Had He Known Engine Was Cut He Would Have Ditched
Dallas witnesses testified at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing into the November 29 crash that Captain Laurens Claude would have ditched the plane rather than attempt to regain altitude if he knew only two engines were operating. Co-pilot Robert E. Lewis said he confirmed No 4 engine failed before impact, with No 1 already out, and the crew described the aircraft's violent yaw and roll during approaches tested in a re-creation flight. The hearing adjourned after two and a half days of testimony with 28 dead in the crash.
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Dallas
Laurens
Tommy) Claude
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert E. Lewis
Claude
Walter Brazwell
American Airlines
Lewis
Brazwell
Butler
Loyalty Board
Jerusalem Declares Capital as Ben-Gurion Moves Government
Premier David Ben-Gurion announces government transfer to Jerusalem in defiance of UN rulings. Parliament approved moving ministries from Tel Aviv, flag raised atop the hotel near the old city, signaling a bold political stance amid regional tensions.
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Jerusalem
Israel
United Nations
Holy City
David Ben-Gurion
Tel Aviv
Knesset
Daniel Auster
Oulg Republic
En Hotel
Jordan
Ben-Gurion
Loyalty Board Hearing on Elliott Ridiculous Says Union Leader
Fort Worth observers report a five member loyalty board held a secret hearing on charges that Edwin A. Elliott NLRB regional director is a Communist. Gordon Shryock General Drivers Local 526 Tulsa defends Elliott as absurd. Elliott and witnesses expected to testify Thursday.
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Fort Worth
NLRB
Edwin A. Elliott
Gordon Shryock
General Drivers
Tulsa
Teamsters Union
AFL
Elliott
Shryock
Joseph A. Butler
Loyalty Board
Butler
Kurth Day honors East Texas industrialist Ernest Kurth
Rain hampered the Eck event but crowds of Southern leaders gathered in Lufkin to honor Ernest L. Kurth known as The Man of the South for 1949. Governor Shivers US Senator Connally and former Governor Hobby spoke at the Kurth Day dinner as Kurth, 64, who built Southland Paper Mills and chaired 16 firms, was celebrated for fostering industry in Texas and the South. Thirteen plants opened for tours amid a parade cancellation due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lufkin
Ernest L. Kurth
East Texas
Allan Shivers
Texas
Tom Connally
D-Tex
W. P. Hobby
Kurth
South
Dixie Business
Atlanta
Texas Manufacturers Association
Thomas W. Martin
Alabama Power Company
Birmingham
Donald Conner
Avondale Mills
C. Hamilton Moses
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Little Rock
Angelina County
Southland Paper
Angelina County Lumber Company
Brenham
Wills Point
Eastland
Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Stephenville
Trinity
Truman Accepts Washington Art for White House Display
President Truman accepted on behalf of the government a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. The gift from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson of New York honors their son Daniel Carroll Payson who died in World War II. The portrait will hang in a White House state room after renovations and coincides with Washington's death anniversary.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
White House
Charles Shipman Payson
New York City
Daniel Carroll Payson
Washington
Jurist Helps Nab Him Then Takes Guilty Plea
A man hid in a closet of the First Presbyterian Church in Big Spring and was fined $75 after pleading guilty before Judge William Greenless. He was found Tuesday night behind choir robes, ending a police stakeout that followed three prior disturbance calls.
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Big Spring
First Presbyterian Church
William Greenless
Greenless
Weather Summary Prompt From Austin Area Incomplete Text
Incomplete OCR weather note mentions Austin area and times for sunrise and sunset with unclear dates and missing data. The legible parts indicate a forecast style but lack concrete details such as temperatures, conditions, or precise timing.
Panel Reviews Sex Crime Law Revisions for 1950 Session
Chairman Cecil Storey of Longview announces a joint interim committee is studying the criminal code with a focus on sex crimes. The panel has contacted state attorneys general and J Edgar Hoover seeking input and plans to present recommendations to the 1950 regular session. Spurgeon Bell coordinates findings. requests go to judges and attorneys general nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Storey
Longview
Storey
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
State Bar
Spurgeon Bell
Houston
Court of Criminal Appeals
Modern Scrooge Steals Lights From Lyndhurst Tree
Lyndhurst police seek a thief who stole all the lights from the municipal Christmas tree in front of police headquarters. No clues. officers remain in the dark with the tree.
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Lyndhurst
N. J
Conflicting Water Use Rights Aired At Weslaco Meet
The State Water Code Committee in Weslaco opened a full inquiry into riparian rights and regional water conflicts. Alfred Tamm urged protecting Rio Grande waters used to develop lands, while M. J. Raymond and D. F. Stuckland argued riparian rights predate 1840 and cannot be diminished.
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Weslaco Meet
Weslaco
State
Rogers Kelley
Alfred Tamm
Harlingen
Valley Water Conservation Association
M. J. Raymond
Webb County
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Hamilton
Bulova
Elgin
White
Ital Aene
Austin
Congress
Eugene H. Duke
Ark Ieys
Adonna
Puliman
Loyalty Board Hearing
Betty Pecor
E. L. Kurth
Southland Paper Mills, Inc
Herty
Polk County
Jurist
Jay
Texes Ave - Amari
Shockley
Convalescent Home
San Antonio
Dial
Scrooge
D. F. Stuckland
Ellison
Hlimuonp
T Otal Jrreed Musi Company
Bamboo
Calvert
Calvert Distillers Corp
N.Y. Co
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