Probe Opens Into Cause of Plane Crash
MT CARMEL Pa P-Charred pieces scattered over a coal blackened hillside marked the crash site of a United Airlines DC-? (DC-6?) with 43 aboard. Investigators scoured wreckage after an engine flame prompted an attempted emergency landing near Mount Carmel. Passengers included Earl Carroll and Beryl Wallace. A civil aeronautics board team led by Joseph Fluett investigated as other agencies aided. The crash was one of the deadliest in domestic airline history with 39 passengers and four crew. An emergency office was opened as investigators examined wallets and personal items recovered amid the wreckage.
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MT. Carmel
United Airlines Dcg
New York City
Earl Carroll
Dak (Ankle
Manion
Beryl Wallace
Carroll
Henry Lb. Jackson
Guiler’s Magazine
San Diego
New York
Pennsylvania
George Warner
Westmont
IIL
Bow Tate
Sven Wan
Ivan
Stitt
James
Smoke
Port Deposit
Bryce Cryin
Utah
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Joseph O. Flualt
Civil Coronautites Board
Fluett
Ele
Casarate Alcl Ras
Douglas Abr
Jack Deity
United
Eliertes
George Warner, Jr
Westmont, III
Alllside
Favor Church Merger Gains Wide Support
Leaders from 27 states express approval of a proposed merger between the Evangelical and Reformed church and the Congregational Christian church. The cross denominational accord aims to unite two historic Protestant bodies into a single denomination.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Congregational Christinn Church
Stassen the Choice of Iowa Republicans
Inside report highlights Stassen as the Iowa GOP favorite for the presidential nomination while Dewey gains ground in the latest IPOP poll. Rosalla Goldapp of Nealers is named best groomed 4 H club girl in Fottawattamie County with a feature and photo on page 9. A three day celebration marks the Swedish arrival centennial in the middle west and a story on page 9 notes city officials have given up on a 2,500,000 fraud control project this year.
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Dewey
Rosalla Goldapp
Nealers
Katelman Loses in Power Vote
Alderman Katelman suffers defeat on a proposal to empower the city to buy Western Town Power Company. The 7 to 1 vote favored leaving the issue open for a November public vote with a proposed price not to exceed 2.2 million dollars plus improvements. Dr I R Kall opposed after initial hesitation and cast the lone yes.
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Joseph B. Katelman
Counycilmen
Harry N. Boyne
Katelman
I. R. Kall
Utllity
Dr. Boyne-Vfw Group
WIPC
George B. Sparks
Trial Continued CEDAR RAFIDS
The trial of George Scurlock, chief forward for the CIO United Packinghouse Workers union at Wilson and Company plant, has been continued to June 24. Police Judge Harry S. Johnson said the continuance was granted because Patrolman Harold Cerveny, who would testify that Scurlock obstructed traffic near the plant on May 11 during the meat strike, is on vacation.
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George Scurlock
Ferward
CIO United Packinghouse Workers Union
Wilson and Company
Harry 5. Johnson
Harold Cerveny
Scurlock
Transfer of Alcohol Plants Now Up to President Truman
Washington three government owned plants used for alcohol production during the war would be turned over to the agricultural department under a bill passed by the senate and sent to the white house. They include Muscatine Iowa Kansas City Missouri and Omaha Nebraska with costs of 2 760 000 4 098 000 and 6 806 006 respectively. The Kansas City and Omaha plants were declared surplus in July 1947 while Muscatine continues under wartime lease. A house committee report says the plants would aid in handling and disposal of agricultural products and notes uncertainty about when they might be called upon again to produce alcohol for the government.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Senate
White House
Muscatine
Kansas City
Omaha
Neb
House Committee
Council to Check Bus Proposals in Special Meeting
A special council meeting is set for Monday to review bids from two firms to replace the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway. Council Bluffs Transit and Atlanta based Caroline Investment Company bid to take the franchise, with the existing operator under a 30 day contract. Council members call the field wide open and plan to inform the local firm its franchise is rejected.
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George B. Sparks
Omaha
Cauneil Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Council Bluffs Transit Company
Caroline Investment Company, Inc
Atlanta
George B. Mayne II
Addison G. Kistle
Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Sparks
Kistle
J. C. Steinmetz
Council Bluffs City Lines
Steinmetz
Council Bluffs
Associates Ln
James R. Kiger
West Germany Faces New Era
Western allies announce a Friday night drastic currency reform in their zones to curb money in circulation and pave the way for ERP participation. A new Deutsche mark will replace old marks with a 40 to 40 exchange for Sunday, a $12 per person limit, and a two month window to convert up to 60 marks per person. The plan targets savings and balances, with loans available to firms, and excludes the Berlin four power sector. A buying wave followed the announcement as citizens rushed to spend before devaluation.
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Berlin
Germany
Two Men Arrested for Robbery at Boone
Greene County Sheriff William Davis says two men Don Fahs 24 and Robert Gerlinger 23 from York PA held up 70 year old grocer Blaine Livingston on Thursday at the Bracery store, took $40 to $50, then fled in a Model A. Davis stopped the car after spotting Pennsylvania plates.
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Davis
Pennsylvania
No New Polio Cases Reported At Mercy Hospital
Mercy hospital officials on Friday said no new polio cases had appeared since Wednesday afternoon. The 15 polio patients at Mercy are all reported to be satisfactory with continued observation and care underway.
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Mercy Hospital
Weather outlook for Bluffs and Nebraska five day period
Partly cloudy Saturday and warmer conditions on Sunday with highs in the mid 80s. Cooler Monday with showers or thunderstorms starting Sunday night then spreading across the state. Nebraska shows scattered showers west Saturday, generally fair Sunday, with more showers and storms Monday and Tuesday and fair Wednesday. Normal highs 85, lows 59. Total precipitation 8.07 inches, deficit 3.95 inches.
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U. Ss. Weather Bureau) Council
Bluffs
Nebraska
House Passes Draft Bill by 283-130 Vote
The House approved a delayed-action draft bill by 283 to 130, setting no one to be drafted before February 1. The measure, loaded with amendments, moves to the Senate where a filibuster could block it. The Senate had cleared a separate bill last week for an immediate two-year draft.
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House
Washington
Senate
Congress
Iowa Republicans split on drafted bill in House vote
Iowa eight Republican representatives split 5 to 3 as the draft bill passed the House. LeCompte Cunningham and Talle voted for. Dolliver Gwynne Hoeven Jensen and Martin voted against. The measure calls for one year of service with induction ages 19 through 25 and relies on presidential order for future calls. Filibuster threats and swift Senate maneuvering followed as Congress adjourned with the bill moving to the Senate.
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Washington
Iowa
House of Representatives
LeCompte
Cunningham
Talle
Dolliver
Gwynne
Hoeven
Jensen
Martin
House
Tech
Senate
Glen Taylor
Idaho
Henry A. Wallace
Taylor
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Representative Philbin
B.mass
Armed Services Committee
Wherry
R.-Neb
R.mass
Marshall
Marcantonio
Al-N
Rain Forecast Shifts as Showers Edge Into Five Day Outlook
Area forecasts call for spotty skies and warmer temperatures with mid 50s to mid 30s. Generous rains were forecast earlier but stalled in Kansas and Missouri. No rain reported Friday morning though a little may develop later. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to begin in the west Sunday night within a five day outlook. Council Bluffs recorded 0.23 inches Thursday as temperatures dipped to 63 this morning, with a 78 degree high noted in the area.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Council Bluffs
Government seeks dismissal of operators pension plea
Washington reports failed efforts to break the contract deadlock between John L. Lewis and the soft coal operators. Senator Bridges asked a federal court to dismiss the operators plea to block proposed $100 a month miner pensions funded by the United Mine Workers welfare fund. A hearing before Judge Goldsborough will decide if the pension payments can proceed, with Truman possibly stepping in if the talks collapse before June 30.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Bridges
R-M.h
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Ile
UMW
Ezra van Horn
Tuslice
America Doubling Its Fighter Plane Strength in Europe
The United States plans to double its fighter strength in Europe by shifting a unit of jet planes from Panama to Germany. The 36th fighter wing from Albrook Field in the Canal Zone will depart around August 13, boosting Germany based forces to about 150 planes and marking the first organized jet interceptor strength in the region.
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U. 8
Ninth Candidate to Seek Nomination for Secretary of State
Des Moines reports that the Republican state convention may add a ninth candidate for secretary of state. George Prichard Jr., 25, from Unda, visited statehouse offices Thursday to announce his candidacy after winning Monona County’s GOP nomination for state representative in the primary and graduating from the University of Iowa days earlier. Eight candidates vied in the primary but none reached 35 percent, leaving the convention to select the nominee.
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Des Moines
George Prichard
Undwa
Frichard
Monona County
Brimary
University of Iowa
Motorist Dies in Auto Accident Near Crescent
William Golden a 42 year old painter from Missouri Valley died when his car overturned on highway 75 south of Crescent. Passenger Charles Carmichael 70 from Blair Nebraska was injured with a broken leg and shock. Both men were thrown from the car as it rolled two to three times. Carmichael treated at hospital. Golden body sent to Missouri Valley funeral homes. Golden survived by wife Dorothy and two children Cleta and Ira.
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Charles Carmichael
Missouri Valley
Council Bluffs
William A. Golden
Pottawattamie County
William Golden
Painter
Highway 75
Crescent
Golden
Blair
Neb
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Carmichael
Gold Blw
Jack Tyler
Earl Kinert
Modale
Sheriff Tyler
Kinert
Tyler
Tyler-Itush
Woodring Funeral Home
Hennessey-Van Cleave Funeral Home
Dorothy
Cleta
Ira
Vandenberg Seen as Tough Rival for Dewey at Philadelphia
Governor Dewey views Senator Arthur Vandenberg as the man to beat at the Philadelphia convention though Vandenberg denies being a candidate. Dewey aides fear a potential push from Vandenberg that could disrupt a quick nomination, even as Taft and Stassen remain alternatives.
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Albany
N. Y
Dewey
Arthur BR. Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Michigan
New Yorker
Robert A. Taft
Harold TE. Stassen
Dis
Taft
Stassen
Vandenberg
Dewey Poised to Lead on First Ballot at Philadelphia Convention
Dewey’s camp claims gains of 25 delegates since Thursday, signaling strong first-ballot support. Taft Stassen talks circulate about a possible Taft Stassen deal while Vandenberg’s status remains uncertain in the race for the GOP nomination.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Davey
Jack Bell
Herbert Brownell
Thomas E. Dewey
New Yorker
Brownell
Dewey
Taft-Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Stassen
Minnesota
Stasi
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
New York
Joseph Martin
Vandenberg
Ohio
Herbert E. Brownell
New Arrest In Hearse Ride Case
Edward Porter, 20, a Black man, was arrested Friday while driving a borrowed hearse. Police Lt. Jack Oglesby held him for further questioning and quoted Porter as saying he was just joyriding.
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Smilally
Edward Porter
Jack Oglesey
Porter
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