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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1957

Page

12

Stratojet Crew Makes Routine of Bomb Drill

At Barksdale AFB Louisiana Captain John F Adams pilots a B47 Stratojet in routine drill missions over the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast. Crew includes Ist Lt Donald MacLeod Jr and Capt Peter J Chille. In simulated bombing, radar sighting and electronic systems guide a target near Dallas, with fuel refueling by a KC97 tanker en route.

Barksdale Air Force] Base John Air Force John F. Adams North Africa Canada Puerto Rico Pete Mac Mississippi Valley Stuart Ark Donald MacLeod Jr Detroit Peter J. Chille Brooklyn Jackson Memphis Fort Smith Wichita Tulsa Harrisburg Gulf of Mexico Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Mississippi Gulf Rendezvous Olive and Myers Dallas

Eisenhower Calls GOP Unity Boost After Conference

President Eisenhower urged Republican unity to back his budget and legislative program at a two day national conference. He warned against personal differences and urged party leaders to fully support the platform pledges to avoid a New Deal return. Sen Prescott Bush praised the speech for its party impact as Meade Alcorn said the conference helped the GOP turn a corner.

Washington Eisenhower GOP Congress Prescott Bush R-Conn Meace Alcorn

Innocent Man Freed Now Joins Church Ministry

John Cacopardo, 46, of Hackensack New Jersey, freed after 16 years in prison for a murder proved innocent, will be ordained a Presbyterian minister at Olivet Church on Staten Island. Judge Louis Goldstein, who overturned his 1952 conviction, attends with Cacopardo’s wife and two children. He was pardoned by Gov Averell Harriman in 1953 and recently graduated from the Presbyterian College and Seminary in Bloomfield New Jersey.

New York John Cacopardo Hackensack N.J Olivet Presbyterian Church Staten Island Louis Goldstein Cacopardo Averell Harriman Fresbyterian College and Seminary Bloomfield Brooklyn

House Defeat On Southern Drive Seen

Washington June Citing talks with members and early poll returns Republican Leader Joseph W Martin Jr predicted the House would reject a southern bid to attach a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. Rep Edwin E Willis said the admin opposed amendment would gain support from Northerners and be adopted. The fight centers on jury trials for those accused of violating federal court orders in civil rights cases.

Washington House Joseph W. Martin Jr Edwin E. Willis D-La Willis United Press Chamber Senate Eisenhower

Nurse Suffers Desperate Act Families Tragedy

A Detroit registered nurse Constance Wheeldon suffocated her three children James 4 Deborah 18 months and Diane 6 months with a pillow and then held their heads under water to ensure death. She later turned on gas jets in a failed suicide attempt and told police I just fatally hurt my three children. Officers rescued her after breaking in. James and Deborah were found in a bathtub and Diane in a bedroom. She claimed she saw no future for the children and had planned the act for some time.

Detroit Constance iWheeldon James Deborah Diane

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