Speed Record Tanker Plane Crash at Takeoff Kills 15
A giant jet strato-tanker crashed after takeoff at Chicopee near Westover AFB while attempting transatlantic speed records. Fifteen aboard died, ten survivors reported. crew and passengers included Brig. Gen. Donald W. Saunders and Lt. Col. George M. Broutsas, among others. The wreck spread over three square miles, touching Massachusetts Turnpike and nearby streets.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
UPI
Air Force
Chicopee
Dick Haslan
Massachusetts
Donald W. Saunders
57Th Air Division
Westover Afb
George M. Broutsas
Brattleboro
98Th ‘Air Refueling Squadron
House Kills Catch-All Farm Bill Amid Bitter Debate
The House rejected the Democratic drafted catch-all farm bill 214 to 171, preventing consideration of the measure. Republicans and big city Democrats argued it would raise bread and milk prices and cost taxpayers billions in new farm program outlays. The vote ended the administration's bid after Agriculture Secretary Benson called it a monstrosity.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ezra T. Benson
FBI Balks 203000 Love Gyp Arrest in Miami
Raymond Headspeth 37, Reno, arrested by FBI in Miami on charges of swindling 203000 from Barbara Fox Doubleday 37 of Kirkwood Missouri. Authorities say 184000 cash and valuables found at hotel, car, rings, and safety deposit box. He faces interstate transportation of stolen property counts. held on 25000 bond.
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Phoenix
Arizoree
FBI
Miami
Pla
Arizona
Raymond Lewis Headspeth
Reno
Joseph P. McMahon
McMahon
Headspeth
Jackson ‘Hospital
U. S
Barbara Fox Doubleday
Kirkwood
Eisenhower Sends Scientists to Geneva Talks Amid Nuclear Efforts
President Eisenhower dispatched three U S scientists to Geneva to pursue nuclear disarmament talks with Russia despite Soviet hesitancy. Officials said the aim was to persevere with talks as a Romanian scientist's participation sparked speculation about Soviet attendance. Meanwhile a Long Beach man and a passenger were seriously injured when their car overturned on Highway 101 near Huntington Beach, with both ejected and belts unused.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
United States
Geneve
State Department
Lincoln’ White
Jackson
Hancock Stock Plunges After Sale Talks Terminated
Hancock Oil Co stock fell to 41 in heavy selling after controlling stockholders announced that negotiations for sale of the Long Beach company had ended. About 39,700 shares changed hands on Pacific Coast Exchange with trading suspended two hours. The previous close was 54, insiders blamed speculators for volatility, while investors dodged a broader hit.
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Hancock Oil Co
Long Beach
Pacific
M. S. Walker Co
Long Beach Investment
Hancock
Eastern Oil Company
G Firm
Signal Hill
John W. Hancock
Inmate Escapes Chino Prison Under Hypnotic Spell
Two inmates at Chino State Prison elicited boredom and used hypnotic influence to escape. Jack Cox of Los Angeles and Tom Marsh of Gardena wandered free on February 12, then were recaptured two days later near Anaheim Street. Marsh, serving a 5 to life sentence for a 1955 liquor-store hold-up, faced conviction for the escape, while Cox, already jailed for burglary, faced arraignment on escape charges.
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Chino State Prison
Jack Cox
Los Angeles
Tom. Marsh
Gardend
Marsh
Walteria
Cox
Long Beach
Anaheim St
Poland Not Represented In Miss Universe Pageant
A brief note on Poland's absence from last year's Miss Universe Pageant is included on page B-5. An American Medical Association official criticizes organized sports for children, such as Little League baseball, on page C-T.
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Poland
American Medical Assn
C-T
WM's Helper Skeptical of Trujillo Defender
A wrung reporter notes a WM assistant scoffing at Trujillo and claiming the defender lacks what average Americans rely on, namely tax money. The exchange hints at public skepticism toward protection or backing for the controversial figure.
Crackup Produces No Omelet on Freeway Bridge
James Gordon Harris of Santa Monica avoided injury after his 2 1/2 ton truck laden with 15 cases of eggs crashed from a 15 foot embankment on the Pacific Coast Highway bridge over the Long Beach Freeway. He leaped clear, cut his head, and the vehicle damaged a freeway sign. Police said no egg was cracked.
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James Gordon Harris
Santa Monica
Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach
Oway
Fighting Rocks Beirut On Eve Of Moslem Feast
Heavy fighting erupted in Beirut with army troops, armored cars, tanks and cannons repulsing a rebel attack. At least a dozen bombs shook the city as government forces clashed with rebels. In Tripoli, fighting also broke out ahead of the Eid al-Adha feast. A land mine exploded near a United Nations jeep wounding an Indian UN observer. Officials feared a wider rebel offensive aimed at President Camille Chamoun and Foreign Minister Charles Malik. No casualties reported at their residences.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Tripoli
Bokad
United Nations
Camille Chamoun
Charles Malik
Chamoun
Malik
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Anthony A. Horvath
Charles
Alisn Ave
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Reid Gaylord
Hancock Board of Directors
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James Harris
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