Airliner Crashes Near Seattle Killing Dozens of GIs
A chartered four engine DC4 carrying 66 service members home for Thanksgiving crashed shortly after takeoff from Boeing Field and exploded into a residential area. At least 27 died, 47 survived, including three crew. One missing presumed dead was Edward McGrath. The disaster followed a Nevada crash a day earlier. Survivors described a delayed takeoff due to snow and the chaotic, fiery impact as the plane plowed into a hillside. Ambulances rushed victims to three hospitals as investigators worked to identify the dead.
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Richard McGrath
Beaten Up Says Father of Witness Testimony Blamed
Efren Le Clerc, 38, told police his daughter Yvonne Falm, 17, testified to a House narcotics subcommittee and his attackers targeted him Thursday night at Temple and Lake streets. He suffered hip, sex, and head injuries and was treated at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. Le Clerc claimed family estrangement and ignorance of Yvonne’s drug addiction prior to reading of her testimony. The report also notes unrelated air crash details at Charleston Peak with Maj. J. B. Manch observing wreckage at about 9,000 feet after a C54 transport struck the slope and failed to clear the ridge. Snow had melted around the crash site.
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Mench
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Manch
Fear 14 Dead as AF Craft Hits Mountain
A reconnaissance pilot reported no sign of life on a snowy peak after an Air Force transport carrying 14 people crashed en route to Groom Dry Lake near Las Vegas. The crew included AF personnel and civilian consultants. the exact numbers were not released pending next of kin notifications. The wreckage was spotted by search planes through cloud gaps, with authorities stating the mission was routing and no embargo or special atomic interest was noted.
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AEG
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Soviet Leaders in India Begin 8 Day Goodwill Tour
Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev arrived in New Delhi to start an 18 day goodwill visit, meeting with Prime Minister Nehru as crowds lined the route. Officials heard a study linking Long Beach oil tidelands subsidence to fluid withdrawal, presented by Richfield Oil Co, amid broader pressure on tidelands revenue and potential remedial legislation.
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Rain veers from Long Beach as plane crash fears ease
A Nellis spokesman said a heavy rainstorm route from Burbank veered east toward Long Beach, contact was lost briefly, and the wreckage was sighted later. The five day forecast calls for sun after a misty morning. In politics, Long Beach county tidelands revenue hearings opened with witnesses backing the city, while a Stanford UC study warned of subsidence if withdrawals continue without remedial steps. New York stock markets dipped after a rate hike, with some shares losing several dollars, as officials prepared for further policy actions and President Eisenhower planned television remarks.
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Federal Reserve Board
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Texas Tower radar island crews stranded by gale off Cape Cod
110 miles off Cape Cod Massachusetts rough seas stranded 30 Air Force officers civilians and technicians on the Texas Tower overnight awaiting rescue. A 50 mile per hour gale drove 20 foot seas marooning the group while the El Sol and the tug M Maran rode out the blow in deeper water. One technician was injured during transfer to the tower. The Texas Tower stands in 50 feet of water on Georges Bank and is designed for early warning of air attack.
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Diver Bags Shark After Tow Ride Near Santa Monica
Veteran skin-diver Bob Lorenz, 36, Venice, California, battled a 13 foot 9 inch basking shark for an hour and a half off Santa Monica. He struck the shark, attached steel darts and tow line, and towed it three miles to sea before circling it back to port.
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Israel Seeks 40 to 50 Jet Planes Vessels for Submarine Defense
The New York Times reports Israel has asked the United States to sell 40 to 50 late model jet aircraft and a number of vessels for use against submarines and heavy weaponry including tanks anti tank weapons and anti aircraft systems.
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New York Times
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United States
Where to Find In The Evening Paper
An index lists the paper’s sections and page designations. It shows sections such as Beach Combing on B-1, Boyle on A-13, Bridge on A-13, Classified on B-9 to B-19, Comics on B-6, Crossword on B-9, Editorial on A-12, Financial on B-3, Obituaries B-2, Radio and TV on B-7, Shipping Table on B-2, Sports Panel A-11 to Li, Theaters A-10 to A-11, Tides Temperatures B-2, Wilson A-13, Women B-4 to B-5, and Your World A-2.
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Dally Varden Reported Critically Ill in City Hospital
Circus queen Dally Varden is reported critically ill from cancer today at City Hospital. The news notes her fame in America and Europe and her long career with major circuses.
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Europe
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Ike and Dulles Ready Report to U S Tonight
President Eisenhower inspected the Geneva four power stalemate report with John Foster Dulles in Gettysburg as they prepared the final text for the American people. They reviewed the speech line by line, approving most language while suggesting changes before delivering the post Geneva briefing.
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Dulles
Filipino Runs Amuck Slashes Five to Death in Train Crossing Rampage
A man hacked five workers to death and severely slashed two others when a truck struck an Indianapolis-North of Manila passenger train at a grade crossing in Monroe County. The assailant fled into the mountains as victims were taken to area hospitals. The incident occurred Thursday morning.
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Boy shoots woman over 50 cents in Wisconsin
A 15-year-old boy admitted shooting 75-year-old Mrs Alfred Swiggum in her home near Westby Wisconsin over 50 cents. The bullet lodged near her spine and she is in fair condition. The boy is jailed in Vernon County without charges, held after being arrested four hours later at a roadblock.
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