Four Engine Plunge: Radar Crew Survive Ocean Crash
Four engines stopped simultaneously as a radar plane crashed into the sea off Oahu. Survivors recount rescue by a fellow airman and a radar operator as the crew faced fire and water with several fatalities among the flight team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Howard
Oahu
Mondey Howard
Oakland
Sis
Howard
Woody
Frederick E. Woodward
Fred E. Woodward
McVine
Texas family befriended by police and firemen at Fullerton
A Texas family stranded eight days with no gas or money reached Christmas spirit in Fullerton Maryland after police and firemen pooled gifts and fuel. Officers and firefighters supplied meals fuel and small gifts to Leon Yearicks Martha and their four children Lonnie Lorna aged 3 and 4 as union railroad strike disrupted service and a pre Christmas hike yielded leftovers.
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New Jersey
Yearicks
Fullerton
Fexas
Baltimore County
Leon Yearicks
Amarillo
Tex
Martha
Lorna
Baltimore
Due Nations
Brotherhood of Raili Fullerton
Texas
Lonnie
Christmas Eve Walkout Ends Stranding of Thousands on LIRR
Service on the Long Island Rail Road returned to normal after a brief Christmas Eve walkout by trainmen stranded thousands of commuters in Manhattan. A railroad spokesman said all 250 to 300 trains scheduled for the holiday were running again, restoring weekday schedules.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Manhattan
China builds biggest freighter in Dairen yard
A Chinese engineer signed agreement reports that a 5,06 ton freighter is under construction at the Dairen shipyard Peiping radio notes. The vessel, equipped with engines made in China, marks a milestone in shipbuilding as crews move to complete the largest ships. Guy Lewis Sr. and aides, along with families, are mentioned in connection with the traffic charge settlement of $1145. The report highlights progress on the big ship in Hong Kong area with December 25 date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lewis Sr
Guy Lewis
Dairen
Peiping Rapidio
Hong Kong
China
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Dubuque
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Tees
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Tripler Army Hospital
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Kiven
Cairo
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Gaza Strip
UNEF
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Red China
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Frederick Shopping Center
Kemp
National Mediation Board
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Montgomery County Peoples’ Court
Rockville
Einar Christensen
Leon Contee
Gaitharshuis
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Lewis D. Main’ Shart Jr
Peach Tree Road
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Montgomery County
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Shullell Daley
Loma
Sam Miller
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Alexander
Walkersville, MD
Francis Scott Key
Mars Opticians
Autoren Bausch & Lomb
Lawson
Willett
Patrick St
Alstery
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