Friday, November 13, 1959 University Daily Kansan
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pep in preparation for the KU-Oklahoma State game tomorrow. Following a blazing bonfire at the rally site, the group converged upon Templin to dance to the music of Al Thompson's band, "The Sounds." (Kansan Photo)
PEP RALLY DANCE—Approximately 200 students attended the pep rally and dance at Templin Hall last night. Beginning in front of GSP, a caravan headed for Templin to hear Coach Jack Mitchell spearhead the drive for
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The TEE PEE Welcomes THE SOPHOMORE CLASS
Tomorrow-10 a.m. to Noon.Following the Pre-Party at the Teepee, Be at the Oklahoma State K.U. Football Game at Noon for the Special
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Airman Dies When Jet Fighters Collide
OKLAHOMA CITY —(UPI)— A jet trainer circling Tinker Air Force Base yesterday crossed the takeoff flight pattern of 19 jet fighters, causing an air collision fatal to one airman.
The question of why the patterns crossed faced investigators, including the chief of safety for the Air Force, in their probe today of the explosion and crash 11 miles southeast of Tinker AFB.
The T-33 trainer and one fighter jet crashed. The crash brought the total of persons killed in air mishaps to seven in Oklahoma in the past week.
The student and First Lt. Dale
A student pilot, whose name was withheld by authorities, was killed in yesterday's crash. Two pilots parachuted to safety and suffered only burns and bruises.
Dawson, Vance AFB, Enid, Okla, were flying their T-33 over the base, circling in a flight pattern. At the same time, a flight of 19 jets en route from George Air Force Base, Calif., to Myrtle Beach, S.C., was taking off after refueling at Tinker. The F-104 piloted by Capt. Melvin V. Corley, George AFB, collided with the T-33, both aircraft exploded, and both plunged to the ground in a wooded area. The student pilot's body was found six hours later, a half-mile south of the wreckage of his plane.
The chief of flying safety for the Air Force, Maj Gen. Joseph Caldera, was at Tinker yesterday for a speaking engagement. He was on the base when the explosion and crash occurred, and was planning to take part in the investigation.
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