Plane Speeding to Hospital With B-36 Crash Hero
MC CHORD AIR FORCE BASE Washington February 16 An Air Force amphibious plane ferried Sgt Vitale Trippodi 23 Brooklyn New York to hospital after a B36 crash rescue He hung by an ankle from a tree for 12 hours above a snowy cliff and freezing North Pacific waters Canadian doctors reported him in favorable condition A 14 man rescue party freed him from Princess Royal Island and an Air Force plane from McChord flew him to base hospital
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MC Chord Air Force Base
Wash
Vitale Trippodi
Brooklyn
Trippodi
North Pacific
Cayuga
McChord
Trippedi
Princess Royal Island
Hire
Calmar Ship Runs Aground Near New York Harbor
The Liberty ship Alamar ran aground just outside New York harbor early today. The Coast Guard dispatched a cutter and picket boat, Moran Towing and Transporting Co. sent two tugs to aid. The Alamar is operated by Calmar Steamship Co. of New York City.
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York
Alamar
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Moran Towing and Transporting Co
Th Caimar Steamship Co
New York City
Pilot Relates Bail-out From Stricken B-36
Pilot Captain Herold L. Barry recalls the B-36 crash off northern British Columbia. After a midair emergency at 15 000 feet the crew bailed out in 10 to 15 seconds, landing on Prince Royal Island. Barry reached McChord Air Force Base with 9 other survivors. He describes landing in a snow covered island, poor fire starting conditions, aiding a wounded crewman pinned in a tree, and eventual rescue by a Canadian destroyer Cayuga and a fishing boat.
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Harold L. Barry
British Columbia
McChord Air Force Base
Tacoma
Wash
Barry
Hillsboro
Ill
McChordfield
Princess Royal Island
A. P
Rdster
Herold L. Barry
Mcchord Air Force) Base
Whitfield
Raymond P. Whitfield Jr
San Antonio
Tex
Vitale Trippodi
Brooklyn
N. Y
I Cayuga
Ernest ©. Cox
Pampa
Texas
Hillsbero
Dick Thrasher
Chilton
Associated Press
Flood Refugees and Blizzard Strike Eastern U S
Thousands evacuated as floods spread over more than a million acres in Louisiana and Mississippi. Six deaths reported in the New England storm as heavy snow, high winds, and logistics disruptions mount across the region. National Guard Coast Guard and Red Cross mobilize relief efforts in east Louisiana.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
New England
Mississippi
Ohio
Cairo
Gulf
Massachusetts
Boston
National Guard
Coast Guard
Red Cross
East Louisiana
Nit
Red Terrorists' Toll in Malaya Reported
SINGAPORE Feb 16 CE official statement says communist terrorists have killed 1034 police and civilians in Malaya over 18 months. Communist losses totaled 1051, including 988 Chinese, the report Sai.
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Singapore
Malaya
Truman Defies Press in Quiz on Krock Interview
President Truman scolded reporters at a press conference after an exclusive interview with Arthur Krock of the New York Times, insisting he will speak and act as he pleases and will not be censored. A columnist question about a profane omission triggers a heated exchange. coverage continues on page A-14.
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Washincton
Truman
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Russia
Tree
Doris Fleeson
Krock
White House
Tydings Warns of Future X-bomb Peril
Sen Millard E Tydings D Md chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee forecasts a future X bomb that could destroy mankind urging immediate world disarmament talks with Secretary of State Dean Acheson. He warns the X bomb would surpass the H bomb as the ultimate weapon.
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Washington
Millard E. Tydings
D-Md
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate
Heroine in Texas Drives Car to Save Husband from Bull
In Cleburne Texas on February 16 Pauline Campbell 40 rushed a car toward a charging Jersey bull to rescue her husband Percy 45 trapped after a bull gored him. The car struck the animal and saved Percy who was then carried to Johnson County Memorial Hospital. His condition was listed as serious.
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Cleburne
Texas
Pauline Campbell
U S General Joins Duterte Philippines Leaders in Closed Conference
Maj. Gen. Jonathan Anderson, head of the U S military advisory group, met with Philippine military and defense chiefs and President Elpidio Quirina at a secret conference behind closed doors to discuss security cooperation and regional defense.
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Maca
Jonathan Anderson
United States
Philippines
Elpidio Guirina
Survival update on B-36 aircrew missing in British Columbia
McChord AFB reports a 12th survivor found on Princess Royal Island while five men remain missing. Coast Guard and Canadian forces conducted a large search after 17 aircrew parachuted from a burning B-36 en route from Alaska to Texas. Ten survivors were rescued earlier, some after grueling hours, with one man later found alive in a tree after hanging for 12 hours.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
British Columbia
Princess Royal Island
Royal Canadian Naval Headquarters
Esquimalt
B. C
Cayuga
Coast Guard
Neal Straley
Lennie McAnally
Nytic
Long Beach
Vancouver
Ketchikan
Alaska
Ashdown
Princess Royal Islands
Texas
Leold
Coast Guard Information Office
Comdr
F. J. Schelber
Firing Breaks Out During Second Day of Coal Strike
Violence erupts at a nonunion West Virginia mine as about 250 pickets visit the site and a gun battle wounds four men. State and county police are deployed, grants for court injunctions are sought, and a coal shortage fuels power cuts affecting 44 000 commercial and industrial customers in Pittsburgh. Labor groups aid distressed miners with cash and food while potatoes are distributed from government surplus stocks as the walkout drags toward week’s end.
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Harlan
Williams
Grant Williams
Pittsburgh
A. F.L
John L. Lewis
Washington
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Shattering Blast Kills Seven at Dow Plant in Michigan
MIDLAND Mich Feb 16 An explosion wrecked a large Dow Chemical building killing at least seven workers and injuring nine or more. Rescue crews searched the smouldering ruins of No 414 while a temporary morgue was set up at the fire department. Five of the dead were identified as Midland residents Dave Brubaker George Riggie Floyd Schreiber R A Nissila and H S Hawkins. The blast occurred 1125 am and the cause was not determined. Firefighters said the fire was under control by noon.
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Midland
Mich
Dow Chemical Company
Great Chemical Works
Dave Brubaker
George Riggie
Floyd Schreiber
R. A. Nissila
H. S. Hawkins
Dow
Parliament Opens Session in Ottawa
Ottawa. Canada’s 21st Parliament opens its second session with Atlantic Pact legislation expected to top Liberal proposals. Prime Minister Louis St Laurent and his government are set to push training for Atlantic defense forces and authorization for undertakings under the 13 nation defense treaty.
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Ottawa
Canada
Louis St. Laurent
Planes and Ships Search For Overdue American Schooner
The U S 13th Air Force and the Philippine Navy joined a search today for the American schooner Volador overdue in Hong Kong for a week with 15 persons aboard.
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Manila
U. S. 13Th Air Force
Philip
Pine Naval Patro
Volador
Hong Kong
Dickering Bandits Rob Hotel Clerk in New York
Two men demanded rates for a double room at the St. Clare Hotel and robbed clerk William Knox after shoving a revolver from a rainy coat. Police said the robbers took 106 dollars from the hotel cash drawer before fleeing.
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New York
St. Clare Hotel
William Knox
Knox
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Bridge
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Ft. Worth
Associated Prass
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