Air disaster hits Elizabeth as 117 die in crash toll
Elizabeth, N J February 11 The Newark Airport was closed as residents demand the abandoned 52 0 million field The third airline crash in eight days raises the death toll to 117 in the New York metropolitan area The National Airlines DC 6 1 struck a four story apartment house killing four residents and injuring many others The bride Priscilla Hellston of Malverne N Y survived with her new husband Harold D DeFiore an oilman from South America also among the dead was Harold DeFiore who had married just last Saturday The crash left thirty passengers and nine residents hospitalized in critical condition Page 2 AIRPORT
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Reveal Downed Yank Ace Asked More Korea Duty
Tokyo February 12 the Air Force said no investigation into why Maj George A Davis the world s leading jet ace was allowed a fatal mission last Sunday instead of rotation home Davis who had downed 14 Communist planes in Korea was shot down but reportedly took several MIGs with him Fifth Air Force pilots rushed to the crash scene but could not reach him
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Detroit Factory Unemployment Surges Amid Shortages
In Detroit area, over 150,000 factory workers are idled while soup kitchens serve the needy. Authorities warn a lag between civilian to defense production may mask a deeper economic threat as hard goods shortages persist despite peak capacity.
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Avalanches kill 31 in Alps amid heavy snows
In three-nation Alpine region up to 31 deaths from winter snowslides. A fatal avalanche near Melkoede Austria buried a ski resort, killing 19 including six German skiers, while an innkeeper family also perished. Second slide cut off Waldertal valley as more avalanches feared.
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Autopsies Show Drugs Didn't Kill 2 L A Children
Autopsies ruled the two Los Angeles area children died from respiratory illness, not the antibiotic given for the illness. Jackson Lee Berkley, 2, of Inglewood, died of asthma. Carol Ann Whitlock, 18 months, Hawthorne, died of bronchial pneumonia.
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Communists Hint at New Armistice Offer at Panmunjom
In Tokyo on February 12, Communist delegates signaled a possible revision to Item Five of the Panmunjom armistice agenda. Lt Gen Nam IL told a full plenary session the side would submit a revised proposal at the next meeting to seek a reasonable solution. Vice Admiral Joy doubted a meeting would occur tomorrow as liaison officers prepare for word from Pyongyang and Yieping.
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General Strike Begins in Paris
Paris reports a one day general strike called by the Communist led General Confederation of Labor began at midnight Tuesday.
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