Two Planes Crash Eight Miles Apart
In pea soup fog eight miles apart near Alexandria Virginia two planes crashed around midnight Friday. An Eastern Air Lines DC-4 from Miami to New York with 26 survivors and five fatalities in the burning wreck. a B-25 army plane from Richmond to Andrews Field with all aboard unconfirmed. Survivors from the DC-4 crawled from wreckage. Captain Joe S Morris and co-pilot P K Zepernick were injured. Names of the military crew were withheld pending kin通知.
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Cool Weekend on Tap for Iowans
A Cedar Rapids area weather note describes brisk cold conditions through the weekend with scattered snow in Cedar Rapids Charles City Mason City and Sioux City. Temperatures ranged from a morning low around 24 to a high near 45 as of Friday and 43 by mid afternoon.
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Peace Parley Debates Pact For Hungary
Paris AP report on the peace conference debating Hungary reparations. The US urged sending the entire issue to foreign ministers for review, opposing a 300 million demand and supporting a cut to 200 million. Debate centers on allocations to Russia Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia amid Slav bloc pressure.
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Guests Make Own Beds as 18 Washington Hotels Strike
Washington AP report describes a sweeping hotel strike by 5,000 AFL workers across 18 major hotels. Pickets outside contrast with self served service inside as guests handled beds and bags. negotiations failed over proposed wage boosts. Notable hotels named include Statler Mayflower Wardman Park Washington Willard Hay-Adams Lafayette Carleton Shoreham Raleigh Roger Smith Lee Sheraton Harrington New Colonial Continental Martinique Ambassador Annapolis. Secretaries Schwellenbach and Henry Wallace linked to Wardman Park residences and a dinner for Wallace's daughter Jean disrupted.
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Stilwell Reported To Be Very Weak Commander Near Death In Frantic Fight
San Francisco AP Gen. Stilwell, 63, commander of the Sixth Army, was described as very weak early Saturday at Letterman General Hospital. He had surgery on Oct. 3 for a liver ailment linked to Burma campaigns, with a critical turn on Oct. 9. He received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, his most coveted decoration, on Friday.
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Hull Improves After Stroke At Bethesda Naval Hospital
Cordell Hull, 75, former secretary of state, passed the immediate crisis of a stroke suffered on September 30. Physicians at Bethesda Naval Hospital reported gradual improvement and Hull was resting comfortably on Saturday.
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Roof F collapse kills one and injures five in Sioux City
A two story brick building housing the Larson tavern and Avery Brothers Sign shop collapsed trapping residents and injuring eight people eight? Wait the text says killed one and eight injured. A bar maid, Mrs Maxine Nelson, 35, was killed. Several hospitalized including Mrs Nettie Johnson 66 Mrs Katherine Pippin 26 and her son Bruce 1 C C Garside 66 and Mrs Leah Marsh 26 all of Sioux City. Gas fumes hindered rescue work and the cause was not immediately identified. Witnesses recalled people fleeing through a rear stairway or a window as debris buried cars along the curb. The collapse occurred about 15 minutes after one observer left the building.
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Discharged naval hero pleads guilty to theft in Chicago
Elmer S. Hart, 22, a former pharmacist’s mate awarded the Bronze Star, admitted stealing 7250000 to win back his fiancée. He led police to a locker where nearly 29000 in cash and 5970000 in money orders were recovered and agreed to return to Miami to face embezzlement and grand larceny charges. He will likely face a Monday hearing before transfer to Miami authorities.
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Wallace Fakes Job as Editor
Des Moines AP report says Henry Wallace told Dante M. Pierce he accepted editorship of The New Republic. He had been on leave from Wallaces Farmer and Iowa Homestead while serving as secretary of agriculture vice president and commerce.
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Police seek ringleaders after Roosevelt Franklin game disturbance
Police chased a gang of youths on Cedar Rapids east side after the Roosevelt Franklin football game at Hill Park. They targeted the Keen Teen club at the YMCA building seeking Franklin students to “beat up.” Three squad cars arrived to disperse them. The group reformed at Krebs Dairy store but found only one Franklin freshman. Two youths reported to the juvenile officer following the game.
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Pacusan Dream Boat fires 13000 gallons in polar flight
Washington reports the B 29 Superfortress Pacusan Dream boat burned 13000 gallons of gasoline in the Hawaii to Cairo polar flight. Army announced the mission cost 91941 dollars.
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Stalingrad Tractor Factory Back in Production After War
Ragged barefoot workers trudge through rubble at the Stalingrad tractor factory as they rebuild after bombardment. American engineers helped establish the plant in 1932 and now aim to produce about 6,000 tractors this year. Workers speak of repair efforts, salvaged parts, and pride in restoring industry amid ruins.
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Truman to Broadcast at 9 P.M. On Meat Stabilization
President Truman will speak by radio at 9 p.m. CST Monday for about 15 minutes on the meat and Stabilization program. White House officials said the address would discuss potential actions on the meat shortage after cabinet deliberations, with reports of possible ceiling adjustments or a certificate plan.
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