Air Force B-36 and F-51 collide in flight killing 14
In Carney Oklahoma a B-36 bomber and an F-51 fighter collided during a mock raid on Oklahoma City. Four crew members parachuted to safety while 14 airmen were killed or missing. The bomber, based at Walker Air Force Base, broke up in the crash site near Carney.
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Carney
Okla
Air Force
Oklahoma City
Fred W. Black
Here
Azores
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N. M
Oscar
Element in smog harms crops and eyes in California
Los Angeles reports scientists identify an unsaturated hydrocarbon in smog as the crop damaging agent and possible eye irritant. County agricultural director Gordon P. Laurson says the gaseous molecules form from carbon and hydrogen under ozone and sun, likely from evaporated oil products, petroleum processing, hauling, and motor exhausts. Tests at California Institute of Technology will confirm the effects on leaves and growth.
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Los Angeles
Gordon P. Laurson
Larson
California Institute of Technology
War Vet Veljko Vlaho Vic Named Yugoslav Deputy Minister
In Belgrade on April 23 Yugoslavia named Veljko Vlaho Vic veteran of the Spanish Civil War as deputy minister of foreign affairs. The one legged veteran rises to a high post in the government.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Veljko Vlahovic
Poles Escape by Rail in Western Europe
Twelve Polish rail workers fled their Communist homeland using two stolen locomotives with forged passports. They crossed East Germany to Belgium Courtrai and later moved toward France with five gaining asylum in Belgium. One survivor recounts the escape while Polish officials claim many more activists are under arrest.
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Bruesels
Belgium
Voice of America
BBC
Europe
Germany
Courtrai
East Germany
France
Stanisev Oles
Oles
Poland
Tanker Skipper Loses His License
MOBILE April 28 A Coast Guard examiner permanently revoked the sailing license of Capt Edwin C Geick of Bayonne N J after findings that negligence by him and Third Mate Jesse A McLean contributed to a collision of tankers Esso Sieg and Esso Greensboro off the Louisiana coast April 20 in fog. The Greensboro carrying 149000 gallons of crude oil burst into flames with 37 crew a loss of life and another 5 survivors.
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Mobile
Ala
Coast Guard
Edwin C. Geick
Bayonne
N. J
Daniel H. Grace
Geick
Grace
Jesse A. McLean
Esso Sieg
Greensboro
Gulf
Louisiana
French Chief Orders Reform Bill Action
Paris April 28 French premier Henri Queuille urged the national assembly to take up the election reform bill immediately or his cabinet may collapse. Queuille attempted resignation yesterday as the bill failed to reach the required absolute majority on second reading. Assembly President Edouard Herriot ordered the bill returned to the committee for revision.
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Paris
Henri Queille
National Assembly
Queuille
Assembly
Edouard Herriot
Committee For
Petain Improves Amid Pneumonia Update
Henri Philippe Petain, 95, continues to improve from pneumonia and complications, according to an official medical bulletin from ILE D'YEU France dated April 28. Once nearing death a week ago, the former chief of state of France during the occupation is serving a life sentence for treason on the Atlantic island southwest of Nantes.
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Ile D'Yeu
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Atlantic
Nantes
Rainfall and Warm Weather Noted Across East Area
A pleasant weekend was forecast with mild temperatures and clear skies. The Weather Bureau reported some showers in parts of the nation, with light rain in the Pacific Northwest and 80s in several west central states. Kansas City tied its all-time record for the date at 85. The Mississippi flood situation in Iowa Illinois Missouri remained largely unchanged though northeast Missouri stayed a danger area. Levees in Missouri were expected to hold unless the river rose further.
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Associated
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Pacific Northwest
Kansas City
Mississippi River
Iowa
Hinois
Missouri
Illinois
Simpson Taken to Hospital in Los Angeles
Dist Atty William E Simpson, 62, was reported in serious condition at St Vincent's Hospital Los Angeles. He was admitted yesterday with a chronic ailment for which he previously underwent major surgery years ago.
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Wiliam E. Simpson
St. Vincent's
Los Angeles
Simpson
Farm Price Dip Won't Mean Cheaper Foods for Households
Washington April 28 A slight farm price drop of about 1 percent in the month to April 15 is mainly due to seasonal falls in truck and dairy products. Government experts say no real consumer relief is likely as wholesale indexes show a rise, while officials note differing bases for farm and trader pricing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Labor Department
Edward D. Hollander
Trice
Hollander
Divorced Policeman Slays Son and Dies
WEST PALM BEACH Fla April 28 A police officer T H Montgomery 51 killed his 19 year old son John at the door of their home then shot himself in the head. County Solicitor Harold Williams said the son was summoned to the doorway and shot through the heart before the father took his own life on the doorstep.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
T. H. Montgomery
Harold Williams
John
Montgomery
Dog Jaywalks Collision Halts City Traffic
In Cleveland on April 28 an incident involved a dog that allegedly jaywalked, triggering a collision between a streetcar and a truck. Police towed the damaged streetcar aside and traffic was tied up about 30 minutes. The dog's owner was told to fetch the canine at the Lakewood dog pound.
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Cleveland
Lakewood
Student Jailed Over Notes to Truman
An Ohio State University graduate student, 22 year old Robert T. Gaudlitz of Columbus, was charged with writing obscene and threatening letters to President Truman. He was arraigned before a U. S. commissioner and held on a $2,000 bond after Secret Service agents arrested him following letters to the President and two letters to the post office.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Gen. MacArthur
Truman
Robert T. Gaudlitz
U. S
Secret Service
Warren Ready to Sign Reapportionment Bills as Solons Rush Legislation
California lawmakers near the end of the 120 day session press Gov. Warren to sign the Republican drafted reapportionment bill while lobbying and ethics debates dominate the capital. A bill freeing 804 508 funds for the Wildlife Conservation Board was signed as other measures stall.
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Warren
Solons
California
George McLain
Aids
Senate
Arthur H. Samish
Want Ad Notice From 80 Dependable Leser Telegram
An old line advertises a want ad service, urging readers to place ads by calling 69068. The clipped text emphasizes reliability and urges readers to swear by the service and contact for use.
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Leser
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