Capital Airlines jet collides with military plane over Potomac
A Capital Airlines turbo jet with 12 aboard crashes after colliding with a Maryland Air National Guard T33 trainer above the Potomac River Valley. All 12 aboard the passenger plane die. the guard pilot Capt. Julius R. McCoy parachutes and is hospitalized with severe facial burns. The incident follows a previous Capital crash six weeks earlier.
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Maryland Air National Guard
Julius R. McCoy
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Frederick Memorial Hospital
Frederick
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Solon Raps AF Flights in Civil Lands
Two gunmen terrorized three at the Southern Motor Inn in Pacific Coast Highway, forcing manager Mantiee Hall and his wife, plus assistant Dorothy Hobenshell, to surrender $125 in cash and a register total. The trio were confined in a storeroom for 10 minutes. A separate report notes Prince Preston criticizing air safety amid a midair collision near Brunswick, Maryland, as funds and aviation oversight measures are discussed in Congress.
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Mantiee C. Hall
Happy
Dorothy Hobenshell
Hall
Washington
Prince Preston
D-Gu
Preston
Capital Airlines
Maryland National Guard
Brunswick
House
Commerce Department
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Puginess
Airways Modernization Board
James Undee
CAA. Harris
19Th St
Isanet
Maryland
Pflimlin Seeks Confidence Vote as Crisis Deepens
Paris AP Premier Pierre Pflimlin faces France’s postwar crisis with a plea for a six day renewal of emergency powers to combat the Algerian revolt. He blasts Gaullist rebels and seeks broad moderate support to check De Gaulle’s push for extraordinary powers amid Algeria turmoil.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
National Assembly
France
Algeria
Gem
Charles de Gaulle
Yflimlin
de Gaulle
Father Electrocuted in Pool at Tucson Home
Gerald D. Long a 33 year old Western Electric technical representative was electrocuted Monday night when stepping into a swimming pool at his east side Tucson home. Deputies reported exposed wires from a defective pump in the pool. Long who worked at Davis Monthan Air Force Base is survived by wife Marjorie and two children Mary and Bobby.
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Gerald D. Long
Western Electric Technical
Long
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Marjorie
Mary
Bobby
Robbery at Harris Welding Co. on Jaylord Street
Police report a robbery at Harris Welding Co located at 1452 Jaylord St while the victim was working. The suspect forced the victim to place money from his wallet on a workbench, noting the Joss as $1.50.
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Harris Welding Co
Jaylord St
Rat Brings Death to Tokyo Zoo Elephant
In Tokushima Japan authorities disclosed a rat caused the death of nine year old Tokuko at Tokyo Zoo. The elephant bolted after spooking and fell into a ditch around her enclosure suffering chest injuries. She died two days later in the facility.
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Tokushima
Japan
Tokyo Zoo
Tokuko
London Nuclear Ban Rally Draws 20,000 in London
London protesters gathered in front of the House of Commons for Britain’s largest ban the H bomb demonstration. About 20,000 anti-nuclear campaigners queued from Parliament through central London to lobby MPs, with lines expected to stretch several miles.
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London
Britain
House of Commons
House
House Unit Seeks World Space Pact and Civilian Agency
Washington AP report says a special House committee backed a bill to create a civilian space agency led by a single director to pursue peaceful space exploration. The panel says civilian effort should lead over military goals, with military work remaining in the Defense Department. Committee chair John W. McCormack and Rep. Kenneth Keating urged international agreement on peaceful exploration.
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America
House Space Committee
Defense Department
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Kenneth 5B
Keating
R-Ny
House
McCormack
U. S
Burdick seeks annulment of 30 year marriage
Representative Usher L. Burdick of North Dakota seeks to annul his February marriage to his secretary Jean Rodgers Jackman after a three month union. The action, filed in Cass County District Court and advised to Burdick's son Quentin, argues the Virginia marriage is void and that Mrs. Burdick should be barred from living in the congressman's Washington home.
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N. D
Usher L. Burdick
North Dakota
Cass County
Burdick
Jean Rodgers Jackman
Quentin
Expansion Goes on in Recession
NEW YORK UPs He ads of several major corporations said today they will push large expansion plans despite the recession. AT&T president Frederick R. Kappel projected two billion dollars in construction spending for 1959. Jewel Tea chairman Franklin J. Lunding said growth plans will accelerate to secure lower costs and better financing. General Electric’s Burdick noted a 500 million dollar capital program while health concerns affect his personal situation as he spoke at the American Management Association economic mobilization conference. President Eisenhower will close the two day meeting with a dinner address.
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Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Ca
Franklin J. Lunding
Jewel Tea Co
Chicago
RALTH
Cordiner
Washington
Lident
General Electric Co
Burdick
Manu
Isj
American Management Assn
Eisenhower
Hancock Stock Soars Amid Purchase Rumors in Long Beach
A Hancock Oil Co common share rose from 27.50 to 43.50 in little more than a month amid rumors Eastern interests seek controlling stakes. Henry de La Chapelle of Dietrick firm recommended Hancock as a fine opportunity, while Hancock president John W. Hancock was unavailable in Mexico and directors refused comment. Speculation tied to Mrs Will J Reid and prior approaches by a West Coast oil firm. A new Lake Maracaibo well by Hancock subsidiaries shows potential over 17 000 barrels daily. production to start this summer.
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Hancock O 1 Co
Aine, Webber, Jackson & Curis
New York, Stock Exchange
Henry de la Chapelle
de la Chapelle
Los Angeles
de la Chappelle
Hancock
John W. Hancock
Long Beach Oil Company
Mexico
Charles Reid Gaylord
Hancock Board
Gaylord
Will J. Reid
Rincipal
Ieaders
West Coast Oil Corporation
Lake Maracaibo
Venezuela
Han 1Cock
Standard Oil Company of
Ohio
Signal Oi and Gas Co
Pure Oil Co
Blind man falls to death on roof walking dog
John Gunning a 69 year old blind man died Monday night after falling five stories from the roof of his residence while walking his dog. The terrier reportedly ran down to the apartment where Gunning lived with relatives.
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New York
John Gunning
Gunning
Danish seaman survives five hours in sea after fall overboard
A 43 year old Danish sailor, Vagn Astrup, fell from the Norwegian tanker Anne near the Panama Canal. He swam five hours until Cristobal rescue ships spotted him fourteen miles off the north entrance. Astrup, absent at roll call, was found in good condition and treated at Canal Zone Hospital.
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Weather Outlook With Light Cloudiness Tonight
A low cloud cover develops tonight and early Wednesday with mostly sunny conditions expected on Wednesday. Temperatures show little change with a high near 1.
Eisenhower signs bill boosting military pay for first year
President Eisenhower signs a bill boosting military pay to attract career service. The first year cost is about 576.5 million dollars, to be shared by active duty personnel across Air Force Army Navy and Marines with over two years of service. Retired personnel get a 6 percent cost of living increase and reservists on active duty also share the raise.
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Eisenhower
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pentagon
Ike to Make Major Address on Economy
President Eisenhower arrived in New York to deliver a 30 minute nationwide speech on the nation’s economy. The White House billed the address as a major talk before 2000 members of the American Management Association. Channel listings and broadcast times were announced for television and radio.
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Eisenhower
la Guardia
American Management Assn
Washington
Gettysburg
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Columbine Ili
White House
Channel 2
Channel 4
Channel 7
Dodgers face cemeterySherf in Chavez Ravine note
A compact item notes Dodgers focus on a cemetery-related issue amid air in Chavez Ravine. The brief, from Page AD Beach Combing and related sections, lists where to find additional details across the paper.
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Dodgers
Sherf
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