Nine Crew Members Killed In Navy Transport Crash At Patuxent
A Navy R7V four engine Super Constellation crashed near Patuxent Naval Air Station during instrument landings in dense fog. Nine crew members died. eight bodies were scattered by the explosion, with one recovered from the cockpit. The Navy delayed naming the dead until families could be notified.
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Patuxent
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Howard Snyder
Navy
Patuxent Naval
TiZ In Leading Courtroom Role
Clarence Jones and Circuit Judge Nickell Kramer lead the circuit court term in Hinton. Jones faces a new indictment for breaking into the C. R. Grimmett Co. in January 1957, while Kramer voided an ownership claim in the indictment and set the trial for next Monday. Jones, a former evangelist and ex-boxer, previously received a one to 15 year sentence. his March Alderson store break-in resulted in one to 10 years plus five years for a prior felony, with a 60 day stay granted on appeal and release on a $5 000 bond.
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Grimmett Establishment
Dunbar
Kanawha County
Kramer
Union
Monroe County
Jones
Alderson
Race Relations Worsen in the South Says Tuskegee Report
Tuskegee Institute reports worsening race relations in the South over the past year with calls for realistic action to avoid serious difficulties. President L H Foster notes progress via federal actions but cites segregationist control of economy politics and media as major obstacles.
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Tuskegee, Ala
South
Tuskegee Institute
L. H. Foster
Negro Colleges
Foster
Tuskegee
Thhe South
Americas
America
North
House Demos Try To Grab GOP Tax Ball
Charleston January 14 Democrats in West Virginia move to shape tax policy as Gov. Underwood proposes a 52 million dollar tax plan for schools and roads. The House forms two committees to study taxation and road funding while adjournments hint at more debates and a push to influence rate making by the Public Service Commission. Senate leaders also pursue extended committee work and routine business includes honoring Clarksburg.
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Charleston
House Democrats
Underwood
Flannery
Logan
Myles
Fayette
del. Davis
Kanawha
Moreland
Monongalia
Wilson
Marion
House
Senate
Bean
D-Hardy
Clarksburg
National Municipal League
Look Magazine
del ‘Tompos
D-Hancock
Tompos
Public Service Commission
Rules
General predicts satellite in 30 days in Raleigh
Maj. Gen. Robert J. Wood forecast during a North Carolina State College talk that the armed forces will have a satellite up within 30 days. He said producing technicians to match Soviet advances will not be an easy overnight process.
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Raleigh
N. C
Robert J. Wood
Wood
Army Research and Development
North Carolina State College
Picketing at Thayer Plant Curtailed by Court Injunction
A Tazewell County Circuit Court injunction limits picketing at the Hod Carriers Local strike site to two at a time at Thayer Plant Falls Millis. Judge W L Sexton Jr notes penalties include fine and jail for violations amid prior rock throwing and overturned auto incidents. The order names C W Warner plus three striking workers Vincelle Perkins Kenneth Ayers Bernard Billings and others aiding or abetting. It bars threats violence property damage and any blocking of loading or unloading with more than two pickets and prohibits profanity by strikers.
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Thayer
Falls Millis
Tazewell County
W. L. Sexton Jr
C. W. Warner
Vincelle Perkins
Kenneth Ayers
Bernard Billings
Ike Asks Debt Limit Hike as House Sets Big Defense Vote
The House votes to authorize 548.2 million dollars for emergency space age defenses amid Eisenhower aid requests and ongoing Senate and House probes into ballistic missiles. McElroy testifies as Polaris test models are eyed for early 1960, with Titan talks suggesting faster Air Force production.
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Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
U.S
Navy
Defense McElroy
House Armed Services Committee
Ee M. Bunker
Glenn L. Martin Co
Air Force Titan
House Appropriations Committee
Strategic Air Command
McElroy
Defense Department
Polaris
Army Redstone launches toward orbit from Cape Canaveral
The Army launched a 69 foot Redstone missile at 8 25 p m from Cape Canaveral. It will serve as the first stage of the Jupiter C vehicle to place a small earth satellite in orbit. Dr Wernher von Braun witnessed the test as chief of development testing at Huntsville. The Redstone is built by Chrysler in Detroit and powered by Rocketdyne engines supplied by the Air Force.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Florida East Coast
Wernher von Braun
Th Arsens
Detroit
Air Force
Rocketdyne
North American Aviation, Inc
Los Angeles
Atlas
Army
Armed Forces Seek Bigger Defense Budget in 1958
Washington reports growing support for increased defense spending especially for missiles and future weapons. Gen. White urged more funds for intercontinental missiles. Lt Gen Gavin said Army R D was underfunded by about 200 million. Top generals expect to present views to the House Appropriations Committee later this month.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Defense Appropriations
House
Eisenhower
Thomas D. White
Air Force
White
Senate Preparedness Committee
Subcommittee
James M. Gavin
Army
Gavin
Preparedness
House Appropriations Committee
Five Billion Dollar Hike in Debt Limit Sails Through House
The administration seeks a five billion dollar increase to 280 billion in the national debt limit to fund defense. House Ways and Means Chair Mills and Rep Reed announce hearings with Treasury Secretary Anderson and Budget Director Brundage as witnesses. Senate support appears likely but gaps loom over new water resources projects.
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J. W. Davis
Washington
Congress
Mills
D-Ark
Rep
Reed
R-Ny
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Percival Brundage
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
United States
Watts Plea Rejected in Nickerson Case
Rep. Watts said the White House rejected his plea to restore Col. John C. Nickerson to duty with the Army missile program. Nickerson pleaded guilty at a court martial to using secret information in a campaign against a Defense Department order limiting the Army's missile role. He lost command privileges and moved from the Army missile center near Huntsville to a routine Panama assignment.
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Washington
Watts
D-Ky
White House
John C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Defense Department
Army
Army Missile Center
Huntsville
Ala
Panama
Almond Stands Firm on Segregation in Virginia
Richmond Va January 14 Governor Almond declared no compromise on state enforced school segregation and backed the continuation of the school funding cutoff in the appropriation bill. He rejected local option plans and urged a solid front against court ordered integration while outlining views on a 30 day General Assembly session and limiting new taxes. He also discussed adding 10 million dollars to the Literary Fund for school construction and estimated budget revenue steps for July.
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Almond
Senate
Assembly
Stanley
General Assembly
House Appropriations Committee
Rosier
Eames
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