Jet Tanker Sets Transatlantic Record Before Crash
Brize Norton England witnessed a KC135 Stratotanker set a New York to London record of 5 hours 52 minutes 7 seconds before a third tanker crashed at Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts killing 15. The first plane landed in England with 644 mph average, while the second completed the flight in 5 hours 29 minutes. The crash halted the London to New York attempt as officials blamed a malfunction during takeoff.
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England
U.S. Air Force
Oxfordshire
New York
London
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Pentagon
Washington
Royal Air Force
Westover
Brize Norton
US. Air Force
Air Force
Harry Burrell
Omaha
Neb
Burl B. Davenport
San Antonio
Tex
Six Newsmen Among Victims in Westover Jet Crash
A KC135 jet tanker crashed shortly after takeoff at Westover Air Force Base Mass killing all 15 aboard including six Associated Press and United Press International newsmen. Brig Gen Donald W Saunders among the dead. Rescue crews found 14 bodies dawned on a stretch of the Massachusetts Turnpike was damaged. The four top speed flight was to cross the Atlantic London and return with two planes off schedule.
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Norman Montellier
United Press International
James L. McConaughy
Time
Daniel J. Coughlin
Associated Press
Robert A. Ginsburgh
Glenn A. Williams
U. S. News and World Report
Robert Sibley
Boston Traveler
Unifax
Air Force
Atlantic
Donald W. Saunders
Athens
N.Y
London
Massachusetts Turnpike
Kazimierz Machowski
United Hospital Campaign Toppled to $514,291 Pledges
Volunteers report pledges totaling $514,291 toward a $1,242,000 United Hospital Building Fund. Directors pledge to extend the drive indefinitely as many assignments remain unreported. A report meeting is set for next Wednesday at Heileman’s.
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United Hospital Building Fund
Hospital Development Assn
Lutheran Hospital
St. Francis Lay
United Hospital
Everett Yerly
Stoddard
Yerly
Heileman
Memorial A
W. Leo Murphy
Carl Iverson
Memorial B
Ted Strehl
Bill Gerrard
Sigurd Sivertson
John Sevenants
al Levi
Catherine Franke
Ken Kastner
Wes Denny
Charles Goerdt
Youth Admits Slayings in Houston Case
Howard B. Stickney age 20 signed a statement admitting the killings of Clifford Barnes and his wife Shirley in Houston. Authorities said the victims were a young couple. Shirley was a Madison Wisconsin native. The deputy sheriff provided the update on Thursday.
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Houston
Tex
Howard B. Stickney
Loyd Frazier
Clifford Barnes
Shirley
Madison
Wis
Vacation readers urged to mail La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune offers a vacation mailing service with no extra charge. Print readers are urged to phone 2-8040 to arrange delivery to a vacation address or to have copies held until return.
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la Crosse Tribune
Continue Probe Info Dormitory Prowler Case
City detectives pressed the Viterbo College dormitory prowler investigation by questioning four suspects and planning further interrogations. A second report described a prowler entering a residence late Thursday until threatened and fled. Mrs. Donald Gamble reported hearing someone come up rear stairs and enter the kitchen around 11:30 p.m. before retreating.
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Viterbo College
Donald Gamble
S. 8Th St
Gamble
Night Battles Rage in Beirut and Tripoli
Fierce clashes continued in Beirut and Tripoli Lebanon as government forces and rebels skirmished through the night. In Tripoli at least 10 people were killed and 20 wounded while Beirut saw 12 rebels wounded including a relative of former premier Saeb Salam. The Moslem holiday Aid el Adha led to cautions from the U S Embassy for Americans to stay indoors. Dag Hammarskjold signaled a small UN observer presence would suffice.
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Lebanon
Tripoli
Saeb Salam
Republic
Abraham
Camille Chamoun
Chamoun
Rashid Karami
Maan Karami
U.S
Mecca
Aid el Adha
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Security Council
SAGE Air Defense Net Goes Into Operation
The Semi Auto Ground Environment, or SAGE, formally went into operation at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey. Gen. Curtis LeMay described the inauguration as the largest step in air defense in 10 years. The system centers feed data from long range radar and gap fillers to large central computers to monitor aircraft and defense weapons. Ballistic weapons remain outside current SAGE capability.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
SAGE
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
North America
LeMay
Meeting Called On Bluffview Gardens Public Fund Use
Shelby town attorney announces a 8 p.m. Tuesday public meeting at Town Hall to discuss future public fund expenditures for Bluffview Gardens Addition and nearby areas. City annexation moves and a $150,000 sewer project under the Shelby sanitary district will be reviewed. Robert L. Frederick will preside.
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Shelby
George M. Snodgrass
la Crosse
Bluffview
Shelby Town Hall
Ward Ave
Shelby Heights Addition
Hedgehog Bluff
Snodgrass
Bluffview Gardens Addition
Shelby Sanitary District
Robert L. Frederick
Cuban Rebels Kidnap 10 U S Engineers in Cuba
The State Department confirms ten American engineers were abducted by Cuban rebels in Cuba's Oriente province on Thursday night. The incident raises tensions as diplomatic channels monitor the situation and potential negotiations begin.
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U.S
Washington
State Department
Cuba
Oriente
House Passes Compromise Tax Bill to Ike
The House sent to President Eisenhower a compromise tax bill repealing the half billion dollar annual freight excise. The 365 to 9 vote preserves wartime tax rates to avoid a 2.115 billion revenue drop, with Senate backing and August 1 effective repeal for freight and coal charges.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Treasury
Progress Edition still available by La Crosse Tribune
Special Progress edition copies remain for sale at 15 cents each. Orders can be placed with the Circulation Department in person or by phone, dialing 2-8040.
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la Crosse Tribune
Committee Cuts Foreign Aid Request by 872 Million
House Appropriations Committee trims 872 million from Eisenhower’s 3.95 billion foreign aid request for the coming year. The panel sets new total at about 3.078 billion with 4.142 billion in new obligational authority including carryovers. Passman leads subcommittee in backing cuts, criticizing excess spending.
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House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Otto E. Passman
D-La
Passman
White House Attacks Fox Testimony on Adams Lies
The White House called John Fox's claims about Sherman Adams "ridiculous" falsehoods as a House subcommittee recessed after stormy testimony. Fox cited Bernard Goldfine as saying he bought Adams a house in Washington and sent checks for years, which Adams denied in a letter read to the panel.
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Fox
Adams
Washington
The
White House Today
John Fox
Sherman Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Eisenhower
House
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Goldfine
Boston
Joseph P. O'Hara
Minnesota
O'Hara
O’hara
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Death of 101-year-old Louis Proell in Marshfield
Louis Proell aged 101 died at home after a heart attack. A Marshfield resident since 1885 he is survived by a son and a daughter.
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Marshfield
Louis Proell
Proell
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