Tragedy at Fireworks Crowd as Train Hits Holiday Watch
A Milwaukee Road passenger train struck a crowd watching Fourth of July fireworks in Fox Lake Illinois. Three killed including a mother and her 7 year old son and a man, five injured among 80 to 100 on a track and trestle near Riverside Island. Coroner says train traveled 55 to 60 mph as spectators fled or froze nearby.
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Fox Lake
Ill
Milwaukee Road
Northern Illinois
American Legion
Riverside Island
The
Legion
Chicago
Walkworth
Trac
Legion Field
Jim Tutt
Tutz
Lillian Pavelchik
Gary
Round Lake
Carl Strand
Waukonda
Pavelchik
Mel Platenko
Robert Babcox
Vanconds
Illinois
Mediation Talks Begin In Nation’s Steel Strike
Federal mediator Joseph F Finnegan and two aides arrived in Pittsburgh for exploratory talks with United Steelworkers President David J McDonald and U S Steel VP John A Stephens. No immediate resumption date set as 650000 workers walk out, halting 90 percent of US steel production. Finnegan expressed hope but offered no location or timing for new negotiations.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
Finnegan
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
New York
Blessing of the Fleets Across Faith Traditions
The article notes a yearly maritime blessing for fishing and pleasure boats, led by Catholic priests Protestants and Jewish rabbis joining in prayer for divine protection. It emphasizes spiritual dedication over commerce and honors mariners who lost lives at sea.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
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NEA
Jesus
Sea of Galilee
United States
Truman Harriman Meet as 1948 Nomination Looms
Former President Truman met with Gov. Averell Harriman in New York for breakfast. They discussed Europe, the forthcoming Democratic convention, and the November victory while both stressed staying neutral in possible Stevenson Kefauver rivalries and remained committed to helping the Harriman campaign.
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Harry S. Truman
Averell Harriman
Europe
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Harriman
Adlai E
Stevenson
Kefauver
California
Chicago
Illinois
National Committee
Tar Neel Family Dies In Accident Near Walterboro
An automobile crash on U S Highway 17 A near Walterboro South Carolina killed a Greensboro North Carolina family of four returning from Savannah. Luke Richmond Hadnot Sr 42 Evelyn Pryor Hadnot 42 Luke Richmond Hadnot Jr 14 and John William Hadnot 3 were identified as victims. Police said Luke Jr may have been driving the car and the impact shoved the engine into the front seat. The family’s dog Spot died in the crash and identification papers were lacking.
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Walterboro
S. C
North Carolina
Luke Richmond Hadnot Sr
Evelyn Pryor Hadnot
Luke Richmond Hadnot Jr
John William Hadnot
Greensboro
N.C
Hadnot
William Pryor
Savannah
State Highway Patrol
Luke Hadnot Jr
Hadnet
Spot
Greensboro Pipin Equipment Co
Bradnet
Huge Police Effort Targets Kidnaper of Infant in Westbury
Police staged a major operation in Westbury Long Island to trap the kidnapper of 4 week old Peter Weinberger. Officers combed a one mile area around the family home and watched from hidden posts as clues were checked and ransom demands traced. The note asked for 2000 in small bills to be left in a garage before a stated deadline.
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New York City
Manhatchet
Westbury
Long Island
Times Square
Old Westbury
Antisegregation Clause Falls From School Funding Measure
The House debate over a 1.4 billion dollar education aid bill focused on the Gwinn amendment which would base federal school funds on taxes paid. Rep Adam Clayton Powell sought to restore the antisegregation provisions after they were knocked out by the Gwinn move. Rep Roosevelt confirmed the change, prompting surprised reactions from the gallery as the measure faced floor action.
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Roosevelt
D-Calif
Walter
D-Pa
Plac
New York
Graham Barden
Aa Feng Ony
Twining Report on Soviet Air Power Shocks Eisenhower at Gettysburg
General Nathan Twining told President Eisenhower during a visit at the Gettysburg farm that Russia leads in the number of warplanes and is closing the gap in quality. The briefing followed Twining’s eight days in Russia with defense officials and came amid congressional debate over air superiority.
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Nathan F. Twining
Eisenhower
Twining
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White House
Washington
Eisenhower Farm
Russia
Defense Wilson
Air Force
Quarles
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Wilton B. Persons
Hou
U.S
Senate Armed Forces
Wilson
Senate
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
United States
National Airport
Sher
Man Adams
Charles E. Wilson
Arthur Radford
Nathan Twining
General Motors to Face Federal Antitrust Suit
United States Attorney General Brownell announced that the Justice Department will file a federal antitrust suit in Eastern Michigan charging that General Motors has secured a monopolistic position in bus manufacturing. GM reportedly controls 70 to 80 percent of the market. Brownell said there are no political overtones and stressed equal treatment of all parties.
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the Justice )Dept
General Motors
Detroit
Gen Brownell
Michigan
Brownell
NBC
Defense Wilson
Justice Dept
Martha Rountree
One July Fourth Highway Fatality Reported In State
The Associated Press notes a single July 4th highway death in North Carolina. Norfleet Lee Hicks, 19, of Roanoke, Va., was struck by a car while walking on NC 46 near the Virginia line. Patrol counted heavy traffic and holiday crowds with one drowning death in the Yadkin River near Wilkesboro.
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Associated Press
State Highway Patrol
North Carolina
Cenes
Virginia
Northam County
Norfleet Lee Hicks
Neil
Star Route
Roanoke
Nap
Hway NC
LeRoy Baldwin
Yadkin River
Wilkesboro
Highway Deaths Edge Upward Over July Holiday
The nation’s Fourth of July traffic toll rose above the pre holiday estimate of 130 deaths, with 131 deaths by last midnight and 72 drownings plus 59 other fatalities for the period. One fireworks related death occurred in Wyoming. Dearborn, president of the National Safety Council, compared the toll with 128 deaths in the prior two days.
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Associated Press
Wyoming
Dearborn
National Safety Council
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