Pilot Hides 3 Weeks in Belfry Penthouse in Vallejo
Police arrested Lt. Clarence B. Wigley 23 of Wichita Falls Texas after a three week stay in the Seventh Day Adventist Church Vallejo belfry where he wired a radio heater and left food. The officer faced court martial for desertion and vanished from duty previously. Reverend Dollinger noted months of mysterious noises and unlocked doors despite nightly locking. Residents reported missing china, heater and food later found in the belfry.
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Vallejo
Air Force
Clarence B. Wigley
Wichita Falls
Texas
Travis Air Force Base
Cal
Clifford J. Heflin
Wigley
Heflin
Rev
J. J. Dollinger
Dollinger
Mabel Olson
Doreas Society
Herman Pappenburg
Belfry
Ammunition Rationing Cited by Collins in Korea War
General J Lawton Collins army chief of staff told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that important ammunition types are rationed in Korea due to dwindling World War II stocks and production lag. He joined other joint chiefs spokesmen opposing a large military spending limitation, while Knowland warned half of American fighting plates in Korea are obsolete.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Korea
Omer Bradley
Confession Led Bank Robber Johnson to Surrender
Albert H. Johnson, 23, a father and sheet metal worker, told a church pulpit audience that God instructed him to turn himself in after confessing to a $835 Hoyt, Kansas bank robbery dated May 17, 1948. He pleaded for leniency, said he hopes youth for Christ work and plans to pursue ministry after the case. His wife and five month old sons attended.
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Topeka
Kan
Albert H. Johnson
Hoyt
Johnson
Donald Sands
Baptist Church
San‘ta Fe
Youth For Christ
Gen Wedemeyer Heads Taft Drive
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer assumed chairmanship of a national Taft for President committee in Washington and announced support from Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The Ohio Senator seeks the Republican nomination, with the committee operating independently of Taft's campaign.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Wedemeyer
Ohio
Weather Brief: Clear Conditions With Morning Clouds
Weather summary notes clear skies except for early morning low clouds. Temperature change minimal. Winds light and variable shifting to westerly at 0 to 20 mph by tomorrow afternoon.
Nine Western Railroads Seek Ten Percent Fare Hike
Nine western railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a ten percent increase in interstate passenger fares. The request covers west of the Mississippi with plans to file similar in-state rate increases. Basic coach fare would rise from 25 to 27.5 cents per mile. sleeping and parlor cars from 3.5 to 3.85 cents. Railroads named include Missouri Pacific and subsidiaries, Southern Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Pacific Electric, St Louis Southwestern, San Diego and Arizona Eastern, Texas and Pacific and subsidiaries, and Texas and New Orleans.
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Washington
Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi River
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Company
Northwestern Pacific
Pacific Electric
St Louis Southwestern Railway Company
St. Louis Southwestern Railway of
Texas
San Diego
Arizona Eastern
Texas and Pacific
Texas and New Orleans
Bandit Captured After Pinball Parlor Heist
In Tokyo on May 5 a 27 year old ex convict held up a downtown pinball parlor owner at dagger point and fled with a 100 pound strongbox containing about 6000 pinballs after he was nabbed by Ollie, who chased him for roughly 100 yards.
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Tokyo
Dagger Point
Ollie
Deputy Wing Boss Missing in Korea
Fifth Air Force announced Col. Albert W. Schinz deputy wing commander of the 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing has been missing since May 1 after an air battle over northwestern Korea MiG Alley He is 33 from Ottawa Kansas a decorated veteran with 175 WWII missions and had been in Korea since January as second in command to Col Francis S Gabreski U S Sabre pilots destroyed four Communist jets in aerial dogfights over the region, ground action was minor.
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U. 5
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Albert W. Schinz
51St
Schinz
Ottawa
Air Force
Francis S. Gabreski
Jet liner returns to England ends South Africa debut
Johannesburg reports Britain's record-breaking Jet liner Comet departed Jan Smuts airport at 9 today on its return flight to London. The inaugural 724 mile flight from London to Johannesburg on Saturday marked the jet age in commercial air travel for South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Britain
Peene ‘Jan Smuts
Bondon
British Overseas’ Airways Corporation
London
Suspect in Schuster Slaying Captured
PROVIDENCE R I May 5 UP A suspect in the slaying of Arnold Schuster was arrested with three armed companions early today in a joint raid by Massachusetts and Rhode Island state police. Harvey Bistany 49 described as a prime suspect in the killing lived in Taunton Boston New York and Lawrence Mass He was captured as he tried to flee when troopers burst into a diner Also with him were Manuel Orfeo Jr of Dracut Mass Dennis Litwin of Fall River Mass and Mike Mardella of Providence Bistany carried a .38 revolver and a 12 automatic It was a 12 caliber revolver used in the Schuster shooting New York police were en route to question Bistany and test his revolver for a possible link to stolen arms including the Schuster weapon Shortly after the four men were seized police detained Alfred Gurini in Mansfield Mass on suspicion of armed robbery The arrest and a hotel seizure of a Skowhegan Me woman in Taunton were connected but not explained The woman was detained on open charges.
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Harvey Bistany
Willie
Dennis Litwin
Fall River
Mass
Danny Ramondi
Mike Mardella
Providence
Bistany
Schuster
New York
Biitany
Ischuster
Alfred Gurini
Mansfield
Gurini
Skowhegan
Taunton
Credit Rein Dropped by Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board suspended its voluntary credit restraint program aimed at curb lending to fight inflation. It will stand by for possible reuse if needed as inflationary pressures ease. The drive, begun in March 1951, had boosted defense and essential civilian loans during the Korean war era.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Ths
Heat Wave Burns Across Nation Leaving Dozens Drowned
A presummer heat wave brought record temps and deadly water accidents across the midwest south and southeast. At least 40 people drowned during weekend outings in states led by Iowa and Pennsylvania with seven drownings each. A dust storm blanketed North Dakota as temps hovered near 90 from the Great Lakes to the Gulf and many rushed outdoors for spring, with the worst tragedy a speedboat overturning on the Allegheny River near Pittsburgh killing five.
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Frese
Midwest
Towa
Pennsylvania
Upper
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Seaboard
Lookout Page Reference and Section Listings
A garbled notice lists where to find sections in Lookout newspaper such as Beach, Boyle, Classified ads on B-5, Comics on B-4, Editorial on A-12, Funeral on B-5 and 7, Obituaries on B, Radio and television on A-10, Shipping on B-7, Sports on A-14 and 15, and Women activities on B-2.
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Boyle
Fingneral
Lookout
Court Freeze on Pay Factor in Collapse
The White House negotiations over the steel dispute collapsed after a Supreme Court wage freeze was cited as a major obstacle. President Truman's aides and leaders from CIO and U S Steel met in late sessions, but the gap remained wide with proposals for a 17 cent hourly rise and union shop. Union and industry spokesmen blamed the other side as talks ended with no agreement.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Supreme Court
CIO Steelworkers
John H. Steelman
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
Philip Murray
Steelman
Murray
40 Families Flee Flood in Utah
The Weber River flooded in northern Utah on Sunday forcing 40 families to evacuate. Flood torrents damaged land in Weber and Morgan Counties and covered U.S. Highways 30 and 89. Utah Highway Patrol redirected traffic on U.S. 39 as water stood two feet deep in spots.
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Salt Lake City
Weber River
Utah
Weber
Provo
Nunan Refuses to Take Cites Constitution
Former Internal Revenue Commissioner Joseph D. Nunan refused to answer questions from a House tax committee about his finances. He cited the Fifth and Sixth Amendments and argued the inquiry could compel self incrimination. The panel pressed for explanations of a 1945 cash deposit and related $24,000 in unexplained cash transactions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Joseph D. Nunan
Congressional
Nunan
A &Rand
King
D. Calif
House Tax Investigating Subcommittee
Adrian W.ewind
Dewind
Nunansak
Rep. Burns
R-Wis
Congress
Truman Appeals to Congress for Flood Insurance
President Truman urged Congress to create a national flood disaster insurance system backed by 1% billion dollars in government funds. He noted the lack of such insurance is a major gap for homes farms and businesses. He proposed RFC backed direct insurance and reinsurance with initial five hundred million dollars and potential increases to begin experimental coverage with plans designed for the government to break even.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House 2 Gratt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Pretrial Hearing in Libel Suit Over Tape Recorder
In Washington on May 5 Senator Joseph R. McCarthy tried to question Benton in a two million dollar libel suit. Benton refused to testify while a tape recorder remained in the room, acting on his attorney Theodore Kiendl of New York. McCarthy said he would seek a court order to force Benton to testify with the recording. The Senate elections subcommittee met to consider Benton’s resolution to oust McCarthy but made no decision, to be revisited Wednesday.
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Washington
William Benton
Benton
McCarthy
Theodore Kiendl
New York
Wisconsin
Connecticut
U. S
Senate
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ST. Clarence B. Wigley
Associated Prass
Collins
Gen Wedemeyer
Bandit
George von Euer
Los Angeles
Gary Christopher Fright
Dad
Gary Will
Renee
Sheila
Michele
Linda
Judy
Marela
Sonya
Joan Hargrove
England
Arnold Schuster
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Nected
Reserve Board
M'Carthy
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