Flying Saucers Thought to Return in Maryland Discovery
In Maryland two old machines found in a tobacco barn are linked to Jonathan E Caldwell, the man who built rotating disc devices in the 1930s. Air Force investigators call them probable prototype flying saucers, though no craft ever left the ground.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Air Force
Jonathan E Caldwell
Claudius Belk
Office of Special Investigation
The
Washington
United States
Caldwell
Belk
Capt. Belk
Finland Moves To Halt Wave Of Red Strikes
Finland's Central Trade Union Federation ordered four non Communist unions to call off nationwide walkouts by next Tuesday or face action. Communist led unions warned to cancel planned strikes or face similar measures. About 45 000 idle workers with potential rise to 100 000. No further violence reported after the Kemi clash where one man died and nine were injured. Government papers compare Communist tactics to those used in Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
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Associated Press
Finland
Central Trade Union Federation
Federation
Kemi
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Seven Reorganization Plans Now Operating
Washington reports that seven federal agencies have been shifted or streamlined this year, with six plans effective since midnight and key offices gaining new authority. Congress and President Truman enacted six laws plus multiple plans to implement Hoover Commission recommendations, with major reforms now near completion for 1949.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Robert L. L. McCormick
Citizens Committee For Reorganization
Outfit
Hoover Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Labor Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Commerce Department
Post Office Department
Civil Service Commission
Maritime Commission
National Security Resources Board
National Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Defense
General Services Administration
Secretary of State
State Department
Department of Welfare
Broadcasters Prepare Challenge to FCC Give Away Ban
In New York AP reports radio and TV broadcasters vow to fight an FCC plan to ban a popular give away program. They press for court action to halt the ban and preserve advertising revenue and audience engagement.
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Broadcasters
FCC
New York
Federal Nations Commission
Giveaway ban rocks radio prize shows across nation
AP reports the FCC's new rules threaten big jackpot programs as stations scramble to adapt. The debate centers on whether giveaways draw listeners from quality entertainment or inflate cash and merchandise prizes. FCC aims to curb contests while networks weigh legal fights and program changes.
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ABC
Frieda Perry
Donora
Perry
Fred Allen
Fred
Seagirt
N. J
FCC
Marconi
Allen
Washington
Kenneth Crosbie
Bluffton
Ind
American Broadcasting Company
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Senators Launch Another Barb At General Vaughan
Capitol Hill debates veer to Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan as two officials allege he pressed grain rationing officials and aided a molasses firm. Senate aides discuss expanding inquiries while U S arms aid battles loom over NATO buyer funds and displaced persons legislation.
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Senators
General Vaughan
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Department
Senate Five
Vaughan
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
House
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
R-Ny
Ferguson
Truman
Lucas
Ill
Taft
Ohio
Judiciary
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Anderson
D-Nm
Congress
Thomas
Brannan
Massive New York narcotics ring exposed in international smuggling
U S and Peruvian and UN authorities cracked a vast drug syndicate tied to a $504000 monthly cocaine trade between the United States and Peru. Eduardo Balarezo, 48, of Long Island, the alleged ringleader, was arrested aboard the liner La Guardia and jailed on conspiracy to smuggle cocaine.
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New York
Peru
United Nations
U. S
Eduardo Balarezo
Great North River
Long Island
Joseph P. Martin
Italy
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Balarezo
la Guardia
Edward McDonald
Alfonso Miero Teran
Department of Investigation
Aprista Party
Victor Haya de la Torce
Mier
Idaho Forest Fires Spread Across Three National Forests
Lightning sparked 38 fires in Nez Perce National Forest with 28 smoke jumpers and 220 others fighting. Payette and Boise forests reported about 36 and 25 fires respectively from Thursday night storms. The largest blaze in Weet Force Forest burned about 40 acres on the Salmon River. other fires dangered Hell's Canyon and Circle End Creek. Nearly 400 workers were planned to be deployed amid rough terrain requiring long hikes to reach some blazes.
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Mccall, Idaho
Idaho
Nez Perce Forest
Payette National Forest
Boise National Forest
Weet Force Forest
Salmon River
Paul Prety
Pargette Forest
Slim Vassar
Hell's Canyon
Snake River
Circle End Creek
Payette Forest
Hell’s Canyon
Peru Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Over Flight of Aprista Members
Peru halted relations with Cuba after accusing Havana of aiding two Aprista Party members to flee to Cuba. The Peruvian military junta, which seized power in 1948, delivered a formal note to the Cuban charge d affaires stating relations cannot continue.
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Lima
Peru
Cuba
Aprista Party
Nationalists beef up troops to halt Red advance near Canton
Reports say Nationalists rushed reinforcements into mountains 170 miles northeast of Canton to check the Reds southward push. Tayu fell, placing Communists five miles from Kwangtung border as Amoy nears capture. U S embassy in Canton closed as Third Secretary Lancaster departed for Hong Kong. Clark to commute to Canton starting Monday.
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Canton
Tayu
Kwangtung
Manila
Amoy
United States
Bruce Lancaster
State College
Miss
Shameen Island
White Cloud
Hong Kong
Clark
Akron woman dies in Portage Lake District fire
A 51 year old divorcee died when a fire swept her Portage Lake District home near Akron today. The victim was Mrs. Helen Ulman former wife of Mery Ulman who is an assistant manager of production at the Firestone plant in Memphis Tennessee.
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Akron, O
Portage Lake District
Here
Helen Ulman
Mery Ulman
Memphis, Tennplant
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Just A Country Boy Theme From Rural Roots to Fame
A reflective piece traces a man’s rise from farm and small town life to urban success. It notes his pride in country origins, longing for soil, and ongoing tension between city status and rural roots. The text mentions Idaho and Illinois as starting points.
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Idaho
Ilinois
Bog
Ching Called To Hawaii For Strike Parley
Honolulu AP report says deadlocked talks in Hawaii over a 12 day dock strike prompted a federal mediation request. ILWU leader Harry Bridges and a stevedoring firm chair sent a cable asking Cyrus Ching to come to Hawaii. Bridges then left for San Francisco to brief ILWU officials.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Cyrus Ching
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
W. R. Starr
Ching
Washington
ILWU
Territorial
Bridges
Walter D. Ackerman Jr
San Francisco
Ackerman
Wage Increases Likely To Trigger Layoffs Say Industry Researcher
Emerson P. Schmidt, economic research director for the U S Chamber of Commerce, told Presidential fact finders in the steel industry that a fourth round of wage boosts would probably cause more unemployment. He noted profits shrinking and many firms lacking funds to cover higher wages. He warned that even in good years only about half of U S corporations earned taxable profits and that many companies are currently moving into the red. He argued higher wage costs would not prompt price rises, but prompt layoffs.
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New York
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Emerson P. Schmidt
Akron Veteran Named National Commander of DAV
Named DAV leader Cleveland becomes new national commander after Gen. Jonathan Wainwright nominates him and delegates elect him unanimously at the 28th national convention. Brown, a retail coal dealer, succeeds in a smooth transition.
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Cleveland
Akron
Jonathan Wainwright
Brown
Trains crash head on injures 44 in New Hampshire
Two diesel powered Boston and Maine passenger trains collided at a siding in Canaan New Hampshire injuring 44. Officials said a switch error moved the Montreal bound Ambassador onto the southbound carrier. Trainman James Seymour of Hillsboro NH identified as man unable to explain.
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Canaan
N. H
Mary Hitchcock Hospital
Hanover
New England
Canada
Gratton County
Robert A. Jones
Montreal
Boston
James J. Seymour
Hillsboro
Jones
Leon Barnum
U. S
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