Giant Constitution Puts Record Passenger Load Across Continent
The Navy transport Constitution flew non stop from Moffett Field to Washington in nine hours 38 minutes with 72 passengers and 18 crew aboard. Commander William M. Collins led the flight as part of a six rocket engine test and a 40 second takeoff.
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Constitution
Moffit Field
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Wishington
Moffett Field
Wiliam M. Collins
Air Force
Fettunel
Fear 40 Killed In Plane Crash Near Tripoli
ROME reports the crash of a four engine sky master near Tripoli in North Africa. The London war office states about 40 army technicians were aboard with an eight man crew. The plane departed from Nairobi and originated in Khartoum with engines damaged and casualties feared.
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Nairobi
Kenya
School Directors and Principal Quit Posts in Ringtown
At Ringtown Pennsylvania the school district votes resignations after a taxpayers group demands reinstatement of Mrs Anabelle Billing Houser English and music teacher at the high school. The four board members and the supervising principal quit citing taxpayer mistrust though Warren Hurn remains to manage operations until new directors are elected.
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Ringtown
Sehuykill County
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Ray ©. Bliss
Guy J. Bumbel
Trvin BE
Brouse
James H. Ambrose
Charles. Stauffer
Warren Hurn
Oscar Boyer
The
Taxpayers Association
Houser
Shooting ends in tavern owner’s death in Bedford
State Police report a tavern owner, Thomas B. Leary, 48, was shot to death in a game where two men tried to shoot whiskey glasses off each other’s heads. Leary was found dead early today at his Beans Cove tavern near Flintstone, Pa., close to the Maryland border. An additional man was detained for questioning. no charges filed yet.
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Bedford
Thomas B. Leary
Beans Cove
Flintstone
Maryland
Bedford Barracks
Four Strokes Said To Have Felled FDR, Study Claims
Dr Karl Wold contends Roosevelt suffered four strokes ending in 1945 with a 1928 first attack. Dr Ross McIntyre disputes the history, calling Wold's account erroneous. Wold cites Mayo Clinic visit in 1998 and a 1943 serious second attack. Look magazine prints excerpts from Mr President How Is Your Health. Rep A L Miller urges Congress to hear the health tale.
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New York
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Washington
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Congress
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Soap prices cut by P and G in Cincinnati
Procter and Gamble announced a six percent wholesale price reduction on its principal household soaps. The move cites lower fats costs as the primary factor and is stated to be the fourth decrease in the past year.
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Cincinnati
Proctor & Gamble Company
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