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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
12
Richmond W. T. Nelson Parker of the State Corporation Commission is named as the qualified authority to pass on rates filed by underwriters or rating bureaus. The commission retains power to modify his findings and to require a public hearing on any rate schedule Parker approves.
Rebels hold sections of oil rich Santa Cruz as Bolivian government declares state of siege nationwide. President Siles Zuazo sends troops to the east while accusing Falange and Communist leaders of aiming to disrupt elections and topple the government.
An official spokesman said many top government leaders were marked for arrest and that President mins was to have been assassinated. The remarks indicate a planned political confrontation with severe threats to national leadership.
The government orders three four engine Boeing 707 jets at five million dollars each for Eisenhower and top officials. The aircraft, capable of 500 to 600 mph, may be delivered by year end. Hagerty said the planes are for cross country and intercontinental trips and none will be assigned to the President alone.
Hagerty stated the Boeing aircraft was chosen as it is the first American jet transport craft with substantial flying experience, emphasizing its proven performance and reliability.
A four engine Navy transport plane, the R7V Super Constellation, crashed in clear weather Wednesday night near Taft California, killing its five crew members. The aircraft, ferried from Ontario International Airport to Moffett Field, smashed into a hill and exploded. Identification of the victims was withheld pending family notification.
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