74 Aboard Die in Seattle Transport Crash Miracle Survives
The Gen. R. L. Howze cargo flight from the Far East crashed near a south Seattle hill killing many aboard while sparing nearby homes. Crew included pilot Capt. William J. McDougall and co-pilot Fred Jal. survivors total around two-thirds of 74 aboard. Civil Aeronautics Board probes regulations and flight-hour practices amid multiple recent Western crashes.
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R. L. Howze
Far East
Civil, Aeronautics Board
Baeing Field
Seattle
Rice
Colin Dearing
United States
Nevada
Airlines DC
Medicine Bow Peak
Wyoming
United Airlines
DCEB
Graham
Colorado
Diva Callas in Chicago Standoff at Farewell Show
Madame Callas, famed soprano, receives a rousing ovation after a dramatic farewell performance at the Lyric Theater in Chicago. Deputy sheriffs and U S Marshal serve two contract suits during the act, amid a chaotic scene as officers are blocked by protesters and performers.
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Chicago
Dlacanie Britery
Nebeless
Madame Mane
Moneghini-Callas
Bath
Tlapera
Marshal Stanley
Ngle
Lyviey “Theater
Dan Smith
Larry Kelly
Caral Fox
Lyric Theater
Aften
Welly
Miss Fox
Pringle
Dulles Plan Report on Geneva Contained Optimism
Secretary of State Dulles prepared a Geneva report after talks with President Eisenhower and Gen. Gruenther. Officials suggested the outlook might be less pessimistic than ministers conference summaries. Dulles indicated Soviets could eventually accept German unification on Western terms with free elections.
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Strauss
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Europe
Gruenther
Eisenhower
White House
Western Europe
Geneva
Dulles
Germany
Stock Mart Reacts to Credit Restriction Moves
The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate across major districts including New York Philadelphia Atlanta Cleveland San Francisco and Chicago marking its fourth such raise this year. The action surprised many businessmen and bankers who expected a gradual shift to easier money policies as the 1956 election neared. The rate increase likely firmed business loan rates while possibly dampening government and short term bond prices. In addition the Fed resumed sales of federal securities to reduce lending funds and curb credit. The moves followed a buoyant early month in business activity and a surge in demand for credit, signaling tighter financial conditions amid rising commodity prices.
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New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Cleveland
San Francisco
Chicago
Reserve Board
Wounded Iranian Premier Heads to Baghdad Parley
Iranian Premier, 72, wounded by gunman at Tehran mosque leaves by train for Baghdad for the first meeting of the five nations alliance. He told reporters he was feeling fine, with a small plaster on his neck. The assailant, Mozaffar Ali Zulghaded, 32, a Muslim fanatic, was arrested.
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Tehran
Tran
N Ala
Traq
Baghdad
Defense Alliance
Shah
Mozaffar Ali Zulghaded
Experts Tie Long Beach Subsidence to Oil Withdrawal
Engineers link Campbell Harbor land sinking to Tar Ranger and Terminal Zones oil withdrawal in the Wilmington field predicting surface drops from 22 to about 35 feet. Water injection could retard subsidence, while stopping oil production or injecting gas are alternatives. Hearing coverage notes debate over tidelands revenues and state ownership, with testimony from city officials, chamber of commerce, and lawmakers.
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Wilmington
Long Beach
Richfield
Charles J. S. Jones
Rotary Club
Aly
Signal ‘Hill
Tidelands
Terbn
Bruce Allen
San Jose
Allen
Darrell Neighbors
O' Allen
E. J. Amar
Atty
Charles Stratton
Felix Mallon
Helf
Amar
Norris Roulson
Los Angeles
Burren W. Thace
Joel Ogle
Orange County
Leland Wilder
Newport Beach
Suport
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Southern California Gas Co
Chamber S
Craig Hosmer
Walhfred Jacobson
Mallon
Tat Allen
Congress
Eisenhower
Betwen Allen
Richard Carpenter
League of California Cities
Carpenter
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Idle's Son
Henblein
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General Electric
Demon
Pacific Ave
Gilmore’s
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