Four Die As Private Plane Hits Airliner Near Hickory
A private Cessna 310 collided with a Piedmont F27 airliner at Hickory Airport causing four Michigan businessmen to die. The airliner carrying 37 passengers and three crew members landed safely with minor damage. Victims were Julius Bersma David Frank Earl Gordon Krombeen and Frederick Frieswyck officials of Imperial Furniture Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. West Crory
N.C
Piedmont
Hickory
Michigan
Bogota
Eldorado Airport
Cincinnati
Fayetteville
Burke County
W. Stanley Moore
Moore
Wayne
Earl Gordon Krombeen
Frederick James Frieswyck
Hammary Manufacturing Co
Lenoir, N.C
Rhee Holds On Amid Korean Cabinet Resignations
The South Korean Cabinet resigned amid civilian unrest and U S pressure over harsh suppression of protests after the March elections. President Rhee remains in office as violence inflames calls for reform and new elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kramer Boul
South Korea
Rhee
United States
Syngman Rhee
John Chang
Democratic Party
Liberal Party
Lee Ki-poon
H-Bomb Boomerang Radar Reported by London Paper
The Evening Standard claimed Britain is developing a radar device to bend beams over the horizon and explode enemy rockets, turning the H-bomb into a boomerang. Pentagon officials and U S experts doubted any such weapon exists and cautioned the story may be speculative.
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Calvin Frost Ondon
London
The
Evening Standard
Britain
Ministry of Defense
Securit
Washington
Pentagon
Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Brasilia Becomes Brazil's New Capital In Overnight Install
Brasilia rises in the central plains as the national capital replacing Rio de Janeiro at midnight. A Roman Catholic Mass marks the moment while a marine band plays the anthem and the city shines with lights amid crowds and unpaved streets. Officials plan ceremonies for the presidency, Congress, and Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Basilia
Brazil
Brasilia
Rio de Janeiro
Presidency
Congress
Supreme Court
Morse resigns as Federal Maritime Board chairman
Clarence G. Morse has resigned as chairman of the Federal Maritime Board, a development reported Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Clarence G. Morse
Federal Maritime Board
Zoning hearings eye seven requests including post office site
The City Zoning Board of Adjustment will hear seven cases tonight including W. E. Bell's plan for a U S Post Office and parking lot on the Flint avenue site between 35th and 36th streets. The Santa Fe railroad seeks a concrete batching plant in southwest Lubbock on land zoned only for warehouse use. Public sessions begin at 7 30 p m with objections from nearby homeowners and previous rejections noted for drug store and parking proposals.
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Kenneth May
Avalanche-Journal
Flint Avenue
35Th
36Th Streets
City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Santa Fe Railroad
Lubbock
E. Bell
U.S. Post Office
SSS Drug Store
City Hall
35Th Street
Foreign Aid Bill Advances With Senate Panel Action
Eisenhower wins a preliminary skirmish as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves a 4.1457 billion dollar authorization for foreign aid, modestly below the president’s request. House debate opens with a 1.364 billion dollar cut before appropriation fights. The panel rejects a move to drop military aid from two billion to 1.8 billion. A House vote may come today, signaling possible Senate action next week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Frank Church
Didaho
House
Senate
Fishing: A Rare Talk for Imaginative Minds
A brief editorial note on fishing contrasts with ordinary thinking, suggesting it rarely appeals to those with limited imagination. The item hints at broader cultural humor within the paper's sections on editorials and society notes.
Debra Trocher Finally Becomes U S Citizen in Lubbock
Debra Lynn Trocher year old Japanese American adopted daughter of T Sgt and Mrs Peter B Trocher finally gained U S citizenship in a class of 32 at a Lubbock ceremony after two illness hindered earlier attempts at Shaw AFB S C and Wichita Falls TX Her father in tele type writer maintenance training at Sheppard AFB and a 17 year service veteran born in Hawaii accompanied her Also among the new citizens are 31 others including two additional children with varied national origins See Citizenship Page 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Irish
Avalanche Journal
Debra Lynn Trocher
U.S
Mexico
Great Britain
Japan
Germany
Ireland
Korea
Poland
Shaw Air Force Base
S.C
T. Sgt
Peter B. Trocher
Debra
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Trocher
Sheppard Afb
Hawaii
Missing Colorado Coed Found After Long Peak Trek
Jane Bendixon, 18, of Davenport Iowa, found dazed with frostbite near Estes Park after a trek toward Longs Peak. She was hospitalized. two male companions David L. Jones 18 Webster Groves Missouri and Prince D Willman 23 Fort Smith Arkansas unaccounted for at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes Park
Colo
University of Colorado
Prince D. Willman
Fort Smith, Ark
Miss Bendixen
Davenport, Towa
Rebels Crushed Near Colombia Border In Venezuela
Venezuelan President Romulo Betancourt's government, backed by political, labor, and military leaders, moved swiftly to crush a rebellion near the Colombian border in San Cristobal. Demonstrations supported the crackdown as rebels led by a disgruntled general failed to start a nationwide revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristides Moleon
Aracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Colombia
San Cristobal
Berlin Summit Faces Clash Over German Question
U S Under Secretary Douglas Dillon warned that the peace or war issue may rise if the German problem is not solved through negotiations as the big powers meet in Paris on May 16. He told Khrushchev the West would not bow to threats and argued against moving the Berlin issue to the background. Dillon urged firm U S demands at a AFL CIO conference and warned of grave consequences if Germany is unsettled. Rebels in Venezuela faced a government crackdown with street fighting reported in San Cristobal as a final assault loomed. The Interior Ministry said rebels were bottled up and that civilian groups backed the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sec. of
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
U.S
Germany
United Auto Workers
Aflcio
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Khrushchev
East Germany
Interior Ministry
San Cristobal
Luis Augusto Dubuc
Ceferino Medina
Raiders Hit Cuban Outpost Near Havana in Bold Raid
A hit and run guerrilla attack targeted the El Chico army outpost, about 12 miles south of Havana, as three raiders assaulted troops seeking arms and ammunition. They escaped, and the raid raised concern due to El Chico's closeness to Camp Liberty, the Cuban army headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
UPI
el Chico
Camp Liberty
30 Day Reprieve Granted for Austin Slain Man
Gov. Price Daniel granted a 30 day reprieve and stay of execution to George Williams of Austin who was sentenced to death for the May murder of Charlie Heise. The execution date shifts from June 8 to July 8 after Williams confessed to the shooting.
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Austin
UPS
Price Daniel
George Williams
Charlie Heise
Williams
Hesse
Betty Grable Harry James Show Dazzles Lubbock Audiences
More than 1500 attend the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium for the Betty Grable and Harry James stage production. The first Texas appearance features flawless staging, fast sequence changes, and lively dance routines. Grable debuts in Texas and shares top billing with husband Harry James in a tour stop noted for color and spectacle.
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Li'l Abner
Daisey Mae
Peter Palmer
Jack L. Goulding
28Th St
Wesley Nichols
South Plains Banking Assn
Betty Grable
Harry James
Lubbock Municipal Auditorium
Grable
Harry Jameson
Texas
Lubbock
Southwest
Miss Grable
Bobby van
Hollywood Dancer Grable Spotlight Promises Page 12
The piece highlights a dancer described as long underrated on the Hollywood scene with supple movement, signaling a feature on this performer marked for Page 12 coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
See Grable
Lubbock Area Weather Map Report Multiple Temperatures
Weather map page reports fair warm conditions for Lubbock and vicinity with a low of 44 and high of 80 degrees. Winds southerly at 15 to 20 mph. City and regional temperatures listed with noon and midnight readings and humidity around 81 percent. Dallas and Roswell temps also shown.
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Lubbock
de T. Senenee
HB. MN
Ceeeeen
de IM
Crneve
IM Eenses
Ccvenes
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
W. Falp
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Jimmy Melton
Snyder National Bank
South Plains Bankers Assn
Peggy Owens
American State Bank
Debra Lynn Trochez
U. S
Peter Trochez
Chang
National Assembly
Adlio
Colorado
Dubuc
Austin Slayer
Jack Sheridan
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