Pan American Clipper Mayflower Door Sucked Open
A Pan American Airways Stratocruiser passenger plane 20 miles from Idlewild Airport suffered a fatal incident when a wind gust sucked an open cabin door, ejecting steward John Harris, 28, to his death from 10 000 feet. Witness Anna Krajicek described the moment, and police searched for Harris as the plane landed safely.
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New York
Pan American Airways
John Harris
Idlewild
Anna Krajicek
St. James
N. Y
Harris
Althoug
Long Island
Long Island Sound
George Hart
Trans World Airlines
Atlantic
Gander, Nild
PAN America
Katherine
Lafayette
Ind
Chrisso Harris
Miners Urged Quick Return By Board In Coal Dispute
Federal Judge Keech ordered John L. Lewis to drop illegal contract demands and end the strike. A Justice Department lawyer asked for a court order returning about 80 days of work. The Taft Hartley climate and a national emergency provision push for 400,000 miners back to work while wages and conditions are to be settled by bargaining.
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Washington
Richmond B. Keech
John L. Lewis
jNegal
Justice Department
United Mine
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
Rail Engineer Pendleton Wins $40,000 Damages
John W. Pendleton Sr., 49, of 2005 North 25th Street, was awarded $40,000 in a damage suit against the Southern Pacific Company. The jury verdict came in U. S. District Court after a collision on January 7, 1949, near the Seventh Street crossing involving the locomotive he piloted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Pendleton, Sr
North 25Th Street
Southern Pacific Company
U. S
Pendleton
Seventh Street
Lone Gunmen Rob Two More Phoenix Businesses
Two downtown Phoenix firms were robbed within an hour around midnight by armed gunmen. One thief escaped with $4 from a liquor store. the other fled with the contents of a till. The incidents marked the fourth and fifth armed robberies in the district since Wednesday morning.
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Phoenix
Bank of ‘Douglas
Charles C. Cogan
West Latham
North First Street
Cogan Cogan
Cogan
McCarthy demands list of 57 Communist employees at State
The State Department was asked by Senator Joseph R McCarthy Wisconsin Republican to name the 57 card carrying Communists he says are on its payroll A department spokesman said they know of no Communist in the diplomatic service and if any are found they will be fired Acheson unavailable for comment on McCarthys offer to identify alleged Communists from Salt Lake City remarks by GOP leaders called for tighter security in federal employes amid post Fuchs Hiss cases
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St. James, N. Y
Long Island
Washington
State Department
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Department
Dean Acheson
McCarthy
Acheson
Utah Hotel
Salt Lake City
KALL
Klaus Fuchs
Alger Hiss
GOP
Charleston
W. Va
Guy G. Gabrielson
U S Seizes Nine Chinese Ships in Far East Move
The United States seized eight Liberty ships and one Victory ship in Japanese ports on mortgage default grounds totaling 3.5 million dollars. Observers say the action targets Chinese Communist claims to the vessels, with a Feb 27 hearing set by a newly formed admiralty court under General MacArthur. Authorities acted in seven ports as the Civil Court with U N nationals jurisdiction handles maritime cases since Japanese courts lack authority over UN nationals.
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Tokyo
United States
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Far East
MacArthur
Washington
U.S. Mariime Commission
Export-Import Bank
United Nations
Mao Tze-tung ill in Russian clinic report
London dispatch says Mao Tze-tung is undergoing treatment in a Russian clinic in a special inside information story. The Chinese leader has been conferring with Premier Stalin for two months on Sino Soviet agreements.
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London
INS
London Daily Graphic
Mao Tze-tung
Stalin
Noted Leaders Speak On Peace and Drama
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie says the UN is a stronger peace influence than many think if supporters speak up. Prosecutor T Christmas Humphreys likens Klaus Fuchs to Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, praising intellect yet condemning security betrayals. Ingrid Bergman quips that her mail order divorce from Mexico is better late than never.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Trains Collide in Southern France Killing Twenty
Paris report states two Diesel trains collided head on near Lisle Sur Tarn about 30 miles northeast of Toulouse. Twenty people died and 38 were seriously injured as workers packed both trains. Rescue crews rushed from Toulouse and farmhouses served as first aid posts. Death toll appeared final after wreckage was cleared.
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Paris
France
Toulouse
Cap de Nac
Carmaux
Lisle-Sur-Tarn
Gaillac
Brink's Case Suspect Held In Los Angeles
FBI agents questioned 45 year old salesman Isadore Moroh in the Brink's holdup case. He was arrested on warrants charging unlawful flight from Newark to avoid robbery prosecution and complicity in a July 2 1948 taxi company robbery. Moroh was taken into custody Thursday in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Boston
Isadore Moroh
Newark
N. J
James Ellsworth
FBI
Moroh
Ellsworth
Search Intensified For C-54 After Heroic Rescue In Yukon
Yukon dispatch reports a dramatic rescue after a C-47 crash in the Yukon. Ten crew and paratroopers evacuated by helicopter amid subzero temps as the hunt for the missing C-54 resumed with radio fixes from Alaska bases and amateur operators tracking SOS signals.
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Yukon
Ladd
Elmendorf Fields
Alaska
Yukon-Alaska
Canada
U. S
Frank Alden
Boston
10Th Air Rescue Squadron
Ladd Field
Fairbanks
Clouds and mild temps forecast for Phoenix region tomorrow
The Phoenix Weather Bureau reports partly cloudy skies with no rain for outdoor events. Trace rain fell today in downtown Phoenix and at the airport, with statewide scattered showers and snow above 6000 feet in the northeast. Cooler weekend ahead with no frost. Floods affect Tennessee. Cumberland River crest at Nashville, Clarksville river levels rising. Cold snaps hit the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Maine, while other regions saw above seasonal temperatures and rain or snow in several areas.
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Phoenix
United States Weather Bureau
Airport
Winslow
Flagstaff
Payson
Grand Canyon
Ten‘nessee
Associated Press
Cumberland River
Nashville
Middle Tennessee
Clarksville
Great Plains
Mississippi Valley
New England
Dakotas
Minnesota
Maine
Great Lakes
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
West Gulf Coast
Middle Atlantic States
Snowslide Death Toll Placed At 9
ANNECY France Feb 11 AP roaring snowslides buried homes on Alpine slopes nine persons were believed killed. Rescue teams recovered six bodies including three women and a child and two others remained buried. A Parisian woman died near Araches as snowslides covered a mountain house. Earlier this week 12 miners were killed on Alpe d Huez slopes.
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Annecy
France
Mont Des Baumettes
Savoy
Araches
Alpe d Huez
Buzzing LA Suitcase Suspected As Bomb
A locked suitcase with humming noises was found at the Los Angeles Airport ticket counter. Airport police moved it to the field center and covered it with wet burlap sacks as crime lab technicians prepared to investigate. The case centered on Virginia Smith as a possible nurse, though airline officials could not confirm her connection.
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Los Angeles
American Airlines
Temperatures Today Sky Harbor Readings Overview
Readings from Sky Harbor Station show early morning temperatures around mid forties to mid fifties with sparse data points at 12:30 am and 1:00 am. Fluctuations suggest a cool start with gradual warming toward dawn.
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Sky Harbor
Assassination Attempts Tied To Fuchs Case
London Feb 11 AP unknown gunmen fired at Britain's director of naval intelligence and fled after a nine mile car chase. Two bullets pierced his windshield as Rear Admiral Langley-Cook pursued the fleeing car near Uxbridge. The attack followed the Fuchs confession to passing atomic secrets to Russia and came as Lord Moynihan narrowly escaped a shot while driving near Epping Forest. Political and police officials labeled the incident serious with early developments expected. The director, 51, was unhurt and reported the event to Acton police.
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London
Britain
Naval Intelligence
Klaus Fuchs
Russia
Fuchs
Admi
Eric Longley-Cook
Uxbridge
Acton
Lord Moynihan
Liberal Party
MoynIhan
Epping Forest
Langley-Cook
Northold Airport
Landley-Cook
Ae Ath
Naval Intelligumn
Flying boat vanishes on Gulf training flight
A two engine Navy PBM flying boat on a training mission from Corpus Christi bound for Houston and Port Arthur vanished in the Gulf of Mexico. Twelve to fifteen Navy planes and several Coast Guard cutters hunted for it as the Coast Guard declined to comment on Navy matters.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Coast Guard
Corpus Christi
Tex
Houston
Port Arthur
Weekend events across Phoenix area draw crowds this Sunday
The schedule highlights church services, tours at Williams AFB, a Chihuahua Club dog show at Encanto Park, and dog handling classes for Arizona Dog Week beginning Mar. 7. Also featured are Encyclopaedia Britannica paintings exhibit, picnics at Mesa Rendezvous and South Mountain Park, Swedish American party, Ten Club Valentine event, Koenix Model Airplane Club meet, Scottsdale rodeo and trips to Octave Mine, Rancho de Los Caballeros style show, Silver Spur Rodeo at Yuma, racing at South Mountain Speedway, and evening entertainment at Sombrero Playhouse and First Run theaters.
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Phoenix Dons Club
Williams Air Force Base
Gazette
Republic
van Buren Streets
Chihuahua Club of Arizona
Encanto Park
Arizona
Encyclopaedia Britannica
State Fairground
South Dakota
Mesa Rendezvous Park
North Dakota
Ramada
South Mountain Park
Camelback Woman's Club
38Th Street
Indian School Road
Tennessee
Ten—— Club
Odd Fellows Hall
North Third Avenue
Koenix
North Phoenix Airport
Cave Creek Road
Scottsdale
Octave Mine
Rich Hill
Wickenburg
Car Club
Frontier Street
Rancho de Los Caballeros
Yuma
South Mountain Speedway
Phoenix
Papago Park
17Th Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Sombrero Playhouse
North Seventh Street
Joan Caulfield
Hollywood Star
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Huntington
Coal Board
Lake Michigan
Coast
Evanston, Ill
Leo M. Baker, Jr
Kirkwood
Northwestern University
Richard Truitt
A. J. Hoover
East Piccadilly Road
Hoover
Greyhound
U.S
Reds
Mao
International News Service
T. Christmas Humphreys
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Jekyll
Hyde
Brink's Case
Whitehorse
Y. T
United States Air Force
Lance
Mike Chimko
Kelvington
Sask
Fourth Field Hospital
Camp McCrae
Ruby Range
Pan Lake
J. D. King
C. H. Dunna
Pvt
R. L. Toth
King
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mount Logan
St. Elias
Bob Wagener
Lead
S. D
Watson Lake
Here
Bob Smart
East Grand Forks
Minn
Great Falls
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Edmonton
Alta
Virginia Smith
Howard Smith
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