House Advances Cut-Back Military Spending Bill
The House debated a pared down 46.68 billion defense bill covering Army Navy Air Force and related agencies for the year starting July 1. Republicans pressed for deeper cuts while Democrats argued security requires funds. leaders warned against further reductions as votes loomed for a potential final action by Wednesday.
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Mass
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
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Vinson
Air Force
Housers
Gotham Crash Blamed On Pilot Error
New York reports indicate a cargo plane crash in a Queens residential area was due to the pilot not following tower instructions. Pilot William B. Crockett Jr. and co-pilot, plus three residents, were killed as the C 46 struck homes and a lot, with officials citing cloud cover and miscommunication.
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Edward E. Slattery
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Civil Aeronautics Board
William B. Crockett Jr
Queens
Fort Lauderdale
National Air Transport Coordinating Committee
Eddie Rickenbacker
Vincent Impellitteri
Newark City
Idlewood
LaGuardia
Meher Migiattery
Crockett
Palm Sunday Fashion Show Amid Cold Boardwalk Winds
Atlantic City visitors sought warmth inside hotel lobbies as 20 000 people attended the pre Easter Boardwalk fashion show. The day featured low 50s temperatures with wind and gray skies, keeping most finery hidden under fur coats and topcoats.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Palm Sunday
Olive blasts Umstead's ties to eastern power firms
Raleigh Governor hopeful Hubert E. Olive accuses three state Utilities Commission members Stanley Borne Fred Hunter and Edward McMahan of backing Duke Power rate hikes and links their lobbying to Umstead. Olive predicts rate increases for Duke Power and Carolina Telephone, while opponents call the charges political propaganda.
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Fred Hunter
Edward McMahan
William B. Umstead
Duke Power Co
Um- Olive
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Olive
Olive Assu
Ted
Duke
General Assembly
Umstead
Winborne
Hunter McMahon
Commission
Carolina
Icy Floodwaters Drive Dakota Residents Out
Missouri River flood swamped Bismarck and Mandan forcing about 1,000 residents from homes as the Big Muddy surged to the highest level since 1917. Floodwaters invaded nearby towns and Montana’s Milk River danger grew while rescue efforts continued through freezing night. One child, Red Boy, was swept away and presumed dead.
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Death by Own Action Ends in Arizona Case Closed
In Phoenix county officials ruled the death of 22 year old Fred Wege a suicide at Dreamy Draw, cleared his companion George Augspurger of suspicion. Augspurger, 22, a Tempe student, released to his father after driving Wege’s car back to their Tempe housing. He described attempts to prevent the tragedy and said he believed Wege chose his fate in private.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Fred Wege
George G. Augspurger
Wege
Here
Wee
Augspurger
Arizona State College
Tempe
Robert Stark
Canadian Bridge Wrecked By Flood
Three spans of the Saskatchewan Landing Bridge were swept away by the spring flood in swift currents. Damage to the mile long steel and concrete structure was about 300000 dollars. The Saskatchewan River rose with ice jammed flow threatening another span downstream. traffic halted as ice pressure mounted.
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Saskatchewan Landing
Saskatchewan
Elbow
Last of 15 crash victims identified in Alabama
The final body recovered from the two plane collision in Mobile was Maj. Er Link of Valero, Calif. Identification of the dead was completed. The fatalities included Capt. Walter Verneuille and Lt. Jack Tucker, plus nine others from the C-47, with names and hometowns listed.
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Mobile
Ala
Air Force
Er. Link
Valero
Calif
Geempert Oean Troop Trans
Walter O. Verneuille
James L. Sr
Gastonineae
William A. MacKinsey
Los Angeles
Jack Tucker
Cullman
Winchell Broadcasts Put Off Indefinitely
New York based American Broadcasting Co. said columnist Walter Winchell's Sunday night radio program is suspended indefinitely due to his illness. The broadcaster reported he is suffering from a heart ailment and broadcasts will resume after recovery.
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New York
American Broadcasting Co
Walter Winchell
End Justifies Means in Moonshine Arrests
Philadelphia man Edward Hackett 28 was arrested on a moonshine charge at his home and released on 500 bail. He was arrested again Saturday night on the same charge claiming the first arrest was to earn a bail bond fee.
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Philadelphia
Edward Hackett
Hackett
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