Oil and Paper Scraps Rising Off Milwaukee
A Naval Reserve captain reported oil bubbles and paper scraps on Lake Michigan about six and three quarters miles east of South Milwaukee, where a missing Northwest Airlines four motor plane with 58 aboard vanished on a New York to Minneapolis flight. Divers were to descend as planes and Coast Guard vessels widened the search amid fog and overcast.
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Milwaukee
Naval Reserve
Lake Michigan
Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis
George Parkinson
Daniel A. Joy
New York
Air Force
Coast Guard
Parkinson
St. Paul
Battle Crank
Mich
Seattle
New York City
A.P. Wiraphoto
University Fires 157 Over Oath Refusal At UCI
In Los Angeles 157 University of California employees were fired for refusing to affirm they were non‑Communists. The move targets a larger 256 employee group. 62 others, including faculty, await a July Regents meeting. Court action anticipated per attorney Kenny. Governor Warren attended the firing vote.
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Vf Angeles
University of California
Regents
Robert W. Kenny
Academic Senate
Theniversity
U. S._Supreme Court
Kenny
Robert Gordon Sproul
Hutchins
Robert Hutchins
University of Chicago
Board of Regents
Dr. Sproul
Sproul
Earl Warren
New York
Auice
Johnson Bradley Return to Capital After Pacific Tour
Defense Secretary Johnson and General Omar Bradley returned to Washington from a three day Pacific tour visiting major U.S. bases. They briefed President Truman on security needs in the Pacific and discussed keeping Yokosuka naval base after a peace settlement. they would not reveal specific recommendations yet. Johnson said they reviewed facts with General MacArthur and other U.S. commanders and viewed the Pacific situation as a single picture. He expected to meet the President next week.
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Washington
America
Japan
Truman
U. S
Pacific
Defense
Johnson
Omar Bradley
Tokyo
U.S
Yokosuka
Secretary of
Fire devastates five buildings in Cynthiana Kentucky
A blast triggered by an explosion sparked a major fire in Cynthiana Kentucky early today gutting the Disabled American Veterans clubrooms a liquor store restaurant hardware warehouse and the three story Carr Furniture Company building as firefighters brought the blaze under control.
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Cynthiana
Carr Furniture Company
Republicans to push doorbells for votes
The item notes a political push where Republicans plan to visit voters at their doors to solicit support. It appears in a teletyped roundup with references to multiple pages and sections, including churches, classifieds, and sports, indicating a broad newspaper schedule rather than a single event.
Nonunion Mine Watchman Killed in Kentucky Shooting
Madisonville Kentucky authorities report they lack clues to identify a gunman who killed night watchman Arin Gammon at a nonunion mine near the Hopkins Muhlenberg County line. Gammon, a father of two, died from a burst of automatic gunfire as he and a companion patrolled in a jeep. He worked for Miners Coal Company at its new operation nearby.
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Madisonville
Here
Arin Gammon
Gammon
Miners Coal Company
Hopkins-Muhlenberg
Not Broke Now Cafe Cook Heads Home for 150000 Inheritance
William John Wenns a cafe cook who hitchhiked from Florida to Houston to claim a 150000 inheritance from Judge Emil Hart of the Florida Supreme Court left in his will. Nenni who earned 50 dollars weekly at Earnest Hoppens's drive in restaurant learned of his fortune by telegram. The estate includes 90 acres of oranges, 21 acres of citrus, a 14 room house in St Petersburg, a car and a cabin cruiser.
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Houston
Florida
William John Wenns
Emil Hart
Florida Supreme Court
Nenni
Earnest Hoppen
Western Union
Hoppens
Francis Hunt
Judge Hart
FBI Bullets Fell Henry Shelton in Indianapolis Standoff
In Indianapolis on June 24 two FBI agents shot fugitive Henry Harland Shelton, among the nation’s most wanted, when he reached for a gun outside a tavern. Shelton, 41, a Michigan escapee and Kaleva bank robber, was critically wounded. he had been sought since escaping a six year term with Sam Lieb last Labor Day, and he is not linked to the Shelbyton family of southern Illinois.
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Indianapolis
FBI
Henry Harland Shelton
Michigan
Shelton
East Side
Mason P. Harper
Harvey G. Foster
Federal Bureau of Investigation Office
Shetton
Indianapol
Kaleva
Mich
Sam Lieb
Labor Day
Southern Illinois
Unlucky Day Leads to Double Fine for Moyles
Batavia prison records show Donald A Moyles, 24, arrested for speeding after police stopped him for license issues. He was sent home to fetch his license and paid two fines of 25 dollars each, for a total of 50 dollars. The incident occurred on June 24.
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Batavia
Donald A. Moyles
Oye
Lines Prepare for Walkout by Switchmen
Five western railroads readied for an A F L switchmen strike as mediation efforts stalled. The walkout set for 6 a m threatened 21 000 miles of track, with Great Northern continuing freight, while others embargoed goods. Union demand centers on reducing hours from 48 to 40 without pay cuts.
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United Press
Western
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Francis A. O'Neill
National Railway Mediation Board
Rock Island
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Western Pacific
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Gece
Switchmen’s
Chicago
Bidault Falls in Vote to Oppose Confidence
Paris report states Premier Georges Bidault's government collapsed in a confidence vote 352 to 230 amid talks on a European coal steel pool. Foreign Minister Robert Schuman remains a possible successor, while former Premier Guy Mollet or Henri Queuille are considered potential replacements.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
France
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Bidault
Popular Republican Movement
Henri Queuille
Ten Japanese War Criminals to Be Paroled July 3
TOKYO June 24 Ten Japanese minor war criminals will be paroled July 3, Gen. MacArthur's headquarters said today. They are being released under MacArthur's parole plan for minor prisoners who have finished half their sentences.
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Tokyo
Macarthur
Fireball across sky sparks mystery and debate
A bright light seen from Montgomery to Fort Worth around 7:40 p.m. sparked questions of meteor, jet or flying saucer. Astronomers trace a southeast trajectory, though most reports place it west. Observers in Lake Charles and Monroe, Louisiana, weighed comet tail and vapor trail theories.
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el Paso
Texas
Louisiana
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Worth
Galveston
Natchez
Miss
Abilene
Langley Field
Oscar Monnig
Monroe
Lake Charles
Houston
Mannig
Monnig
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
James Bryant
Roswell
N. M
Biggs Air Force Base
CAA
Conant Recovers After Emergency Operation
President James B. Conant of Harvard University is in good condition after an emergency operation for acute intestinal inflammation. He became ill yesterday before a planned departure for Europe and was taken to the Phillips House at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Betty Christman Schultz
Connellsville
Connellsville State Hospital
James
Associated Press
Boston
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Conant
Europe
Phillips House
Massachusetts Gentera Hospital
Bread Imported by Southland as Strike Continues
As the AFL Bakers Union and Baking Industry Council wage a sixth day of talks over a 35 hour week with pay, grocers import bread from outlying regions to ease shortages. Los Angeles inspectors quarantined 137 loaves for improper wrapping and labeling, bread from Bakersfield, while Federal Conciliator John Pfau planned separate meetings with each side to resolve wage and hour contract items.
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A. F. L. Bakers Union
Baking Industry Council
City Health Department
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
John Pfau
Pakers' Council
Air Commander and Wife Killed in Car Crash Near Sacramento
Fairfield reports Col. William Brett 35 commander of the Ninth Strategic Heavy Bomb Group and his wife Folly were killed in a automobile collision near North Sacramento. Lt. Col. Gore Cello Jr. and his wife Josephine were critically injured. John Gorman 20 and Merle Benson 18 of Sacramento were injured with severe cuts.
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Fairfield
William Brett
Folly
Gore
Buzz) Cello Jr
Josephine
Sacramento
Highway Patrol
John Gorman
Merle Benson
President Truman heads to Missouri after Baltimore speech
President Truman flies from Baltimore to Kansas City then Independ ence to spend a weekend at his Missouri home after dedicating a 92,000 acre airport at a $15,000,000 cost. He spoke of growth, economy and democracy while noting the world’s tensions and his travel adds about 2,000 miles to his White House log.
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Baltimore
Truman
Missouri
Friendship International
Independence
Kansas City Municipal
Washington
St. Louis
Russia
White House
Charles L Lawrance Air Pioneer Dies
Charles Lanter Lawrance, 68, noted aeronautical engineer and designer of the air cooled Whirlwind engine, died of a heart ailment. A leading aviation engineer since 1915 he contributed to a Navy research project in World War II and led efforts to design and build aircraft engines.
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East Islip
Charles Lanter Lawrance
Lawrance
Navy
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