Airliner Crash In Kano Kills 30 Passengers
A British airliner crashed on takeoff from Kano Nigeria killing 30 of 38 passengers and seven crew aboard with 11 survivors. Captain Herbert Tomlinson, 26, survived after a nose high crash into trees three miles from the runway. Most victims were British or Nigerian with one stewardess Kay Buckley among the dead.
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Kano
Nigeria
Harold Watkinson
House of Commons
London
British Overseas Airways Corp
Herbert Tomlinson
BOAC
Kay Buckley
County Cork
Ireland
L. A. Ward
Tomlinson
Tripoli
Sahara Desert
Earth
French Kill About 80 Rebels in Aures Mountain Mop Up
Algiers reports a large French operation in the Aures Mountains near Edgar-Quinet encircling 200 to 300 rebels. About 50 rifles and three submachine guns seized. French also claim 23 rebels killed near Constantine and 16 000 troops advancing under Operation Pigmy to seal the Morocco frontier. Eight French soldiers wounded.
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Algiers
Aures
Algieria
Edgar-Quinet
Constantine
Morocco
Casbah
Area Sees Rising Temperatures Forecast Into Next Week
The noon temperature reached 91 and rises toward a record high 96 expected Sunday at Selman Field per CAA. Thursday’s low was 74, with today partly cloudy and isolated thunder showers forecast through Tuesday. Tonight’s low 72 to 70, high tomorrow 92 to 96.
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CAA
Selman Field
Where To Find It Amusements Classified Comics Editorial
Amusements and editorials populate the page with light reads and notices. Classifieds list various items for sale while comics and radio TV notes entertain readers. Society updates and sports snippets round out the segment.
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Radio TV Society Sports
Twining Says U S Won't Disarm Without Worldwide Controls
Gen. Nathan Twining told Soviet hosts that the United States will not disarm until it is sure of worldwide arms controls. He spoke after viewing Soviet aviation displays with Khrushchev and foreign air chiefs at Tushino Airport, noting the show’s emphasis on defense and his intention to inspect aircraft and factories in the coming week.
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Moscow
Nathan Twining
U.S
United States
Twining
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Tushino
Soviet Army Club
Korea
Britain
France
Admiral King In Grave Condition From Weak Heart
Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King, who led the Navy from Pearl Harbor defeat to victory in World War II, was reported in grave condition today at Kittery Maine.
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Kittery
Maine
Ernest J. King
Pearl Harbor
Death of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King at 77 in Portsmouth
Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King died today at Portsmouth Naval Hospital after years of failing health. He directed the U S Navy's mightiest sea force in World War II and led Allied efforts against Germany and Japan. He was 77.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Ernest Joseph King
U.S.N
Germany
Japan
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
King Stricken by Heart Attack. Son Reports Acute Failure
King suffered an acute heart failure brought on by high blood pressure after a Sunday heart attack. He sank into a coma Sunday night as Lt. Cmdr. Ernest J. King Jr. rushed from Washington to his father’s bedside. The elder King had been in poor health for some time.
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King
Cmdr
Ernest J. King Jr
Washington
State Maintenance For Urban Extensions Sought
Monroe city eyes state highway department funding for urban extensions including U S 165 and routes 15 594 and 840 6. Huckaby says annual mainten ance costs would be 22659 52 with the state covering surface work sweeping ditches and traffic lights. City would handle sewer line repairs while finalizing street paving assessments.
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State Highway Department
Monroe
Wayne Huckaby
Huckaby
Jackson
Layton
Catalpa
North Fourth
Sterlington Road
South Second
Winnsboro Road
Texas Avenue
Milhaven Road
North 18Th Street
Forsythe Avenue
Loop Road
State
Eisenhower to Visit Panama City in July
President Eisenhower agreed to visit Panama City July 21-22 to meet with presidents of American republics. He postponed his July 7-10 talks with India's Prime Minister Nehru at Nehru's suggestion. Hagerty announced the Panama trip and the postponement, noting Eisenhower's June illness.
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Eisenhower
Panama City
India
Nehru
James C. Hagerty
White House
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Panama
Thurmont
Hagerty
AHEPA Great Convention Closes With Banquet And Awards
The 25th district convention of the American Hellenic Education and Progressive Association progresses at Hotel Virginia with a banquet at 7 30 pm led by toastmaster Deno Kokinos and main speaker Leo Lambertson. Mayor J P Cokinos Beaumont Congressman Otto Passman and district leaders to speak. AHEPA Daughters of Penelope and Sons of Pericles to be recognized along with scholarship winners. The grand ball closes the event at 10 pm after a noon lunch on the hotel roof and church services at St. Constantine and Helen.
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American Hellenic Education and Progressive Association
Hotel Virginia
Deno Kokinos
Leo Lamberson
Ahepa
Refugee Relief Committee
Jimmie P. Cokinos
Beaumont
Otto Passman
Penelope
Pericles
Athens
Virginia
St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Man swims 17 miles through marsh to summon rescuers
Merrill Mura, a grocery sales representative, swam and waded 17 miles from Goose Point to Lacombe to bring rescuers to his brother Malcolm Mura and six children after their boat grounded. The rescue party, including Mura and his four children, reached Rabbit Island before a Coast Guard cutter retrieved the boat at 2:20 a.m. The prior stab wound occurred on September 18, 1951, during a holdup in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Merrill Mura
Malcolm Mura
Malcolm
Goose Point
Merrill
Lacombe
Coast Guard
Rabbit Island
VA counselor kills boss then dies in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi a Veterans Administration counsellor shot and killed James W. Lann the VA chief of education and training then killed himself in the office parking area. DeWitt Laird 49 of Jackson was found in his car with a pistol. Tom Payne said Lann had recently complained about Laird.
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Jackson
Miss
Veterans Administration
M. B. Pierce
James W. Lann
Amory
DeWitt Laird
Tom Payne
Lann
Laird
Iceland Election Shifts as Pro U S Party Loses Ground
In Reykjavik a preliminary count shows the Conservative Independence party losing ground to a Progressives Social Democrats alliance. Voter turnout exceeds 90 percent of 46,000 eligible voters, signaling likely formation of another coalition government as no side wins a clear majority.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Independence Party
Atlantic
Social Democrats
U.S
Keflavik
British Judge Shot In Head In Cyprus Attack
Justice Bernard Shaw, who had sentenced three Cypriot rebels to death, was shot in the head and neck while in a guarded car on a crowded Nicosia street. Police sealed the Armenian quarter as Shaw was taken to hospital in serious condition after the ambush near a special emergency court.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Britain
Old City
Showdown In House Gas Gathering Tax Fight
Gov. Earl Long pushes a 1 percent per 1 000 cubic feet gas gathering tax increase for a final House vote to fund a teacher pay raise. The measure failed 64 to 35 in its first try, and a second fight looms over moving Louisiana insurance commissioner duties from the secretary of state.
Kentucky Democrats Face Tight Race If Eisenhower Runs
Democratic Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky warned the party faces a hard fight to hold the state's two U S Senate seats and its 10 electoral votes if President Eisenhower seeks a second term. He cited Eisenhower's personal popularity and noted farm disaffection, aligning with other governors' anxious analyses during the Governors Conference.
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A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Eisenhower
Chandler
Border State
Averell Harriman
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
C. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Frank G. Clement
Tennessee
Senate
Harriman
Southern Bell plans appeal over Louisiana rate cut order
Baton Rouge reports the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. intends to appeal an order requiring reductions in telephone rates in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Louisiana
Legislature kills gas gathering tax raise vote
In Baton Rouge the House defeated the proposed 12 cent gas gathering levy with a 65 to 34 vote, three short of the two thirds required. Rep. John Garrett of Claiborne Parish delivered the clincher by moving to reconsider the failed measure and lay it on the table.
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Bulletin
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
House Today
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Louisiana House Deadlocks Over Gas Tax and Teacher Funding
Rep Horace Lynn Jones led a last attempt to pass a gas gathering tax cut to 1 percent with refunds to users, but it failed by one vote on the third try as the House rejected a 16 million dollar teacher salary appropriation. The measure would not take effect until a companion bill passed.
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Horace Lynn Jones
Calcasieu Parish
Long
Louisiana
House
Fire destroys landmark Nine Mile Store near Lake Providence
A rural grocery at nine miles north of Lake Providence known as Bow's Grocery and called the Nine Mile Store was destroyed by a fire at 1 30 am. Fire Chief W L Hughes said the blaze caused about 15000 dollars in merchandise and fixtures. The store was owned by J S McKenzie and the building by F H Schneider Jr with limited insurance and an undetermined structure value.
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Lake Providence
W. L. Hughes
Bow's Grocery
J. S. McKenzie
McKenzie
East Carroll
Nine Mile
F. H. Sehneider, Jr
Louisiana Gov Earl Long targets 100000 mystery fund for probes
Gov Earl Long announced a $100000 mystery fund aimed at legislative probes of state government with potential targets including former Gov Robert Kennon. He said a commission will investigate anything needed, while Kennon remarked he would welcome a fair report of accomplishments.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Robert Kennon
Kennon
House of Representatives
Long
House
Senate
Possible Loss Of Overseas Bases Cited In AF Row
Senator Jackson warned that loss of overseas air bases from Iceland to Okinawa could erode U S deterrence and justify a larger Air Force budget. He urged approval of a 1.16 billion dollar increase for planes bases and manpower as the Defense bill moved through the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Iceland
Okinawa
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Flee to Connecticut Hills
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller escaped the New York reporters and headed to Miller's Roxbury Connecticut country home in the Berkshires foothills. A spokesman said the wedding would be delayed for at least three days.
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Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Connecticut
New York
Berkshires
Miss Monroe
Miller
Roxbury
Daushies
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