Clues Sought In Explosion of Stratojet Wreck
Divers worked over the sunken BAT Stratojet wreckage off the north Florida coast to identify the cause of the fatal crash during a training bombing run. Three crewmen Lt Col Willie P Gregory 34 of Springfield Tenn pilot 1st Lt Ronald R Farnsley 25 Jeffersontown Ky pilot and Lt Col Oddie F Rogers 37 Central City Ky observer were believed dead. The main debris lay about 18 feet underwater in the Gulf of Mexico as planes and ships searched for survivors.
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Soviet Missile Claim in Fleet Journal
A Soviet military publication reports a ground to air missile with an atomic warhead could destroy a large formation of enemy planes with one shot. It also notes submarine launched rockets can hit inland targets from a range of 785 miles.
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Deep Freeze Engulfs East After Snowstorm
An eastern snowstorm crippled travel along the Atlantic seaboard, with heavy snowfall in New England and New Jersey. Temperatures plunged across the region, causing widespread transit disruptions, power outages, and traffic snarls as crews worked to clear roads and restore service.
California Weather Roundup Refines Snow Levels Across Ranges
A statewide weather summary notes precipitation across California with mountains seeing snow at about 4000 feet in the western ranges and 5000 feet in the Sierra. Wednesday highs fell 10 to 16 degrees due to cloudiness and stirred air, with readings from Eureka to Needles ranging 42 to 72. A low center moved toward Nevada as heavy snow targets the southern Sierra and rain may spread southward later Friday.
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Witnesses Called Again in Beck Trial in Seattle
In Seattle the state called additional witnesses in the trial of Teamster President Dave Beck. It alleges Beck pocketed 1200 from selling a Cadillac owned by the Western Conference of Teamsters and deposited the money into a private account. The 1959 sale to Martin B. Duffy for 1300 is documented, with Roger A. Jones testifying this morning. The case, before Judge George H. Renellein, follows Beck’s son Dave Try’s recent car theft conviction related to Cadillac sales.
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Bath Tub Spurs Plea of Guilty
Connersville Indiana Ruth Wilson 39 pleaded guilty to forgery to gain transfer to Indiana women’s prison arguing the state facility has a bathtub while the county jail lacks one.
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Homemade Rocket Kills Teacher in Floydada High School
In Floydada Texas a homemade rocket exploded during a science class, killing instructor Garland Foster and injuring about 18 students. The device, built over three days, used a steel pipe and a sulfur and potassium mixture as fuel. Foster was attempting to light it when it exploded, as students watched nearby. Several students sustained serious injuries and were taken to area hospitals.
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Atomic power plants light PG&E customers near Pleasanton
The world’s first atomic electricity produced privately near Pleasanton marks a joint General Electric and PG&E venture. Nuclear fuel drives the steam to turbines, feeding PG&E’s Northern and Central California grid, promising eventual low-cost electricity ahead of fossil fuel depletion.
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