59 Die as Bolivian Airliner Crashes Paz
A Bolivian airliner crashed near Paz, killing 59 people aboard. Investigators say bad weather and technical problems contributed, with rescue teams searching wreckage for survivors and identifying victims.
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05 Feb 1960
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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1960
Page
1
Bolivian Airliner Crash Kills 59 Near Cochabamba
An Lloyd Aereo Boliviano DC4 crashed shortly after takeoff from Cochabamba en route to La Paz. Fifty nine people died, including 45 adults and 14 children. Pilot Joaquin Lobos, the airline’s chief pilot, led the flight. Officials cited unknown crash cause and no passenger list immediately available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Lobos
Soviet Threat Held Greatest In Missile Age
Air Force research chief Lt. Gen. Bernard L. Schriever told the House committee that the Soviet threat in the missile age would be the gravest the United States has faced. He urged quick full use of space operations to maintain peace and warned against preventive war, arguing warning space is essential for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
United States
Bernard L. Schriever
Schriever
Air Research and Development Command
House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Soviet Union
America
Vehic Schriever
Congress
Eisenhower
Army
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Budget Bureau
Missing gas line cap and scattered notes spark questions
The note mentions a missing gas line cap in a Star Office area and a dented replacement found on a radiator. A Christmas tree stand disappeared from a bridge abutment on Rt 723, with no clue who placed or moved it. Weather predicts rain and mild highs ranging from 36 to 45 tonight and into tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Buffalo Lick Run
Rogers Seeks Court Appointed Voting Referees
Atty. Gen. William P. Rogers urged court appointed voting referees as the administration’s strongest path to end racial discrimination in voting. He said the referee bill enjoys White House backing and would improve on federal registrar plans proposed by the Civil Rights Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William P. Rogers
Civil Rights Commission
Rules Committee
Rogers
Jacob K. Javits
Eisenhower
Commission
Senate
Everett M. Dirke
Soviet Deputy PM Anastas Mikoyan meets Castro in Havana
The short, stocky Rus sian deputy prime minister Anastas Mikoyan meets Cuba's tall Prime Minister Fidel Castro at Havana's International Airport where Mikoyan arrives to open the Soviet exposition in the Cuban capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Anastas Mikoyan
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Mikoyan
One Dead Six Missing In Destroyer Mishap
A Navy destroyer Daly rolled in a sharp swell off Cape Henry and sank or swept overboard ten sailors. One man died, five were missing, and rescue efforts continued with five survivors saved by ship and coast guard vessels. The incident occurred during a high speed test when an 65 degree starboard roll followed a 23 degree maximum. Survivors Formichella and Buzzi described the chaos and raft failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Atlantic
Destroer Daly
David Formichella
van Dyke Place
Summit
N. J
Formichella
John Buzzi
Barrington, R. I
Buzzi
Alabama
U. S. Coast Guard
Marion
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Virginia
Cape Henry
Daly
Newport
R. I
Young
Cotton
Hampton Roads
Leonard Woods
Port Arthur
Texas
De Gaulle reshuffles cabinet by ousting Soustelle
President de Gaulle promotes loyalists and moves key ministers in a broad cabinet shakeup. Jacques Soustelle is removed as Sahara atomic energy and overseas minister over his stance with Algiers insurgents. Pierre Guillaumat is demoted, Michel Maurice-Bokanowski rises to Communications, Roger Frey gains a ministerial role, and Pierre Messmer becomes defense minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles
de Gaulle
Jacques Soustelle
Algeria
Soustelle
Sahara
Atomic Energy
Overseas
Algiers
Bref
Cornut-Gentille
Pierre Guillaumat
Michel Maurice-Bokanowski
Interior Ministry
Roger Frey
Robert Lecourt
Lecourt
Pierre Messmer
High Africa
Growers Need Good Year, Society Told
Martinsburg West Virginia growers heard Douglas W Miller of Gerrards Town urge a strong year for fruit with warnings of slipping farm income since 1951 and a 1959 low. He outlined battle lines including bulk bill box with power lift gear and higher quality per acre while noting some small growers excel and big growers face trials. He praised processing bargaining carts as a noble stride despite risks. Continued on Page 2 Col 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. VA
West Virginia
Douglas W. Miller
Gerrardstown
Sales Tax Bill Gets Public Airing in Virginia
Virginia hearings open on the administration 3 percent sales tax plan with Senate Finance Committee chair Sen. Hagood pledging time for all views. Delegations from Warren County and numerous critics plan to attend as debate shifts to a payroll withholding proposal and revised local distribution under Gov. Almond's plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
J. D. Hagood
Halifax
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Byrd
Warren County
Del
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
Gov. Almond
Charles K. Hutchens
Newport News
House ‘Finance
Maor
Area Representatives Attend Richmond Sales Tax Hearing
Area representatives went to Richmond for a public hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on the state sales tax. Attendees included James R. Wilkins and Robert Pizzano of the Winchester Retail Merchants Association, with commentary from James Byrd. Opposing groups from Winchester Frederick County and Front Royal also voiced concerns about economic impact and necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Capitol
James R. Wilkins
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Robert Pizzano
James Byrd
Winchester
Retail Merchants Association
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Winchester-Frederick County
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
del. E. Blackburn Moore
Front Royal
Bernard Stokes
George Silek
Clarke County
Mr. Stokes
Front Royal-Warren County
371
Textile Workers Union of America
Soviet Bloc backs Khrushchev at East West talks on Germany
The Warsaw Pact nations endorsed Khrushchev backed policies including nonaggression with NATO universal disarmament and a ban on nuclear weapons. They warned a peace treaty with both German states is needed soon or they may sign with East Germany and challenge West Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
East Germany
West Berlin
Khrushchev
North Atlantic Alliance
West Ber
Red Alliance
West Germany
German Democratic Republic
Konrad Adenauer
Europe
Shooting interrupts Mikoyan visit near Havana Fine Arts Palace
Gunfire erupted beside the Fine Arts Palace as Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan and Cuban President Osvaldo Dorticos prepared to open a Soviet trade exposition. Police detained two men for attempted sabotage while the crowd cheered and a martial display followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Fine Arts Palace
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Osvaldo Dorticos
Mikoyan
Dorticos
Seawall
Cuba
Liberator
Kikoyan
Fine Arts
Fidel Castro
National Bank
Ernesto Guevara
Air Force
Juan Almeida
Russia
Castro
Moscow
Front Royal Man Killed at Grade Crossing
A car collided with a Southern Railroad freight train at a grade crossing on U.S. 55 in Prince William County killing 25 year old Earl Washington Williams of Front Royal. The driver was injured as Virginia’s 1960 highway death toll rose to 66, with 78 a year ago. Correction notes follow about local ad items and listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Prince William County
Virginia
Earl Washington Williams
Front Royal
U.S. 55
Southern Railroad
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