Fear Missing Plane Sank Quickly in Pacific Search Expands
A U S Air Force search swarmed 75 000 square miles southeast of Tokyo for a C97 transport with 67 aboard after loss in stormy seas. Yellow objects sighted raised hopes of life jackets though officials warned seaweed can mimic signs. Pilot Maj Ardis Crumpton led 27 Air Force 17 Army 10 Navy and 2 civilian travelers amid a growing Far East air sea search following eight recent crashes.
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Tokyo
U. S
Pacific
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
California
Japan
U.S
Far East
U. S. Navy
C. Carolyn Meyer
Gordon, Gar
Calif
Army
Navy
Mt. Minhara
Oshima
Philippines
Ramon Magasaysay
Interim Council Meeting Urged In Helena
Senate president and majority leader urged Montana's 12 member interim Legislative Council to meet in Helena Saturday to meet the organizational deadline. Lt. Gov. Paul Cannon and Majority Leader David F. James said the Saturday deadline applies to elect a chairman and officers after Gov. Aronson signed the bill. Questions remain about the legality of the council due to six Senate appointments.
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Helena
Senate
Montana
Legislative Council
Paul Cannon
Butte
David F. James
D-Liberty
Forrest H. Anderson
J. Hugo Aronson
Senate Committee On
Robert A. Durkee
Hill
James
Bertha E. Streeter
R Lake
A. S. Hagenston
D-Dawson
William R. Mackay
R-Carbon
Earl Moritz
Fergus
Mackay
Fire destroys Tijuana showplace with $1.5 million loss
A blaze at the Fronton Jai Alas Palace in Tijuana totally destroyed the block long building early Friday. Loss is estimated at 1.5 million dollars as the fire started in the kitchen and spread to the playing court and dining room. firefighters struggled against intense heat.
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Tijuana
Mexico
U.P
Jai Alas Palace
Nasser Hammarskjold Plan Marathon Talks in Cairo
Cairo hosts a marathon meeting between U N Secretary General Hammarskjold and Egyptian President Nasser to chart face saving Middle East solutions. They discuss Suez Canal rights, Gaza Strip, and Gulf of Aqaba amid UNEF roles and Palestine armistice limits.
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Cairo
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Nasser
Middle East
The
Nile
Hammarskjold
Mahmoud Fawzi
Fawzi
Suez Canal
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Egypt
Palestine
Ralph Bunche
UNEF
FE. L. M. Burns
Woman's Slaver Is Handed 25 Year Term
George C. Jones, 45, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the knife slaying of Eula May McKinnon, 38, at the Imperial Hotel. Judge T E Downey sentenced him to 25 years in the state penitentiary in Deer Lodge, with Undersheriff Frank Harper taking him to prison.
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George C. Jones
Eula May McKinnon
Monty Montgomery
T. E. Downey
Deer Lodge
Frank Harper
Jones
Maurice F. Hennessey
John T. Prothero
Imperial Hotel
Park St
Hennessey
James Moran
Joe Mirich
Trades Used BVDs for Red Flannel Longies
A Texas oil rig rigger from Louisiana postes a Want Ad in the Burger News offering several pairs of slightly used BVDs in exchange for one pair of old-fashioned red flannels. The ad asks readers to call 5451 with their needs.
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Texas
Louisiana
Burger News
Montana Weather: Partly cloudy with scattered showers
East portion shows scattered showers in mountains with slightly warmer Saturday and cooler northeast. Highs 32 to 40 extreme east and 40 to 50 extreme west. Saturday night cool with winds. eastern Divide slope partly cloudy and warmer Sunday with highs 42 to 52. West Montana partly cloudy with light snow in mountains Saturday. night cold. Sunday clouding, then warmer with isolated snow or rain showers. highs 40 to 50.
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Montana
Divide
Eisenhower pledges U.S. support to Baghdad Pact military unit
President Eisenhower told Prime Minister Macmillan the United States will join the Baghdad Pact military committee to curb communism in the Middle East. The pledge, announced by James Hagerty, follows talks with Britain's leaders at Bermuda and sides with Iran Iraq Turkey and Pakistan in the anti Soviet alliance.
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Tucker's Town
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmillan
United States
Middle East
Britain
Ing
Washington
Reuben Robertson Jr
Defense
Air Force
Donald Quarles
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Robert Murphy
Foreign Office
Peter Hope
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Pakistan
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Saudi Arabia
U. S
White House
James C. Hagerty
James P. Richards
Selwyn Lloyd
United Kingdom
Hagerty
Eastland Testifies in Contempt Trial Over Press Role
Senator Eastland testified in the contempt of Congress case against Seymour Peck that the Senate Internal Security Committee had no plan to probe the press. He defended the inquiry as aimed at Communist cells and penetration to guide statutes, denying any intent to curb press freedom.
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Washington
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Internal Security Committee
Seymour Peck
New York
Senate
Peck
Telford Taylor
Joseph A. Fanelli
General Zwicker Wins Approval
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker’s promotion to major general by 12 to 0 with Byrd and Bridges abstaining. McCarthy had charged Zwicker with lying to investigators. Zwicker denied giving secret information to subcommittee investigator C. George Anastos. The committee added a disclaimer that approval did not imply Anastos or Mary Morrill lied, citing confusion and possible mistakes.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph W. Zwicker
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Byrd
Bridges
Zwicker
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Army Forces
Far East
Camp Kilmer
N.J
C. George Anastos
Mary Morrill
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Anastos
Miss Morrill
Inventor A. P. Warner Dies at 87 in Wisconsin
Believed pioneer instrument inventor A. P. Warner died Friday at his Beloi t home at age 87. Warner and his brother Charles created the magnetic speedometer in 1904 and helped make it standard on most automobiles.
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Beloit
Wis
A. P. Warner
Warner
Charles
Navy Jet Sets Coast to Coast Flight Record
A Navy Douglas Sky Warrior set a coast to coast record of three hours 39 minutes 24 seconds from Burbank to Miami. Pilot Lt. (J. G.) Ralph S. Barnett and crew L F Trope W J Trout flew 2096 miles with an average speed above 641 mph. Verification awaited from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale in Paris.
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Miami
Fla
Burbank
Calif
International Airport
Miami Air Corps Air Station
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
Radio Antenna Wire Causes Man's Death in Flint
In Flint Michigan 55 year old John O Learn a car worker was found entangled in an outside rooming house antenna wire after stumbling down a stairway Police Lt John Burton said the wire wrapped around his neck cutting off blood to the brain confirming the accidental death.
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Flint
Mich
John O’learn
John Burton
O'Learn
Senate probes flag $709000 Teamsters funds questioned
Senate investigators disclosed $709,420.14 of Teamsters Union funds as lost or misused on the West Coast. A large loan to Dave Beck appeared on books after IRS scrutiny, with $270,110.16 repaid by 1954. Beck to testify next Tuesday as West Coast inquiry ends after four weeks of testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters Union
West Coast
Dave Beck
Treasury
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Frank W. Brewster
Teamsters
Beck
Carmine Bellino
Teamster
Portland
Ore
Magsaysay Rites Draw Massive Crowds in Manila
Weeping peasants in tattered clothes joined world leaders at Manila as Ramon Magsaysay was laid to rest. The 49 year old president died in a crash near Cebu with 25 others. The funeral drew 100000 plus at Luneta and Congress Hall with eulogies by President Garcia and an American delegation led by Adm. Stump. Ramon Jr spoke to thank the nation. a flag draped cortege moved to North Cemetery.
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Manila
U.P
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippines
Congress Hall
Carlos P. Garcia
United States
Britain
Indonesia
South Viet Nam
Japan
Thailand
Australia
Argentina
Adm
Felix Stump
U.S. Pacific
Ramon Magsaysay Jr
Congress
Old North Cemetery
The
Magsaysay
Gates Approved For Navy Post
The Senate approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Thomas S. Gates Jr. of Philadelphia to be secretary of the Navy.
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Gates
Navy Post
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Tremors Rock San Francisco Area Earthquakes Dreaded
A series of five strong quakes and many aftershocks rattled San Francisco and the 150 mile region, injuring at least 30 people, causing cracked plaster and fires, and prompting school dismissals. The biggest shocks were felt from Sacramento to Hollister with widespread fear. The 1906 quake reference underscores the era’s memory of disaster.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Sacramento
Hollister
St. Patrick's Church
Mission Street
Fourth
Definite Mideast Peace Plan Backed by U N Experts
Dr. Philip C. Jessup of Columbia University advocates a UN drafted peace plan for the Middle East with permanent borders for Israel, refugee compensation, refugee redress, and a global economic program. He would ensure access to the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba, plus protection of holy sites.
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Philip C. Jessup
United Nations
Dr. Jessup
Columbia University
U. S
U. N
Elmo H. Hutchison
Middle East
American Friends of the
Nasser
Egypt
Israel
Palestine
Jessup
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Holy Places
Three Jailed in Extortion Case in Billings
In Billings, Glen G. Lindsey 23 and James M. Regina were held on 500 bonds after appearing before U. S. Commissioner Arnold A. Berger on extortion charges related to a threatened 75 dollar demand from Arthur Chapman, a local restaurant operator. A juvenile was also involved as alleged co-conspirator.
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Billings
U. S
Arnold A. Berger
J. Howard Wylie
Arthur Chapman
Glen G. Lindsey
James M. Regina
Regina
Chapman
C. F E. Maness
Ex-steeplejack injured after 75-foot fall in Cincinnati
Herschel Andrews 22 slipped from a chimney scaffolding and fell 75 feet landing on a wooden platform. Co worker Wilbert Siberts 32 died in the incident. Andrews told a policeman en route to hospital that he still works as an ex steeplejack, answering when asked his occupation.
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Cincinnati
Herschel
Andrews
Wilbert Siberts
Eisenhower urges Senate ratification of IAEA charter
President Eisenhower submitted the International Atomic Energy Agency charter to the Senate seeking early ratification. He framed the agency as a forum for nations to pool knowledge for global advancement and peace, with ratification by two-thirds of the Senate. Russia had ratified the charter on February 9, becoming the first nation to do so.
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Washington
Eisenhower
International Atomic Energy Agency
Senate
United Nations
Fisenhower
White House
The
World Organization
Russia
Four Airmen Die as B47 Crashes on Takeoff in Florida
In Orlando, Florida, four airmen were killed when a B47 Stratojet on a routine training flight crashed in a field four miles from Pinecastle Air Force Base. The left wing hit a tree, the bomber plunged, and flames spread as it crossed the field. Ed Barber’s home stood about a half mile away and Mrs. Barber witnessed the fiery descent.
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Orlando
Fla
Pinecastle Air Force Base
Ed Barber
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