Britons Complete Atlantic Crossing In 20-Foot Boat
Stanley Smith and brother Colin finished a 2700 mile Atlantic crossing in a handmade 20 foot vessel named Nova Espero. The RAF veterans, emigrants to Canada, endured storms and near thirst, arriving in Dartmouth after 43 days and receiving a city welcome with a tow into port.
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England
Stanley Smith
Colin
Royal Air Force
Halifax
N. S
Smith Brothers
Canada
Atlantic
Canadian Lakes
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
JP Has Solution For Dog Trouble
Dallas Justice of the Peace W E Richburg says he can stop dogs from biting mailmen in Dallas or Amarillo. At a peace bond hearing a postman sought action against an Oak Cliff resident whose dog attacked the carrier. Richburg cited a statute allowing destruction of a attacking dog and warned he would not let dogs that attack postmen live.
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Dallas
INS
Justice of the Peace
W. E
Bill
Richburg
Amarillo
Oak Cliff
Jack L. Woods
Vegetables for Vaughan week proposed by Asbury Park Press
The Asbury Park Evening Press urged a Vegetables for Vaughan week to fill Major General Harry H. Vaughan deep freeze units in Washington. Readers suggested the idea and the publisher would forward vegetables received to Vaughan as a goodwill gesture before the harvest ends.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Vaughan
Harry H. Vaughan
Asbury Park Evening Press
Wayne D. McMurray
Washington
Quake in Turkey Kills Eleven Injures Twenty Four
An earthquake struck the village of Aga in the Zurum area of Eastern Turkey killing 11 teenagers and injuring 24 others on Wednesday night. The Turkish location is Ankara based, with emergency crews responding and assessing damage.
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Turkey
Ankara
Aip
Aga
Zurum
Four blazes reported timber fire in Yellowstone under control
A timber fire near Riddle Lake in Yellowstone Park was virtually under control with three smaller blazes also largely contained. Crews are fighting all fires from the ground, with air-dropped supplies if needed. Weather is light winds and only strong gusts could hinder progress.
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Yellowstone
Yellowstone Park
Wrc
Riddle Lake
Reservation Peak
Park
Air Park
Edmund Rogers
Boy with airgun pellet in hip to be removed
Twelve year old Toby Warner of Culver Indiana is in a South Bend hospital after an airgun discharged when he dropped the gun Tuesday. Doctors report the pellet is lodged near the rear of the brain and an operation to remove it is planned pending x ray results.
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South Bend
Ind
Toby Warner
Culver
Howard Warner
Europe Faces Marshall Plan Needs in 1948 50
The OEEC council reviewed tentative 1948 50 Marshall Plan totals showing Britain to lose 875.3 million dollars and the US Senate and House proposing 3.548 to 3.548 billion dollars for aid. France is listed at 482 million, Germany about 370 400 million, the Netherlands 287 million and Belgium 200 million. A session Friday will hear protests from delegates seeking larger shares.
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Senate
House
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Council of the Organization For European Economic Coopera
Tion
OEEC
Council
Oeecs
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