Clues Sought in Farm Field Crash Site
Investigators dug in a soybean field crater near Tell City Indiana hoping thin smoke from the wreckage would reveal if the Northwest Airlines turboprop exploded from a bomb turbulence or other cause. They found a $20 bill ringed finger and a letter scrap while four engines spread debris over miles. An improvised morgue was set up in Cannelton as Sen. Capehart visited the scene.
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Tell City
Ind
Civil Aeronautics Board
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
Chiago
Miami
State Highway Department
J. T. Hornsby
Federal Aviation Agency
Ohio River
Louisville
Evansville
Cannelton
Homer E. Capehart
Indianapolis
Paar by Jove Who's He Visits London Street Scene
AP reports Jack Paar arrived in London for a one day visit to film five shows for American audiences. He walked St James's Street in casual dress, visited the Guinea pub, watched the changing of the guard, and set his watch by Big Ben before resting at the Westbury Hotel.
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Jack Paar
TV Night Owls
United States
Britain
Paar
St. James's Street
Bond Street
St. James's Palace
Big Ben
England
New York
Westbury
Nothing in the Envelope Brings News and Love to Students
A lighthearted note recalls college students in a parcel from home to reveal only news and affection, highlighting the charm of sending letters and the small comforts of campus life.
Oil truck crash kills James F. Lyndes in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio James F Lyndes 37 of North Ridgeville died when his oil truck jackknifed and rolled over him Friday. He was thrown from the cab as the vehicle toppled.
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Elyria, Ohio
James F. Lyndes
North Ridgeville
Tight money problem hits Ohio house buyers
Prospective buyers in Ohio face restricted mortgage access and higher costs as lenders demand premiums beyond standard interest. Ed Edmiston begins a two part series examining the nationwide impact and local consequences on housing affordability.
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Ohio
Ed Edmiston
Today’s Journal
Queen Elizabeth II Faces Return to Public Life Quietly
The Queen’s first public outing since the birth of her son shows her somber, aloof posture as she travels in a back seat to Windsor Castle with Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones staying at the Royal Lodge. She shuns crowds, directing her chauffeur to a back entrance.
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London
Elizabeth II
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Margaret
Antony Armstrong- Jones
Royal Lodge
Castle
Windsor
Assassination Plot Claims Stoked by L Humanite
Paris police seized Saturday's L Humanite edition over a report claiming fanatical French army officers might assassinate President Eisenhower or Premier Khrushchev to trigger World War III. The paper cited Gen. Andrew Goodpaster as author. Hagerty called the story propaganda and useless. Government seized copies before sale.
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Paris
L’humanite
Eisenhower
Nikita
Khrusnenev
Communist Party
L'Humanite
Andrew J. Goodpaster
U.S. National Security Council
Allen Dulles
India Claims Jet Record in London to Geneva Flight
Air India set a jet airliner record by flying a Boeing 707 from London to Geneva in 66 minutes on a demonstration run. The nonstop 470 mile trip completed faster than propeller aircraft would have, on the return leg to India after European flights.
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London
Air India
Geneva
India
Europe
Soviet Offer Links Partial Nuclear Ban To Uncertain Underground Pacts
In Geneva the Soviet Union signaled willingness to sign a partial treaty banning underground tests below magnitude 4.75 if the United States and Britain join in a pledge to refrain indefinitely from small underground detonations. The offer, announced by Semyon Tsarapkin, could break the deadlock and pave the way for a broader accord within weeks.
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Soviet Union
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
Semyon K. ‘Tsarapkin
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
David Ormsby-Gore
Tsarapkin
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
New Mexico
France
Atomic Club
Sahara
Short-Lived Revolt in La Paz Blunted by Loyal Troops
In La Paz Bolivia a national police regiment rebelled on Saturday but surrendered after half a day of fighting. Two were killed and 25 wounded, including Col Justo Burgos Navia. Col Hermogenes Rios Ledesma led the uprising and fled. Col Victor Valdez was named to head the police. The government blamed the Bolivian Socialist Falange. President Hernan Siles Zuazo seeks order as candidates rally to support him.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Justo Burgos Navia
Hermogenes Rios Ledesma
Calvary Hill
Avelino Aliaga
Air Force
People's Militia
Rios Ledesma
Victor Valdez
Falange
Hernan Siles Zuazo
Victor Paz Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Movement
Walter Guevara
MINR
MacArthur OK After Prostate Surgery at Lenox Hill
Gen Douglas MacArthur, 80, underwent a 45 minute operation for a prostate gland ailment causing urinary obstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital. Postoperative bulletin said he fully reacted to anesthesia with normal pulse and respiration and excellent overall condition. He had been hospitalized since January 29 with serious but not critical status.
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Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
Lenox Hill
National Airlines resumes daily Havana service to New York and Miami
National Airlines announces end of weekend Cuba service and will start daily nonstop flights to Havana from New York and Miami effective Wednesday, expanding operations beyond weekend trips. The move marks a return to regular service for travelers to Cuba from major U S hubs.
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Miami, Fla
National Airlines
Cuba
Havana
New York
Miami
Police Chief Kills Wife and Himself in Arkansas
Police Chief Eugene Smith and his wife were found dead in their Little Rock home from a double shooting. The coroner says Smith shot his wife three times then killed himself. motive unknown. The couple’s 20 year old son had just been fined for burglary and larceny at Harding College nearby.
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Little Rock
Ark
Eugene Smith
Smith
Raymond Smith
Harding College
Searcy
Khrushchev Arrives for Shortened Paris Visit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev begins a trimmed three day Paris trip after influenza illness. He plans talks with President de Gaulle and a TV address, then will tour twelve provinces and skip cathedral visits and a City Hall speech.
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Nikita Khrushchev
France
Paris
Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
Salon
Eisenhower
Five Die In Mass Shooting At Seneca Family Home
In Seneca Illinois a family of five was found shot to death in their La Salle County home. William Winder 29 allegedly killed his wife Patricia 27 and their three children before taking his own life. Neighbors reported lights burning through Thursday and Friday.
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Seneca, Ill
Seneca
la Salle County
William Dummitt
William Winder
Patricia
Winder
Debbie
Michael
Leslie
Buckeyes Upset California for NCAA Championship Win
Ohio State defeats California 75 to 55 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco to capture the NCAA title. Buckeyes rally for decisive victory claiming their first championship in program history.
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Ohio State
California
Cow Palace
San Francisco
Stable hand questioned in Starved Rock triple slaying
In Starved Rock State Park near Ottawa Illinois investigators questioned a 25 year old stable hand and two truck drivers as they probe the brutal killing of three women hikers. The victims Frances Murphy Mildred Lindquist and Lillian Oetting were wives of Chicago executives. A twine fragment similar to bindings was found in a truck and sent for tests.
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Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Dead End
State
Harland Warren
LaSalle County
Warren
Witnhess
Canyon
State Serime Laboratory
Springfield
Frances Murphy
Mildred Lindquist
Lillian Oetting
Explosion Strikes Clinton Street Elementary School
An explosion of undetermined origin at Clinton Street Elementary School in Wauseon injures six, one critically. Three men were cleaning a sewer line in the basement when the blast occurred, tearing the gym roof, buckling walls and shattering windows. William Gorsuch, 50, buried in debris, was rescued and listed in critical condition with extensive burns.
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Wauseon, Ohio
Clinton Street
William Gorsuch
Detwiler Memorial Hospital
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