Two Midget Race Planes Hit and Die in Collision
Two midget racing planes collided while rounding a pylon during the national championships near Baer Field Indiana killing both pilots. One aircraft burned after crashing in a corn field the other struck a tree and did not burn. Identified pilots included J L Rice and Charles Bishop with witnesses describing the crash as two planes falling apart like a match box.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
UPI
Baer
J.L. Rice
van Wert
Ohio
Charles Bishop
Nashville
Tenn
Ryan
Bishop
Navy
Blue Angels
Four Die In Sterling Gas Explosion Early Monday
Four persons were killed when an early morning gas explosion destroyed a two story apartment building in Sterling Illinois. A fire damaged nearby homes and offices with total damage around 95000 dollars. The blast at 445 a.m. started in the basement from leaking gas heaters. The victims included three members of one family, found in the rubble.
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Sterling
UPI
Richard Nicol
Nicol
Mae Liblerton
Home Hospital
Rober Buckingham
Robert
Convention noises start scribe shows convention noises start
Political commentary notes convention season raises charges of rigging and tactics as Truman Kennedy Nixon Rockefeller and Stevenson jockey for influence. The piece highlights how overreach could backfire and shape early ballots while Purdue conducts a farm health survey and tests an automatic computer fueled pump delivering fuel in fixed dollar amounts.
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A. Roberts
Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
John JP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Stuart Symington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Rockefeller
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Indiana
University
Father Son Break Leg On Diamond In Lab Reaction
A father and son were in the outfield Friday night when a collision caused a broken right leg. The report notes gas leaks and laboratory tests as part of a larger story about automation and church league baseball.
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New York
Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Harold/gincers
Stevie
Alexandria church groups install new Joyce Chapel officers
New Joyce Chapel Woman's Society of Christian Service officers were installed at Mrs. Lawrence Balsar’s home with Rev. Fred E. Anderson officiating. Officers include Cecil Ferguson president and Keith McClead vice president. additional posts announced for later installation. A family picnic is planned for the next meeting. Also noted is Ruth Bible Class at First Christian Church with plans for a July 26 picnic and a silent auction. Italy produced 6,127,000 tons of steam in the first 11 months of 1959.
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Alexandria
Joyce Chapel
Women's Society of Christian Service
Lawrence Balsar
Wilford Hatton
Fred E. Anderson
Cecil Ferguson
Keith McClead
Balsar
Logan Jones
Ralph Moor
Herman Pierce
Raymond. Iheritage
Spiritual Fire
Anderson
Status of Women
Harry Ellis
Joe Ball
Floyd Thomas
Charles Starr
Ke Ashby
Har
Old Holliday
Mulvaney
Ray Hamel
Ferguson
Jones
McClead
Robert Andrews
Chester Thurston
Ruesis
Gertrude Cutetin
Susan Jack
Scott and
Steven
Frank Dulling
Ruth
Earl Small
Crystal Freestone
First Christian Church
Hallie Fuller
William Savage
Nellie Cunningham
Catherine Reed
Hazel Hardcastle
Carl Schmitz
Ann Miller
Italy
Britain protests Cuba seizure of Shell refinery in Havana
Britain condemns the Cuban seizure of the Shell Oil refinery in Havana. The Foreign Office says a strong protest will be lodged with the Cuban government by Britain's ambassador, to be delivered early this week. Soviet experts warn Moscow may shift Latin American policy by supplying crude oil to Cuba after the refinery takeover.
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London
UPL
Britain
Cuba
Shell Oil Company
Havana
Ofice
Foreign Office
Jten
Russia
Esso
Texaco
Kremlin
Aincrivan
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