36 Killed As Plane Crashes Into Bluff
Winona Minnesota August 29 Northwest Airlines plane with 33 passengers and 3 crew members crashes into the Mississippi River bluffs during a severe storm. Wreckage found in swamps and a ball park, many bodies badly mutilated. Pilot Captain Robert Johnson among the dead. Civil Aeronautics Board investigating.
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Minn
Northwest Airlines
Mississippi
Walter Haeussinger
Jack Volker
NWA
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago
Minneapolis
PCS
Sutters Ridge
Fountain City
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Haeussinger
Gordon Crosway
William White
Volker
Crosway
Robert Johnson
Closway
William Pehler
Charles
Pehler
Suttere Ridge
Communists Seek to Control Berlin Power
Berlin headlines report Communist leaders urging supporters to overthrow the government and install a Soviet-aligned regime in the Western city sector. The SED seeks dominance via protests and a post-election shift, with four powers in Moscow evaluating a plan to replace local authorities in October. Police disruptions and potential council relocation loom as talks continue. A second item notes Maryland testing a new simplified tax withholding form for employees and old-age benefits.
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Moscow
Pol Neal Reed
Bicchaden
Bern
Pien
Maryland Internal Revenue Tax District
Internal Revenue
Potomac Edison builds 66kV line to Frederick area
Potomac Edison officials said a $490000 powerline and substation will be in operation this fall linking the Williamsport Paul Smith plant and Frederick. The 27.6 mile line, built to 66kV with future capacity to 132kV, crosses mountains and required deep rock blasting for cedar poles. A $100000 substation at East and Fifth streets will downstep to 33kV for Frederick distribution.
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Potomac Edison
Williamsport
Paul Smith
Frederick
George S. Humphrey
Frederick- Mount Airy-Brunswick
R. Paul Smith
East
Fifth Streets
Potomac Edison Co
R Paul Smith
Heavy police docket reflects weekend court activity
Weekend police court listings show intoxication as the major charge with various officers identifying defendants by name and status. Reports note collateral issues and multiple disorders as temperatures and conditions influence court proceedings and jail delays.
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Sammy Thompson
Phillips
Charles Grady
Richmond
Garland Forrest
Brunswick
Austin Arnold
Vernon Rhoderick
Lieut Sin
Bart Im
Ficer Dietz
Beatrice Patterson
Eglorea
Phebus
Thoma
Hammond
Swaomiley
Rock
Dorsey
Stup
Richard P
Swamie
Camp Detrick
Reno
Hens
Edward Baker
North Linthicum
Jefferson Street
Baker
South Street
Charles H. Baer
Route 5
Italy Reports Huge War Damage to Railroads
Transport Minister Guido Corbellini disclosed in Perugia that Italy’s railroads suffered about 1.6 billion dollars in wartime damage, with 35 percent of Italy’s rails affected.
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Rome
Guido Corbellini
Italy
Perugia
Corbellini
Haly
Reconstruction Replaces Half of Losses After Fire
The leader stated road plants and 65 percent of rolling stock were destroyed but reconstruction has replaced over 50 percent of the losses. The remark appears in The News.
City of San Francisco Trains Derail Near Evanston Wyoming
Two locomotives of the City of San Francisco derailed near Evanston Wyoming today on the crack transcontinental train. Twelve passenger cars remained on the track and no injuries were reported. The incident was disclosed by Southern Pacific.
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San Francisco
Crack Trans
Continental Streamline
Evanston
Wyo
Southern Pacific
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