Azores Airliner Wreck Kills 30
A Colombian Avianca Constellation crashed into Pico da Cruz in the Azores killing 30 aboard including a New York couple, a New Hampshire woman, and three Americans. American and Portuguese searchers found all 21 passengers and nine crew dead. Pan American officials opened an investigation.
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Angara DO Heroismo
Azores
Colombiano Avianca
Herbert W. Hopkins
Franklin and
Gertrude Prager
Paris
Barrangquilla
Colombia
Prager
Kaunitz and O'Brien
New York City
New York
Hopkins
Alton
Wn.h
Pico da Cruz
Tereeira
Col. H. L. Smith
Lagons
Pan American Airways
Marcel Victieer
McCarthy Censure Probe Delayed by Senate Panel
The six member committee chaired by Sen. McCarthy will not issue a merits report this week. They plan to pare down over 45 charges by removing duplicates and weak claims. A May start date for the hearing is possible as staff finalizes the plan.
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Lagens
Senate
Watkins
Wisconsin Republican
Francis Case
R-Sd
McCarthy
Subcommittee
Mishaps Over Weekend Claim 14 Lives
Weekend disasters across Wisconsin and beyond claim fourteen lives. Milwaukee County official Neal P. Dunn, 31, died when his car rammed a tree near Dundee Fond du Lac County. Milwaukee youth Marvin Christianson, 20, died in a motorcycle collision near Milton Junction with Genevieve Palm injured. A two car crash near Mt Horeb killed Mrs. Clara Everson, 75, and left Carl O. Knudson critically hurt. Richard J. White, 19, drowns in the Mississippi near Potosi after cramps follow lunch fate. Six-year-old Michael Capuano drowns in Detroit. Plane crash near Lagens, Azores kills crew and passengers. Herbert W. Hopkins named as engineer guest, with two babies among those aboard.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Neal P. Dunn
Milwaukee County Board
Dundee
Fond du Lac
Marvin Christianson
Highway 59
Milton Junction
Genevieve Palm
Edgerton
Mt. Horeb
Clara Everson
Carl O. Knudson
Richard J. White
Ellenboro
Grant County
Mississippi
Potosi
al Klaas
Grant
Michael Capuano
Detroit
Lake Okauchee
Lagens
Waukesha County
Madrid
Azores
Herbert W. Hopkins
Portugal
Lisbon
U.S
Santa Maria
West Branch Iowa Prepares Hoover Birthday Celebration
West Branch Iowa readies a grand 80th birthday tribute to Herbert Hoover with a parade and speeches by Gov Beardsley University of Iowa president Virgil Hancher and Vice President Nixon. The event centers on Hoover birthplace cottage in a 26 acre state park with a noon luncheon featuring fried chicken corn salad tomatoes and cake.
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West Branch
Iowa
Herbert Hoover
Acre
UG Nest Olice
Hoover
Jesse Clark Hoover
Hulda Minthorn Hoover
William S. Beardsley
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Town
Richard M. Nixon
Washington
Eisenhower
Fred Albin
Herbert
Albertus Swails
Underworld on Run in Phenix City Grand Jury Tells
Phenix City Alabama emergency grand jury hears that the underworld is on the run and vows to strike it down. Special Judge Walter B. Jones lauds the effort as 18 jurors, led by Special Solicitor George C. Johnson Jr., pursue killers and racketeers amid a seven week probe. Indictments expected as officials face scrutiny and martial law aftermath.
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Phenix City
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Russell i ‘County
A. L. Patterson
George C. Johnson Jr
Jones
Grand Jury
Alabama
Russell County
Patterson
Phenix
Lome
Bernard Sykes
Sykes
Ther
Russell County Betterment Association
State Supreme Court
Russell
J. B. Hicks
Postal Pay Hike Passes House Over Administration Objections
The House voted to grant half a million postal workers a 7 percent pay raise, sending the bill to the Senate where a 5 percent compromise is anticipated. The administration warned the measure could be vetoed and pushed for a 5 percent raise with reclassification and rate changes.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Weather Summary for Wisconsin Coast and Inland Areas
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunder showers east this evening. Tuesday cooler with partly cloudy skies. Lows 54 to 60, highs 70 to 80 depending on location. Winds southwest tonight, shifting to northerly Tuesday. Observations report fair and overcast conditions with a maximum 60 and minimum 60 at Buckstaff Observatory. No significant rainfall. month and year deficits noted.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Miss Chadwick Aims To Swim 184 Mile Strait For 10000
Florence Chadwick the San Diego distance swimmer began at 4 42 a m to cross the 184 mile Strait of Juan de Fuca from Victoria British Columbia to Port Angeles Washington. She stands to win 10000 if successful with smaller prizes if she fails. Sea captains dispute her odds given dangerous rip tides and currents. She had been offered 7500 by a paint company and Victoria Times to make the attempt with the stake later increased to 10000 if she completes the swim.
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Victoria
B. C
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Port Angeles
Wash
Chadwick
Speculators Stockpiling Butter Cited By Benson
Secretary Benson warned of real danger that speculators and processors hoarding butter could reap windfall profits if Congress raises dairy support prices. He noted current flex plans and Senate votes as farmers weigh parity levels for crops and dairy amid farm bill debates.
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Washington
Ezra T. Benson
Congress
Benson
Senate
House
George D. Aiken
R- Ft
Senate Agriculture Com
Simple Rites Held For Emilie Dionne
Emilie Dionne was buried in a simple ceremony in Corbeil Ont attended by fewer than 300 people including the other four quintuplets, the grieving parents, and nearby villagers. Emilie died from epileptic seizures in Ste Agathe Quebec last Friday. A solemn Requiem High Mass was led by Rev W H LaFrance with two Ottawa priests assisting.
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W. H
Tim) LaFrance
Corbeil
Gustave Sauve
Marcel Belanger
Ottawa
Quints
Papa Dionne
Papa” Oliva Dionne
Canada
Emilie
Reward Offered for Poisoning of Seeing Eye Dogs
The American Kennel Club offers 500 reward for information on a poisoner who killed eight seeing eye dogs at LaSalle Kennels in Minneapolis. Fifteen other German Shepherds were sickened. strychnine laced wieners were found, likely tossed over a fence by an area insider. Trainer John Singkin estimates losses at 20000 dollars. Master Eye Foundation oversees the kennel with support from multiple states.
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John L. Singkin
Sir Lancelot
Minneapolis
Singkin
Master Eye Foundation of America
John Singkin
Ralph Hunter
Gary
Master Eye Foundation
Rhee Guarded Closely On Reaching Honolulu
South Korean President Rhee arrived in Honolulu for a three day stay after conferences with President Eisenhower. Security was tight, marking the highest precautions since Eisenhower’s prior visit before his inauguration.
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Rhee
Honolulu
Synaman Rhee
Eisenhower
Turks Greeks and Yugoslavs Sign Defense Treaty Pact
Turks, Greeks, and Yugoslavia sign a 20 year mutual defense pact to deter aggression and bind the three states to defend each other. The agreement creates a permanent council meeting at least twice yearly and commits to peaceful means and UN notification for defensive moves.
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Bled
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Balkan
Ankara
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Turkey floods kill 18 in western regions weekend
Eighteen people died over the weekend as floods struck western Turkey. Many more are feared missing and livestock suffered heavy losses.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Troops Guard Moroccan City After Riot Kills Dozens
Port Lyautey Morocco troops patrolled the streets after a riot that left at least 12 dead and many injured. Nationalist mobs attacked a post office and other sites as Europeans evacuated. two Americans were attacked in Casablanca.
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Port Lyautey
Morocco
U.S
Sidi Mohammed V
Port Layautey
Oye
Five Die In Chicago Fire Arson Probed
Police investigate arson after a tenement fire on Chicago's South Side killed five people and injured eighteen others. A man carrying a package was seen entering and leaving the building just before the blaze, which began in a stairwell and caused about ten thousand dollars in damage.
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Chicago
Laura Wallace
Carol Banks
Pessy Louise Felder
Mary Peters
Leverett Walker
John J. Heberkorn
Haberkorn
Knife Cop Alleges Melee With Judge’s Wife Over Traffic Stop
Chicago police officer Jack Mueller said he was assaulted by Superior Court Judge Samuel B. Epstein’s wife after stopping her for crossing an intersection in the wrong lane. Epstein denies touching the officer and plans civil action while his wife faces charges including improper passing and assault.
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Chicago
Theudge
Jack Mueller
T Hat
Superior Court
Samuel B. Epstein
Judge Epstein
Jacop M. Arver
Minois
Mueller
U S Sailors Moved Due to Morocco Riots
London dispatch reports U S Navy says sailors and families living in Port Lyautey’s native quarter were relocated to the American Naval base amid Moroccan nationalist rioting.
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U. S
Morocco
London
U. S. Navy
Port Lyautey
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Ernest Dionne
Dionne
Romeo Leblond
Ontario
Quebec
International Soundphoto
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Abd el Kebir
Mohammed V
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