Hearings on Aviation To Be Aired for Many Months
Washington report explains the two reform efforts to chart U S aviation policy after World War II. President Truman appointed a five man air policy commission led by Thomas K Finletter, while Congress formed a parallel committee led by Senator Brewster and Rep Hinshaw.
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United States Air Force
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Truman
Air Policy Commission
Thomas K. Finletter
New York
George P. Baker
Special Congressional Committee
Brewster
Maine
Rep
Hinshaw
California
Congressional
President
Ealing
Commission
Newton Veteran Kills Self After Witnessing Execution
Arthur Victor Hopper a 20 year old Navy veteran died from a shotgun blast at his Newton home soon after hearing the Raleigh state prison gas chamber execution of Earl O Dear a relative of Hopper s wife Hopper had told a friend the execution made him sick and he wanted to shoot himself O Dear was among five men executed in the state yesterday A coroner s inquest was scheduled Hopper s wife Katherine Beach Hopper was at home when she heard a shot Graham sworn in chapel Hill in United Nations Security Council commission to aid Indonesia Netherlands dispute President Truman appointed him to the panel
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Newton
Ray Pitts
Arthur Victor Hopper
Raleigh
Hopper
Earl O’dear
O'Dear
Katherine Beach
Pitts
Gam's Iowa Portraits of Thrift and Folklore
Des Moines columnist Gordon Gammack recalls Iowa life through humorous vignettes of thriftiness independence and folksy charm. He notes frugal habits odd sayings and stubborn pride from farmers judges politicians and everyday citizens in a lively tour of the Tall Corn State.
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Des Moines
Gordon Gammack
Ernie Pyle
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Gam
Iowa
House of Representatives
Gus Quester
Joe
Ernie Zeng
Newton
State Penitentiary
Hughes Still Under Probe In War Contracts Inquiry
Senate investigators quietly resume questions into about 40 million dollars in wartime aircraft contracts awarded to Howard Hughes. The war spending probe plans a public hearing November 17 and a series of secret sessions with Hughes associates, Meyer, Roosevelt, and other figures.
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Washington
Senate
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Ferguson
Mich
Senate Judiciary Committee
Cain
R-Wash
McGarth
D-Ri
William Rogers
Francis Flanagan
Hughes
John W. Meyer
J. Hughes
Brewster
R-Me
Transworld Airlines
Pan-American Airways
Meyer
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Sente Appropriations Committee
Europe
Botanist Bortles Creates Studio Gardens Grow in a Day
Hollywood botanist L. D. Bortles, known as Films' Miracle Man, turns plant work on demand on movie sets. He plants apartment yard scenes for The Mating of Millie using succulents and vines, keeps greens alive indoors, and even “bushes out” houses and poles to fit shots. He recalls planting for The Yearling and Dragon Seed, and once covered a San Fernando valley hillside with fake greenery using green paint to fool the camera.
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Bortles
Victor Gunson
Central Press
Hollywood
L. D. Bortles
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Millie
California
Evelyn Keyes
Glenn Ford
Alaskan
Florida
Bush
San Fernando Valley
Marshall Urges Nation to Hire Disabled Veterans
Secretary of State Marshall and cabinet members joined a Saturday statement urging the nation to use the skills of disabled veterans and other handicapped workers. The message timed to open National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.
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Washington
Marshall
Vandals Cost Prize in Rough Kidnapping Attack
In Miami on October 6 a 32 year old woman reports five men kidnapped her assaulted her, stripped her, and forced her to swallow a diamond ring after she hid it in her mouth. The incident led to the loss of a top prize and involved the theft of her wrist watch and clothing.
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Miami
Fla
Helen Gill
Vandalism Pay-Off Spurs School Library Purchases
Chicago public schools earned $21,700 in vandalism awards after a summer effort. Reports show window breakage fell 50 percent and 228 schools formed committees to spend the funds on new library books.
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Chicago
INS
Anchorage Grows From 3500 to 10000 During War
In 1939 Anchorage had 3500 residents and expanded to 10000 as World War II surged. Molybdenum, melting at 4750 degrees, is noted as one of the hardest metals to melt.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Anchorage Founding as Rail Construction Camp in 1914
Anchorage Alaska originated as a construction camp in 1914 for the Alaska Railroad project. The settlement grew into a key link along the railway corridor and city development followed the early work camp.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Alaskan Railroad
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