Transatlantic Air Fare Cut to 265 Dollars Promises Record Travel
A one third cut in Europe fares takes effect May 1 with New York to London at 486 dollars and off season rates dropping to 265 one way for Trans-Canada and other routes. Airlines tout coach service with equal safety, many meals extra, and broad baggage allowances as carriers promote package tours across Europe.
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Europe
New York
London
E. O Cocke
Trans World Airlines
Wiliam P. Hildred
Britain
International Air Transport Association
IATA
Atlantic Air Service
Air Hnes
Nice
France
Pan American
TWA
British Overseas Airways Eorp
Trans-Canada Air Lines
Montreal
BOAC
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Amsterdam
Paris
Brussels
el al Israel Airlines
Swissair
Privileges Await Him for Former President Truman
Congress grants former president Truman free daily Congressional Record copies and library privileges while restricting certain access. He may read on Senate floor as an ex president, ex vice president, and ex senator, with limits on library loans to Washington DC. He also gets a lifetime baseball pass and minor perks at the Library of Congress.
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Washington
Harry S
Truman
White House
Congressional Record
Library of Congress
United States Senate
Congress
Harry McGill
House of Representatives
McGill
Lincoln
Congressional
Botanic Garden
United States
Congressional Library
District of Columbia
Senate
House
Calvin Griffith
Washington Nats
Pennsylvania Ave
Arnall Opens OPS Records
Washington April 12 AP Price Director Arnall ruled that names of price violators must be published. Effective May 1 non wilful violations will appear in open OPS district office records to be inspected. Names withheld previously when overcharges were minimal will be published and explained.
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Washington
Ellis Arjmall
Arnall
Officeo Price Stabilization
OPS
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Press Managing Editors Association
APME
Jame Pope
Louisville ‘Courier-Journal and Times
James Russell Wiggins
Washington Post
Pope
War Hero dies by own hand near roadblock in Canton
Canton, Ohio April 12 Raymond Whizzer White 35 a Marine hero and former professional boxer was cornered at a roadblock in East Canton and shot himself in the head with a revolver while in a stolen automobile Police said White refused to exit the car and killed himself During World War II he earned the Silver Star for wiping out a pocket of 11 Japanese soldiers
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Canton
Ohio
Raymond
Whizzer) White
White
Harry Grossglaus
Indian Navy adopts swastika emblem in New Delhi
In New Delhi on April 12 the Indian naval shore establishment announced it would use the swastika as its emblem, a symbol once popularized by Adolf Hitler. The change marks a notable adoption of a historically controversial icon by a military unit.
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New Delhi
Adolf Hitler
All Iowa Navy Unit Wins and L B Man Pennant Award
The All Iowa Navy unit from Iowa and a Texas attendee were honored by Picnic as 80 men from the Iowa company will be flown to Des Moines for the graduation review. Governor Beardsley, Lon E Peek, and Capt. T H Copeman attended the ceremony with 10 000 spectators. Airman Alan Cameron Wallace Jr. of Corpus Christi Texas received the American Spirit Medal tied with Company 1081 for efficiency and a pennant was presented.
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Texas
Iowa Park
William S. Beardsley
Hawkeye
Lon E. Peek
Peek
Longony
Iowa Association
Iowa
United States Naval
Des Moines
San Diego
Towa
T. H. Copeman
Prac
Amand
Alltowa” Company
Airman
Rcruit
Alan Cameron Wallace Jr
Offi
Corpus Christi
Jciency
Pennant
del Coronado Hotel
Heardsley Jast
Capt
Copeman
Mother Racks Death as Son Is Reported Dying
Enid Oklahoma mother Lois Sturges raced to reach her son Sergeant Trwin T Sturges 22 after an automobile accident near Johnson City during a three day pass. Doctors feared he would not survive Sunday as she faced delays from weather and money limits delaying private plane transit. Her husband operates an Enid tourist court and the family sought rapid transport to Johnson City Tennessee.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
Okla
John Ison City
Tenn
Lois Sturges
Trwin ‘T. Sturges
Tennessee
Sturges
Johnson City
Worse Hardship Forecast in Iran
TEHRAN Iran April 12 Premier Mohammed Mossadegh spoke in tearful tones of worse hardships and disappointments before Iran can be free of foreign domination He warned against yielding to international banks and urged austerity to address oil revenue woes stemming from nationalization and Anglianias seizure while blaming the United States Britain and Russia for wartime compensation failures.
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Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Senate
Majlis
Chamber of Deputies
Mossadegh
World Bank
United States
Britain
Russia
Angl
Iania
Blind Student Wins National Titles at Eastern Meet
In Fredericksburg Virginia on April 12 Lloyd Fuge and Elmer Shuster both of the University of Pittsburgh were crowned grand national champions at Mary Washington College. Rud Eisenster of Princeton won the individual national title.
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Fredericksburg
Lloyd Fuge
Elmer Shuster
University of Pittsburgh
Mary Washington Collie
Ghowen
Rud Eisenster
Princeton
Pope Calls World to Seek Christ for Peace Hope
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Pius XII urged the world to look to the risen Christ for true peace. About 10,000 Romans and pilgrims filled the Vatican halls as Easter observances began. The pontiff spoke in six languages and stressed that only Christ unites humanity, with a noon balcony blessing to conclude the Easter rites.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
United States
Vatican Palace
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Christ
Peace
Belgium
St. Peter
St. Peter's Basilica
Dead Flier's Estate Must Pay Damages
In Goodland Kansas a district court jury found pilot Frank B Hayden negligent in a fatal crash. The widow Dorothy Boyle, representing Wallace Boyle, was awarded 10917 damages against Hayden's estate. A second suit involving Leo Callihan's death is pending. Witnesses testified the plane flew at low altitude and dove into a gully.
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Goodland
Kan
Kansas
Frank B. Hay
Dorothy Boyle
Wallace Boyle
Hayden
Leo Callihan
U S Gets Last of DP Quota
A Polish couple and their two children were admitted under the government's displaced persons program. Joseph Zylka, 42, and his family were welcomed by John W. Gibson, chair of the United States Displaced Persons Office. Zylka said they would strive to be good citizens and thanked the United States for life as free people. The family will settle in Chicago after Easter services and a White House visit with President Truman.
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New York
America
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