Nineteen Die as Plane Crashes Into Mountain Tree
Charleston West Virginia AP reports a C-47 crash on a mountaintop en route to Maj Woodford W Sutherland funeral. Nineteen of twenty one aboard perished, including nine enlisted men and 12 officers, with two survivors.
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Charleston
W. Va
Godman Air Force Base
Kentucky
Woodford W. Sutherland
St. Albans
Eglin Field
Fla
Sutherland
West Virginia Air National Guard
Isaac E. Bonifas
Portland
Ind
Harry K. Blackhurst
California Crash Inquiry Launched
California crash inquiry opened after a Southwest Airways DC-3 plummet on a mountainside near Santa Barbara. Twenty two aboard were killed with only ten believed identifiable. Fire and wreckage hampered early clues as authorities sifted ashes. sheriff noted one engine failure.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Civil Aeronautics Authorities
Southwest Airways
John D. Ross
Ike To Inspect Troops In Germany Four Day West Europe Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower will fly to Germany this afternoon for a four day inspection of British French and American troops under his Atlantic act military command. It will be his first such trip since he formally assumed command of the West European defense forces last week.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Eisenhower
Airliner Crashes Near Hong Kong
A two engined DC-3 chartered by Pacific Overseas Airline of Thailand crashed near Cape Collision lighthouse on Hong Kong Island in heavy fog. The aircraft had 16 aboard, 11 passengers and five crew, with unknown survivors. The plane had diverted to Formosa due to fog and radioed Kaitak Air Field at 300 feet over the sea before attempting an emergency landing.
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Bangkok
Cape Collision
Pacific Overseas Airline of Thailand
Siam
Formosa
Kaitak Air Field
Atom spies gain Russia 18 months
Senate committee says espionage damaged the U S atomic program by at least 18 months. Klaus Fuchs leads as the deadliest traitor, with Bruno Pontecorvo, Alan Nunn May, and David Greenglass named as others who aided Moscow. Saypol announces new espionage prosecutions as Hoover questions scope of atomic field inquiries.
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Washington
Russia
Soviet Union
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Klaus Fuchs
Alan Nunn May
David Greenglass
New York
U S Guns Can Wipe Out Battalion In 20 Minutes
An AP dispatch describes how U S artillery can annihilate a Chinese battalion in Korea within twenty minutes. A spotter directs 54 field guns firing in a synchronized sequence called time on target, delivering 4348 rounds across four miles of front to crush a massed assault.
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U.S
Western Front
Korea
U. S
Bomber Crashes Kills Three in Suburban Home
A crippled twin engine bomber crashed into a suburban cottage yesterday killing two girls and their uncle. The children's parents and aunt were injured. Irvin Guyer of Cranford New Jersey Kay Snyder seven and Rene Denise Snyder two months died. The injured: Mrs. Guyer Master Sergeant and Mrs. Samuel Snyder. The bomber crew escaped by parachute after a four hour struggle.
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Washington
Irvin Guyer
Cranford
N. J
Kay Snyder
Rene Denise Snyder
Guyer
Samuel Snyder
4300 Free Flood In Minnesota 4300 Free Flood In Minnesota
The Minnesota River breached levees at North Mankato and St Peter as volunteers built emergency dikes and four people were hospitalized. Floods forced about 4 300 residents from homes, with 1 035 people marooned by the Tombigbee in Alabama and Red River warning ahead of Fargo Moorhead crest.
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North
Mankato
Minn
Fargo
Moorhead
Marshall
Alabama
Iowa
South Dakota
North Mankato
St. Peter
New Ulm
Tombigbee
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
Auriol Heads Home After State Visit Beginnings
President Auriol of France leaves Montreal for Paris after a first state visit to the United States and Canada. The 66 year old leader, his wife, and aides depart aboard a special Air France plane.
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Auriol
France
Uni
Canada
Paris
Air France
Rayburn Warns of Danger From Russian Troop Buildup
Sam Rayburn amid White House talks with President Truman warned of a terrible danger as Russians concentrate troops here there and everywhere. He said the buildup signals possible intervention in Asia and stressed the danger could trigger a new world war. Rayburn dismissed criticism that his prior Manchuria comments pushed the draft bill and said the remark aimed at U S interests. He declined to comment on MacArthur letters and the small power draft bill’s fate.
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Washington
Rayburn
United States
Manchurian
White House
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Martin
Marshall Says Red Build-Up Is Increasing
Washington AP Secretary of Defense Marshall warned that public support for the defense program is waning while world tensions rise. He cited growing military buildup especially in satellite countries and urged enactment of universal military training, noting Congress will likely only set up a commission for the idea this week.
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Washington
U.S News and World Report
House
Hickenlooper Urges RFC Abolition in Senate Debate
Senator Hickenlooper urged abolishing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation saying the agency has outlived its usefulness and should be liquidated. He noted concerns of outside influence in RFC lending while opposing a plan to replace the RFC board with a single administrator. President Hoover supported abolition in a 1932 note.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate Banking Subcommittee
White House
RFC Board of Directors
George
D-Ga
Dixie
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Hoover
Byrd
D-Va
Miner’s Body Found in Minnesota Mine Cave In
Eyelet h Minn AP The body of one of two iron miners trapped since Friday’s cave in was recovered early today. Officials identified the deceased as Anton Korcha 53 of Oliver Iron Mining Company. Also trapped with him at the Spruce mine was Frank Putzel 43. Korcha died almost immediately after the cave in around 2 p.m. Friday, while there was no sign of Putzel as rescue efforts continued.
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Eyeleth
Minn
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Anton Korcha
Spruce
Frank Putzel
Korcha
Putzel
Four In Car Drowned In Mad River
DAYTON AP Four people including two women and two men drowned when a car rolled down a steep levee into the Met River. Identified tentatively were Chester Walls 38 Dayton Mrs Estella Allen 45 Dayton Albert Ogan Dayton formerly Columbus and Mrs McCoy Columbus daughter of Ogan. Ralph Walls said the car was his and had been taken from in front of his home. J P Roach a fisherman said he saw people in the car struggling to get out. Investigators could not determine the cause of the plunge and police noted a possible gear error by the driver amid an earlier argument in the vehicle.
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Dayton
Chester Walls
Estella Allen
Albert Ogan
Columbus
McCoy
Ogan
Ralph Walls
J. P. Roach
Roach
Little Kefauver Probe Proposed For Canton
Canton plans a local probe as two Republican councilmen seek 5000 to hire an outside investigator for a public hearing process. They want subpoenas and a grand jury inquiry to scrutinize Canton’s vice, while a county grand jury probe remains under seal until next Monday.
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Fred Cachat
Myron van Nostrand
Council
Copenhagen Remembers Nazi Occupation Quietly
Copenhagen observed a two minute silence at noon to mark the Nazi occupation of Denmark on April 9, 1940. About 10,000 residents gathered in Town Hall square as all traffic halted to honor the historical event.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Hoover Blames Hypocrisy in Athletic Codes for Cage Fixes
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a Senate committee that hypocrisy in college athletic codes sparks game fixing and suggested lax university oversight. He cited youthful gangs and “sadistic assaults” in major cities, urging action while faulting universities for commercializing sports and stressing athletics over other values.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Los Angeles
Truman Put On Spot By MacArthur
President Truman faces pressure from MacArthur supporters in Congress and U S Allies demanding discipline after the general's latest policy statement. Capitol Hill aides expect a quick public stance following a weekend review of the episode and its military implications.
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MacArthur
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Capitol Hill
Turman
France and Britain oppose MacArthur Korea proposal
Paris and London join in rejecting General MacArthur's call to use Nationalist Chinese troops against Red China. Western European papers denounce the plan and demand a clear UN policy directive for Korea.
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France
Great Britain
Douglas MacArthur
China
MacArthur
Korea
Politician Debate Grows Over MacArthur’s Korea Role
Congress faces a storm as moves to limit General MacArthur's authority as Supreme Commander in Korea are discussed. Senators Knowland and Ferguson urge firm action and direct talks with MacArthur, while London signals possible British objections to using Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist troops against the Reds.
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MacArthur
Korea
Congress
Pravda Reports U N Air Raid On Antung China
Pravda quotes Sinhua News Agency dispatch claiming 24 U N S planes bombed Antung on the Manchuria Korea border. It reports American craft dropped more than 50 bombs on the city and suburbs.
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Pravda Today
U. S S
Antung
Manchuria - Korea
Communist Party
Sinhua
Reservoir floodgates Opened near Hwachon dam
AP reports Chinese Communist forces opened floodgates at the Hwachon reservoir in central Korea, sending water toward Allied positions. Water receded by Monday night with no danger to UN troops, while fighting continued around the dam and in the surrounding sector as Reds pressed near Chunchon and Wonju roads.
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Hwachon Reservoir
Koea
Pukhan
United Nations
U.S. Eighth Army
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Reda
Chunchon- Hwachon
Chunchon-Wonju
Resevoir
Leif Erickson
U.S
Eighth Army
Chunchon
Pukhen
Seoul
Cherwon
Hwaechon-Chunchon
Inje-Hangye Road
Truman Discusses Inflation Battle
President Truman convened industry, labor and farm leaders at the White House to map a more effective inflation control system. The Mobilization Advisory Board, a 15 member panel chaired by Charles F. E. Wilson, would advise on changes to the Sense Production Act to curb inflation.
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Truman
White House
Mobilization Advisory Board
Charles FE. Wilson
Armyhospital to take over Fleetwood Hotel for hospital
The Miami Herald reports the Army plans to convert the Fleetwood Hotel on Miami Beach into a hospital to treat Korean War casualties. The move would repurpose the hotel to support medical care for service members.
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Miami Herald
Fleetwood
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