Sea bottom swept for such a desperate search for Affray
Portsmouth April 19 sailors sweep the sea bottom southwest of the Isle of Wight in a last rescue effort for the British submarine Affray with 75 crew believed trapped under 200 feet of water. FIVE MINESWEEPERS and a motor fishing vessel search the area as admiralty warns no new hope exists and only a miracle could save any survivors.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Isle of Wight
Admiralty
English Channel
French Cadet Killed In Jet Is Identified
Special to The Gazette reports Sgt. Jacques Guinet a 32 year old French aviation cadet identified as the victim of an F 80 jet crash near Florence during a routine training flight He held the French Moroccan endurance record in gliders and was to graduate May 12 in Class 51 C He began American flying training in 1950 at Randolph AFB San Antonio and may be returned to France for funeral services
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Morocco
Randolph Air Force Base
San An
Wiley Seeks Probe Vote Extension of Crime Committee
Senator Wiley and Senator Tokey urged a vote to extend the Crime Investigating Committee until January 15 after nearly a year of probing interstate crime. Democratic Leader McFarland refused to set a Tuesday considering time and would consult the Senate Democratic Policy Committee about the legislative program.
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Washington
Wiley
Wis
Senate
Tokey
N. H
McFarland
Arizona
Democratic Policy Committee
Vandenberg Concluded From Page One
The article notes a major issue in the 1948 presidential election and sketches the life of Vandenberg in Horatio Alger terms. Born in Grand Rapids on March 22, 1884, he began as a poverty stricken newsboy for the Grand Rapids Herald. He rose to editor and publisher by age 22, joined Republican affairs in 1912, and won public office when appointed to fill a senatorial vacancy in 1928. Re-elected in 1934 1940 and 1946, his wife died last June after a long illness, with three children at his bedside: Arthur H. Van denberg Jr Mrs John Bailey and Mrs Elizabeth Pfeiffer.
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Vandenberg
Horatio Alger
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Herald
Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr
John Bailey
Elizabeth Pfeiffer
Bill To Change Vet Insurance Program
James Marlow explains that Congress passed a bill altering government life insurance rules for World War I and II veterans. If signed by President Truman by April 28, it bars future purchases for those who never had coverage, limits reinstatement of lapsed term policies, and preserves reinstatement rights for permanent policies while allowing term-to-permanent switches only if the term policy existed when switched.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Veterans Administration Office
Jones
Smith
Guardhouse Fear Tied to Contino Draft Evasion Case
Los Angeles April 19 AP Dick Contino 21 year old accordionist earning 4000 weekly was arrested for failing to report for induction after escaping Fort Ord. He says an army doctor threatened to put him in the guardhouse. He surrendered to federal authorities after a Friday disappearance.
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Los Angeles
Dick Contino
Contino
Fort Ord
Monterey
Carliff
MacArthur policy statement draws mixed political reaction
Sen Herbert Lehman praised the general's political sincerity as he voiced support for his defense policy for the nation and free peoples. Sen Robert Taft appeared pleased but offered no comment while Rep Joe Martin said MacArthur is trying to be of genuine service by outlining the country’s dangers.
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Herbert H. Lehman
N.Y
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
House
McFarland Among Eight Named for MacArthur Escort
Washington report says nest W. McFarland of Arizona senate majority leader was one of eight congress members chosen to serve as an official escort for General MacArthur on his Capitol Hill journey. Four senators and four representatives were selected to meet him at his Statler Hotel room and accompany him to the Capitol. Arizona Governor Howard Pyle attended the joint congressional hearing to hear the general address.
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Washington
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Congress
General MacArthur
Capitol Hill
Houses of
Statler
Capitol
Howard Pyle
Rev Linding in Critical Condition at Memorial Hospital
The Rev Albert Linding pastor of the Evangelical Covenant Church at 10th Street and Palm Lane is in critical condition at Memorial Hospital. He has been treated for a heart condition since April 9. He and his wife Nettie reside at 1422 East Moreland Street.
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Albert Linding
Evangelical Covenant Church
10Th Street
Palm Lane
Memorial Hospital
Mr. Linding
Nettie
East Moreland Street
Bernard B Watt Funeral Conducted
Funeral services for Bernard Bennet Watt 72 were held in Coolidge after his death Monday in Pinal General Hospital Florence The Rev J W Stephens of First Baptist Church officiated Burial followed at Valley Memorial Park Watt a Van Wert Ohio native lived 18 years in Arizona eight here He served 20 years as a peace officer and was a World War II guard at Rivers Japanese Internment Camp near Sacaton Survivors include his wife Fannie a daughter Mrs John Howard and a grandson John Howard Jr all of Coolidge
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Sacaton
Fannie
John Howard
John Howard, Jr
Coolidge
Turner Funeral Held for Mrs Mina S Turner
Mrs Mina S Turner mother of Frank M Falconer of 2235 East Monte Rosa Street died April 12 in San Diego California. Funeral services in San Diego were held Monday. A practical nurse, she had lived in Phoenix for many years before 1945.
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Mina S. Turner
Frank M. Falconer
East
Monte Rosa Street
San Diego
Calif
Turner
Phoenix
Swedish Censors Ban Four American Films
Swedish authorities rejected four American films due to portrayals of terror murder and gangsters. The decision underscores strict censors affecting cinema releases and raises questions about artistic depiction versus public safety.
Boy Whipping Probe Targets Aunt in Juvenile Case
Juvenile authorities investigate a severe whipping of a 12 year old by his aunt using an electric light cord. Deputies report the boy sustained multiple bruises and was taken to the Juvenile Home. No immediate action was taken against the aunt.
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Sheriff's
Sick Eloy Baby Rushed Here To Hospital
A 6 weeks old boy named Marvin Brown from Eloy was reported in serious condition at Good Samaritan Hospital after being rushed from his home. Police escorts from Mesa Tempe and Maricopa County deputies guided the car to the hospital noting a twin of the boy reportedly died last week.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Eloy
Herman Brown
Marvin
Mesa
Tempe
Nat George
Ray Robinson
McAllister Funeral Set In Glendale
Funeral rites for Joseph Edward McAllister 80 who died Tuesday at his home west of Glendale will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in First Methodist Church Glendale. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Park. A Dallas native, he came to this area in 1923 from Socorro New Mexico and was a rancher. Surviving are his wife Carolyn two daughters Mrs Ernest Akers and Mrs Stanley Poe all of Glendale and five sons Ed T Dowell T and James all of Glendale Raymond of Phoenix and Remus of Hempstead New York.
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Joseph Edward McAllister
Here
First Methodist Church
Glendale Memorial Park
McAllister
Dallas
Tex
Socoro
N. M
Carolyn
Ernest Akers
Stanley Poe
Ed T
Dowell T
James
Raymond
Phoenix
Remus
Hempstead
N. Y
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