Air Force jet crashes kill 22 in Florida accidents
Twenty two airmen died and three were missing after two separate crashes in Florida involving four B47 bombers and two other jets. One crash near Tampa destroyed two planes from MacDill and Pinecastle bases, injuring nearby residents and risking a trailer park. A second collision over Port St. Joe involved a Sabre jet and a B29 bomber from Tyndall, with wreckage along U.S. 98 and injuries feared among civilians.
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Associated Press
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Florida
Tampa
MacDill Air Force Base
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Pinecastle Afb
Orlando
Port St. Joe
Florida West Coast
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Panama City
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Clyde Leroy Pfeiffer
Area Grocers Accept No Objection to Base Commissary
Area grocers announced they have no objection to a commissary at Portsmouth Air Force Base. A four member committee, formed at a Thursday meeting, met Lt Col Andreas A Andreae and learned the installation’s requirements and operation. The group plans no further action, following guidance from James L. Mahony of the Independent Food and Grocers Assn. of New Hampshire.
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Portsmouth Air Force Base
Andreas A. Andreae
James L. Mahony
Independent Food and Grocers’ Assn
New Hampshire
Police Unable to Identify Body Found in North Hampton Woods
A cold Seacoast morning left residents shivering as a mysterious body was found in North Hampton Woods. Temperatures ranged from 4 below zero at the Coast Guard Station to near zero in Portsmouth, with warnings of transit disruption and weather-related hazards across the region.
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Seacoast
Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Portsmouth Harbor
Sherburne
Wentworth Acres
Middle Street
Hampton Beach
North Hampton
Arthur Leonard
Milk Price Hearing In Candia Tonight Attract Crowd
Candia residents press for wider state Milk Centre Board reach as a public hearing questions extending board jurisdiction. Aime Jacob refuses to raise his price from 19 to 26 cents, claiming big distributors squeeze him, while hundreds sign petitions and letters to Gov. Dwinell critique milk price fixing.
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Candia
State Milk Centre
Candia Dairyman
Aime Jacob
Jacob
US Sues For New Trial In Portsmouth Club Land Case
The U S District Court hearing in Portsmouth involves a motion by U S Attorney Maurice P Bois to set aside a 300 212 award in the Portsmouth Country Club land condemnation case The government contends the verdict was excessive and not supported by the evidence while club counsel seeks to protect its right of appeal The dispute centers on compensation figures with the government arguing 4150000 and the club offering 611 900 plus an agreed separate award of 34450 for pro shop buildings and cottages on club property
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Portsmouth Country Club
U.S. Atty
Maurice P. Bois
Concord
Buis
Country Club
Portsmouth Air Force Base
School Department Expects 6000 Dollar Year End Surplus
The School Department expects a year end surplus near 6000 dollars and, after planned purchases, the finance committee approved 3860 dollars in textbooks equipment and reading materials for grades four to six. A new motion picture machine and bell devices for several schools are included. Beal notes the items were budgeted for 1955 but delayed due to an 8500 dollar City Council cut. With a nearly 10000 dollar surplus the purchases proceed.
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Raymond I. Beal
Board of Education
Beal
Haven
New Franklin
Lafayette
Whipple
Farragut
Sherburne
Missionary Couple Escape Red China to Hong Kong
Dr and Mrs Homer Bradshaw American medical missionaries held by Chinese authorities since 1951 reached Hong Kong by train and ambulance exposing Mrs Bradshaw’s severe malnutrition and mental distress. Dr Bradshaw recounted long separation and initial release in November 1955 while detailing espionage accusations and planned reunification with family in Pittsburgh.
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Hong Kong
Homer ¥. Bradshaw
China
Bradshaws
Pittsburgh
Crown Colony
Canton
Navy Investigates Officer's Club Theft at Portsmouth
Naval Intelligence continues probe into a theft at Portsmouth Naval Base where a safe in the Officer's Club was opened. A Navy spokesman said the break was found yesterday after cleaning staff reported the front door jimmied and a storm shelter protected entry. The stolen money was less than a thousand dollars and part of club funds, while bar doors were also tampered with but nothing else taken.
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Naval Intelligence
Portsmouth Naval Base
Navy
Portsmouth Council Delays Housing and Building Code Action
The Portsmouth City Council delayed final action on proposed housing and building codes after public hearings showed strong opposition. While tabling those ordinances until after Jan 1, the council approved an administrative code after a heated session, triggering a dispute between John J. Whaley and Mary C. Dondero over adjournment and procedural moves.
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Council
Portsmouth
John J. Whaley
Mary C. Dondero
Dondero
Wholey
America FJ. Bellucci
Dendero
Whaley
City Surrenders Alley Rights Behind Fleet Street
The Ports mouth council voted 5 to 1 to relinquish the city’s rights in a 10 foot alley between Fleet and Vaughan behind Congress Street stores to enable John Paras and the W T Grant Co to build a two story commercial building at 69 Congress Street. The plan, estimated at 150000 dollars, would require razing two frame structures and close the alley over objections from City Councilman Whaley who warned about public rights.
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Portsmouth
Fleet Street
Fleet
Vaughan Streets
Congress Street
John J. Whaley
Seeh
John Paras
Lincoln Ave
Charles M. Dale
W.T. Grant Co
Congress St
Dale
Grant's
Whaley
Want Your Life For Christmas Kid Stuff Drivers
A fragmented public service notice urges caution on the roads during the holidays. It warns that adult Kid Stuff drivers speeding or weaving can endanger lives and threaten holiday joy. The Portsmouth Nerci... advertising council message is quoted in noisy OCR text.
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Nercid
The
Advertising Council
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