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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1955
Page
9
Maj. Clay A. Scheid, Oklahoma City's top traffic officer, arrived late to a safety conference saying a wreck delayed him. He spoke with local safety experts about the event and road safety practices.
At Fort Bliss El Paso Texas a 54 foot World War II rocket being cut for scrap ignited its propellant torch causing an acetylene tank explosion. Three soldiers died including Pvt William J Harrison from Cambridge Maryland and Pvt Myron A Baxter from Allentown Pennsylvania. Pvt Gene K Martin of Marlin Texas also perished. Three other soldiers including Pvt Wilfred A Wassenberg from Marysville Kansas were seriously injured. The rocket traveled about 110 yards into a field before landing after a near miss to workers on a gun carriage.
Kansas has 6,652 active pilots and Missouri 7,123. California leads with 40,707 active pilots, twice any other state, while Texas follows with 20,202. National total active pilots reach 31,659 of 660,449.
The U S Army halted artillery practice in the Mt Fuji area until May 20 amid Japanese protests. Exercises resume intermittently between May 25 and June 30. A one man Japanese committee will investigate the disputed firing as police clash injures twenty.
Police report that two South Korean fishing boats were sunk and more than ten others damaged by Communist gunfire off Laewi on the North Korea west coast. No immediate casualties were reported.
Denver Central Bank announced it would drop sponsorship of an National Industrial Basketball League team citing inability to compete for top talent after losing Burdette Haldorson to Phillips 66ers and other clubs. The move leaves the NIDL unstable as Phillips 66ers and others remain dominant, while AAU tournament plans in Denver proceed.
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