Airliner crashes into California schoolyard killing seven
A DC7 airliner on a test flight slammed into Pacoma Junior High School in Pacoima, California, killing seven people including two children and injuring 78. The jet fighter involved also crashed. a radar man parachuted to safety. Debris hit nearby homes, a church, and other schools as the two planes plunged from the sky.
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Pacoima
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van Nuys
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Los Angeles
Douglas
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Curtis A. Adams
Glendale
Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, to confer with Eisenhower
Washington report says King Saud plans further talks with President Eisenhower amid optimistic notes from both sides. U.S. and Saudi officials describe the talks as progressing well as they seek support for the Eisenhower program and possible renewal of the Dhahran air base accord. Saud meets Eisenhower at the White House dinner and will visit the Naval Academy and attend a Navy Duke game on Saturday.
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Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
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U.S
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Laud
Congress
Middle East
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White House
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Midshipmen
Navy
Duke University
Ohio lawmakers weigh parent liability for vandalism
The Ohio Legislature considers six or more bills to require parents to pay 300 to 500 dollars for damage caused by their children. Both houses recess but plan to return Monday night as 37 more measures pour in, bringing total introduced this session to about 290. Two bills seek movie censorship and a three member licensing board for offenses while a driver point system could suspend licenses after accumulation of 12 points within two years.
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Columbus
Ohio
102Nd
General Assembly
Close Call For Cashier At Mt Gilead Bank Heist
Dan Bachus, cashier of the First National Bank at Gallipolis and former Ohio University student, narrowly avoided a $14,000 bank robbery in Mt Gilead when an unidentified man entered at 9 am and escaped with cash. OU connection figures prominently as Tom Conaway, OU journalism student, covered the scene.
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Mt. Gilead
Dan Bachus
First National Bank
Ohio University
Saud Said Ordering Jeweled Fleet of Cars
Detroit reports King Saud of Saudi Arabia has ordered more than 60 jewel-studded Cadillacs from General Motors. Cars are said to be air conditioned with some having one way glass for privacy and armor plate with gun mounts. others are being specially equipped for desert hunting.
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General Motors
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Company Announces 450 Layoffs in Columbus
COLUMBUS The North American Aviation Inc. vice president and general manager C J Gallant says about 450 employees in Columbus will be laid off over the next three months. No reason for the layoffs was given.
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Columbus
C. J. Gallant
North American Aviation, Inc
Music Director Mutchler Dies in Miami at 68
Erdell T. Mutchler, 68, former music director for Barnum and Bailey and Ringling Bros. circuses, died Thursday in Miami Florida. He was born in Wellsville Ohio Columbiana County.
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Miami
Fla
Erdell T. Mutchler
Barnum and Bailey and
Ringling Bros. Circus
Wellsville
Ohio
Columbiana County
McClellan Pushes Probe Into Government Contractors
Senator McClellan cited evidence to push criminal prosecutions of past and present government contractors. He asked the Justice Department to review a transcript of public hearings. Sol O. Schlessinger of Ideal Uniform Cap Co. refused to surrender financial records after being barred from new contracts. Lt. Col. Weeks testified that 30.18 percent of caps inspected for the Air Force were defective.
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Washington
Sol O. Schlessinger
Ideal Uniform Cap Co
Freeport
N.Y
James B. Weeks
Air Force Clothing
Shelby
Ohio
Schlessinger
Air Force
TV in classrooms and a bustling Sunday Messenger
The Sunday Messenger previews its TV teaching stories by Jack Ryan and a stack of features in the Sunday magazines section. The issue also teases Foster care stories, a bus Stop cartoon, teen eating trends, a character quiz, parlor tricks and lamps. Sports notes highlight the basketball season's climax with area teams and opponents.
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Jack Ryan
Sunday Messenger
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Yugoslavia Abandons Tito Visit to Washington
Belgrade announced President Tito will not visit the United States for now. Government spokesman Branko Draskovic said US Yugoslavia talks on a Washington trip had been planned but are delayed by US conditions and atmosphere amid congressional opposition.
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United States
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Washington
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R-Wis
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
House
Eisenhower
Harbor Tug Strikes Quiet New York Harbor
Tug crews along the East Coast and Great Lakes strike over wages and conditions. Four thousand workers in New York Harbor halted operations, threatening fuel oil coal and some food moves. The two year contract for Local 333 United Marine Division of the NMU expired at midnight as mediators met with officials from MTTEA and shipowners.
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East Coast
Great Lakes
New York Harbor
Manhattan
Staten Island
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National Maritime Union
Marine Towing and Transportation Employers Assn
Andrew Rauber Dies at 66 on Hocking County Farm
Logan Ohio Andrew Rauber 66 a fourth generation farmer on the same Hocking County farm died Thursday evening at his Washington Township home. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at St Matthew Lutheran Church with calling hours at Heinlein Funeral Home Logan.
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Andrew Rauber
Hocking County
Washington Township
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Heinlein
Smuggler Sentenced for Orange Juice Heroin Run
Elizabeth McCoy, 23, arrested last November for attempting to smuggle heroin to a jailed man in a container of orange juice, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in Marysville Reformatory.
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Toledo
Ohio
Elizabeth McCoy
Marysville Reformatory
Funeral home worker accused of forging $270 check
In Columbus a 49 year old employee of a suburban Bexley funeral home, Andrew C Straley, was accused by his foster father on Thursday of forgery. He faces a charge of forging a check for 270 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bexley
Andrew C. Straley
Democrat Hits Salary Hikes In Ohio Cabinet Posts
Ohio Democratic chairman William L. Coleman charged Governor C. William O'Neill with hypocrisy for seeking higher salaries for cabinet officers while criticizing wage costs. Coleman argued the proposed raises attract capable people, yet current appointees earn below the old scale and lack indicated competence.
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Cleveland
William O’neill
William L. Coleman
Coleman
O'Neill
Robbers Strike Libbey-Owens-Ford Credit Union in Toledo
In Toledo four heavily armed men robbed the Libbey-Owens-Ford employee federal credit union this morning, taking about $50,000. Albert Gottfried, the credit union manager, reported the heist to police.
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Toledo, Ohio
Libbey-Owens-Ford Employee Federal Credit Union
Albert Gottfried
Heiress Fredericka Sigrist Elopes to Dominican Republic
British 17 year old heiress Fredericka Sigrist elopes with Gregg Juarez interior decorator of New York escaping detectives hired by her mother. She arrives in Ciudad Trujillo after flying from Port au Prince while her fortune of 20 million dollars awaits her when she turns 21. The inheritance comes from her late father, a jet engine designer.
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Gregg Juarez
New York
Fredericka
Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Toll of Flood Dead Up As Rainfall Continues
The death toll rises in Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia as heavy rains fuel one of the worst Appalachian floods. President Eisenhower declares Kentucky damaged. disaster requests cover six counties. Red Cross allocates 0.5 million for three states as new warnings reach Tennessee North Carolina and Georgia.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Eisenhower
Thomas B. Stanley
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Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
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North Carolina
Georgia
Warrior River
Alabama
Pathologist Refutes Bedwell Confession In Grimes Sisters Case
Dr. Walter Camp says exhaustively tested bodies of Barbara and Patricia Grimes indicate death likely occurred night of December 28, the night they vanished. He sees two options and questions the confession’s reliability in the habeas corpus hearing for Edward Bedwell. The judge and state suggest murder could not be charged without a proven cause of death.
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Patricia
Alvil Lit Luiliec
Robert Cooney
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Wilbert Crowley
Cooney
Camp
Crowley
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Paris
Tenn
Bedwell
Butler May Resign Over Dnc Meeting
Oklahoma Democrat national committeeman Jim Arrington says National Chairman Paul Butler is expected to resign when the Democratic National Committee meets in San Francisco February 14 to 16.
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Oklahoma City
Jim Arrington
Oklahoma
Paul Butler
San Francisco
Midwest leaders push for higher farm income measures
A Midwest coalition of labor, farm and municipal leaders on Thursday proposed expanded income supports for farmers. They urged increased acreage allotments and 90 percent parity on grains as key elements.
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Washington
Ohio railroads win 5 percent passenger fare boost
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission authorized five railroads to raise passenger fares by 5 percent and granted similar requests by four more. Freight railroads may increase rates by 7 percent on 10 days' notice. The actions follow Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The five carriers granted the rise are Chesapeake & Ohio, New York Central, Norfolk & Western, Pennsylvania, and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie. Applications by Erie, Wabash, Baltimore & Ohio, and New York, Chicago & St. Louis are pending.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
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New York Central
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Erie, Wabash
Baltimore & Ohio
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Five Day Forecast: Temperatures Below Normal Across Regions
The outlook shows temperatures averaging 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs around 34 to 38 and lows 19 to 24. Colder conditions expected Saturday and Sunday with gradual warming. Precipitation near half an inch, with rain or snow on Saturday, and again around Monday and Wednesday.
SEC Seeks Details On Crowell Collier Bond Issue
The SEC summoned Crowell Collier Publications director R. Carl Chandler to describe his role in a four million dollar bond issue in 1955 56. He becomes the fifth witness in an inquiry into allegations that Crowell Collier misrepresented the bond as private.
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Crowell- Collier Publications Company
R. Carl Chandler
Chandler
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Crowell-Collier
Hungarians Relocated to Camp Kilmer Resettlement Center
More than 24 100 Hungarian refugees have entered the resettlement center at Camp Kilmer in New Jersey as the camp remains a reactivated Army facility.
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Kilmer
Mrs Wilson Defends Husband After President’s Criticism
Mrs Charles E Wilson, wife of Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson, denounces President Eisenhower’s remarks as uncalled for. She defends her husband, praising his work and saying the President should support him instead of commenting on others. Her son Edward calls her a lioness when loved ones are attacked.
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Charles E. Wilson
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
National Guard
Edward E. Wilson
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