WEDNESDAY. MAY 13
Plane Explodes;
29 Dead Found
BALTIMORE (.41—A big Capital Airlines New York-to-
Atlanta Viscount plane with 27 passengers and a crew of four
exploded in flight late yesterday about 15 miles east of Balti
more. Twenty-nine bodies were recovered within two hours
from the scattered debris.
The plane was flying through a thundersquall. Fred
Hamlin, an official at the Martin
I Co., near where the accident took
place, said first indications were
That the plane was struck by,
lightning, then exploded.
Witnesses at the scene said)
there couldn't have been any sur
vivors.
Airliner Burns
With 41 Aboard;
2 Die, 13 Hurt
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (JP)—
A Capital Airlines four-ermined
Constellation, landing at Kana
wha Airport late yesterday
plunged over a 200-foot embank
ment near the end of the runway
and burst into flames. Two per
sons were killed and 13 injured.
The plane, with five crew mem
bers and 36 passengers aboard,
apparently skidded while making
a turn on the runway, wet from
a light rain. It fell tail first over
the embankment and burst into
flames at the bottom.
The two bodies were recovered
several hours after the accident.
They were not immediately iden
tified but crash truck personnel
said one victim a microphone
still in his hand—apparently was
the flight engineer.
The injured were taken to two
Charleston hospitals. Among
them were 'Richard Ohm, identi
fied as the pilot, and copilot
Charles Spoth. Both suffered
The wreckage of the plane
burned out of control for an hour.
Bert Rautine, a passenger and
an engineer for the Martin Co.,
at Orlando, said the plane had
been waved off on its first land
ing attempt. But the second land
ing appeared normal until the
plane started to skid, he said.
Democrats Stall Approval
Of 2 Ike Appointments
WASHINGTON (JP)—Democratic senators held up action
en two diplomatic appointments yesterday in a caustic attack
on the Eisenhower administration's foreign policy and its
alleged suppression of information.
Several Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee also got to squabbling
among themselves as a hearing on
the nominations of C. Douglas
Dillon to be chief assistant to
the secretary of state, and Ogden
R. Reed to be ambassador to Is
rael.
The committee put off action
on the nominations at least until
next Tuesday.
Dillon and Reid thus became
the latest Eisenhower appointees
to get into hot water with Senate
Democrats, although it appeared
that Dillon at least was in no
great danger of failing confirma
tion.
One battle ended recently
with the resignation of Clare
Boothe Luce just after she was
confirmed as ambassador to
Brazil.
Lewis L. Strauss has been on
the griddle before the Senate
Commerce Committee where sev-
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The plane exploded near Balti
more at 5:18 p.m.
State police estimated th ei
wreckage was strewn over an
area 1 1 / 2 miles long. The four ,n
-gines all fell within a 100-ya::, - 1
circle. The propeller on one w. 2.0
missing.
One - of the engines dug a hole
three-to-five-feet deep in the wet
earth but all were visible. The
largest pieces of wreckage was
the badly charred left wing.
The largest group of bodies,
about a dozen, was found in fresh
ly plowed field along Eastern
avenue and the Pennsylvania
Railroad's main line.
Pennsy trains were proceeding
at reduced speed through the
area.
The plane's engines were with
in 200 yards of the railroad tracks'
but neither wreckage nor bodies
could be seen from passing trains.,
One of the witnesses, Charles:
Hopewood of Oliver Beach, said
he heard "two quick explosions—
it sounded more like a rumble. It
—the plane—just disintegrated in
the air.
Oscar Bennett said he heard two
explosions in the air, and saw one
piece of wreckage blazing as it
fell.
"I could see two other pieces,"
he said. "Black smoke was com
ing from them."
eral key Democrats are fighting
his nomination as secretary of
commerce. Senate Republican
Leader Everett M. Dirksen of Il
linois said he told President Eis
enhower he is confident Strauss
will be confirmed.
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA
Strike Riots '
Bring Out
Guardsmen
HENDERSON, N.C. OP) Na
tional Guardsmen were ordered
into Henderson yesterday to clamp
I down on strike violence at the
'Harriet-Henderson Cotton Mills.
A Textile Workers Union of
America official here immediate
ly charged that the Guard was
being sent in "to help the un
reasonable management to oper
ate his cotton mills, and provide
strikebreakers free access to the
plants."
Henderson Mayor Carroll Sin
gleton asked for the Guard Mon
day night when workers were
pelted with stones and their au
tomobiles fired upon as they left
the two plants. An empty nursery
building at the north plant was
torn apart early yesterday by a
dynamite blast. No one was hurt.
Gov. Luther Hodges, who pulled
the State Highway Patrol out of
Henderson last week with the
warning that the Guard might
have to replace them, conferred
with state law enforcement offi
cers and Henderson officials.
Then he issued the order for
the Guard, declaring "this com
plete disregard on the part of
strikers and others to our appeal
leaves us with no alternative."
He said it does not mean martial
law, however.
Liability Insurance
For Autos to Rise
HARRISBURG (iP) Rate in
creases averaging up to 17 per
cent for more than a fourth of
the auto liability insurance policy
holders in Pennsylvania were ap
proved yesterday by the State In
surance Commission.
He said the increases for private
cars will average about 17 per
cent, 12 per cent for commercial
cars and trucks and 16 per cent
for garages.
The increases become effective
on all new policies and when
present policies are renewed, an
Insurance Commission spokes
man said.
Smith added that car owners
qualifying for the cheaper farm
er rates will continue to receive a
discount of about 30 per cent.
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British Scientists
To Launch Satellites
LONDON (A')—Britain announced yesterday it intends to
enter the space age by launching its own earth satellites.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of
Commons that scientists had been given the go-ahead.
The rocket that will carry the first one aloft to join the
U.S. and Soviet satellites has not
yet been chosen, Macmillan said.
He expressed hope that a Brit
ish rocket could do the job. The
implication in his statement was
that if this was not possible the
British may try to borrow a rocket
from the Americans
A team of British experts will
travel to Washington shortly to
discuss possible U.S.-British co
operation, Macmillan said.
The British decision was wel
comed in Washington. The State
Department expressed hope there
would be many opportunities for
the United States to cooperate as
the British program develops,
"thereby widening the area of in
ternational cooperation in th e
peaceful use of outer space."
British scientists are trying to
adapt military rockets, now be
ing developed here, as satel
lite carriers. The main hope lies
in the Bluestreak. a missile be
ing built to cover a range of
2500 miles.
Macmillan said Britain is also
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opening consultations with coun
tries in the Bi itish Commonwealth
for collaboration on the subject.
Announcing the program, he
said: "It is clear that Britain
ought to play her part in this ad
vance of scientific effort."
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Laborite leader Hugh Gaitskell
suggested that Britain seek So
viet as well as American and
Commonwealth cooperation.
Through the
Looking Glass
with Gabbt
As the semester draws to close
(deep sigh of relief), every
student's mind turns to the
lighter things of life. Whipples,
a quick coke at the HUB,
Whipple', long strolls in the
summer evening, Whipples.
You get the idea. Say, talking
about shopping at Ethel's (no
body was, but here goes any
way), bet you'd be interested
in these items . . .
FOR THAT SUNSET
STRIP LOOK
no, not a black comb or a
thunderbird, but shades.
(sunglasses to you). Ethel has
them in striking black or
white and cool pastels. And
what have we right here on
the next counter? Why,
Smoke Totes by Rolfs—sum
mer version. In linen or soft
leather, these little handies
are large enough to carry
cigarettes, lighter, and even
tomb and lipstick.
TRYING TO MAKE
TIME?
How about a clock and baro
meter combination for a sea
minded friend. Mounted on a
handsome wooden base, both
the clock and the barometer
are in the •shape of a ship's
steering wheel. Don't over
look the beautifully polished
table lighters in teak wood.
Some tall, some squat, but
any one a fine gift for some
appreciative male. Here too
are brass or wooden sculp
tured letter openers —:iome
styles with leather cases.
IF YOU'RE NOT
MAKING TIME
Maybe you're saving money.
Ethel makes it not only pro
fitable but fun. Think of
plopping your pennies in an
ingenious paint can bank
with "Let's Paint the Town"
its motto. Perhaps a bee hive
bank or a clock with its in
scription "Time to Save" will
catch your fancy.
Speaking of time (we really
were this time), I've got to
run. See you next week.
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