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Austin American in Austin, Texas

06 Sep 1949

Page 11

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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1949

Page

11

Odom Killed in Fiery Crash At National Air Races Windup

The National Air Races windup saw Bill Odom killed in a fiery crash on the Thompson race course. Captain Bruce Cunningham led the two Navy F2G Corsairs to top speeds with 586.1 mph before an emergency landing after a pylon contact. Attendance topped 170000 as Joe De Bona won the Bendix Trophy dash at 470.1 mph.

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Bill Odom Calif Air Force Bruce Cunningham Hammond Ind Andrews Air Force Base Cunningham Thompson Tony Jannazzo Cleland Ben McKillen Willoughby Ohio Grandstand Ron Puckett Lansdowne McKillen Goodyear Aircraft Puckett Steve Beville Charles Tucker la Crescenta James Hagerstrom Houston Texas Wilson V. Newhall Chicago James Hannon Minneapolis Joe de Bona Hollywood
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Pledges Fight for Fair Deal Amid Labor and Political Attacks

In Chicago AFL leaders and Truman administration spokesmen urged labor and farm unity to back a pro worker agenda in the coming elections. Brannan touted a farm program to protect income, while Green attacked a Taft Byrd led bloc and Keenan urged electing liberal lawmakers to curb reactionary influence.

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Murray Pittsburgh Detroit Chicago San Francisco Wall Street AFL William Green San Diego Calif Green Congress Robert A. Taft Ohio Harry F. Byrd Dva Communist Party The CIO Labor Truman Agriculture League For Political Education Brannan Charles MacGowan Organized Labor MacGowan AFL Brotherhood of Boilermakers Joseph D. Keenan AFL League For Political Action Washington Wash-Fm Taft Byrd
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