Russians Force Plane Down Over Hungary
Moscow radio quoted Tass reporting Soviet fighters forced an American C-47 transport to land near Papr Hungary after it allegedly violated Romanian and Hungarian borders during a flight from Munich to Belgrade. The broadcast said the fighter action used Article 22 of Hungary’s peace treaty.
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Attendance Shimp At Races Is Halted In Maryland
Maryland horse racing shows a downturn in attendance this year after gains in betting revenue. Flat tracks and harness venues report total betting of 108 028 377 and attendance rising to 1 403 052. Havre de Grace track closed, aiding Pimlico and Laurel with extra days and profits while Bowie faced receivership after legal issues. The Southern Maryland circuit posted strong daily averages, Bowie's final day set a single day handle record. Separate note: a seaman was released on disorderly conduct charges after a four day bender payment.
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Uch
Havre de Grace
Pimlico and
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Pimlico
Bowie
Southern Maryland
Bow
Magistrate Questions Sailor About Breakfast Order
A magistrate prompts a sailor to return to his ship to clean up and take a break, asking what he will have for breakfast. Riley replies that he will likely have a couple of beers.
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Riley
Oregon
Northwest
First commercial balloon flight by Giants in 1863 Paris
The French airship Giants carried 12 paying passengers on a Paris to Baruy route in 1863 marking the era’s first commercial passenger flight. The report appears in The News.
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Paris
Baruy
Air Force B-26 crashes near Richmond kill lieutenant
An Air Force B-26 exploded and crashed near Richmond killing Lieut. Howard Lovell, 27, of Canton, Conn. Langley Weld Air Force Base said the crash occurred during a routine navigational flight. Pilot Henry B. Cyr and navigator Walter B. Staley bailed out. Cyr has minor injuries and Staley was uninjured. Cause unknown. an Air Force accident investigation will begin immediately.
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Cantonsburg
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Walter &. Staley
Cyr
Virginia Hospital
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Salty blue the sea’s color links to salinity
The article explains how sea blue varies with salinity and evaporation. In tropical regions higher evaporation deepens the blue, while northern seas appear less brilliant.
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