Plane Tragedy Blamed On Ground Block On Tail
A Pacific Western Airlines crash near Port Hardy B C killed 14 of 18 aboard. Preliminary findings cited a ground control block left on the tail assembly as the cause, with Captain Gerald W Allen and copilot Laurie Roland among the dead. Passengers included woods workers and a stewardess Patricia Wilson survived.
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Port Hardy
B. C
Pacific Western Airlines
Gerald W. Allen
Vancouver
Allen
Laurie Roland
J. Carver
Port Alice
Royal Canadian Air Force
Vancouver Island
Patricia Wilson
British Columbia
Reds Vow Defense Of Korean Armistice Pact
In Tokyo the Communist radio said Reds will fight to defend the Korean armistice as the United States moves to match their buildup in the peninsula. Peiping broadcasts quote Kim Ki Soo condemning revisions and warning of consequences while reports say U S plans to modernize South Korea’s forces include deploying F100 jets from Japan to support a broader jet and bomber fleet.
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Tokyo
U.S
Peiping
Red
China
Korea
United States
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Taiwan
Formosa
Peiping ‘People’s Daily
Kim Ki Soo
Red Korea
Democratic Youth League
Japan
Grandson to Face Murder Charge in Yazoo Slaying
In Yazoo City Mississippi Marion Falkner II 17 will face murder charges after confessing to shooting his grandmother Mrs Marion Falkner 67 in her plantation home. The slaying followed a string of deadly incidents in Yazoo county over four days.
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Yazoo City
Miss
Mississippi Delta
Marion Falkner
Yazoo County
Marion Falkner II
Griffin Norquist
Falkner
Norquist
Pat Taylor
Raiford Walton
Charles Brown
Walton
Yazoo City High School
Rotary
Young Falkner
Marion Falkner Jr
Vicksburg
Crosby Calls Radio Pop Music Trash and BMI Blame
Pop singer Bing Crosby told Senator Warren Magnuson that much radio and TV music is trash. He blamed Broadcast Music Inc for crowding out first rate songs and urged scrutiny amid ASCAP BMI disputes. Crosby said he faced no direct pressure but detected industry influence on public taste.
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Washington
Bing
Crosby
Senate
Broadcast Music, Inc
BMI
Radio-Tv
EMI
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP
Warren G. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
New York
Robert J. Burton
Magnuson
der Bingle
Ashley County Equalization Board Plans Appraiser Meeting
Ashley County officials will meet Monday June 24 at 7 30 PM in the Hamburg courthouse to discuss hiring a professional appraisal team under the 1955 Property Assessment law. The meeting will include representatives from taxing units school boards city councilmen and county officers and is open to the public.
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Crossett
Ark
Ashley County
Carl Locke
County Equalization Board
Hamburg
Locke
Equalization Board
Emperor Hirohito Hosts Lemnitzer at Farewell Luncheon
In Tokyo Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako entertained Gen. L. L. Lemnitzer and his wife at a farewell luncheon in the Imperial Palace. Lemnitzer, commander of U.S. and U.S. Far East forces, departs Japan on July 1 to visit the Army deputy chief of staff.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Nagako
Gen. L. L. Lemnitzer
U.S
U.S. Far East
Imperial Palace
Lemnitzer
Japan
Army
Violent surrender wins hearts as Hungarian refugees charm English girls
In Haverton Hill England Hungarian refugees are praised by local girls for their courteous manners after weeks of clashes with English youths over dates. A spokesman said the refugees would avoid the district while girls say the hand kissing and polite conduct outshine local boys.
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Haverton Hill
England
Dorothy Prewhitt
Middlesbrough
Nicaragua and Honduras Agree Plan to Settle Border Dispute
Nicaragua and Honduras agreed to a two step plan with the World Court to decide the validity of the 1906 Spanish king boundary ruling over the Segovia River triangle. If needed unresolved points will go to arbitration and foreign ministers may seek enforcement.
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Spain
Luis Quintanilla
Mexico
Eduardo Garcia
Argentina
Rep
Managua
Nicaragua
Honduras
Organization of American States
OAS
Segovia
Alfonso XIII
Quintanilla
Mexico City
Washington
Three Building Projects To Open Bids In Monroe Area
Bids to be opened for three building jobs in Monroe and West Monroe this week. West Monroe sewer extensions will be bid at 7 p m Tuesday June 25 at city hall. Plans prepared by Fromberz Engineers. Other bids June 25 for recital hall at Northeast State College in Baton Rouge. July 27 bids in Monroe for St Joseph's Catholic Church brick veneer building of 7 500 square feet.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Fromberz
Howard Avenue
New Orleans
Louisiana State Building Authority
Baton Rouge
Northeast State College
Paul Stewart
North Grand Street
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Not Worth Living Ends in Suicide in Englewood
Officers report 36 year old Richard V. Calkins told friends Life isn't worth living then drew a .32 revolver and shot himself in the head. Coroner Ralph Bullock ruled it a death by own action.
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Englewood
Colo.p
Richard V. Calkins
Ralph Bullock
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