Runaway Bus Hits Wall Kills Ten Aboard in West Virginia
A bus carrying churchgoers plunged into a concrete wall near Weirton after veering to avoid a car on a hill. Driver John Kraina 30 reportedly lost brakes as the bus sped about 60 mph. Ten died, 44 injured. a 14-year-old survivor said the vehicle swerved to miss the auto.
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Weirton
W. Va
George Stunda
John Kraina
Eraina
Valentino Grossi
Patsy Rock
Steubenville
Ohio
11 Die As High Wind Wrecks United Air DC-3
Investigators blamed high winds for a United Air Lines DC-3 crash near Baer Field Fort Wayne that killed 11 people including three nurses from Memorial Hospital South Bend. The plane was en route to Cleveland and Chicago when wind gusts up to 85 mph sent it into a muddy field after contact with the storm. The crew consisted of Captain Swallow First Officer Miller and Stewardess Ellis.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
United Air Lines
Cleveland
Chicago
Baer Field
Neal Rupert
E. K. Swallow
Hinsdale
Til
Henry
Ann Lehman
Barbara Scheidegger
South Bend
Treve Swithart
Argos
Massin Ohio
H. Clive McAlister
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Maurice J. Dyer
Wayne Pump Company
Maurice Mahon
FBI
Keith Farr
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Stanley Telecz
Detroit
Swallow
H. R. Miller
Beverly Ellis
Navy Opens War Games in Western Atlantic
The Navy launched large scale war games to test anti submarine defenses in the Western Atlantic. covering 38 three week periods and involving about 100 ships hundreds of aircraft and roughly 50000 personnel the maneuvers span Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras N C and Bermuda. Adm William M Fechterler commands the Atlantic Fleet to evaluate a communications network said to surpass World War I coverage.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Bermuda
Adm
William M. Fechteler
Driver Causes Multi-Car Crash Then Takes Own Life
Aberdeen Washington April 30 Thomas Trude 25 caused a four car collision by side swiping three vehicles and crashing into a fourth He then sat and wrote a note apologizing for injuring others before shooting himself Police said no victims were in serious condition and Trude died at the scene
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Aberdeen
Wash
Thomas Trude
Trude
Henderson Named Commander in Korean Waters
Rear Adm. George R. Henderson was appointed commander of United States Carrier Division 1 with headquarters aboard the U S Carrier Valley Forge in Korean waters. Capt. Robert C. Sutliff succeeded him as commander Fleet Air, Japan and naval bases in Japan and will remain commanding officer, Naval Air Station Atsugi Japan.
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Tokyo
George R. Henderson
United States
Carrier Division 1
Korean
U. S
Valley Forge
Robert C. Sutliff
Admiral Henderson
Fleet Air
Japan
Sutliff
Naval Air Station
Atsugi
Young Girl Rescues Aunt From House Fire
In Barnstable Massachusetts on April 30 15 year old Lois Hallet heard an explosion and rushed to save her invalid 80 year old aunt Alice Sylvester trapped by flames from a shattered oil heater. She carried the elderly woman to safety through the blazing corner of the room.
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Barnstable
Mass
Lois Hallet
Alice Sylvester
Loan Offer Contact Text for Phoenix and Mesa Branches
A brief loan solicitation inviting readers to contact the main office at 243 N 1st Ave Phoenix or call 5656, and offering Ed Vetter at the Mesa branch as an alternate contact with his phone number. The fragment provides two location options and two contact points for loan inquiries.
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N. 1St Ave
Phoenix
Mesa
Ed Vetter
Luke Base Forms First Jet Class at Luke AFB
Luke Air Force Base trains 18 officers in jet combat tactics with an eight week aerial gunnery rocketry and dive bombing course. Most graduates hail from Williams Air Force Base. New classes to start every eight weeks per Commander Col. Henry J. Amen.
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Luke Air Force Base
Luke
Williams Air Force Base
Henry J. Amen
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