Honolulu Airliner Crash Kills 27 at Honolulu Airport
A Canadian Pacific Britannia four-engine airliner crashed and burned as it attempted to land at Honolulu International Airport. Twenty-seven people were killed and 13 survived among 40 aboard. The flight started in Amsterdam and stopped in Vancouver before Honolulu. The plane veered left on final approach, hit heavy equipment from Hickam Air Force Base, and exploded. Witnesses described a raging inferno with debris and a mushroom-shaped smoke plume.
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Honolulu
UPI
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Vancouver
Canada
B.C
Airlines
R. A. Keith
Sydney
Australlia
Hickam Air Force Base
Quit Smoking Four Weeks Ago A Humorous Look
A Washington interview with an ex smoker recounts his four week quit saga. He jokes about the pains and odd methods he tried to quit, including tying himself to a bed post and marooning on a desert island. He notes his mock despair at life without tobacco and quips about smoking around others.
Weather forecast for West Virginia with gusty winds and rain
Weather notes show gusty winds and scattered storms this afternoon into tonight with 60s lows. Much of the state cooler Tuesday through Friday with a brief warmup by Saturday. Rainfall totals around three quarters of an inch. River conditions mix clear and normal levels. new gauge at Hinton reads about 1.9 feet.
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Beckley
Famed Pianist To Give Underground Beckley Concert
World renowned pianist Miss Ula Rose of Webster Springs plans a unique show inside the Beckley Exhibition Mine. The event, tentatively at 2 p.m. Saturday, follows a meeting with Sen. Jennings Randolph in Washington. Rose, a Salem College graduate, will perform underground and discuss her plans with chamber executives and city officials. She hopes Randolph attends if possible and will view Honey in the Rock at Grandview State Park during the visit.
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Beckley Exhibition Mine
Ula Rose
Webster Springs
Miss Rose
Jennings Randolph
Robert Hamilton
Beckley-Raleigh County
Grandview State Park
Hamilton
Beckley
Cecil L. Miler
Senator Randolph
Salem College
Rose
New York
Big Chief Barron of Chammouri Tribe Honored
Gov. W. W. Barron of Chammouri territory was named to the Ancient Order of the Cham mouri an honor for tribal chiefs and Far Eastern officials. Guam Gov. Bill Daniel sent a certificate of membership after meetings at governors conferences in Hawaii and Hershey Daniel is Price Daniel’s brother.
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Charleston
Hershey
Daniel
Texas
Price Daniel
Ben Bella accused of seeking dictatorship in Algeria
The Algerian Provisional Government accuses dissident leader Ahmed Ben Bella of trying to set up a dictatorship and calls on Algerians and the Liberation Army to guard against it. GPRA Vice Premier Belkacem Krim condemns Ben Bella’s seven man political bureau proclaimed at Tlemcen as a stroke of force against the country.
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Algiers
API
Algerian Provisional Government
GPRA
Ahmed Ben Bella
Liberation Army
ALN
Belkacem Krim
Ben Bella
Tlemcen
Toll Rise Puts State at 227 With Fatal Weekend
Four of the five deaths occurred in the tri county area. A head on collision on Route 61 Saturday night killed three people and a 16 year old Pineville passenger died in a two car wreck near the Wyoming county seat. Richard Reed, 15, Page, died in Beckley hospital from head injuries linked to the same crashes. Arbe Day, 16, died when his car was struck leaving the Pineville Drive In Theater. Three Wyoming County teens from the Pineville wreck were hospitalized and several others treated for injuries. Wyoming County officers continue investigations.
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Tri-County
Route
Pineville
Wyoming
Richard Reed
Page
Beckley
James Hairston
John L. Hickman
Sprague
Arbe Day
Pineville Drive-In
Wyoming County
Terry Cook
Glen Rogers High School
Wyoming General Hospital
Bryant Shumate
Glen Fork
Willie Tilley
Ravencliff
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Larry Cook
Oceana
Peggy Stewart
Sabine
Larry Stumbo
Sherry Frazier
Sa‘bine
Billy J. Sizemore
McGraws
Tourist Center Salvage Sought in Sugar Grove Grant
State officials plan to press federal officials in Washington this week to salvage a 1.4 million ARA grant for a Sugar Grove tourist center after the Navy radio astronomy project was canceled. They seek to transfer the grant to Green Bank and keep the project alive amid the shift in plans.
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Charleston
UPI
Hulett C. Smith
Paul Crabtree
W. W. Barron
Washington
Sugar Grove
Pendleton County
Area Redevelopment Administration
ARA
Defense Department
Navy
Smith
Crabtree
Green Bank
Pocashontas County
National Science Foundation
Robert C. Byrd
D-W. Va
Washington Today
Allen V. As
Missile Site Blast Hurts 30 at Davis Monthan AFB
An explosion and fire at Titan missile site 15 on the third underground level at Davis Monthan Air Force Base injured about 30 workers and prompted hospital treatment for gas inhalation and burns. Col. Clayton A. Rust said five were in serious condition, with nine others minor. officials noted no damage to facility or power as the ventilation kept smoke out.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPS
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Here
Sito
Clayton A. Rust
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rust
St. Mary's Hospital
Col. Rust
Weekend traffic toll hits 33 in nine crashes nation wide
United Press International reports a brutal weekend with nine deadly crashes across seven states claiming 33 lives. The worst accident happened near Marion Wisconsin when a car carrying three couples bound for blueberry picking hit another car killing seven locals from the Marion area.
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United Press International
Marion
Wis
Robber Beats Up Slab Fork Woman in Home Invasion
56-year-old Raleigh Countian Lawrence Basham is jailed on armed robbery and concealed weapon charges after allegedly holding a Slab Fork woman hostage in her home for about 12 hours starting Sunday. Ellen Polk, about 45, was beaten and tied, while the intruder searched for money and valuables, shooting her dog. Polk identified Basham by voice, leading to his arrest with deputies near W Va 16 in Soak Creek Bottom after a long manhunt.
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Raleigh Countian
Slab Fork
Lawrence Basham
Hotchkiss
Slab Fork Conservator of the Peace
J. W. Foster
Wes Thompson
Ellen Polk
Foster
Miss Polk
Thompson
Basham
W. Va. 16
Soak Creek Bottom
Abductor Knifes State Woman in Erie Mall
A man about 18 abducted Helen Knost 29 of Parkersburg West Virginia from West Erie Plaza Friday night. He forced her at knifepoint into his car tied her hands then beat her in a secluded spot in Fairview Township before slashing her throat as she lay unconscious in a ditch. She revived and sought help. the thief fled with about $50.
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Erie
UPD
Parkersburg
W. Va
Helen Knost
Hamot Hospital
West Erie Plaza
Fairview Township
Wrecks Block U S 52 Near Williamson
Two derailments seven miles west of Williamson blocked U S 52 for hours. A westbound Norfolk and Western freight derailment at Maher sent 23 cars off the track at 12 45 a m. A second N W train derailed, with 21 more cars leaving the rails. No injuries were reported and causes were undetermined.
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Williamson
UPI
Here
U. S
Norfolk and Western
Maher
N&w
Early American Style Homes Preface Cash Purchases
Very few new houses were furnished in early American style as buyers favored paying cash. The era emphasized simplicity and direct transactions over credit, shaping modest interiors and straightforward designs.
Hemlines Fall In Paris Fall Winter Fashion Show
Paris designers unveil changes in fall and winter styles with shorter sleeves and jackets. Jacques Esterel's collection shows fewer bare knees with daytime tweeds and wools ending modestly below the knee. Some gowns reveal a knee, while many jackets flare to hip length or lower and belt to emphasize the waist.
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Paris
UPI
Jacques Esterel
Estere
Laos to Free Five American Prisoners
Laos leader Prince Souphanouvong said five Americans held by Lao tian rebels will be freed under the Geneva accord, but he would not specify a date. The prisoners include Major R Bailey of Laurel Maryland NBC cameraman Grant Wolfkill John Shore Jr helicopter pilot John B McMorrow and Sgt Orville B Ballinger.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
Souphanouyong
U.S. Army
R. Bailey
Laurel
NBC
Grant Wolfkill
Shelton
Wash
John Shore Jr
Galloway
Eisenhower Travels To Meet Old Allies In Cherbourg
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his party arrived aboard the Queen Elizabeth in Cherbourg France, Ike plans to visit Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle before returning home in about six weeks. Also noted are hearings on Kennedy tariff cuts begun by the Senate Finance Committee and mail fraud losses totaling over 8 million dollars last year.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cherbourg
France
Ike
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Senate Finance Committee
Kennedy
J. Edward Day
Mass Killer To Be Hanged In Iowa
Iowa Governor Norman A. Erbe refused to spare condemned mass killer Charles Noel Brown. Brown is scheduled to hang at 7 am EDT inside the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison after a six day, three state crime spree that left three dead and three wounded. He said there was no delay likely and affirmed the guilt and fairness of the judicial process.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Norman A. Erbe
Charles Noel Brown
Brown
Iowa State Penitentiary
Erbe
McCormick
Four Nations Sign Pact to Guarantee Laos Neutrality
In Geneva 14 Western, Communist and neutral nations signed an accord pledging Laos as a neutral and independent state. Khrushchev hailed the move as resolving unsettled international problems, while Laos Premier Souvanna Phouma expressed gratitude. Macmillan praised dispute resolution by discussion. The pact marks a rare East West accord since 1955 but Berlin remains unsettled with signs of a separate East German treaty possible soon. Secretaries Rusk and Gromyko held long talks with no breakthrough on Berlin.
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Geneva
UPI
Laos
Nikitai S. Khrushchev
Souvanna Phouma
Berlin
Russia
East Germany
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Par Marseille Express crash reported near Dijon
Presstime bulletins note a crash of the Par is Marseille Express near Dijon with initial reports of numerous victims. UPI reports the U S House Ways and Means Committee ordered closed hearings on this year tax cut arguments. A Soviet jet fighter allegedly intruded Berlin air lanes within 30 yards of an American charter flight. The United States plans another high altitude test up to 62 miles over Johnston Island late tonight or early Tuesday.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Berlin
Honolulu
United States
Johnston Island
Drunk Driver Trapped After W V 61 Collision
William Higginbotham, 44, of Page, was trapped when his car doors jammed after a Saturday crash on West Virginia 61 in front of the Silver Haven Tavern. State Trooper Yoho freed him and he was arrested for lefting into an oncoming car driven by Fred Winston, 36, of Kincaid. Damages about 600 dollars. Higginbotham pleaded guilty to drunk driving before Magistrate Frank Simms and paid a 58.50 fine.
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Oak Hill
M. D. Yoho
James H. Hairston
Page
Oak
William D. Higginbotham
W. Va
Silver Haven Tavern
Higginbotham
Fred D. Winston
Kincaid
Frank Simms
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