Blimp Crashes Into Hangar Killing One Injuring Six
A Navy ZPG-2 blimp failed to land in thick fog at Lakehurst New Jersey and crashed into a hangar. One crewman died and six were hospitalized with others injured. The wreckage lodged 150 feet up in the hangar roof as rescuers used aerial ladders to reach trapped crew inside the gondola. The blimp had been on a 21 hour anti submarine patrol when the accident occurred.
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Lakehurst
N.J
APG
Navy
Sai
Cmdr
Herman Spahr
Squadron 3
Spahr
Warren County approves $493 534 school budget for informational purposes
The Warren County Board of Supervisors advertised a $493 534 school budget as an alternate estimate at 2 40 per 100 assessed value. A public hearing on the budget is planned for May 29 at 3 p m in the county courthouse with 3 711 children aged six to twenty as the basis.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
George Baggerley
South River District
Q. D. Gasque
Baggerly
Commonwealth
William J. Phillips
General Assembly
E. Maurice Bowen
Pencil Day Fete Benefits Winchester Hospital Auxiliary
Dozens of women plan to sell pencils in downtown Winchester tomorrow for Pencil Day benefiting the Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. Proceeds support hospital projects including an icemaker and carpeting for the Nurses Home, plus school health programs.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Real Talker Faces Record April Phone Bill
Oklahoma City resident Jim Craft declares he is a real talker yet the April bill from Southwestern Bell totals 9,999,910.51 dollars. The company says an error occurred and promises a corrected bill.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Jim Craft
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Cadillac Crash Near Double Toll Gate Injures Driver
A Cadillac and another car collided on Route 522 three miles south of Double Toll Gate in Warren County last night at 7 30. Driver Robert M. Jett of Front Royal suffered multiple bruises and head cuts and was listed in satisfactory condition at Warren Memorial Hospital. Clayton Hartley of Front Royal drove the Pontiac and crossed into the Cadillac’s southbound lane causing the crash. The Cadillac skidded off the road and overturned.
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Ed South
Clayton Hartley
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Gavis
Eisenhower Breaks Ground for Lincoln Center Cultural Center
President Eisenhower laid the cornerstone for a 75 million dollar Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan. He predicted the project would foster world peace through cultural exchange, with a new Metropolitan Opera House and a home for the New York Philharmonic, to be completed in 1963. The ground breaking drew about 300 spectators as a 33 man motorcycle escort guided the president through Manhattan.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
New York
Eisenhower
Lincoln Center For
Washington
Newark
N.J
New
New Jersey
Manhattan
Lincoln Tunnel
Hudson River
Metropolitan Opera House
New York Philharmonic
64Th Street
Broadway
America
Suit Follows Cancelling of Mixed Meeting
In Norfolk a federal suit against racial segregation at public gatherings is filed by three Black residents and a white preacher, with Rev. William B. Abbott withdrawing as a plaintiff. The suit seeks a three judge court to strike down Virginia segregation laws and names the city five officials and Gov. Almond as defendants.
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Norfolk
William B. Abbot
Oakdale Presbyterian Church
Mr. Abbott
U. S. District Court
Atty
E. A. Dawley Jr
Harry A. Reid
Time needed to fix cause of two airliner accidents
Two Capital Airlines disasters 300 miles apart near Baltimore and Charleston left 33 dead and 46 injured. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board said it would take weeks or months to determine causes. Authorities examined evidence and possible bomb theories while noting documents carried by AT&T engineer Charles Drannbauer may have been classified.
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Baltimore
Capital Airlines
Atlanta
Maryland
Charleston
W.va
New York
Buffalo
N.Y
Pittsburgh
Civil Aeronautics Board Invest
CAB
Capital
Joseph O. Fluet
Washington
Charles W. Drannbauer
Kansas City
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Eastern Air Defense Force
At&t
Drannbauer
No Commencement Planned at Warren County High School
Front Royal report states Warren County High School has no commencement planned for the year. Principal James S. Duff cites only one twelfth grade student and uncertain graduation status after exams. The 21 pupils are all Negro. no white children returned when the school reopened mid February.
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Warren County High School
James S. Duff
Duff
Possible frost forecast after heavy rainfall overnight
The area received .95 inch of rain bringing May total to 1.58 inches while the monthly average is 3.81 inches. The weatherman predicts fair and colder conditions with a slight frost risk in the northwest tonight, with a low near 38. The day’s high was 58 and the low was 51.
Bake and rummage sale at Mt Airy Center
Lat May 16 at 10 A.M. shoppers gather at Mt Airy Community Center 42 E Piccadilly St for a bake and rummage sale hosted by the Mt Airy community group. Proceeds support local activities and programs.
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E. Piccadilly St
Mt. Airy Community Center
Sale
Cong. Christian Church
Congressional Leaders Balk At Gas Tax Hike
Washington leaders balked at raising the federal gasoline tax to 4 cents, delaying funds for interstate highway construction. Eisenhower warned that 2 billion dollars in future highway aid could not be apportioned unless the highway fund balance improves. Alternatives like diverting auto taxes or suspending pay as you go faced opposition and uncertainty.
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Congress
Eisenhower
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Senate
Mills
Treasury
General Fund
Highway Fund
House Public Works Committee
Ike’s plea tests Democrats on highway housing and wheat bills
President Eisenhower urged swift action on highway housing and wheat legislation, surprising Democrats who seek higher spending. Senate and House leaders rejected deep veto risk and signaled willingness to pass bills, while the House Agriculture Committee backed higher supports and lower wheat acreage with doubts on final passage.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Democratic Congress
Congress
Western powers propose Berlin united city in 30 months plan
In Geneva the Western powers outline a four phase package to unify East and West Germany and begin disarmament. The plan envisions a united Berlin under Big Four guarantees and would later withdraw foreign troops while keeping East West balance stable.
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Geneva
Russia
Berlin
West Germany
West Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Germany
United States
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Storm Tops Circus Tents in Grundy
Two large circus tents collapsed in a wind and rainstorm in Grundy. About 50 spectators in the animal show area fled to safety as some minor facial cuts were reported but no serious injuries. The King Bros circus canceled the evening show and moved to Richlands for two performances.
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Grundy
King Bros. Circus
Big Top
W. H. Hubble
Grundy Rescue Squad
Convicted Sex Deviate Admits Slaying Boy
Harold W. McLaughlin 28, held in a state mental institution, confessed to kidnapping and killing 6 year old Ben Wagner near Milwaukee. He stated he stabbed the boy three times after luring him into a car, and led investigators to the body and knife evidence linking to him. He was charged with first degree murder after admission.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ben Wagner
Harold W. McLaughlin
Rudolph Glaser
McLaughlin
Ben
Louis Wagner
Here
Ministers Study Ways to Speed Up a Test Ban
In Geneva U S Britain and the USSR discussed speeding a nuclear test ban and possible new scientific studies on suspension. They did not decide, considering joint detector data and satellite monitoring. discussions paused until June 8 ahead of Germany talks. France did not participate.
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Geneva
U.S
Berlin
Germany
United States
Herter
Lloyd
Andrei Gromyko
Washington
France
Atomic Club
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Gromyko
Twining Found To Have Cancer
In Washington the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Nathan F Twining was diagnosed with cancer after exploratory surgery. Doctors removed the upper left lung lobe in a procedure performed Tuesday.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Twining
Virginia Transport Costs Compared to National Average
The Star notes Virginia spends 19.45 per pupil for school transport while the U S average is 35.82. The editorial discusses the burden of transportation costs for 376 357 pupils and the impact on budgets.
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the Star
Virginia
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