45 Deaths Confirmed in Mexican Air Crash Looting Scene
The Constellation crash on El Picacho Peak killed 45, including 13 Americans and two Canadians from California. Bodies moved to Guadalajara for ID, then most to Tijuana. Army hunts looters in nearby Tlajomulco as valuables vanished.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
Constellation
Aeronaves de Mexico
el Picacho
Tijuana
California
Mexico City
Tlajomulco
Globemaster Blows Up Killing Six Air Crew
At Travis Air Force Base California a C124 Globemaster crashed during a takeoff and exploded. Six of eight crewmen died and two escaped, one seriously injured. The four engine transport carried 20000 pounds of cargo en route to Honolulu and Tachikawa Japan. Eyewitnesses cited a power failure as the likely cause.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Honolulu
Tachikawa
Japan
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Air Force
1503Rd Air Transport Wing
Passengers Nap As Airliner Returns To Shannon
Forty-one travelers aboard a Trans-Canada airliner bound for Canada woke at Shannon airport to find they had looped back after the plane developed trouble in one engine 1 110 miles from Ireland. The pilot turned the craft around and landed on three engines, while passengers slept through the maneuver.
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Shannon
Ireland
UPI
Canada
Farley Enters New York Senate Picture as GOP Worries Rise
James A. Farley announces as a Democratic candidate in New York, complicating the Senate contest and troubling Republicans aiming to nominate a successor to retiring Senator Irving M. Ives. Party leaders note Farley, at 70, could be a strong rival if nominated, with August conventions looming.
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Jack Bell
Washington
James A. Farley
New York
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Irving M. Ives
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Bkan
Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Jim Farley
Schoeppel
Tots Rooster Fire Tragedy in California Suburb
In San Mateo California Gary Lawson age three and Billy Miller age four tipped a can of heater fumes to give their pet rooster Cock-a-doodle-doo a drink. A pilot light ignited the fumes starting a fire that caused ten thousand dollars in damage. Barbara Lawson witnessed events from across the street and Gary cried as he clung to the last feather of the rooster.
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San Mateo
Calif
Gary Lawson
Billy Miller
Gary
Barbara Lawson
Billy
Senate Eyes Quick Action On Pay Hike
The Senate moved to fast track a House approved 10 percent pay raise for over one million federal workers. It would bypass a conference and aim to add a super-grade option, matching the administration endorsed plan, with retroactive pay costing about 542 million dollars annually.
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Senate
Washington
UPI
House
Little Rock School Faces Strife Over Integration Hearings
In Little Rock, the U S District Court resumes hearings on the school board’s bid to de integrate Central High through 1961. Superintendent Blossom and witnesses describe 100 students acting as tools of outside interests, with 25 suspended or four expelled, amid locker searches and fears of ongoing tension and incidents.
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Little Rock, Ark
UPS
U. S
Little Rock
Central High School
J. O. Powell
Central High
Bayonet Point
Powell
Cardinal Stritch Laid To Rest In Chicago Cathedral Pageant
Cardinal Samuel Stritch was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery after a grand Requiem Mass at Holy Name Cathedral. An estimated million people lined streets as a five deep cortege moved to the chapel, where five blessings of the casket marked a royal funeral. The service honored the Chicago church leader lauded as a gentle shepherd and unflinching American.
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Chicago
UPS
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Mount Carmel
Holy Name Cathedral
Chicago Arch
William E. Cousins
Peoria
Inl
Beltone Hearing Glasses Demo Offered by Bob Shelby
Readers are invited to a free demonstration and hearing test for Beltone Hearing Glasses at 1441 State St presented by Bob Shelby. The ad claims users can hear again with both ears and identify sound origins, promoting Beltone as suitable for all ages.
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Beltone
Bob Shelby
State ST
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