Plane Crash Near Cairo Kills 55 Aboard Constellation
A Trans World Constellation flying Bombay to New York crashed in the Egyptian desert 55 miles northwest of Cairo. Fifty-five occupants were killed including 22 Americans and a Indian Maharajah. Wreckage was sighted near Tanta and there were no survivors among 48 passengers and seven crew members.
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Cairo
INS
Bombay
New York
United Nations
India
General Assembly
Trans-World Airlines
Little Mudhut
Atay Barrud
Tanta
Acme
Star of Maryland
Rome
Nile Valley
Egypt
Missing tobacco theft and busy holiday traffic notes
Miss Ruth Young reports two packs of cigarettes were stolen from her coin operated stand in the Walker Food Locker building on Croton Avenue during a Tuesday night burglary. Street car tracks on West Washington Street are being removed and old rails pose slipperiness in wet weather. East Washington Street traffic is expected to surge over the holiday weekend due to a detour. E Gene Schweinsberg notes debris in catch basins including false teeth and license plates, and a sewer crew finds an 18 pound dead turtle.
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Ruth Young
Walker Food
Croton Avenue
Washington Street
Butler Avenue
City Line
Butler Road
Arlington Avenue
E. Gene Schweinsberg
Department of Sewers
Daily Weather Report Forecast and Stats
Rain tonight and most of tomorrow with little temperature change. United States weather data for the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. today show a max of 78 and a min of 66 with .24 inches of precipitation and a river stage of 5.2 feet. Year ago on the same date, there was a max of 82, min of 53 and .06 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Action Near on Arms Aid for Western Europe
The Senate armed services committee considers a four billion dollar expansion of arms aid for western Europe. Secretary Acheson and Defense Secretary Johnson defend postwar preparedness amid Korea War tensions. Disputes arise over rearming western Germany as Hoffman and others weigh the threat from communism.
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Washington
INS
Senate Armed Services Committee
Acheson
Defense
Johnson
Europe
Marshall Plan
Paul Hoffman
U. S
Sen. Wherry
Germany
Sen. Knowland
Calif
McKellar
Tenn
Air Parcel Post Rates Increase To Pay As You Go
Postmaster General Donaldson proposed a revised air parcel post rate schedule to take effect November 1. The plan increases rates by five to 44 cents per pound for air mail parcels, moving to a pay as you go basis across the United States.
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Washington
INS
Donaldson
Air Parcel Post
United States
Johnson replies to critics over defense policy and Korean War stakes
Defense Secretary Johnson rejects charges of weak leadership and brash military talk in a broad response to congressional critics. A separate Veterans of Foreign Wars resolution in Chicago urged his resignation, citing allegedly inadequate training as American troops fight in Korea.
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Defense
Johnson
Washington
Rep. Tauriello
N. Y
Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention
Chicago
Korea
Defense Department
Mayor O Dwyer Ready To Quit His Post
Mayor William O Dwyer announces his departure from New York City Hall after serving since 1946 to begin a vacation and then move to Mexico as ambassador. A 5000 strong Broadway parade led by Chief Inspector August Flath precedes speeches and the transfer of power to acting Mayor Vincent R Impellitteri through December 31.
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New York
INS
William O’dwyer
Mexico
City Hall
Broadway
Battery
August Flath
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Acheson seeks more U S funds for Voice of America
Secretary of State Acheson urged swift Senate approval of boosted Voice of America funding before the Appropriations committee. He requested 62.66 million dollars for information activities plus 15.21 million from Marshall Plan counterparts, with 7.60 million for broadcasting and 41.29 million for new facilities.
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Washington
INS
State Acheson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Voice of America
Defense
Johnson
Voice
State Department
Acheson
First Australians Arrive In Japan
Two plane loads of Australian infantry arrived in Tokyo to join an understrength Australian battalion preparing to enter the Korean War. A total of 500 Australian troops are slated for airlift in coming days to fill the battalion before deployment.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
Seek To Speed Final Action On Controls Bill
Senate house conference committee resumes efforts to wrap up the economics controls bill for the White House before Saturday. They expect to finish by Friday with the Senate acting after House approval though some senators may oppose the conference report risking a talkathon and weekend delay. President Truman had urged emergency powers to curb inflation weeks earlier.
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Washington
Senate-House
White House
Senate Banking
Maybank
S. C
Senate
House
Truman
Congress
Twenty Five Hurt In Texas Train Derailment
A Santa Fe passenger train derailed near Lampasas injuring twenty five people. Two trainmen were feared critically hurt. Authorities attributed the cause to a split rail as the injured received treatment at a Lampasas hospital.
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Lampasas
Tex
INS
Santa Fe
Tribute to Local Guardsmen Before Army Departure
New Castle residents plan a September 5 tribute for the 229th Field Artillery National Guard and the 384th Chemical Company Army Reserve as they prepare for active duty. Edward DeCarbo chairs the Rainbow Terrace event at Cascade Park with co chairs Joseph Brown Manning Weller and local officials arranging lunch and a public address system for the evening.
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229Th Field Artillery
National Guards
384Th Chemical Company Army Reserve
New Castle
United States Army
229Th
384Th
Edward DeCarbo
American Legion
Cascade Park
Joseph Medure
City Council
B. J. Biondi
Rainbow Terrace
Heaviest Air Bombing Raid Made In Korea
An armada of over 90 B-29 Superforts dropped 800 tons of explosives on North Korea including 600 tons on Chinnampo near Pyongyang and 200 tons on bridges and communications. The operation was called devastating by Far East Air Forces.
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Korea
Tokyo
INS
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
Far East Air Forces Headquarters
Malik's Reign Over Security Council Ends
Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik ends 31 days as UN Security Council president in Lake Success New York where he used anti US rhetoric and maneuvers. British Sir Gladwyn Jebb will take the gavel at midnight to restore order and curb Malik's inflammatory agenda including Formosa US air force actions and Greek terrorism charges.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Jacob Malik
UN Security Council
U.S
South Korea
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Malik
Jebb
Council
United States
Formosa
Peiping
U. S
Greece
Lancaster Church Wall Collapses
A 50 ton brick wall of First Baptist church in Lancaster collapsed injuring Mrs. Elizabeth Harnish 45 and causing about 50000 in damages. Officials fear razing the 76 year old church if instability proves fatal. A flying brick from the wall struck her apartment window as workers excavated a basement. heavy rains may have weakened the wall.
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Lancaster
First Baptist
Elizabeth Harnish
Harnish
William Bailey
Du Pont sells Sampson Street zinc plant to New Castle Chemical
Du Pont de Nemours sells its zinc ore roasting facilities on Sampson Street to New Castle Chemical Company of Pittsburgh. The transfer takes effect September 1 1950. Works Manager Harry J. Carney reports no staff changes and continued operation as before.
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Sampson Street
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Wilmington
Del
New Castle Chemical Company
Pittsburgh
Harry J. Carney
H. C. Hadsell
du Pont
Three Communist Leaders Arrested In Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh August 31 three Western Pennsylvania Communist leaders were held in Allegheny county jail to await a hearing on charges they violated the 1939 State Sedition act. Judge Michael A. Musmanno filed the charges after asking arrest of Steve Nelson Andy Onda and Jim Dolsen and eight others. Nelson chairman of the Western Pennsylvania Communist party was linked to House on American Activities Committee spy ring probes. Onda organizer among steelworkers and Dolsen Daily Worker correspondent.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Common Pleas Court
Michael A. Musmanno
Musmanno
Howard McGrath
Steve Nelson
Andy Onda
Jim Dolsen
Nelson
Onda
Delsen
Western Pennsylvania Communist Party
House on-American Activities Committee
Dolsen
Daily Worker
New York
Death Record Highlights for H Wright Vincent and Harry Stillen
Death notices list Mrs H Wright Vincent aged 66 of Grove City and Harry Stillen aged 66 of Hoysdale as recorded on Thursday August 31, 1950. The brief notices identify the individuals and their ages and hometowns.
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H. Wright Vincent
Grove City
Harry Stillen
Hoysdale
U S Tank Led Forces Smash Ahead 3 Miles
Communist forces were driven back almost three miles on the Pohang front by a joint American South Korean counter attack led by Pershing tanks. Marine Corsair planes pummeled retreating Reds in a cemetery graveyard as UN forces widened and stabilized the line near Kigye and Pohang with captured equipment and prisoners reported.
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Tokyo
Pohang
U. S. Marine Corsair
United Nations
Kigye
Douglas MacArthur
Taegu
U. S. First Cavalry
Rail Strikers In Canada Back At Work After Government Mandate
Ottawa reports Canada’s 125,000 rail workers return to duty under a government order ending a 10 day nationwide walkout. Freight trains resumed after midnight as Parliament approved a bill boosting pay four cents an hour and ordered wage talks with a 30 day arbitration window. The unions seek a 40 hour week with pay intact and a seven cent raise.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Une Sons
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railways
Emeployes
Steamship Lines
First Hurricane of 1950 Strikes Gulf Coast Area
The waning tropical hurricane moved into north Alabama with 50 mph winds and gale rains. Communication lines and power facilities were knocked out and rail service between Mobile and New Orleans was disrupted by storm damage and high tides. No complete damage estimate was available.
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Mobile
Ala
INS
Alabama
New Orleans
Hurricane makes landfall near Mobile with 115 mph winds
The first 1950 season hurricane struck the mainland between Mobile and Pensacola with 115 mph winds then weakened quickly. It skirted the Gulf coast resorts before veering east, sparing New Orleans and the Mississippi coast. Remnants brought heavy rain into northern Alabama and Mississippi as warnings shifted inland.
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Mobile
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Mississippi
Birmingham
Alabama
Panama City
Vacation and Rest Highlight Busy Workers Readiness
The passage describes how continuous work without breaks wears nerves and leads to burnout. A period of sun and leisure helps unwind and reenergize, making one ready to return to duties with renewed focus and energy.
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Margaret Gilruth
Self
D. C
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Kenneth McKellar
D. Tenn
Daily Weather Report
Darrell Garwood
SN. S
O'Dwyer
Miles
Libya
Hag
Alexandria
Turkey
Syria
U. S. Voice
Glenn M. Green
Texas
Contengea
Security Council
Pierre J. Huss
By Howard Handleman
Eighth Army
Gulf Coast Area
Thomas J. Foley
Arthur Mometer
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