Flights Faster Than Sound Announced by Air Secretary
Air Secretary Symington said the XS-1 experimental plane has flown much faster than the speed of sound, with Capt. Charles E. Yeager as the first pilot beyond the sonic wall. Details cover speed references, altitudes, and the aircraft’s specifications and mission as part of a joint supersonic flight program.
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Washington
Symington
Air Force
Myra
Air Materiel Command
Wrightfield
Ohio
Navy
Belle Aircraft
Niagara Falls
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Forecast of Cooler Air and Scattered Showers Across Iowa
The weather bureau projects cooler conditions for Thursday evening across Iowa with a few widely scattered thunderstorms in eastern areas. Wednesday saw a high near 92 at Spencer and 80 in Cedar Rapids with a low around 54 to 60 earlier. Nighttime lows are expected around 50 to 55 in eastern Iowa, while Thursday day temperatures rose to about 90 in parts of the state.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Spencer
Davenport
Iowa City
Glenn Barr Hurt in Industrial Accident
Glenn R. Barr, 25, of North Liberty route one, Suffered an industrial accident at Penick and Ford Inc. when he stepped on a conveyor box cover. His leg fell into a screw conveyor requiring amputation above the knee. He was taken to St Luke's hospital and operated on at 4 30 a.m. His condition after surgery was satisfactory.
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Cedar Rapids
Glenn R. Barr
North Liberty
Penick and Ford Inc
Barr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Myron Taylor Target of Paternity Suit in Chicago
A Chicago woman filed a 2 million dollar damage suit against Myron C. Taylor, U.S. envoy to the Vatican, and associate Joseph A. Bennett claiming Taylor is her father. She seeks a legal declaration of paternity and related rights, detailing a long effort to uncover her identity and alleged concealment.
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Myron Taylor
Chicago
Myron C. Taylor
United States
Vatican
Taylor
Earl Walterman
Joseph A. Bennett
Equity
Myron C Taylor
Margaret Klotz
Margaret Nicholaus
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Bureau of Missing Persons
John J. Cronin
Bureau
Walterman
Bennett
Long Distance Rates Within Iowa to Be Raised
Northwestern Bell unveils a new long distance rate schedule effective June 21 for intra Iowa calls. Most changes are moderate, with some rates unchanged or lowered. Day rates Cedar Rapids to Sioux City drop to 1.10 for three minutes. night and Sunday rates rise up to 20 cents.
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Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone
M. H. Morrison
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Vacationers Take Gazette Along For Trips
The Gazette offers mail forwarding during vacations. Provide vacation address and dates. the paper will be stopped at home, mailed to the destination, then resumed upon return. Circulation department details available.
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the Gazette
Food Index Rises 14 Cents to 7 11
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index advanced 14 cents in the week ended June 8 to 7.11, the sharpest rise since September 9. The index tracks the price per pound of 31 commonly used foods, compared with 6.97 a week earlier and 6.12 in the same week of 1947.
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New York
Owner of Killer Dogs Gets One to Two Years
Svend O. Sandgren, 52, was sentenced to one to two years in prison for manslaughter after his bull terriers killed 11 year old Stanley Balaban in a lot near Sandgren’s houseboat. Authorities reported the attack followed by the dogs roaming free on the waterfront site.
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New York
Svend O. Sandgren
Stanley Balaban
Sandgren
Hangar and 21 Planes Lost in Airfield Fire
Fire at Rosecrans field levelled a large hangar destroying 21 planes and a mess hall used by the National Guard. The blaze swept the airfield early morning, with crews battling flames as surrounding structures were evacuated. No injuries were reported.
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ST. Joseph,mo
National Guard
Enveiag
Rosecranfield
Wilson Packinghouse union calls mass meeting tonight
An uneasy peace surrounds Wilson and Company as packinghouse workers are called to an 8 pm mass meeting at 7C.BJ hall to decide next steps. Harold Smith says Phillip Weightman, UPW international VP, will address from Chicago. The meeting is closed to the press. plant operations near normal with 1,350 workers present and 200 to 250 more expected by Monday.
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Wilson and Company
Packinghouse
BJ. Hall
Harold Smith
Cedar Rapids
United Packinghouse Workers
Phillip Weightman
UPW
Chicago
Wilson
Walter W. Whitford
Stassen Attacks Truman as ERP Hearings Begin
Harold E. Stassen testifies before the Senate appropriations committee opposing ERP funds cuts and denounces Truman’s claim that Congress is the worst in history. He argues the current Congress has one of the most constructive foreign policy records, while Truman later softens the remark.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Stassen
House
Bridges
R-N H
Blind Coe Couple Wins Heart's Desire Windfall
Mr and Mrs Chester Stanhope of Iowa City blind since birth and wartime injury receive a Heart's Desire prize after a KCRG contest letter. The five week old baby Sheila Kay accompanies them as they prepare to appear on the Let's Get Together program.
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Mrs. Stanhope
KCRG
Bob Lilly
Lilly
Stanhope
Mutual
Stanhopes
Mrs. Davidson
San Diego
Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach Dies at 53
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach, age 53, died at Walter Reed Army Hospital from heart failure after a career spanning lawyer, judge and senator. He had health problems since 1946, worked intensively, and was praised by President Truman as a great public servant. He led the Labor Department during wartime strain and politics, with his succession uncertain and acting duties handled by John Gibson. He left behind a career from Seattle and an early life marked by hardship, education, and service in Congress and the judiciary.
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House
Halleck
Ind
Rep
Clevenger
Congress
Gamin
Rayburn
Rep Smith
R-Wis
Truman
Stassen
O’mahoney
D-Wyo
Grand Coulee
Thaddeus Stevens
Washington
LLP
Lewis B Schwellenbach
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Labor Department
Army Hospital
West Mowne
Lewis Schwellenbach
Labor
Schwellenbach
Superior
Wis
John Gibson
David A Morse
San Francisco
International Labor Organization
Panama
White House
John R. Steelman
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Washington
Seattle
Senate
Anne Josephine Duffy
Senate Passes Draft Bill in 78 to 10 Vote
The Senate approved the 19 through 25 draft bill 78 to 10 after a debate and amendments. It would expand regular armed forces to 1,795,000 in 1948-49 and allow 161,000 18 year olds to enlist for one year, totaling 1,956,000. The bill requires 18 through 25 to register. 18- to 17-year-olds are exempt. Doctors and dentists up to age 44 would register separately.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rules Committee
Morse
Truman
Congress
National Guard
Laborites Drop Plans To End Death Penalty
London AP report says the Labor government withdrew its promise to spare the lives of all convicted murderers, reversing prior pledges as officials signaled a tougher sentencing stance.
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London
Train Wreck Kills Two, Injures Thirty One in Maryland
A Baltimore and Ohio Diplomat passenger train from Washington to New York derailed on an embankment near Laurel Maryland, killing two and injuring 31. Moments later a southbound Royal Blue sideswiped several derailed cars, narrowly averting another tragedy.
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Laurel, Md
Ins
Baltimore and Ohio
Washington
New York
How Liu Can Get Around So Much
Chinese officials say General Liu Poi cheng is not superhuman. A Kaifeng dispatch claims Liu is losing eight doubles each with one eye missing. The Central News Agency offers this explanation for sightings in separated areas on China's central war front.
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Nanking
Liu Poi
Cheng
China
Liu
Kaifeng
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