Air Force skiplane lands at geographic North Pole first
Anchorage reports the first successful landing at the geographic North Pole. Lt. Col. William P. Benedict piloted a C-47 ski and wheel transport, with Maj. Gen. William D. Old announcing three hours ten minutes of measurements on the ice. The team returned to Fletcher's Island 135 miles away, while Lt. Col. Joseph Fletcher accompanied the flight.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Geographic North Pole
Alaska Air Command
William D. Old
Air Command
William P. Benedict
Pasadena
Calif
Fletcher’s Island
Olds
North Pole
Boothia Peninsula
Canada
U.S. Weather ‘Bureau
Joseph Fletcher
Shawnee
Okla
15 Motorists On Jail List
Drunken driving led to 15 persons in the La Crosse County Jail in April per Captain Harry Mueller's monthly report. Total jail registration for the year reached 289 with 61 inmates in April. 15 men, 2 women, and 2 minors were held at month end.
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la Crosse County
Harry Mueller
Mueller
Bastille
One In Four Cancer Patients Being Saved Now
The American Cancer Society reports in 1951 that doctors now save one in four cancer patients and could potentially double the rate with early detection. About 700000 people are under cancer treatment in the United States.
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New York
American Cancer Society
United States
Ward Says He Dictated Fox Speech Congratulating Rioters
The speech congratulating convicts for ending a five day prison rebellion at Southern Michigan Prison was allegedly dictated by the mutineers themselves. Ward released Fox from secrecy and pressured an earlier surrender time in exchange for the hostages’ safety and a reduced window for police action. Governor Williams signed the reforms and surrender agreement, while Fox claimed Ward aimed to shield inmates by pushing the message.
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Ward
Fox
Jackson, Mich
Vernon Fox
Southern Michigan
Earl Ward
Austin MacCormick
Osborne Association
Livingston County
Dr. W. Fox
MacCormick
Crazy Jack
Donald Leonard
Corrections
Earnest C. Brooks
Julian N. Frisbie
Brooks
Guidance Chief Given Rewards for Wisconsin Counseling Study
Prof. John W. M. Rothney of the University of Wisconsin School of Education received two rewards for a Wisconsin Counseling Study. The work, begun in 1948 49, tracked 869 sophomores in Edgerton Fond du Lac Stoughton and Waukesha with 690 completing after six months follow up.
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Madison, Wis
John W. M. Rothney
University of Wisconsin School of Education
Wisconsin
Council of Guidance and Personnel Associations, Inc
U.S
Edgerton
Fond du Lac
Stoughton
Waukesha
Rothney
Henman-Nelson
Future Of Resigned Flier Up In Air In New Mexico
Lt. Verne Goodwin, court martialed for refusing a flight in December, is resigning under conditions other than honorable at Biggs AFB. He helped his father-in-law close the Cullum Buick Agency in Las Cruces after selling to a local corporation. He will be formally discharged today as part of a wave of similar cases.
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Las Cruces
N.M
Verne Goodwin
Air Force
England
Goodwin
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
Parker Cullum
Cullum
Buick Agency
Washington
Peabody, Mass
Biggs Field
Tito Wooing Turkey Greece
Belgrade reports Yugoslavia shows willingness to discuss informal joint defense with Greece and Turkey within UN principles while opposing a formal pact with Italy over Trieste. Tito warns pacts are scraps of paper and pledges to defend independence if aggression occurs.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Marshal Tito
Tito
Italy
Trieste
Politika
Athens
Plan Psychiatric Exam For Slayer
In Wichita Kansas authorities planned a psychiatric evaluation for 22 year old William D Bircher who admitted killing 36 year old Mary J Brady after a drunken dispute Bircher said he stored the nude body in a duffel bag under his parents porch for four days before reporting it and taking a taxi to move the remains. He refused to speak to counsel or his parents and is held on an investigation charge.
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Wichita
Kan
William D. Bircher
Bircher
Mary J. ‘Brady
FastEeth Powder Promises Firm Denture Hold
Many denture wearers fear embarrassing slippage. Sprinkle FASTEETH alkaline powder on plates to hold false teeth more firmly and comfortably. It does not sour and helps control denture odor. Available at any drug store. Ad.
Lydia Pinkham's Compound Relief for Menstrual Distress
Doctors report Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound provides relief from menstrual cramps and backaches for many women. The ad promotes updated tablets with added iron and notes benefits for hot flashes and uterine contractions.
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Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham’s
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Costago
Dr. Scholl
D! Scholls
James F. McIntyre
Fall River
Mass
Wasp
Hobson
mid-Atlantic
U.S. Navy
Roth’s Flor-Mart
Weston St
Dial
Pfafflin’s
Electric City
Lee Oris
Rye Ta LA
Frea
Adam Kroner
Pearl Street
Laundry & Dry Cleaning CO
Fifth Avenue
South Side Branch
Main St
Caledonia St. Branch
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Plymouth
Jor
Bag
Close Auto
Nelson Letts
Chicago
Walter Storms
Nelson
South Side
Kenton
By Alex Singleton
United Nations
Yugoslav Reserve Army Officers Association
Edwards Ritit
South Fourth Street
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