Fire explodes fuel tank on Navy vessel killing three
A Navy radar picket ship Searcher suffered a fuel tank explosion at dawn on Sunday off the Atlantic Coast 125 miles southeast of New York. Three sailors were killed and two injured, with one dying en route to a hospital in Queens. The ship, a converted Liberty, carries costly radar gear and fuel for patrols. fire was contained after six hours. The cause remains under investigation while the Searcher was towed toward port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Searcher
Here
Coast Guard
New York City
Naval Hospital
St. Albans
Queens
Atlantic
Cape May
N. J. Now
Cmdr
William E. Chapline
James A. Paulick
Newport
R. 1
Minneapolis
Jorkin
Crisp
Dennis Cook
Mil
Sally Jo
Iigan College
Tenn
R. I
Leland Terry
Thair
Ellaquay
Thejlives
Memphis
U.S. Coast Guard
Ingham
Associated Press
Morse Will Stay Out Of Oregon Primary Fight
Senator Morse of Oregon says he will not enter or support a favorite son effort and prefers a wide open Democratic convention. The May 18 Oregon primary could list multiple candidates despite objections, with Kefauver Stevenson Harriman and other names mentioned as potential entrants in a shifting national primary scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Morse D
Ore
Oregon
Morse
Senate
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Stevenson
Howard Morgan
Temmany
ABC
Kno
Ater
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Humphrey
D-Minn
CBS
Allen Shivers
Texas
Texan 26 year old con artist convicted of Air Force impersonation
Jack Kenneth Brown aged 26 of El Dorado Texas was convicted by a federal court jury of impersonating an Air Force colonel and obtaining a Bermuda flight on false top secret orders. He faced charges including cashing checks at Brackley Air Force Base and interstate fraudulent check transport. Brown had a history of impersonations since 1950 and prior federal prison time for similar offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Air Force
Bermuda
U. S. Dist
Daniel TL. Thomas
Jack Kenneth Brown
JCRKY
David €. Goleman
Brown
al Seale
el Dorado
Tex
Brackley Air Force Base
Williams Afb
Phoenix
Ariz
FBI
Scotts Afb
Ele
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
Columbus Afb
Miss
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Civil Air Patrol
Brookley Afb
Kindley Afb
Fire wipes out Tokyo dormitories housing repatriates
A large fire in Tokyo destroyed four wooden dormitories housing Japanese repatriates from Red China and the Soviet Union. One year old woman died and about 1500 people were left homeless as the blaze swept through the sprawling complex. The report notes the disaster occurred amid a period of heavy political campaign spending and union activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kyodo News Service
Red China
Soviet Union
Bloodless coup ousts Argentina's Lonardi
Provisional President Eduardo Lonardi is toppled in a bloodless coup. Maj. Gen. Pedro Eugenio Aramburu sworn in as president and forms a ruling junta to restore democracy. Lonardi’s supporters denounce treason while Peron signals continued opposition from exile. Crowds react with mixed chants as security consolidates power and labor tensions loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fost
UE Ring
Lonardi
Peron
Panama
Aramburu
Hadinew
Bayes
Eduardo Busso
ie mar + di
Contol
Bigi
General Confederation of Labors
CGT
Busso
CGV
Granded
Habs
Plaza
Pedro Aramburu
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iage
San Francisco
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Eisenhower
McKeldin
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Ike
Aiken
Paul M. Butler
CIO Political Acen Committee
Republi
Bloodiess
Von
Case Rosada
Adin
Isaac Rojes
Juan Jose Uranga
Revolut
Ion
Gen
Uranga
Wen
Forminy
4Aramharu
Ecazne
He Sy
Maj. Gen. Amarburu
Mountain View Cecum
Long Beach
Aenor Gad
Tin Yun
Tan
Don Martini
Pine Ave
Hemtock
Iyrica Co. Cette
Bekins
Hemlock
Angheim
Newmark
Bly
Terminel
Fries Ave
Wilmington
Dr. Scholl
Rye Tlef
Coal Tee
Santa Ana
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!