Eight Die as Airliner Crashes Into East River
Eight survive as American Airlines turboprop with 73 aboard plunges into the East River near LaGuardia. Thousands search for bodies through rain and fog. 46 remain missing by morning, 19 recovered. Notable missing include Beulah Zachary and Richard Winn.
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Long Island Sound
Plese
Connecticut
Beulah Zachary
Kukla
Fran and
Ollie
Richard Winn
American Airlines
North Carolina Legislature Opens 1959 Session
Raleigh reports the 1959 North Carolina General Assembly convened with Lt. Gov. Luther Earnhardt and Secretary of State Thad Eure presiding. A 75 cent hourly minimum wage proposal led the first measures, agriculture and tipping exemptions noted. Adison Hewlett named House speaker. Sen. Robert Morgan named Senate president pro tem. Gov. Hodges invited to deliver biennial message.
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Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Luther Earnhardt
Senate
Thad Eure
House
J. Wallace Winborne
State Supreme Court
North Carolina
General Assembly
Addison Hewlett
New Hanover
Sen
Robert Morgan
Cleveland
Hewlett
Wake Forest College
Superior Court
Malcolm Paul
Carlisle Higgins
Morgan
Gov
Hodges
John Kerr Jr
Warren
George Uzzell
Rowan
Tom Turner
Guilford
Senate Rules
Wilmington
Venters
Jacksonville
Daughtry pleads guilty to arson at family oil plant
Lawrence Daughtry, 28, pleaded guilty in Sampson County Superior Court to arson stemming from a December 7 fire at his father J. F. Daughtry’s bulk oil plant in Clinton. He was not yet sentenced. He had disappeared for a week after the blaze and later claimed he was kidnapped. He admitted igniting the fire after discovering financial distress at the firm.
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Clinton
N.C
Lawrence Daughtry
Sampson County Superior Court
Clarence W. Hall
Daughtry
Asheville
E.L. Crummie
J. F. Daughtry
Eisenhower urges higher taxes on spending bills
President Eisenhower called on Congress to fund higher taxes in every spending bill to avoid unbalanced budgets and deficit spending. He criticized a $3 billion housing proposal and a Democratic airport aid plan larger than his request, warning against excessive spending if costs are not clear. He praised Virginia for school integration in Norfolk and Arlington, signaling progress in democracy. BERLIN protest to Moscow over a separate issue.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Virginia
Norfolk
Arlington County
Berlin
Moscow
Integrated classes open quietly in Norfolk schools
In Norfolk Virginia integration proceeds as 17 Negro pupils join about 7,000 white students for the third day of classes. Police are stationed at six schools with no disorder reported. Superintendent J J Brewbaker says normal schedules will be kept and a potential intensified summer program may help make up missed work.
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Norfolk
J. J. Brewbaker
Virginia
Senate Opens Fight on Eisenhower Housing Bill
The Senate begins floor action on a $2.925 billion Democratic omnibus housing bill led by Sen. Sparkman. President Eisenhower may veto or seek cuts closer to his budget, while Sen. Clark pushes a bigger program. The measure covers FHA loan insurance, slum clearance, public housing, and elderly housing initiatives.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
John Sparkman
Ala
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Sparkman
Alexandria Ordered To Integrate Nine Negro Children
Federal Judge Albert V. Bryan ordered Alexandria to admit nine Negro children to white schools next Tuesday. The ruling overturned the school board's refusal to assign the pupils to Hammond High School and the William Ramsay and Ficklin elementary schools, which enroll 2,305 white students.
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Alexandria
Albert V. Bryan
U.S
Hammond High School
William Ramsay and Ficklin
Deadlock over U.S. convoy at West German border
An American and a Soviet officer met at Helmstedt Marienborn frontier to resolve a two day convoy standstill inside East Germany. Five frozen U S soldiers spent a second night in four trucks while U S authorities warn the action breaches free access to West Berlin. Private traffic continued as reporters filled the border town.
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Helmstedt
West Germany
East Germany
U.S
Marienborn
Free West
U.S. Army
Moscow
West Berlin
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
West Helmstedt
Death toll from air crashes rises in multiple incidents
The Associated Press reports several crashes including an American Airlines jet with 73 aboard crashing into the East River New York. a light plane near Mason City killing four. a B47 near Little Rock killing three. and Pan American jet clipping Newfoundlands where Gene Kelly was aboard and survived. Surnames Holly Valens Richardson Peterson and locations including Lub bock Los Angeles Beau mont Clear Lake Fargo Moorhead New York New York City North Atlantic and Iowa are named.
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American Airlines
New York City
Mason City
Iowa
Little Rock
Ark
Air Force
North
Big Bopper
Dulles Flies Into London for Western Policy Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in London for consultations with Allied leaders on Germany and European strategy. He warned no new proposals, saying difficult decisions from the Soviet Union may be required, and planned to brief British leaders and U.S. generals before traveling to Paris and Bonn.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
Dulles
Paris
Bonn
Selwyn Lloyd
U.S
Lauris Norstad
North Atlantic Alliance
Lloyd
Macmillan
8 Year Old Tells How Family Died
An 8 year old boy Robert Sullivan told in hospital how he and his mother survived a water crash while his father and two sisters perished. The boy recalled sliding beneath seats and being pulled from icy water as the tragedy unfolded during a trip from Chicago to relatives.
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Connecticut
New York
Robert Sullivan
Chicago
Robert
High Toll Crashes Highlight Historic Aviation Disasters
New York reports note the East River plane crash echoes past tolls. A 1953 military loss of 129, a 1956 128 fatalities, and the 1958 KLM 99 aboard mark aviation’s deadliest eras. Other major crashes include Cardiff 1950 with 80 fans and Quebec Issoudia 1957 with 79 aboard.
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New York
East River
U.S
Canyon
United Airlines
KLM
Atlantic
Cardiff
Wales
Dublin
Issoudia
Quebec
Maritime Central Airways
England
New Jersey
Venezuela Air Lines
Preachers Induce Sleep Bishop Warns Against Pulpit Sins
Dallas Methodist bishop William C. Martin condemned theatrical preaching and inflated language at Minister's Week urging ministers to plan sermons simply. He urged avoiding showy mannerisms and unnecessary big words so the sermon can connect with congregations.
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Dallas
Texas
William C. Martin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Southern Methodist University
Jesus
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Passen
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Rikers Island
E. B. Denny
High Court
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Associated Press
Everett Phelps
Thomas Tell Jr
New Haven
Conn
LaGuardia Field
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