Doomed pilot tried to miss housing area at Eielson Base
Alfred M. Pounders, pilot of an F84 jet from Monticello Mississippi, died with 12 others as his plane crashed into housing at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks Alaska. The pilot reportedly struggled to maneuver away from homes, missing by only a few yards. A Pittsburgh bus driver, Herman Stauffer, saved 35 schoolchildren by stopping the bus and warning them to take cover.
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Alfred M. Pounders
Eielson Air Force Base
Monticello
Miss
Dee Ote
Burns
Air Force
Air Force Invests
Pittsburgh
Herman Stauffer
Stauffer
Safe Teens elect Herrin leaders in city hall meeting
Officers of the Safe Teens Drivers Club in Herrin convened at City Hall after elections. Snyder Herrin was named president with James McEntire as treasurer and Jim Walker as vice president, in a Kiwanis and police department sponsored group.
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Safe Teens
Herrin
Safe Teen Drivers Club
Herrin City Hall
James McEntire
Jim
Safe Teen
Marilee Fiorina
John Steh
Ron Purnell
Edward Peminger
Kenneth Vick
Gilbert Robertson
Jerry Walker
Larry Hampto
Joyce Cox
May Alice Carnaghi
Johnnie Dale
Stauffer Survives Narrow Collision With Plane Near Air Base
Air base officials report a man named Stauffer escaped serious harm after a plane landing slid onto a road and halted beside an apartment building. He left the area just before the craft crossed the intersection, avoiding the path of the aircraft.
Randolph Board To Fill Post
Randolph County Board of School Trustees will meet Monday night in Chester to fill the vacancy from the death of Arnold Schutte. Ned Carlton said the appointee will serve until the next regular election. Schutte, a Red Bud banker, died at a Sparta bankers meeting. Schutte’s term runs to 1958. The appointee will serve until the April 10 1956 primary. Two 1956 expiring terms belong to Clarence Nordmeyer and John F. Bickett. Voters will select two six year terms and one two year term in April.
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Randolph County Board of School Trustees
Chester
Arnold Schutte
Randolph County Supt. of
Ned Carlton
Schutte
Bankers
Sparta
Red Bud
Carlton
Pointee
Clarence Nordmeyer
John F. Bickett
Randolph
Centralia Republican Again Seeks Senate Seat
Dwight P. Friedrich of Centralia announced today his bid for re election next year to the 42nd District state senate. Friedrich is identified as a Republican.
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Centralia
Senate
Dwight P. Friedrich
Friedrich
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Randolph Board
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Canada Dry Ginger Ale
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Little Egypt Optical CO
Mec
CA al Accessories
Murphysboro
8 &B Shoe Store
Murphysboro, Ill
B and B Shoe Store
Phan
B&b Shoe Store
Hart’s Pharmacy
Lorentz Texaco Serv
Square Deal Clothing House
Wides Feed Store
Bowers & Son Hardware
Bob Crombar
Shell Serv
Barney Williams
Wides Oil Company
J. F. Borgsmiller Wholesaler
Crawford
Sport Shop
Rhodes-Burford Furniture CO
N. Illinois, Carbondale,ll
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