Squall Tears Out Wall of Ford Plant in Monroe
A March storm ripped out a 60 foot section of a walkway at Ford Motor Co parts plant in Monroe Michigan. 250 workers remained safe as operations continued. Snow and winds closed schools in Cheboygan and nearby counties while St Ignace faced isolation and other states faced blizzard conditions and power outages.
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Monroe
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Cheboygan
Indian River
Alanzon
Chaboygan
St. Ignace
Towa
Iowa
Eight Marines Die in Crash at Cherry Point
Eight Marines were killed when their R4Q Flying Boxcar crashed in heavy rain near Cherry Point Marine Air Station early today. One crewman survived, Acting Sgt. Ralph J. Maura Jr. of Hamden Conn, hospitalized in critical condition at Camp Lejeune. Names of the dead to be released after next-of-kin notifications.
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Pioneer IV Space Probe Vanishes From Earth Contact
Washington AP reports Pioneer IV space probe went silent as Goldstone station in California lost contact at 10 15 am while the craft headed sunward at about 3960 miles per hour and 412000 miles from Earth. NASA said further contact unlikely as battery may be dead.
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Air Force denies plan to recover Discoverer capsule
Milwaukee newspaper reports attempts to recover part of the Discoverer 1 satellite from the polar orbit while Air Force Ballistic Missile Division spokesman says no recovery equipment aboard. Main aim is to test propulsion and guidance systems as Navy and other plans for sea recovery are discussed.
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Homer J. Stewart
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UNITED FRONT ON BERLIN SOLID AS IKE MEETS CONGRESS
Congressional leaders from both parties met with President Eisenhower to present a united front on Berlin and Soviet threats. They stressed firmness without rigidity and said negotiations remain possible while pursuing peace with honor. Macmillan will visit March 26 to brief on Moscow talks.
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Macmillen
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Nikita Khrushchev
Macmillan
U.S
Johnson
25 Africans Die in Bus Accident Near Matatiele
Authorities report 25 mine workers killed and 23 injured when a bus veered off a curve and plunged into a deep ravine near Matatiele in Griqualand, East Rand. The crash occurred Thursday and details continue on page A-5.
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Durban
Soul Africa
UPD
Pwece
Matatiele
East
Griqualand
Mrs. Duncan Denies Murder Plot In Court Drama
In Ventura AP report Elizabeth Ann Duncan, on trial for her life, denies hiring two men to murder Olga Kupczyk Duncan and seeks to refute fraud charges tied to a fake annulment. Prosecutors allege she plotted kidnapping to separate her son Frank from Olga, with two men already admitting to killing Olga.
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Elizabeth Ann Duncan
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Atly
Roy Gustafson
Frank
Olga Kupczyk Duncan
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Olga
Gustafson
Olga Duncan
Duncan
California to set fixed 65 mph speed limit
California lawmakers voted 28 to 6 in the Senate and 58 to 16 in the Assembly to raise the prima facie limit to 65 mph starting Jan 1. Gov. Brown said he would sign and enforce the law to the letter while keeping the basic speed law. Proponents note a five mph CHP leeway. critics say 65 may still be too slow for some highways.
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California
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Assembly
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Fresno
Department of Public Works
Weather outlook for tonight and Saturday
Low clouds and fog persist tonight and into early Saturday with slightly cooler conditions expected.
Senate probes former college head Siemens fitness
A State Senate committee questions Dr. Cornelius H. Siemens, ex-president of Compton College, about his fitness to lead Humboldt State College amid allegations of improper financial dealings. The note directs readers to Page A-8 for details and lists adjacent features across the paper.
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Compton College
Humboldt State College
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