Fiery Death Fate For 52 On United DC-6 Crash
Bryce Canyon Utah October 25 six teams of experts from United Air Lines Douglas Aircraft and the Civil Aeronautics Board probed the charred wreckage of a United DC-6 after a fatal crash near Tropic Canyon. The New York bound flight 608 from Los Angeles plunged within a mile of an emergency strip. 52 persons were killed as engines and tail section lay scattered across the scene. Bodies burned and torn, largely unrecognizable, were found among the wreckage.
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Associated Press
RYCE CANYON
Utah
United Air Lines
Douglas
Civil Aeronautics Board
Los Angeles
Tropic Canyon
Bryce Canyon National Park
Submerged free pumps transform oil field work
Business Week reports a new pump design by Kabe Inc set in Los Angeles Domingues field that eliminates heavy derricks, lowers costs by 24 to 30 percent, and allows a free pump to be lowered through well tubing to all-bearing sands and returned to surface, contrasting with fixed pumps suspended by metallic rods. The Fort William Journal notes a Winnipeg reader system scanning papers front to back on a single trip.
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Business Week
Los Angeles
Kabe. Inc
Huntingdon Park
Calit
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Fort William Tumen-Journal
Aanan
Winnipeg
Blitz Recalled By Wreck In Fog At Sussex Road
In London during the wartime blitz two electric trains collided in fog along a south London line. Three people died and about sixty were hurt as residents in Sussex road aided the injured. Polly Roberts watched the wreck from her back door and prepared hot drinks for neighbors.
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LONDON
simgle
Sussex road
Polly Roberts
Search For Lost Plane Is Resumed
The BC AF photographic plane missing since last Saturday with nine aboard was searched again as a low ceiling lifted. Flares were reported from a 7,000-foot peak 65 miles northeast, and a farmer saw a low-flying plane with wheels down, suggesting a possible crash in the Arrow lakes area. The craft was returning from Calgary when it disappeared in a snowstorm.
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PENTICTON
B.C
C.P
B.C. AF
Arrow lakes
here
severthers
Calgary
Strike Vote By Seamen Threatens Canadian Ports
About 6 000 Canadian Seamen's Union members and roughly 150 deep sea vessels headed for a possible nationwide port tie up after union officials announced a strike vote would occur within days. Votes in Vancouver Montreal and Halifax showed strong support for action while negotiations with shipowners continued over wage boosts and shorter hours. Government officials monitored events and prepared possible measures as talks stalled.
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Canadian Seamen's Union
Canada
msfitimes
Atlantic
Pacific
Harry Davis
C.S.U
the
shipping federation
maritime
British Columbia Deepsea Owners’ Association
Mr. Davis
Montreal
Saint John
Halifax
T. G
Terry McManus
OTTAWA
federal
labor department
Deepsea Marinners
Arthur MacNamara
George Diftry
S.C
Tedermitian
Truman Calls For Prompt Action To Halt Prices
President Truman demanded prompt and courageous action to halt runaway prices at home and avert totalitarian aggression in Europe. He urged Congress to convene in special session November 1 and outlined urgent foreign aid needs, while warning of domestic measures to curb inflation and rising costs.
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EUROPE
WARRINGTON
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United States
America
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France
Italy
Germany
Japan
Korea
Six named join seven man Dominion coal board Ottawa
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced on Friday the appointment of six members to the new seven man Dominion coal board led by Wilbur E Uren. The board will study and advise on production importation distribution and use of coal in Canada and develop technical research efforts.
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OTTAWA
Dominion coal board
Wilbur E Uren
reconstruction department
Mackenzie King
Carroll Royal Commission on coal
Uren
Willam
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Toronto
E. H. Renaud
Quebec
Percival Streeter
Avon Coal Company
Saint John
Dan Willie) Morrison
Glace Bay
N.S
District 6
United Mine Workers of America
Canada
Elizabeth and Philip to Live at Windlesham Moor Home
The Daily Mail reports Princess Elizabeth and Philip will make Windlesham Moor in Surrey their official home after their marriage on November 20. The estate lies about 25 miles from London.
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The
Daily Mail
Elizabeth
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Windlesham Moor
Surrey
jules
Paratrooper supply drop to wounded missionary at Moffet Inlet
Winnipeg reports a difficult drop 1700 miles north to Canon John Turner wounded in the head and back from a bullet. FO Bob Race’s Dakota returned heading toward Churchill after unloading over the mission in mist and 10 inches of snow. The paras group is in good shape with rations fine as Capt Cory D Artois relays the update.
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Church of England
Moffet Inlet
Bob Race
RCAF Dakota
army
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FO. Races
Canon John Turner
Turner
amyale
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Math
Churchill Mao
Cory D Artois
Ross
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No Serious Meat Shortage Experienced During Strike
Toronto reports the united packinghouse walkout by United Packinghouse Workers of America began Aug 27 and ended midweek after 39 days with no serious meat shortage. Independent plants kept supply up, while overseas shipments dwindled and Britain cut bacon rations. Primary demand centered on a wage rise to 92 cents per hour, with security concerns also crucial in settlement talks.
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TORONTO
United Packinghouse Workers of America
CTO
Dominion-wiee
Dominion
Britain
Agreement Reached On Paid Holidays In Canada Rail Strike
A Canada railways unions dispute over paid vacations is settled after a week of talks. The joint statement says vacations with pay are standardized per board recommendations and applies to all brotherhoods, with existing 18 day recipients kept. Negotiations will finalize class by class details between unions and railways.
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Canada
board of conciliation
F. H. Hall
William Manson
Canadian Pacific Railway
WN. B. Walton
Canadian W National Railways
Canada should stop luxury imports from the United States
PRINCE GEORGE BC Oct 25 M J Caldwell CCF national leader told a public meeting Canada should halt luxury imports from the United States saying Canada was running a receptive prosperity with risks of chaos and low mood if plans are not made to guide economy. He blamed back commodities price increases on federal controls being relaxed.
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United States
M. J .Caldwell
CCF
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Coldwell
North America
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Lord Lytton Dies at 71 in Knebworth Hertfordshire
British diplomat Lord Lytton, 71, died at his home in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. As viceroy of India and later Britain’s delegate to the League of Nations, he helped shape policy on Manchuria and Japanese expansion. He was also known as a writer and patron of the arts.
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Herts
England
Lytton
tony
Fitton
India
Teague of Nations
league commission
Manchuria
Maine Seeks Arson Gang In Devastating Fires
Police linked possible arson to Maine forest fires that destroyed seven communities and cost millions in damages. An arrest in Massachusetts and questions about two youths in Wilmington were reported as investigators search for suspects. Forecasters noted rising homeless totals and ongoing effort by fire crews to gain control across New England.
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AR HARBOR
Maine
Alrready
Massachusetts
Royal Gaw
North Reading woods
Wilmington
Mass
Red Cross
asighe
New England
Joseph A. P. Fisnn
Insurance department
Biddeford
Arthur & O Brien
wWeat Palmouth
Portland
France Looks For Trouble As Labor and Govt Clash
Paris October 25 Reuters New tensions mount between organized labor and the French government as municipal elections conclude. The government faces a tough stance from unions including the confederation, railway workers, and government employees demanding immediate pay and future increases. A national council meeting precedes Parliament, with large unions signaling possible bold actions on Monday.
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government employees federation
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Actress Missing Off liner Durban Castle Mystery
Southampton England Oct 25 17000 ton tanker Durban Castle arrives with Scotland Yard aboard to probe the actress disappearance during a Cape Town voyage. Police question passengers and crew about a mysterious incident in a cabin as the ship sailed a month ago.
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SOUTHAMPTON
England
Durban
Scotland Yard
Gav Gibson
Capetown
Melts Clush 8 Car Plunges Off Highway Phul
News briefs from British Columbia to Alaska report a fatal car crash near Cascade Highway, Turner Valley, with five injured survivors. a separate Calgary death in a highway collision. forest fires in Maine forcing evacuations and a federally declared disaster. a child found hanging near Don, Manitoba. a missionary wounded in Alaska described as in good condition. a new Alaska storm bringing blizzard conditions. a Winnipeg bank loot estimated at $125,000. Calgary housewives facing higher meat prices across fresh and cooked cuts.
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Grand Forks
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Cascade
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Larry Morrison
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