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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1950

Page

5

Death Toll In Benevolence Collision May Reach Thirty

San Francisco Aug 27 UP The hospital ship Benevolence may have a final death toll over 30, with 18 confirmed dead and as many as 13 unaccounted for. A body was sighted near the wreck two miles from the scene, while salvage ships prepare to raise the vessel and two investigations look into speed, safety devices and vessel positions.

San Francisco Navy Golden Gate Mary Luckenbach S. S. Great Falls Korea Oak Knoll Hospital Paul Victor Wineman Coast Guard Bartom E. Bacon the Benevolence Bacon Luckenbach

MacArthur Asked to Withdraw War Message Before Camp

The VFW announced General Douglas MacArthur requested withdrawal of a pre sented war message to be read at the Western Hemisphere encampment. He said he was directed to pull the statement from Tokyo. The VFW and Clyde A. Lewis said the message would not be read at the event and urged media to refrain from using advance copies.

Chicago Veterans of Foreign Wars Douglas MacArthur WEFW VFW MacArthur Far East Tokyo Veterans’ Group Clyde A. Lewis

Real Love: Reader's Digest Condensed Insights

A brief from a Reader's Digest advert promoting articles on real love. It suggests love as medicine for minds and delinquency, emphasizes self love as a path to loving others, and touts 39 condensed articles from leading magazines.

Reader's Digest Howard Whitman

Huge Uranium Deposits Found in Wales

London reports a prospecting team uncovered a uranium ore deposit in northern Wales possibly totaling a million tons, said by the ministry of supply to be the largest single find in the British Isles. Officials warned the ore shows extremely low yield and may not be exploitable.

London British Isles Wales Ministry of Supply Atomic Energy

Two Thefts From Cars Under Investigation

Two thefts from automobiles in the same neighborhood were under police inquiry. S.N. Snedeker reported a radio and a laundry bag with clothes missing from his car in the Brackenridge Apartments area. A.A. Miller said a bottom was cut from his glove compartment and a camera and flashlight were stolen. Police also investigated a bicycle theft from Larry Abrams on Chicon Street early Sunday.

S. N. Snedeker Brackenridge Snedeker A. A. Miller Miller Larry C. Abrams Chicon Street

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