Six Survivors Relate Polar Crash Details
Six survivors of the Byrd Expedition seaplane crash in Antarctica described their ordeal aboard U S S Mount Olympus. They buried three dead comrades on a snow hill after nearly two weeks of vigil, while Captain Caldwell kept up morale. Rescue plane drew near after a distant fire and a search plane spotted smoke rising.
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U. S. S. Mt. Olympus
White
Antarctica
William G. H. Warr
Reading
James Haskins Robbins
San Diego
Calif
Henry H. Caldwell
Caldwell
Owen McCarty
Sonoma
Mayor Curley Najiled Guilt Upheld
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of Boston Mayor James M. Curley and two associates in a mail fraud conspiracy tied to Engineers Group Inc. Curley was sentenced to six to 18 months. The court affirmed the jury verdict in a 2 to 1 decision with Justice Miller dissenting.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
James M. Curley
Boston
Engineers Group, Inc
Curley
Donald Wakefield Smith
National Labor Relations Board
James G. Fuller
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
U. S. House of Representatives
Appeals Court
District of Columbia
Wilbur K. Miller
Fuller
Mayon Volcano Erupts in Philippines After Five Days of Buildup
Luzon’s Mayon volcano erupted with lava and boulders after a five day display. Navy weather officer Lt. Robert Case circled the peak at 10 000 feet in an army plane piloted by Capt. Robert Harris. Case said the summit swelled red and blew, with a lava stream rising an estimated 8 000 to 10 000 feet above the 7 503 foot peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Luzon
Robert Case
Nevada
Ohio
Navy
Robert A. Harris
Dayton
Case
Tax Cut Push Delayed as Budget Shapes GOP Plan
Republican leaders signal delay on tax legislation amid debate over trimming a $37.5 billion budget. House and Senate priorities favor deficit reduction and a spending ceiling set by Feb 15. Knutson eyes early action on a 20 percent income tax cut and a fur excise tax reduction, dropping jewelry plans.
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Washington
U.P
Congress
House
Senate
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
War Assets Administration
Congressional Budget Committee
GOP
Ways and Means
Harold Knutson
Minn
Budgt Committee
Knutson
Blaze Destroys Sheboygan Iron and Metal Firm
Owners report property worth 100 444 dollars lost in a weekend fire that swept through the two story brick building housing the Sheboygan Iron and Metal Co. offices and sorting rooms. The blaze began Sunday about 7 p.m. in a restroom and spread rapidly aided by inflammable materials and a strong wind.
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Sheboygan
Wis
U.P
Sheboygan Iron and Metal Co
Two Plane Crashes Kill 23 in Virginia and Miami
Civil Aeronautics Authority pins one crash on pilot error in a Virginia flight that left 18 dead after a rainstorm near Galax. Five others died in Miami when two private planes collided during approach, one possibly due to landing against a red light at the control tower. The lone survivor from the Eastern Airlines wreck, William Keyes, was rescued with severe burns.
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Civil Aeronautics Authority
Winston-Salem
N. C
Eastern Airlines
Blue Ridge Mountains
Galax
Miami, Fla., Aviation Center
Civil Aeronautics Investigations
Miami
EAL
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern
S. A. Kemp
CAA
Atlanta
Kemp
William Ellis Keyes
Great Lakes
Lawrence Mays
Keyes
Taylor Enters Campaign for County Judge
Kenosha native Matt Taylor announced his candidacy for the Kenosha County Court judge seat and circulated nomination papers. A Harvard Law graduate, he practiced locally before serving in the Asiatic theater and in Korea where he reorganized Korean courts. He returns to politics with deep ties to the county and legal system.
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Matt Taylor
Kenosha
Taylor
Taylor, Phillips and Taylor
Princeton University
Yenching University
China
United States
Harvard Law School
Wisconsin
George W. Taylor
Kenosha County
University of Michigan
U. S. Army
Korea
Supreme Court
Court of Review
Bandits Offer Hush Money To Their Victim
Two Black bandits robbed Oliver L. Blow of 350 dollars in cash and jewelry. They returned 1 dollar and urged him not to report the holdup, police said.
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St. Louis
U.P
Oliver L. Blow
Blow
Ex‑Attorney Charles Morris Dies at 64 in Salt Lake City
Former United States district attorney and longtime secretary to Senator Reed Smoot of Utah, Charles M. Morris, 64, died Sunday in Salt Lake City. He served as a key legal advisor and public official in Utah.
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Salt Lake City
Charles M. Morris
United States
Reed Smoot
Utah
Professional Artists Models Form Wage Demanding Union
San Francisco professional models including Rosalie Drackett organize to secure a minimum of two dollars per hour and improved working conditions. They plan to decide between backing Mur ray or Green or remaining independent as they await the executive report next Sunday.
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San Francisco
U.P
Rosalie Drackett
The
San Francisco Models
Mr. Murray
Mr. Green
Rev Busacca 60 Church Founder Dies After Illness
Rev Guiseppe Busacca founder of the First Evangelical church of Kenosha died Saturday at Kenosha hospital after several years of illness. He led the church 17 years retiring in 1939 and helped many Italians gain citizenship. Survived by his wife Louise four sons Basil John Clinton Dwight three grandchildren and siblings in Italy and Sicily.
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Guiseppe Busacca
First Evangelical Church of
Kenosha
Kenosha Hospital
Wisconsin
Rev
Busacca
Brolo
Italy
Basil Busacca
America
New York
Milwaukee
Evangelical Theological Seminary
Naperville
Ill
Racine
Italian Evangelical Church
Tere
First Evangelical Church
Louise
Basil H
University of Wisconsin
John W
Clinton J
Madison
Dwight S
Cono
Messina
Carl
Palermo
Sicily
Sara Fregapane
Nancy Scaffidi
Angeline
Virginia
Willie Francis Loses Appeal in Electric Chair Case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt Francis death sentence after the Louisiana chair failed to operate on the first attempt. Justice Reed led a 5 to 4 ruling that the state may proceed with execution for the 1944 murder of druggist Andrew Thomas.
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Washington
U.P
Supreme Court
Willie Francis
Martinsville
Louisiana
Stanley F. Reed
Francis
Fred M. Vinson
Robert H. Jackson
Hugo L. Black
Reed
Felix Frankfurter
Harold H. Burton
William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy
Wiley B. Rutledge
Andrew Thomas
Riots in Onting End With 53 Bandits Killed
An official Kwangtung province report states 53 bandits were killed 50 wounded and five captured in fierce Onting fighting. Hong Kong dispatch confirms the operation and casualty figures.
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Hong Kong
Kwangtung
Onting
Ice Slows Traffic as Weather Brings Precautionary Measures
London area roads iced over after a light morning mist turned to glaze. Highway and Streets crews treated intersections and crosswalks but travel remained hazardous with no major accidents reported. Weekend crashes in rural areas caused property damage and minor injuries.
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Harold Herzog
Streets Department
Frank Grasser
Mildred SeRusis
Thirtythird Avenue
Sam SeRusis, Jr
Sheridan Road
Ralph H. Hunt
Thirteenth Avenue
Fifty-seventh
Fifty
Hunt
SeRusis
Kenosha Hospital
Michael Bruno
Joseph Lees, Jr
William Romano
Twenty-third Avenue
Twenty-second Avenue
William L. Johnson
Fiftieth Street
Sixty-third Street
Johnson
Romano
Sheriff's Department
William F. Barbour
Chicago
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Kenosha Community Fund holds first annual meeting
The Kenosha County Community Fund will hold its first annual membership meeting at 8 p m Thursday at the Kenosha Youth Foundation. Six directors will be elected for three year terms. Retiring directors include William Savaglio Miss Rose Naumowich Lloyd Landgren A R Kneibler Ben Cohn and Rev James E Cotter. Final report shows pledges totaling 110 545 toward an 115 000 goal with nearly 12 000 pledges made since Oct 22. A board session precedes the public meeting.
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Kenosha County Community Fund
Kenosha Youth Foundation
Community Fund
Felix Olkives
William Savaglio
Rose
Community Fund Organization
Alex Schaff
Leland Birchard
Jack Milward
Cass Vincent
Lynn T Hannahs
W. W. Davis
R. B. Whyte
Olkives
George R. Cady
First Congregational Church
M. M. Schnurr
C. E. Hawley
Louis Gentile
Milward
Schnurr
Hannahs
Howard Shankland
7 000 Workers Leave Jobs in Sympathy Move
London uses 8 000 troops and sailors to move strike bound food to hungry Londoners. More than 7 000 workers join sympathy strikes at Smithfield market, Covent Garden and other centers as 15 000 truck drivers had begun an unofficial strike.
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London
Smithfield Market
East End
Smithfield
Covent Gardens
Attlee
Greater
Liverpool
Leeds
Southampton
Bristol
Transport and General Workers’ Union
Ernest Bevin
Gustaf Loren Becker Dies President of Brewers’ Assn
Ogden Utah report notes Gustaf Loren Becker aged 78 died Sunday. He served as president of the United States Brewers Association and was born in Winona Minnesota.
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Ogden
Utah
Gustaf Lorenz Becker
United States Brewers’ Association
Winona
Minn
Well Known State Physician Dies
Appleton Wis. Dr A E Rector 73 a prominent Wisconsin physician and surgeon died suddenly at his home. Born in Fennemore he spent 18 years with the Appleton eye ear nose and throat clinic and formerly led the Wisconsin medical society. He served on the state board of health at death and is survived by his widow two sons and three grandchildren.
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Appleton
Wis
U.P
A. E. Rector
Wisconsin
Rector
Fennemore
Appleton Eye
Wisconsin Medical Society
State Board of Health
Japs Plan Underwater Troops as Invasion Defense
Washington reports reveal a Japanese navy plan to use underwater units and self-contained suits to deploy attack mines and guerilla forces against a U.S. invasion. Capt. C. G. Grime summarized a long study showing aims for 6000 men by October 1945, but only about 1200 trained and few mines assembled by war end.
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Washington
Grimes
Navy Ministry
Haifa Blast Kills Four and Injures 142
A blast at Haifa police headquarters kills four, injures 142 including 62 policemen and civilians. An automobile loaded with explosives drove to the station, set fires in nearby buildings, and caused widespread damage before the assailants fled. The city was placed under curfew by British authorities.
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Jerusalem
Haifa
Palestine
Mount Carmel
Blum in London for Anglo French Policy
French Premier Leon Blum arrived in London to discuss Anglo French policy on Germany. Diplomatic sources said Bevin and Blum would focus on Britain's stance regarding the Rhineland and Ruhr separation, and France's Saarland plans.
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London
A.P
Leon Blum
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Blum
Britain
Rhineland
Ruhr
France
Saarland
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