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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1950
Page
3
Amid uncertain trading, Chicago Board of Trade activity shows soy and wheat moves with prices fluctuating. Traders cite crop development signals in the Midwest as influencing futures together with minor gains and losses across grains.
KWOS AM June 27 1950 listings show a full day of CBS ABC network programming with farm and home segments, news, music and weather. The schedule includes Houndup Ranch 5 and various orchestras, a dance hour, and The Lane Ranger. Station hub KWOS-AM operates dual with KWOS-AM in CST.
A chaotic OCR fragment lists a new driver Tommy Tappet and rival Trim, with fencing, jukebox, and names like Penny, Bob Pavia, Arthur Godtres, and Faith. Mentions radio items KWOS-FM/KWOS-AM, a concert and a baseball schedule, and a late night duel operation. The jumble includes many program names, soap operas, and theatre references with no clear cohesive event.
Evidence mounts that a Northwest Airlines DC-1 was struck by lightning and broken apart over Lake Michigan last Saturday near St. Joseph Michigan. All five occupants are presumed dead as recovery teams pull wreckage and human remains from the lake amid a growing search for clues.
Five coast guard cutters scoured the area today for more evidence while two factors support the lightning theory. An electrical storm raged over the state as the New York to Minneapolis flight passed. Andre near the shore heard a blast over the lake, and a blanket fragment marked NW was identified as used on Northwest planes.
President and 13 top aides led by Acheson and Johnson spent over three hours at Blair House discussing the Korea situation and possible U S actions to save South Korea from North Korean conquest. No decisions were announced. Senate set to consider a $1 2225 billion foreign military aid bill for 12 months, enabling debate on latest events.
New York market notes weak stocks after Korean news. Bonds show losses. grains firm. hogs higher. cattle and veal mixed with steady calves. St Louis hog and beef prices rise. Chicago dairy and produce reports mixed with steady butter and wholesale price movement. Kansas City and Chicago markets show standard commodity shifts in June.
Employees of Ruth Tshaud and Chicago Great Western railroads walked off the job in Kansas City as both lines halted. Locomotives were readied for storage while a handful of pickets patrolled streets near Great Western facilities and Rock Island installations.
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