Ruth Nichols Admits Piloting Ill Fated Immigrant Transport
Aviatrix Ruth Nichols says she piloted the ill fated immigrant transport that crashed into the sea off Ireland. She claims she was in full control twisting dials and maintaining altitude speed and direction during the flight from Rome. Capt Howard Berney, chief pilot of the downed craft, confirms details of the incident.
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Ruth Nichols
Windsor-Locks
Conn
Plase
Ireland
Rome
Hiward
Berney
Wethersfield, Conn
Miss Nichols Unclear Pilot Role In Corsica Flight
Police report quotes Captain Bessey and First Pilot Hall disputing Miss Nichols status during a transport crash. Nichols claimed to pilot during sections over Corsica and the Mediterranean while Bessey asserts he and Hall were the only pilots listed.
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Miss Nichols
John Hall
Bessey
Hall
Corsica
Mediterranean
France
Besser
Rome
Myself
Unemployed Payments in Houston County Hit 9285
Unemployment compensation paid in Houston County in July totaled 9285 dollars. State director Flestwoca Carnley said nationwide benefits reached 1,844,000 dollars for July, up two percent from June. He noted more payments occurred but warned total unemployment may be leveling off as July ends veteran benefit eligibility.
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Houston County
Flestwoca
Carnley
Department of Industrial Relations
Graves to be covered by McNary Dam water
Army engineers said graves in Indian terminologies will be flooded when McNary Dam on the Columbia River is completed. The decision not to move the graves followed a meeting with a general council of tribes in the region, descendants of the buried warriors.
Farm Legislation Patchwork Draws Senate Critique
Capital observers in Washington see the Senate Agriculture Committee drafting a new farm bill as a patched together mix. Allan Kline of the Farm Bureau pushes for higher supports while others fear ambiguity. The draft blends elements from multiple bills and faces swift revisions amid intra agricultural policy feuding.
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Peter Edson Washington
NEA
Senate Agriculture Committee
New Mexico
Secretary of Agricuture
Clinton Anderson
Charles Brannan
Brannan
Steagall
Gore
House
Allan Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Senate
Tennessee
Kline
Chicago
Senate Agriculture Commitee
Thomas
Oklahoma
Charles W. Holman
Milk Producers’ Federation
Anderson
Examination of price supports on farm commodities
The note discusses price support rules for staples like corn tobacco rice and peanuts, and the paradox of supporting perishables. It suggests that storage limits would bar supports for meat milk and cheese, pushing support to higher priced processed foods and potentially raising costs, with perishables like watermelons as a possible exception.
Florida Uses Will Graduate ’54 at UF Commencement
The University of Florida plans a summer session commencement for 543 graduates on Sept. 3 in the new gymnasium. Degrees include 341 Bachelors 60 Law 188 Masters and three Ph.D. The speaker will be State Attorney General Richard W. Ervin. Education and moral values will be a focus. Residents Richard H. Alden of Memphis and William R. McCown of Mt. Dora will receive Bachelor and Law degrees.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Atl
Richard W. Ervin
Richard H
Memphis
Tenn
William R. McCown
Mt. Dora
Attaches for Florida special session outlined
Murray says less than half the regular session attaches will attend the September special session after reporting 260 attaches in June. He notes about 95 secretaries and attaches will be present, with 28 attaches staying for the session beginning September 7.
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Murray
Tallahassee
Fla
Parry Murray
Regisia
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SOX
Florida
Dothan
Eo Dothan
Debardeles Coal
Alabama
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Corner
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N. Foster
Cannister
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