Eastern Airliner Crashes in Maryland Woods Killing 53
A DC-4 jetliner crashed three miles east of Port Deposit Maryland killing 53 aboard including a baby. The No 605 flight from Newark to Miami exploded after impact with trees, leaving wreckage and mutilated bodies scattered. Rescue workers recovered 35 bodies by 9 p.m. and prepared to move them to Bainbridge.
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Maryland Woods
Port Deposit
Eastern Airlines
Maryland
Newark
N. J
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American Aviation
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New York
Pennsylvania
Charles Ebersole
Navy
Michael Rosenburg
Edward Stuart
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Michael
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Jersey City
Bainbridge
Whittaker’s Barrens
William FE. Coney
Truman in Rent Control Crisis as 15 Percent Hike Debated
Congress moves toward rewriting rent controls with a permissive 15 per cent hike option. The Senate and House measures differ on extensions and a local option to terminate controls. President Truman faces choice between accepting reform or no controls at all when current law expires June 30.
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Congress
Truman
Senate
House
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Trainmen Die In Jinxed Cab Near Mansfield Missouri
Two Frisco Florida Special crew members, Engineer Byrd Duncan and Fireman Louis Sanders from Springfield, died when the engine struck a broken rail and toppled a 30 foot embankment near Mansfield Missouri. Seven derailed cars followed, but passengers aboard the Miami to Kansas City train were unharmed. Four other trainmen were injured mildly. The same engine had killed two in a Fulton Kansas crash last month while colliding with a gasoline truck.
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Mansfield
Frisco
Florida
Kansas
Miami
Kansas City
Byrd Duncan
Louis Sanders
Springfield
Ozark
Fulton
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Teenager Found Guilty in Slaying of Philadelphia Officer
A 16 year old Keith Donaldson of Elberon New Jersey is convicted of second degree murder in the Christmas Eve death of Policeman Henry J Hicks in Philadelphia. Aaron Gore Jr. of Long Branch has already pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence.
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Keith Donaldson
Elberon
Henry J. Hicks
Louis E. Levinthal
Hicks
Aaron Gore, Jr
Long Branch
Donaldson Boy
Florida
Gore
Donaldson
Hick
Whistle Fever Strikes Whistle Happy Boy and Girl
In Borger May 30 a Phillips girl was caught in a draft causing her skirt to lift. A 4 year old boy whistled as he clung to his mother’s hand. The scene drew blushes from at least two onlookers as winds blew cool.
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Borger
Phillips
Rose Zips to Victory In Speedway Classic
Mauri Rose, 41, of Chicago won the 31st Indianapolis 500 beating teammate Bill Holland by 32 seconds after a late pass with 17 miles to go. The race also saw the death of Indianapolis driver Shorty Cantlon in a braking crash as 125,000 spectators watched. Holland finished second with Ted Horn third. Mercedes and Alfa Romeo failed to finish.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Mauri Rose
Chicago
Rose
Floyd Davis
Bill Holland
Bridgeport
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Floyd Roberts
Ted Horn
Paterson
Cliff Bergere
Toledo, O
Cantlon
Milt Fankhouser
Louisville
Paul Russo
Kenosha
Wis
Charles van Acker
South Bend
van Acker
Russo
Roland Free
Duke Nalon
Ken Fowler
Dayton
Holand
Lou Moore
Ventura
Cal
British Mayor Honors American GI's Child in Chambersburg
Reginald J Stranger, wartime mayor of Southampton, presented a £1,000 trust fund to 6 year old Patricia Ann Shimer, daughter of slain Sgt. Paul G. Shimer. Chambersburg residents gave $3,000 for a children's fund in Southampton and pledged a 600 bushel carload of apples worth $2,500 for English children next Christmas.
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Chambersburg
Pennsylvania
Southampton
Reginald J. Stranger
Patricia Ann Shimer
Paul G. Shimer
Shimer
Fire damages historic Silver Grill. light losses expected
The Silver Grill restaurant suffered a rooftop fire that caused heavy smoke and water damage but limited flames. Fire crews flooded rooms, closed streets, and anticipated a two to three day closure while owner Ashcroft noted water damage could be higher than the fire.
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Taylor Street
Ashcroft
Self Defense Claim Passes for Boy’s Trout Kill
John Olson, 15, in Lewiston Idaho says a steelhead fended him off in the Clearwater River. He struck with a rock, killing a 13 pound 36 inch trout. Game Warden Harry Palmer ruled the act self defense.
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Lewiston
Idaho
John Olson
Clearwater River
Harry Palmer
Young Ministers Warned Against Bitterness
Seven young men admitted on trial into the itinerant ministry at the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference are urged by Bishop Selecman to stay hopeful and gospel focused. The event includes lay leader reelection, sabbatical granted, and delegates chosen for jurisdictional duties, with remarks from Paul Warmeldorf and Dr. Score.
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Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Charles C. Selecman
Robert Burgin Watkins
Lubbock
Robert S. Watkins
Rotan
Forrest Matthews
McMurry College
Edward Rhea _ Elliott
Anson
Thomas E. Rutledge
Southland
Andrew Neely Motes
Allison
James C. Sproules
Dickens
Albert W. Cooper
Kirkland
O. P. Clark
Sweetwater
Marvin Boyd
Abilene
Paul Warmeldorf
Nashville
Paul W. Quillan
Houston
Selecman
J. W. Patterson
Truscott
J. A. Cooley
Tuscola
Grady M. Adcock
Pampa
J. L. Hester
Midland
O. A. McBrayer
Dallas
Weather Summary Amarillo Vicinity And West Texas
Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with scattered showers this weekend and cooler conditions Sunday. West Texas shows considerable cloudiness and showers on Saturday and Sunday with cooler readings in the Panhandle and South Plains on Sunday. Temperature readouts include highs around 72 yesterday in one area and 83 in another with lows near 46 to 52. Sunrise and sunset times are listed as 5 34 AM and 7 55 PM.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Caceos
Freak wind blamed for LaGuardia DC-4 crash killing 39
United Airlines attributed the LaGuardia takeoff disaster to a freak gust of wind as a thunderstorm moved into New York. The DC-4 attempted to stop after wind shifts were detected. the plane failed to lift off and crashed, with 39 dead and nine injured.
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LaGuardia Field
New York City
Associated Press
Civil Aeronautics Board
J. A. Herlihy
New York
Herlihy
Washington
CAB
Japan
Grand Central Parkway
Tokyo
Buzzard Downs Plane Causes Crash Injuring 12 in Colombia
In Colombia a Douglas transport plane from Bogota to El Guabito crash landed after colliding with a buzzard. Pilot Maj. Rafael Valdez Tavera and co-pilot Capt. Enrique Cabrera were wounded, with ten others including a parachuting mechanic receiving injuries.
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Colombia
Colombian Army Air Force
el Guabito
Rafael Valdez Tavera
Enrique Cabrera
Stillborn Babe Brought to Life
CORPUS CHRISTI May 30 Fire Chief Jesse Lanier and Fireman Jimmy King revived a newborn Negro child after one hour and fifteen minutes of effort. The baby, born to the R. S. Hall family, was delivered by a midwife. The firemen used inhalation and hot and cold water, then Dr H R Giles injected adrenalin to finish resuscitation. The physician said the infant could not have survived without the firemen's actions.
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Corpus Christi
Jesse Lanier
Jimmy King
H. R. Giles
R. S. Hall
Mortgage Burning Night Ends As Fire Destroys Elks Club
In North Little Rock Arkansas a fire leveled the Elks Club building hours before a planned mortgage burning gala. The blaze caused destruction of an estimated 100000 dollar structure and payments, with restoration plans canceled.
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North Little Rock
Ark
Elks Club
Morgages
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