Naval Bomber reenacts Atlantic crossing anniversary flight
A Lockheed P2V2 Neptune nicknamed Truculent Turtle departed Floyd Bennett Field at 12 05 p.m. to retrace the NC4 route in a 30th anniversary voyage. Commander Thomas D. Davies, who led the 1946 nonstop Perth Australia to Columbus hop, chairs the flight with pilot Read aboard for the ride as the crew plans Lisbon Plymouth legs.
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Chevy Chase
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Ohio
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England
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Eugene Saylor
Smokey) Rhoads
Alleged Communist Chief Quits United States
Alexander Stevens alias J Peters, once named by Whittaker Chambers as a top underground figure, departed from New York for Hungary after the Board of Immigration upheld his deportation and allowed voluntary European departure within 60 days. Stevens was described as a key underground leader by witnesses before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Hungary
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J Peters
Board of Immigration
Edward J. Kaughnessey
Immigration and Naturalization
Whittaker Chambers
House un-American Activities Committee
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Immigration Service
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Core of the Earth Might Be Nickel Iron Alloy
Some theories place Earth's core as an alloy of nickel and iron beginning around two thousand miles beneath the surface. This view reflects ongoing geophysical studies and debates about planetary composition.
US coal to oil plants dedicated in Louisiana ceremony
A formal dedication in Louisiana marked the opening of two US Bureau of Mines coal to oil plants aimed at easing oil shortages. Julius A Krug urged private industry to build commercial plants, noting US coal reserves and gasoline could be produced for 8 to 15 cents per gallon depending on by products. The plants cost 5 to 10 million dollars and future loans may be provided by Congress.
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Julius A Krug
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Washington
St. Louis
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Bureau of Mines
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Senator Butler releases poll on social security and taxes
Senator Butler reports a nationwide survey of about 1 000 business establishments showing 47 percent favor and 50 percent oppose extending social security to 25 million more people while 94 percent oppose compulsory health insurance. A majority support a payroll tax ceiling and tax-rate limits for corporations and individuals.
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Butler
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Senate Finance Committee
Gotham Transit Strike Called Off by Union
New York May 6 A strike threatened by 4 000 employees of the Torch Avenue Transit System was called off Sunday The citys largest bus and trolley company hauls about 2 million riders daily The union Local 100 CIO Transport Workers Union agreed to call off the strike after the company said it would reinstate two discharged bus drivers with full back pay as demanded by the union.
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Torch Avenue
CIO Transport Workers Union
Three Governors to Testify at Tax Overlap Hearing
Three governors will testify before a Senate House committee on proposed legislation to create a commission for reducing overlapping state and federal taxes. Chairman Taylor says a joint intergovernmental relations group will hear Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey William Lee Knous of Colorado and William Preston Lane of Maryland.
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Senate House
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Idaho
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
William Lee Knous
Colorado
Willam Preston Lene
Maryland
Guam court martial opens for three Black airmen
Ten Air Force members arrived from Tokyo for the court martial opening in Guam on Monday. Private Herman P. Dennis and Private Calvin Dennis, half-brothers from Texas and Maryland, face charges in the December slaying of Ruth Farnsworth, a Navy civilian employee. Staff-Sergeant Robert W. Burns seeks severance and separate trials for the Dennis brothers. Colonel Emile T. Kennedy, Los Angeles, presides.
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Calvert
Texas
Calvin Dennis
Frederick Md
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Spokare
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Adrian W. Tolen
Montrose
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Emile T. Kennedy
Los Angeles
German Red Leader's Russian Visit Reported
Wilhelm Pieck, 73, German Communist leader, is said to be visiting a health resort in Russia, announced by his party headquarters. A West Berlin newspaper alleged Pieck quarreled last week with Heinrich Rau, Communist president of East Germany's economic commission, over the Berlin blockade failure.
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Wilhelm Pieck
Russia
Clayton says world cooperation rests on ITO
Former undersecretary of state William L. Clayton warned on a State Department radio program that U S rejection of the International Trade Organization charter could wreck global economic cooperation. Assistant Secretary Thomas Blaisdell discussed Marshall Plan trade and Europe’s recovery prospects with Eastern Europe and the USSR. Paul Nitze argued for fair competition to rebuild the world economy and urged the US to buy more European goods to sustain dollars and buying power.
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William L. Clayton
United States
International Trade Organization
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ITO
State Department
Thomas Blaisdell
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Nitze
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Wreck Hurts Cotton Man in Ennis Auto Crash
Ennis May 8 A prominent Ellis County cotton planter Farrar At Wood was critically injured in a late Saturday automobile collision.
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Farrar Atwood
Ellis County
Life Insurance Firms and Agents Promote Family Security
The Institute of Life Insurance presents American family close ups to illustrate how wise money management and future security bring peace of mind. The message stresses that national well being rests on homes and personal planning.
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East 42Nd Street
New York
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