President Names Air Safety Board To Probe Crashes
President Truman appoints a five member air safety board led by James M. Landis to investigate a spate of air disasters. CAB inspectors probe the Capital Airliner crash near Leesburg Virginia as 35 victims are positively identified and remaining bodies await burial.
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Air Safety Board
Washington
INS
United States
Truman Air Safety Board
Truman
West Virginia
James M. Landis
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jerome C. Hunsaker
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Milton W. Arnold
The
Air Transport Association
Civil Aeronautics
Theodore P. Wright
H. B. Cox
Air Line Pilots’ Association
American Airways
Blue Ridge Mountains
Leesburg
Red Cross
FBI
Deer sighting and lawns under strain in Princeton area
Mrs. John Miller of Princeton reports a Sunday deer in her garden that fled when she appeared. Rural lawns near the city limits show high grass needing mowing, as quarries decline and fill with brush and water. June weather prompts furnace use and lingering cool garments while gardeners await better conditions.
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John Miller
Princeton
Daily Weather Report Summary
The report shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 63 and a low of 53 and no precipitation. River stage stands at 9.7 feet. Sunday data record a high of 72 and a low of 51 with 0.18 inches of rain.
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United States
Second Flood Strikes Keosauqua Iowa Faces New Crest
Des Moines river flood waters swamped Keosauqua Iowa displacing over 15,000 people for a second time in a week. The Des Moines river flood crest nears 25 feet, threatening Iowa Illinois and Missouri with heavy damage across 25 counties. One death reported Marion Edie 22 Emerson Iowa drowned near Red Oak while repairing a washed out bridge.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Keosauqua
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Marion Edie
Emerson
East Nishnabotna River
Red Oak
Pravda Attacks Marshall Policy In Europe Reconstruction
Pravda denounces Secretary of State Marshall's Europe reconstruction plan as a repeat of Truman era political pressure backed by dollars. It brands the American offer of credits as interference in internal affairs and cites Hungary as an example of U S coercive rhetoric.
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Moscow
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Pravda
Marshall
Europe
Truman
Hungary
United States
Secretary Marshall
Harvard University
America
Five Jewish extremists convicted in Acre Prison raid
A Jerusalem military court convicted five Jewish extremists of complicity in the Acre Prison breakout. Three received death sentences and two were given 15 years. The raid, likely by Irgun Zvai Leumi, freed 251 prisoners prompting heavy security during the trial.
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Jerusalem
INS
Acre
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Legislature Set to End Session Tonight in Harrisburg
Harrisburg June 16 Officials expect the General Assembly to close a half year session after approving strike curb measures and pay boosts for teachers. Final adjournment is anticipated Tuesday morning though 8 p.m. EST is the official hour. Conference reports still needed on equal pay, salary raises, and new local tax sources.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
House
Superfortress Crash Probed in Vermont Mountains
Army officials opened an investigation into a B 29 Superfortress crash into Hawks mountain near Springfield Vermont after a Sunday morning flight during a heavy rainstorm. The Tucson based craft had refueled in Pittsburgh en route to Bedford Massachusetts. Casualties were reported as eleven or twelve with initial counts revised as bodies were burned and mutilated.
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Springfield
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Hawks Mountain
Tucson
Ariz
Pittsburgh
Bedford
Mass
G A R Vet 101 Dies in Kingsdale
George W. Krug, last Adams County Civil War veteran, dies at home aged 101 in Kingsdale. Funeral arrangements were being made on June 16.
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Kingsdale
INS
George W. Krug
Adams County
Seamen And Longshoremen Begin Nationwide Strike
A 200000 strong walkout of CID seamen and longshoremen began across Atlantic and Pacific ports. National Maritime Union ordered crews to remain aboard ships with no signing on or sailing. West Coast CIO contracts extended for a year easing tensions while several unions failed to reach midnight deadlines.
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New York
INS
Atlantic
Pacific
Gul
Joseph Curran
The
National Maritime Union
CIO
CIO Maritime Committee
Maritime Cooks and Stewards
American Comminations Association
MMU
U. S
UN Palestine probe begins amid Arab boycott
The United Nations Palestine investigation opens in Jerusalem under distrustful mood. Chief Justice Emil Sandstrom says sessions will pause temporarily while Arab leaders push for a boycott and protest strike. The US fact-finding team plans a temporary halt before touring Jerusalem and nearby villages.
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Jerusalem
INS
United Nations Committee
Palestine
Emil Sandstrom
Palestine Radio
Arab Higher Committee
United States
Holy Land
Petroleum Supply Conference Called
Washington reports an all out push to tackle a critical petroleum shortage that could deprive thousands of motorists of gasoline in the next month. Eight cabinet members and agency heads were summoned to meet with Interior Secretary Krug and include leaders from State Treasury War Navy Agriculture Commerce and Labor plus the attorney general and top transport and power agencies with John R. Steelman representing President Truman.
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Interior
J. A. Krug
Krug
Secretary of State, Treasury
War, Navy, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor
Maritime Commission
Federal Power Commission
Office of Defense Transportation
Truman
John R. Steelman
Mayor Curley Loses Court Battle Over War Fraud Conviction
Boston Mayor James M. Curley lost his bid to overturn a war fraud conviction. The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its June 2 ruling, by a 7 to 1 vote, ending his chances for reversal and maintaining a six to 18 month prison term.
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Washington
INS
James M. Curley
Boston
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Curley
Hoover Warns U S On Foreign Gifts And Loans
Former President Herbert Hoover tells Senate Appropriations Committee that continued foreign gifts and loans threaten U S economy. He urges rationing aid to non Communist nations and warns of tax burdens from debt and immediate payments on loans. He warns over exporting and says funds now equal about 35 percent of national income.
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Hoover
U.S
Washington
INS
Senate Appropriations Committee
Herbert Hoover
United States
Bridges
Marshall's Treaty Efforts Blocked By Soviet
Secretary of Navy Forrestal charged Russia with blocking Secretary of State Marshall's peace treaty efforts with Germany and Axis satellites. He spoke at Wellesley College and urged renewed action in Moscow last winter and again next November. He warned that world peace fears persist despite hopeful signs.
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Wellesley
Mass
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Forrestal
Russia
Marshall
Germany
Wellesley College
Moscow
United States
United Nations
India
Great Britain
Wildcat Strike Halts Detroit Chrysler DeSoto Plant
A wildcat strike at Chrysler De Soto in Detroit halted production at two other Chrysler divisions and idled about 5,500 workers. The walkout began Friday after noon when 85 men in the material assembly department protested the disciplining of a fellow worker.
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Detroit
Chrysler DeSoto
Chrysler
Material Assembly
DeSoto Wyoming
Lawrence County Marbles Champion Wins County Title
Jimmy Gwin of Oak street school, age eleven, defeated John Henry Bell of Lincoln-Garfield in the Arena to claim the county miles marbles championship with final scores 11-9 and 7-0 7-5 7-4 7-1 after a late surge. The Oak street finalist earned the title with a five game run and a decisive sweep. Will Go To New Jersey due to his victory.
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Jimmy Gwin
Oak Street
John Henry Bell
Lincoln-Garfield
Miles
Jimmy
Bell
New Jersey
North Bay Street
Optimist
Chuck Wilson
Wildwood
N. J
Heroic rescue saves crew as Army transport crashes at Godman Field
Staff Sgt. Curtis M. Green was acclaimed for guiding three fellow crew members and 18 passengers to safety as an Army transport plane crashed after takeoff from Godman Army air field en route to Fort Riley. Passengers suffered burns and cuts, but injuries were not serious. The plane skidded 300 feet after missing the runway by 200 feet and burst into flames. Maj. Gen. W. G. Wyman led the response. some party members later flew to Fort Riley.
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Louisville
INS
Curtis M. Green
Godman Army Air Field
Green
Kansas
Fort Riley
Kan
Langley Field
Godman Field
W. G. Wyman
Army
Doe Attacks Hunter After Crow Call Incident
Leonard E. Richards was crow hunting at Allens Mills when a doe charged him each time he used a crow call. He waved his hands to deter the deer and later had to prod her with his shotgun barrel to keep her at bay. The deer returned for a third time before he stopped.
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Brookville
Leonard E. Richards
Richards
Allens Mills
Names Of Four Plane Victims Are Given Out
Four of twelve victims in an Army B-29 crash into Hawkes Mountain at Springfield are identified. Flight Commander Robert F. Fessler, Davis-Mans on Field Arizona. Lieut. Wilfred E. Gassett of Brockton Massachusetts. Lieut. Chester F. Fontana of West Springfield Massachusetts. Staff Sgt Oliver Hartwell Jr of Wells Maine.
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Springfield
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Hawkes Mountain
Robert F. Fessler
Davis Manson Field
Tucson
Ariz
Wilfred E. Gassett
Brockton
Mass
West Point
Chester F. Fontana
West Springfield
Gassett
Oliver Hartwell, Jr
Wells, Me
Taft Plans West Coast Speaking Tour in September
Senator Taft of Ohio, a leading GOP policy figure and potential 1948 White House candidate, said he may tour the western states in September to fulfill a speaking engagement in California. He has accepted an invitation to address the California State Bar Association in Santa Cruz.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
West Coast
Thomas
Dewey
Rocky Mountain
Senate
GOP
New York
White House
West
California
California State Bar Association
Santa Cruz
Death notices listing several residents and ages
Death records list Miss Mary Marks aged 91 of 709 Brooklyn avenue Clinton Bruce McCommons 15 weeks Volant Robert E. Cummings 81 of 21 North Greenwood avenue Curtis Edmund Hilyard 79 of R D Mrs Jessie Bennett Twaddle 62 of 114 Richelieu avenue and William F. Stiver 62 of 341 Neshannonk avenue.
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Mary Marks
Brooklyn Avenue
Clinton Bruce McCommons
Volant
Robert E. Cummings
North Greenwood Avenue
Curtis Edmund Hilyard
R. D
Jessie Bennett Twaddle
Richelieu Avenue
William F. Stiver
Neshannock Avenue
Two Couples Drown at St. Paul Legion Picnic
Funeral services planned for Orrington C. Hall Jr and his wife plus Ernest G. Charleston Jr and his wife after their rowboat capsized during a Negro American Legion post picnic near shore. Boat sank in 20 feet of water just off the shore. bodies recovered two hours later. all four residents of St. Paul.
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ST. Paul
Minn
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Negro American Legion Post
Orrington C. Hall Jr
Ernest G. Charleston, Jr
Greek Communist leader sentenced to death by Greek court martial
Reuters reported Pandelis Gousis general secretary of the Greek Communist party was sentenced to death by a Greek court martial for aiding guerrilla warfare. The Athens dispatch said the trial occurred at Salonika.
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London
INS
Reuters
Pandelis Goussides
Communist Party
Athens
Salonika
Truman vetoes four billion dollar GDP tax reduction bill
President Truman vetoed the four billion dollar GDP tax cut saying it unfairly favors high income groups and would raise inflationary pressure. He warned that delayed price adjustments could trigger a recession and urged a three point program for tax reform, debt reduction, and anti inflation measures. The House may override while Senate action looms.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Republicans Blast Truman Veto Of Tax Bill
Ranking GOP leaders called President Truman's veto of the tax reduction bill cold blooded politics and urged Congress to override. Rep. Knutson of Minnesota faulted Truman as badly advised and lacking economic understanding. National Chairman Carroll Reece blamed the veto on continuing New Deal tax and spend policies and predicted stronger repudiation in 1948.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Rep. Knutson
Reece
Arthur Mometer Seeks Golf Rounds as Rain Slows Play
The golfer bears a worried frown as damp slippery greens hinder rounds. He aims to lower his bar score but rain delays the game while farmers face crop needs. Weather sits at seventy four increasing concern for corn wheat spuds and oats.
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