Plane Crash at Compton Kills Officer and Hurts Girls
A night plane crash near Compton Airport killed Lynwood Police Aero Squadron reserve officer Virgil Payne, 28, injuring his 10-year-old daughter Carol and her friend Loretta Fine, 10. The second crash at the airport left George Odell, 25, with minor injuries as his Stinson flipped after landing. details cite wheel brake failure and a flight late in the day.
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Compton
Lynwood
Police Aero Squadron
George S. Odell
W. Century Blvd
Inglewood
Virgil, Payne
Compton Community
Carol
Loretta Fine
George Fine
S. Wiley Burke Ave. Downey
Herrea
Norma
Gary
Donald
Santa Ana
Leona Payne
Loretta
Pockenpaugh
Harry Payne
Odell
Stinson
Virgil S. Payne
Carel
Downey
Associated Press
Arguing With Wife Doctor Kills Self in Altadena
Sheriff deputies report Dr. Stanley Bruechert shot and killed Rimaelf during a quarrel over money then fatally shot himself. He returned home after surgery and grabbed a pistol following the dispute with his wife. He was a staff physician at Huntington Memorial and St Luke Hospitals.
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Altadena WI
Stanley
Bruechert
Rimaelf
Retail Clerks Reach $100 Pension Plan Across Southern California
About 8,200 retail clerks in Southern California plus the Food Employers Council Inc unite with Local 324 Long Beach and other locals to establish a pension plan. Effective April 1, payments of 73 cents an hour into a jointly administered fund will fund retirements at 65 after 30 years of service, with first checks issued July 1 retroactive to April 1, covering markets from San Luis Obispo to the Mexican border and including Locals 137 Bakersfield, 599 Santa Barbara, 1167 San Bernardino Riverside Imperial, 2222 San Diego, 428 Pomona, and 1442 Santa Monica.
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Southern California
Food Employers Council, Inc
AOL Veradantall
Los Anges
Thomas K Ware
Pension Fund
Joseph T. DeSilva
Retail Clerks Union 770
Los Angeles
San Luis Obispo
Lutterbuge
Long Beach
Harbor Aven
Bakersfield
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
Riverside
Imperial Counties
San Diego
Fomona
Santa Monies
Stolen U S Papers Found In Chicago Basement
Janitor discovers secret government documents in a Chicago apartment building basement. FBI says the mostly classified papers were stolen, likely discarded by a thief. Dr Fletcher C Paddison of Johns Hopkins reports a briefcase theft linked to the case at Illinois Central station.
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Chicago
Sundey
FBI
Troma
South Bend
Ind
Donald $. Hastetter
FEI
Edward A. Merk
Hostetter
Fletcher C. Paddison
Johns Hopkins University
Paddison
Bethesda
Illinois Central 63Rd St
Colonel Convicted of Dimes Theft in Florida
Levy County Florida a man identifying as Lt Col Dwight T Robinson stationed in Washington was convicted of stealing a March of Dimes container from a service station near Otter Creek He pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced to six months hard labor Judge W F Anderson suspended three months if a 500 March of Dimes contribution is made The man reportedly took a newspaper and the container moments after using a government courtesy cart
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Robinson
Otter Creek
Resoline
Gunplay Killings in Trincomalee Turmoil on Independence Day
Gunman opened fire on Tamils during independence day observances in Trincomalee, killing one and wounding four. The Tamils, a minority, planned mourning after law last year made Sinhalese the official language, sparking tensions as they raised black flags at the town clock tower.
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Colombo
Ceylon
UPI
Trincomalee
India
Trincomilee
37 Killed by Explosion in Depths of Coal Mine
Long Beach California reports a coal mine disaster with 37 dead in an underground explosion. Officials confirm casualties and ongoing rescue operations as crews search the depths for survivors.
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Celearam
Dusty blast wipes out Bishop mine crew in Virginia West Virginia line
In Bishop Virginia, a gas explosion trapped and killed an estimated 184 miners underground. rescue teams counted 37 bodies, with belief that most workers in three sections were lost. The disaster halted surface attempts and prompted joint state inquiries and ongoing rescue efforts.
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Bishop, Va
Bishop Cozi
Tootskaty
West Virginia Mines Dept
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop, Vz
Associated Press
Ike Tells Chiefs National Guard Safe From Cuts
Washington AP says President Eisenhower pledged the National Guard will not be destroyed or materially reduced. Maj. Gen. Milton Reckord and Guard officials said Ike values the Guard, amid a Pentagon dispute over new enlistee basic training. House hearings opened on reserve programs as the Guard row loomed large. Assistant Defense Secretary Jackson testified the Army rejected drafting reserves before safeguards were tested.
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Washington
National Guard
Eisenhower
National Guard Assn
Wao
Wily
Milton
Reckord
White House
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
House Armed Services
Army Guard
Stephen 5. Jackison
Army
Autopsy to probe narcotics link in youth death
An autopsy was scheduled by San Bernardino coroners to determine if 18 year old Long Beach youth Dale W. Jones died from narcotics after sleeping in a car at Big Bear Village. Garry Jones 18 was wounded. Linda Jones reported the deaths and police investigated a narcotics past for Dale.
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San Bernardino
Long Beach
Dale W. Jones
Cheey Ave
Big Bear Village
Linda
Garry Jones
W. Broadwey
William H. Stolp
Jones
Sheriff's Deputies
Dale
Garry
San Bernerdino County Hospital
Dale Jones
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear
Don Phelps
Calif Sclon Backs Test Flight Measure
Rep Hiestand California introduced a bill urging the Civil Aeronautics Board to designate test flight zones away from congested areas. The measure would require marking sparsely settled regions on navigational maps where test flights may be confined after recent crashes in the district.
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Washington
U?i
Civil Aeronautics Board
Rep
Hiestandl
Tr-Calif
Hiestand
Two Air Force Officers Die in Jet Crash in Georgia
In Valdosta Georgia two officers from Moody Air Force Base were killed when their T33 jet trainer crashed near the field. The incident ends the lives of both servicemen with investigations to determine cause.
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Thomas H. Wilson
Representnp
Good Huncr Co
J. R. McHenry
Valdosta
Ga. Uf
Mondy Air Force Base
Fel
Where to Find It The FBI Story on Page B-6
The note lists sections and page numbers of a newspaper, including The FBI Story on Page B-6, Beach Combing Faoge B-L, Hal Boyle on Page A-9, and other features across editorial, sports, comics, obituaries, and weather. It maps sections like Classifieds C-6 to C-11, Death Notices B-2, Financial B-3, and vital statistics on page C-? for reader guidance.
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Faoge
Hal Boyle
Wilson
New Hampshire Teachers Strike Shuts Manchester Schools
400 public school teachers in Manchester NH walked out over wages, canceling classes across 24 school buildings. City officials sought a temporary restraining order to force teachers back to work as students were sent home. Safety patrols were arranged to escort children home safely.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Augusta M. Nichols
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