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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1955
Page
9
Eleven airmen parachuted to safety before a C119 cargo plane from Birmingham to Sewart Air Force Base Tennessee crashed on the Mulberry Fork near the Warrior River in Cullman Alabama. Two crew members were injured. identities were not released.
The London Daily Herald reports Queen Mother Elizabeth is shopping in Scotland for a castle as a potential wedding gift for Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend. It notes Church of England restrictions on such a union and cites vague discussions about propriety. The Attorney General says even if Margaret marries Townsend, the earliest possible date would be August 21, 1956, with no loophole in the Royal Marriage Act.
Burbank based actor Dale Robertson files a divorce suit alleging mental cruelty against his wife who sued for divorce a year ago. The complaint, filed Thursday in Superior Court, states she has made no move to settle the matter.
Washington Rep Nil said many congressmen hope higher pay will draw volunteers into the armed services and cut the draft. The House voted 399 to 1 to boost pay for career service members, with an average 11.9 percent rise for enlisted personnel and warrants, 3 years service officers gain more, and extra pay for hazardous duties. The bill, costing about 745 million dollars yearly, now goes to the Senate. funds to be voted later. President Eisenhower supported the measure to keep trained personnel from civilian jobs.
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