Plane Falls in Field Near Iowa Town
Three of the nation s top rock and roll idols were killed when their chartered plane crashed after takeoff near Mason City Iowa. Buddy Holly Ritchie Valens and J P Richardson were en route to Fargo for a performance and were killed along with pilot Roger Peterson. Weather and a light snow were factors as the aircraft went down in a corn field.
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Buddy Wolly
Texas
Ritchie Valens
Los Angeles
J. P. Richardson
Louisiana
Clear Lake
Fargo
S. C
Dwyer Flying Service
Mason Crtz
Roger Peterson
Body of Woman Found in Abandoned Well Near Silas
Officers recovered the body of 35 year old Mrs Irma Lee Pagan McPhearson from a 12 foot well seven miles northwest of Silas. Her husband Jon L McPhearson 38, a Choctaw County farmer is charged with murder after claiming the shooting was an accident. Sheriff Connie Littlepage said a search party found the partially clad victim shortly after midnight in the abandoned well.
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Silas
Connie Littlepage
Jon L. McPhearson
McPhearson
Richard McPhearson
Irma Lee Pagan McPhearson
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Phearson
Alinto
Dirk
Air
Dor F Ilickings
Ler
Pioneering in Space Needs Stable Minds Not Oddballs
A Washington piece argues space pioneers must be mentally stable, rejecting neurotics and sociopaths. It cites Darwin and Newton as examples of exceptional minds whose quirks or illnesses prevented spaceflight, urging rigorous screening for future astronauts.
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Ray Crowiey
Washington 1
Federal Space Agency
Cape Verde
Parnipas
South America
Galapagos
England
Darwin
Abouyd the Beagle
U S officials doubt Soviet ICBM claim of pinpoint hits
Secretary of Defense McElroy and General Twining dismissed Rodion Malinovsky’s Moscow boast that Soviet hydrogen bombs can hit any point on earth. They said such claims are not credible and stressed U.S. intelligence provides a solid picture, acknowledging Soviet superiority in some areas but not in vital ones.
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U.S
Spltl
MacAlroy
Nathan K. ‘Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Moscow
Rodionl. Malinovsky
Malinovsky
McElroy
Newsdimen
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Norfolk Schools Open Peacefully Amid Integration
Racially integrated classes opened uneventfully in six public Norfolk schools and continued without incident in Arlington County as Virginia begins its first full-scale integration under federal court orders. A cluster of white students at a Norfolk high school referenced slurs, but no major incidents occurred. Gov. Brown pledged to seek a limited approach in a five-day special session as police maintained quiet order.
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Norfolk
Aslinngton
Norfolk High
Governor's Office
General Assembly
Stratford Junior High
Arlington
Washington
Virginia
Stratford
Soviets Seize Vincent Astor Son and U.S. Protests
AP reports on a Berlin East German Autobahn convoy detainment by Soviet troops provoking U.S. protests for its 24 hour detention. The same feed notes Vincent Astor 67, a famed New York magnate dies of a heart attack, with details on his fortune and philanthropy.
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Berlin
Sipat
West Germany
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Red Army
West Berlin
East Germany
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Mink
Mtie
Army Ag
Cpl
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Maslevo
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Mass
Pfe
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Tdore
Ala
Spa Elwood
Johnson
Brooklyn
James FE. Cook
Hackerville
Pig
Rovert E. Love
Plain City
Ohio
New York
Where to Find It In The Eggs Of His Fellow Teen Agers
A brief note points readers to a multi-page feature series on rock music with sections spanning Beach Combing Hal Boyle Bridge and more. It lists location pages A-6 B-5 A-9 A-3 C-4 to B-7 BR B%- A-8 BS shipping table and other daily sections including sports and theater.
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Ticky Nelson
Hal Boyle
Fashoriat
Fugis
Seize Girl in Murder of Mirabile
A San Diego nightclub arrest connects a southern California waitress to the December 27 shooting death of nightclub owner Tony Mirabile in a Mafia linked case. Police reported the suspect was seized as the investigation advances with leads tying the woman to the slaying.
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L Astor
Rcst
Astor
Jean Horton
Ifetiame
Santa Monica
San Diego
Joan Jacobea
Nanton
Mirabile
Fillipo Aquaro
Aguate
Alguing
Krowe
Papa
Tony
Los Angeles
Tony Trabile
World Record Britain Wins Big on Two-Cent Bet
London rail worker James Gault won 300,684 pounds ($341,815) on a penny pools coupon by forecasting eight Led r matches on a single selection. The 54 year old, who quit his rail job earning 9 pounds 15 shillings weekly, plans to visit his wife in Auckland after collecting the prize.
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London
James Gault
Gault
New Zealand
Mary
Auckland
Ireland President Arrives in US for St Patrick Day Talks
Ireland President Sean T. O'Kelly will arrive in the United States on March 17 for talks with President Eisenhower and other officials. The White House announced O'Kelly will be in the country for 16 days.
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Ireland
U.S
Sean T. O'Kelly
St. Patrick's Tay
Eisenhower
White House
O'Kelly
United States
Jail Man Captured in Photographer Slaying Case
John Calvin Neely, sought for questioning in the murder of Hollywood photographer Ronald J. Caruana, was captured in Dallas unarmed. The body was found last Thursday in the trunk of Caruana’s car, abandoned in the Mojave Desert about 100 miles from Los Angeles. Neely claimed to have been in Miami and planned to Cuba, and indicated willingness to extradite. Detectives noted a gasoline receipt dated Jan 2, the day Caruana’s body was found, with both men reported missing Jan 21.
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John Calvin Neely
Neely
Ronald J. Caruana
Caruana
Mojave
Los Angeles
Beeth
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Weather outlook shows clear tonight and sunny Wednesday
The forecast calls for clear skies tonight with sunny conditions on Wednesday and little change in temperature. Maximum temperature by noon today is 65 degrees.
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