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Pilot Safe in a Tree-TopJet Plane Blows UpOver Mt. MonadnockMARLBORO — A F87 military jot airplane loaded with rockets bicw up a;id broke in two high over a snow-covered mountain lodav but tije pilot parachuted to safety in a I recto p.The plane,.lt; two pieces hurtled 40.000 feet to earth and crashed on the soLr.hv.esi Mopes of rugged Mt, Monadnock seconds after the pilot an mitom-uk ejector seat to free himself.The plane blew up at 40,000 £—--——-feet :n:d broke in two, and I bailed *the pilm toid a newsman-A public in form a; ion officer at. Bedford. Mass., Air Force Base identified 'Jie pilot as 1st Lt. John P. Unman. 2T of KLamnt li Falls, Ore. The Inform a Lion officer said j Unman emerged from the accident i in “good shape.•Kefauver PredictMew Jersey Winin Today's Primaryj NEWARK. wPl—Now .Jersey, - , ,, - ... ! began voting today in a primaryLinman. ta.k.ng with a reporter = c!oction ,ha./foun(l Scnlt; KsPle_s K/„after he landed, at first declined to ; flniVGridentify himself pending clearance j baltlinfrom bis commanding officer in thein a familiar position —g the slate Democratic organization.49th Interceptor Squadron «l Bed-lortl. ’ This iv*i.s the third such contest* =:= * • for ill in in little more than aHe asked a re port or if the crash j month.In New Hampshire and Minnesota. r.e defeated state organizations which were backing Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic'has injured anybody.Told that there were no reports of injnno. die pilot said. “I'm very happy about tiiat.The pilot was found as a widespread .search war being organized in the dc.solrde area of the foot of the 3.16“-foot mountain in this southwest corner of Nev. Hampshirepresidential nomination. And he closed his New Jersey campaign with the prediction, Wc will win all over the stater'Today's election is not a direct test between the Tennessee senator and Stevenson.«t i 'fiDunlin Center, off Route 101, a| Kefauvor's 72 delegate car.di-:ew miles from the crash scene. dates oppose a slate headed byGov. Robert B. Meyner. The gov-The pile* landed in a tree nearA telephone company lineman rescued him from the tree with a ladder.ernor says lie personally is neu-| trah and that his delegation will. [go to the convention uncommitted.Tne pi ol. who was not im-!mediately identified, said his I Kefauver also is on that sections::r_f]e-cnginc plane wa.s based at o: the baJioi known as the ‘ popu-tiic Bedford. Mass.. Air Force Base hirity contest.” where Lho votersand carried a full load of live register their preferences tor pres-rockets. idem., r '' . f,. , _ ^ ' President RiscniiowerV name is.. . ,CC. * ., **“ . mc aIo,,e 011 th« Republican ballot.However, since New Jersey vot-oi ficers iteaded for the crssh scene on snow.shoes with orders to guard the plane and its classified material,ci'S cannot cross party lines with-QUt fwo years notice, today’s pref-lt; me telephone lineman, Philip erential ballot did not provide a di-Sweet of Keene, said the pilot appeared to be ir. good condition anclnone -he worse for his plunge.rcct test between Kefauver and the President.Adlai Stevenson's supporters inThe pilot was found just as thejthe sUilc dj(l not attempt 7o'o'r-Asi- Force announced a helicopter|gar.iOT a witc_in campaig:l i:was on route to the- scene from \j Westover AFB, Mass.. and a widespread search party-was being or-anized by state troopers andshcrlii's deputiesm ms -tmaif. |The Democrats were electing 72 delegates to the national nominat-convcntion, each with half ainvote.
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Tue, Apr 17, 1956
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