Jet Authority Credits Buck Rogers Wingless Ship Sightings
Reginald W. Standerwyck a leading jet propulsion expert says the Buck Rogers wingless craft seen by two Alabama pilots may be real. He notes rocket ships are ground controlled and powered by liquid fuel and that pilots could plausibly view such a craft as it ends its trajectory.
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Albany
N. Y
INS
America
Alabama
Jet Authority
Reginald W. Standerwyck
Albany Times-Union
Marblehead
Mass
General Electric Company
Rocket Society
Standerwyck
Chemical Gives Relief In Migraine Headaches
Mayo clinic doctors report injecting histamine into 144 migraine patients from 1937 to 1946. Ninety eight patients showed 25 to 100 percent improvement, excluding tension headaches, though the treatment is not a cure.
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Chicago
Mayo Clinic
Dorothy Macy, Jr
Bayard T Horton
The Post of the People by Edgar A Guest
The poem explores the impact of flattery and appearance on self perception. It contrasts a cheerful, confident facade with fears of ill health sparked by compliments and imagined symptoms. It notes the human mind may conjure maladies from praise or worry while rejecting aging.
Famous Surgeon Seeks Help in Search for Son
In Chicago Dr. Willis J. Potts seeks assistance locating his son Edward 21 who vanished June 2 after leaving Rochester for New York and California. Potts postponed a major operation to search times square for days. A psychologist cites possible nervous breakdown. A blue baby operation may be performed soon on a patient en route from Trieste to Chicago.
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Chicago
Willis J. Potts
Edward
Potts
New York
Times Square
Rochester
N. Y
University of Rochester
California
Northwestern University Medical School
Children's Memorial Hospital
Trieste
Murray urges extra session to roll back prices
CIO President Philip Murray called a special session to restore prices to reasonable levels and urged investigations into post-OPA price and profit policies. He warned of dislocation if inflation continues, noting full employment and a record economy despite rising living costs.
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Phil Murray
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Congress
Murray
American Broadcasting Company Network
Justice Department
National Association of Manufacturers
OPA
Atomic Power Plant Slated For Operation in December
The Brookhaven National Laboratory reactor designed for peaceful purposes is planned to begin producing electricity in December. The 2,500 kilowatt pile, housed in a 120 by 100 foot concrete cube, uses graphite and uranium rods and features a 300 foot stack and a weather tower to manage radioactive air and drafts.
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Atomic Power
Upton
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyle Borst
Long Island
Denver
Farben Group executives sentenced in war crimes trial
MERNBERG Germany Carl Krauch chairman of I G Farben was sentenced to six years in prison. Twelve top executives received sentences from 18 months to eight years. Nine were convicted of plundering factories in Nazi occupied nations. Time served was deducted. Two defendants were released. Ten others were acquitted. The war crimes tribunal adjourned after nearly a year.
Pile Area Sign Warns of Immediate Termination for Tampering
A short notice describes a fenced pile area marked by a barb wire barrier at sea level on Long Island. The sign warns that tampering will mean immediate termination, implying strict security around the site and a potential danger from radioactive rays.
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Long Island
Sheriff Refuses Shelton Offer in Peoria County Race
Sheriff Earl E. Spainhower of Peoria County recounts a talk with Carl and Bernie Shelton offering $50 000 a year to back his campaign. He rejected the plan saying he would fund his own race and would crack down on Bernie while noting past contacts and assurances of cash for voters.
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ST. Louis
INS
Earl E. Spainhower
Peoria County
Carl
Bernie
Dr Ruth Gallaher Quits Historical Society Post
Dr Ruth A Gallaher longtime state historical society staff member retires to teach political science at Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky. She joined the society in August 1914 and has served 34 years.
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Ruth Gallaher
Historical Society
Iowa City
Ruth A. Gallaher
State Historical Society
Asbury College
Wilmore
Gallaher
The
Historical Society To Name Successor
The passage notes an associate editor since 1930 who has served on the city council and rent advisory board. Dr Mildred Throne of Washburn College Topeka Kan will succeed her in the historical society post.
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Historical Society
Mildred Throne
Washburn College
Topeka
Kan
Retail Store Is Ruled Subject to Taft-Hartley Act
An examiner for the National Labor Relations Board rules A-1 Photo Service in San Pedro California is subject to the Taft Hartley Act after finding 44 percent of its merchandise is bought outside California and most sales occur within state. The ruling counters NLRB policy and sets an order pending contest.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Isadore Greenberg
AFL
A-1
San Pedro
Calif
Greenberg
California
Action on Oleo Doubted by Taft
Senate leaders doubt the upper chamber will act in its extra session on a bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine after House passage. President Truman said he would sign if it reaches the White House. Fulbright allies may push anew, but dairy state opposition and a quick adjournment limit chances.
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Washington
Taft
Theenate
House
Truman
White House
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senators Hear of Testimony From Bentley on Subversion Risks
Washington AP reports the Senate investigations committee may have secret testimony this week from Elizabeth Bentley described as a former Communist agent. The panel, led by Chairman Ferguson, probes whether federal jobholders in high posts engaged in subversive activities. Bentley’s exact statements were not disclosed. New York papers linked her to tips that led to indictments of 12 Communist leaders, though she was said to testify to another House inquiry on un American activities.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Committee
Elizabeth Bentley
Ferguson
R-Mick
Mins Bentley
New York
Elizabeth T. Bentley
U. S
Congressional Investigation Committee
House Open UN
Notice of a Land Claim in Iowa County
Notice of a land claim in Iowa State involving Carl Hendrickson as attorney. It lists debts and a deadline for payment by the residents of a county, with a court address in Iowa. The document references a formal filing dated July 8 and mentions a deputy or receiver.
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Iowa
Gian Ge Coanty
Carl Hendrickson
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