Saucer Roars Past Hamilton Field in Five Passes
Oakland Tribune reports a disc shaped object roaring like thunder at 1000 to 1500 mph. Three Air Forces noncommissioned officers observed blue flame and multiple passes near Hamilton Field Marin County near San Francisco with sightings between 2000 and 5000 feet.
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Akland
The
Oakland Tribune
Hamilton Air Force Base
Air Forces
San Francisco
Hamilton Field
Marin County
Corp
Roger G. Pryor
Ellis R. Lorimer
Virgil Capparo
Airways Communications Staff
the Tribune
San Francisco Bay Area
Senate House unit approves 70 group Air Force plan
A Senate House conference committee approved a 70 group Air Force authorization aimed at a hard hitting modern force. The compromise satisfied air minded House members who sought specific, permanent authority while senators warned of undefined scope. The final size hinges on future funding for aircraft equipment and manpower.
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Higeron
House
United States Air Force
Senate
Air Force
Congress
Army
Senate Passes Bill to Double Pensions
AY ASEEINGTON June 21 The Senate approved a bill to nearly double old age and survivors insurance benefits under the Federal Social Security System. The measure would add about 10,000,000 people to coverage and liberalize qualification rules, though House and Senate versions face conference negotiation and disputes remain over disability coverage and other key points.
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AY Aseeington
Senate
Congress
House
Two Billion More for Farm Subsidy Passed by House
Washington June 21 The House voted 235 to pass a bill boosting farm price supports to 37 billion dollars for the Commodity Credit Corporation The measure ends a deadlock from a dispute over foreign imports and augments the Agriculture Department program which funds cotton wheat corn rice tobacco and other crops after previously receiving 4.85 billion dollars for price supports.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nationalist Airmen Raid Swatow Attacks Port and Ships
Nationalist airmen conducted a raid on Swatow proceeding with medium bombers and fighters from air headquarters in Taipe. Bombs hit Swatow airport runway while four ships unloading in the harbor were attacked. One tank landing ship was reported sunk with damage to three other ships. No identities were provided.
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Taipei
Swatow
Smuts in Grave Condition During Heart Week Battle
South Africa June 2 reports Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts in grave condition as heart weakens amid battle against pneumonia.
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Enbyoria
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
News Highlights From Your Old Home Town
A brief guide to today’s paper with page references across sections. Highlights include congressional roundup on A-2, social security bill changes reviewed on A-2, obituaries on B-14, sports on A-14 to A-16, theaters on 8-7, and tides and temperatures on A-2.
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Boyle
Long Beach Youth to Be Tried for Murder in Holdup
Thomas C. Cook a 17 year old Long Beach resident will face Long Beach Superior Court for murder in a holdup that killed Dominico Calarco a 26 year old liquor store operator. Judge A A Scott ruled he is an adult for the case and transferred it from Juvenile Court. Cook’s two female accomplices Muriel Downs and Peggy Burns were sent to the Ventura School for Girls for indefinite terms.
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Thomas C. Cook
Long Beach
Superior Court
A. A. Scott
Los Angeles
Scott
Dominico Calarco
Ventura School For Girls
Muriel Clare (Pickles) Downs
Orange Ave
Pegey “Burns
Warren Ave
Cook
S15
EJ 11Th St
Ten B-36 Bombers Ready for Pacific Flight
A flight of ten Air Force B-36 bombers prepared for a Pacific crossing from Fairfield Suisun. The squadron, arriving from Carswell Field Texas, marks the largest group flight of the giant bombers. Departure date depends on weather. mission described as routine with no secrecy. Six aircraft likely bound for Hickam Field Hawaii. remaining four destinations unspecified.
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Fairfield Suisun
Air Force
Pacific
Carswell Field
Texas
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Boy Dies After Running Toward Train on Monolith Tracks
A six year old boy named Jesus Trevino was killed when he ran onto railroad tracks as a Santa Fe passenger train approached. He died before responders could reach him while two playmates escaped to safety. The incident occurred in Monolith in June 1971.
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Jesus Trevino
Santa Fe
Switchmen Strike Slated for Sunday
The AFL switchmen's union calls a June 25 strike against five railroads with 4000 members set to walk out at 6 am. Local leaders demand 40 hour week with no pay cut. The action risks a wider national walkout as Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors consider similar demands and cooling-off deadlines loom under the National Railway Labor Act.
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Ihicago
A. F. L. Switchmen's Union
Switchmen’s Union
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Switchmen
Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
Daniel P. Loomis
Association of Western Railways
Loomis
Switchmen’s
Truman
Rent-carb Bill Passed by House and Sent to Senate
The House approved a compromise rent-control bill by a 175 to 145 vote and sent it to the Senate. It extends federal rent controls to December 31 with a six month optional extension. The measure lets cities maintain controls through June 30, 1951 with action, keeps controls on permanent accommodations in Chicago hotels, and preserves counties’ power to decontrol unincorporated areas.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Chicago
Man Charged With Arson After Quarrel With Girlfriend
Jersey City June 21 A grand jury indicted Edward Fletcher 34 on arson charges Police said he became annoyed at his girlfriend and tried to burn down her house The case stems from an alleged attempt to destroy her home after a dispute
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Jersey City
Edward Fletcher
Fog Cancels N Y Air Line Traffic
Dense fog shrouding New York City crippled airline operations and delayed harbor traffic. LaGuardia Field canceled 26 inbound and outbound flights, disrupting schedules and delaying travelers across the harbor area.
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N. Y
New York
New York City
LaGuardia Field
Bread Strike Leaves Long Beach Shelves Bare
Long Beach grocery shelves show bread in short supply as A F L bakers and Southern California producers remain at impasse. About 1,900 bakers and 1,700 trade workers are idle, with 21 wholesale bakeries producing 90 percent of regional bread. Union seeks 35 hour week at prior pay. employers offer 2.5 cents an hour raise. Negotiations with Federal conciliator John Pfau yielded no progress. talks resume today.
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Long Beach
California
Los Angeles
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
Santa Ana
A. F.L. Bakers Union
Baking Industry Council
John Pfau
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Bremerton
Everett
Wash
Latin Professor Succeeds Lloyd as Shriner Chief
Wake Forest University Latin professor Dr. Hubert M. Poteat was named Imperial Potentate of the Shrine, succeeding Harald Lloyd. Unanimous votes set the Imperial Divan lineup with officers from Boston to Kansas City and Newark detailing roles from Imperial Chief Rabban to Imperial Outer Guard.
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Los Angeles
Wake Forest University
Imperial
Shrine
Hubert M. Potent
New Bern
N. C
Harald Lloyd
Roland D. Baldwin
Jacksonville
Fla
Robert G. Wilson Jr
Boston
Habban
Harvey A. Beffa
St. Louis
Rabban
Remmie L. Arnold
Richmond
Frank S. Land
Kansas City
Imperial Oriental Guide
Leonard P. Steuart
Washington, D. C
George M. Saunders
Imperial Recorder
Walter C. Guy
Trolleys and Buses Rolling in L. A. After 5 Day Strike
Los Angeles streetcars and buses resumed service as 4000 AFL workers voted 622 to 1375 to accept a two year contract. Immediate 5 cent raise plus 3 cent more in a year, eight hour day, overtime pay, and vacation provisions. company expected normal service by day’s end.
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Ltquall Luce
A. F. L. Transportation Union
D. D. McClurg
McClurg
Pittsburgh
Enka Rayon
Morristown
Tenn
Enka
Kootenai River Dike Fails Sparking Wide Floods
Severe floods hit northern Idaho and British Columbia as major dikes broke or weakened. About 1500 acres flooded in Kootenai and Fraser regions, with 40 families evacuated near Harrison Mills and 17 homes elsewhere. Crews battled rising rivers, fearing more breaches along 30 000 acres of farmland and key transport routes.
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Kootenai River
Idaho
Bonners Ferry
British Columbia
Fraser
Harrison
Kootens
Kootenal
Harrison Mills
Vancouver
Quits Hospital Girl, 9, Goes Out Not Her Tonsils
Margueritte Brace, a nine year old in Chicago, left Mother Cabrini Hospital after being told her tonsils would be removed. Her father reported her missing before she phoned in to say she had taken a taxi home to avoid the operation.
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Jo-Ann Reeve
Auburn
Ale
Jo-Ann
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Fife
Chicago
Margueritte Brace
Mother Cabrini Hospital
George
Margueritte
Bruce
Domly
Red Planes Strafe Near Allied Highway
Allied officials report Soviet fighter planes fired near the Berlin West Germany highway. They call it harassment, fearing bullets could ricochet onto the route used by Western Allied vehicles, about 500 yards away.
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Berlin
West Germany
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