Bennington disaster death toll soars in carrier blast
Quonset Point AP dispatch reports 91 known dead and 201 injured after a massive explosion and fire aboard the aircraft carrier Bennington off New England. Captain Raborn led rescue efforts as Navy and Coast Guard helicopters evacuated wounded to Newport. A court of inquiry was named to investigate the blast.
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William F. Raborn, Jr
Raborn
Oklahoma City
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Narragansett Bay
Air Task Group 181
Oceana Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Newport Naval Hospital
Ens
Robert Grant
Brooklyn
N.Y
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Middletown
Bennington Skipper Praises Crew After Tragic Explosion
At Quonset Point Rhode Island Captain William F Raab Jr skipper of the U S carrier Bennington lauds the crew of about 2800 as a heroic unselfish team after an explosion and fire aboard the ship killed 91 and wounded 201. Quartermaster James F Witham of Somerville Mass describes bodies blocking an escape hatch.
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Secret Talks Continue U.S. Opposed To Indochina Partition
U S officials would not commit to Vietminh proposals and oppose any settlement that partitions Indochina. Geneva talks resume in secret to define assembly areas for post cease fire regrouping while Eden urges immediate talks between military representatives.
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France Delays Bid for Help as Geneva Ceasefire Talks Continue
Washington reports that France will postpone requesting U.S. intervention in the Indochina war while ceasefire talks in Geneva proceed. Rep Javits backs decisive action to save Southeast Asia and calls for a regional security approach. British proposal hints at high level talks among Western allies and regional partners.
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Circus Tent Collapse Traps Spectators in Stockton Kansas
Winds toppled the big top at the Al G. Kelly and Russell Brothers Circus near Stockton Kansas injuring few but trapping some inside. About 1500 spectators and performers escaped serious harm as workers and locals freed those under canvas. Six aerialists were reportedly on ropes when the tent fell.
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Cohn Takes Witness Stand in McCarthy Army Hearings
Roy Cohn, McCarthy aide, takes the stand as two accused principals are dropped. Debates over Carr and Hensel lead to a 4-3 committee vote dismissing charges. Symington plans to appeal. Cohn may testify as the hearings approach closure.
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Schine
Stevens
Adams
Proxies Fight for NYC Central Control Heats Up
In Albany New York Central stockholders vote by proxy on leadership between William White and Robert R Young. Proxies held in safes and filing cabinets will determine control after a lengthy meeting. The process, supervised by law professors, could extend for days if results hinge on a disputed 800000 share block.
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Sid W. Richardson
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
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New York City
Mokry Brothers Escape Bennington Blast In Navy Drama
In Middletown Joe Mokry and Bob Tankersley survived the Bennington explosion that killed 91 aboard the ill fated carrier. Mokry, aboard for the second time in a year, has a 16 year Navy career with Pearl Harbor and Bennington survivals.
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Middletown
Bennington
Mokry
Dan Mokry
Coles Rd
Middletonian
Bob Tankersley
Lloyd Tankersley
Lylburn Rd
Tunisian Terrorists Executed by Firing Squad in Sousse
Two Tunisian terrorists were executed yesterday by firing squad in Sousse for the 1952 assassination of a French colonel. The men were convicted of the high profile attack and were put to death in the coastal city, about 160 miles southeast of here.
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Tunisia
Sousse
Here
Solons Aim For July 31 Adjournment
Washington Senate race lines remain close as Republicans push for adjournment by July 31 and Democrats doubt the timetable. Lyndon B. Johnson notes Eisenhower program items waiting, while Knowland and Ferguson stay optimistic about hitting the end-of-July target amid a split chamber.
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Democratic Policy Committee
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California
Ferguson
Johnson
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Old ILA Edges AFL in New York Port Election
In New York the old International Longshoremen's Association leads the AFL-ILA by 319 votes in a National Labor Relations Board election for the Port of New York dockworkers amid heavy challenged ballots. NLRB officials say the result hinges on resolved challenges and the vote was described as the most orderly yet.
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John L. Lewis
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Anti- Ila
Yesterda Connolly
Elect
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