Convict Grant On Six Charges In Air Bomb Case
John Henry Grant, an air craft engineer, was convicted on six counts of attempted murder for placing a gasoline bomb in his wife Betty’s luggage aboard a United Airlines flight. The device exploded prematurely before departure from Los Angeles to San Diego, injuring no one. Grant faces up to 20 years on each count. sentencing set the same day.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John Henry Grant
United Airlines
Betty
Chile Marie
Bobby Tvo
San Diego
Grant
Orlando Rhodes
Los Angeles
Guide for Draftees Forecasts Delay in Overseas Induction
The army says no draftees will be shipped overseas before mid 1951 as the selective service system gears up. Draftee Joe Jeffries, 25, 1-A, faces reclassification, repeated physicals, and a phased induction beginning mid September, with training camps at Ft Dix, Ft Knox, Ft Riley, or Ft Ord.
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Army
Joe Jeffries
Joe
Selective Service
Ft. Dix
N. J
Ft. Knox
Ft. Riley
Kas
Ft. Ord
Calif
Zone
Interior
United States
Korea
Editor’s Note on Service-Connected Issue and SASE
An editorial notice invites Maj. Nial to contact this newspaper about a service-connected problem and requests a self-addressed stamped envelope for replies and correspondence.
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Maj. Nial
Judge Denies Union Motion in Duluth Picketing Case
Judge William J. Archer denied the AFL Seafarers International Union motion to dismiss a temporary injunction against picketing the Canadian freighter Howard L. Shaw idle at Norris Grain Co dock in Duluth awaiting a corn cargo. The case, brought by Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co of Toronto, challenges claims the crew includes Communist members. a hearing on making the injunction permanent was set for Monday at 10 a.m. The union expected continued picketing, while the company, with 28 ships using non union crews, says it is ready to negotiate if SIU proves it represents a majority of its seamen.
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Duluth
Minn
William J. Archer
Howard L. Shaw
Norris Grain Co
The
Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co
Toronto
AFL Seafarers International Union
SIU
Archer
AFL Maritime Council
R. B. Angus
Angus
UW Is An Outpost Not Shelter In Korean War
Madison Wisconsin president E B Fred described the University of Wisconsin as an outpost during the Korean conflict not a shelter. He urged preparedness mental and physical on campus and in camps, calling for alertness to world events and commitment to democracy and national welfare.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
E. B. Fred
Fred
Earthquakes Kill About 100 in Venezuela Towns
Western Venezuela was struck by a strong quake Thursday night killing about 100 people and injuring many. Tocuyo near Barquisimeto, the Lara state capital, reported at least 70 dead, with damage also seen in Guanare San Cristobal and Caracas felt a six minute shock.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Tocuyo
Barquisimeto
Lara
Guanare
San Cristobal
Dutch Girl, 14, Defies Parents in Malay Marriage
In Singapore Bertha Hertogh, now Nadia Adabi, defies custody ruling by remaining married to Malay schoolteacher Mansoor Adabhi. She, raised by a Malay foster-mother, says she chose her husband and is confident in their happiness. authorities had awarded custody to the nurse who raised her but refuse to return her to her Dutch parents.
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Singapore
Bertha Hertogh
Nadia Adabi
Mansoor Adabhi
Singapore Court of Appeals
Prairie dogs carved long tunnels before midwestern farming began
A Book of Knowledge note explains prairie dogs in the plains dug extensive tunnel systems, sometimes spanning more than 100 miles, predating large scale cultivation by farmers.
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America
Carroll Reece Leads GOP Comeback Bid in Tennessee
In Tennessee first district GOP primary, Carroll Reece led as votes from 95 of 295 precincts showed 29,496 to 27,909 for incumbent Dayton Phillips. In east Tennessee, Baker led Jennings him for the second district with 23,765 to 11,309 after 225 of 277 precincts reported. Democratic Gov. Gordon Browning won the Democratic nomination with 197,614 to 158,674 for Clifford Allen.
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Nashville
Tenn
Carroll Reece
Congress
Tennessee
Reece
Dayton Phillips
East Tennessee
John Jennings, Jr
Howard H. Baker
Baker
Jennings
House Committee
Phillips
Gordon Browning
Browning
Clifford Allen
Church May Elevate Cardinals To Fill 70 Member Rank
Vatican reports indicate Pope Pius XII may call a consistory after the 1950 Holy Year to restore the College of Cardinals to its full 70 members. With 17 deaths since 1946 and aging cardinals, officials say a consistory is needed amid the fight against atheistic communism.
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Vatican City
Roman Information Agency
ARI
Pius XII
Vatican News
Luigi Cardinal Lavitrano
Sacred College
Vatican
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