TankerTrainer Crash Probed at Edwards Air Force Base
An Air Force investigation began into a collision between a KC-135 tanker and a 7-33 trainer near Edwards California. Test pilot Daniel J. Veronica from Lancaster died when his aircraft spun and crashed on Rosemond Dry Lake. Maj. Jones P. Seigler landed the tanker at the desert test center. five aboard the two aircraft. No further details were released pending today. Veronica was a Bell Aircraft test pilot in flight test schooling.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Daniel J. Veronica
Lancaster
Rosemond Dry Lake
Maj
Jones P. Seigler
Desert Test Center
Veronica
Bell Aircraft
Baker's Hair Tonic Claims Dandruff Cure In Ad
Mrs. A H Akridge of Wichita Gardens says Baker's Hair Tonic relieved her dandruff and itchy scalp quickly after her husband bought a bottle. The ad promises the Makers Guarantee and notes Baker's Latherinis t Shampoo improves hair appearance or money back.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
A. H. Akridge
Wichita Gardens
Baker’s
Baker's
Baker
Ady
Ship Torpedo Report Erred
A mistaken torpedo report sparked a brief stir as a radio operator misread a ship message during a joint U S and Canadian navy exercise off Nova Scotia. Navy officials said antisubmarine drills are routine and the merchant ship failed to hear the full transmission.
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New York
U. S
Coast Guard
Miami
South Carolina
Washington
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
Nova Scotia
Navy
UN Commission Chief Replaced Announcement
The United Nations said Lt. Col. J. G. Bertrand of Canada will succeed Lt. Col. Christian Moe of Norway as chairman of the Israeli Syrian Mixed Armistice Commission on December 15. Syria had accused Moe of pro Israeli leniency and said it would no longer cooperate, but the UN indicated the Syrian complaint is not responsible and that both sides were consulted before the replacement.
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United Nations
N.Y
Assault Case Charges Filed in Notrees and Odessa Girls Case
Loving County Sheriff reports Harvey L. Storey 22 of Kermit and Eddie Campbell 25 of Pueblo Colo charged with rape and attempted rape involving a 13 year old Notrees girl and a 12 year old Odessa girl. Incident occurred about 10 miles east of Mentone after luring them into a truck. Police say girls were held at knife point during car handoff. both suspects arrested Monday in Kermit and jailed on bonds.
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Loving County
Notrees
Odessa
R. KK
Jack) Chandler
Mentone
Chandler
Harvey L. Storey
Kermit
Reeves County
Storey
Eddie Campbell
Pueblo
Colo
Reeves County Memorial Hospital
Campbell
Justice of the Peace
E. H. Jones
Student Beats Teacher With Bicycle Chain at Bowie High
EL PASO UP A Bowie High School teacher Ysela Paredes was beaten on the head with a bicycle chain by a 15-year-old student who accused her of running over his dog. The boy, called a hard case by police, was held pending delinquency and aggravated assault charges.
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EL Paso
Bowie High School
Ysela_ Paredes
Calif. officer to chase world airspeed record again
A flying officer from Austin Texas Maj Adrian E Drew 37 will attempt another record flight over a measured 10.1 mile course in his F101 Voodoo twin jet. He previously attained an estimated 1185 mph across two passes on Tuesday beating the world mark by 53 mph but the try did not qualify due to a photographic timer failure.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Austin
Tex
Britain
Air Force
Adrian E. Drew
Funeral Rites Set Thursday for Johnnie Hildreth
Funeral services for Johnnie Hildreth 46 of Odessa scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at St James Baptist Church. He died December 5 at his home after 19 years in Odessa. A WWII veteran, he is survived by his widow of Odessa a sister Ezina Hildreth of Michigan and four brothers Ezekiel Elisha George of Los Angeles and Bennie of Michigan. Burial in Odessa Cemetery under Rix Funeral Home.
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Johnnie Hildreth
East Murphy
St. James Baptist Church
Odessa
Hildreth
Ezina Hildreth
Michigan
Ezekiel
Elisha
George
Los Angeles
Bennie
Rix Funeral Home
Chase over ice ends in empty pursuit
Montgomery County jailer E H H Swope pursued prisoner Barnard Shelton of Winchester through icy streets and slippery sidewalks but lost the trail when Shelton skidded around a corner and disappeared while being taken to jail for traffic fines.
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Mount Sterling
Montgomery County
E. HH. Swope
Barnard Shelton
Winchester
Shelton
Handicapped bootmaker wins fame in Pecos work
Wallace Connally, a polio survivor since age five, builds boots in Pecos using a hand operated setup. Since 1930 he has crafted boots for stars like Dale Evans and Buck Jones, runs a small shop with no modern machinery, raises cows, and drives a customized 1942 Chevrolet. He leads a church chapter, holds a hot philosophy that anyone can make a living despite severe handicap.
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Pecos
Wallace Connally
Hamilton
Tex
Connally
Dale Evans
Roy Rogers
Buck Jones
Church of God
Boy Scouts
Former Odessan Aids Waco Plan
An experimental downtown park surrounded by retail stores in Waco, led by Mickey Lavy former Odessa J C Penney manager, shows early success. The Downtown Waco Unlimited group closed three blocks to cars before Thanksgiving, placing tables, benches and shrubbery as the mall opened amid rain and cold. In three days inspectors logged 200,000 gift-signature tickets.
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Waco
Associated Press
Mickey Lavy
J. C. Penney Company
Odessa
Penney’s
Waco Unlimited
Lavy
Abandoned game by couple in Pecos ends with surrender
Robert John Gillett and Judith Ellen Irwin, ages 18 and 20, posing as Mr and Mrs Ash of Detroit, duped Michigan and Texas officials to obtain money and groceries. After abducting and driving off with a woman, they quit their scheme near Pecos and surrendered. FBI to pursue charges of car theft and crossing state lines, Pecos police say.
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PECOS
Michigan
Robert Ash
Detroit
el Paso
FBI
Robert John Gillett
Judith Ellen Irwin
PBI
Texas
Salvation Army
Betty Shuey
Ash
Andy Fenton
Farm Bureau Platform Calls for Gradual Price Supports Change
CHICAGO The American Farm Bureau Federation moved toward closing its annual convention with a platform urging gradual withdrawal of federal price supports and control programs. Delegates were to act on resolutions favoring orderly marketing within a free market, arguing current supports inflate prices, boost surpluses, and hinder market access. The platform aligns with Secretary Benson’s call for less federal intervention and more congressional flexibility in setting supports and farm laws.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Benson
Farm Bureau
Washington
Congress
Bum Appreciates Court Courtesy
Detroit man Willie Houston 47 pleaded guilty in Recorder's Court to a panhandling charge. Judge Paul Krause sentenced him to 30 days in jail after Houston thanked the officer for letting him through the front door, contrasting past arrests at side doors or basements.
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Detroit
Willie Houston
Recorder's Court
Paul E. Krause
Houston
U S Puts Agents Among Hungarian Refugees News Brief
Representative Frank Chelf said undercover agents were placed among Hungarian refugees to stop Communist infiltration. Agents allegedly disguised as refugees mingled with escapees aboard ships bringing them to the United States.
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Washington
United States
Frank Chelf
D-Ky
Chelf
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