Heavy Toll Seen In Global Plane Crashes
A string of crashes overseas and in the United States leaves at least 47 dead. A Lockheed U2 experimental jet crashed during weather reconnaissance tests in the Nevada desert, killing the test pilot Robert L. Sieker. A Varig Airlines jet crashed after takeoff at Rage Brazil, killing the pilot Commander Fernando Silva Leandro and passenger Liberato Salzano Cunha and his wife. A six jet B47 bomber misrouted into a Hawaiian mountainside, killing four, all assigned to the 96th Bomb Wing at Altus Air Force Base. Additionally, a Missouri couple missing since March 31 was found dead in their single engine plane near Chillicothe.
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Rage
Brazil
Air Force
Lockheed
National Advisory Committee On Aeronautics
U.S. Air Force
Robert L. Si
Hickham Air Force Base
96Th
Altus
Okla
Independence Mo
St. Louis
Chillicothe
John Touhey
Margaret
Tension Mounts Along Arab Israeli Lines
Cairo dispatch says King Saud warned the Arab Big Four of a possible Israeli assault on Jordan. Reports suggest Egypt has called up reserves and canceled leaves. The Abukir canal gate barrier was to be lifted soon as Egypt prepared to publish formal terms for operation.
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Cairo
Ins
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Suez Canal
Abukir
Spring Weather Arrives Slowly Amid Flooding and Wind
Spring is three weeks old with cool days and scant sun as rains flood basements and topple fences. High winds loosen antennas and damage property while farmers push plowing on slopes and low fields remain soggy. Pedestrians face downtown light changes as the page continues on Page 2.
Daily Weather Report Shows Rain and Cool North Snow Mix
The report notes rain cloudy and cool conditions with occasional snow north. Highs reach 36 to 44, Tuesday turns cooler with few snow flurries north. US statistics cover 24 hours ending at a.m. with 48 max, 32 min, .75 inches precipitation, river 12.7 feet.
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United States
Runaway Snark Missile Likely Crashed In Brazilian Jungle
The Air Force admits no trace has appeared after five months of searching for the Snark missile fired from the Florida coast in December. Officials dismiss a “kidnapping” theory and suspect the probe now lies buried under tropical vegetation in Brazil.
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Force
Air Force
Three Lawrence County Hospitals Accredited By Board
Three Lawrence County hospitals Jameson Memorial New Castle and Ellwood City General were listed in the annual United States approved hospitals report by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The program is voluntary and hospitals with under 25 beds are ineligible. Commission director Dr Kenneth B Babcock noted accreditation signifies voluntary survey of facilities and patient care and can be displayed as a badge of high standards.
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Lawrence County
United States
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
Kenneth B. Babcock
Commission
Jameson Memorial Hospital
New Castle Hospital
Ellwood City General Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
American College of Physicians
American College of Surgeons
American Hospital Assn
American Medical Assn
Canadian Medical Assn
Means
Babcock
Lenten reflections on faith and treachery by Gerald Mitten
A youth written Lenten piece urges steadfast devotion to Jesus Christ. It compares hypocrites to Judas and quicksand, warning that denial on earth invites denial in heaven, and calls for courage and fidelity to the Lord.
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Jesus Christ
Gerald Mitten
Judas
Jesus
Fie
Three Hungarians Sentenced to Death in Revolution Trial
Budapest court handed death sentences to Ilona Toth 25 Milos Gyoengyoesi 28 and Ferenc Goenezi 26 for killing a security policeman during the uprising. Eleven on trial. remaining defendants received eight to ten years for attempted murder and six months to three years on charges of anti state and anti Soviet activity.
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Morton von Duyke
Viennains
Budapest
Ilona Toth
Milos Gyoengyoesi
Ferenc Goenezi
Ference Kovacs
Jeszef Lukacs
President Eisenhower Returns to White House from Gettysburg
President and Mrs. Eisenhower drove from their Gettysburg farm to the White House, delaying departure until 6 15 p m to watch the Masters golf final on television. The 83 mile trip took two hours and fifteen minutes as the couple followed a normal route through Rockville Md and observed traffic signals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Augusta
Rockville
Israeli Plans Test Ship Through Suez Canal
Israeli officials announced plans to send a test ship through the Suez Canal despite a Cairo warning that such a vessel would be destroyed on the spot. The warning appeared in Akhbar Elyom and targeted ships using the canal or Gulf of Aqaba. Israel celebrated the arrival of an American tanker at Eilat, the first since Egypt’s 1948 blockade.
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Walter Logan
United Press
Suez Canal
Cairo
Akhbar Elyom
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Eilat
Strait of Tiran
Egypt
Queen Elizabeth Arrives in Paris for Royal Visit
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrived in Paris marking an April in Paris tour welcomed with heavy security. Paris adorned in British colors the Elysee Palace welcomed the couple amid lavish champagne plans and substantial government spending for the royal visit.
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Arthur L. Higbeef
United Press
Paris
Elizabeth
Marie Antoinette
Prince Philip
London
Britain
Eiffel Tower
France
Elysee Palace
Rene Coty
Governor Urges Traffic Safety Laws For State
Governor George Leader proposed a 33 point traffic safety program aiming to save lives prevent injuries and reduce property losses. The plan covers speed checks glare control off highway signs and broader measures across roads schools health welfare labor and civil rights.
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Harrisburg
INS
Leader
General Assembly
George M. Leader
Traffic Safety Council
Pittsburgh Deaths Include Richards Landon Richard Neugebauer
A death notice lists Charles H. Richards of Pittsburgh and ages for Mrs. William Landon 65 Walter 71 Herman A Richard 67 and John Neugebauer 79 with listed addresses. The notices appeared in the Monday April 8 1957 issue under Death Record.
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William Landon
Epworth St. John
Walter
Atlantic Ave
Israel plans tanker fleet to ply Gulf of Aqaba
Israeli plans aim to form a six ship tanker fleet to carry crude from Persian Gulf ports to Elath in a move seen as breaking the nine year Arab blockade. An American chartered vessel docked at Elath after passing through the Strait of Tiran, signaling U S backing for open traffic. The fleet would include two Israeli owned ships and four foreign owned ships chartered by an Israeli oil firm.
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Jerusalem
INS
Israel
Gulf of Aqaba
Treasury Department
Gulf
Strait of Tiran
Elath
U. S
Gulfs
Persian Gulf
Still Working To Clear Road At Aliquippa
Highway crews continue to clear a landslide blocked section opposite the Jones and Laughlin steel plant in Aliquippa PA. Detours remain on Constitution Boulevard as traffic from Aliquippa to Ambridge and Pittsburgh is halted.
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Aliquippa, Pa
INS
Aliquippa
Jones and Laughlin
Ailiquippa
Ambridge
Pittsburgh
Constitution Boulevard
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie
Eden Seeks Medical Tests in Boston for Ailing Aide
Sir Anthony Eden arrived in Boston for a series of medical tests aimed at treating an abdominal ailment that ended his political career. The former British prime minister, 59, has endured fevers tied to a digestive condition and recent surgery, arriving from New Zealand via Vancouver.
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Boston
Anthony Eden
New Zealand
Britain
Vancouver
B.C
Eden
New England Baptist Hospital
Dulles Faces Senate on Foreign Aid in Embattled Push
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles testified before a Senate Foreign Aid Committee as Democrats warned the program faces serious cuts. Dulles urged renewal of the administration’s $4.4 billion aid plan and fielded questions on long range reform urged by presidential study groups and Fulbright’s critique of the program’s direction.
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Friends of the Foreign Aid Program
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Defense
Reuben B Robertson
Senate Foreign Aid Committee
U.S
Eisenhower
Congress
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark i
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hope For Action On Post Office Money Requests
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield says mail service cutbacks set for next Saturday should be brief if the House acts this week on his 47 million dollar request to run the department through June 30. He expects the House Appropriations Committee to send the measure to the floor and the Senate to promptly move it to a vote.
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Harley Murray Washington
Arthur Summerfield
House
House Appropriations Committee
Summerfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eve
Another Big Snowstorm In Midwest Areas
A third spring snowstorm buried the Rockies and Western Plains with up to a foot of snow. The Great Lakes to New York saw snow from this system as well, with Erie Pennsylvania reporting five inches. Lows dipped near zero in many Colorado and Wyoming locales, and Leadville logged 36 inches on the ground. Gusts up to 50 mph created massive drifts, while rain and new snow threatened Oklahoma and Missouri today.
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Rockies
Plains
Great Lakes
New York State
Erie
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Laramie
Denver
Colo
Wyo
Cheyenne
Fort Collins
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandles
Leadville
Liberal
Jetmore
Kan
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Missouri
Central Plains
Nine Inches Of Snow At Erie Snowfall
Erie residents dig out after nine inches of snow with 3 to 6 more inches forecast. Weather forecaster Arvid S. Klemetsmo notes a possible break of the 1901 record 15.4 inches. By 9 30 a m snow continues as plows work and roads vary from clear to slick. County reports up to 10 inches in parts.
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Erie
Weather Bureau
Arvid S. Klemetsmo
State Highway Department
Classifieds and Notices Frontage Highlights
A compact page from the News section shows classified listings and small notices across ads and features. It includes sections for Radio TV Comics Editorial Sports Ellwood and obituaries with contact lines and theater notices.
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Pace
Me Cross Word
Ellwood
Dcocks
Memory of a barefoot risk in a springtime yard
The speaker recalls wanting to walk barefoot in early morning grass but fears stubbing a toe after many past mishaps. A rag tied to a toe in summer is remembered, and the note ends with a caution to keep shoes on in the 40 degree day.
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The
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Atlantic
Florida
Survey Board
Lexie Mitten
First Baptist Church
East Brook High School
Hungary
By John Paget
Charles H. Richards
Pittsburgh, Pa
Herman A. Richard
Park Ave
John Neugebauer
Haus Ave
Sir Anthony Eden
Sec. Dulles
Warren Duffee
United Press Staff
Senate
Ming
Hope For Action
Midwest
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Arthur Memeter
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