Six Die as B 25 Crashes Into Guardhouse at Mather AFB
A B 25 bomber struck the guardhouse at Mather Air Force Base near Sacramento, killing six and injuring at least 61 as it exploded after a crash. Eight bodies were recovered in Canada from a separate airlift crash near Queen Charlotte Islands, with rescue continuing and no survivors expected for the missing 36.
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Queen Charlotte Islands
Vancouver Island
Mather Guard House
British Columbia
Ministry of Transport
Vancouver
Minis
Bomber Crash-lands on Guardhouse at Mather Air Base
A disabled Air Force B-25 crash landed atop a crowded guardhouse at Mather Air Base in California and exploded, killing six guardhouse prisoners and injuring 61. The crash happened after one engine failed, with three crewmen among the injured. A 10 minute interval allowed some to escape before the gasoline blast turned the building into a flaming trap.
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Associated Press
Cacramento
Calif
Air Force
Mather Air Base
Connie Scholten
War Bride Hopes For POW Husband Return In Lamesa
In Lamesa on January 19, Italian war bride Edi Parker speaks of her American prisoner husband in Korea. A Purple Heart hangs in her living room, awarded posthumously to Sgt. Emmett V. Parker, though she doubts the citation. Her two year old daughter Trudy watches as she stays hopeful amid separation.
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Edi Parker
Lamesa
Sgt
Emmett V. Parker
Korea
Trudy
America
19 Day Area Traffic Death Holiday Ends
A thundering head on two car crash two miles northwest of SLAINVIEW left two dead John Ellis Spraggins 23 of Running Water and Love Yowell 64 of Edmonson and four injured one critically Carroll Mitchell 19 of Edmonson was hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries. The incident ends a 19 day traffic fatality stretch in the South Plains area.
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Avalanche Journal
Slainview
Here
South Plains
John Ellis Spraggins
Running Water
Plainview
Love Yowell
Edmonson
Plainview Grid
Jake Finney
Plainview High School
Raymond Sills
Bellview
Finney
J. Q. Finney
Sills
Winnie
Mitchell
Dan Saunders
Thurman Keefer
Yowell
Ted Andrews
Plaisview
Gedins
Lemons
Lemons Funeral Home
Roy G. Wood
R M. Mitchell
Edmondson
Saunders
British Egyptians Battle Along Canal Front Losses Reported
Along the Suez canal Ismailia Suez and Port Said British and Egyptian forces clash with casualties. Three Britons killed nine wounded one Egyptian killed and 22 wounded confirmed by both sides. Port Said and Suez are canal terminals with Ismailia midway.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Ismailia
Suez
Port Said
Mediterranean
Red Sea
U S Guided Missile Fleet Is Due Soon
Air Secretary Finletter told the Cincinnati Commonwealth club that the United States will soon have guided missiles to track and destroy enemy bombers. He warned defenses are far from complete and interceptors would likely knock down about 30 percent of a bomber fleet if attacked with warning.
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Cincinnati
INS
Finletter
U. S
Cincinnati Commonwealth Club
U.S
Daniel Expected To Seek U S Senate Seat In Texas Politics
In Lubbock County and the surrounding area, candidates for office are rising as Gov. Allan Shivers announces re election plans. Attorney General Price Daniel appears poised to challenge for the U S Senate while Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd signals a possible run for attorney general. Daniel’s formal Senate bid may come on a statewide radio hook up at 7 30 p m Monday carried by KFYO.
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C. W. Ratliff
Avalanche-Journal
Clitics
Lubbock County
Austin
Allan Shivers
U. S
Tom Connally
Price Daniel
Shivers
Daniel
KFYO
United States
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Lubbock
Senate
Melton Connell
Municipal
South Plains
Jack
Mary Wiley
Weslaco
Nancy Moran
Waco
Allen
Flood Victims Return To Homes In California
California counties count millions in damage and a toll of 20 dead as a severe storm ends. Thousands of homes bridges and tracks damaged while 7 000 people are homeless. Some areas seek shelter in schools or with friends while flood threats spread to Arizona and Idaho.
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California
INS
OS Angeles
Uthern
Los Angeles
Weather Bureau
Hawaiian Gardens
Orange County
Duncan
Safford
Arizona
Gila River
Louis R. Jurwitz
U. S. Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Marie Elizalde
Widow Keeps Faith As Husband Remains Prisoner Of War
A widow recalled how the U S government paid her husband's insurance and she waited seven months without word. She received letters in July claiming he was a prisoner of war and later confirmation he was alive, with no proof of death. She clung to hope that he would return after the war.
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U. S
Criminal Action Faces Grain Men
In Washington on January 19, federal prosecutors may pursue criminal action against southwest grain and elevator men named in Senate testimony for shortages of government grain estimated at about four million dollars. Senate Agriculture committee Chairman Ellender said Brannan promised to act where warranted and the committee urged a $50,000 Senate probe into storage shortages and related USDA activities.
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Washington
Senate
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Brannan Lee
18 Burglaries Solved Here Nab Four Suspects
The sheriff's office and city police announced the solution of about 18 burglaries in and around Lubbock. Billy Joe Holtzclaw 18 Lester P Caddell 17 and Elaine Carr 18 were held on $1000 bonds for burglary tied to the Plainview highway filling station break in plus Holtzclaw admitted involvement in about a dozen other recent local burglaries. Two juvenile boys aged 11 and 14 were released to their father pending further investigation.
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Lubbock
Billy Joe Holtzclaw
Ave. S
Lester P
Buster) Caddell
Auburn
Elaine Carr
Clovis Highway
Justice of Peace
D. W. Robertson
A. L. Perkins
Plainview Highway
Holtzclaw
Austin
George Eubank
Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Identification
John Wilson
Mothers Plan Dimes March
Area officials plan a community drive to raise funds in March with a focus on supporting local families. The plan aims to boost projects by mobilizing volunteers and coordinating with churches and schools.
Truce talks stumble after six minutes at Panmunjom
A fresh Communist accusation of Allied aerial violations halts the Panmunjom truce session after six minutes. The air battle northwest of Panmunjom ends with one Red jet destroyed and another damaged as 90 MiGs clash with 18 Sabres.
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Korea
Panmunjom
Kaesong
Pyongyang
William P. Nuckols
UN Command
Kaesong-Pyongyang
No So
Bruce
Texas Jaycees Honor Thomas
The five outstanding young Texans for 1951 were honored at a San Antonio banquet. Lucian Thomas of Lubbock received a scroll and key from Gov. Al about the awards. The event included Gov. Shivers and Secretary of State John Ben Sheppard with 300 attendees.
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San Antonio
Texas
Lubbock
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Allan Shivers
Lucian Thomas
Lee McLemore
Houston
William G. Mc*Daniel
Sherman
Emil C. Rasman
Midland
Ira Gallaway
Coleman
Shivers
John Ben Sheppard
Jaycee
Ed H. Sheridan
Ernest A. Baetz
Shepperd
Thomas
Sunshine Contest Sparks Warm Weather Debate Across States
Read of a friendly clash over which region offers the most sun for winter warmth. Carlsbad Corpus Christi Arizona California Florida participants claim their area leads in sunshine with a playful rivalry. South Plains Texas is noted for milder conditions and notable readings early in the year.
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Hucks
Pardner
Carlsbad
Corpus Christi
Arizona
California
Florida
Gulf
Here
Amarillo
South Plains
Generals MacArthur Eisenhower Clash Looms at 1952 GOP
SAN FRANCISCO January 19 A historic clash for the 1952 Republican nomination is shaping as five star Generals Douglas MacArthur and Dwight D. Eisenhower head for Chicago. Eisenhower plans to enter in July to seek the party’s nomination and may face MacArthur who backs Senator Robert A Taft. Taft warned that if Korea talks fail the U S must consider war against Red China.
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Leo Raridan
INS
San Francisco
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Committee
International News Service
Eisenhower
Chicago
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
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