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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
8
In Blackpool England the roped-together bodies of a man and woman washed ashore. Police linked them to the missing parents of three children found dead from gas in Langho Lancashire. A nationwide manhunt for Andrew and Elsie Marshall followed.
London paper the Daily Sketch unveils a contest offering a 49 year old former army major Chris Powell as a prize. Powell 6 feet 2 and fit could drive ride fence and handle a gun. Details to come with suggested uses for the prize such as asking for a raise or babysitting.
Maj. Samuel Tyson, who steered a crippled 67 passenger C97 for 1000 miles to safety, encountered carburetor trouble on a subsequent flight to Travis AFB. The Air Force said the issue was fixed and the return was routine, Tyson resumed takeoff shortly after.
Cairo paper says the United States ignored Imam of Oman appeals for intervention to aid rebels, accusing Eisenhower doctrine of biased aims. It notes US and Soviet inaction and questions US policy in the Middle East.
Justice Department notes it is purely hypothetical to speculate that the government may drop spying charges against Russian Col. Rudolph Ivanovich Abel. Abel, 55, was indicted in Brooklyn on spying for Russia. The comment follows Supreme Court rulings on access to FBI files for defense use.
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