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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1962

Page

11

House Committee Report On Crash Described As Whitewash

Congressman James E. Van Zandt denounces a House Committee report on an Imperial Airlines crash as a whitewash. He urges a CAB and FAA probe plus immediate criminal charges from the Attorney General for Imperial management and crew. The crash killed 74 Army recruits and 3 crew members.

House Washington James E. van Zandt R-Pa House Committee van Yandt Vantha van Zandt Ai Pirter Hardy Jr D-Va Daniel B. Brewster D-Md van Zand Port Hs CAB FAA Robert P. Kennedy Imperial Airlines van Zardt Imperial Alan Boyd

House Agrees To Holiday In Congress

Washington House with Rep H R Gross consent agreed to an informal holiday until Feb 19. Members will meet twice next week with no business on tap to allow Lincoln Day speeches. Gross complained holidays early in year lead to long sessions later and warned about passing pills in the dead of night. The scene included debate over unauthorized appearances and regulation in aviation and CAB indictment referenced.

Washington H. R. Gross House Gross

Foreign News Briefs Mixed on Global Tensions

A fragmented dispatch from Edmonton to Moscow and London covers Indonesian and Indonesian related issues. It notes West New Guinea and Dutch attitudes toward Indonesia, Dutch withdrawal pressures, and public statements by colonial agents. The report mentions volcanic activity at Tristan da Cunha and reunification prospects for displaced islanders.

Moscow Tajas West New Games Holland Indonesia London Buckingham West Irian Stari Cation Elizabeth II Taleb Slim Tunisia Jalong Siip-Up North Atlantic Treaty Organn Treaty Organization Mary Reginald Maudling House of Commons Tristan da Cunha Hague Netherlands Council of Churches Sination Mesia Wes Britain Jom Briish Royal Soci Mauching Jakarta

Otsego motorists see missile shaped water tank demonstration

In Otsego Michigan drivers encounter a large water tank described as a 100,000 gallon tank for a pauper company despite its missilelike appearance. The AP report notes space is not involved and the structure serves municipal needs, not space exploration.

Otsego Mich

Quizzing Marines Sparks Senate War of Words

Senators clash over a staff quiz of Marines at the corps headquarters with Stennis defending the action as a probe into antiwar and cold war issues. Thurmond and Morse condemn tactics while Mansfield and Shoup express shock at the questioning. Byrne defends the questionnaire as a factual review of anti communism and war topic loyalties.

Washington John Stennis D-Miss Senate Armed Services Sucommi Senate Sten Stennis James Kendall Pentagon Thurmond Arthur Sylvester Defense I i Wayne Morse D-Ore God Mike Mansfield D-Mont David M. Shoup Mar I Corps Penntagon Leatherneck Charles A. ‘Byrne Ben Kaplan Byrne Seff G E. Hartel Tourmond Corps Naire

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