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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1957

Page

3

Two Die In Plane Crash Near Sunset Beach

Aviation Storekeeper Jack Gregg 29 of Los Alamitos Naval Air Station and Al Swan 53, a Sunset Beach oil field geologist, were killed when their single engine four place Ballane plane crashed in a bean field near Sunset Beach just after 8:20 am. A third man escaped after weather kept him from joining the trip to El Centro as visibility lay about 50 feet.

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Plane crashes near Springdale Day School in Wintersburg area

A small plane failed after takeoff from a northeast airfield crashing into a harvested bean field near Wintersburg Ave and Springdale St, close to Springdale Day School. The wreckage left twisted metal and two occupants trapped in the cockpit as fire officials arrived.

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Fire Ends Half of Metuchen High School in New Jersey

A five hundred thousand dollar fire destroyed more than half of Metuchen High School on Thursday. About 600 students evacuated from grades six through eight as flames emerged from the roof and the gym, which had been condemned, was not in use. No injuries were reported. The cause remained undetermined.

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U S Revamping Air Reserve Tilt In Trail States One Affant

In a disputed move the United States plans to revamp its air reserve alignment with support from state authorities. Officials say adjustments will improve readiness while lawmakers weigh funding and oversight options in the ongoing program overhaul.

Air Guard and Reserve wings cut in national plan

The Air Force announced a net reduction of 12 wings to land 13 Air Reserve squadrons and 27 Air Guard wings, with several units dropped within 90 days. New units will be established at Shreveport Louisiana and Bradley Field Connecticut.

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