Pilot's futile bid to avoid crashing Mackay plane
Brisbane reports a Mackay tragedy as pilot Raymond Knight made two landing attempts to save passengers six young women aboard. The craft struck a house after a bus blocked the path and a wing touched wires. two people were killed including a 7S-year-old Eagle Junction girl. Investigators examined wreckage today.
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Brisbane
Raymond Thomas Knight
Peel Street
Lindeman
West Molle Islands
Eagle Junction
Air Investigations
J. H. Harper
P. Hawes
Civil Aviation Department
Plane crash at Mackay claims pilot and crew
A midair collision and resultant wreckage near Mackay produced the deaths of the pilot and several crew members while witnesses describe the plane tearing through the mayoralty home area. Family members learn of losses as investigators examine the scene and aircraft remains.
Toll of Accidents Bad Weekend in Sydney
Sydney July 21 a terrible weekend of accidents left two people dead and many injured A woman prisoner who had been moved from Long Bay Jail died at Prince Henry Hospital from a fractured skull Early yesterday she was arrested in Darlinghurst for drunkenness sent to Long Bay from Central Court and later found ill in her cell She did not die until admitted to the hospital where her skull was fractured
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Kiiwinal Admiralty
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Tront
Hilliard
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Priner
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Long Bay Sal
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Westerday
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Korea
AIRMEN MU MURDERED Search for Culprits
Ten of the RAF were shot near Strasbourg in March. Seven were captured by the Wehrmacht and moved for days to Plorsheim. Airmen were dragged half-naked to a barn, attacked by civilians, two RAF men escaped during the melee, and others were reportedly executed at a cemetery.
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Lost tattoo hints at national scandal and naval voyage
Fragmentary OCR hints a tale of a tattoo labeled a major national scandal, a regiment headed to Italy and returning to be acclaimed as heroes, with mentions of sending someone to the Amazon to gather rubber for the United States, amid garbled phrases and unclear names.
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Herote
Corm
Amazon
Scandal Over Slavery and Rubber Labour Exposes Jungle Atrocity
In Ogden on July 29 a corrupt labor plot is revealed as workers are forced toward the Armagon jungle. Advertisements lure drought-stricken farmers into exploitation. Escapes end in beatings or prison, with many never seen again. Brazilian Constituent Assembly calls for a full government report on the scandal involving the army.
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Armagon
Agamies Omiya
Constituent. 1 Assembly
Tos Army
Attlee Attacks Tory Policy in Durham Speech
Conservative Party leaders denounce Labour plans and accuse miners of stagnation. Attlee blasts Tory policy as bankrupt, says Labour’s year in power reshaped Churchill era priorities, while Bevin criticizes coal owners as backward and harmful to workers.
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London
C. R. Atticey
Durham
Orst Miners’ Gate
Churchill
Churchll
Hag
Ernest Bevie
Attiee
Merging of Zones Plan for Germany Fails to Clear
July 20 report from London notes a failed attempt to merge zones and outline a single German economy. General McNarney publicly released the full communique, claiming US policy favorsing an approach of one economy for Germany despite the collapse of the talks.
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Germany
Tehondon
Beuer
Atomic Control Commission to Hear from Nations
July 30 report describes M Gremyhs interview remarks on atomic center policies. Officials emphasize secrecy about bomb production methods and sanction information exchange. The Associated Press notes an amendment creating military representation on the control commission and penalties for violations as the bill moves to Senate House conference to resolve chamber differences.
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Atomic Energy Control Gill
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Compromise bill to revive OPA announced in Senate
Senate Democratic leader announced a compromise to revive the Office of Price Administration with controls reopening automatically on August 20 for most goods unless the three man decontrol board acts sooner. The plan covers dairy, beans and their products, poultry, tobacco and petroleum products with noon deadline. President Truman indicated he would accept the compromise.
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Senate
Senate Democratic
Sensior Barkley
Truman
Rain Delays England India Test as Toss Favours India
Heavy Manchester rain halted play in the England vs India second Test. After lunch the pitch deteriorated and umpires called a stoppage. India won the toss and batted first while England faced weather and variable bowling figures from Amab, Sarwale, and others.
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Chery
England
India
Engid
Vatican appeals to Poland over ex-Gauleiter Greber case
Vatican asks Polish government for clemency for ex-Gauleiter Ana Greber as public sympathy grows for a mercy appeal. Polish officials report Vatican message seeking intervention to spare her. The AP notes mixed reactions and claims the appeal hinges on humanitarian grounds.
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Warsaw
Vatican
Ana Greber
Greer
Poamas
Coal stoppage expected today in New South Wales
In Sydney on July 2 a major coal strike looming from Wollongong Port Kembla to halt supply lines across New South Wales. The disruption threatens Port Kembla steel works and rail coal deliveries as southern and western mines may join, prompting government and railway officials to seek swift settlement.
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Imdusiris Paratsi
Port Kemble
Verve
Wollongong
Port Kembla
Railways Department
Mws
Nicholas
Grim Allegations Shake Zealand House Debate
In Wellington on July 20 a stormy session in the House of Representatives centered on an alleged scandal in the Zealand asylum book. Speaker Balasbury and MPs Bowden and Groontiow spoke amid heated exchanges. AAP report notes menial care concerns and calls for investigations into improprieties.
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Libery Manginns
Zealand
Apuaur Balasbury
House of Repre
Menial
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DANGER FACING JEWISH RACE FROM ANTI-SEMITISM
Melbourne report quotes Rabbi Dr. M. L. Perlzweig of the World Jewish Congress warning that six million Jews died in Europe and the remainder face wipeout as peace treaties withdraw occupying forces. He seeks Commonwealth support for safeguards in treaties and notes rising underground fascist movements in Italy Bulgaria Romania and Hungary amid plans for Jewish settlement in Palestine.
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World Jewish Congress
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New York
Paris
J. B. Chifley
New Zealand
P. Fraser
Finland
Dr. Parlzweig
Italy
War Scandals Inquiry Proceedings Show May and Garson Munitions Link
A Senate war investigations panel questions Andrew Mayix and the Mules on munitions ties. The Daily News fronts exclusive photos of May and associates at a wedding reception with Murray Garson family figures, and notes lavish party details and prominent guests amid wartime tensions.
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Bates
Bolivian President Names Military Cabinet Amid Strikes
New York dispatch reports Bolivia's Villarroel appoints a cabinet of military men as a general strike continues in La Paz. A Chilean tally claims about 100 killed and many wounded during disturbances around July.
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Buenos Aires
Villarroel
la Paz
Chile
Allied Air War Unit United Command Drafts New York Plan
A wartime survey drafts a radical air arm concept for global reach predicting swift U S strikes could decimate any Japanese city of 20 000 or more, if atomics were available The document notes prewar intel failures and urges a mobile fleet capable of rapid global air power deployment with strong emphasis on strategic value of wartime aircraft production and Philippines based planes
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Riel Stack
SSS
Sora Tea
Carver
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Etiauyt
British War Veteran Dow Defends Underground Ties
A damaged report describes World War I veteran George Dare and a co-defendant facing death sentences by Gestapo agents. It alleges betrayal and resistance links, naming Dace and Denny Daye as parties accused of complicity with German agents. The article mentions Dijon area neighbors and a mistress accusation amid a treason case.
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George Dare
Sis
Gestapo
Dace
Dijon
Wave Hin
Denny Daye
Polish opposition funds linked to London exiled government
A fragmented 2016 dispatch claims secret police activity and Polish government in London. It reports about 128,600 pounds tied to British and American banks with labels abroad, suggesting covert financial support for Polish exiled authorities.
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London
Presa
Poland
Brih
American Banka
Unruly Demonstration After Race at Cannon Park
A chaotic scene followed the final race, the Seventh Division Hack, at Cannon Park Racecourse on Saturday. The judge placed Royal first and the hot favorite Regabel second amid a disrupted crowd and unsettled aftermath.
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Cariion Park Racecourse
Royal
Regabel
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