Cab crash at Fairchild kills many in B-36s crash
A B 36 bomber from Fairchild Air Force Base crashed during takeoff near Spokane Washington early today killing 18 to 45 aboard and injuring or trapping others. Witnesses say the plane built up a low climb then plunged and exploded as wing tanks detonated in a farm country stretch east of the base.
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Geiger Field
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State Patrol
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Sitheir
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Officers face possible court martial at Mather Field
At Mather Air Force Base near here six officers face preliminary charges of direct disobedience for refusing to fly amid an investigation into a broader Air Force discipline case. Capt Jerome M Schechter of Springfield New Jersey and five other lieutenants from Pennsylvania South Carolina Ohio and New Jersey were reassigned to ground duty as a board of officers studies the legality and penalties, which could include dismissal and up to six months confinement.
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Mather Air Force Base
Here
Mathur Field
Jerome M. Schechter
Springfield
N. J
Community events and notices from area churches and schools
A jumble of local notices lists a 7 pm Brotherhood dinner meeting at Presbyterian Church with speaker Fred am, and a 7:30 pm Lutheran Brotherhood gathering today. Other items mention a Houston Rice Hotel event, a Mobile X-ray unit in Baytown, tax and school meetings, and various social updates, lessons, and community happenings with names like Gipany, Woodruff, Johnson, and others.
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Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood
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Fred Am
Taft Eisenhower Fortunes At Stake In New Jersey Vote
In Newark New Jersey voters begin a pivotal presidential primary as Taft and Eisenhower fight for momentum. Kefauver runs Democratic side, with Driscoll backing Eisenhower and Stassen on the Republican ballot.
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Eisenhower
New Jersey
Newark
N.S
Minnesota
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Alfred. B. Driscoll
Dris_call
Ohio
Driscoll
New Hampshire
Dairyman slain by mystery explosion near town
Childress dairyman James Hoyt Hill, 40, was killed when an explosion ripped through his pickup cab as he stepped on the starter. Parts scattered for 300 feet, a cab section tore into his house. Investigators found improvised wiring from the truck generator suggesting a homemade bomb. Fire spread, Hill burned, deputies sought demolition experts from Fort Sill to determine exact cause.
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Childress
James Hoyt Hill
Hill
Kermit Waters
Roy Hassell
Fort. Sill
Okiz
Atom Blast Due Today in Las Vegas to Albuquerque flight ban
A second atomic blast was expected today between Las Vegas and Albuquerque. The Civil Aeronautics Administration warned aircraft from 12,050 to 14,000 feet to avoid the area from 4 am to 2:30 pm for safety. Spectators, including soldiers and sailors, lined up to witness the event, though they would not participate.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Albuquerque
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Frenchman's Flat
Yucca Flat
Bandits Rob Paris Armored Truck In Broad Daylight
Five gunmen hijacked an armored truck on Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth near Place de la Republique in Paris, taking about 74 thousand dollars in gold and currency. They exchanged shots with police as bystanders watched, then transferred roughly 306 pounds of ingots to a nearby car before fleeing.
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Place de la Republique
Flood Fears Grow as Missouri River Flood Bites Eight States
In eight flood drenched states, more than 65 000 people are homeless as the Missouri River crest floods towns from Sloan and Whiting to Sioux City. St Paul and Winona face the Mississippi surge toward the south with thousands displaced. Iowa and South Dakota receive $250 000 each for emergency relief as Lt Gen Pick surveys the stricken area.
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Missouri Valley
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Winona
Minn
Red Cross
Hannital
Atidwest
Read Cross
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Sloan
Whiting
Onadwa
Blencoe
Mondamin
Sioux’ City
Mississippi
St. Pauk
Minnesota
St Paul
Truman
Washington
South Dakota
Hill Terrace awaits phone service expansion decision
Hill Terrace residents on Highway 146 seek telephone service and urge the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to install telephones or explain delays. City officials press for a firm answer as the company studies information and contemplates a $200,000 expansion.
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Hill Terrace
Highway 146
W.W. Hunt
Southwestern Associated ‘Telephone Company
New Addition
D. Middleton
Roy Autry
Dallas
Middleton
Hunt
Middleon
Truman Signs Jap Treaty to End Occupation and Extend Powers
President Truman signed the Japanese peace treaty and related defense pacts with Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Japan. He also extended some war powers to June 1. The treaty ends seven years of occupation, establishes Japan as a free nation, and sets defense accords to take effect upon ratifications and exchanges.
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Truman
Japan
Family of Free Nations
Philippines
New Zealand
Australia
Canberra
Phillippines
Baytown Police Issue Numerous Traffic Tickets and Vagrancy Arrests
Baytown police issued twenty seven overparking tickets and six moving violation charges in a shift without overtime. Six people were arrested for vagrancy and drunkenness. Corporation Court Judge McCatlough fined three men fifteen dollars each for drunk charges. one pleaded not guilty and will be tried later. A woman charged with being drunk was released.
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Baytown
McCatlough
Jersey operators reach wage deal as Western Electric strike drags on
New Jersey Bell operators signed a wage pact offering weekly increases from 4 to 40 dollars and fringe benefits, but they will not return to work while Western Electric picket lines and disputes persist. CWA chief Beirne called the settlement a potential step toward ending the nationwide telephone strike affecting 43 states and Washington, with continued picketing at major exchanges and further talks planned in New York.
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New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Western Electric
New Jersey
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Co
District of Columbia
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
California
Bell Laboratories
Western
Michigan
Ohio
CWA
New Jersey Bell
Stallworth Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy At Local Hospital
Robert E. Tee's High School athletic director Dan Stallworth had an emergency appendectomy at Lillie-Doke Hospital around noon today. He was resting easily this afternoon after the procedure.
Seaman Freed After Bond In Minor Molestation Case
Police released LeRoy Ross after he posted a $15 cash bond on a charge of molester of a minor. The 3-year-old suspect, identified as from Mound Valley Kansas, reportedly accosted a 16-year-old at Brunson Theatre and fled when threatened with police. The case was tied to a vagancy charge to keep him from town. Judge McCullough criticized the low bail and noted the bond may be forfeited.
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G. Ballen
GC. T. Freeman
LeRoy Ross
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Brunson
WW. R. Montgomery
Cleve Dickens
McKee
Corporation Court
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BeA Proposal Seeks 285 Teachers Pay Rise in Baytown
Baytown school trustees study a Welfare Committee BEA proposal for 285 teachers at about 13 percent average increase, costing roughly 110000 yearly. Starting pay would rise to 3060, top scale to 3296, with boosts for advanced study and service years, while tenure limits and a 200 cost of living bonus are discussed.
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A. R. Stark
Yeu
Baytown Education Association
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Glen S. Schreiner
Welfare Committee
Schreiner
Sher 1
Childres
Childress
Texas Star Teachers Association
Edythe Musick
Harry Hartman
George Gentry
Gentry
Stark
BEF
Fourth Candidate Enters Baytown School Board Race
C M Gartman 36 a General Tire employee of 300 North Seventh file for the May 3 election as a fourth candidate for the two board seats. Incumbents James J Hutson and Harry F Hartman hold Spots one and two. Edward J Sawberger Jr and Hartman were assigned spots three and four on the ballot. Gartman cites broad voter choice and local children in school as motive. Sawberger, 28, with two children, runs for his third campaign.
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Baytown
C. M. Gartman
General Tire and Rubber Co
North Seventh
Gariman
Tames
J. Hutson
Harry F. Hartman
Edward J. Sawberger Jr
Hartman
Gartman
General Tire-print
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Gine
in_Lee
Calvin
Sawberger
Sunior High Sch
Ex Trustees to Receive Certificates for Service to Community
Baytown School District will honor former trustees with lifetime certificates of appreciation valid for all school events. Superintendent George H. Gentry proposed presenting them at a public ceremony, possibly at June graduation, and debated extending free admission to football games and season tickets. Some trustees warned of possible criticism and questioned the extent of free access.
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Baytown
George H. Gentry
Gentry
Theo Wilbur
Vnok
Jay
Barry
Hartman
Lee Choir Concert Set
The Roberts Lee Choir will present its annual spring concert in Lee College Auditorium at 7 30 pm Thursday. No admission charged. Director T F Seale announced with Jackie Robertson as student conductor. The program opens sacred with Easter numbers and features solos by Barbara Whitesides Marilyn Padgett and Bennie Middaugh. A duet by Eleanor Grigg and Middaugh and a sextet will perform after intermission before popular blues numbers.
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Lee College
T. F. Seale
Jackie Robertson
Barbara Whitesides
Mary, Hinson
MaryIford
Betty Ann Ley Blanc
Normagene Lauland
Dolly Barker
Eleanor Grigg
Marilyn Padgett
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Lee Choir
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Schools Receive Bids On Sidewalk Construction
The building committee received bids from three firms for sidewalk work along E. Lee Drive. Brown and Root bid 5487, Pruett Estate 5278, and RF Stipe 71425. Committee reviews unit bids for excavation and overall work to determine a contract.
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