Crew of 6 Rides Crippled Bomber to Safe Landing
A six man Air Force crew rode a crippled RB47 bomber to Forbes Air Force Base after two hours of testing at 15 000 feet. The engine failed and a wing ripped but the crew chose to land the aircraft at 11 27 p m. Pilot Lt Frank Hicks and commander Maj Lewis Chase led the descent as Col James Johnson praised their calm under danger.
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Forbes Air Force Base
Maj. Lewis
Chase
Gallitzin
Col
James K. Johnson
55Th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
Air Force
Lewis D. Chase
Ottawa
Kans
AP Photofax
Exposed A Plant Workers Show No Outward Effects
Eight atomic plant workers exposed accidentally to a radiation overdose at a Oak Ridge plant show no outward illness. AEC specialists report the men are confined to rooms but walking, with bone marrow damage in five. Observation to continue at least two weeks.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Golf Leisure on Lake Victoria Shores
In British East Africa near Lake Victoria swanky golf courses line the shore. A player may lift a ball from a hippopotamus footprint without penalty as implied by local course etiquette.
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Lake Victoria
British East Africa
Irish monks founded Iceland in 875, colonization begun
A historical note states Iceland was first settled by Irish monks in 875, marking the start of colonization. The claim highlights early transatlantic monastic activity and the origins of Icelandic settlement patterns.
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Iceland
Michigan dedicates Mighty Mac Mackinac Bridge opening event
Michigan began a three day celebration to dedicate the Mackinac Bridge the longest and costliest suspension span in the world joining Michigan's two peninsulas at the Straits of Mackinac. The Mighty Mac spans 7,400 feet and cost 100 million dollars with parade fireworks and speeches by Summerfield Brucker Williams and others.
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Straits OF Mackinac Bridge
Mich
Michigan
Straits of Mackinac
Lakes Michigan
Huron
Burdick Says Estranged Wife Can Return Home Any Time
Washington AP. Rep. Asher Burdick says his estranged wife Jean Rodgers Burdick can return to his home anytime. He asked a North Dakota court to dismiss his suit to annul their marriage, while she seeks maintenance and says she was ejected from his residence. He was recovering from a fall and said he would support her and her son but objects to court-set support amounts.
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Burdick
Washington
Asher L. Burdick
R-Nd
Cass County District Court
North Dakota
Jean Rodgers Burdick
North Dakota Republican
Jean Rodgers
Arlington, Va
Virginia
Weather snapshot of US and Canada cities
Weather listing shows city by city conditions with temperatures and skies. Multiple locations across the US and Canada report varied conditions from cloudy to clear with a mix of cities including Fargo Rapid City Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg Albany and more.
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Fargo
Rapid City
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Winnipeg
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fort Worth
Helena
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland
Ore
Adams Faces Pressure as Adversaries Favor Exit Plans
Republicans debate Sherman Adams staying at the White House amid questions over accepted favors from Bernard Goldfine. Eisenhower signals reliance on Adams, while strategists prepare to pivot in congressional campaigns to blunt corruption attacks. Regulatory officials deny Goldfine benefited from Adams' calls.
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Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Goldfine
Congress
Airliner and Navy plane narrowly miss midair above airport
An American Airlines DC7 with 44 aboard and a Navy AD6 nearly collided 5300 feet above Municipal Airport. Captain Ted Kasper of Grapevine Texas piloted the airliner shortly after takeoff for Dallas. Navy pilot Lt E V Thomas said he turned away when the other craft appeared over the DC7. Bad weather blocked radio contact with the control tower, delaying the Navy flight from Norfolk Virginia which aimed for Scott Air Force Base near Belleville Illinois. The DC7 continued to Dallas.
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ST. Louis
American Airlines
Municipal
Ted Kasper
Grapevine
Tex
Dallas
E. V. Thomas
Thomas
Norfolk
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Fairmont Rejects School Bond Issue
Voters in Fairmont Minnesota rejected a proposed 488000 bond issue to add 20 classrooms to two grade schools. The special election result was 664 to 461 against the securities.
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Fairmont, Minn
Fairmont
Singer Roberta Linn in Critical Condition
Hollywood AP reports singer Roberta Linn is critically ill after a Sunday hospitalization for a respiratory infection. Linn, formerly bandleader Lawrence Welk's Champagne Lady, remains in hospital as doctors monitor her condition.
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Roberta Linn
Hollywood
Miss Linn
Lawrence Welk
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