Six Naval fliers die as plane crashes at sea
Aboard the battleship Pennsylvania during Mid-Pacific maneuvers six Navy fliers perished when their seaplane 6P7 crashed at night near Midway, with the crew of 6P7 circling the disaster to guide rescue ships to the downed 6P10. The fatalities raise total wartime losses to eight from the maneuvers, with three planes and several destroyers damaged. Names and home towns of the six victims are listed, including Lieut. Harry A. Brandenburger and Lieut. Charles Skeely, among others. The crash halted rescue efforts after 24 hours as crews searched the ocean.
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Walter B. Clausen
Associated Preas
Pennsylvania
Mid-Pacific
Mid - Pacific
Harry A. Brandenburger
Belleville
Charles Joseph Skeily
San Francisco
P. C. Lits
Ocean View
Frank R. Derry
Gloucester
Mass
Poteau
Aviation
Wrentham
Mess
Q. A. Sharpe
Heavaner
Oklahoma
GPT
Hawaii
Midway Island
Midway
Pacific
16 Pre
Alfred W. Johnson
Weather outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Generally fair and cooler tonight with scattered thundershowers in northeast regions this afternoon or early tonight. Virginia sees mostly cloudy skies with a local shower this afternoon and a likely shower in the south tonight. cooler tonight with Friday fair. Kentucky reports cloudy skies with possible showers this afternoon and in the east tonight, slightly cooler tonight with Friday fair and a slowly rising temperature in the northeast.
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Tennessee
Virginia
South
Kentucky
East
Wallace Plans Scrapping Tax Ties to Banks Probe
John J Hiley assistant secretary of the national association of cotton manufacturers argues Secretary Wallace s proposal to scrap the processing tax aims at abolishing the tariff and warns the tariff protects American industry and farmers from foreign competition He cites 180000000 collected in 20 months and says the tax burdens workers while the industry awaits tax refunds after sale to customers He notes the New England cotton textile response to Wallace remarks in Peoria Wisconsin and stresses the tax funds wages and jobs in mill towns The other item reports S D Rhodes a former street car motorman being sentenced to death for a double murder and appealing. he pleads insanity claiming women drove him crazy.
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Concord
N. H
John J. Hiley
W National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Wallace
Riley Today
New Hampshire League of Women Voters
Riley
New England
Peoria
Birmingham
S. D. Rhodes
Rhodes
Kathleen Flummer
Coughlin blasts Roosevelt and veto in bonus bill drive
In Madison Square Garden the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin led a New York unit of his National Union for Social Justice in urging telegrams to Congress to pass the Patman bonus bill. He denounced the president and plutocratic capitalism, faulting vetoes as class legislation and claiming the American people were vetoed as well.
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New York
Petter
Charles E. Coughlin
United States Senate
Michigan
National Union For Social Justice
America
Madison Square Garden
Father Coughlin
United States
Another on Trial in Legs Murder Case in Laurel
In Laurel Mississippi on May 23 1949 AW M Carter 67 prominent local business and social leader faced murder charges for slaying Mrs Daisy Keeton widow. Ouida Keeton former secretary to Carter and daughter of the dead woman has been convicted and sentenced to life for involvement. The case centers on January 21 when severed legs and torso of an unidentified woman were found on a road near Laurel. Some defense efforts sought a court order for a secret study of Laurel to Jackson telephone calls, suggesting a possible third party. Ouida testified Carter killed her mother and dismembered the body and disposed of the legs, and she was expected to be a principal witness in Carter's trial.
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Laurel
Miss
Mississippi
AW. M. Carter
Daisy Keeton
Ouida Keeton
Carter
Jackson
Ouida
SfEkers
Shadow of Electric Chair Faces Four Accused Men
Four men in Virginia face execution as the electric chair looms. Haytwood Johnson awaits a Supreme Court appeal after a murder conviction in Virginia Beach. Howard Delp, John Snell, and Joe Jackson, all convicted killers, are slated for June 21 to June 25 executions, with Delp white and the others African American. Delp will be moved to Richmond next week. Snell and Jackson remain in Spotsylvania due to local opposition.
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Richmond
Virginia
Supreme Court
Haytwood Johnson
Princess Anne County
Joseph Hogshire
Virginia Beach
Howard Delp
Posey Martin
Galex
John Snell
Joe Jackson
John Coleman
Spotsylvania County
Shell
Jackson
Delp
Martin
Galax
New Relief Plan To Be Submitted From Nashville
State relief officials in Nashville prepared a rural rehabilitation program to establish small industrial enterprises on a nonprofit self liquidating basis. The plan would create community work centers funded by a rural rehabilitation corporation and forwarded to Washington for approval. Projects include broom-making, mattress shops, rug making, potteries, canneries, sawmills, and meat-curing plants in interested communities.
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Nashville
TERA
Washington
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Royal Wedding Rehearsals Advance in Stockholm
Princess Ingrid and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark near nuptial ceremonies as a reception for visiting royalty sets the stage. A gala opera night follows, then tomorrow's kiss at Sterkyrkan with Archbishop Eidem officiating. Afterward the couple departs for Denmark aboard the royal yacht.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Associated Press
Stockholm
Ingrid
Frederik
Denmark
Royal Opera House
Gustaf
Leonold
Astrid
Belgium
Christian
Alexandrine
Freiderich Wilhelm
Germany
Sterkyrkan
Ragn- Bild
Eidem
Sweden
Plan to Halt Navy Program Meets Defeat
Senate munitions investigators, facing defeat in blocking the naval building program, cite Roosevelt's bonus veto message to bolster a profiteering curbs bill. Nye presses to restrict profits on 460 million naval appropriation for 24 ships and seeks state department control over navy actions and officers' public addresses amid Pacific tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Nye
R-Nd
State Department
Pacific
Navy
Flood Waters Rising Across Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana
May 23 reports describe Tawny flood waters spreading over lowlands in Texas Oklahoma and Louisiana. More than 150000 acres of rich bottom land were flooded and 50000 homes at risk as 3000 Texans fled Brazos and Quadalupe rivers while 800 homeless near Alexander Louisiana awaited aid. National guardsmen guarded Cane river dams to thwart a rumored intent to release floodwaters.
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Oklahoma City
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Shreveport
Alexandria
Brazos
Red River
Durant
Ohio
Red Cross
Alexander
Natchitoches Parish
Cane River
Tom G. Banks
City
Sportsman Seeks to Make Records
ST. LOUIS May 23. Teenager Peter Dana great grandson of Richard Dana and Henry W Longfellow started at 4 20 a m after an overnight stop on his San Diego to Boston transcontinental flight. He aims to set a record for junior sportsman pilots with private pilot Jack Fisher aboard.
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ST. Louis
Peter Dana
Richard Dana
Henry W. Longfellow
Jack Fisher
Mystery surrounds shooting of Chinese student in Tahlequah
Daniel Shaw, a Chinese student at Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers College, was shot by 19 year old Lois Thompson. A campus inquiry reveals Thompson’s sister Leila, 14, allegedly authored extortion notes blamed on Shaw. Both sisters face charges and bonds on assault with a deadly weapon, while Shaw forgives the incident as a tragic mistake.
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Tamlequah
Okla
Daniel Shaw
Northeastern
Oklahoma Teachers College
Jack Christie
Tahlequah
Christie
Watts
Shaw
Lois
Stiwell
Grover Bishop
Steel industry fights unions and Wagner bill in New York
Leaders of the steel industry at the 44th general meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute endorsed open shop policies and attacked the Wagner bill as dangerous. Eugene G. Grace urged rejection of national labor relations act proposals, warning they would back irresponsible unions and harm recovery.
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New York
Iron and Steel Institute
Eugene G. Grace
Institute
Grace
TF. M. Girdler
Republica Steel
Trial of Alleged Robbers Near End
In Rome Georgia on May 23, Aubrey Smith and Leland Harvey, once noted Georgia escape artists, faced a federal bank robbery trial as testimony neared completion. The defense closed its case without calling the defendants, who may still testify. Prosecution and defense arguments were limited to about ninety minutes each, with rebuttal expected today.
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Rome
Aubrey Smith
Leland Harvey
Georgia
Smith
Harvey
Soldiers Seek Eight Planes For Maxim Gorky Type
MOSCOW May 23 The Soviet government reviewed soldiers and workers requests to build eight airplanes of the Maxim Gorky type instead of the three already authorized. The plan includes detachable cabins and very large parachutes for separate descent in an accident scenario.
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Moscow
Back-Slapping Tactics In Congress Highlight 1936 Session
Washington May 23 The practice of back patting by congressmen signals focus on home and the coming campaign. Lawmakers praise colleagues for the record even when opposing a bill, yielding the floor to extend compliments and secure favorable paragraphing in the Congressional Record.
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Washington
Congressman No. 1
House
Congressman No. 2
Senate blocked Patman inflationary bonus bill veto override
Senate failed to override President Roosevelt veto on the Patman inflationary bonus bill. Borah urged passage, arguing wider benefits to the country and veterans, while Long projected a Roosevelt victory by about five votes. Debate highlighted monetary features and veteran plight under the Economy Act.
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Nathan Robertson
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Long
D-La
Ben
Veerans
Harrison
St. Louis
Dole
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R. H. Hippelheuser
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Jackson Heights
Long Island
Cooperative Community Enterprises
Princess Ingrid
Crown Prince
Preston L. Glover
Administration Group
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