Eyebeaters Break Distance Hop Mark
In Prestwice Scotland two U S Air Force Sikorskys became the first helicopters to fly the Atlantic reaching Prestwice after a 3300 mile hop from Westover Massachusetts. They started Keflavik Iceland and will proceed to Amsterdam and Wiesbaden as part of a six stop test by the Military Air Transport Service. Captains McGovern Jeffers Moore Hambrick commanded the mission with a C 54 transport accompanying the aircraft.
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Prestwice
Scotland
U. S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Vincent H. McGovern
Springfield
N. J
Harry C. Jeffers
Newark
Harold W. Moore
Cincinnati
Ohio
George C. Hambrick
Sayre
Oklo
Amsterdam
Stork Flight Aids Birth Near Camp Hunter
CAMP HUNTER LIGGETT Calif July 31 A flying doctor covering 250 miles and a husband 2000 miles away helped deliver a baby for Mrs Dorothy Swart 32 of Los Angeles in Santa Monica Hospital The attending physician Lt Col George W Ainlay flew a small plane from here to Santa Monica while the husband Jack Swart United Airlines pilot was en route from Honolulu The two arrived in time to assist the birth a boy was born to Mrs Swart with both parents present
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Hunter Liggett
Calif
Actoptor
Stork
Dorothy Swart
Los Angeles
St. John's Hospital
Santa Monica
George W. Ainlay
Southern
Southern California‘s 63Rd Infantry Reserve
One Millionth Draftee Since Korea Departs
Detroit July 31 Arthur Weinfeld 22 became the millionth draftee since the Korean War began. A Wayne University graduate and son of Joseph and Vera Weinfeld, he volunteered for induction after years of odd jobs. His family hosted a preinduction party as he prepared to report to Fort Wayne for the draft.
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Detroit
Arthur Weinfeld
Joseph Weinfeld
Hudson Motor Car Co
Ari
Vera
Elsie
Iia Beitner
Fort Wayne
Weinfeld
Faw
Usu
Rita
Art
Wayne University
Korea
Rita Beitner
Arthur
Elsie Weinfeld
Vera Weinfeld
lAssociated Press
MacArthur Accepts Chairmanship at Remington Rand
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur today accepted the chairmanship of Remington Rand Inc. The appointment was announced by James H. Rand, president, who noted the offer had been pending for about three years. The company did not disclose salary, though unofficial reports cited about 100000 dollars per year. MacArthur will retain his army rank on an unassigned basis, similar to Dwight D. Eisenhower at Columbia University. The Army said no request to modify his five star status had been made.
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New York
Douglas] MacArthur
Remington Rand Inc
James H. Rand
MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Washington
Army
Controversy over tomato loading platform in McCordsville
In McCordsville Indiana a dispute over a loading platform for Columbia Conserve Co. tomatoes fuels lawsuits and a vigilante response. Township official fired coach Bonnie Smith triggering land leases, cemetery concerns at Cauldwell Cemetery, and legal battles as farmers oppose construction amid court delays.
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Mccordsville
Ind
Indiana
Byford Lane
Bonnie Smith
Columbia Conserve Co
Indianapolis
County Appeal Board
Six Swedes Convicted of Spying for Russia
Stockholm July 31 AP Six Swedish Communists were convicted of selling vital defense secrets to Russia. Two received life terms at hard labor, one was acquitted. Mastermind Fritiof Enbom and chief partner Jag Gjersvold got life terms. Others jailed include Martin Enbom seven years, Arthur Karlsson one year eight months, Fingal Larsson five years, Lilian Ceder eight years for aiding Enbom.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Finland
Fritiof Enbom
Jag Gjersvold
Martin Enbom
Arthur Karlsson
Halmsted
Karlsson
Enbom
Fingal Larsson
Lilian Ceder
Fritiof En‘Bom
MacArthur Bows Out of Campaign as Eisenhower Backer Steps Back
New York July 31 Gen Douglas MacArthur said he would take no part in Gen D D Eisenhowers Presidential campaign He had backed Sen Robert A Taft of Ohio for the GOP nomination and was keynote speaker at the Republican national convention Y will not be a part of the political picture.
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MacArthur
New York
Douglas MacArthur
D. D. Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Weather forecast with variable clouds for tomorrow
Variable high cloudiness with little temperature change expected tomorrow. Night and early morning low clouds and fog patches. Southwest to west wind 0 to 18 miles per hour in the afternoon.
Theater Ceiling Falls Injuring Six Tots In Austin
In Austin Texas on July 71 a downtown theater ceiling collapsed injuring six children and one adult. The Queen Theater owner Louis Wavy said all patrons were accounted for within minutes after the 12 30 p m incident and several taken to hospital for evaluation.
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Austin
Texas
Louis Wavy
Queen Theater
B 29s Level Key North Korean Metals Plant
In Seoul on July 31 AP reported U S Air Force said all 63 American B 29s returned safely to bases in Japan and Okinawa after bombing a large Oriental Light Metals plant near Sinuiju in the Manchurian border region. The raid, the largest of the Korean War, faced heavy anti aircraft fire and fighter opposition. General James A Van Fleet visited the western front as six days of rain ceased. Five other B 29s targeted additional North Korean sites.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Air Force
Japan
Okinawa
Manchurian
U 45
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
Old
Almost Fatal Play Satters Sister in Backyard
In Miami on July 41 a child game ended with eight year old William Meride hanging from a tree by a rope as Sandra Meride dangled nearby. Mrs McBride heard screams and found them. Sandra was revived at a hospital after the attempt.
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Miami
William Meride
U S Tapping New Sources of A Ore
The United States says uranium ore will come from South Africa and Australia for its atomic program. The Atomic Energy Commission reports progress in weapon development, noting Canadian milling and U S sources near initial production. Plants in South Africa will recover uranium from gold ores, part of a broad 317 billion expansion.
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Washington
America
South Africa
Australia
United States
The
Atomic Energy Vlommssion
Congress
Canada
AEC
Drought Scorches New England as States Seek Rainmaking
In Boston Governor Dever ordered woods closed across eight eastern Massachusetts counties amid a month long drought. Connecticut tobacco and potato farmers hire a Cambridge rainmaking firm to seed clouds while Worcester farmers seek approval to do the same. State officials seek federal disaster loans as New England dairies face low milk, high losses, and widespread fires.
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Boston
Paul A. Dever
Massachusetts
New England
Connecticut
Connecticut Valley Cigar Tobacco Associates
Cambridge
Ellington, Conn
Worcester
Mass
State” Weather Control Board
Washington
U.S. Agriculture Department
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Missouri
Arkansas
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Maine Agricultural Department
Ithod Island
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New York Harbor
France
Remington Rand
General MacArthur
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Remington Rand, Inc
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Army Bank
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John Morris
New Castle
Hancock County Planning Commission
Conserve Company
J. Frank Brokaw
Vinton J. Apple
Apple
By Kat Myring
Yukon
Okla
Here
Canadian
H. L. Penwell
Penwell
Enid
Pawhuska
Tiny Royce
U. S
By Frank Carey
Drouth
East
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