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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
4
The Civil Aeronautics Administration will close civilian facilities at Midway Island as a stopover for Pacific flights, effective May 1. The move ends Midway’s role as a civilian aviation facility within the Pacific route network.
Rome dispatch reports frequent discovery of arms caches across Italy. Police say finds indicate Communist stockpiling with thousands of rifles pistols grenades and ammunition recovered since 1947. Authorities note many caches are in farms and factories with material often in good condition.
Ottawa report details Master Sergeant Gwynne A. Long recounting the seven seconds before a plane carrying US Ambassador Lau rence A. Steinhardt and four aides crashed. Long said he urged passengers to jump as flames filled the cabin, with the right wing exploding at about 3 000 feet. The crash, blamed on mechanical trouble, led to funeral plans for Steinhardt in New York.
A, B, and C named for the newborn boys were reported in good condition at General Hospital along with their 24 year old mother Mrs Harold Wittkopp. The triplets weigh four pounds each and occupy separate incubators. Their father, 23, works at a General Motors plant. The couple recently moved from Wahpeton North Dakota.
Swedish state police captured Jell Berti Nilsson after a two year spree of about 100 burglaries. He told officers he would remain a thief, declaring crime does pay as his reason for continuing the activity.
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