Crash Kills 38 Marines as Transport Hits Fog near Oakland
In fog swept terrain southeast of Oakland a Marine transport crashed killing all 38 aboard including Maj. Alexander Watson and Col. Patrick Fleming. Rescue work faced thick brush near Niles with helicopters unable to land. The tragedy followed a separate Bay Area incident a day earlier in Tracy where eight died on a B52 explosion.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Tracy
Col
Patrick Fleming
Winifred S. Fleming
University of Arizona
Tucson
Castle Afb
California
Fleming
Puzzle Winner Nets 125 Dollars in Crossword Contest
Carrie M. Johnson won 125 dollars for a perfect Puzzle No. 67 solution. The piece notes Arlington Virginia residents Johnson and Anna J. Bailey partner weekly, with Johnson moving there in 1953. Next week starts with a 100 dollar prize, then 25 dollar increases if no winner.
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Carrie M. Johnson
Anna Bailey
Charlie
Anna J. Bailey
Arlington
Tempe U Labor Bills Hang Fire In Arizona House
In Phoenix the Arizona House batch stalls over two bills. The Tempe campus renaming to Arizona State University faces final passage while a Senate version of a state labor department bill awaits action. The Carr Klauer amendment creates multiple universities. battle lines form between Maricopa and Pima delegations.
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Phoenix
Arizona House of Representatives
Arizona State College
Tempe
Arizona State University
House
Senate
State Department of Labor
Maricopa County
Pima County
Tucson
University of Arizona
Flagstaff
Northern Arizona University
Harry Ackerman
D-Pima
Tempe School
Tempe University
Carr-Klauer
Wresiden
Europe Faces Deep Freeze Claims 627 Lives
Europe’s bitter cold spell slashed nine more lives, lifting the three week toll to at least 627. Italy, Germany, and Austria reported new fatalities as six inches of snow blanketed Rome, isolating hundreds of villages while London and southern England saw fresh snows. Countries listed death totals across the region amid ongoing relief efforts.
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Europe
Italy
Germany
Austria
Rome
England
France
Turkey
Yugoslavia
British Isles
Denmark
Greece
Holland
Spain
Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Poland
Norway
Spanish Morocco
Libya
Iran
Czechoslav
Hungary
Ike's Golf Seen Test in Georgia Hunt
President Eisenhower hunts quail at Mile Stone Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia, as part of a self study before deciding on a possible second term. Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey hosts, with doctor Maj. Gen. Howard McC. Snyder nearby observing for Eisenhower’s cardiac recovery.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
Milestone Plantation
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Quail Fields
Howard McC. Snyder
Weather forecast hints a windy, milder night with showers
The weatherman predicts showers tonight with windy intervals and temperatures near 33 last night but not as cold as the 31 low. Today will be partly cloudy then clearing for a crisp weekend. snow level in northern mountains near 3,500 feet with cold highs.
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Maverick
McNary
Arizona
San Francisco
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Dead Crew Identified in Oakland Transport Crash
The Marine Corps named the six identified crew members killed when a military transport crashed 21 miles southeast of Oakland. Pilot Maj Alexander Watson 32 from El Toro base. co pilot 1st Lt Thomas E Straughan 25. Sgts Donald J Dowd 32 S Sgt Carroll M Young 25 S Sgt Harry E Knight 28. and Donald J Paw 22 passenger. All from California bases and homes cited.
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Oakland
Calif
Marine Corps
el Toro
Santa Ana
Alexander Watson
Elizabeth
John G. Watson
San Diego
Thomas E. Straughan
Sharon
Robert Straughan Jr
Seattle
Donald J. Dowd
Esther
Costa Mesa
Carroll M. Young
Kathryn
Luther H. Young
Monrovia
Harry E. Knight
Margo
Aes
Thomas Knight
Lees . S
Donald J. Paw
Henry J. Fraser
San Francisco
Fraser
51 Die In Crash At Malta
Malta crash kills 51 aboard a Scottish Airlines four engine York chartered by the War Office. All 45 British servicemen and 6 crewmen die on takeoff from Luqa Airport. Next of kin will be notified as names become available. The York is a civil development of the Lancaster used for troop transport.
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Malta
Egypt
Luqa
War Office
Britain
Mediterranean
Scottish Airlines
Ministry of Civil Aviation
York
Stalin Vilified In Soviet Condemnation Of His Rule
Radio Moscow and Soviet newspapers denounced the Stalin era and the cult of the individual. Anastas Mikoyan led the attack detailing criticism of Stalin’s history and economic writings. The report labeled historians jurists and philosophers and mentioned two purge victims as comrades.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Radio Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Izvestia
Stalin
Anastas Mikoyan
Zhukov Warns USSR Ready for Atomic War if Needed
Moscow dispatch says Marshal Georgi Zhukov told the 20th Communist party congress the Soviet Union is prepared to wage atomic warfare against the U S mainland. He announced no further armed force reductions and warned any future war would be large scale, though reports suggest his tone remained measured and confident about Soviet defense potential.
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Moscow
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Union
United States
Zhukov
Communist Party
Kremlin
U. S
Europe
Quarles Warns West Holds Edge on Missile Power
Air Secretary Quarles told a House subcommittee that the United States would not yield the strategic balance to the Soviet Union as Moscow tests an intermediate range missile. He called Russian claims misleading and warned ballistic missiles could become ultimate weapons with no defense. Boston Mayor Hynes echoed fears of an atomic missile undermining civilian defense.
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Quarles
House Appropriations
Congress
John B. Hynes
Boston
United States
Bus Line Wins Fight Over Tucson to New Mexico Route
Arizona Bus Lines won authority to operate from Tucson to the New Mexico border through Tombstone Bisbee and Benson in a Superior Court decision by Judge Henry S. Stevens. The request had been denied twice by the State Corporation Commission and the suit challenged those orders. Defendants include officials from Bisbee Tombstone and Douglas who favored Pacific Greyhound service.
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Phoenix
Arizona Bus Lines
Tucson
New Mexico
Tombstone
Bisbee
Benson
Superior Court
Henry S. Stevens
State Corporation Commission
Bisbee, Tombstone and
Douglas
Pacific Greyhound Service
Dead Duck as Eisenhower Veto Ends Gas Bill Fight
President Eisenhower vetoed the natural gas bill, defeating hopes for a two thirds override in Congress. Supporters call the veto political and say no alternative bill will be pursued this year while critics accuse private interests of pressuring passage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Dulles Faces Bipartisan Pressure Over Arms Embargo
Washington sources report State Department under heavy pressure over the Middle East arms embargo. Saudi Arabia seeks a delivered shipment of 18 Walker Bulldog tanks held at New York port. an Israeli spokesman questions broad embargo efficacy, noting about 110000 dollars of Israel bound shipments are affected. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman George demands explanation from Secretary Dulles after his Bahamas vacation.
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State Department
Ttaeit
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
New York
Sa Arabia
Israel
Senate
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Bahamas
Evening events spark diverse campus and city entertainment
Tonight and tomorrow feature a packed schedule from a talent show at Flowing Wells to dog racing at Greyhound Park. Arizona versus Hardin-Simmons basketball, stage plays at UA venues, a ski carnival on Mt. Lemmon, horse racing at Rillito Park, and a Sunday Forum at UA Auditorium highlight a busy cultural lineup.
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Hardin-Simmons
Bear Down Gym
Greyhound Park
Bear Down
TLT
Mt. Lemmon
Rillito Park
Old Tucson
Willard Elms
Arizona State Museum
University
University of Arizona
Rabbit
Bernstein
Temple Brith Kodesh
Conquistador Hotel
Universi Ers
Oe Rillito Park
Fridena Spoofs House in Speech
A compact page summary notes Fridena delivering a speech that satirizes the House. The item appears in a week’s page lineup with references to legislative log and entertainment features including an actor interview, movie reviews, church listings, and radio and TV cues.
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Fridena
House
Wahl
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12Th Naval District
Treasure Island
Owensboro
Eastern Air Lines
Izen
Citizen Charlie
U. Labor
Hang
Ike
J. W. Dant
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