Michigan Bell Fires Three Grand Rapids Workers Over Cable Slashing
Detroit report states Michigan Bell Telephone Co fired Francis Meyers 27 E Robert Hoos 28 and Gordon Leonard 26 for involvement in a cable slashing during a 44 day strike. Peter Peterson 56 Benton Harbor also fired but offered job back December 1 after 24 years with the firm and nine years from retirement.
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Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
Grand Rapids
Francis E. Meyers
E. Robert Hoos
Gordon H. Leonard
Peter C. Peterson
Benton Harbor
Miracle man in Zurich walks with spear through body
A Dutch advertising man calling himself the miracle man ran around with a long thin spear piercing his liver and kidney at the University clinic in Zurich. Doctors questioned the feat while the man claimed invulnerability due to non existence.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Zurich University Clinic
Arnold Gerrit Johannes Henskes
Henskes
Alfred Brunner
Tanks of Plane Drop into City No One Injured
Pasadena residents escaped harm when two 250 gallon wing tanks fell from a P-80 jet during an in flight failure. One tank struck a bus depot area, another landed in Central Park near Green hotel, causing window damage but no injuries. Lt Reginald Shaw 22 Tulsa piloted the aircraft back to March field.
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Pasadena
Calif
Central Park
Green Hotel
Reginald O. Shaw
Tulsa
March Field
Ed Johnson
Cochran Wins Fourth Harmon Trophy for Aviation Merit
Jacque line Cochran head of the Wasp wartime women pilots has earned her fourth Harmon trophy for leadership patriotism and devotion to the United States during 1940 46. She helped ferry bombers to Britain in 1941 and later led 25 American women pilots with the British Air Transport Auxiliary as a flight captain.
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Washington
Jacqueline Cochran
The
Wasps
Harmon
United States
Miss Cochran
North Atlantic
Canada
Great Britain
England
British Air Transport Auxiliary
Mississippi Court Frees Negro in 1946 Sullivan's Hollow Clash
The Mississippi Supreme Court freed L. T. Hubbard, sentenced to 10 years for firing at a sheriff's posse in the Sullivan's Hollow gun battles, marking the second of three Negroes released as the court ruled the sheriff overstepped arrest or shooting authority. The third conviction was sustained. Algeria's Numidian link mentioned.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Sullivan’s Hollow
L. T. Hubbard
Albert Craft
Sullivan's Hollow
Derailment Blamed on Rain-Weakened Bridge Near Cambridge Springs
A rain-weakened bridge caused the Erie Railroad Flyer derailment near Cambridge Springs, injuring eight. A coach, dining car, and Pullman left the rails and ran about 300 feet along the right of way before stopping. all remained upright.
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Meadville
Erie Railroad
Cambridge Springs
United Air Plans Freight Rate Cut
United Air Lines announced a nationwide freight rate reduction of about 25 percent starting August 1, pending filing with the Civil Aeronautics Board. Local shipments up to 16,000 pounds drop to 20 cents per ton mile. heavier shipments stay at 14 cents per ton mile. The airline cited example fares from Chicago to Detroit 3.10, New York 8.00, Denver 9.90, and Los Angeles 17.50 for 100 pounds by air.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Detroit
New York
Denver
Los Angeles
Airliner Turns Back From Atlantic Run
An American Overseas Airline jet on its new Scandinavia to United States route via Prestwick Scotland halted its flight four hours over the Atlantic and landed at Shannon Airport with one engine out.
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Shannon Airport
Hire
Scandinavia
United States
Prestwick
Scotland
Atlantic
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Aviatrix
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Mississippi
Algeria
Numidia
United Air Plans
Ileibsohn
Davenport
Premier Vacuum Cleaners
Ominke
ASTE
DRUC
S.S. S. Blood Tonic
Blue Barrel Soap
Ome Obe
KREML
Phillips
Magnesia
Gerber
India
Ero A
Lydia Pinkham
Lite
Remington Electric
Kusigun
Figo
D.D.T
N.e.cor
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