B-29 crash off Aden reveals survivor and crew list
An American B-29 from Tucson on a globe girdling training flight crashed a mile off Aden coast after six days at sea. One survivor, Sergeant Gustafason, was rescued by a fisherman and is in RAF hospital. The other two planes returned to Aden. no bodies recovered. Davis-Monthan announced crew members, noting possible interchanges. In Tokyo, a separate B-26 crash during maneuvers killed three airmen with bodies not yet recovered.
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Aden
Globe
Arabia
Gustafason
RAF
Air Force
Tucson
Arizona
Ariz
Davis- Monthan Army Air Base
Republic Information Office
Sigger Gustafason
Norwood
Mass
Cal
Arthur J. Holtz
Milwaukee
Wis
William M. Roberts
Ft. Worth
Tex
Kenneth S. Selley
Hoquiam
Wash
Albert L. Barbour
Jacksonville
Fla
Jame E. Foss
Paymyra
Ned P. West
Columbia
William A. Bulery
Colorado Springs
Colo
Sigger R. Gustafason
Ervin Belleau
Eunice
Tokyo
Yokota
Five Escape Death in Tree Crash Near Newark
Five passengers in a Newark car narrowly escaped death when a large tree toppled onto Route 16 during a thunderstorm. Deputy Leonard Helmick said the impact likely would have occurred a split second later, shielding William J. Boylan, 25, and four family members from fatal injuries.
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Newark, O
Route 16
Leonard Helmick
William J. Boylan
Newark
Kerr Wins Democratic Nomination for U S Senator in Oklahoma
Former Gov. Robert S. Kerr won the Democratic nomination for U S Senator from Oklahoma by defeating Oklahoma City attorney and former congressman Gomer Smith in yesterday's run off primary.
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Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
U. S
Oklahoma
Gomer Smith
Parma Board Raises Teacher Salaries in Suburb
In Parma, Ohio the Board of Education boosted minimum teacher salaries from 2000 to 2400 dollars per year. The action was taken at a board meeting in Cleveland AP reported last night.
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Cleveland
Parma
Parma Board of Education
Western Allies Reject Russian Orders In Berlin Crisis
Western Allies in Berlin replied flatly that a Soviet move to seize control of the city government is invalid. They warned Mayor Louise Schroeder that Moscow has no authority to place a Russian deputy head in the food department and rejected the firing of deputy police president Johannes Stumm. Meanwhile, chaos over currency exchange grows as Russians press to replace Berlin money, while Western finance officials deny city government blame.
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Berlin
Frau Louise Schroeder
Schroeder
Johannes Stum
Paul Letsch
Paul Markgraf
Markgraf
Stumm
Stum
Economic Commission
Pastor Shoots and Kills Robber in Philadelphia Church
In North Philadelphia, Rev Theodore Bullock shot and killed an intruder, Robert Winters, 25, who tried to flee after stealing $50 from a desk at New Light Tabernacle Baptist Church. Police say five bullets hit as the robber fled following a scuffle.
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Philadelphia
Robert Winters
New Light Tabernacle Baptist Church
Theodore Bullock
Pirates Blamed In Catalina Plane Crash
Police commissioner Luis A M Palletti blamed China coast pirates for a July 16 Catalina flying boat crash four miles off shore that killed 25 people, nine of them North Americans, saying piracy caused the mishap as the plane rose for its short hop to Hong Kong.
Spokane man named nation's champion toastmaster
Robert D. Dellno of Spokane Washington won the national toastmaster title at a Toastmasters International contest held yesterday in San Francisco. Finalists included Richard Haley of Akron Ohio.
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San Francisco
Robert D. Dellno
Spokane
Wash
Toastmasters International
Richard Haley
Akron
Moves Ready for Dealing in Germany
Secretary Marshall said the United States will join Britain and France in talks on a general European settlement linked to postwar Germany. He denied reports of specific details and said western powers plan to broaden four power discussions to cover Europe’s east west rifts and a separate government for western Germany.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Marshall
United States
Berlin
London
Whitehall
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Moscow
Molo
Ray Milland Suspended Over Role Dispute
Ray Milland counters that he did not refuse the part in A Mask for Lucretia while Paramount announces his suspension for allegedly turning down the film. He says the role lies outside his normal range as an actor.
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Hollywood
Ray Milland
Paramount
Lucretia
Milland
Passenger jumps from ship rescued near Halifax harbor
The Italian liner Vulcania arrived after a one hour delay when a passenger, Giacomo Milgioli, 33, an American, suddenly dived overboard from a dining room table as the ship neared Halifax harbor. Crew members launched a lifeboat and saved him. he suffered no injuries but was kept in the ship's hospital for examination. He had boarded at Naples and was en route to New York.
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Halifax
N. S
Vulcania
Giacomo Milgioli
Halifax Harbor
Naples
New York
City to Take Over Canton Garbage Disposal
The city moves to assume municipal control of waste disposal after Common Pleas Court approves a plan to bury refuse rather than feed it to hogs in Canton. The decision reshapes local sanitation, directing the city to oversee collection, burial sites, and related operations.
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Canton
Common Pleas Court
Gordon Silent Over Love Now For Defendant
Three witnesses testified that Morris R. Abbott planned a combined reconciliation and birthday party for Marie Abbott on May 25 as her trial opened. Cyril Gordon, 27, claims he was in love with her and hoped to marry if she could obtain a divorce, while denying coercion by state investigators.
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Morris R. Abbott
Marie Abbott
Cyril Gordon
Gordon
Common Pleas
Paul Baden
Baden
Reily Township
Indianapolis
Abbott Barn
Thurman
Five Pickets Injured As Fighting Flares Anew At Dayton Firm
Grim inspectors probed Indiana coal mine depths after a deadly explosion at King's mine near Princeton killing 13 miners. It was the second blast in eight months, with two critical injuries and a rescue worker overcome by gas. Bodies were badly burned and removed within three hours. In Dayton, five pickets were injured as police clashed with workers at Univis Lens Company plant during a back to work movement. Lou Kaplan, CIO UEW organizer, was among the injured. 19 pickets have been arrested since Monday amid heavy police presence and mounting tensions.
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Marylyn Hasselbeck
Univis
Dayton
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Theer
NEA Telephoto
Princeton
Ind
King’s Coal Mine
King’s
George
Red) Cornelius
Indiana
Tipple
C C. Cooper
Dayton, O
Univis Lens Company
Lou Kaplan
CIO United Electrical Workers
Kaplan
Miami Valley Hospital
Lem Markland
Melvin
Pearl Hupman
Paul Dunrman
UEW
Leo Street
Esel
M. C. Kirkpatrick
R. F. Wurstner
Defendant Quoted As Saying Going To Do Something Bad In Murder Trial
In Woodstock Virginia a Strasburg policeman testified that Julia Emily Emmart said she might do something bad after revealing marital woes. He recounted her remark to the officer the day of a shooting in a drugstore where her husband, a pharmacist, was killed by a .22 pistol. The trial before Judge Elliott Marshall included accounts of the shooting and the defendant’s confusion that day.
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Woodstock
Strasburg
Julia Emily Emmart
Frank Pangle
Emmart
Pangle
Emma
Shenandoah Circuit
Raymond E. Borden
Pangie
J. M. Winkfield
Fatal blast at Farben dye plant devastates Ludwigshafen
Police report 500 to 600 dead and about 1,400 injured from a massive explosion and fire at the J. G. Farben Chemical plant in Ludwigshafen. Flames rose two miles into the air as windows shattered in Mannheim across the Rhine, with 6,000 to 7,000 workers at the site and hospitals rapidly filling.
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Farben
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Germany
J. G. Farben
Europe
Rhine
U.S
Manneheim
GOP 10 Study Inflation and Housing Bills
Senate Republicans agreed to committees studying President Truman's housing and anti inflation requests and to press the anti poll tax bill. They plan swift adjournment and voter verdict in November. Southern Democrats threaten filibuster to block action. Dewey advised restraint after policy committee meeting.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Millikin
R-Cole
Republican Conference
Wherry
Rneb
GOP
Robertson
Wyoming
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Dewey
GOP Reserves Federal Jobs in Senate Draft
Republicans labeled hundreds of federal posts as reserved and will not bring up nominations in the special session. Postmasters, federal judges, and other officials face possible early vacancy, though President Truman can keep appointees in office via interim arrangements until next year.
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Washington
Senate
Congressions
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
GOP
High Command
Truman
GOP Leaders Plan Broadcast Attacks on Truman Session
GOP leaders map a radio blitz against President Truman during his special session program. The lineup features Taft and Halleck on NBC from 7:30 to 8, Keefe on Mutual, Wherry and Dirksen on CBS, with Martin and Millikin slated for a Friday ABC followup.
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Washington
Trueman
GOP
NBC
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Halleck
Inediana
House
Mutual
Keefe
Wisconsin
CBS
Wherry
Nebraska
Dirksen
Illinois
Fire Destroys Seven Planes Near Barberton Akron
A blaze at Ling Air Field near Barberton destroyed three buildings and seven training planes, with damage estimated at 70000 dollars. Firefighters from Norton Township Clinton Doylestown and Barberton battled the fire for hours as fuel tanks exploded. Owner L H Watkins blamed a lightning strike during a thunderstorm. About 35 planes on the field were saved and 30 people including G I students escaped unharmed.
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Akron, O
Ling Air Field
Barberton
L. H. Watkins
Norton Township
Clinton
Doylestown
Watkins
G. I
Civil Air Patrol
Crash Kills Ray Zeller in Bucyrus Area
Raymond Zeller 51 of Shelby was killed in a east Bucyrus area truck automobile collision. Milton Pfleiderer 49 of Bucyrus was listed in critical condition at City Hospital and Arnold Hiatt 46 of Shelby was seriously injured.
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Bucyrus, O
Raymond Zelter
Shelby
Here
Milton Pfleiderer
Bucyrus
City Hospital
Arnold G. Hiatt
Zeller
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Newton
Kas
Harvey L. Hoppe
Clyde H. Mace
Charleston
W. Va
Bert J. Bohm
Provo
Utah
Milton Edwards
Louisville
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Pastor
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