Crash of Cloudmaster jet kills 52 near Cairo
A Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux jet crashed outside Cairo while on a Saigon to Paris flight. Fifty two French or Vietnamese passengers perished. Six crew and six passengers injured, including two children. Captain Charles Billet seriously hurt. Flight reported engine failure before attempting a desert landing. Egyptian army officers and airport officials described a burned wreckage and a survivable crew report of two engines failing. An inquiry commission was convened by the Egyptian government.
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Cairo
Paris
Charles Billet
Saigon
Army
Transport Aeriens Intercontinenaux
Sen
Karachi
Pars
Judd
Trans World Airlines
New York
Jury Recalls Murder Probe in Wheeling Boy Slaying
Prosecutor Joseph A. Gompers plans to indict the 14 year old Williams twins Thomas Jr and Joseph before a grand jury in the slaying of 9 year old David Powell. The boy was found Feb 10 bludgeoned in a coal cellar on Wheeling Island. Evidence includes blood stains on fungarees matched to one twin.
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Wnesuny
W.va
Joseph A. Gomers
Williams
Thomas, Jr
Joseph
Ohio County
Wheeling
Yearold David Powell
Wheeling Island
Reece Bi
Charleston
Gompers
Student Faces Murder Rap in Night Club Killing
Gregory M. Dellipizzi, 25, a West Virginia medical student, is charged with murder in the death of Bethlehem Steel metallurgist Jack Richard Wick, 53. Police say Dellipizzi followed Wick from a nightclub to a hotel and struck him, causing a skull fracture. The dancer allegedly involved shares the same address as Dellipizzi.
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Baltimore
Wick
Delli Pizzi
Defeat Comes To Adenauer in Ruhr Valley Power Shift
Konrad Adenauer faced a political setback as his party lost control in North Rhine Westphalia. State Premier Karl Arnold was toppled by a nonconfidence vote from a coalition of right wing and center parties. Socialist Fritz Steinhof replaced Arnold, diminishing Adenauer’s influence in the upper house and potentially blocking his rearmament plan.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Dover
Ruhr Valey
North Rhine-West- Sala
Adenauer
Karl Arnold
Unus
Ruhr
Arnold
Christian Democratic Union
Fritz , Steinhof
North Rhine-Westphalia
Stassen Predicts U S Perfects Missile First
Harold Stassen, presidential assistant for armament, told a Newsmen panel that the United States will be the first nation to perfect a long range guided missile. He predicted Britain would do so before Russia, and that even after missile perfection manned aircraft would remain the more important weapon.
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Philadelphia
United States
Harold Stassen
Qisarmament
Great Britain
Russia
Stassen
Bulletin
Ohio Traffic Deaths Rise Ten Percent in 1955
Columbus reports Ohio traffic fatalities climbed 10 percent from 1954 to 2067 deaths, the highest since 1941, with 70848 injuries and an average of 396 accidents per day. The study notes 184 more deaths than 1954 and 30.9 million dollars in property losses amid 4.5 million car miles traveled daily.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of High
Lars
A.C. Felty
Eisenhower hinted as Republicans weigh another bid
The assured Press York City Republic reports Ike risks his life if he seeks a second term. Indiana Republicans rallied in Indianapolis to sign a petition placing Eisenhower in the May 5 presidential primary. Stanley M. Isaacs called a renewed run dangerous and urged not to risk, predicting a likely early announcement after Washington.
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York City
Todiana
Indianapolis
Eisenhower
Stanley M. Isaacs
Veader
New York
Isaacs
Nixon
Indiana
George N. Craig
Washington
Ohio Nears Flood Crests
The U S Weather Bureau predicts the Ohio River will stay just under flood stages at Portsmouth and Cincinnati and rise to about 50.2 feet at Cincinnati with Louisville cresting around 29.2 feet. The river is forecast to reach 47 feet at Portsmouth tonight and is not expected to cause significant damage at Louisville.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Portsmouth
Cincinnati
Louisville
Saint
George Widens Probe of Campaign Offer
Washington report outlines a Senate committee led by Senator George of Georgia revealing a new public hearing on a $2500 campaign fund offer to Senator Case during the gas bill debate. George announced the group will exit and narrow the investigation scope.
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Washington
Senate
Seaater George
D-Ga
Senator Case
George
Wanted 25 Craftsman Saws Ad Sparks Overwhelming Interest
Mr. Lewis Weatherby of 98 W State Street reports an avalanche of calls from the above ad claiming a sale of 25 saws is easily achievable. The note touts strong response to classified style titles and urges readers to try similar ads for sales and help.
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Mitre Evuge
Lewis Weatherby
W. State Street
Soviet Union embraces massive retaliation doctrine
Moscow reports show Marshal Zhukov announcing a shift to massive retaliation as the new Red military doctrine. He condemns U S blocs and warns that any atomic strike will be met with equal or greater force. Molotov adds warnings on Asia, Europe, and German rearmament shaping conflict risks.
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Soviet Union
Georgi K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Molotov
Asia
Ice Covered Europe Faces Hunger Amid Deep Freeze
Amid a brutal winter, Europe endures famine scare as northern villagers stay indoors. The Seine and Thames freeze, potato prices surge, and rail routes freeze with roads and schools hit by cold. France reports vast crop losses, while Turkey and Yugoslavia face floods and livestock die-offs.
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Siva
Seine
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Thames
Windsor Castle
Rome
North Sea
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France
Turkey
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Yugoslavia
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Germany
Greece
Holland
Austria
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Poland
Norway
West Germany
Weser
Rhine
Oberwesel
Bingen
Andre Dullin
Four Soldiers Die in Crash Near Stafford Virginia
Four soldiers died and eight were critically injured when a southbound bus collided head on with their car near Stafford Virginia. Police said the bus passengers were asleep or dozing. only one sustained serious shock. All four fatalities were stationed at Fort Belvoir.
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Stapford
Virginia
Willis Hardiman
U x
Hardiman
Fort Belvoir
Weekend Traffic Toll Below Average Despite Fatal Crash
Ohio roads marked a weekend toll of 10 deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, slightly under the usual level. Among the incidents was a two car collision near Toledo that claimed a 69 year old woman and a 16 year old boy. In Peru Indiana three Ohioans were found dead near a Piper Racer wreckage.
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Toledo
Peru
Ind
Pro Western Karamanlis Leads Narrow Greek Win
Pro Western supporters of Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis captured parliament but trailed in popular votes by a margin of eight seats as returns from Greece's parliamentary election showed a close contest with a Red-tinged opposition.
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Greece
Constantine Karamanlis
Plans To Stop Race Unity Show No Halt
Catholic lawmakers move to prevent integration in Louisiana Catholic schools despite Archbishop Rummel’s pastoral letter calling segregation morally wrong. Six page letter read in 120 archdiocese churches signals intent to end segregation once a study is finished, with no firm date, while Rep Gravelet vows to press plans to restore parochial schools under 1954 segregation laws when the May legislature convenes.
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Louisiana
Plaquemines Parish
Loui
Graham Says Christianity Is Global Not Western Led
Billy Graham argued Christianity should transcend national origins and be led locally. He urged mission effort shift toward India Philippines Japan and Korea becoming missionary driven within their own regions. In Brazil rebels attempted a remote airfield uprising as government troops proceeded to quell the revolt.
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Billy Graham
Sham
India
Philippines
Japan
Korea
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Amazon Country
GOP Backers Await Eisenhower's Answer
In MUMMADVILLE Ga atmosphere of expectancy grows as President Eisenhower nears a decision on seeking re election. Supporters hope he will run and help GOP candidates win. The president is expected to announce plans around March 1, with no ruling out of any earlier or later move.
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Rmumadville
Secretary of the Treasury
Aphrey
Scott Hotel
Tank Deal Tests U S Ties With Israel and Saudi Arabia
President Eisenhower ordered 18 Mal Walker Bulldog tanks shipped to Saudi Arabia amid a widening Middle East arms policy debate. The State Department weighs what to tell Israel about an 80 million dollar arms request and what to tell Congress regarding the tanks-for-Arabia deal. The James Monroe carried the tanks from New York as U S embargos and policy shifts drew sharp commentary from lawmakers. Ohio State University gains a Ford Foundation grant for international studies summer programs.
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Eisenhower
Saudi Arabia
State Department
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D-Ga
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Unite States
Agai
Egypt
Gamal Abdelt
Cairo
Nasser
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Middle East
U.S
James Monroe
New York
Jone
U. S. Air Force Base
Dhahran
Olumbus— Sm
Ohio State University
Ford Foundation
Jie Bere
Air Force Chief Minimizes Atomic Missiles Threat
Secretary Quarles dismissed the idea that atomic missiles dramatically change warfare noting they do not kill you more than planes with atomic bombs. He argued a 1500 mile Russian missile would not shift the world balance and questioned Russia possessing such a weapon. A Boston mayor cited a Washington talk claiming Russians have an atomic missile that could render civil defense obsolete.
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Air Force
Quarles
Omics
Clites
United States
America
Russia
John B. Hynes
Boston
Hynes
Penta
Westinghouse Seeks All-Out Peace Through Mediation Aid
Washington reports an all-out peace bid in the Westinghouse electrical strike dispute. labor experts and government mediators join David L. Cole and former NLB chair George W. Taylor to resolve a four-month standoff that idles about 59,000 workers. The IUE seeks a 15-cent hourly raise, while Westinghouse pushes a new five-year pact with staged pay increases and pension improvements.
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Ruecuric Corp
David L. Cole
Paterson
Service
Federal Mediation Service
Fort
West
George W. Taylor
National Labor Board
Westinghouse
IUE
General Electric Co
Westingoowe
New York Actor Forgets Self Ad-Libs During TV Mob Scene
An actor on a television melodrama forgot himself in a tense mob scene and ad-libbed profane lines. The script had Lloyd Bridges telling the crowd they were bullies and pigs, but he added a couple of expletives in the moment.
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York
Lloyd Bridges
Reds Refuse U S Balloons Explanation
The Soviet Union rejected the U S explanation that seized balloons over Soviet territory were for weather data. A diplomatic note to Ambassador Johlen dismissed the balloons as not matching Soviet equipment studies and noted U S measures to halt further flights. The United States ordered the balloons removed for study to determine if they crossed into Soviet air space.
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Moscow
Wni
Soviet Union
United States
Charles E. Johlen
U. S
Police Raid Red Party in Cleveland Home
Police interrupted a private Cleveland party and found several left wingers present. Albert Bethencourt, 36, charged with illegal sale of liquor. His wife Lucille, 28, of Lorain, convicted in USS District Court of conspiring to advocate violent overthrow of the federal government. Two others arrested on liquor possession and assault charges. Wilson said access to the party was easy. Officers cited funds for appeals planned for Mrs Bethencourt and five other Communists.
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Theodore B. Wilson
Albert Bethencourt
Lucille
Lorain
USS
Wilson
Bethen
Cause Is Probed After Marine Plane Crash
Investigators seek cause of a military transport plane crash southeast of Oakland killing all Marines aboard. At El Toro Marine Air Station near Santa Ana California officers work to confirm the manifest as a mistaken death list from the Department of Defense caused confusion for families receiving notice. A corrected death list was released from Camp Pendleton early Sunday.
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Here
el Toro Marine Air Station
Santa Ana
California
Alameda Naval Air Station
Department of Defense
Washington
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
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