Plane Tragedy Sparks Call to End Urban Air Tests
In Van Nuys the collision of a four engine airliner and a jet fighter during testing killed seven people and injured 78 as debris rained over Pacoima Junior High School and surrounding homes. The blast struck the athletic field as nearly 100 seventh graders trained.
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Noble L. Owings
St. Simon’s Episcopal Church of San Fernando
van Nuys
California
San Fernando Valley
Pacoima Junior High School
Wife Held In Hubby Death At Keesler Air Force Base
A 31 year old Yonkers New York woman was held as authorities investigated the gunshot death of her Air Force husband Tech Sergeant Dave Underwood at Keesler Base. Officers said Mrs Marie Underwood confessed saying I shot my husband I shot him with a rifle. Underwood died from a .22 caliber rifle wound after three airmen said they dropped him at his trailer then heard a noise.
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Biloxi
Miss
Yonkers
N. Y
Air Force
Dave Underwood
Keesler Air Force Base Hospital
John Gil
Marie Underwood
Underwood
Keesler
Saud orders fleet of Cadillacs for King Saud
Detroit reports that more than 60 custom Cadillacs are to be built by General Motors for King Saud of Saudi Arabia. The vehicles are described as air conditioned with one way glass, armour plating and gun mountings, with several tailored for desert hunting. GM Cadillac Division would not confirm details. cost is estimated near a million dollars.
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Detroit
General Motors
King
Four Boys Held in City Pilfering Spree Across Three Months
Police report four African American youths aged 6 to 19 were apprehended and turned over to juvenile authorities for investigation of pilfering and shoplifting. Local stores lost an estimated $3,000 in merchandise during the spree.
Mansfield Takes Issue With Ike
Senate Democratic Whip Mike Mansfield challenged President Eisenhower after he criticized Democratic critics of John Foster Dulles for offering no specific proposals to keep peace in the Middle East. Mansfield, a Foreign Relations Committee member, said he cannot accept the suggestion and noted his own alternative ideas.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Middle East
Montana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Administration
Mansfield
Punxsutawney Ground Hog Day Fest Set in Punxsutawney
In Punxsutawney Pennsylvania the Ground Hog club prepares for the annual February 2 festivities with a dinner and a ground hog prediction. The tradition traces to German settlers and earlier beliefs about long-range weather forecasts.
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Punxsutawney
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Ground Hog Club
Samuel R. Light
Light
Tito Declines Visit To United States
Belgrade AP reports President Tito will not visit the United States for now. A Yugoslav government spokesman Branko Draskovic cited conditions and atmosphere in the U S as making the trip not yet ripe despite earlier mutual interest. He did not say whether Washington had been notified.
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Draskovic
United States
U.S
Congress
Tito
Washington
Rep
O’konski
R-Wis
Sen
Douglas
Dill
House
Eisenhower
U. S
Voice
Borba
Louisiana Business Shows Jump in December
Baton Rouge reports a 6.6 percent rise in December general business activity from a year earlier. Increases are led by a 25.6 percent surge in crude petroleum production and a 14.6 percent boost in petroleum manufacturing sales. Electric power use and employment rose 4.4 and 5.9 percent respectively, while unemployment benefits fell 26.6 percent across the year.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
College of Commerce Research Division
Louisiana State University
Tate Resigns Hospital Post
Baton Rouge confirms East Louisiana State Hospital at Jackson loses Supt. James E. Tate who resigns to enter private practice. Dr. W. E. Reid serves as medical director pending successor. W. E. Davis assists. Tate’s $12 000 yearly post to be filled after Feb. 7 board meeting.
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Bankston
Tate
W. E. Reid
Huey P. Long Charity Hospital
Pineville
Jackson Institution
W. £. Davis
Evaluation Center For Exceptional Children
New Orleans
Jackson
Reid
Dr. Tate
State Hospital Board
Dulles Nehru Rise in British Opinion Over Nasser
Britain cools to Egyptian President Nasser while U S Secretary of State Dulles and Indian Prime Minister Nehru gain as contenders for least liked foreign leader. Dulles damages relations with sharp remarks on British and French forces. Kashmir actions deepen Britain India strains.
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London
Nasser
Britain
U.S
Dulles
Nehru
India
Suez Canal
Kashmir
Senate
More Rain Forecast For Today Tonight
The weatherman predicts a carbon copy of yesterday with rain today and tonight marking the 13th consecutive rainy day. Selman Field reports 0.06 inch of rain since midnight, January total 7.35 inches, temperature peak 59 at 4:30 am, then fell nine degrees. Tonight cooler 40 to 44, tomorrow high 52 to 56.
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CAA
Selman Field
Dyeing Incident Dolds City Sanitarian Mowdy
Sanitarian T C Mowdy admitted being embarrassed after women dyed his hair during a playful moment. He now sports reddish brown hair instead of his usual gray, facing ribbing from friends and coworkers. He jokes about needing an ID to prove his identity.
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T. C. Mowdy
Flood Toll Mounts as Rains Continue Across South
The Associated Press reports 13 deaths in Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia as floods deepen across the Appalachian region. President Eisenhower declares disaster areas in Kentucky and West Virginia with millions in damages. Virginia seeks disaster designation for six southwestern counties. 2,000 homeless and 18,000 unemployed. Red Cross sets aside 0.5 million for relief. New floodWarnings hit Tennessee, western North Carolina and northeast Georgia as Warrior River and Tombigbee rise in Alabama.
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Associated Press
Appalachian Mountain
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Eisenhower
Thomas B. Stanley
Southwest
Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Warrior River
Alabama
East Tennessee
Chattanooga
King Saud's Visit With Eisenhower Opens Optimistic Talks
King Saud of Saudi Arabia meets President Eisenhower amid positive notes from U.S. and Saudi officials. Both sides seek Saudi support for the Eisenhower program and a possible renewal of the Dhahran base agreement. A dinner at the White House followed a formal reception and yesterday's talks with Secretary Dulles.
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Washington
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Eisenhower
George W. Wadsworth
U.S
Dulles
Laud
Congress
Middle East
United States
Strategic Air Base
Dhahran
Saud
E Eisenhower
White House
No Polio Cases Reported In January 1957
Ouachita parish health department announced no polio cases in January 1957, surpassing last year’s start. In 1956 one case occurred January 9 with a yearly total of 19 paralytic and nine non paralytic cases.
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Ouachita Parish
Unions Order Ouster of Racket Suspects
The AFL CIO ordered unions to expel suspected gangsters or Communists without criminal convictions, part of a broader ethics push. The move bars those linked to totalitarian groups from membership, adds conflict-of-interest rules, and grants powers to address kickbacks and illicit payments.
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Miami Beach
Aflcio
Afl-Cio
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Senate
House Group Cuts 26 Million From Farmers Aid Proposal
The House Appropriations Committee slashed 26 million from the administration's 76 million drought aid plan for Great Plains farmers and ranchers. They said 20 million is not needed now and Eisenhower can request it later if required. The panel approved 1.15 million for immediate soil conservation programs and eyed 25 to 30 million for a soil bank to retire up to 25 million acres, paying ranchers 1 to 1.25 per acre.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Great Plains
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Hunts Prison Term Begun For Tax Return Failing
Warren Hunt, Rayville attorney, began a six month federal jail term today for failing to file his 1953 income tax return. U S Marshal Edward Petitbon said Hunt reported to New Orleans but could not reveal the institution. Sentencing had been reduced from one year plus a $10,000 fine to six months while the fine remains due February 2. An official mentioned possible service in a north Louisiana jail.
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New Orleans
U. S. Mareshal
Edward Petitbon
Warren H. Hunt
Rayville
Petitbon
Hunt
Texarkana
Tex
Seagoville
Louisiana
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