Plane Crash Kills 22 Near Coast in Rugged Canyon
A DC-3 crash in Rubio Canyon northwest of Santa Maria and Santa Barbara killed 22 people including four colonels and a bridegroom-to-be, with remains scattered amid ash. Rescue crews cleared a path through brush while officials considered airlifting bodies. The disaster halted a planned Beverly Hills wedding as families mourned.
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Santa Maria
Santa Barbara
Kleveland
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Rubio Canyon
Navy Seaee Ae
Tang Cket High
R. B. Romero
John Lawrence McNeil
Betty Lou Pack
Reds Change Tactics In Indo China
Ho Chi Minh abandons frontal warfare and orders Vietminh divisions to shift to guerrilla tactics. Vo Giap confirms aim to harass rather than seize Haiphong or Hanoi as French defenses face heavy Vietminh setbacks in the Hanoi Haiphong salient. Future raids along the 350 mile perimeter expected with possible Chinese volunteers involvement.
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Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Oe Orf
Vo Nguiyen Giap
Haiphong
Indo-China
Hanoi-Haiphong Salient
Indo-China Frontier
Hanoi-Haiphong
Red River
DiSalle Says Price Controls Could Be Replaced By Delayed Actions
Price chief Michael V. DiSalle argues broader inflation containment may rely on higher taxes, tighter money and credit, and fiscal restraint rather than sweeping price controls. He notes wartime psychology and Korea fears spurred demand, but favors indirect curbs and an integrated stabilization program.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
P—Price
Michael V. DiSalle
Lawrec
Otis Brubaker
CIO
United Steelworkers
Sonenee & Labor
EB Aaron
Fe Ofeyan
Ove
Jacob Viner
Princeton University
Sormece Opa
Leon Henderson
Paul A. Ee
Remion
DiSalle
Korea
Agents Crack Down On Narcotics Ring
Federal narcotics agents say 35 members of a nationwide marihuana distribution ring were arrested in Houston Beaumont Port Arthur and San Antonio during the past week. James C. Ryan of the FBI called the seizures a terrific blow to marihuana and narcotics traffic.
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James C. Ryan
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Ryan
Beaumont
Port Arthur
San Antonio
House Debates Europe Troop Issue Amid Senate Push
Washington April 7 Republicans wrestle with how to handle the troops for Europe question. Senate action routes keep the measure in the foreign affairs committee as leaders weigh substituting a draft bill with a troop ban and whether to risk UMT implications. Other major legislation paused as draft debate dominates the week.
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House
Europe
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kee
D-Wva
GOP
Foreign Affairs Committee
Alto - Mega
Congress
India
Navy Flyers Return From Korea On Valley Forge
The 27000 ton Usa Valley Forge arrives in San Diego with Air-ll pilots of composite Squadron 61 II and Air Group 11 returning from nine months in Korea. Lt Cmdr William T Amen, jet squadron commander, claims to have shot down a MIG jet. Air Group 11 logged 8673 sorties, 5757 offensive. group aided Inchon beach defenses and Marines at Chosin reservoir. four pilots lost.
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Calif
Valley Forge
Korea
Air Group 11
Crise Re
Key West
Fla
William T. Amen
Scotia
Amen
Yalu River
Air Groun 11
Navy
Norea
Inchon
Chosin Reservoir
Cherry Blossom Pageant Queen Crowned in Washington
In Washington the cherry blossoms reached peak show as Miss Tarris, daughter of a coal miner, was crowned queen of the annual festival from 52 candidates. Officials praised perfect cooperation and warm conditions fueling the blossoms and pageant festivities.
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Jefferson Memorial
Washington Monument
di Tarris
Nature
Tarris
Named Top Liar Story Was True
ASRON Lary received the liar of the week award from the Bryson City Liars' Club for a tale about a wild duck during a Fontana Lake fishing trip on March 23. Companions Bol Caldwell and Floyd Cunningham disputed the account, insisting the duck was not dead and escaped after a chase.
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Fontana
O. O. Dacus
Bear City
Sia
Bryson City
Liars’ Club
Bol Caldwell
Floyd Cunningham
Dacus
Cunningham
Caldwell
Fontana Lake
Nantahala
Retreating Reds Turn To Halt Allied Attacks On Korean Front
Chinese Reds suddenly counterattacked north of the 38th parallel on the central front. The Reds used artillery mortars and machine guns to repulse an American assault on a ridge above the Pukhan river near Chunchon. Allied forces, including several divisions, pressed a broader advance elsewhere as UN troops crossed the old dividing line.
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Tokyo
William C. Barnard
Pukhan River
Chunchon
38Th Parallel
Korea
Yalu
Manchuria
Redport
North Korea
U. S
United Nations
Thailand
Siam
Greece
U. N
Red Northlands
Imjin River
Seoul
Sea of Japan
Hanggye-Inje
East Chunchon
Truman Faces Quieting MacArthur Amid Far East Tension
White House discussions with Marshall and Bradley focus on the MacArthur issue amid fears of World War III. Taft advocates arming Chinese Nationalists to strike China, while Truman supporters lament MacArthur’s public comments. Officials weigh options from rebuke to recall, with no decision yet.
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Defense Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
House Spearn Rayby
Texas
Pratt
Taft
Ohio
China
State Department
Truman
House
Martin
R.-Mass
A Department
Demands Early Showdown On Crime Probe's Future
Senator Wiley demands an early showdown on extending the nationwide crime probe. He and Tobey draft a resolution to extend the inquiry until January 15, citing unexamined interstate crime and efforts to keep witnesses like the Fischetti brothers and Humphreys from being questioned.
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Wiley
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Fischetti Brothers
Chicago
Capone
Prpers
Humphreys
Senate
Fischettis
Tobey
Crime Committee
America
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Assembly Seizes Week With Overtime Moves Toward Adjournment
Raleigh April 7 The North Carolina General Assembly pressed for possible final adjournment next Saturday as both houses held long sessions to shorten calendars. The House advanced a blight clearance bill and a toll-road authority proposal passed second reading, while the Senate moved with broad bills and up to date enrollments. A driver license renewal reform was sent to the House, proposing no periodic reexams for new motorists.
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General Assembly
Senate
Charles B. Aycock
Henry Ay
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Terday
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Mecklenburg
Tom R. Grady
Rankin
Gaston
House
Sam Worthington
ABC
James ‘H. Pou Bailey
Wake
North Carolina Railroad
Weather Forecast Summary
Weather report notes today’s high near 0 and tonight’s low around 45. Last night’s low was expected to be 50.
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