48 Die As Airliner Crashes In Virginia
A Capital Airlines Viscount on Flight 20 from Chicago via Washington crashed near Richmond late Monday night with 48 aboard, all killed. The crew Captain J. B. Fornasero First Officer P. H. Cullom and Hostess D. O'Donnell were named. The jet-prop plane, 44 passengers and three crew, went down in foggy rural terrain 30 miles southeast of Richmond, burning. Flight originated Chicago stopped Washington at 9 40 p m and was instrument flight to Norfolk. The crash follows recent Virginia air disasters as fog limited visibility and several airports closed.
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Avalanche-Journal
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Capital Airlines
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Norfolk
Washington
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Sandy Gut
Chickahominy River
Virginia
Byrd Field
Richmond
Air Traffic Control Center
Piedmont Airlines
Charlottesville
Blue Ridge
Airmen Questioned in South Plains Armed Robberies
Reese AFB airmen were arrested on suspicion of 17 armed holdups over two months across the South Plains. A/2C Roger Lindblad, 21, admitted to taking part in a Sunday drive in grocery store holdup but said he did not use the gun. Investigators recovered a .22 pistol, money, tape, and items tying suspects to other robberies. Police arrested three airmen at the base and later detained two more in a hangar where they work as aircraft mechanics. An anonymous tip aided the case as detectives linked several recovered items to the spate of robberies, with further investigations into possible ties to other incidents ongoing.
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Jim Seaver
Avalanche-Journal
Ree
Carey Stafford
Bob Teder
Stevens
Lindblad
West End Apts
Levelland Hwy
Forrester
Cecil Williams
Paul Hartman
Brownfield
Reese
Holiday Inn
Lubbock
Idalou
Shallowater
24 Counties Named Area Census Chief
Earl Kerr of the Retail Merchants Association of Lubbock is named district supervisor for the 19th Congressional district. Kerr will oversee 24 crew leaders and 376 enumerators with operations starting April 1 and expected to finish by May 6. He attends a Dallas training this week and returns to Lubbock Friday.
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Joral Kerr
Retail Merchants Association of
Lubbock
James W. Stroud
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Dallas
Kerr
The
Merchants Association
Census Bureau
Werr
Stroud
Khrushchev Hosts Thompson Family at Sleighing Party
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev invited U.S. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and his family to a weekend sleighing party at Khrushchev’s country home.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Eighth Day Of Heat Strains Argentina
In Buenos Aires and La Plata the eighth day of searing heat caused water shortages and near fatal conditions for polar bears at a local facility. The heat wave left eight dead and around five hundred injured as beachgoers sought relief from temperatures above 90 degrees.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Plata
Fantastic Twist Links Key Figures in Two Air Crashes
Two National Airlines crashes that killed 76 are tied by attorney Julian A. Frank and Dr. Robert Spears. FBI probes whether Frank planned the NY Miami DC-6B disaster or had dealings with Spears, a former abortionist, while Spears’ involvement in the Gulf of Mexico DC-7 crash is under review. Deputy leads name Loomis as Spears’ co defendant and says Frank acted as Spears’ attorney.
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Claire Cox
United Press International
York
National Airlines
Julian A. Frank
New York
Miami
Robert Spears
Gulf of Mexico
Frank
FBI
Spears
Hisife
Donald Loomis
Los Angeles
Loomis
Julian Blodgett
Seven perish as bitter weather blankets state
Bitter weather across Texas brings seven deaths and extreme cold. Five family members suffocated near Brownfield from gas heater fumes. An elderly Amarillo woman froze beside her home, and an El Paso man died in a rain slick South Texas crash. The South Plains face subfreezing lows with a warming trend expected midweek.
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Avalanche-Journal
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Lubbock
Brownfield
Amarillo
el Paso
South Texas
Lava Wipes Out Hawaiian Resort At Warm Springs
A lava surge from the Kilauea rift breached an earth dike and destroyed Warm Springs, a popular tourist area in Kapoho Hawaii. Trees, picnic tables, and pools were consumed by flames as lava flowed toward the sea, with fountains reported over 2,000 feet high.
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Kapoho
Hawaii
Congress questions surplus amid rocket budget push
President Eisenhower told Congress the United States has the first Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile ready and will have four strategic rocket weapons systems in operation by 1965. He outlined a $40.995 billion military budget and defended expanding Atlas and Titan missiles, Minuteman, and Polaris while opposing a new bomber program.
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Mplied
Avalanche-Journal
Ashington
United States
Congress
Eisenhower
Atlas
Titan
Polaris
Air Force
Navy
Lubbock Teen Aids In Rescue Of Burning Boy
Joe Old 15 helps Gary Hunt Yates 7 after a gasoline fire exploded in a family garage. Yates rolled from flame to snow and was treated at Methodist Hospital for second and third degree burns. The incident occurred around 3 30 p m near Chapman Field as Old, a Lubbock High sophomore training for track, heard an explosion and rushed to help.
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Lubbock
Monday
Joe Old
Gary Hunt Yates
Gary
J. B. Wilson
25Th St
Methodist Hospital
Joe
Archie Old
93Th St
Avalanche-Journal
Chapman Field
Tom S. Lubbock High School
John B. Wilson
Mary Alice Cretsinger
Boy Saved From Fire After Explosive Outbreak
An elderly couple raced to help after a boy burst into flames and rolled him in snow to extinguish. Mrs Brooks and her husband, both in their seventies, heard an explosion, then saw Gary running and screaming as responders worked to remove his burning clothing.
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Terrel T. Brooks
25Th St
Gary
Demo Convention Set for July 11 in Los Angeles
National Chairman Paul M. Butler issued a formal call for the Democratic presidential nominating convention to meet in Los Angeles on July 11. The call reiterates resolutions of the Democratic National Committee urging state parties to give voters a chance to vote for the convention nominees.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Democratic National Committee
Graham's Crusade Column Reevaluates Doubtful Theories
A compact editorial note profiles Thomas as a chronic skeptic who distrusts every claim. It frames his relentless doubt as a defining trait in public discourse and media commentary.
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Doubling Thomas
Belgrade Snowstorm Halts Yugoslavia Transport
Belgrade and much of Yugoslavia faced heavy snow that disrupted road and rail travel on Monday, snarling transit across the region. The AP report notes widespread gridlock as snow blankets cities and highways.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Go Too Far Postal Peephole Policy Sparks House Fight
Rep. Ken Hechler denounces the Post Office peep hole spying system as Gestapo like and misused to monitor workers and union meetings. A Post Office spokesman defends long standing Lockouts to deter mail theft, noting about 600 staff were caught tampering last year.
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Gressman
Post Office Department
Ken Hechler
D-W.va
Post Office
Hechler
Thomas Berdeen
Inspection Service
Gestapo
Weather Map Page Southwest Temperatures and Precipitation
The weather map lists 24 hour precipitation and high low temperatures for several cities. Abilene El Paso Houston Amarillo Oklahoma City Dallas Roswell Denver and Fort Worth area readings appear with varied values.
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EL Paso
Houston
Amarilla
Okla
City
Trailas
Roswell
Denver
Falls
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