Survivors Confirmed in Denton B52 Crash Near Goldsboro
A B52G atomic bomber crashed near Denton at 9 15 p m. Two of eight crew survived. Capt W McMullen 37 of Bad Axe Michigan found dead later. two bodies identified as the missing include Captain R M Morganroth 31 of Christiana Pennsylvania. Survivors Major W F Minnich 40 of Des Plaines Illinois and First Lt G C Farnham 26 of Loveland Colorado bailed out at 40 000 feet six to seven miles from the crash. The plane departed Dow Air Force Base Maine for an unknown destination. contact with a tanker failed just before the blast.
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Enterprise
Denton
Air Force
W. McMullen
Bad Axe
Mich
McMullen
R. M. Morganroth
Christiana
J. H. Fultz
Tracy City
Tenn
W. W. Farmer
Wilson, N. C
R.M. Morganroth
W. F. Minnich
Des Planes
Lit
G. C. Farnham
Loveland
Colo
Minnich
Farnham
Dow Air Force Base
Maine
Osce V. Jones
4241St
Strategic Air Command
Seymore Johnson Field
Goldsboro
Denton Clinic
Thomasville
Forsyth County
Randolph County
Davidson County
Guilford County
Smith Guilty of Murder Gets Life Term
Harold A. Smith, 21, of Memphis, Tenn., found guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of Marine Sgt. Robert Schroeder of New Lebanon, Ohio. The jury recommended mercy and Judge Susie Sharp sentenced Smith to life imprisonment. Two accomplices, Jesse Perry and Eugene Jacobs, received 10 years each as accessories.
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Kinston
Harold A. Smith
Memphis
Tenn
Susie Sharp
Smith
Sharp
Jesse Eugene Perry
State Bureau of Investigation
Schroeder
Soviet Led Warsaw Pact Declares Stronger Defense Measures
The Moscow meeting of eight Communist powers announced stronger defenses and warned the West of an arms race. West Germany was labeled a major hotbed of war danger while Laos and Congo were noted but downplayed. Khrushchev may push for coexistence with the Kennedy administration while a cease-fire in Indochina is tied to Laos talks.
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Moscow
NATO
West Germany
Laos
Congo
Kremlin
Germany
Khrushchev
Kennedy
United States
Eisenhower
Africa
Asia
Latin America
Eastern Europe
China
Iowa City Faces Crest as Cedar River Flood Eases
The Cedar River flood in Iowa City peaked around 8:30 am at 19.54 feet, below the 1929 record. Red Cross said about 4,800 people moved from homes. 75 sought shelter in two schools overnight. No major levee breaks reported though seepage occurred at two danger spots.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar
U.S. Geological Survey
Red Cross
Assembly Strives To End Current Term By April 21
The General Assembly aims to adjourn its cleanup session by April 21 after a Soviet American accord to shelve disarmament debate clears the main hurdle. The body plans limited debate on Hungary Tibet Korea and Soviet charges against U S reconnaissance flights. Congo Angola Cuba items remain with heated Cuba topic likely modest. Gromyko departs for Moscow as top issues wane.
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Tom Hoge
United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
9-Nation Assembly
Hungary
Tibet
Korea
U.S
Congo
Portugal
Angola
Cuba
United States
Fidel Castro
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
New York
N C Church Council Plans 25th Convocation in Greensboro
The North Carolina Council of Churches marks its 25th anniversary with a two day convocation in Greensboro May 1 and 2 featuring Billy Graham of Montreat as a speaker. Opening speakers include Dr Frank P Graham and Dr Liston Pope with sessions at First Presbyterian Church and Bennett College dining hall hosting a breakfast panel.
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Greensboro
N. C. Council of Churches
Billy Graham
Montreat
Frank P. Graham
United Nations
Guilford College
Clyde A. Milner
North Carolina Council of Churches
Morton R. Kurtz
Durham
Harold J. Dudley
Raleigh
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolina
W. W. Finlater
First Presbyterian Church
Bennett College
Liston Pope
Yale Divinity School
Seven survive RB66C bomber crash near Donaldson AFB
An RB66C jet from Shaw Air Force Base crashed short of the runway while landing at Donaldson AFB near Greenville. Seven aboard escaped with one ankle injury to 1st Lt. David C. Durkin Jr. The crew included Maj. Henry B. Gibbin Jr. and Capt. Gerard P. Rocks among others. Fire crews extinguished the blaze. investigations to follow. A fuel tank from another plane exploded in Piedmont, sparing injuries beyond minor singeing.
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Greenville
D.C
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
Donaldson Afb
Here
Don
David C. Durkin Jr
Williamston
N.C
Henry B. Gibbin Jr
Cheyenne
Wyo
Gerard P. Rocks
Bronx
N.Y
Leon G. Hanish
LaGrange
Tex
Edward B. Breck
Willirham
Mass
James W. Dain Jr
Wichita Egliss
Piedmont
Shaw
New 84 Million Tax Bill Aims To Avoid Food Drug Taxes
The North Carolina House considers a measure to raise 84 million dollars in the next biennium without taxing food or drugs. Representative Stedman H. Hines of Guilford sponsors the proposal, noting a 10.6 million dollar rise would come from a sales tax on luxuries and luggage.
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Raleigh
Stedman H. Hines
Guilford
Stedman
Harlan Holcombe
Yancey
I. C. Crawford
Buncombe
H. P. Taylor Jr
Anson
Prisons Department
Holcombe
Committee On Penal Institutions
Reid
John Birch Group Causes Concern
Washington AP report notes the John Birch Society a conservative anti Communist group became a matter of concern to the attorney general as inquiries rise. Lawmakers from both parties urged investigations of its leaders with Senator Dodd and Kuchel denouncing the group. FBI Director Hoover condemned reckless charges and vigilante actions in a general statement.
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Washington
John Birch Society
Justice Department
Department
Robert F. Kennedy
House
Senate
Robert Welch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
Hoover
The
Birch Society
Welch
Belmont
Mass
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Internal Security Subcommittee
Dodd
Thomas Kuchel
R-Calif
Kuchel
Eisenhower
Ruchel
Earl Warren
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By Bonnie Moore and
Frank Warren
G. W. Beale
Bowling Green
Robbins Afb
C. R. N. Gaskey
Providence
R. I
S. Sgt. J. H. Fults
Tracy City Tenn
John Frank
Silver Hill Mine
Iowa City
Assembly
N.C. Church Council
John Birch Group
John
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