Hope Dwindles for Coal Miners Trapped 4 Days
Logan West Virginia rescue workers battle thick smoke as 18 miners remain trapped for over four days at Holden 22 mine Island Creek Coal Co. A ventilating system is being rigged to clear air while teams pump 20 000 cubic feet per minute through bypass passages. One trapped man is safety inspector William Donaldson whose tactics could aid survival as hope and time narrow.
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Logan
W. Va
Crawford L. Wilson
Wilson
William Danidson
Holden 22
Island Creek Coal Co
West Virginia
Donaldson
Suharto Turns Down Air Chief Resignation
Indonesia's air chief offered to resign after 2nd Lt Daniel Maukar, a top jet pilot, strafed the presidential palaces in Jakarta and Bogor and a village near Jakarta Harbor during a training flight. Eighteen were injured. Maukar allegedly acted in revenge for his uncle's arms hoarding arrest, while President Sukarno refused the resignation.
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Suhaerno
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Daniel Maukar
Bogor
Maukar
West Point Day Declared by Governor in New York
Governor Rockefeller designates March 16 as West Point Day in New York State. The proclamation honors the academy and its role in national defense, inviting residents to observe the day with related ceremonies and commemorations.
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Albany
Rockefeller
New York State
Canada Bars American Pilots on Seaway Controversy
Washington witnesses testified that Canadian authorities discriminate against American pilots on the St. Lawrence Seaway, arguing Canadian law requires a Canadian pilot in Canadian waters. American officials called for a reciprocal agreement before Congress acts on pilotage for Great Lakes ocean-going vessels.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Seaway
Canada
William E Golden
Ogdensburg
N. C
Assa
United States
Lake Michigan
Congress
LC. S
Great Lakes
Rolla R. Johnson
Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes District
John J. Allen Jr
Commerce
House
Merchant Marine Subcommittee
Goden
Montreal
Nmot
Cape Vincent
St. Regis
Harry Everson
Lake Superor Pilots Assn
John M. Bishop
International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Arthur Hendrickson
Chicago
Cherseau Shipping Assn
Eugene O Peo
Anthony Guibert
The
International Shipmasters Assn
Cave-in in Cortland Kills One Worker
Two construction workers fell into a 10 foot sewer ditch when a sidewall collapsed. Louie White of East Freetown died, struck by a rock. Walter Weishaupt was injured and in fair condition at Cortland Memorial Hospital.
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Cortland Vp
Louie White
East Freetown
Walter Weishapt
White
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Midwestern and Southern States Hit by Third March Storm
A third March storm dumped heavy snow from the Mississippi Valley to the Carolinas and northern Georgia, hampering rescues for 500 isolated families in four North Carolina mountain counties. Snow totals reached 2 to 3 feet with drifts up to 35 feet, while Georgia and Kentucky reported heavy impacts, road closures, and power and feed disruptions. Across the region, dozens of locales posted record low temperatures and blizzard conditions as crews aided by Army and National Guard helicopters pressed rescue efforts.
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Mississippi Valley
Carolinas
Georgia
Mountain
North Carolina
Ashe
Alleghany
Watauga
Wilkes
Red Cross
Grayson
Army
National Guard
Bowling Green
Illinois
Cairo
Iowa
Council
Bluffs
Georga
Atlanta
Augusta
Arkansas
Oakland
Pittsburgh Teacher Paddles 30 Pupils Over Quiz
Bohdan Pasakowsky a Langley High School teacher paddled about 30 eighth grade boys after a Middle Atlantic States quiz. He used a wooden paddle, said the punishment was voluntary and some pupils chose detention. He defended the act amid suspension as a school board holds a reinstatement hearing.
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Pittsburgh
Bohdan Pasakowsky
Langley High School
Pashkowsky
Middle Atlantic
Harry Oak
Ukraine
America
Kings College
Wilkes Barre
Doerfer Resigns FCC Post Under Fire
Doerfer resigns as FCC chairman amid criticism over hospitality from a broadcasting executive. President Eisenhower accepts the resignation effective next Monday and names Frederick W. Ford to succeed him, with Ford taking the chair Tuesday. Doerfer had faced a House subcommittee inquiry and defended his actions while stating he would quit to avoid embarrassment to the administration. Ford, from Bluefield West Virginia, a 1934 West Virginia University law graduate, has served on the commission since 1957.
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John
Doerfer
Federal Communicatons Commission
Eisenhower
Frederick W. Ford
Ford
Clarksburg
W. Va
Laener
Florida
Monta
George V. Storer
Storer
FCC
Doerler
House Legislative Oversight
President
Whitehouse
Ewenhower
Doerter
Commission
Charman
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
Bluefield
West Virginia University
Law School
Air Force
House
Sherman Adams
Richard A. Mack
FOC
Campbell Named State Deputy Comptroller
Hofstra College political science head Dr. Alan K. Campbell of Hicksville L I was appointed deputy state comptroller for administration by Comptroller Arthur Levitt. The post pays 17896 a year. Campbell succeeds Arch T. Dotson who returned to Cornell University.
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Albany
Alan K. Campbell
Hofstra College
Campbell
Hicksville
L. I
Arthur Levitt
Arch T. Dotson
Cornell University
Gould Estate Tax Estimate Weighs On Jay Gould Heir
Howard Gould's estate of about 64 million faces roughly 50 million in state and federal taxes. Administrators in surrogate's court estimated state tax at about 12.74 million and sought authority to deposit 12 million with the state tax commission.
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New York UP
Howard Gould
Jay Gould
State Tax Commission
U. S. Space Probe Success, Aim For Orbit Around Sun
UPI reports the space program achieved success as a probe mission pivots to a solar orbit. Weather notes note a frigid New York night with temperatures plunging to 24 below zero and wind speeds easing later.
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U. S
Albany
Lien
Elmira
Adoe Zelower
Binghamton
Abany
Syracuse
Plattsburg
Stewart Field
Newburg
Castro Boosts Cuban Firepower
New York Times reports Cuba has purchased about 120 million dollars in arms, boosting Fidel Castro's forces to 21 times Batista's strength in 1958, while Washington sources warn foreign exchange reserves are severely depleted to around 60 million dollars. Readership notes include shipments of Belgian automatic rifles and ammunition.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
New York Times
Times
Washington
Cuba
Havana
The
Cas Rere
Belman
Belgium
Man dies while changing tire near Tonawanda
Peter Taruick, 47, of Tonawanda, was killed when struck by a car while changing a tire at the intersection of two town roads near his home. Police report a fatal traffic incident and investigation is underway.
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Buffalo Gpi
Peter Taruick
Tonawanda
Tension Eases In Montgomery Up in Arkansas
Negro discontent over segregated lunch counters has spread to Arkansas but eased in Montgomery Alabama where student leaders suspended demonstrations at Alabama State College until after spring vacation. Gov Patterson ordered full investigation of the school and Police Commissioner Sullivan suggested possible college closure. About two thirds of Alabama State’s 2300 students urged no further actions. In Little Rock Arkansas, over 50 students sat at a downtown lunch counter Thursday and were released on bond after protest charges. The demonstration was orderly with no violence.
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Arkansas
Montgomery
Ala
Integrated Food Service
Alabama State College
John Patterson
L B Sullivan
Patterson
State Board of Education
Alabama
Thursda
L. C Bates
Arkansasfield
National Associaton For the Advancement of Colored People
Firemen Battle Blaze in Own Tirehouse
Bloomfield Connecticut volunteer firefighters were summoned to a major fire at their own tirehouse on Thursday evening. Fire Chief Adolf J. Jacob led the crew inside in a pickup truck through a closed door while four other vehicles aided in evacuation. The blaze burned for about an hour, causing extensive interior damage estimated at up to 10000 dollars with no injuries and an unknown cause.
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Bloompteld
Conn
Adolf J. Jacobsen
Rockefeller's Driving While Impaired Bill Clears Assembly
New York lawmakers approved a drinking and driving bill expanding enforcement to cases where drivers are impaired but not legally drunk. The measure adds a traffic infraction with license suspension up to six months and harsher penalties for repeat offenses, while other Rockefeller program items advance including nuclear development steps and juvenile work provisions.
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Albany
Rockefeller
Assembly
New York State
Senate
Atomic Development Office
Hecauy
Pioneer 9 mission launches into space between Venus and Earth
NASA launched the 90-pound Pioneer V payload aboard a Thor Able rocket from Cape Canaveral. The probe achieved escape velocity and entered an orbit that will take it toward the sun and between Earth and Venus, with plans to study space and test communications up to 50 million miles distant.
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I National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Earth
NASA
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Liv Mies Pengur
Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Blossom Point
Millstone Ell
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