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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1959

Page

13

Air Force Opens Claims Process After Sonic Booms

San Francisco residents plagued by three days of sonic booms prompted Washington to demand accountability. The Air Force accepted responsibility for two windows shattering booms from Edwards AFB jets en route to the Bay Area. A defense department claims office will operate in the Federal Building with temporary staff from McClelland and Hamilton AFBs. Filing of claims was expected to begin in the afternoon.

San Francisco Air Force Bay Area Washington California Defense Department Edwards Air Force Base Mojave Desert Pentagon Frank Towles Air Materiel Command McClelland Air Force Base McClelland Hamilton Afb Federal Building

New Benson Revolt Seen

Washington reports a new revolt among some farm state Republican National Committee members against Secretary of Agriculture Benson. Mark Andrews of North Dakota will decide after talks with Eisenhower advisors whether to offer a resolution calling for Benson's resignation, following a failed effort last January in Des Moines. Andrews and other critics have been urged to confer with Eisenhower staff before deciding to bring the issue before the committee.

Washington Republican National Committee Benson Mark Andrews North Dakota Eisenhower National Committee Des Moines Iowa Nixon Charles Halleck Ind Everett Dirksen R-Ill Andrews Meade Alcorn Wilson B. Persons

Classified: Business Opportunity Heads to Buyers

A fragmented classifieds note proclaims a business opportunity with a teaser line and a price cue. It hints at a sale listing with phrases like waiting buyers and sales talk aimed at enticing interest in acquiring a local business.

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