Newfoundland Airliner Crash Leaves 39 Dead
Rescue teams failed to identify any of the 39 occupants of the American Overseas Airlines Skymaster after the Newfoundland crash near a hilltop 10 miles from Stephenville. The pre-dawn impact from Harmon Field refueling ended in a massive fire described by eyewitnesses who saw flames reach 2,000 feet and a later glow. Authorities from Newfoundland and U.S. agencies prepared to investigate the tragedy as weather hindered earlier searches.
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STEPHENVILLE
Mid
ICP
Newfoundland
American Overseas Airlines
baymaster
Shannon
Exe
New York
Harmon field
Gander
here
United States
Eire
Reutersi
American Airlines
Nfid
Hermon Field
Berlin
Alec Wine
Ireland
Stephen Kingston
County Cork
Legacy home of Barbara Hutton tied to diplomatic site
The St Thomas Times Journal notes Barbara Hutton owned and rebuilt a Georgian manor in London linked to the U S ambassadorial residence near Grosvenor Square. It details former owners and the site's transfer for diplomatic use after the First World War, with costs cited as 660000 dollars and 2000000 dollars.
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ARBARA HUTTON
Woolworth
manson
London
Daniel Count Revention
United States
Lyntinmient
W. Avlen Harrman
Ceosveng Square
Frances Gate
Hyee Park
Barbara
Wid
St Dunstan's College
Regents Park
Otto Ho Bein
barker
Brush
Hutton
St Thomas Times-Journal
Seven Killed in Sun Oil Refinery Explosion at Marcus Hook
Seven people died and more than 140 were injured as a major blast and fire struck Sun Oil's 18.6 million gallon aviation gasoline refinery in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Vice President Arthur Pew estimated $500,000 damage to the alkylation plant after a packing gland failed allowing gas to escape and flash. Flames and smoke spread for hours, with the worst toll from a burning 125 foot fractional tower. many injured were volunteers and hospital admissions numbered 69 with critical cases lingering.
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MARCUS HOOK
Sun Oi company
Sno
Arthur E. Pew, Jr
Philadelphia
Chester
condiot
Budget back in black as Truman forecasts surplus
President Truman said the federal budget will be in the black by June 30 next year for the first time in 16 years. He noted $2.1 billion in expenditure cuts and a forecast deficit of about $1.9 billion in the budget to Congress.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
itis
Congress
Steelman
Byrnes
Paris
United States B 29 Pacusan Dreamboat Overloaded For Cairo Flight
The B 29 Pacusan Dreamboat launched from Honolulu on a proposed 10 300 mile flight to Cairo carrying 27 000 pounds of extra fuel. Col Beverly Warren piloted with Col C Irvine supervising as the craft heads via Dutch Harbor Sitka Juneau Whitehorse London and across Greenland toward Cairo. If fuel allows they may continue to Wadihalfa or Khartoumi.
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HONOLULU
United States army
Cairo
Beverly Warren
Omaha
Neb
Juneau
Whitehorse
magnetic north pole
Greenland
London
Paris
Bern
Switzerland
Venic
Foggia
Italy
Wadihalfa
Khartoumi
Irvine
Angry Words at Paris Over Big Four Reparations Amendment
Tense debate at Paris as Russia accuses the United States and Britain of violating Big Four agreements by backing an Australian amendment creating an international body to supervise reparations payments. The amendment would channel payments to several Allied states and others. U S and Britain protest it is a new article. All night sessions mark ongoing treaty drafting with plenary voting soon. Lord Rowallan praises Canadas Scout movement during Edmonton visit.
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PARIS
Russia
United States
Britain
international commission
Itajan
Italian economic commission
France
China
Wiese
Russa
Yugoslavia
Albania
Greece
Ethigwia
Poland
A A. Arutiuman
Soviet Union
Willard Thorp
Glenvi Hall
military commission
forry
Luxembourg Palace
Tarta ministers’ council
New Fireman Is Soon Dismissed
In Calgary on October 4, a new fireman at No 1 hall was quickly dismissed after a drill incident. Fire Chief Shelley stated the veteran officer spoke of the danger as the rookie ascended the practice tower and he was safely brought down.
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CALGARY
No. 1
hall
J Tt
Shelley
Canada details two year egg contract with United Kingdom
Ottawa reports Canada's two year egg deal with the United Kingdom valued at about 80 million dollars. The agreement runs Feb 1, 1947 to Jan 31, 1949 with minimum shipouts of sugar dried egg powder and shell eggs each 12 month period and price changes keyed to 1946 levels.
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OTTAWA
Canada
United Kingdom
agriculture department
Gardiner
special products board
food ministry
U.K
Wallace and Baruch Clash Over Atomic Control Plan
Henry A. Wallace attacked Bernard Baruch accusing the Baruch plan of failing to curb an impending atomic bomb race. He charged Baruch with inflexible bargaining that hindered Russia talks for world energy control while Baruch defended a treaty applying equally to all nations. President Truman avoided taking sides at a press conference, noting the rift but standing behind the plan.
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WASHINGTON
Henry A. Wallace
Bernard Maruch
United States atomic central plan
Baruchi
Wallace
Mr Baruch
Russia
Baruch
United States central plan
United Nan- Mong atomic energy Commission
United States
New York
barrage
mamie
betwen
rant
United Nations
Urges Greater Unity Of Farmers
Winnipeg report quotes AF Sproule, vice president of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, urging farmers to unite across the Dominion to secure better prices. He notes strikes have little effect on wheat movement and grain ships as cars unload at terminals. A meeting on grouping wheat by protein basis will be held in Winnipeg soon.
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WINNIPEG
Dominion
AF Snraule
Siuswatchewan Wheat Pool
ine
Port Arthur
Sproule
Truman immigration plan draws British protest over Palestine
In London a British spokesman criticized President Truman’s Palestine proposal as prejudicial to settlement and said Attlee would delay any response pending study. A Syrian delegate warned of serious results if Britain breaks promises on Jewish immigration. Truman urged immediate substantial immigration in a Yom Kippur message to Attlee.
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LONDON
Downing street
Britain
Truman
Palestine
Atlee
Attlee
Bevitt
foreign office
Fans Bey El Khouri
Syrian chamber of deputies
WASHINGTON
Miniter Attlee
Conservatives uphold name and seek broad anti socialist appeal
G B Conservatives at Blackpool on October 4 rejected changing their name and declined merging with other anti Labor groups. The amended merger plan aims to attract all who oppose the government while Anthony Eden urged a nation wide property owning democracy and full partnership between capital and labor. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe urged Conservatism to infiltrate voluntary associations including unions and co operative and church groups.
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BLACKPOOL
Lancs
England
Reuters
preas
Anthony Eden
David Maxwell Fyfe
Nuernberg
Swift Plants Sign Contract in Canada End to Strike Threat
In Winnipeg Oct 4 the United Packinghouse Workers of America and Swift Canadian Company signed a master wage agreement ending a strike threat. The pact on all Swift plants provides a general wage rise of 18 cents since last November with a further six cent ask in July. Negotiations with Canada Packers Burns and Swift had stalled, but a Winnipeg settlement followed agreements with Canada Packers and Burns. About 3,500 Swift workers nationwide were affected if a strike had occurred.
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WINNIPEG
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Swift Canadian
Swift Canadian Company
Canada Packers Ltd
Burns and Company
Fried W. Dowling
Toronto
packinghouse union
Houlton
S. E Richards
Manitoba court of King's bench
Wintpem
Canada Packers
Burns
Swift
Moose Jaw
Dowling
Moncton
St. Boniface
Man
Mocent Jaw
Edmonton
New Westminster
Freed Nazis Denied Entry by British French and U S
British authorities refused entry permits for Mjasmar Schacht and Hans Fritsche to the British occupation zone in Germany while the French also denied their plea for settlement. The pair, acquitted by the International Military Tribunal, remain in Nuremberg awaiting safe conduct and face potential denazification actions. Appeals by several war leaders and Nazi officials were filed with the Allied central council before the deadline.
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MUERNBERG
United States army
Mjasmar Schacht
Hans Fritsche
International military tribunal
Germany
Lucius Clay
Naz
Unies
Nuernberg Palace of Justice
Nuernberg
CoBC
Andrus
central council
Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Hans Frank Hitler
Poland
Julius Streicher
Incomplete Australia referendum results hinder power shift
The Australian constitutional referendum results remain incomplete after the concurrent general election. Voter support is clear for social services powers but uncertain on two other questions, with six states needed to approve the social services measure and political posturing shaping the stalled outcome.
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CANBERRA
Cyhlel
Libor
South Wales
Viccorta
Wreter
AUS
TAVeneaty
Queensland
Pasmanit
SithaA
senate
house of representatives
Labor
Liberals
Country Party
County party
Molotov to Attend U.N. General Assembly in New York
Russian Foreign Minister V M Molotov plans to sail for New York on October 16 aboard the Queen Elizabeth to attend the United Nations General Assembly. He said he would leave Paris for Moscow over the weekend for consultations with Premier Stalin and return to Paris by October.
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PARIS
Reuters
Miniter
VOM Molotov
Russia
New York
Queen Elizabeth
genera tasembly
United Nations
Moscow
Stalin
Tank, Arms, TNT Are Discovered
MILAN Oct 4 Reuters reports a farm near Castel Del Rio south of Bologna yielded grenades machine guns automatic firearms and several hundredweight of TNT in barns haystacks and stables. A tank in perfect condition hid under dead branches. Scores of people were arrested.
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MILAN
Reuters
Castel Del Rio
Bologna
Ottawa allows child allowances under 1947 tax rules
Ottawa officials announce that under the 1947 income tax revisions, all taxpayers with children under 16 receive a fixed allowance of 100 for each child under 15, with full family allowance if registered before the year end. Payments start one month after registration and are not retroactive. those with delays lose the first month. Post offices provide application forms.
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OTTAWA
health department
departmet
Barney Oldfield Dies at 68 in Beverly Hills
Barneys Oldfield 68 renowned auto racer died of a heart attack at his Beverly Hills home. His wife Mrs Besale Oldfield found him in bed this morning after she went to fetch the morning paper.
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BEVERLY HILLS
Calif
Barney Oldfield
Besale Oldfield
World leaders meet as Bevin Molotov talk on Paris visit
Reports from a Soviet embassy spokesman say Foreign Secretary Bevin of Britain and Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia are en route to Moscow with plans to return to Paris by week’s start. Viscount and Lady Vander escape harm after a car veered off near Caledon on a crumbling highway.
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ELVIN
PARIS
Byrnes
Bevin
Mo Molotey
Russia
meana
Moscow
IVALRY CALEDON
Vevander
here
Leronta
Ireland
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Canaca
Red Deer
Saskatoon
G.B
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G.B. Conservatives
Swift Plants
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munitions department
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Gouzenko
TMO
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