A Bomb Plane Pilot Named From Charleston Gazette Report
Maj Woodrow Swancutt, ex University of Wisconsin boxer and 1939 1940 middleweight boxing champion, likely to pilot the atomic bomb plane in the first test at Burnt Atoll next month. His Superpress crew was recommended for the honor after a tough selection against four teams, with Maj Gen Kepner to approve if June 20 conditions allow. Swancutt has 49 missions in the China Burma India theater and in August 1945 piloted Mountbatten from Quebec to Washington for a Southeast Asia command conference. his home is Rapid Wisconsin.
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Liam E. Kepner
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India
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Sunday June 16 1946 state lad in crew
Names and roles of air crew members from multiple stations, detailing bombardier navigator radar operator and radio roles with ages and hometowns. Alternate crews under Gen Ramey include Cols Tibbett Catton and McPherson ready to assume duties if needed. Also reports two Spaniards sentenced to death by military court in Madrid for bombing offices, with others jailed.
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Bombardier
Borden
Iowa
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William Charles Harrison
Odessa
Tex
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San Bernardino
Cal
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Rock, Springs
Wyo
Robert Glenn
Anderson
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T-Set
Jack Cothran
Gadsen
Ala
Reland Modlin
Franklin
Pendleton County
W.a
Herbert Baker Lyons
Becatur
Ramey
Paul Tibbett
Orlando
Fla
Jack Catton
Los Angeles
Clarence McPherson
Oakmont
Madrid
Juan Leon Encinas
Julian Sanchez Fernandez
Agustin Munoz Grandes
General Madrid
Father Suspected In Couple's Death in Bell Gardens
In Bell Gardens near Los Angeles a World War veteran and his fiancée were shot dead, and the groom’s father, Samuel Aston, 50, was wounded after allegedly shooting himself in a hotel room. The elder Aston faces murder suspicion as deputies probe letters and a recent eviction suit.
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Clayton Peter Aston
Lama Frances Quiroz
Sheriff's Deputies
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Bell Gardens
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Sheriff's
Alson
Justice Court
Young Aslen
Aslen
Astor
Fred Chew
Aslan
U S and Britain Protest Romania Over Elections
Bucharest June 15 United States and British diplomatic representatives delivered notes to the Romanian government criticizing its reply to protests over Romania's non-fulfillment of the Moscow agreement. The notes accuse Romania of being wholly inadequate amid ongoing political restrictions and unfulfilled conditions, including suppression of public liberties ahead of a national election. A Romanian communique today said a group named the nation students' front was found in Iasi printing fascist literature.
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United States
Romania
Nation Students’ Front
Jassy
Pair elope aloft to Las Vegas wedding shakes Colorado town
A 23 year old bride Mrs Francy Biggs Kurtz Antonides and her 25 year old Army flier husband Ralph L Antonides arrived home by chartered plane from Las Vegas after eloping hours before her original Denver wedding. The couple, contrite yet happy, said they hoped for forgiveness and planned no firm arrangements yet. The jilted fiancé Joseph Blackburn turned 25 today and learned of the wedding as relatives disclosed the surprise. The Kurtz family owns ranches in western Colorado and Antonides is the stepson of Frank Kisher of Glenwood Springs.
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Francy Biggs Kurtz Antonides
Colorado
Tony
Ralph L
Tony) Antonides
Las Vegas
Nev
Antonides
Joseph B. Blackburn
Denver
Blackburn
J. B. Blackburn
Vyisit
Wife weighs down mortgage with silver dollars
In Minneapolis on June 13, R Zima balanced his 165 pound wife on a scale with 2896 silver dollar coins to equal the mortgage payoff. The 25th anniversary gift became funds to reduce their home debt. His three sons helped move the coins to a bank for payment.
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R. Zima
Unrest in Central Luzon and New Agrarian Commission
In Cabanatuan Luzon June 15 unrest continues as the Roxas agrarian commission meets to address Central Luzon violence. Reports say 11 Huks slain at San Felipe with battles near Kabaulihan and Camandag as Civil Guards clash with Hukbalahap and rival Usaffe groups. Six thousand Church of Christ members seeking protection in Cabanatuan describe illness from crowded shelter conditions.
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Agrarian Commission
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Neuva Ecija
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Casteneda
Philippine Church of Christ
Hukbalahap
Buenaventura Lopez
Hast Central School
Two Men Arrested After Nash Slashing Death
Nash was killed when an altercation over a perked automobile escalated. Norman Counterman, 27, admitted slashing Nash in the neck with a dingernail file. Nash died an hour later at a hospital. Pauline Wright, 18, Nash's companion, was injured. Counterman will face charges Monday, police said.
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Wille
Fight Ends Youth Slaying at Park With Nail File
In St. Joseph Michigan a youth was stabbed to death during a fight at an amusement park. Police Chief Ben Phairas described the stabbing as fatal and the assailant used a finger-nail file as the weapon amid escalating violence. The incident prompted investigators to question motives and potential links to local tensions.
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Ben Phairas
Stanley L
Chicago
Free for Asthma During Summer
Free trial offer from Frontier Asthma Co promising relief during hot dusty humid summers. Advertises a no cost trial and encourages readers to send for the method, with contact details for Frontier Asthma Co at 646-T Frontier Bldg, 462 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY.
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West Virginia Congress votes on OPA bills and amendments
Low West Virginia members of Congress voted on the congressional reorganization bill to reduce pension scales, with 22-43 against Kilgore and Revercomb not voting. The bill passed 49-16 with Kilgore for and Revercomb not voting. Amendments to OPA extension and price controls were debated, with Kilgore and Revercomb voting on various lines. Other amendments targeted price ceilings, storage sale rules, and Labor Department funding. Final counts show mixed support across Republican and Democratic members as votes on the OPA extension and related provisions concluded.
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Byrd
D.-Va
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Revercomb
Taft
Ohio
Okla
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Neely
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Congressmen Back Override Vote Fails Labor Dispute Bill
Bailey Ellis Hedrick Kee Neely and Randolph voted for the override on a 225 to 184 two thirds short margin. The attempt to overrule the presidential veto on the Case Labor Dispute bill lacked sufficient support.
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Ellis
Hedrick
Kee
Neely
Randolph
Elis
Randolph Agai
Remembering Fathers and the First Father’s Day
A nostalgic reminder urges honoring living and deceased fathers with roses and acts of kindness. It notes churches offering services and suggests personal tributes as part of a nationwide tradition with June 10 cited as an early Father’s Day remembrance.
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