Crash Pilot Too Low by 2000 Feet
CHATSWORTH Calif Pilot Roy G White was 2000 feet below prescribed altitude when his Standard Airlines liner crashed into the Santa Susana mountains killing 35 of 49 aboard. CAB Inspector Peyton said investigators will study whether a preflight or in-flight fight among passengers influenced the tragedy.
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Richard Harnett
Chatsworth
Calif
Roy G. White
Santa Susana Mountains
Civil Aeronautics Board
James Peyton
Peyton
Standard Airlines
White
L. R. Powell
Standard
Stanley Weiss
Lockheed
Burbank
New York
Mary Bettis
Long Beach
Jewell Frost
Charlotte Grenander
Excommunication of Catholic Reds Vowed
The Vatican announced that all Catholics who join communism will incur automatic excommunication. The Holy Office condemned communism as a materialistic and anti Christian doctrine and stated believers and propagators incur ipso facto apostasy. The decree appeared in the Apostolic See minutes.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Vatican Holy Office
Apostolic See
Holy Apostolic See
Jennifer Jones and David Selznick Tie in Genoa City Hall
Actress Jennifer Jones aged 30 and producer David O. Selznick aged 47 wed in Genoa city hall in a ceremony officiated by Dr Luccarelli. Earlier notices placed the wedding on a yacht near Portofino with Capt Giuseppe Moni confirming timing and locale. Jones, born Phylis Isley in Tulsa, rose to fame after starring in Claudia and The Song of Bernadette earning an Academy Award.
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Genoa
Jennifer Jones
David O. Selznick
Luccarelli
Vital Statistics Department
Giuseppe Moni
Portofino
Selznick
Jennifer
Phylis Isley
Tulsa
Claudia
Bernadette
U.S. Convoy Tests Soviet Berlin Road Blockade Policy
An American army convoy of 60 unarmed trucks with MP escorts moved toward the Soviet zone frontier and was to reach Helmstedt checkpoint on the Berlin autobahn. British police reported German trucks stalled at Helmstedt, while the plan pressed to establish a weekly trucking link to Berlin if passage is smooth.
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Berlin
United States
Helmstedt
Berlin Autobahn
Soiet
Vassily I. . Chuikov
Lawyers Suggest George Farmer For Judgeship
Cedar Rapids attorney and former state representative George E. Farmer was nominated by the Linn County Bar Association to fill the vacancy on the superior court bench caused by the death of Judge Harry S. Johnson. The choice moves to Gov. Beardsley for approval after a 51 to 48 vote margin over rival James Patterson. An eight member committee was appointed to study Cedar Rapids court needs and consider a municipal court, with a 30 day reporting deadline.
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George E. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Bar Association
Superior Court
Harry S. Johnson
William Beardsley
Farmer
James Patterson
H. R. Churchill
Arthur Bye
William Matias
Association
M. W. O’rieley
IC. J. Lynch, Jr
Stewart Holmes
Charles Penningroth
W. C. Shuttleworth
Otto Schluter
George Claassen
F. H. Kubicek
William W. Crissman
William O. Gray
John J. Locher, Jr
Robert W
Acheson Calls Franco Loan Plan a Giveaway
Secretary of State Acheson criticized the Senate appropriations committee’s proposal of a 50 million dollar loan to Franco Spain as a giveaway. He urged that Spain’s role in the Marshall Plan be left to Western European nations and questioned policy alignment. He defended the 1.45 billion dollar arms-for-Europe program as the minimum for success and rejected a fixed ten year duration.
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Washington
Llp
State Acheson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Spain
Acheson
State Department
Economic Cooperation Administration
Con Acheson
Congress
Wherry
R-Neb
Red Ambassador Seeks Japan Strike Rights Verdict
Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin told the Far Eastern Commission that Gen. MacArthur and the Japanese government wage a brutal campaign against democratic forces in Japan and that U S policies led to a total collapse of the Japanese economy. He urged the commission to grant collective bargaining and strikes for workers in government enterprises.
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Washington
Russia
Gen. MacArthur
Japan
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Far Eastern Commission
Panyushkin
Commission
MacArthur
Pacific
United States
Optimistic items rise as economy shows rebound signs
AP reports modest gains across metals and textiles as demand firming boosts copper, lead, rayon, woolen fabrics and paper. Production restarts and inventories normalize with firms forecasting gradual improvement toward year end.
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New York
O Dwyer Seeks Re Election as New York Mayor
Mayor William O Dwyer announced he will run for re election and has the backing of New York City Democratic leaders. Tammany Hall figures indicated District Attorney Frank S Hogan will withdraw from the race, paving the way for O Dwyer as the party candidate.
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NEW York
William O’dwyer
Tammany
Hugo Rogers
Frank S. Hogan
Rogers
O’dwyer
Truman
Washington
Tammany Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Thomas E. Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Aes Eee
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Explosion and Fire Evacuate Evansville Hospital Patients
An explosion and blaze in the anaesthetic storage room of Deaconess Hospital in Evansville Indiana forced the evacuation of about 230 patients. Firemen and attendants evacuated patients within 15 minutes. one orderly and one firefighter were injured.
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Evansville
Ind
Deaconess Hospital
Frank Swallow
Rockport
Alvis Dil
Swallow
Hot Shirt Takes Hot Foot's Place
Chicago police report a street prank where a man named Arthur Bard was sprayed with lighter fluid on his shirt and a lit match was tossed, causing a minor burn before he could remove the shirt. His companions grabbed the lighter and all fled the scene.
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Chicago
Arthur Bard
Wholesale Food Price Index Rises Two Cents This Week
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index climbed to 5.68 from 5.66 this week but remains 22.8 percent below the year earlier high of 7.36.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Treason Charges Reportedly Facing Czech Clergymen
Reliable sources say members of the Catholic hierarchy in Czechoslovakia may be charged with treason against the Communist government. Archbishop Joseph Beran of Prague is named as a chief target in a government campaign, with directives to isolate clergy and label them traitors.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Beran
Beran
Acheson Says No Pacific Pact Under Consideration
Washington longtime cabinet official says the United States is not considering a Pacific alliance at the moment. He notes neither Chiang Kai-shek nor Quirino have discussed such an alliance with him and reiterates support for regional self defense arrangements.
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Washington
INS
Acheson
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Quirino
Philippines
Wherry Urges Arms Statement on NATO Pact
Senate Republican Leader Wherry urged a formal statement that the North Atlantic Treaty does not bind the United States to arm other pact members. He presented it as a declaration, not a reservation, amid treaty debate in Washington.
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Washington
Ulp
Senate
Wherry
United States
Delay Naming Linn Assessor Until July 22
Objections by Marion businessmen to Linn County Assessor M. G. Linkletter's methods delayed the appointment by the conference board. The panel extended the meeting to July 22, with opponents and supporters debating valuation procedures and the education of taxpayers on assessing.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn County
M. G. Linkletter
Linkletter
Moyer
Board of Supervisors
County Board of Education
Charles Hedges
County Board of Review
Mt. Vernon
Conference Board
Steel wage talks flare as Murray contemplates strike
Pittsburgh AP Untied States Steel, Republic Steel and Bethlehem Steel may be hit as Philip Murray signals a strike at midnight Friday if the President's 60 day contract extension plan fails. A Taft Hartley board could limit solutions and prompt court action while Jones and Laughlin backs the President.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Truman
Murray
United States Steel
Republic Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Jones and Laughlin
Republic
Bethlehem
Taft-Hartley Board
Mr. Truman
United States Steel and
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Trusman
Samuel S. Rosenman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rosenman
New York
President Truman to Address Nation On Economic Calm
President Truman plans a national talk Wednesday night to reassure Americans about a moderate economic decline. He aims to defend the administration’s fiscal policy against critics in Congress and explain key points from his mid year economic report. The address will air on four radio networks and television from the White House at 8 30 p m CST.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Hippo Pete Reaches 46th Birthday At Bronx Zoo
New York hippo Pete at the Bronx Zoo marks a world record for hip longevity by passing his 46th birthday on Wednesday. Officials note the milestone as a rare feat for the species.
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New York
Pete
Bronx Zoo
Liner Subsidies Facing Scrutiny
A Senate investigation into subsidies for a new 2,000 passenger luxury liner faced scrutiny. Chairman Hoey directs William P. Rogers to examine Lindsay Warren's complaints that the Maritime Commission granted excessive funds. Warren reports the United States Lines will operate the superliner with only 28 million dollars in private investment.
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Washington
Senate
Hoey
D-N.c
Thesenate
William P. Rogers
Eet
Lindsay Warren
Maritime Commission
Warren
Congress
United States Lines
Commission
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Coggan
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