World’s Smallest Biplane Delights Palm Springs Crowd
Pilot Wears His Aircraft to SPRINGS CALIF May 28. the tiny silver plane seven feet long, built for air shows by Starr and Ray Stits of Riverside at Pacific Airmotive in Chino, flew at just 15 feet altitude. Cost about $2200. Also notes Vermont’s first state public hanging in Burlington on Nov 11, 1808 as background.
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Cyrus Dean
Man Must Pay Nickel Each Month
Clarence Bennett, a 46 year old building contractor, testified in Passaic county district court that he could not meet a $5 weekly welfare order to support his aged bed-ridden mother. The judge ordered him to pay five cents weekly through the probation department, noting cash hardship.
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McKesson & Robbins Charged With Price Fixing
New York May 28 McKesson & Robbins Inc one of the nation s largest drug wholesalers was charged in federal court with illegal price fixing in a complaint naming co conspirators among competing wholesalers The government says the firm conspired through written contracts to fix minimum wholesale and retail selling prices for its branded drugs cosmetics and toilet preparations
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New York
McKesson &Robbins, Inc
Subtractions and tactics in bridge play explained
A Bridge column outlines subtracting from 13 to find missing cards, with a hands-on example featuring East West North and South. It discusses how dummy reveals counts, how bids and plays hint at opponents’ holdings, and how misreading can cost a contract. The text then shifts to newsprint price hikes in Canada, noting anticipated advertising rate increases and the broader impact on costs.
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Four Die In Crash Of Navy Bomber
Four of the 12 crew aboard a Navy PBM bomber were missing and presumed drowned after it crashed into Puget Sound near Port Angeles Washington shortly after takeoff bound for Prince Rupert Canada. Eight were rescued. two seriously injured, five with minor injuries, one unharmed. The plane climbed to about 100 feet after liftoff and then plunged into the bay breaking up. Names of the crew were not released. The craft belonged to the Port Angeles Coast Guard station.
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Millionaire Blames Wife For Insomnia
New York on May 28 reports Ira Berne a Texas millionaire blamed his insomnia on an unsatisfying sex life with his wife in a separation suit. He said tensions with his wife in New York caused illness while returning to Houston relieved tensions and led him to believe the marriage had failed. Mrs Theresa Berne was awarded $250 weekly alimony and custody of their seven year old daughter Jinny.
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Texas
Ira Berne
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Houston
Theresa Berne
Jinny
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