Pair Saved From Flooded Pit Near Shamokin
Two Shamokin men Edward Heck and Peter Gorton, trapped 275 feet underground after flood waters from an abandoned mine rushed in, were rescued and hospitalized for nourishment after more than 60 hours. They feared companion Charles Bashore was lost, as rescue crews continued pumping water and searching the flooded pit.
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Shamokin
Associated Press
Edward Heck
Peter Gorton
Shamokin State Hospital
Charles Bashore
Bashore
Heck
Gorton
Pennsylvania
Navy Begins Work on High speed Bomber
The Navy starts work on a new four engined high speed patrols bomber to replace the Catalina and Coronado. Built in San Diego by Consolidated Vultee the seaplane is said to develop more horsepower a pound than some modern fighters.
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San Diego
Navy
Vultee
Jury Indicts Meyers as Tax-dodger
A federal grand jury indicted Bennett E. Meyers, former Air Force major general, for income tax evasion. The case cites Meyers and the Aviation Electric Corp of Vandalie Ohio as part of the alleged tax offenses and evasion.
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Payton
Ohio
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force
Internal Revenue Department
Meyers
Aviation Electric Corp
Vandalie
Protests Claim Forgery Rise Against Anti Communist Bill
Washington May 15 protests flood the House anti Communist bill debate with wholesale forgery. Acting Chairman McDowell says FBI probe may be needed into a Communist plot using forged signatures to threaten Congress members. Rep Nixon suggests Post Office investigation due to mail use.
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Washington
House UN- American Activities Committee
House
Communist Party
McDowell
R-Pa
FBI
Congress
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Post Office Department
U S Recognition Triggers Iraqi Public Response
In Baghdad on May 15, the U S recognition of a Jewish state in Palestine provoked consternation among Iraqis. The general sentiment framed it as a hostile blow to the region and stirred public reaction.
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Baghdad
Iraq
United States
Palestine
Militia Clears Crowd At Swift Packing Plant Riot
At South St Paul Minnesota May 15 a force of about 600 National Guardsmen dispersed an unruly crowd estimated at 500 in front of the Swift and Co packing plant. Col Lester Hancock ordered the formation after reading a proclamation warning that large assemblies would be unlawful. Minor scuffles with pickets occurred as troops cleared Cord Street and the two plant entrances over a 12 block area.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
National
Swift & Co
Lester Hancock
Hanock
Swift
Hancock
Jeither
Concord St
Firemen Hurt in Four Alarm Bay Blaze San Francisco
Four San Francisco firemen were injured in a four alarm blaze that swept an L shaped building housing two automotive parts firms on Van Ness Avenue at Bush Street. One firefighter suffered smoke inhalation while the others endured paint burns from the flames and fumes.
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San Francisco
van Ness Ave
Bush St
Coast Guard reevaluates mystery ship SOS in Pacific offshore
Coast Guard units searched a reported sinking ship after a garbled SOS claimed a vessel struck a mine 35 miles off Crescent City California. No trace found as planes scoured the area. later reports tied the signal to a mothballed Liberty ship in Portland and a Dona Aurora distress call.
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San Francisco
Crescent City
California
Coast Guard
McChord Field
Washington
SOS
KHIC
William E. Channing
Maritime Commission
Portland
Yokohama
E. E. Thorne
Astoria
Globe Wireless
Manila
Shanghai
Navy
Federal Communications Commission
Russia Grants Yankees Consular Visas for Dairen Entry
In Shanghai on May 15 Russia unexpectedly allowed American consular personnel to enter Dairen, the northeast China port seized by Russia at war’s end. Authorities had long barred most foreigners, with consular officials awaiting visas for months.
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Shanghai
Russia
Dairen
China
Nevada Museum mine yields high grade ore discovery
In Carson City Nevada on May 15 workers at the Nevada State Museum basement mine found ore of high grade. First two tons assayed at 66.30 dollars per ton in gold and 27.50 dollars in silver, reported museum director G. E. Green. The museum sits on main street near the historic Comstock lode.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada State Museum
G. E. Green
Comstock Lode
Ede
Boys Town Founder Monsignor Flanagan Dies in Berlin
Monsignor Edward J. Flanagan known as father of Boys Town died at 2:05 a.m. in a Berlin military hospital after a heart attack. The Nebraska priest, 61, who toured Austria and Germany, founded Boys Town in 1917 near Omaha. Funeral planned in Berlin with Cardinal Count Konrad von Preysing officiating.
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Berlin
Edward J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Army Hospital
Germany
Nebraska
Harnack House
Emsmitt J. Walsh
Father Walsh
Father Flanagan
Vienna
Pius XII
U. S. Army
Japan
Omaha
U.S
Count Konrad von Preysing
Herlin
U. S
Women’s Bodies Found in Ocean Near Carpinteria
Coast Guard found two women’s bodies about a mile south of Loon Point at 8 15 a m, offshore from a Bakersfield quartet believed to have died when their night plane crashed. CAA had listed four aboard, two men and two women, all from Bakersfield. The names given were Bill Gidding Ea West Zona Amos Lena Faye Matthus.
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Carpinteria
Coast Guard
Loon Point
CAA
Bill Gidding
Ea West
Zona Amos
Lena Faye Matthus
Bakersfield
300 Great Lakes sailors strike over contract dispute
A spokesman for the Chicago local of the National Maritime Union says 300 crew men have left their jobs on 12 Great Lakes oil tankers amid a contract dispute. The move affects operations at multiple ports on the lakes and signals potential disruption to regional shipping.
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Chicago
WPA i
National Maritime Union
Great Lakes
High-speed Ticker Tape Lags in Market Rush
New York May 15. Public bought heavily with the largest Saturday volume in 15 years as buying orders surged after Friday’s rise. Ticker tape lagged by 8 to 13 minutes while prices rose only modestly, some stocks gaining a few cents to over a dollar. Floor frenzy ensued with big blocks trading, Packard Motor and International Harvester among active names as investors flocked to what they saw as a bull market.
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New York
Associated Press
Financial District
Packard Motor Co
International Harvester
Wallace Starts Southland Drive
Wallace launches his western campaign for the Presidency beginning a two day Southern California speaking schedule. The Independent Progressive party leader arrives from Detroit to address Negro, Mexican-American and Hollywood leaders and visit the Central Ave district with a luncheon for about 200 Negro leaders.
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Los Angeles
Henry A
Wallace
California
Independent Progressive Party
Detroit
Central Ave
Artillery Shell and Warplanes Hit Jewish State
Israeli forces fend off multi-front assault as Haganah and Lebanese regulars push north while Egyptian units invade Negev. Trans-Jordan's Arab Legion shells Jordan Valley settlements. Jericho reports Jordanian Legion cross into Palestine. Tel Aviv attacked thrice. one Jew killed, one Egyptian pilot captured. Egyptian and Syrian offensives trigger martial law and calls for jihad.
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Velugtncie Asp UE Suure
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Haganah
Jordan Valley
Jericho I
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan Legion
Palestine
Allenby Bridge
Judean Hills
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Samakh
Upper
Jordan
Rehovot
Urim
Negev
Nirim
Kfar Haderom
U. N
Gaza
al Dangor
Cairo
Washington
Truman
Middle East
Damascus
Mariam Bey
Arab League
Egypt
Sheik Mamoun al Shinawi
El-Azhar University
Explosion Evicts Plumber at New Mexico Home
In Albuquerque on May 15 a bathroom blast frightened a plumber but left him uninjured. Owner Gwen Baldwine credited the man with a rapid escape after a cleaning fluid fire started from an unflushed spill. A typewriter firm had just left, and the plumber’s employers were moving in as the blast damaged porcelain.
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Lbuquerque
N. M
Gwen Baldwine
Sonse
Truman Reviews Lifting Arms Ban in Middle East
Washington May 15 President Truman weighs lifting the U S embargo on arms shipments to the entire Middle East in light of Israel's proclamation of statehood The decision would aim to secure a Palestine truce while considering regional threats The White House did not specify scope whether the embargo would end for all or only for Jewish Palestine and no report on Warren Austin quitting UN delegation was confirmed by Charles G Ross
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Washington
Truman
United States
Middle East
White House
U. S
Israel
Holy Land
Palestine
Warren Austin
United Nations
Charles G. Ross
Explosion rocks Colorado town during gas tank blast
A blast at two large gas storage tanks in the Denver and Rio Grande Western yards at Glenwood Springs Colorado sent flames toward the business district. A brisk northwest wind fueled the blaze as authorities searched for casualties. Three people were reported missing and numerous injuries were feared.
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Glenwood Springs
Colc
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Colorado
Petrillo Accused of Illegal Boycott
Los Angeles May 15. MP charges accusing American Federation of Musicians President James C Petrillo of an illegal secondary boycott were on file with the National Labor Relations Board. Three record transcription companies said Petrillo's ban on making records was forcing them out of business.
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Los Angeles
American Federation of Musicians
James C. Petrillo
National Labor Relations Board
Petrillo
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs end state conventions in Long Beach
The week-long state conventions of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs conclude in Long Beach. The event summary highlights key presentations and community impact, with coverage continuing across related pages and sections.
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High Lights
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
Long Beach
Earl Warren Sr
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