predecessor B-52 Its top speed is more than 819 miles an hour-just below the speed of sound at the 10- mile altitude where it oper ates. Far More Lethal The Dec. 15 mission, flown by a Boeing airplane comp any crew with two Air Force officers aboard, was notable in another regard. It showed the jet bomber now is the equal in range of the old, slow and recently retired B-3S piston-engine bomber -and far more lethal by rea son of- speed and weapons carried. With a single in-flight re fueling, aftef it had reached cruise altitude, its range could have been extended about 2,500 miles for a total of 11,500. More Funds for Oregon Projects Sought by Group Washington -GOT- A House appropriations subcommittee was asked Wednesday for more money for Oregon pro jects. Included in the requests were $100,000 for planning -the Yaquina. bay project at Newport, Ore., and more than $2 million for Green Peter dam on the santiam river. No money for these projects was recommended by the admin istration. Other Funds Sought In addi'lon the subcommit tee was asked to increase the funds for other federal pro jects in Oregon. . Appearing before the sub committee were Robert Flow- eree and John Hill of Port land; Tom Chamberlin, man ager of the port of Newport; Norman Price, Florence, Ore secretary of the Port of Siu- slaw commission, and Byron Price of Eugene, chairman of the Northwest Utilities con ference. Reps. Walter Norblad (R) and Charles Porter CD) and Sen. Richard L. Neuberger (D) supported them in their requests. The Yaquina bay project was authorized by Congress last year but no money has been provided. Neuberger said a reappraisal of forests assets in the area has in creased the benefit-cost ratio of the project and urged the committee to go over the Pres ident's head to make plan ning money available. Norman Price sought $545, 000 more for repair of a jet ty in the Siuslaw river mouth. He said the port of Florence faces a threat of a shutdown unless the south jetty is repaired. Presidential Envoy To Vatican Succumbs New York -CTD- Myron C Taylor, 85, former special presidential envoy to the Vatican, died Wednesday at him home here. Taylor, a former board chairman of the U. S. Steel Corp., was named by" Presi dent Franklin D. Roosevelt as his personal representative to the late Pope Pius XII in 1939. The appointment drew se vere criticism from Protest ant leaders in this country. 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