Airstrip in Korea Vanishes Behind War’s Shadow
The once bustling fighter base near Pohang, nicknamed The Cleveland Municipal Airport, fell silent as Red forces pressed closer. Ground crews packed tents, planes, and gear under heat as pilots flew missions by day and defended the field at night, until shells forced a move to a farther airfield and the removal of the American flag from a hill near the runway on August 19.
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Koren
South Korea
Cleveland Municipal Airport
Japan
Iy Air
Pohang
Funny Business In Pohang Reds Flee Airbase
A reporter recalls Reds driven from Pohang as American Negro dongboys and White artillerymen hold the area. Transport planes arrive with supplies while Lt Wilbert Harrison and Lt William Sallery joke about Rocket House. The field lies quiet yet hints at a future return of fliers to home and rest.
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Wilbert Harrison
Illinois Ave
Pittsburgh
William Sallery
Springfield
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Sallery
Japan
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GOP probes O Dwyer ambassador nomination in Mexico
Republican calls for formal complaint to justify a Senate inquiry into President Truman's choice of William O'Dwyer as Ambassador to Mexico. Senator Smith may ask the Foreign Relations Committee to delay until more information is available. Thomas urged a full investigation. Lodge noted no formal protest. Hickenlooper commented.
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Truman
William O'Dwyer
New York
Mexico
H. Alexander Smith
R.J
O'Dwyer
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Connally distances himself from O Dwyer in NYC race
Connally told a reporter he has not decided whether to open O Dwyer as a candidate. He said there can be no objections to O Dwyer except political, noting O Dwyer ran for Mayor of New York and any negative record would have surfaced then. He called the issue political.
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Connally
New York
Fifth Anniversary of Japan Surrender on Missouri
A Tokyo Bay commemoration marks five years since Japan's formal surrender aboard the battleship Missouri. General Douglas MacArthur presided as officers from U S Eighth Army and major divisions gathered with Allied commanders including British Australian Canadian and French forces. He called for peace and prayed for world stability as memories of the war lingered on the deck.
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U. S
8Th Army
24Th Division
25Th Division
First Cavalry Division
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Missouri
Tokyo Bay
Investigation Begins Into Libya Desert Plane Crash
Cairo dispatch reports experts opened a probe into yesterday’s Trans World Airlines Constellation crash in the Libyan Desert 65 miles west of Cairo. The disaster killed all 55 aboard, including 23 Americans, marking one of the worst losses in commercial aviation history.
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Cairo
Egypt
Libian Desert
Star of Maryland crash near Nile Delta kills many
The four engine Star of Maryland crashed 18 miles west of the Nile Delta after takeoff from Cairo’s Farouk Field en route to Bombay and New York. 54 bodies were recovered with more unaccounted for as Warren Lee Pierson prepares to travel to Cairo for a personal investigation. Identification will be difficult and bodies were being sent to Cairo morgue as authorities brace for more details.
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Nile Delta
Cairo
Farouk Field
Warren Lee Pierson
TWA
Girls Learn From Slayer Death Aims
Eighteen-year-old Tommy Cook is convicted in Long Beach of second degree murder for slaying a liquor store proprietor during an attempted holdup. He testified his confederates were 18-year-olds Peggy Burns and Muriel Downs who await juvenile action. Jury of 11 women and 1 man deliberated nearly 11 hours. Cook also faces sentences for armed and attempted robbery. Sentencing set for next Tuesday.
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Calif
Tommy Cook
Cook
Peggy Burns
Muriel (Pickles) Downs
Pauline Catania
Dominic Calareo
Miss Downs
Tommy
Peggy
Calarco
Callarco
Straight Toll Fares On Turnpike Ends Reduced Round Trip
Harrisburg Sept. 1 A spokesman said the Pennsylvania Turnpike ended special fare round trip tickets effective at midnight motorists on the 160 mile Carlisle to Irwin stretch pay the full 3 dollars instead of 225 due to machine processing headaches and tickets becoming dog-eared.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Turnpike
Commission
Carlisle
Irwin
Paris
Gan
Italy
Germany
France
Aircraft Bill Passes to Tighten Flight Security
Washington House approved without opposition a bill to empower the Civil Aeronautics Administration to require aircraft identification and advance clearance for flights into defense sensitive areas. The measure, already passed by the Senate, returns to reconcile minor House changes. The bill expands authority beyond current safety limits to protect border, coastal, and near atomic plant zones.
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House
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Players Sack More Work Over Return Ticket Redemption
Players were sacked with extra duties after motorists who did not use their return tickets were sent back for redemption.
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