Plane Plows Into Ground and Kills 47 Aboard
Midland residents recount the Capital Airlines Viscount crash near Tri City Airport in snow and mud. The four engine airliner plunged 300 feet short of the runway, killing all 47 aboard including holiday travelers. Firefighters and state police fought through wreckage and flames as cremated bodies were removed to local morgues.
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Detroit
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W. J. Hull
Washington Township
Earle M. Binckley
Levittown
Ruth Deneeke
St. Petersburg
Fla
Civil Aeronautics Authorities
Train Kills 5 on Lofty Trestle
In San Antonio Texas AP reports five children died when a speeding train struck them on a high railroad trestle during a Sunday picnic. Four other children escaped to safety as the Southern Pacific Sunset Limited roared past. Engineer J W Enforth tried emergency braking but failed. Crowds of spectators witnessed the tragedy.
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J. W. Enforth
Soda Springs
Calif
High Sierra
Hollywood star Lana Turner and Stompanato slaying fodder
Hollywood gossip swirls around Lana Turner and her daughter Cheryl as the Johnny Stompanato case fuels questions on their relationship. Lana laments blame amid a life of marriages and high profile romances, while Hollywood’s dating scene shows there are few eligible men for stars. A separate Berlin accident reports a doubledecker bus overturning on Easter, four dead and 38 injured, with driver claiming blinding lights caused loss of control.
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Lex Barker
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Juanita
Vida
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Five days of fair weather forecast in Southland
Weather Bureau predicts five dry days from Tuesday to Saturday marking the first such spell since Jan. 18 as a weekend storm lingers. Despite earlier gales and high tides, areas from Newport Beach to Torrance report flood damage with homes evacuated near Walteria Lake and roofs torn off in Torrance.
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Torrance
Belmere Ave
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Paseo de Gracia St
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Bellflower
Norwalk
Artesia
Downey
North California Quake Feels Strong in Berkeley and Alaska
A major quake centered near the Aleutians was recorded in Berkeley and Fairbanks with estimates around magnitude 7.0. Seismologists said it may be the largest on record for the university seismograph, with potential ties to past Alaska quakes and tidal-wave history in the Hawaiian Islands. Local damage was limited, but flood warnings persisted as warm rain and swollen rivers threatened the Central Valley.
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Point Magnetic’ Observatory
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Seal Beach
Santa Ana
James A. Musick
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Hendershot
Lawrence
Army
Vernalls
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday weather update
Partly cloudy conditions continue tonight with a breezy period and a slight rise in temperatures on Tuesday. Winds gust at times, bringing a windy feel at intervals as the day warms modestly.
Freighter Sinks Off Port Said Rescue Of 31 Crew
Reports from Port Said Egypt say the Pan Ocean freighter sank 200 miles from the Suez Canal port in the Mediterranean Sunday. The British freighter Porsich reportedly rescued all 31 crew members who were expected to arrive at Port Said today.
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Mediterranean
Suez Canal
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Engineers Strike L A CBS Units in Hollywood
About 350 engineers from Broadcast, Television and Recording Engineers Local 45 walked off KNX-TV and KNX radio in Hollywood at 10 am appealing over job security work conditions jurisdiction and wages. The strike followed collapsed Washington negotiations and triggers CBS emergency plan to salvage regular programming where possible.
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CNS
Columbia Broadcasting System
Knx-Tv
KNX Radio
Sunset Blvd
Television City
Fairfax Ave
Beverly Blvd
Broadcast, Television and Recording Engineers Local 45
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington
Andrew J. Draghi
Local 45
CBS
New York
Litigants Seek Nuclear Test Court Fight Across World
Brief notices indicate U S litigants push for nuclear tests despite court failures as their cause attracts global attention. They plan to take the fight to Russian courts amid broader newspaper listings of pages for Beach Combing death notices and other sections.
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Plane lands safely after gear fault at Wichita
Trans World Airlines Const elation, four engine plane with fourteen passengers and five crew, circled Wichita airport for nearly an hour with landing gear trouble. The nose wheel reportedly not locked but released upon landing at 12 22 am. No injuries reported as emergency crews met the aircraft.
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Trans World Airlines
Kansas City
Burdick in Hospital Condition Serious
U S Representative Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota was reported in serious condition at Sibley Memorial Hospital after being admitted Friday afternoon. His administrative assistant said Burdick, 73, spent a restless night and suffers from lung congestion though not in critical condition.
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Usher L. Burdick
Sibley Memorial Hospital
C. J. Barry
Burdick
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