Tornado Rips Northwestern Oklahoma Town Leedey
A tornado ripped into Leedey Oklahoma tonight flattening large parts of the town as warnings rang from a fire siren and loudspeaker. Five bodies were found with ambulances and medical supplies urgently needed while the path traced the storm from Arnett to Higgins and beyond.
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Leedey
Okla
Oklahoma
Jack Sapp
Sapp
Dec
Higgins
Tex
Texas
Arnett
Gage
Woodward
Crash Fliers Battle Jungle Rescue In Nicaraguan Wilds
Survivors of a U S Army Flying Fortress crash in a dense Nicaraguan jungle recount surviving on wild fruit and rain water while awaiting helicopter rescue. Nine of the 15 aboard have been returned to base. five more are unaccounted due to comms gaps.
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Balboa
C. Z
Prinzapolca River
Tech
Pete Reale
Nashville
Tenn
Herbert Weiss
Chicago
Douglas Comerford
Manchester
Texas City Plans Burial for 60 Unknown Explosion Victims
Mayor J C Trahan said burial services for about sixty unidentified dead from the Texas City disaster are set for 8 30 a m Sunday June 8 at the city memorial cemetery. The Texas City Ministerial Alliance will conduct the rites.
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Houston
Texas
Texas City
J. C. Trahan
Texas City Ministerial Alliance
World plane crashes claim 180 lives in days
The Associated Press reports a global string of air disasters over the last few days totaling 180 dead with hundreds injured. Major losses include 53 lives in an Eastern DC-4 crash near Port Deposit Maryland and 41 deaths in a United Airlines wreck near New York.
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Imers
Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
United Airlines
New York
Tokyo
Tachikawa
Icelandic Airways
Relatives Begin Grim Task Of Identifying Plane Crash Victims
Relatives from the south and east traveled to Bainbridge naval facility to identify the 53 dead from the Eastern Airlines DC-4 crash near Port Deposit Maryland. Doctors and examiners use dental work and personal effects to confirm identities as eight bodies were positively identified so far including Mrs H Schrifrin of New York and Edith Stuart and her son Michael of Miami.
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Eastern Airlines
Port Deposit
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Navy
H. Schrifrin
Hast 96Th Street
New York City
Edith Stuart
Michael
Alton Road
Miami
Fla
Donna Medling
West Virginia Industry Surges in 1947 May Report
The West Virginia chamber of commerce notes 1947 gains in production and wages across major sectors. First four months show coal up 35.4 percent, lumber up 44.6 percent, natural gas up 23.3 percent, and electricity 24.3 percent higher than 1946. Wages rise by 42 million, while construction contracts and building permits fall about 19.6 and 16.2 percent respectively.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Chamber of Commerce
Navy flyer dies after long iron lung life in Virginia hospital
Lt. William R. Jemison of Charleston West Virginia former Navy fighter pilot who lived in an iron lung since July died at a Richmond veterans hospital. A squadron leader he helped in the first naval air attack on Tokyo in 1945 and held the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven air medals. He was 25, native of Middlebourne West Virginia and discharged in 1945. Body to be returned to Charleston Monday. Survived by widow mother and stepfather.
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Richmond
William R. Jemison
Charleston
W. Va
Navy
West Virginia University
Milton
McGuire General Hospital
Jemison
Pro Reds Take Power in Hungary amid Elections Schedule
Budapest reports the cabinet announced Lajos Dinnyes as prime minister replacing Ferenc Nagy. Officials fear Soviet forces will stay, Hungary faces a September election under leftist gains, and the regime is described as 100 percent communist. Washington predicts strong US condemnations and possible sanctions, with Britain coordinating on armistice commitments.
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Budapest
Lajos Dinnyes
Ferenc Nagy
Communist Party
Hungary
MTT
Appropriation Bills Threaten Jam Congress
Washington reports a funding deadline in 30 days as twelve big appropriation bills await passage. GOP leaders tout progress while predicting a busy final month with limited approval of Truman administration priorities.
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Jam Congress
Washington
Congress
Rep. Halleck
Ind
House
Senate
Secretina
Marshall
Two Men Stabbed in Night Altercation
Two white men were stabbed near Princeton avenue and Mercer street after 11 pm in a clash with colored men. Joyce Hawks, 24, of North Ta ze well, is in serious condition at Bluefield Sanitarium with a side stab wound. Woodrow Neece, 22, of Stony Ridge, has two stab wounds to the right shoulder. Police were investigating with no arrests reported.
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Princeton Avenue
Mercer Mercer Street
Joyce Hawks
North Tazewell
Bluefield Sanitarium
Woodrow Neece
Stony Ridge
Thunderjet flies from New York to Philadelphia in seven minutes
Capt Charles E Yeager piloted a P-84 Thunderjet from the Empire State Building to Northeast Airport in seven minutes and 10 seconds at an air show in Philadelphia. The jet averaged 588 miles per hour and reached 610 mph before slowing.
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Philadelphia
Army
New York
Empire State Building
Northeast
Charles E. Yeager
Hamlin
W. Va
Yeager
Philadelphia City Hall
Adrienne Ames Dies at 39 A Stage and Screen Star
New York May 31 Adrienne Ames 39 stage and screen actress and radio commentator died today. She had been married three times and her last husband was actor Bruce Cabot.
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New York
Adrienne Ames
Bruce Cabot
Auto Bus Collision Kills Two In Indianapolis
Two people died and 19 were injured when a Louisville to Indianapolis Greyhound bus collided with an auto at Indianapolis south edge. The auto driver died instantly. the bus swerved to avoid the crash and struck a nearby business. Thirteen injured released. six remained hospitalized in fair condition. Victims named James Pearler 28 Greenwood and James H Adams 30 Whitehall.
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Indianapolis
Louisville
James Pearler
Greenwood
Ind
James H. Adams
Whiteland
Taft Says Veto Likely Dashes Tax Cut This Year
Senator Taft predicts that if President Truman vetoes the tax reduction bill Congress will fail to pass an income tax cut this session. He argues a veto would be pointless and notes surplus funds could cover debt and future tax relief. Senator George echoes that veto could end tax legislation this year.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
George
Dga
Finance Committee
Holiday Death Toll Is 299
The Memorial day weekend fatalities rose to 299 with cars the leading cause. Highway deaths reached 125 as plane crashes in New York and Maryland claimed 94 lives. Drownings totaled 38 and 40 deaths came from miscellaneous causes. The tally suggests a higher toll than last year. California led with 19 fatalities. Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin each had eight.
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Associated Press
New York
Maryland
National Safety Council
California
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Piper Cub Rammed Navy Plane Killing Two Fliers
Two pilots died when a light Piper Cub collided with a four engined Navy DC-4 above Middletown township. The DC-4's co pilot reported being rammed 2000 feet up. Victims were Allen Francis Coles 26 Red Bank a flight instructor and Willard Ivins 29 Little Silver student.
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Red Bank
N. J
Middletown Township
E. O’hare
Shrewsbury Barracks
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Allen Francis Coles
Willard Ivins
Little Silver
Twins Born Shortly After Mother Dies in Charleston
Twin boys weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces and 6 pounds 6 ounces were born via Caesarian in a Charleston hospital shortly after the death of 20 year old Mrs Norman Perry of Arnett Raleigh county. Attendants said both babies were fine. Funeral services for Mrs Perry will be held Monday in the Rebecca chapel at Rock Creek. She is survived by her husband and her parents, a brother and a sister.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha Valley
Norman Perry
Perry
Arnett
Raleigh County
Rebecca
Rock Creek
Principal Issues In Coal Wage And Hours Deadlock
Washington reports the coal strike deadlock with Charles O Neill outlining proposals from John L Lewis. Hours seeks an eight hour day with a 30 minute lunch, operators reject. Wage talks show Lewis seeking 35 cents more per hour, union would raise wages to 13 05 per day compared to operators 11 35. Welfare fund discussions continue with government contract terms.
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Washington
Charles O'Neill
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Mine Workers To Hold Mass Meetings In District 29
Beckley West Virginia May 31 Two mass meetings will be held in United Mine Workers district 29 tomorrow to explain the health and welfare fund. Titler and James Leeber will speak at the Memorial building Beckley at 10 am and at the McDowell county courthouse Welch at 3 pm. A $1000 payment will be made to survivors of each miner who died or was killed since June 3 1946 if in good standing with the UMW. A hardship plan to aid miners unable to work is under consideration.
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Beckley
W. Va
United Mine Workers District
George W. Titler
Memorial Building
McDowell County
Welch
Titler
James Leeber
UMW
Truman Signs Foreign Aid Bill and Delays Alaska Trip
President Truman signed a 350 million dollar foreign relief bill into law. He cancelled plans for a Alaska vacation and will undertake two June trips to Kansas City and Ottawa to address the Canadian parliament while remaining in Washington to handle post-session duties. The aid package covers Italy Greece Hungary Austria Poland China and Trieste.
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Truman
Missouri
Charles G. Ross
Alaska
Kansas City
Ottawa
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Canada
Krug
Ross
Congress
Italy
Greece
Hungary
Austria
Poland
China
Trieste
Court To Act On Snake-Handling Case
The Virginia supreme court of appeals June term opens Monday and will consider two cases including Harvey O. Kirk a faith healing minister from southwest Virginia. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for his wife’s death after a serpent bite during a sect demonstration in Wise County last summer.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Harvey O. Kirk
Virginia
Wise County
Municipal Elections Set For Tuesday In West Virginia
Voters in 120 West Virginia cities and towns go to the polls Tuesday to choose mayors city recorders and councilmen for the next two years. In Weirton the first municipal election at chartered status pits Thomas Millsop against Steve Barron for mayor.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Weirton
Thomas E. Millsop
Weirton Steel Company
Steve Barron
Wives of Nazi Leaders Jailed
The wives of Baldur von Schirach and Walther Funk were jailed at Bad Toelz for denazification trials. Henriette von Schirach cried as she was taken from a mountain inn to prison. Luise Funk suffered a heart attack after arrest. Some widows remain at large awaiting denazification, including Frau Frick and Frau Sauckel.
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Bad Toelz
Germany
Hitler
Baldur von Schirach
Walther Funk
Henriette von Schirach
Jachenau
Frau Luise Funk
Alfred Loritz
Hermann Goering
Hans Frank
Nuernberg
Funk
von Schirach
Wilhelm Frick
Fritz Sauckel
Loritz
Frau Frick
Frau Sauckel
Berchtesgaden
Frau von Schirach
Hitler Youth
United States
Heinrich Hoffman, Jr
Ludwigsburg
Camera Enthusiast Parachutes Into Times Square From Plane
Leonard D Attolico 26 of Brooklyn jumped from a two seater plane over Midtown New York landing in a backyard on 44th Street He claimed 17 army jumps and said he filmed the Times Square area He was charged with endangering public safety and sanitary code violation
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New York
Times Square
44Th Street
Broadway
Leonard D’attolico
Brooklyn
503Rd
D’attolico
Long Island
Empire State Building
Lee Corbissiano
Death Toll In UAL Crash Mounts To 41
The UAL DC 4 crash at La Guardia field increased the death toll to 41 with two more passengers dying in hospitals. The victims include Lois Jeanne Weber of Shaker Heights Ohio and Charles J. Shannon of News City.
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New York
United Air Lines
la Guardia Field
Lois Jeanne Weber
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Charles J. Shannon
News City
Break Up Threatens National Soft Coal Strike Test
Talks between John L Lewis and 75 percent of operators collapsed over a 35 cent pay rise. A July 1 strike was seen as a potential test of new emergency strike legislation if the president vetoes or signs it. Negotiations resume with Southern Producers as operators push a lower wage offer.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Truman
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Fingerprint ID Solves Burned Corpse Mystery in West Virginia
FBI fingerprint files identified the burned corpse as Charles Conte Bebee a 41 year old Martins Ferry Ohio man missing since December 17 1946. Martins Ferry police reported he left his brother Tennison Bebee's home with cash and a signet ring. body found in the Ohio River May 16 showed no sign of violence and was later burned in a wooden box at a cemetery during investigations.
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Ravenswood
W. Va
FBI
Charles Conte Bebee
Martins Ferry
Ohio Steel City
Bebee
C. C. Stewart
Ripley
Stewart
Tennison Bebee
Ohio River
Rebee
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