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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1954
Page
5
A crash near Curry, 75 miles northeast, left three bodies found as six rescued men spoke with reporters at Feldendorf Air Force Base and were hospitalized at the 5005th Air Force facility.
Six people were exposed to the elements with shock and injuries after a flight from Elmendorf to Ladd AFB in Fairbanks. They were flown to safety. none could explain the crash or incident details.
Six survivors of the Alaska United States Army air mission recount their experiences after a down draft hurled a craft from the air near Anchorage. Searchers found three bodies, with seven aircrew still missing from Ft Benning and other posts. The group heard an explosion and felt a brutal shock as the plane was tossed like a feather. further details describe their ordeal and statements given to newsmen.
Airmen J C Edward J Fox Eli Ladue Rupert C Pratt Huey Montgomery Edward W Olson Bobby Sallis describe a violent turbulence and explosion that tore apart their plane. They each recount being hurled through the air then opening parachutes or surviving arctic conditions after parachute deployment. LaDuke Sallis Montgomery were found at the site. others walked miles then reached wreckage for gear. They built makeshift shelters overnight in freezing temperatures awaiting dawn.
Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell toured Utah opening the 1954 congressional campaign with talks in Salt Lake City Provo and Ogden urging voters to evaluate who is better off under the current administration He charged Republicans want to scuttle rural electrification and reclamation and predicted a Democratic return to control of Congress noting a Western swing in public sentiment as he planned stops in Seattle Portland and Baker Oregon
New York report notes softer March orders for steel and improved mood that the downturn will end sooner than feared. Companies trim costs and cut prices selectively to gain share, while inventories shrink and mills run at high capacity, boosting long term outlook for steelmaking.
Senator Knowland and Senator George propose new language to bridge White House objections to Bricker’s constitutional amendment on treaty powers. George says the change clarifies presidential war powers and executive agreements while noting only two enumerated powers are affected. Senate voting not set until next week.
Prince Buu Loc, former high commissioner of Vietnam to France, ends a 26 day cabinet crisis in Saigon Indo China by forming a new government and naming himself premier. He succeeds Premier Nguyen Van Tam who resigned after rejecting peace talks with Vietminh rebels.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy urged Lincoln Day diners in Aberdeen that voters must confront candidates on U. S. aid to allies trading with Communist China. He warned that endorsing such trade would help Red China and said opposition to it should extend to House and Senate hopefuls. He also pressed Army court martial for subversives and urged contempt against Harvard's Wendell Furry. He criticized farm price supports as unrealistic and urged a 75 point floor.
In Harrisonburg Virginia live poultry markets show unsettled conditions for broilers and fryers with light demand and liberal offerings. Prices at farm stand around 19 to 21 cents for broilers, 21 to 23 cents for heavy hens, and a small lot turkey fryers at 34 cents. In Charleston South Branch Valley live poultry supplies are adequate with fair demand. Broilers and fryers range 18 to 21 cents, mostly 19 to 20 cents. a Beltsville broiler turkey lot sold at 35 cents. South Branch Poultry Auction runs about 11 percent lower than last week amid very unsettled demand, with broilers and fryers 18 to 21 cents, 129,900 head offered in 44 lots.
John C. Sula tycki of Orlando, 67, a Polish noble family scion, has pursued a lifelong trade as a one-armed paper hanger and painter since 1905. He learned to adapt after moving to the United States, refused social security while able to work, and continues taking on decorating contracts despite his handicap.
BOULDER Colo. An 80 year old mine guard Frank Graves was arrested without charge after the shooting death of Boy Scout Howard Mc Coy 138 near Old Slide Mine. Mc Coy son of Mr and Mrs Warren McCoy of Denver was shot in the back of the head while on a side hike with Troop 29 after camping at Camp Tahosa.
Editor Tom Whitney surveys Soviet television noting a tiny industry with only three stations in Moscow Leningrad and Kiev about 250000 sets most in or near Moscow. Programs run 8 to 11 pm with Sunday children’s slots and occasional sports. Sets are small five to eight inch screens priced 318 to 625 dollars, with waiting lists for the cheaper model. Studios lack lighting makeup and technique, yet broadcasts include full films theater operas ballet concerts and other variety programs. Plans from Malenkov to expand with new stations and coaxial networks. The piece closes with a stray science aside about ear bones and a 1953 US earthquake absence.
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