Varig airliner crashes in Brazil killing 40
A Varig Line twin engined airliner crashed and burned at Bage in southern Brazil killing all 35 passengers and five crew members. The flight from Livramento to Porto Alegre carried 17 passengers from Livramento and 18 from Bage. Fire started after takeoff and the pilot tried to return to land as officials from the Civil Aeronautics Board traveled to the scene.
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Porto Alegre
Brazil
Bage
Varig Line
Livramento
Bor
Der
Midway Point
Liberation Salsandos da Cunha
Cul
Ture
Rio Grande Do Sul
Yarig
Brazilian Civil Aeronautics Board
Rio de Janeiro
Here
Fatal Stabbing After Oakland Driver Dispute
An argument after a near collision escalated into a knife and bottle attack in Oakland. Clarence Grilho, 25, died at Kaiser hospital. Tommy Johnson, 21, was jailed for investigation of murder. Four others were injured including Francis Grilho, Glen Jenkins, and Kaiser. Police say Johnson warned he would return with friends and did.
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Oakland
Calif
John Connolly
Tommy We
Cal Johnson
Connolly
Johnson
San Pablo Ave
Clarence
Kaiser
Glen Jenkins
Francis Grilho
Rll
Grilho Brothers
Jenkins
Ewing
Clarence Grilho
Herrick Hospital
Grilho
Hopsital
Kingston Manager Forced to Aid Thief in $25,000 Heist
In Kingston Ontario a Loblaw's manager Harold B. Gilroy was forced at gunpoint to help two armed robbers loot the store safe. They took over $25,000 in cash and $2,300 in checks, with most money hidden in a car seat before police escorts and a return to the store. Gilroy later freed himself and alerted police.
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Kingston
Ont
Harold B. Gilroy
Loblaw’s
Gilroy
President Returns To Washington From Farm
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower drive from Gettysburg to the White House covering 84 miles in 2 hours 15 minutes. The trip matches last Friday’s time, runs through Sunday traffic, and follows prior fast rides that prompted a speed limit order for the White House limousine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Secret Service
Gunmen invade pinochle party in rural Washington killing one
In southeastern Washington near the Oregon line two gunmen invaded a Valley Chapel home during a pinochle game. Charles Buckley 66 of Milton Freewater was killed and Robert Follett 65 was wounded while grappling with the intruders. suspects described as 35 to 40 years old fled after firing two pistols.
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Walla Walla
Washington
Charles Buckley
Milton-Freewater
Robert Follett
Follett
Valley Chapel
Oregon State Line
Buckley Erell
First Iranian Oil Reaches Israel
The Kern Hills, a 10,441-ton American tanker, anchored at Eilat and began pumping Iranian oil into Israeli tanks. Israeli soldiers guarded the operation as U N Emergency Force troops monitored the Strait of Tiran. Captain Glenn E Moseley said pumping 1 000 tons of fuel oil and 15 500 tons of crude oil would take 36 hours before the ship sails to Djibouti for orders. The vessel, under Israeli ownership and Delek Fuel Co charter, is expected to return for more oil to supply Israel.
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Eilat
Israel
Ern Hills
Aqaba Gulf
Bilat
Kern Hills
U.S
Co Gulf
Tirem Strait
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Sinai
Saudi Arabia
Glenn E. Moseley
Moseley
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Persian Gulf
Delek Fuel ‘Co
New York
40000 Catholics March In Prayer Parade
Forty thousand Roman Catholic men marched silently through London in a prayer parade protesting persecution of Christians. The crowd included Polish Hungarian Russian Czech and other European exile representatives.
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London
Congress Ike Argue Politely Over Budget
In Richmond on April 7 the John B. Cary third graders publish the 3-Hi-Times with a story about President Eisenhower and Congress debating a large budget. The report notes a polite back and forth over who should cut it and that the budget remains unchanged.
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Richmond
John B. Cary
Hi-Times
Eisenhower
Congress
Coneven
Pta
Jon Pass
Uck
Enue
Reuther criticizes world leaders and labor unity
Walter P. Reuther denounced free world leadership for misunderstanding war and peace and urged labor to lead against Communist tyranny. He cited Dulles, McCarthy and the AFL CIO merger issues, urging principled defense of human values and strict anti corruption within unions.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
Free World
United Auto Workers Convention
Reuther
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Kohler
Wisconsin
Senate
Free World Labor Movement
Wall Street
UAW
Afl-Cio
Ike Cut Funds Too Fast Dulles Says
Secretary Dulles told a House Appropriations subcommittee that the Eisenhower administration in 1953 cut State Department funds too deep and too rapidly. He defended a budget targeting about 228 million for the new fiscal year, citing growing American responsibilities worldwide and noting NATO tensions without collapse.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
State Department
House Appropriations
Congress
Department
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rooney
D-Ny
Clevenger
Ohio
Yugoslavia
Basra
Iraq
Indonesia
Accra
Martinique
Soviets to Erect Missile Bases in Hungary
West Berlin Telegraf reports Soviet decision to establish firing bases for atomic missiles in Hungary near Papa Tapodca and Haejmasker in Transdanubia Dunantul, within 37 to 62 miles of the Austrian border. The article also notes a separate East German radio claim of a secret atom weapons accord with West Germany tied to a U S visit in May.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Telegraf
Russia
Hungary
Independent
Vienna
Moscow
Transdanubia
Dunantul
Papa
Tapodca
Haejmasker
Pecs
West Germany
Konrad Orea
United States
May
Third Major Spring Storm Hits In West
Denver April 7 A new spring storm blankets the Great Plains with snow for the third time in two weeks. Leadville Colorado reports 35 inches, Colorado Springs 18, while Lander Wyoming and parts of Colorado see lighter falls. Severe thunderstorm risk and tornado warnings extend into northeastern Texas and adjacent states. Roads become impassable in rural Rocky Mountain areas with emergency travel urged. no major accidents reported as snow subsides.
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Denver
Great Plains
Leadville
Colorado
Rockies
Colorado Springs
Lander
Wyo
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wyoming
Sherman 1
Cheyenne
Laramie
Berthoud Pass
Berthoud
Rocky Mountain
Nebraska
Dakota
Kansas
Aela
New Mexico
World Opinion Driven Anglo French Egypt Withdrawal Says Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles tells a House subcommittee that Britain and France withdrew troops from Egypt largely due to world opinion. He cited UN influence and opposition in the Commonwealth, while not ruling out a possible but non decisive role of Soviet missile threats.
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Washington
Dulles
Britain
France
Egypt
House
Appropriations
United Nations
Commonwealth
Sikes
D-Fla
Europe
Arenes
Trains Collide Near Rio Killing Nineteen In Brazil
Two passenger trains crashed near Magno station in suburban Rio de Janeiro. Nineteen people were killed and 14 injured as one train halted in fog and the other collided into it. Police and ambulances removed victims from the wreckage. Magno lies about 11 miles from central Rio.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Baw
Magno Station
Rio
Magno
Maeno Tasenatheter
Idea revived of tunnel under English Channel
London April 7 European common market plans and American interest rekindle the 150 year old proposal to bore a tunnel beneath the English Channel connecting Britain to the Continent. An all party Commons committee will study the idea April 16 as speculation grows over financing and practicality.
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English Channel
London
Britain
House of Commons
L. W. B. Teeling
Teeling
New York
Technical Studies Inc
Leo d'Erlanger
New Tunnel Co
America
Europe
Folkestone
Calais
New Weapons Change Entire Air Warfare
Washington April 7 nuclear armament for jet interceptors signals a new weapons system and a major shift in air warfare tactics. Atom-tipped air-to-air missiles allow far fewer interceptors to knock out bomber formations, altering defense planning and the balance of power between speed, distance, and decoys.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Priest Freed From Red China Arrives in Hong Kong
Rev. Pulgence Gross an American missionary from Omaha after six years in Red China is wary of trust and fears Communist pursuit. He lands in Hong Kong aboard a British ship, says five fellow Americans in Shanghai remain jailed and insists he did not confess to espionage.
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Hong Kong
Pulgence Gross
Red China
Omaha
Neb
Shanghai
America
Father Gross
Peiping
United States
Four Crewmen Die In Jet Crash Near Hickam Field
A B1 jet bomber crashed near Koala Mountain by Pacific Air Force HQ in Honolulu. Four crewmen aboard were killed as flames and an explosion woke Wahiawa residents before dawn. Parachutist medics reached the scene but terrain prevented helicopter landings. An earlier 1995 crash at Kaala Peak killed all 66 aboard.
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Jand
Caee
Honolulu
Koala Mountain
Pacific Air Force Headquarters
Wahiawa
Oahu
Kaala Mountain
Waianae Range
Military Air Transport Service
Air Force
Hickam Air Force Base
Polio Study Finds Most Infected Without Symptoms
Dr More n Klein of Temple Medical Center reports a medical study in Philadelphia showing about 85 percent of people age six months to 85 carry poliovirus without noticeable symptoms. Lab tests reveal infection. mild cases offer lifelong susceptibility, with higher paralysis risk in lower income groups.
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Philadelphia
Soseine
Moren Klein
Temple Medical Pooner
Ale
Sak
Lizzy Travels Light On Trip To Gay Paris
Paris dispatch reports Queen Dilima beth's luggage for a four day visit to Paris arrives early as the trip begins tomorrow. The baggage reportedly weighs little and contains her wardrobe for the stay.
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Lizzy
Gay Paris
Paris
Dilimabeth
Ares
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