Britain begins probe into Tudor Airliner crash tragedy
Aviation experts opened an inquiry in Cardiff into Britain's worst postwar commercial air disaster. A four engine Tudor charter plane from Dublin crashed near London Airport, killing 80 aboard and injuring five crew, with only three survivors. Most victims were coal miners returning from a rugby match celebration. Relatives gathered at the scene as rescue efforts continued and a mortuary was set up at St Albans.
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Associated Press
Cardiff
Wales
Britain
Bellair'e
Eivi Wviision
Lord Pikenham
Dubin
Ireland
United Kingdom
Dublin
Landon
Here
Heather
Batk
St ‘Ahan
Qvaé
Lindow
Eleh
Innocent Plea Entered By Gibbs In Lancaster Court
Lancaster Pa March 13 Gibbs pleaded innocent to a charge of murdering Mariam Louise Baker a 21 year old college stenographer The court asked how he wished to be tried he replied By God and my country in a monotone Jurors were then selected after Lancaster County grand jurors returned a true bill charging him with the crime Gibbs had been named in the indictment following a 12 minute grand jury session and the crowd heard the subdued plea in court
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Lancaster
Wid L. Gibbs
Mariam Louise Baker
N. J. Franklin and Marshall College
Stuffert
Gibbs
Lancaster County
Miss Baker
Orange Prices Hit 20 Year High
Reported orange prices surge toward a 20 year high amid Florida bloom and supply concerns. Box prices jump several cents versus last week as juice demand and fresh fruit markets diverge. Growers now receive more from fresh fruit than juice, while some prices appear inflated compared with a year ago.
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Cony
Florida
Br Lieyert
Neers
Local Church Plans Two Story Parish Hall Expansion
St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church revealed plans to add a two story parish hall after a months long study. The church council said the current £3100 debt must be cleared before construction, and the present parish house may be used meanwhile. Two options were proposed: a full two story hall or only the basement portion within two years.
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Edit Hol
Sociali
St Paul's Syangelinal Lutheran Church
Church Coneil
Corswell
Hue
Soviet Voters Cast Ballots For Unopposed Parliament
Soviet citizens cast ballots for 671 candidates to the Council of the Union and 621 to the Council of Nationalities, all unopposed, with Stalin among the nominees. Voting used marked ballots in Moscow’s Lenin district, and turnout was expected near universal for four-year terms.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
Bering Strait
Danube
Council of the Union
Supreme Soviet
Council of Nationalities
Communist Party
Pravera
Lenin
Stalin
Nios
Couriej
Union
Supreme Sc
City May Lose Pennsy Service To Pittsburgh
Corry may lose its main passenger and mail link with Pittsburgh as Pennyslvania Railroad applies to the PUC to abandon weekday service between Oil City Red Bank and discontinue Sunday and holiday runs to Pittsburgh. If approved, two current Oil City Pittsburgh trains would end on Sundays and holidays, leaving Red Bank to Pittsburgh weekday service only.
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Red Bank
Corry Tmiy
Pitttstungh
Penneyonia Railroad
Thas
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Clarion County
Pittsburgh
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Oi City
Corry
Steel City
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Court House
Frontlin
Milroad
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Bat
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Oil
City
PRR
Buffalo
Easter Seals Sale Opens Campaign for Erie Society
Evie County Crippled Children's Society launches its annual drive to raise funds for a cerebral palsy clinic at Lincoln School and an orthopedic clinic at Hamot Hospital in Erie. The 20 000 dollar goal runs March 20 to April 9, with donations sent to the Erie County Crippled Children's Society.
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Evie County Crippled Children’s Society
Lincoln School
Erie
Hamat Hospital
Erie County Crippled Children's Society
Robert M. Brigges
Coniowes
Briggs
Two-Year Pact Adopted by Can Company and Steel Workers
The American Can Company and the Steel Workers union signed a two year contract after four weeks of talks. The agreement provides a five cent per hour wage increase and a $100 per month pension. The contract takes effect March 18.
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Mike
Pension
Philadelphia
American Can Company
Steel Workers of America
King Leopold II Returns? Slim Belgium Vote Split Nation
Brussels reports show 87.68 percent backing Leopold II’s return in an advisory referendum, with 57.68 percent of valid ballots in favor. Cabinet discussions followed, as premier Gaston Eyskens prepared to confer with the monarch in Pregny. Liberals signaled hesitation, while anti Leopold factions floated plans to coax him back and force abdication.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Imal
Belgium
Leopold
Gaston Eyskens
Pregny
Geneva
Carl Lies
Presny
Leopala
Britain Faces Second Parliamentary Test in Housing Debate
London March 13 Britain's Labour government confronts a second major House of Commons test in five days as a Conservative motion criticizes housing policy. Tomorrow a vote on a spending amendment could threaten the government with a confidence defeat, risking cabinet resignation and an election. Aneurin Bevan to present the housing amendment, Sir Stafford Cripps to speak on spending.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
House of Commons
George
Hesith
Aneurin Bevan
Blafford Cripps
Medical board clears doctor amid hearing over murder case
A New Hampshire medical board reviews a 41 year old practitioner in a case tied to a death at a hospital. The State Medical Society declines to press disciplinary action and notes such actions are reserved for the county society. A special meeting may be called to discuss the physician Lancer. The case involves a patient death and possible professional misconduct.
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Associated Press
Manchester
H. Mireh
Herman N_ Sone
Hillsborouth
Fis Uherishi
Pramum
Abbie Havyoto
Nmone
Soifety
House of Delegates
Colinty Society
Dx Lancer
Navy Body Opens Probe Of Erie Man S Shooting
A Navy inquiry convenes to investigate the shooting of Midshipman Robert J. Simple of SIde Pa during a beach party. He was wounded after he and a companion broke into a casino run by 13 year old Fred Rainey, a Pensacola casino proprietor. Simple is hospitalized at Pensacola NAS.
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Erie
Associated Press
Pensacola
Frs
Robert J. Simple
Siie
Sample
Maren Z. H.C. Mitchel
Shimple
Fred Rainey
Mitchell
Misshipman
Iis Birk Tristol
Penedcoin Naval Air Station
Roads Slippery Under Ice Coat
A winter storm left Corry district covered in ice and snow, with five am road crews from the State Highway Department tackling hazardous streets. No major accidents were reported though police investigated a minor washup. Erie reports four inches of snow in outlying areas and snowplows were called as Sunday dawned. City Streets Department workers used a mix of calcium and sand to clear streets, while creeks and wires remained affected by the icy conditions.
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Fonds
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Alex Dibivky
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UW Ima
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Jidkent
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Roth
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Wleye
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Balch Aivest
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Mortel Dairy
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HUIY
Halil Tt
Sexsio
Henry Heiniel Asulenpi
Warren
Manay
Yourngstown Oaseball Club
West Smith
Ty Uker
Andersons
Dubrosky
Five car crash on Smith Street ends with driver charged
Police say three drivers collided on Smith Street in a five vehicle crash. One driver faces charges after a chain reaction incident that damaged vehicles and sprayed water from a broken hydrant. The event prompted a wide police response and a brief Treasury report followed later in the day.
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Smith Street
Tred Mews
First Avenue
Trussmi
Wally Anderson
Flying Ball Sightings Over Corry Area Stir Unexplained Interest
Reports from northwestern Pennsylvania describe an unidentified silver ball with exhaust trailing in the sky. Witnesses say it moved slowly unlike a jet. some speculate an experimental plane or Bell helicopter test from the nearby Bell plant in Niagara Falls.
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Corry
Wolic
Pennsylvania
Air Fore
Hheir
Soeaman
Bell Aircraft
Bell
Niagara Falls
President Truman Proposes 21 Federal Reforms and Abolition Plans
President Truman sent Congress a package of 21 proposed changes to reorganize federal agencies and abolish the Maritime Commission. The plan includes transferring shipping oversight to Commerce, expanding cabinet powers, and creating a new maritime regulator while strengthening general service administration and labor enforcement. The proposals aim to centralize authority under Commerce and broader executive control across land, sea, and air transportation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Congress & Sheaf
Maritime Commis
Venhomital Jd
Guvelhmedil
Commerer Department
Artovisies
Tiresiémipr — Maritiide Commission
Sawyer
Secretaries of Treasury
Jiniteriot
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
God Finance
Bach
Fed
General Sevices Administration
GSA
Interior Department
Aliska Public
Police Still Hunting Brusco Murderer
Pittsburgh report states police seek the man who raped and beat to death Jens Brusco outside her home four months ago. Homicide Captain Welht notes a youth who swallowed blades before telling police a suspect named Omafia from Nebraska and Gordon Keith Andersen of Kansas City, Missouri. The latter is recovering after an operation to remove retard blades. Confession reportedly incomplete.
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Pittsburgh
Jens Bruscd
Peter Welcht
Fasor Blades
Fia
Gordon Keith Andersen
Kansas City
Onisha
St Nebraska
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