Plane crash over Huntingdon kills airmen at courthouse
A twin engine C119 crashed near Huntingdon’s courthouse during a law case, killing pilot Lt. Jack Jenkins Jr. and several crew members as flames and wreckage scattered over a four block area. Sheriff Roy Butler and others witnessed the fiery plunge and a crowd of about 75 watched from the courtroom.
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Huntingdon
Sas
Goole
Senedey
Robert M. Murray
Murray
Jack Jenkins Jr
Lawson Air Force Base
Ft. Benning
Carroll
Roy Butler
Butler
Mckinney
Mitchell snubs McCarthy on principle says HQ
The Democratic National Committee said Mitchell refused an invitation to a Chicago Irish Fellowship dinner where Senator McCarthy was to speak citing principle. Mitchell noted a prior engagement with the Society of Friends of St Patrick in Troy on December 22, 1953, and did not mention it in his letter to Cavannagh.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Mitchai
Mitchell
Joseph J. Cavanagh
McCarthy
Cavanagh and
Mitcht
Society of Friends of St. Patrick
Troy
Sam Brightman
Democratic Committee
Famed Quebec Photographer Exhibits Rural Architecture Snow Scenes
Driscoll tours the United States with a show featuring Breton architecture and New England people. Snow scenes tinted pale blue suggest coldness. recent exhibitions included Boston Camera Club Haverhill and the Boston Athenaeum.
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Driscoll
United States
Boston Camera Club
Haverhill
Mass
Boston Athenaeum
Salem College
Winston-Salem
Turkish President Ends U S Visit Sails For Home
Turkish President Celal Bayar left New York aboard the Andrea Doria ending a month in the United States. He thanked Americans for the warm reception and said the trip strengthened ties between the United States and Turkey. He was a White House guest of Mrs. Eisenhower.
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New York
Celal Bayar
Turkey
United States
Navy board dissolved sparks hearings on subversive radio operators
The Senate Internal Security subcommittee announced a public hearing into the dissolution of a Navy wartime board created to bar subversives from serving as radio operators in the merchant marine. Rear Admiral Adol Staton, a Medal of Honor veteran, recalled from retirement, will testify about the removal of suspected subversives and related ousters including members of the American Communications Association.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Navy Board
Jenner
R-Ind
Ado
Phul Staton
Staton
American Communications Association
ACA
CIO
Highways Big Business at Capital Square Commission HQ
The state highway system centers at Capital Square with a monthly meeting of the commission. Division offices stretch from Ahoskie to Sylva, handling planning, right of way, and construction. Bids go to low bidders after reviews by engineers and the Bureau of Public Roads.
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Capital Square
Commission
Ve Oifiels
Ahoskie
Greenville
Wilmington
Wilson
Wwmarie
North Wilkesboro
Shelby
Asheville
Svea
Bureau of Public Roads
Right
Moe
Ak Ae
Ioots
Dust Blankets Great Plains Region Afraid Dust Bowl Returns
Dust cloaks the Great Plains raising fears of a new dust bowl. Officials cite three factors rain, low pressure systems, and crop cover. some optimism rests on forecasts for above normal rain and ongoing soil conservation efforts amid severe Texas and Colorado losses.
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Great Plains
Associated Press
West Texas
United States
Oklahoma
Continental Divide
Soil Conservation Service
Texas
Highway Commission Details and Monthly Lettings Outline
The text describes railway highway work procedures and contract finalization after project completion. It notes careful attention to all details, monthly letings, and ongoing calendar duties for the highway commission.
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Commission
Highway Commission
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First Presbyterian
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Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
Paul W. Swisher
Colorado
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