Six rescued after B 29 and fighter collide over sea
A B 29 from March Air Force Base and a Marine Corsair collided about 40 miles off Santa Catalina during a joint air exercise. Six men parachuted to safety and were rescued. one airman was killed and seven others were missing feared dead. Navy Coast Guard and air units searched until nightfall.
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Pacific Ocean
Santa Catalina Island
Coast Guard
Navy
Marine
Pacific
Toledo
Sixth Air Force
San Diego Naval Hospital
106Th
March Air Force Base
Riverside
Calif
Arthur M. Moran
el Toro Marine Air Station
Moran
FAA Corsair
Marines
Santa Catalina
San Clemente
Pam
March Afb
Bank Robber Nabbed Quickly in Virginia
In Salem Virginia a pistol waving carpenter helper held up the Bank of Salem and fled in a taxi with about $30 000. Less than 40 minutes later state police cornered the getaway car in a gun battle whacked the bandit over the head with a shotgun and recovered a paper bag filled with the loot. The robber was identified as C L Richards 31 a Salem construction project worker.
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Salem
Bank of
C. L. Richards
Official Weather Data From U S Weather Service
Weather report for New York City and Bridgeport with high fair and cool conditions. Temperatures measured yesterday and seasonal indicators included along with tide times and sun events for May 14 in Almaia.
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New York City
Bridgeport
Yale Ice Cream Riot Ends With Fire Hoses
A dispute between two Yale ice cream vendors sparked a riot in downtown New Haven involving several hundred students. Firemen used hoses to disperse the crowd. police clubs and night shift officers aided. Four students arrested. Yale President Griswold apologized for the nuisance.
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New Haven
Yale
A. Whitney Griswold
William Celentano
Howard O. Young
New York Cop Fired Eight Hours Before Pension Deadline
Lt. Thomas J. Evans a 21 year veteran was dismissed by Police Commissioner George P. Monaghan after a departmental trial eight hours before he could retire. Evans linked to the Harry Gross bookmaking ring denied involvement. trial found substantial truth in the allegations.
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New York
Harry Gross
Brafters
Thomas J. Evans
George P. Monaghan
Evans
James A. Delehanty
Gross
Delehanty
Monaghan
William D Dwyer
Truckman Killed as Boulder Crushes Worker at Reservoir Site
Agustine Chiero, 26, of 47 Caroline Street, died after a 2500 pound boulder dropped from a power shovel at a new state moderate rental housing project at Reservoir and Trumbull avenues. He died at Vincent's Hospital at 2 05 p m from multiple fractures. Shovel operator Philip Rapuano, 48, West Haven, said he raised the bucket to clear Chiero's truck when a boulder teetered on the edge, others report. Continued on Page Eight.
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Agustine Chiero
Caroline Street
E and F Construction Company
New State
Reservoir and
Trumbull Avenues
Chiero
Vincent's Hospital
Samuel
Acciden
Philip Rapuano
Hemlock Street
West Haven
Albert
Three Men Die in Chair for Newark Tavern Killing
In Newark New Jersey on May 13 three men Clarence Smith Robert Jellison and Frederick Bunk were executed in the electric chair for killing tavern patron Peter Newcomb during a 1949 Penn Tavern holdup. Jellison spoke a prayer requesting mercy as the others faced the sentence. A fourth participant Thomas Vanuzzi was sentenced to life after a separate trial.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Newark
Clarence Smith
Robert Jellison
Union Beach
Frederick Bunk
Jellison
Peter Newcomb
Orange
Penn
Newcomb
Smith
Thomas Vanuzzi Iso
Taft Leads in West Virginia Early Primary Returns
West Virginia early returns show Sen. Robert A. Taft leading in presidential preference by nearly five to one over Harold Stassen. Taft supporters lead Eisenhower on at large delegates with 33 of 2822 precincts counted, as voters waited past closing time and about 500000 ballots were expected.
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Charleston
W. Va
Robert A. Taft
West
Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Gould Guilty of Embezzlement and Bigamy in Connecticut
Former Deputy Director James R. Gould of the State Commission pleaded guilty in Superior Court to embezzlement and bigamy charges. He faced a pending sentence after a physical examination, with prosecutors alleging multiple offenses and two simultaneous families.
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Hartford
James R. Gould
State Commission For
John T. Cullienan
Gould
North Haven
Rocky Hill Town Court
Joseph V. Fay, Jr
Leo V. Gaffney
Culliman
Steelworkers hint at new strike as Murray accuses industry
In Philadelphia the CIO steelworkers hinted at a possible new strike while union chief Philip Murray charged the industry with breaking government labor rules. A convention resolution urged prompt wage and contract settlements and pledged active political action in 1952 backing Democratic leaders.
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CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Truman
Supreme Court
Washington
Steel Industry Hs
Steelworkers Union
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Five MIGs Downed by Sabre Jets in Korean Air Strikes
The U S Fifth Air Force says five Russian built MIGs were destroyed in six dogfights between Pyongyang and the Manchurian border on Tuesday. Capt. Robert W. McKittrick of Edwardsville, Illinois, claimed a Red jet was knocked out in a spin after a near miss. At least 100 communist troops were killed in front clashes near Kumhwa as Allied tanks probed Chinese defenses and rail targets were hit.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Kumhwa
Price Controls Likely to Stay Beyond June 30
Cleveland May 13 AP Upshot from a Super Market Institute meeting says price controls will be extended and may be strengthened. Arnall notes some foods will rise but only pennies per week for the average family while supermarkets and chains may deserve small increases. OPS study cited.
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Cleveland
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
OPS
Institute
Washington
Court weighing ruling on steel
The Supreme court was told by steel firms that government seizure of mills could cost up to 300 million dollars. An administration lawyer called such fears fantastical. Justices debated presidential power to seize private property and predicted a lengthy decision.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Jackson
Wounded Man Says Bandit Shot Him
A man named James Jankuska aged 25 of Marina Village was wounded in an attempted holdup in front of Lombard's restaurant at Railroad and Wordin avenues. He said a bandit demanded money and shot him. Police investigated. a passing motorist took him to a hospital and alerted a patrolman at 1:45 a.m.
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Lombard’s
Railroad
Wordin Avenues
James Jankuska
ArnalI Excerpt Indicates Broad Canned Meat List
The fragment notes canned meats excluding tuna and salmon and cites Arnall mentioning a detailed announcement.
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Arnall
Whisky Rescue for Dobbin From a Well in Olympia
In Olympia Washington on May 1 AP reports Fire Chief Harry Lynch treated a distressed horse named Dobbin stuck in a well with a shot of whisky. After helpers dug one side of the wall the horse rose and was pulled free aided by a rope and the chief’s note that red eye gave it energy.
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Olympia
Wash
Dobbin
Harry Lynch
Lynch
Senate votes to extend wage price controls to next March
Senate Banking Committee backed extending wage price controls to March 1 next year while removing the Wage Stabilization Board’s dispute settling powers. It also extended rent control and allocation authority through June 30, 1953, amid steel industry disputes and inflation concerns.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
WSB
Congress
Public
Labor
Industry
George W. Armstrong
Texas Steel Company
House Labor Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Banking Committee
William J. Grede
Clem D. Johnston
Roanoke
National Chamber
Capehart
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Boulder
A. J. Bennett
Fairfield
Arthur J. Bennett
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Richard M. Brett
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Angelo Patri
Constantine Brown
Herman Bundesen
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Wessevee
West Virginia
J. R. Gould
State Board
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Norwalk
Rc Council
Tron End
High Mansion
Tribunal Communist Front
Mathews Mansion
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Fairfield County
National Council of Arts, Sciences and Professions
Malcolm D. Roberts
Park Committee
Stanley Bleifeld
Westport
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House Un-American Activities Committee
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Harry Marinsky
Irving C. Freese
National Board
Marinsky
Joseph Fullin
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