Commercial Flights Over Top of World Proved Feasible
The Pacusan Dreamboat completed a non-stop 10 925 mile flight from Honolulu to Cairo testing Arctic routes for commercial air service. Lt Col F J Shannon said radio communications would work with strategic stations though solar flareups occurred. The crew said the B 29 could defend the U S over any part of the world, and Col Irvine claimed the B 36 would match the range with a load. The story also notes broader political concerns about press freedoms and constitutional safeguards.
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Max Boyd
Cairo
Artic Circle
Honolulu
F. J. Shannon
Army Service
WCAU
Philadelphia
Shannon
Dreamboat
United States
Col
C. S
Bill) Irvine
St. Paul
Neb
Boeing
Irvine
United States Army
Democrats Spend More Than Republicans in Early Year
Reports filed with Congress show the Democratic National Committee spent about 691 721 to 475 931 for the Republicans in the first eight months of the year. Democratic receipts totaled 622 559 versus 331 894 for Republicans. GOP outside income ran 119 649 for the Republican National Congressional Committee while the Democrats reported a 100 000 transfer from the parent group. Nearly half of spending financed national headquarters, about a quarter went to printing and travel, and the rest supported candidates or backers. Also filed were CIO PAC and National Citizens PAC with expenditures around 240 000 and 150 000 respectively.
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Washington
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Democratic
Reublicans
CIO Political Action Committee
National Citizens Political Action Committee
Cio-Pac
National Citizens-Pac
James Donbrawski
Nashville, Tenn
Mississippi First
Rep
de Lacy
D-Wash
PAC
Rankin
Mississippi
United States Gains Casual Iceland Base Access
Washington reports that Iceland voted 32 to 19 to approve an agreement allowing U S civilian use and limited military access at Keflavik while all U S military personnel must depart within six months. Officials say the move serves U S interests amid Cold War tensions and could influence future Dardanelles diplomacy with Turkey.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Iceland
Washington-Reykjavik
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
United States
Keflavik
Althing
Keflafik
London
Freedom of Press Principle Outlined by Ada News Publisher
W. D. Little of The Ada News spoke to the Kiwanis club on the role of freedom of the press in national and international affairs. He urged altering the phrase to reflect education of the people through access to published material and praised efforts to ensure free news flow in peace treaties and between capitals and world publics.
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United States
W. D. Little
Ada News
Kiwanis Club
Paris
Treasury Bonds to Pay WWII Terminal Leave Claims
Washington reports five year Treasury bonds ready to pay about $2.7 billion in terminal leave claims for World War II veterans. Bonds will go to service finance offices this week and cash settlements for small claims proceed until receipt. Army officials aim to settle claims within 60 days of application. about 15 million veterans are eligible.
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Washington
Treasury
Army
79Th Congress
Bradley Dies In Texas Sunday
S Bradley longtime Napier colored school principal in Ada died Sunday at his sister's home in Tyler Texas Cancer was the cause He studied at Tyler and was pursuing a master's degree at the University of New Mexico He retired from his Ada post due to ill health and resigned June 1 Funeral services will be in Tyler on Thursday.
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S. S. Bradley
Napier Colored School
Ada
Tyler
Tex
Bradley
University of New Mexico
Happiest Day Ends in Tragedy as Bride Dies in Church
Rose de Fabrizio, 21, collapses on the aisle of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Wood N Y as her wedding to John Mastantuono, 20, looms. Medical staff fail to revive her. cause of death not announced. A separate note reports on Traxler, 39, a prison escapee linked to prior robberies and rare legal actions.
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Wood
N. Y
Rose de Fabrizio
John Mastantuono
Louis
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Nassau County
Pete Traxler Back In Police Custody
Pete Traxler, sought in Bryan County Oklahoma for robbery with firearms, was held in Denton County jail after a Sunday arrest near Denton. He told Deputy Gibbs he would fight extradition as Sheriff Moore and Deputy Hardwick assisted in the arrest.
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Denton
Tex
Traxler
Bryan County
Oklahoma
Denton County
Walter Gibbs
Gibbs
Roy Moore
Edgar Hardwick
RAF Halts Flights Over Yugoslavia
RAF officers said all flights over Yugoslavia were suspended after a Yugoslav fighter forced down an RAF courier plane last Friday. The pilot said he was flying from Bucharest to Belgrade when ordered to land and was held at Nis for two days before release.
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Rome
Royal Air Force
Yugoslavia
RAF
Taranto
Tempo
Bucharest
Belgrade
Nis
Americans Oppose Letting Germans Try Nazi Leaders
Berlin dispatch reports that General Clay warned the American occupation would oppose German trials for acquitted Nazis and support denazification charges only. He noted potential ten year penalties, property confiscation, and public-office disbarment if tried in U S zones under denazification laws.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Nuernberg
International Military Tribunal
U. S
Clay
Raeder Seeks Death Penalty Over Life Term At Nuremberg
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, one of three life term recipients, petitions the Allied control council to change his sentence to death by shooting citing age and ill health. Co-defendant Raeder argues the verdict stemmed from prosecution missteps. Acquitted Hjalmar Schacht heads toward Stuttgart area, while Papen awaits permissions to move. Eleven Nazis scheduled for hanging prepare final messages as execution approaches.
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Mernberg
Erich Raeder
International Military Tribunal
Allied Control Council
Raeder
Control Council
Charles
Hjalmar Schacht
Nuernberg
Stuttgart
von Papen
Hans Fritsche
Franz von Papen
Navy Band Delights Oklahoma Crowd At East Central
A large audience at Norris Field on East Central State College grounds enjoyed a superb United States Navy Band concert. Lt. Charles Brendler led a versatile program on a perfect autumn afternoon with Anchors Aweigh opening the performance and a tier of formal military brilliance throughout the first half.
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United States Navy
Norris Field
Gerage East Central State Colege
West Stadium
Charles Brendler
Oklahoma
Navy
East Central Stadium
Ada Men Drilling Wildcat Test North Of Fitts Field
A seven mile north wildcat test at the Fitts oil field is drilling at 800 feet. Dillon No. 1 Byrd, NWSE SW of 35-3N-7E, is being drilled by McDonald Harlin Drilling for a 2 500 foot depth. Norris Crowell No. 1 Bayne reports 1 850 feet on a Conservation pool flank.
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Bayne
Conservation Pool
Drexel Sales
Parker
Byng School
Thurman
Deep Rock
Bane
Bebee Pool
Collins
Oakman
Eight State FFA Lads Get Awards
Eight Oklahoma Future Farmers win Santa Fe educational awards at the Nineteenth Annual FFA convention in Kansas City October 21 to 24. Three are candidates for the American Farmer Degree: Kenneth Pulis Shawnee Donald Dennis Waurika and Gene Fillmore Cushing. Delegates Ray Gene Cinnamon Garber and Jack Fox Norman attend by virtue of state FFA roles. Gordon Hines Mooreland and Clifford Stewart Mooreland win high honors in National FFA Foundation contests. Jack Harner Mooreland receives a Santa Fe award as official escort of the Oklahoma crown.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Future Farmers
Future Farmers of America
Kansas City
J. B. Perky
Stillwater
Kenneth Pulis
Shawnee
Donald Dennis
Waurika
Gene Fillmore
Cushing
Ray Gene Cinnamon
Garber
Jack Fox
Norman
FFA
Moreland
National Ffa Foundation, Inc
Gordon Hines
Clifford Stewart
Jack Harner
Mooreland
Frankie Sinatra In Marital Trouble
Frankie Sinatra has parted from his wife Nancy but a friend says the split is not permanent. He moved from their North Hollywood home and is seeking an apartment while denying a divorce. The Sinatras married eight years ago and have two children.
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Nancy Barbato
Jersey City
N. J
Vast Ocean Could Hold 20 US-size Islands
The Pacific Ocean might fit twenty islands the size of the United States in addition to its existing thousands of large and small landmasses, with vast water areas remaining.
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Pacific Ocean
United States
No Meat Crisis: Protein Alternatives Today
Food guidance urges reliance on non meat proteins during meat shortages. Milk cheese poultry fish eggs dried beans peas nuts and whole grains provide essential protein and minerals. Children teens and men need varying servings, with emphasis on dairy and legumes in meals.
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Children’s Bureau
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
Meat Institute says packers operate at record low capacity
The American Meat Institute states legitimate meat packers can produce pork and beef at about one tenth of normal capacity. Hog dressed under federal inspection fell sharply in September, with pork stocks down about a third from two weeks prior and roughly 50 percent below the previous year.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
War Assets Office offers 271 million auto parts for purchase
Tulsa regional War Assets Administration announces 271 million dollars of new, used and reconditioned auto parts and accessories ready for immediate sale. Minimum order is 500 dollars list price with discounts of 75 percent for jobbers, 55 percent wholesalers, and 40 percent small retailers.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
War Assets Administration
N. V. Morgan
Morgan
Leonhardt Building
Oklahoma City
New Timber From Farm Wood Lots Urged
Forest conservation alone won t meet demand for wood products. O A Alderman of Ohio State forester argues for developing timber from farm wood lots to supply growing needs.
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O. A. Alderman
Ohio State Forester
Rainbow Boulevard Church of Nazarene Loses Building Permit Hurdle
The Rainbow Boulevard Church of Nazarene in Kansas City moves Sunday worship to the street after the CPA denied permits for a new building. Officials say the agency restricts critical equipment, forcing outdoor services and plans for a tent while awaiting a resolution.
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Kansas City
Rainbow Boulevard Church of Nazarene
Cwilian Production Administration
CPA
Frank E. Harris
Reporter Question Makes OPA Shudder
Washington October 7 The OPA said it has no ready estimate of total cost from recent price increases prompted by a reporter question about Steelman’s quarterly report. Prices have risen more in the last three months than in the previous 38 months. The list includes Douglas fir doors sea herring and alewives.
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Washington
OPA
John R. Steelman
Congress
Yugoslavs Release UNRRA Engineer on Espionage Charge
Belgrade Oct 6 delayed. UNRRA construction engineer P Robert Burnup from Independence Missouri, arrested Sept 27 on espionage charges, was released and left by plane for Rome at 1 pm en route to the United States. Release reportedly conditioned on return to the U S, officials declined comment. UNRRA had sought full details and received a letter from Gen Vladimir Velebit accusing Burnup of gathering detailed information on Yugoslav army.
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Belgrade
Robert Burnup
UNRRA
Independence
Rome
United States
Vladimir Velebit
Burnup
Eisenhower Visits With Royal Family in Scotland
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives at Balmoral Castle for an overnight stay with King George VI Queen Elizabeth and the princesses. He travels with his wife and son Capt John Eisenhower from Prestwick to Dyce airfield aboard an American operated Dakota. The king's secretary Sir Alan Lascelles meets them at the airport and escorts them to Balmoral.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Balmoral Castle
Scottish Highlands
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Eisenhower
Capt
John Eisenhower
Prestwick
Dyce
Aberdeen
Sir Alan Lascelles
Balnforal
Nightingale Era to Now A Surge of Men in Nursing
Dorothy Canfield Fisher argues that nursing was male dominated until Florence Nightingale and that the last century saw a shift to women. She believes public sentiment would welcome more men in nursing and that their presence would add dignity to the profession.
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Florence Nightingale
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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