Show WEATHER HALTS HUNT FOR PLANE VISALIA CaL Cat Feb 5 UP UP Fifty three army airplanes and their pilots awaited clearing skies today to continue continue con con- Untie a search for Lieutenant Edward Edwar EdwardD D D. D Hoffman HoHman missing since Monday Monda on a n flight ht from Los Angeles to Sa San Francisco The planes were ordered here temporarily by Major Josep Joseph h T T. of March l field field 11 when en a growing storm reduced visibility in inthe Inthe inthe the mountain areas over which the they were flying lying Forest rangers aided in the hunt hun across the Sequoia national forest but were hampered b by soft snowbanks snow snow- banks s which have reached an un un- I usual depth Hoffman HoHman vanished Into a storm raging rag rag- ing ng over the central California mountains mountains mountains moun moun- and hopes for his safety have gradually dw dwindled Second Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant W. W A. A Cocke Jr flying with him lim saved his life lICe by leaping feet in his parachute He said HoUman Hoffman Hoffman Hoff HoU- man decided to attempt an emergency emergency emergency emer emer- gency landing |