Barkley aboard B-17 nearly hits blimp near airport
Vice President Barkley narrowly missed a Goodyear blimp when a B-17 carrying him to Washington passed within about 50 feet of the air orb. Crew members reported the near collision as authorities study airport traffic separation. The incident follows earlier near misses near National Airport and prompted CAB and CAA scrutiny.
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Abbangton
Barkley
Washington
Air Force
Hartford
William R. Humrhhouse
Southwest Pacific
Humtiehouse
Civil Aeronautics Board
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Congress
Avitation
Eastern Air Lines
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National Airport
Bolling Field
Bolling
National
Frank Getty
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Getty
CAA
Goodyear
Russian Submarine Base Reported On Albanian Island
Belgrade dispatches report a Soviet submarine base operating on Saseno Island at Valona Bay where Adriatic and Mediterranean seas meet. Western intelligence says Albanian refugees confirm the base and Soviet naval activity, while Tito severs ties with the Cominform amid Greek invasion fears and Yugoslav diplomacy surrounding Albania.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Saseno
Rome
Athens
Bay of
Valons
Valona
Marshal Tito
Albania
Enver Hoxha
United States
Britain
Tito
Hoxha
United Nations Assembly
Lake Success
Greece
U. N
Balkan
Rep Thomas Trial Postponed Again
Washington November 14. Trial of Rep Thomas on fraud charges postponed again as prosecutors seek more time. Proceedings delayed while defense requests further documentation and scheduling conflicts are noted.
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Thomas
Washington
Parnell
Sretaee
Wes
Reverend Manning Critically Ill In New York Hospital
The Rt Reverend William T Manning, 13 year old? retired Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York, was reported critically ill today at St Luke's Hospital. He spent a quiet night, physicians said.
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New York
William T. Manning
St. Luke’s Hospital
College student held in chloroform attack on girl
Tri-State College sophomore Benedict L. Driscoll Jr., 22, of Newport Rhode Island was jailed in Angola Indiana after police say he chloroformed a 9 year old girl in front of her father’s restaurant. The girl was treated and released but later readmitted with fever. the incident occurred when she was taken from the car and restrained in a storeroom.
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Angola
Ind
Tri-State College
Paul Tague
Benedict L. Driscoll Jr
Newport
R. I
Norman Rausch
Tague
Driscoll
Lagrange County Hospital
Lagrange
Indiana
Firebird Devised to Spot Target Air Weapon
SAN DIEGO November 14 4 Ryan Aeronautical Co perfecting a rocket powered target seeking missile for the Air Force The experimental weapon named firebird measures about six inches in diameter ten feet long can be hung on external bomb racks for launch against an enemy plane hidden by darkness or clouds Also known as Xaam A 1 it is the first missile of its kind for the Air Force A jet fighter can carry several Electronic gear guides the firebird to near collision proximity fuse detonates a charge A booster rocket pushes the missile to cruising speed after launch Rocket motors then carry it on its way.
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San Diego
Ryan Aeronautical Co
Air Force
Chicago Riot Area Patrolled in South Side District
More than 100 policemen patrolled a south side neighborhood where disorders last a week led to 58 arrests. Authorities cited false rumors of forced relocation of Negro families as the cause and kept 180 officers on duty, reporting no outbreaks yesterday or last night.
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Chicago
South Side
Pasadenan Weds Titled British Lady in London
The Honorable Jean Bruce, 25, daughter of Lord and Lady Balfour, married Pasadena native John Shirley Ward 3527. They honeymoon on the continent and will reside in Paris where Ward serves as an American official of the European Recovery Program.
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London
Jean Bruce
Lord
Lady Balfour of
Berlin Ant i Reds pledge faith to Acheson
Berlin officials led by Mayor Ernst Reuter assured U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson they would stand firm against Soviet pressure. Acheson, after a European tour, stressed Berlin must remain free with Western support while Bonn signaled reluctance to pull Western troops or dismantle German factories.
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Dean Acheson
Germany
Germarn
United States
Frankfurt Rhine-Main
Noy
Berlin
Washington
Bonn
A. P. Wirephota
Erlin
U. S
Few Points in U. S. Get Subfreezing
CHICAGO November 14 Temperatures fell from their higher readings of last week over the eastern half of the country but remained above seasonal levels. Only a few reporting stations recorded subfreezing temperatures with the mercury below 32 degrees in the northern Rockies and parts of northern New England. A cool breeze from the Pacific moved across the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast moderating on shore. New York early readings around 59 with rain in parts of New England and showers in the south Atlantic states and the lower Lakes region. Fair weather was reported over much of the area from the lower Ohio Valley to the southern Rockies and central and south Pacific states. Skies were cloudy in the Great Lakes region and the northern plains.
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Chicago
U. S. Weather Bureau
Rockies
New England
South Atlantic States
Lower Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
West Clff
Central
South Pacific
Great Lakes
Plains
Judge Medina on Long Vacation
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina, who presided over the nine month Communist conspiracy trial, is on a long vacation. He and his wife drove to an undisclosed destination and plan to return in about two weeks, then depart again. He will not return to U S District Court until March. He has been answering thousands of letters after last month's completion of the trial of 11 top Communist leaders, whom he sentenced to prison terms and fines.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
Tides and Temperatures for Tuesday November 16
Long Beach Lifeguards report tides on Tuesday with low tides at 11:35 a.m. and 11:28 p.m. measuring 1.7 and 4 feet respectively. Sunrise is 6:25 a.m. and sunset 4:50 p.m. Moonrise 1:02 a.m. and moonset 2:00 p.m. Water temperature calm surf conditions. temperatures not specified.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Thanksgiving Dinner 1949 Costs Drop for Four
A United Press survey finds a four person Thanksgiving meal, including a 10 pound turkey, costs 8.16 in 29 cities, about 1.50 less than last year. Menu items include bread, sweet potatoes, cranberries, celery, asparagus, nuts, grapes, and pumpkin pie with prices compared to 1948. Turkeys fall in price due to higher supply, while pumpkins rise from lower prices last year.
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Pop
United Press
Turkey
Department of Agriculture J
Natlion
McMinnville
Ore
Pacific
Ismet [Inonu
Des Moines
Earl Mason
Iowa ‘Turkey Federation
Baby-sitting job for Hawaii trip falls through
Brockton Massachusetts fails to send 18 month old Eric von Lick to Hawaii after Everett Leland 50 a former Air Force sergeant loses the job chosen from 150 applicants. Navy chief petty officer Henry F. Lick had obtained a day off and would escort the child next month. Eric’s grandmother Mrs Gertrude Le Febrer offered to pay fare for an escort.
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Brockton
Mass
Air Force
Eric von Lick
Honolulu
Everett Leland
Stoneham
Henry F. Lick
Navy
Gertrude le Febrer
Eric
Hawaii
Cook Got Mad Socks Customer in Nashville Grill Fight
In WASHVILLE Tennessee on November 14 Roy Dawson a 30 year old man ordered a well done steak that was served rare. He asked for another steak and to speak with the manager. The cook and manager John Haynes 44 struck Dawson with a butcher’s steel, splitting his scalp and sending him to the hospital for ten stitches. Haynes was jailed on assault charges.
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Washville
Tenn
Roy Dawson
Nashville
Dawson
Lane Fuage
John Haynes
Haynes
City Hospital
This Town Balks at Federal Handout
Crockett Texas mayor pro tem and council reject a federal low cost housing proposal saying it brings strings and wasteful spending. The council votes unanimously against the idea, arguing Crockett should start its own economy by saving federal money.
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Crockett
Texas
B. B. Sherron
Q. B Rhone
Boy Nearing Death as Yule Draws Near
XENIA Ohio November 14 Doctors tell two and a half year old Thomas David Pace likely to die of leukemia within about four weeks two weeks before Christmas. Parents Mr and Mrs Robert J Pace have spent much of Tommy’s time in hospital or bed at home. Despite the blood disease he has endured 130 blood transfusions and new drug treatments earning him the nickname miracle baby.
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Xenia
Ohio
Thomas David Pace
Robert J. Pace
Tommy
Mmy
Lovers Warned Prowler Revealed in Ferndale Standoff
DETROIT November 14 The Ferndale police stopped a car in a wooded area after a girl and boy were warned about danger. Patrolmen Patyaimen John Major and Roland Knight saw a man crouched near the vehicle holding a revolver. The prowler was held for investigation.
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Detroit
Hut Patyaimen
John Major
Roland Knight
Ferndale
Two Workmen Die in Tunnel Cave
BALTIMORE November 14 two workmen died when a water tunnel 300 feet underground collapsed burying them under several tons of dirt and rock. Cpl C J Eckenrode identified the victims as Theodore R Winstead and Nathanial G Hicks both Baltimoreans. The men had reported to work at midnight and were at the head of the tunnel two miles from the nearest shaft. Crew members said both were dead when rescue crews reached them.
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Baltimore
Cpl
C. J. Eckenrade
Baltimore County Police
Theodore R. Winstead
Nathanial G. Hicks
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