Runaway C46 Kills Air Force Instructor at Greenville Snack Bar
A runaway C46 transport crashed into a jet trainer and a snack bar at Greenville Air Force Base injuring four, killing 1st Lt. Robert M. Pierce, the instructor beside his plane. The crew chief suffered a fractured shoulder. The trainer, a T33, was destroyed. The incident occurred as the big transport warmed up from Floyd Bennett AFB New York.
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Greenville
Miss
Air Force
John Chick
Greenville Air Force Base
Chick
Floyd Bennett Air Force Base
New York
Robert M. Pierce
Neely
Hower
Lye i
Eenpe
Gutter Gbapend
O’dormel
Bender
Ohio
Democratic Party
Auto Workers
Presbyterian Church
Fairmont
W. Va
Americans For Democratic Action
Robert R. Nathan
Sen. Neely
Madison Ave
United States
ADA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sen
Lyndon IB. Johnston
Texas
Senators Respond To Attack With Mixed Remarks
GOP senators declined comment on a colleague’s remarks and urged a measured response. Senator Neely urged a President not to golf or fish full time, while Senator Allott recalled Democratic presidents cruising the Potomac and vacationing in Florida in flowered shirts. In Denver, Rev. Lutz defended the President’s faith as sincere, noting personal ties to his church and explaining the President sought no public church display.
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Eader
Senate
Neely
Allott
Potomac
Florida
Denver
Lutz
Sen
National Presbyterian Church
Washington
National Presbytetrian Church
Mr. Lutz
Test alert to evacuate civilians in Long Beach area
Officials describe Operation Alert 1955 a nationwide simulated attack drill testing city readiness for near saturation strikes. Long Beach among listed targets with Berkeley Glendale Richmond San Diego San Francisco and Pasadena. Evacuations, emergency declarations, and government relocation plans form the core of the exercise beginning June 1.
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Long Beach
California
Mooney
Berkeley
Glendale
Richmond
San Diego
San Francisco
Pasadena
Federa
Washington
White House
U.S
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Panama
Civil Air Defense Warning Network
Dope Smuggling Trial In Indianapolis Unfolds
Federal agent Wilbert Penberthy testified that dope smuggling into the United States occurred via Pacific ports. Paul Lasley of Indianapolis described a trip to a boat to obtain heroin, as Lasley Walter Johnson and Herbert Miles faced a four count indictment charging heroin purchases and sales.
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Pacific Coast
Indianapolis
Wilbert Penberthy
United States
Pacific
Penberthy
Paul Lasley
Max
Western Europe unity path eyed in Dulles talks
Dulles urged Western European unity as essential to security in Europe and a possible future four power conference. He linked German sovereignty and rearmament to NATO unity, while Sparkman pressed rapid buildup and Knowland signaled possible quick Senate action. Churchill signaled slim chance for a summit meeting despite hopes.
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United States
Dulles
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Eisenhower
Russia
Senate
White House
Repubiican
Knowland
California
London
Churchill
House of Commons
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4Th Street
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Health and Freedom
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Woodruff Ave
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