World War II B24 bomber found in Libyan Sahara desert
A 16 year mystery ends as a WWII B24 bomber with nine crew is discovered in Libya's Sahara 380 miles south of Bengazi. The plane remains largely intact with working radio and water bottles, while no sign of the crew is found. Pentagon confirms serial numbers and identifies the crew and next of kin.
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Bengazi
Naples
Italy
Desert
Civilization
Pentagon
The
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Buford L. Moore
Portsmouth
Ohio
War Department
Mediterranean
U.S. Air Force
Authorities Hopeful as A-Test Talks Begin
Washington reports cautious optimism as Geneva talks on halting atmospheric and underground nuclear tests resume with the Soviet Union. The German foreign ministers meeting continues amid mutual denouncements while no summit package is expected yet. Khrushchev signals new scientific studies on high altitude detection and inspection terms remain central to the negotiations.
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U.S
Geneva
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Paratrooper Killed as Army Maneuvers End at Fort Bragg
At Fort Bragg North Carolina two paratroopers jumped in the Dark Cloud Pine Cone II exercise. Sgt Franklin N Defazio died when both his chutes failed to open. Fellow paratrooper Willie Gray 18 of Brooklyn New York was entangled but rescued. Defazio was a native of Louisville Kentucky leaving a widow and infant daughter. In Des Moines the 21st Hawkeye Boys State sponsored by the American Legion will be held June 7 13 with 720 Iowa high school juniors slated to attend.
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Franklin N. Defazio
Willie Gray
Gray
Brooklyn
N.Y
Defazio
Louisville
Des Moines
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American Legion
Iowa
Has Baby Then Gets Her Degree
Joyce Saunders gave birth May 18 during her medical exams at the Medical College of Virginia while her husband Grier completed economics finals at the University of Richmond. She graduated Sunday. he graduates Monday.
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Richmond, Va
Joyce Saunders
Grier
University of Richmond
Mrs. Saunders
Susan Elizabeth Saunders
Former GIs revisit D-Day shores on 15th anniversary
Veterans led by Edward Green return to Omaha and Utah beaches in France to recall D-Day meeting scenes and battles. Soldiers walk the coast where improvised harbors and pill boxes once stood as memorial services honor the 10,724 casualties including 2,132 dead across the 30 mile invasion coast.
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Omaha Beach
France
Normandy
Edward Green
Elizabeth City
N.C
Green
U.S
Omaha
Utah
Returns to U after Calling of the Lord
Boston AP E Arthur Bonney returns to Johns Hopkins University for a summer stint as an aeronautical engineer after leaving 13 years at the Applied Physics Laboratory to study divinity. He received the Navy Meritorious Public Service citation for leading the aerodynamic design of the Terrier guided missile.
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E. Arthur Bonney
Johns Hopkins University
Navy
Bonney
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins
Gordon Divinity School
Beverly Farms
Mass
Genovese Free on 150000 Bail After Appeal
Vito Genovese, 61, reputed crime boss from Atlantic Highlands New Jersey, posted a 150000 bail in federal court Friday and walked out smiling. He had been in the federal House of Detention since April 17 pending appeal of a narcotics conspiracy conviction with 14 others. he received 15 years and a 20000 dollar fine.
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New York
Vito Genovese
Genovese
Atlantic Highlands
N.J
Federal District Court
Federal House of Detention
Money Vanishes From Armored Truck In Los Angeles
FBI probes missing 113200 from Bank of America armored truck after five of 17 stops were left unguarded. Deliverymen Weiss and Kitchen tested by lie detector. banks and businesses may hold the missing cash until found. FDIC-insured funds, investigators review each stop on route.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Bank of America
Louis Weiss
Bob Kitchen
Slauson Avenue
Strife in Kentucky Coal Fields Claims Miner Life
A state trooper killed coal miner Bobby Jenkins Jr. during a confrontation amid a 12 week strike over United Mine Workers demands. Chester Blair was wounded while a nonunion trucker group faced sniper fire near Sassafras and Kodak Coal Co. in Perry County. The clash highlights ongoing violence as the union seeks higher pay and union rules.
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Kentucky
Bobby Jenkins Jr
United Mine Workers
Chester Blair
Sassafrass
Kodak Coal Co
Perry County
James Maggard
Kodak
Maggard
Stamper Collins
Union
UMW
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