▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁inform ▁the ▁U . S . ▁At omic ▁Energy ▁Commission ▁that ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁must ▁establish ▁a ▁stock p ile ▁of ▁atomic ▁weapons ▁if ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁are ▁to ▁sust ain ▁an ▁immediate ▁air ▁off ensive ▁against ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁The ▁flag ▁car rier ▁of ▁Cy pr us , ▁Cy pr us ▁Air ways , ▁begins ▁flight ▁operations , ▁using ▁three ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 ▁air lin ers ▁flow n ▁by ▁British ▁pil ots ▁from ▁British ▁European ▁Air ways ▁( BE A ) ▁to ▁offer ▁service ▁from ▁N icos ia ▁to ▁Ath ens , ▁Be ir ut , ▁C airo , ▁Ha ifa , ▁Ist an bul , ▁ ▁London , ▁and ▁Rome . ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁ ▁The ▁V ick ers ▁ 6 1 0 ▁Vik ing ▁ 1 B ▁G - A IVE , ▁operating ▁as ▁British ▁European ▁Air ways ▁Fl ight ▁S 2 0 0 P , ▁crashes ▁into ▁Irish ▁Law ▁Mountain ▁in ▁North ▁A yr shire , ▁Scotland . ▁Although ▁the ▁left ▁engine ▁and ▁wing ▁break ▁off ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁breaks ▁into ▁three ▁pieces ▁and ▁burst s ▁into ▁fl ames , ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁fatal ities ; ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁people ▁ab o ard ▁suffer ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Pennsylvania ▁Central ▁Airlines ▁is ▁renamed ▁Capital ▁Airlines . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 ▁During ▁a ▁d ive , ▁a