Aviation Crashes Do Not Stop Travel, Our Daily Bread Says
The piece notes United Airlines DC-4 crash at LaGuardia killing 39 and an Eastern Airlines DC-4 crash from Newark to Miami with a 53 death toll, highlighting the 24 hour period of air disasters and arguing American travel remains the fastest transport system. It compares plane, rail, and automobile risks, stressing speed as a key factor.
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United Airlines
Cleveland
LaGuardian
New York
Eastern Airlines
Newark
N. J
Miami
Maryland
Airways of America
United
LaGuardia Field
Hope
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Women lobbyists pay gap cited in Washington eyeopener
James Thrasher notes only 56 of nearly 800 registered congressional lobbyists are women. Salaries for female lobbyists are low or unpaid, while male counterparts earn far more, suggesting gender bias influences career choices toward Hollywood or secretarial work rather than Washington.
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Civil Liberties Union
WCTU
House of Representatives
House
Washington
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Clare Boothe Luce
Congress
Hollywood
Bees Swarm After Truck Overturns Near Santanquin Utah
A truck carrying 108 bee hives overturned near Santanquin Utah. Driver Joseph Yack from Neols calmly diverted the bees after the crash, but swarms briefly buzzed two cars and nearby homes before settling.
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Utah
Joseph Yack
Neols
Yemekly
India Size Compared to United States
A concise note compares geographic scale noting that India's area is roughly half that of the United States yet hosts a much higher population density and many times more diverse regions and cultures within its borders.
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India
United States
New Plane Disaster Blamed on Tail Structure Failure
A Maryland crash by an Eastern Airlines DC-4 killed 53 aboard in the nation’s worst commercial air disaster. Tail assembly fragments found miles from impact support a structural defect. Navy eyewitnesses reported the tail broke away as the plane dove, with 52 bodies recovered and more to be identified.
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Bainbridge
Eastern Airlines
Maryland
Washington
New York
Ee Ie
Bainbridge Naval Station
Frank Welsh
Tonawanda
N. Y
Welsh
W. C. Gorham
Naval Station
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Havre de Grace
Racetrack Town
Port Deposit
Bavarian Beer Cut Out During Food Crisis
Munich reports that the U S military government ordered a halt to beer production in Bavaria amid the food shortage. Agriculture minister Dr Josef Baumgartner announced the measure in the legislature stating beer will not be brewed until supplies improve.
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Munich
Josef Baumgartner
U. S
Bavaria
Moslem Leader India Tops Followers Worldwide
A Moslem leader in India has more followers of Mohammed than Turkey ever ruled, ranking as the leading Moslem nation with about 77 million devotees. The figure highlights India's prominence in the global Muslim population.
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India
Mohammed
Turkey
Handicaps Overcome by State Official
Arkansas auditor J Oscar Humphrey, armless since a childhood accident, returns to duty after 17 days in a Little Rock hospital for a heart attack. He writes with his shoulder, dials phones, and uses pencils between his teeth to operate machines. At 59, he recounts a life of driving, teaching, and politics, crediting hard work and integrity for his long tenure and refusing to run on his handicap. His wife’s death in 1944 marked his greatest personal setback.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Statehouse
J. Oscar Humphrey
Arkansas
Capitol
Humphrey
Valapraise
Ind
Old Mena, Ark
J. Carroll Cone
Huphrey
High Ranking Ford Men to Meet June 2
Henry Ford II and top Ford Motor Company executives will meet more than 1,500 Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers of the Southwest in Kansas City and Dallas during a June 2 to 5 tour. Ira B. Groves announced the visit and listed accompanying officers and attendees from Ford.
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Kansas City
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Southwest
Dallas
Texas
Ira B. Groves
Southwestern
Groves
Oklahoma City
Benadvertising
del S. Harder
Lewis D. Crusoe
W. Smead
Western Regions
Charles E. Carll
Tom McLarty
Charles Harrell
Hope
Never A Visitor Raleigh’s visits span continents
Sir Walter Raleigh never traveled to North America though he organized colonization efforts for Virginia. He conducted later voyages to South America, centering on exploration and colonial ambitions rather than a North American visit.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
North America
Virginia
South America
Russians Kill All Democracy in Hungary
Washington reports the Russian coup in Hungary signals the death of the young Hungarian democracy and birth of a Communist police state. Soviet charges accuse Ferenc Nagy and two Smallholder officials of conspiracy as Budapest fears forced resignations of President Tildy. Hungary is described as now aligned with the Soviet orbit alongside Bulgaria Poland Romania Yugoslavia and Albania.
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Washington
United States
Hunery
Europe
State Department
Ferenc Nagy
Nagy
Switzerland
Budapest
Oltan Tildy
Tildy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Poland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Albania
Janos Gyongyosi
Bela Varga
Bela Kovacs
Russia
Six Members of Wedding Party Die in Indiana Crash
Munster Indiana May 31 UP A wedding party tragedy followed a ceremony as a Pennsylvania railroad holiday special struck their car near a crossing. The victims were bride Juanita Graham 17 groom Chelsa Graham 20 her parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Brock her sister Greta 15 and brother Kenneth 5 all of Highland Indiana. The car was carried 400 yards down the track. Graham died en route to a hospital while the others were killed instantly. Other bridal party members witnessed the fatal crash while following in pursuit.
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Munster
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Juanita Graham
Chelsa Graham
Dyer
Man Who Wrote Some of Best Books of Our Time
HAL BOYLE profiles Ernie Pyle as a wartime and peacetime writer who refused publisher offers, choosing to document ordinary soldiers and American life. The piece praises his simple vernacular, disciplined craft, and lasting impact, noting his postwar book Home Country as prewar treasure. It lauds his honesty, labor behind readable columns, and the enduring promise of his life story yet to be fully told.
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Hal Boyle
Kansas City
Ie Tee
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
America
Ring Lardner
Hitler
Japan
Racketeers in Union to Be Probed
Washington May 31 In a House Labor Committee plan chaired by Fred A Hartley Jr the panel will probe about 250 alleged union racketeering cases this summer. Teams will travel nationally with staff already gathering evidence and hearings planned on the AFM led by James C Petrillo amid anti featherbedding action. Major focus on unions charging high initiation fees as part of corruption charges.
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Washington
Fred A. Hartley, Jr
House Labor Committee
New Jersey Republican
Artley
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
James C. Petrillo
Supreme Court
Carroll D. Kearns
AFM
Petrillo
Hartley
Budget Cut Threat Hangs Over War Department
Washington May 30 Threat of a new 200 million dollar cut hangs over the War Department budget already sliced by the House Appropriations Committee. Rep Dirksen Republican Illinois drafting an amendment to remove the sum as an offset against Greece Turkey aid. He reasons that half the Greece Turkey money funds military needs and seeks support from both budget cutters and aid opponents. The amendment plus a 40 million dollar addition to the Army supply bill may be up for debate next Tuesday.
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Washington
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Rep
Dirksen
R-Iil
Appropriations Committee
House
Texas Counties Named for War Heroes
Several Texas counties honor memory by full names of men such as Jeff Davis, Tom Green, and Deaf Smith. The practice reflects county naming to commemorate notable figures and local history.
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Texas
Jeff Davis County
Tom Greene
Deaf Smith County
Advance Study of Budget Is Proposed
Senator Russell proposes immediate Congress action on the 1949 budget to avoid working in the dark. He wants a staff to analyze departmental needs for the fiscal year starting July 1, 1948, and for a full budget review when the 1949 presidential budget is submitted. Senator Taft agrees on supplying information to shape a budget resolution next January.
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Washington
Russell
Georgia
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Truman Keeps Memorial Day Quiet at White House
President Truman spent Memorial Day quietly at the White House catching up on work after learning his 94 year old mother had a restful night in Grandview Missouri. Press Secretary Ross said Mrs Truman is seemingly on the mend and the president returned to Washington after 12 days at her bedside. He signed papers and reviewed the universal training program report by Karl Compton’s advisory commission while awaiting publication. The wreath at Arlington was laid by Col Don E Lowry.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Grandview
Charles G. Ross
Martha E. Truman
Advisory Commission On Universal Training
Karl T. Compton
Ross
Arlington National Cemetery
Col
Don E. Lowry
Truman Signs Relief Bill for Stricken Nations
President Truman signed a $350 million emergency relief bill to aid six war devastated nations. The plan foresees shipments of food medical supplies fertilizers and feeds to Austria Greece Hungary Italy Poland China and Trieste this year. An executive order gives Secretary of State Marshall authority to run the program while RFC advances begin to fund the effort.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Austria
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
China
Trieste
U. S
George C. Marshall
Turkey
RTIT
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
De Gasperi forms new Italy cabinet excluding Communists
Rome May 31 Premier designate Alcide de Gasperi completed the fourth cabinet plan with a Christian Democrat and independent lineup. The government, approved by President de Nicola, excludes the left and Communists amid accusations of maneuvering for control. Names like Carlo Sforza as foreign minister and Luigi Einaudi balancing the budget are anticipated, with oath expected tomorrow.
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John P. McKnight
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
ORION
Ens Rico de Nicola
de Gasperi
Carlo Sforza
Luigi Enaudi
Bank of Italy
Christian Democrat
Christian Democra
Fumingo
Gasperi
Piotr Nenni
Says U. S. Living on Borrowed Time by Scrapping Arms
National Commander Paul H. Griffith of the American Legion warns the United States is living on borrowed time as it scraps its military power. Speaking at memorial services in Baltimore on May 30, he laments World War II lessons ignored, cites 328000 graves from the later conflict, and claims half of patriotic Americans have died in line with a dismantled fighting force. He warns that air power and sea strength are decaying and urges decisive action to restore national defense and faith in the country.
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Baltimore
Paul H. Griffith
American Legion
United States
Ceme
Griffith
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