RAF Plane Hits Farm Houses 17 Dead in Drayton Crash
A Royal Air Force Beverly Baxter transport crashed into farm dwellings at Suttonwick Lane Drayton England. Seventeen servicemen and four civilians killed and three injured among twenty on board. Four civilian occupants also died. Police dogs perished in the blaze. Survivors were taken to Oxford Hospital.
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Oxford Hospital
Sheffield Water Sale Approved
Elyria city council unanimously approves selling water to Sheffield village by extending a 10 inch main from Rt 254. Contracts set, with final details to be negotiated, as Elyria builds a new 4 inch main to Penfield Junction to supply the village. Construction of a $2,000,000 48 inch main begins as planned for 1958.
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Lakeside Water Works
Penfield Jct
Elymia
Weather Update for Northeast and Northwest Ohio
The forecast shows little temperature change with highs 35 to 40 degrees and cooling tonight to 24 to 28. Expect cloudy skies and continued cool conditions through Wednesday with a trace of precipitation in the past 24 hours and humidity readings around 8 am and 2 pm.
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Ohio
Farr
Rain Strikes Dry Regions Across Oklahoma Kansas
Rain pelted drought areas in Oklahoma and Kansas as a broad precipitation system spread across the nation. Showers persisted overnight in Oklahoma and Kansas after rains on Monday, with heavy Florida showers and a Fort Myers thunderstorm producing wind gusts up to 153 mph. Earlier two small tornadoes were reported near Datatonaé, Florida.
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Kansas
Florida
Fort Myers
Idatatonaé
Beck Urged To Return For Probe
Washington and Chicago reports say Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell urged Teamsters chief Dave Beck to return from Europe for Senate rackets committee questioning. AFL CIO Vice President James Carey condemned Beck as a traitor and warned of possible expulsion from AFL CIO if graft and influence links persist.
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Oregon
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James P. Mitchell
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Jesus Loved Them Lent Feature Starts Tomorrow in CT
The Chronicle-Telegram begins a 40 panel Lenten series titled Jesus Loved Them detailing key figures who encountered Jesus. Artist Sam Patrick provides the portraits and Omar Garrison writes the text with religious leader review ensuring broad denominational acceptance. James Loved Them also appears as a CT feature for daily enjoyment.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Sam Patrick
Omar Garrison
London University
Garrison
Los Angelica
Mirror-News
James
Two Car Crash Sparks Fire injuring two on Abbe Road
A 9 p m crash on Abbe Rd 1 6 miles north of Elyria destroyed both vehicles and left two passengers injured. James R Youngblood 17 of Centennial St Avon drove a 1953 car north and struck the rear of a 1949 car driven by Clif ford E Alexander Jr 21 of 694 North Abbe Rd who was turning onto Burns Rd.
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Elyria
James R. Youngblood
Avon
Clifford E. Alexander Jr
North
James R.youngblood
Centennial St
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Burns Rd
Sheriff's
Richard Meyers
Edwin Hale
Youngblood
Alexander
Bunche May Head UNEF in Egypt Assignment
Dr Ralph Bunche, U N assistant secretary general, attending the Ghana independence celebration, is expected to take charge of the U N Emergency Force in Egypt soon. Sources say he would place UNEF under civilian direction amid post Israeli withdrawal duties. Bunche declined to comment.
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Egypt
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U. N. Irene
Trial Ordered for Col Nickerson on Secret Data Leaks
Third Army Headquarters in Atlanta reports Col John Nickerson Jr will face a general court martial board over alleged leaks of secret data on the missile program. Photo by U.P. facsimile accompanies the notice.
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U.P
Fire units quell blaze near Avon driver implicated
Elyria city and Elyria township fire crews responded to a vehicle fire and prevented it from spreading. The sheriff's report states the car was driven by a person who borrowed the vehicle from John Day of Avon.
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Elyria Township
Treat
Young
John Day
Avon
Two Truman Aides Sentenced for Tax Conspiracy
In St Louis two Truman era officials Matthew J. Connelly and T Lamar Caune were sentenced to two years in prison and fined 2500 dollars each for conspiracy to fix a tax case. Judge Gunnar Nordbye announced the ruling after denying motions for new trials.
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Gunnar Nordbye
Minneapolis
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
Truman
T. Lamar Caune
Justice Department
Train wreck near Pyinmana leaves 30 dead, 40 injured
A Rangoon report says 30 people were killed and 40 injured when a train was sabotaged north of here. The 16 coaches overturned after railway spikes were removed, allegedly by Communist rebels, on Monday at Pyinmana, 220 miles north of Rangoon.
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Rangoon
Burma
Here
Pyinmana
UN Chief Discusses Troop Use
Dag Hammarskjold shuttled between Western, Egyptian and Israeli envoys in New York to discuss UN troop deployment in areas Israel evacuated. He plans a report to the General Assembly on Gaza withdrawal and UNEF status, with possible action by Thursday or Friday.
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Dag Hammarskjold
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Sir Pierson Dixon
Abba Eban
Mahmoud Fawzi
Hammarskjold
Aise
Gaza
General Assembly
Assembly
Cairo
Egypt
Fighting Erupts as Israel Defends Gaza Evacuation Order
Israeli civilians pull out of Gaza amid border clashes and protests over withdrawal. Dulles says U S aims to coordinate phased Gaza and Aqaba pullout by Wednesday with UNEF support. Begin and Ben-Gurion faces critical cabinet debate. Gun-runners and raids intensify as tensions rise in Jerusalem and near Gaza. All sides signal a cautious path toward reopening the Suez Canal and stabilizing the region.
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Love and Law: Cut Spending or Earn More Money
The Superior Court joke aside, Chronicle-Telegram Classifieds offer a quick way to raise cash. Sell unused items, find work or a business, rent space, and contact 4751 for an ad writer to place your notice.
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Chronicle-Telegram
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