Plane Skids Into Street On Takeoff In Dallas
A Slick Airways C-46 cargo plane failed to gain altitude during takeoff in Dallas. With 13,000 pounds of freight, the twin engine aircraft cut out on the starboard side and ground looped across Lemon Avenue after breaking through a fence. No injuries were reported as police redirected traffic while the craft was moved back to the field. Captain A D Connick, 27, of Burbank California, blamed insufficient runway for the mishap and the crew prepared to tow the plane off the street.
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Postal Rates Change Affect Gift Parcels to Japan
Phoenix postmaster W. C. Lefebvre announced that special postal rates for gift parcels to Japan have been abolished and regular parcel post rates will apply. The change follows the Department of the Army canceling payment for ocean transportation on relief parcels for Japan.
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W. C. Lefebvre
Phoenix
Lefebvre
Department of the Army
Red Leader Marron Flees Amid FBI Hunt In New York
James L. Kilgallen profiles William Norman Marron also known as Bill Norman, a 49 year old New York State Communist Party executive secretary and longtime organizer. Marron, born in Russia, is described by reporters as short, stocky, with a heavy beard and dark features. He led in New Jersey politics before rising in New York State party circles and remains a fugitive sought by the FBI under J Edgar Hoover. If seen, citizens are urged to contact the FBI.
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Marron
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Communist Party
Bill Norman
Russia
United States
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The
College of the City of New York
Willie
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Reds
75Th Avenue
Flushing
Long Island
J.edgar Hoover
Arabs Protest Israeli Attacks in Jordan Hamlets
Cairo July 20 Arab News Agency reports Jordan protested to UN truce observers over systematic Israeli troop assaults on Arab hamlets in Jordan to occupy Palestine. Dispatch from Amman notes several villagers killed or wounded, and Jordan National Guard fire in a clash with Jewish losses believed considerable.
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Jordan
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Palestine
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