Flying Airlift to Berlin Is Dreary Task for U S Airmen
In Wiesbaden the Berlin airlift is described as a dreary run with moments of relief from radio chatter. Pilots report positions near Brunswick and over the Soviet zone, while joked miscommunications and a rare female passenger exchange brighten the long mission. A British air traffic controller probes readiness with terse, official tones.
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Berlin
U. S
George Bria
Wiesbaden
Germany
Brunswick
Little Willie
Big Willie
Big Williams
Big William
Soviet Zone
Gatow
WMSL
Confession of Death Untrue Says Police in Saginaw
Former grave digger Herbert L Gulembo 24 told of killing Kathryn Mellor 43 in Philadelphia June 7 but police in Saginaw say his tale was a drunken delusion. He signed statements then retracted them saying it was a dream. His story differed from known facts and he was not near the murder scene.
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Saginaw
Mich
Herbert L. Gulembo
Philadelphia
Gulembo
Kathryn Mellor
Bayard J. Jenkins
Jenkins
Tiny X-4 aircraft completes desert flight test
Northrop announces the X-4, a 7,000 pound twin turbine, swept wing, propellerless aircraft, has been flown at Muroc test base. Pilot Charles Tucker, 28, flew the craft across the desert sky as part of near-sonic performance research for the Air Force.
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Hawthorne
Calif
Northrop
Airorce
Air Force
Muroc
Charles Tucker
Former Marine Slain in Hotel
Police hunted for Byron C. Hartman 29 an Emerson Electric armament designer from St. Louis whose body was found in a blood spattered seventh floor hotel room in Cedar Rapids. Coroner said a powerful stab wound broke his seventh rib and pierced his heart. two attackers suspected. A carved chicken bone clue and a framed panel bore the legend Lest You Forget.
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Cedar Rapids
Byron C. Hartman
St. Louis
Robert Brosh
Hartman
Emerson Electric Co
Brosh
Firing of 10 Hollywood Figures Cited After Policy Meeting
Eric Johnston says Hollywood figures were fired for contempt of Congress after a New York policy meeting. Lester Cole sues MGM for reinstatement and back pay while Cole’s testimony raised questions about communism. Johnston cited pressure from industry leaders and a potential boycott threat from an American Legion post in Kansas.
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Los Angeles
Eric Johnston
Hollywood
New York
Motion Picture Association of America
Lester Cole
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cole
House Committee On un-American Activities
Lowell Johnson Begins Training Aboard USS Pasadena
Lowell Rayford Johnson seaman apprentice USN son of William Edward Johnson of 216 12 West Church Street Decatur serves aboard the light cruiser USS Pasadena a unit of Task Force 38 now in intensive training in the Western Pacific and China Sea area. The drills aim to give officers and crew realistic naval experience aboard ship and ashore at ports including Honolulu Tsin-tao China Yokosuka Japan and Guam.
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Lowell Rayford Johnson
USN
William Edward Johnson
West Church Street
Decatur
Pasadena
Task Force 38
Western Pacific
China Sea
Honolulu
Tsingtao
China
Yokosuka
Japan
Guam
Singing Scheduled At Penn Church
A singing event is set at Penn Church every Saturday night starting December 18. All are invited to attend.
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Penn Church
Penn Man
Wingtip to Wingtip and a Bullet Like Fuselage
A description notes a craft with sharp bullet shaped fuselage and a long wingspan measured from wingtip to wingtip, mentioning a length of about 20 feet. The text emphasizes its streamlined profile and compact overall dimensions.
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Millard F. Caldwell
Florida
Preston Lane
Maryland
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
Savannah
Doan
Hagerty Drugs
Coty
Muse
le Vertige
Rex
Sericon
Paris
Mickey Mouse
Universal Mercury
Universal
Elmo
Sheldon
Evans
Hughes
Credit Memo
Shop Hagerty
Abco Coffee Maker
Dr. Grabow
Kaywoodie
Amity
Wrisley, Spruce and Saddle Club
McCain
2Nd Ave
Johnston St
Thermos
Juliet
Ingersoll Alarms
Ideal Film
Jem Jr
Kodak Target
Sas
King's
Norris
Lowell Johnson
Fashion Kazer
Allen Alll
Ee Ny
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