Navy Blimp Crashes Near NJ Coast With 18 Feared Dead
The largest US Navy airship, the ZPGAW, collapsed into the Atlantic off New Jersey during an air sea search for a missing racing yacht. Twenty one crew aboard the blimp, one dead and 17 missing feared trapped in the gondola after the bag burst. Survivors and injured were taken to nearby hospitals and bases, including Fort Dix and Lakehurst. The incident echoes the 1933 Akron disaster.
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United Press Internationa
Arnegat Light
N.J
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
New Jersey
Navy
Texan
Joseph G. Culligan
AEM/2
Keansburg
Antonion Contreras
Geronimo
Tex
Donald L. Sau
Flint
Mich
Edward B. Turner Jr
Joppa
Ft. Dix
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
ZPGAW
Chat. Eble
Doris May
New York
Eble
New U S Cloud Shot Postponed at Eglin Air Force Base
Weather conditions forced a postponement of the first in a series of 33 Project Fuselage rocket firings at Eglin Air Force Base Florida. The attempt to create a high altitude cloud was delayed to Thursday as the second postponement in as many days.
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Eglin
Air Force Base
Fla
Thur Ny
City School Budget Sets Tops 87 Million
City school budget totals 87 million dollars for Lubbock Independent School District following a public hearing. The budget sets a tax rate near 1.1 per 100 dollars assessed value and projects revenue from all sources at about 10.6 million with local sources at roughly 3.29 million. State per capita apportionment and foundation funds are detailed, with salaries and operations funded accordingly.
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C. W. Ratliee
Lubbock
CNL Scholastics
Szlam
Relics Unearthed At Lost Camp Site On White River Trail
Hunters Jerry Hall and Tidmore uncovered an old Mackenzie trail camp on the White River while mapping Crosbyton area. A mine detector aided Perry Edwards and others as they found hundreds of horseshoes bottles sabre remains and a sandstone grave marker. The find links to a historic Hunford camp along the Freshwater Fork of the Brazos known as Catfish Creek. See Old Grave Page 3.
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Jerry Hall
Labbork
Max ‘Tidmore
Fort Griffin
Double Mountains
White River
South Plains
Crosby LS Tractor
Forest
Mackensie
Brazos
Catfish Creek
Mackenzie
Tidmiore
Perry Hadwards
Crosbyton
Rudwards
Ike slashes Cuba sugar quota in warning to Castro
President Eisenhower warned Russia over a Cuban base and used the Sugar Act to cut Cuba's sugar shipments to the United States. Castro faced expropriation threats as the U S acted to protect interests amid a volatile Cuba crisis. Kennedy and other Democrats react as the party mulls delegate outcomes and the nomination race continues.
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Catar
Brian Deastie
Castro
Cubs
Ciba
Hes van Denvans
Fisenhower
Cuba
OS Angeles
Noa
Serster Robert
Lyndon Bitoyski
Jetf Fexas
John Kenney
Iis
Momianeftica
Avantine
Kennedy
Hartimg
Pennsylvania
Lo Lawrener
14 Story Apartment Sought on 90th Street
An avalanche of zoning notes outlines a proposed 14 story apartment project on 90th Street near Mitr Street. The plan seeks a specific use variance to allow construction in a single family residential area, with frontage issues and nearby shopping at Avenue UT. Authorities discuss frontage, parking, and site layout while opponents cite impact on surrounding homes. The filing names Kennet Way and William C. Chak represents the property owner’s posturing, with opposition contributions noted.
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Kennet Way
Avalanche Journal
Weller TS
Avenue Q
Wathton Hese Edvice
Shit Street
Souzhit Wy
Mitr Street
Teow
Init
Ceapacin
Frogs, Markets and Editorials Stir Dense Page Mix
A compact read across sections skims editorials on meddling in MAKITA issues, women’s news highlights, and sports updates. Market quotations and a comic dictionary column mix with notes on frogs and local happenings, reflecting a busy newspaper page layout.
Vast Lake Lands South Plains as Floods Remain Heavy
Heavy rainfall over the South Plains drenched areas, submerging streets and homes. Officials evacuated at least 18 families as flood waters lapped into residences, with extensive fields and communities enduring persistent wet weather across the region.
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Tanner Laine
South Plains
Await Attack Sealed In Shelters Weather Dome
A cryptic weather page notes sheltering actions as communities brace for a forthcoming avalanche. Officials issue advisories and readers are urged to monitor weather updates for piercing storms and potential impacts on daily life.
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Jim Argo
U.S. ‘Cloud
Kfyo Pre
Avalanche-Journal Station
Ike
Demos
90Th Street
Heath Willian C. Chak
Escors
Johnson
Strow
Joheste
Sitten
Boran
Hedley
Wilson Area
Wiest
Weather Mag
Duast Me
Ates
Cashit
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