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To be NYS Educ Comr; int; career; por
US reptdly re-appraises policy in belief Communists will launch drive to take Quemoy and Matsu in mid-April; mil advisers reptdly urge Eisenhower to intervene to prevent islands' seizure; Pres may outline hardened stand in coming talks with Cong leaders; Washington appraisal of war threat and Communist strength outlined; Matsu seen 1st target
NYC Bar Assn exec com approves bill; Wagner awaits views of other bar assns; A T Klots says Assn approves new judges only as part of Comm's judicial reform program
conferees kill $20 cut and approve bill continuing present corp tax rates; Sen approves; Cooper comments
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1955Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, killing four.[†]
Pan Am Flight 845/26 was a four-engined Boeing 377 Stratocruiser named Clipper United States and registered as N1032V. It departed Portland International Airport in Oregon on a flight to Honolulu International Airport in Hawaii on March 26, 1955. The aircraft was en route and about 35 miles (56 km) off the Oregon coast when at 11:12 Pacific Standard Time the No. 3 engine and propeller tore loose from the wing causing a loss of control. The aircraft was ditched.
In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]