Godfrey Suspended Up To Six Months In CAB Ruling
Civil Aeronautics Board examiner found Arthur Godfrey deliberately buzzed the Teterboro New Jersey control tower on January 7 and recommended a six month suspension of his private pilot certificate. Godfrey accepted the ruling and must meet further safeguards including a flight test and medical certificate before flying again.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Arthur Godfrey
Teterboro
N. J
New York
Godfrey
Columbia Broadcasting System
Rappar
CAA
Iso
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Lost AF C-47 With 20 Aboard On Rome to Bitburg Flight
A U S Air Force C 47 with 20 aboard vanished in bad weather while en route from Rome to Bitburg Germany The search extended from the Ligurian Sea to the French Swiss Alps with officials planning a new air sweep over the Alps Saturday A reported sighting north of Nice proved false The last radio contact indicated all normal before the craft disappeared over Corsica passengers included four officers nine airmen and three civilians all stationed at Bitburg Germany The crew hailed from Hahn Air Base Germany The weather caused heavy seas and hindered aerial observation and surface searches by Italian boats
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France
Rome
Bitburg
Germany
Ligurian Sea
Seach
Alps
Nice
St. Etienne de Tinee
Auron
Italy
Corsica
Vom Rome
Air Force
Hahn Air Base
Poulson in Hospital for Routine Check
Wide wildcat strike erupts on Port of New York piers amid union rivalry for waterfront control. Independent ILA and AFL unions refuse work at luxury liner docks in Manhattan Brooklyn and Staten Island while Queen Elizabeth and other liners sail as scheduled. Mayor Norris Poulson absent from Los Angeles hospital for a routine checkup. NLRB restraining order cited.
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New York
Port of New York
Manhattan
West Side
Liberte
United States
ILA Jongshore
Frederic J. Gaspard
National Labor Relations Board
Student Nurses Witness Double Execution in Columbia
Forty-one student nurses from the State Mental Hospital watched as Lander-Ray Gantt and Shelton H. Gainey were executed in the electric chair. The two men, ages 21 and 24, were convicted of the 1949 robbery slaying of Myrtle Beach taxi driver Robert D. Oliver. Some nurses cried while others fainted as Gainey read part of a psalm. Hospital officials said the attendance stemmed from interest in sociological aspects of community life and to better discuss capital punishment.
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Columbia
S. C
State Mental Hospital
State Penitentiary Death House
Lander- Ray Gantt
Gastonia
N. C
Shelton H. Gainey
Hartsville
Gantt
Gainey
Avalon seeks merger with Long Beach city
Avalon officials welcomed a Thursday night proposal to consolidate Catalina Island with Long Beach. Mayor Sutter and City Manager Vickers saw legal feasibility and potential benefits to both communities, while a citizen committee will explore the idea. Legal questions and unique cross island administration issues were noted as considerations before any action.
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Long Beach
Avalon City Council
Catalina Island
Lyman B. Sutter
Sam E. Vickers
Avalon City
Sutter
Avalon
Irving M. Smith
Lakewood
Atlee S. Arnold
al Bombard
Miss Catalina Speedboat Co
Fred Hochberg
Chet Smith
Catalina Hardware Co
Victor Lytle
B-47 Jets Return to California From Britain
More than 40 United States Air Force B-47 bombers flew nonstop about 5000 miles from England to March Air Force Base in California. They were replaced by the 303rd Bomber Wing which landed at Greenham Common after a nonstop flight from Tucson, Arizona. The departing planes, from the 22nd Bomber Wing, left at ten minute intervals. They had been in Britain for a standard three month training period.
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Affer Hexpard
England
March Air Force Base
California
Greenham Common
Tucson
Ariz
Britain
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists Face Court On Indictments
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists accused of wounding five congressmen in Monday’s shooting spree appeared in court. Each faces a 10 count indictment, with arraignment possibly delayed for attorney arrangements. Heavy police guard accompanied them from jail to the courthouse as officials weigh federal action. Washington police urged Congress to replace the Capitol police with a professional force and install bulletproof glass around public galleries following the attack.
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Eisenhower
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Brownell
Justice Department
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Ast
Monnday
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Tommyrot Wilson Reply to McCarthy
Secretary of Defense says any idea the Army coddling Communists is tommyrot yet seeks better security-risk handling. He spoke at a news conference amid Maj. Irving Peress’s Fifth Amendment refusal, drawing sharp retorts from Sen. McCarthy who accuses some in the Army of protecting known Communists. Continued on Page A-3, Col. 1.
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Washington
Army
Wilson
Maj
Irving Peress
Sen. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Pentagon
McCarthy
Four Airmen Die in B-47 Stratojet Crash at Davis-Monthan
A B-47 Stratojet crashed and burned in the desert moments after takeoff from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson. All four crew members were killed, authorities said.
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Tucson
Desert
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Classified listing and page references guide
A reader guide lists where to find sections in the newspaper including Baach, Billy Rose, Boyle, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping, Sports, Tides Temperatures, Woman, Your World, and specific page coordinates. It also notes page designations like B-1 and A-15 for navigation.
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Baach
Billy Rose
Boyle
Bomb blast targets Sultan of Morocco in Marrakech
For the second time in six months terrorists attempted to assassinate Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa, the sultan of Morocco, by setting off two grenades in a mosque during prayer. He escaped with only slight head injuries as he was accompanied by his chief political official.
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Marrakech
Moroc‘co—Up
Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa
Morocco
Mostem
Sultan
Two Killers Die in Gas Chamber
Two convicted slayers were executed in the prison gas chamber. Joseph A. Daugherty, 55, a Santa Rosa real estate broker, killed his divorced wife Florena with his elder son's knife in a two years ago, witnessed by four of the couple's five children. Florentino Ortega, 25, of Los Angeles, killed a liquor store customer, Charles Rogers, during a holdup in Los Angeles. The report also references Moroccan political figures Arafa and Ben Youssef in a separate note.
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Quentin
Joseph A. Daugherty
Santa Rosa
Florentino Ortega
Los Angeles
Daugherty
Florena
Ortega
Charles Rogers
Thami E
Tahiti
Arafa
Spanish
Morocco
Fate of Zilbauer at San Quentin Death Chamber
Los Angeles reports the 52-year-old ex-convict Anthony J. Zilbauer faces execution in San Quentin’s gas chamber after being sentenced for first degree murder in the November 21 shooting of Andrew Krmiec, an insurance adjustor. The jury did not recommend clemency, making the death sentence mandatory. The case involved romantic tragedy, alleged coercion, and a wife’s controversial testimony. further details continue on Page A-3.
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Los Angeles
San’ Quentin
Anthony J. Zilbauer
Andrew Krmiec
California
Zibauer
Ing Kmiec
Zilbauer
Geraldine
Ris
Ohnos
Kmiec
Zilhbauer
Tony
Flynn Court Hearing Off on Pledge to Pay
A contempt of court hearing for Errol Flynn was postponed two weeks earlier today as he promised to catch up on child support payments.
Weather Outlook: Clouds Night Morning Low Then Sunny Afternoons
Forecast calls for night and morning low clouds with sunny afternoons through Saturday. Little change in temperature. Slight chance of showers developing Saturday night. Portable, period voice mirrors a local weather note with concise timing and conditions.
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Texas Corporal Charged With Aiding Enemy
Cpl Claude J Batchelor of Kermit Texas is charged by the Army with giving aid and comfort to the enemy while a prisoner in Korea. A pretrial investigation will decide if a court martial is warranted. Batchelor, 23, recently returned to the United States and is in custody in San Antonio after a Sunday home arrival. His Japanese wife remains in Tokyo.
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San Antonio
Texas
Army
Claude J, Batchelor
Kermit
Korea
Fix Fourth Army
Ee Batchelor
Edward S. Dicken
Neck
Cp ‘Batchelor
Batchelor
Tokyo
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East Long Beach
Danny
Chuck Sundquist
Poulson
N.y.harbor
Avalon Seeks Merger
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Raignmont
Irving Rodriguez
Rafael Miranda
Andras Figueroa
Pertoris
Paul McNamara
Robert Zellmer
Milwaukee
Tommyrot
Sultan Arafa
San Quentin
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