Crash kills 52 as United Air Lines DC 6 crashes in Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon Utah October 25 officials and workers removed bodies from a burning DC 6 after a United Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York crashed near the canyon rim. Investigators from CAB and United Air Lines vowed a careful probe, with theories on whether the craft exploded in air or on impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryce Canyon
Utah
United Air Lines
James R. Peyton
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Los Angles
Los Angeles
New York
E. L. MacMillen
Balboak
Calif
Scenic
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
CAB
Douglas Aircraft Company
National Park Service
Canyon Park
Distillers Plan Shutdown as Grain Saving Move Nets Support
Washington reports distillers controlling over 95 percent of alcohol capacity will halt production for days to conserve grain for Europe. AFL union warns 10,000 to 12,000 workers may be laid off and seeks talks in Chicago on October 30. Luckman offers neutral help to reassign workers as 97 percent of commercial capacity confirms closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles Luckman
Citizens Food Committee
Europe
AFL
Distillery Workers International Union
Chicago
Joseph O'Neill
National Labor Relations Board
Luckman
Distilled Spirits Institute
Luckman Committee
Truman
Chamber Says Employes Get New Benefits
The U S chamber of commerce reports that the Taft Hartley act expands employee rights not reduces them. It cites broader rights to prevent grievances, ability to file unfair labor practice charges on election petitions, and preserved right to strike. It also notes workers may choose whether to join a union and adds financial protections for welfare funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Ik of Welfare Funds
Cherry names Abert Olive election head at Wake Forest
Governor Cherry conferred with Hubert E. Olive of Lexington at the Duke Wake Forest game and named Olive chairman of the state board of elections. Olive replaces Col. William Joyner of Raleigh, who resigned last spring and will take effect immediately. Olive formerly served a decade as a special superior court judge before resigning to practice law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest
Cherry
Duke-Wake Forest
Hubert E. Olive
Lexington
Special Superior Court
State Rd of Elections
Olive
Col
William Joyner
Raleigh
Elections Board
Spex
Weather report from Washington temperatures and rainfall
Weather ba report of temperature and rainfall for the hours ending 8 p m in principal growing areas and elsewhere. City readings include Knoxville Los Angeles New York Norfolk Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Richmond San Antonio San Francisco and Washington with varying temperatures and rainfall figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knoxville
Congressman Pushes Parachute Bill After Utah Plane Crash
Rep J P Richards of South Carolina proposes a bill requiring common carrier planes to carry parachutes after a Utah crash that killed 52. He says many lives could have been saved and notes airline opposition and Civil Aeronautics Board indifference. No action taken yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
D. C
J. P. Richards
DSC
Utah
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pepper Warns House Witch-Hunt Violates Rights
Senator Pepper denounces investigations by the House Un American Activities Committee as censorship that harms the First Amendment. He argues witnesses face hearsay, lack counsel, and cannot confront accusers, noting the danger to democracy and press freedom from such inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pepper
D-Fla
House un-American Activities Committee
Congressional Committee
Hollywood
World War II Dead Return to New York Harbor
The transport Joseph V Connolly will bring 6,200 American World War II dead to New York tomorrow. A solemn tribute will span the harbor and city with a caisson procession to Central Park and a 21 gun salute from four 105 mm howitzers. Memorial services and bell tolls will mark the somber observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Joseph V. Connolly
Connolly
Navy
Coast Guard
Army
Army Air Force
Central Park
Madison Square Park
Fifth Avenue
GOP Sets Up Plans for 1948 Republican Conclave
Philadelphia reports a 31 member committee shaping arrangements for the 1948 GOP convention to be the largest ever with wide attendance and news coverage including radio motion picture and television for the first time. Walter S Hallanan heads the group and says seven sub committees will coordinate all details to make this the best convention in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Two Men Die In Dangerous Ohio Fire
A $400000 blaze at Perma Products Co in Cleveland killed two men Charles Bastar 63 and William Chevin 43 and severely burned three firefighters. Exploding paint drums sent flames across the shingle plant as 100 plus firefighters battled the three hour blaze ending in total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Perma Products Co
Charles Bastar
William Chevin
Irvine E. Phillips
Forest Fires Weaken Maine and Northeast States
Fires raged across Maine and neighboring states with extensive damage and evacuations. Maine suffered 13 dead, 6,000 homeless, nearly 1,000 homes destroyed, and losses around 27 million dollars. Biddeford and Bar Harbor faced major fronts as relief moved in after a presidential proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Maine
Truman
Ireson Hill
Salisbury Cove
York
Washington
Biddeford
Mt. Desert Island
Bar Harbor
Northeast Harbor
Biddeford Pool Road
Massachusetts
Falmouth
Gloucester
York County
Biddeford Pool
Government Plan Sends Prices on Downward Road
Wheat fell to near three dollars a bushel on the Chicago board of trade as speculation over the anti inflation plan spread. Prices for corn oats and soybeans also declined with the Associated Press basic commodities index slipping for a second day. Wet weather and Oct 1 stockpiles added to pressure as cash wheat eased in Chicago and other markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Market
Truman
Congress
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Sega City
Newark
Fresh US Aid to Europe Affects Marshall Diplomacy
Washington reports link President Truman’s call for a special congressional session to a hoped influx of American dollars into Europe. Diplomatic officials say this boosts Secretary of State Marshall’s plan and signals a decisive winter as the United States recaptures initiative against Russia amid Communist pressure in Italy and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Europe
State Marshall
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Congress
United States
Marshall
State Department
France
Italy
de Gasperi
International Communist
U. S
Battle over high living costs seen in White House and GOP plans
White House advisers draft rigid controls on grain and world shortages while Republicans map anti inflation plans. Senators Flanders Ferguson Taft discuss food allocations and price mechanisms, citing Canada as influence and warning against exhausting U.S. resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Flanders
Vermont
Truman
Ferguson
Taft
Ohio
Senate House
Congressional Economic Committee
Senator Baldwin
Baldwin
R-Conn
House
Rep. Short
Taft Signals Possible Limited Europe Aid
Senator Robert A. Taft said he might back limited aid to Europe but doubts a permanent multi billion dollar Marshall plan. He cited a Truman chat about negotiating both emergency and permanent plans with a permanent package aimed for November 17. He favors continued aid in a reasonable amount despite rumors of eight billion dollars in the first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Flanders
Canada
Cleveland
Robert A. Taft
Cio-United Electrical
Truman
Also Mentioned on This Page
A Anne
Chel" O
Caekeee
la Morgue
Richfield
Here
Tropic
Douglas Aircraft
Ausfrica
Chamber
HERRY
Abert Olive
Richards
Pepper Claims Committee
Gop
New Hampshire
Rochester
New York State
Kensico Reservoir
White Plains
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philip Fleming
Federal
Horace A. Hildreth
Wallace H. White, Jr
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!