Tulsa Air Crash Probed by Civil Aeronautics Board
The Civil Aeronautics Board resumed its inquiry into the American Airlines Convair crash four miles north of Tulsa as dense rain fell. Pilot Wes Mims testified he had noted an inaccurate altimeter reading before the final approach and that the instrument read 190 feet at the crash. The board, with representatives from the Aviline Pilots Association, Air Transport Association, CAB, and American Airlines, will release findings in a Washington report.
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Weather reports labeled for military use prompt inquiry
Representative Moss questioned how automatic weather briefings from Bolling Air Force Base can be marked as military only when public access is easy via the Pentagon, a Kremlin, or a local drugstore. He asked under what authority these records may be withheld from the public.
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Government Information Subcommittee
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Nixon Leaves For Africa Tour
Vice President Richard M. Nixon departs for a 17 815 mile goodwill tour of Africa. He aims to win friends with personal diplomacy visiting nine nations and engaging with local women leaders and communities. Pat Nixon accompanies him on this trip bound for schools hospitals and libraries.
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Eisenhower
Miners Strike Over Tea Sparks Chesterfield Row
Five hundred British miners walked out in Chesterfield after the mine’s canteen manager fired waitress Frances Hancock for protesting the tea’s weakness. The protest centered on the quality of tea served to workers.
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Frances Hancock
Carrier Bon Homme Richard Arrives at Alameda
The aircraft carrier Bon Homme Richard docks at Alameda Naval Air Station with about 3,000 officers and men after a six month Western Pacific deployment.
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Alameda Naval Air Station
Western Pacific
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