Rescue of 23 in Air Crash Told
A plane crash near Chicago left 12 dead and 23 injured after a night time emergency landing. Rescue teams faced mud and darkness taking bodies and survivors to hospitals over 25 hours, with ambulances and police help.
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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1955
Page
4
A plane crash near Chicago left 12 dead and 23 injured after a night time emergency landing. Rescue teams faced mud and darkness taking bodies and survivors to hospitals over 25 hours, with ambulances and police help.
MILWAUKEE A six year old boy started a fire at St Stanislaus Church to "get even with God" after claiming his father drank heavily and stayed away. Deputy State Fire Marshal William Rositer said the boy prayed for his father not to come and set the blaze to vent his anger. The fire damaged sacristy cabinets worth about 200 dollars and may have smoked murals and decorations. The child was turned over to his mother.
Boston reports that Harvey Matusow has become the focal point of a Communist plot to destroy confidential informant sources, with Atty. Gen. Herbert Brownell Jr and internal security chief William F. Tompkins asserting Matusow is being used as a tool by Communists. Brownell linked attacks on government witnesses to a broader effort to undermine subversion prosecutions.
LA JOLLA. Robert J. Thorne, retired president of Montgomery Ward & Co, died Sunday at his home here. He was 80.
Reported move to rear West Germany into NATO and the WEU draws State Department support while warning against China participation. George voices concern over Yalta papers hindering open talks, as Eisenhower and Churchill show cautious openness to a future summit. Churchill delays until West German rearmament ratified, per Mendes-France.
Buenos Aires Juan D Peron decreed removing five religious holidays to boost production. Epiphany Corpus Christi Assumption All Saints and Immaculate Conception were cut while Christmas and Good Friday remain holidays. Remaining holidays include July 25 Eval Peron death anniversary and October 1 Loyalty Day.
Nelson England pacifist mayor Richard Bland resigned to avoid the royal visit rituals next month. He objected to RAF guards marching with rifles along the route, citing personal beliefs and public opinion while the town seeks a replacement.
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