Philippine airliner crashes near Rome killing aboard
A four engine Philippine Airline DC6 crashed 100 feet from a crowded Rome apartment area. Sixteen aboard were believed killed. Pilot Ira Bloom from Caro Michigan and co pilot William Rose of Alton NL were named by officials. The plane was en route from Beirut to Ciampino airport and exploded during a forced landing in a field. Witnesses reported the left wing on fire before the plunge. Firemen recovered scattered wreckage and bodies. Also aboard were Royal Jordan and Teddy Santo Domingo, Rome based airline officials.
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Philippines
Ira Bloom
Caro, Mich
William Rose
Alton, NL
Ciampino
Beirut
Lebanon
Italy
British Overseas Airways
Elba
Royal Jordan
Boston
Jordan
Teddy Santo Domingo
Police Believe Paring Knife Used In Fatal Slashing Here
Police hunt for a weapon linked to the death of Mrs. Earlene Fullwood age 30 found with 10 stab wounds and a fatal jugular cut. Willie Fullwood 43 admitted a confrontation and possible motive while authorities prepare murder charges.
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Willie Fullwood
Center
Earlene Fullwood
Plum Ave
Louis Janka
John Fitzgerald
Bill Weith
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Moon
Plum Avenue
Fullwood
Boone
Fitzgerald
Paul Judd
Don Murphy
Sam Moore
De‘eemee
Paul Fouts
Don Fitzgerald
Nall
Big Four Parley Hits Snags in Berlin Deadlock
Berlin AP report on the Big Four foreign ministers conference veering into a stalemate eleven days before the planned opening. Allies and Soviet representatives seek guidance from home governments as to venue allocations, with talks hinting at possible delays and renewed Russian procedural tactics.
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Berlin
State Department
Washington
United States
U.S
State Dulles
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
East
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Union
Germany
Austria
Red China
Sergei Dengin
Allied Control Authority
Bricker Plan Faces Test in Senate Clash
President Eisenhower seeks to curb Len Bricker’s amendment to limit treaty powers and define that treaties cannot override domestic law. The outcome hinges on GOP support, with Democrats signaling a temporary abstention as a major test of Ike’s influence and potential impact on his broader legislative agenda.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Len
Bricker
Congress
Ohio
Senate
Sena
Judge Wade Shot Dead in Warren Courtroom
Judge Allison D. Wade, 51, was killed in his Warren Pennsylvania courtroom by Norman Moon, a 26 year old from Connellsville. Moon fled in a car after firing at the judge as a defendant was about to be jailed for failure to support his wife. Moon was captured after state police wounded him.
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Allison D. Wade
Warren
Norman Moon
Connellsville
India Set to Return Korean War Prisoners
Lt Gen Thimayya announced India will return unrepatriated Korean War prisoners as prisoners not civilians. India insists the move is final and does not require NNRC approval, despite objections from Swiss and Swedish delegates. Allies and Reds must accept returns by 9 a.m. Wednesday at the DMZ borders, with replies due by Saturday.
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Sai
India
Red
Korea
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
NNRC
Commission
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Peiping Radio
MNRC
Demilitarized Zone
Saxbe Enters Ohio Senate Race Against Bender
In Columbus Ohio William Saxbe speaker of the Ohio House and a WWII bomber pilot announced he will seek the May 4 GOP primary nomination for the U S Senate against George H Bender of Cleveland after meeting with GOP House members Saxbe criticized party leadership and vowed a vigorous campaign while State Chairman Ray C Bliss endorsed Bender and vowed support for a united front to defeat Saxbe
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Columbus
Ohio
William Saxbe
Ohio House of Representatives
U.S
GOP
House
Saxbe
George H. Bender
Cleveland
Bender
Republican Central
Ray C. Bliss
Akron
Farm plan tainted with politics says Ellender
Senator Ellender claims President Eisenhower's proposed farm program is politically driven. It would lower price supports for cotton, wheat, corn and others, keep high supports for tobacco and dairy through subsidies, and offer wool support unchanged. Ellender predicts House and Senate committees will oppose the plan and hearings begin Monday.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Theate Agriculture Committee
Hope
Bkan
House Agriculture Committee
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Committee
Farm Committee
Oe Eisenhower
Witness Fights Return To U S In Reuther Case
Detroit prosecutors seek delay as key witness Donald Ritchie balks at extradition and refuses to return to testify in the Walter Reuther shooting case. Carl Renda’s pre trial examination postponed 15 days to allow completion of extradition proceedings. Ritchie remains in Windsor under detention awaiting resolution.
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Detroit
United States
Walter Reuther
Recorder
John P. Scallen
Carl Renda
Gerald K. O’brien
Donald Ritchie
Windsor
Ont
Renda
O'Brien
Ritchie
Preston
O’brien
Army Told It Needs 2 New Units
Washington reports a committee urges two new major commands and a full overhaul of Army supply and training systems to endure peace and potential war. It calls for a third assistant secretary, a second vice chief of staff, a continental Army command, a supply command, and stronger secretary of the Army authority free from Defense staff influence.
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Washington
Secretary of the Army
Secretary of Defense
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Continental Army Command
Case Department
House panel approves cuts on dividend income taxes
Washington report says the House Ways and Means Committee approved sharp cuts in personal income taxes on dividend income. Experts estimate the revenue loss at 240 million dollars in the first year and up to one billion dollars once fully phased in, impacting about four million people receiving dividend income, with roughly one third spared taxes entirely.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Rhodes claims GOP backing for Ohio governorship bid
James A. Rhodes, Ohio state auditor, announced his candidacy for the governorship and said he has support from fellow Republicans in Washington.
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Washington
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Godfrey Says I F lying Charge Is Not True
Port of New York Authority accuses Arthur Godfrey of careless flying after his claim a 46 mph cross wind caused a near collision with the Teterboro Airport control tower. Authority officials questioned the wind impact and said the DC3’s maneuver was unlikely under such conditions.
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New York
Port of
Fred M. Glass
Port Authority
New York Metropolitan
Teteboro
Godfrey
Oy Civil Aeronautics Administration
Eisenhower proposes 10 million more in social security
President Eisenhower asks Congress to bring ten million more Americans under social security, raise to 4200 dollars the income taxed, and boost benefits. He cites current retiree payments of 50 dollars monthly with minimum 25 and maximum 85, and outlines expansion, earnings rules, and a fairer benefit formula to be detailed by Hobby. The plan envisions gradual tax increases over 15 to 25 years to fund long term costs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Hobby
Navy transport Gaffey docks Seattle with 1576 aboard
The Navy transport Gen. H. J. Gaffey docked in Seattle yesterday carrying 1,576 passengers from the Far East, about half of them Air Force personnel.
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Seattle
Navy
Gen. H. J. Gaffey
Far East
Air Force
Reds Reject UN Demand For Apology
In Panmunjom Allied and Communist liaison officers met to restart stalled preliminary Korean peace talks but only agreed to try again tomorrow. Kenneth Young said talks might continue for a week or eighty. Communists propose resuming talks Saturday and refused to discuss conditions for reopening. They also rejected UN moves to remove the perfidy charge from the record. Dean would return only after the charge was withdrawn. visibility was zero in the snow as talks adjourned for the day.
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Panmunjom
U. S. State Department
Kenneth Young
U. N
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
United States
South Korea
Dean
Red
Young
Edwin Martin
U. N. Command
State Department
Winters Snow Falls Across Middleton Area
Middleton area woke to about one and a half inches of snow with drifts up to two inches in spots. The Miami Valley foresees rain and mild temperatures tonight with a low around 33. Tomorrow, rain and mild weather expected with a high near 42 as colder conditions return in Kentucky with possible freezing rain in the north tonight.
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Miami Valley
Associated Press
Kentucky
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