Speed In Flying Blood To Casualty Areas Demonstrated
Over 65 Civil Air Patrol pilots from the Washington Wing and the Frederick Squadron plus about 20 civilian plane owners demonstrated rapid blood and plasma airlift to casualties from Hybla Valley Alexandria and Frederick Airport. Sixteen flights searched for a lost plane and a forest fire, with 250 pints of blood flown into Washington. The operation, directed by Lieut Col Speirs and Lieut Roland LaPoint, ran from 9 to 3 with flights every ten minutes after 12:45, amid clear weather and light winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
Washington
Frederick Squadron
Alexandria
Frederick
Donald Webbstep
Arlington
Hybla Valley Aiport
Speirs
Roland A. LaPoint
Red Cross
Richarr F Nallin
E. Town
Dhairman
Emily C .Bittle
Red Toss
Motor Corps
William M Storm
Alexander Lewis
Helen Bader Johnson
Lieut LaPoint
Gambrill Park
Baltimore
Marion S Riley
Sykesville
David C. Strine
Laytonsville
Potomac River
Gaithersburg
Pennsylvania Line
Myersville
F. A. Garrell
Westminster
Shaw
Maryland
Commendation for Captain Hesbin Poster and Field Day Flight Observers
Captain Hesbin Poster received a commendation for his unit's effective flight pattern. Three observation lights over Gambrill Park searched for ice and smoke but yielded no significant findings. Lieut R N Caplan listed field day participants including Cadets Carpenter Shipley Strine and Lawson and Lieuts Ayers, Stride, Gibbs, Wachter, Japlan and Fos er.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hesbin Poster
Gambrill Park
R. N. Caplan
D. E. Carpenter
I. B. Swope
G. F. Freed
D. F. Shipley, Jr
Feller Spoils No Hit Bid With Late Flyout
Charley Keller pinch hit for Gerry Priddy in the ninth in Cleveland but fouled out on a fly ball as Bob Feller’s bid for a no hitter remained intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feller
Keller Charley Keller
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Gerry Priddy
Report To Blast Truman Delayed In Congress Fight
Republican Senators on Armed Services and Foreign Relations delay a report on Truman policy to avoid embarrassment to General Ridgeway. They may later fault the administration’s Asiatic strategy and MacArthur’s ouster while avoiding direct endorsement of his war proposals. Five killed as Air Force transport crashes near Magiite Air Force Base. 16 hospitalized with several serious injuries. A former Navy star among the injured survived with minor wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brewster
H. Alexander Smith
Sx Gop
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Matthew Bo Ridgeway
Smith
Ger Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Pacific
MacArthur
China
Formosa
Fort Dix
Air Force
Magiite Air Force Base
Bere
Thhe Army
Navy i
Navy
Reaves H Bayssinger
Eartland Air Base
Republican report cites Yalta concessions shaping Cold War risks
A Republican study claims Democratic concessions at Yalta increased the danger of World War II era conflicts. It argues those moves enabled China to fall to the Communists and left Korea vulnerable to a Red attack, shaping postwar security policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Yalta
China
Korea
Names on plane manifest corrected after recheck
Military personnel from Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque New Mexico were aboard with a passenger list initially showing 23 names including a civilian but a recheck found 21 persons aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
N. M
Man in Jail After See ing From Sheriff
Man in jail at Gettysburg awaiting disposition of a contempt of court charge after he escaped from the Adams County Sheriff on Thursday and surrendered Friday after a widespread search. Sheriff Dorsey JT Schultz and one deputy were involved in an incident during the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhiam F Swope
Emily, Burg
Gettysburg
Adams County
Phurscay
Fruday
Jim Swope
Dorsey JT Schultz
Pennsylvania
Swope Recaptured After Escape From Custody
Maryland authorities say Swope fled from custody at Fairfield Shoe plant in Pennsylvania during transfer. Sheriff Schultz reported four shots fired as he tried to reach jail, but Swope escaped across Beech Creek before being recaptured later. court had ordered child support payments with no date set for appearance. Canadian governors general note appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Sehults
Swope
Emuitsburg
Tale Hha
Sehults Saie
Fairfield Shoe Company
Fairfield
Beech Creek
Schultz
Cild
Tag
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Louise Engle
Lanner
Thelma Todd
Mary Perrott
Charles K. Taylor
Firestone
Bartgis & Zimmerman, Inc
Frederick, Md
E. Patrick Sr
Firestone Home and Auto Supplies
North Market ST
Eraphive
Washington Area
John C Watson
Wallace Baker
Miss Mary Brown
Roy C. Jones
Edmund Shores
R. L Keys
W. E McKenney
CF. Karehof
H. H Jones
C. K Beiler
LE. Kilheffer
M. F Mayner
S. S. Maxson
H. Surger
Louis Barr
E. E Lyons
C. Cox
Michael Straight
M. Goodwin
Charles Wren
C. L. Fraiser
Burtner Bros
Markell & Ford
Frederick Gas Co., Inc
East Patrick St
Walkersville Firemen's
Hagerstown
Skyline Boys
Yellow Springs
Harold Pratt
Sharps
Great Britain
Continental Casualty CO
Continental Casualty Company
Insurance Agency
West Church
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