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Congressmen asked for help two families left with no support
Two U S senators and a representative were asked to aid the families of fliers Robert Thompson and Robert Swanner, missing since December 14 1961 after a leaflet dropping mission over Cuba. The two pilots were believed killed when their Piper Apache was hit by antiaircraft fire, with no insurance or Social Security survivors benefits for the families.
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Charleston
W.va
U.S
Cuba
Robert Thompson
Robert Swanner
Miami
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Twoe
Shirley Sykes
Double Check Corp
Double Check
Thompson
Swanner
Beatrice Thompson
Joyce Swanner
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Clifford G. McIntyre
Maine
Washington
Ricky
Debbie
Melbourne
Blanche Debolt
Lawrence Paradis
Presque Isle
Paradis
Andrew Hatcher
White House
Finger
Roy Pearson
Charleston Daily Mail
Chet Hawes
Hawes
State Department
Key West
Thompson-Swanner
Johnson
Frank Fiorini
Norfolk
Fiorini
Fidel Castro
Sierra Maestra Mountains
Castro
Pompano Beach Sun-Sentinel
CIA
Border Patrol