Train Derailment Kills Honeymooner Four Injured In Ames
A City of San Francisco streamliner derailment near Ames Iowa left Ernest Ri a 35 year old honeymooner dead and four passengers injured all in good condition The dead man was identified by police as Ernest Ri from Oakland California The injured were Glen Burton Norman Craig Mrs Annie Chetibu and Mrs Jacob Horger The first two coaches and last three Pullman cars derailed as the train was entering the city Officials could not immediately determine the cause of the yard speed derailment
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Ames
Chicago and Northwestern
Ames Naurona
Sean
Ernest Ri
Oakland
San Francisco
Glen Burton
Stockton
Calif
Norman Craig
Urbana
Ohio
Annie Chetibu
Lebanon
Conn
Jacob Horger
New Philadelphia
Line
Fortune’s Recession blame fits a Dutch butcher tale
An old anecdote from Fortune is recalled to illustrate how salesmanship shapes business downturn blame. A meat slicing machine salesman demonstrates to a Dutch butcher, who enthusiastically endorses the device and its value, culminating in the question why the buyer won’t purchase.
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Fortune Magazine
Perries
Train Bus Collision Near Ontario Claims Several Lives
A Long Beach bound bus returning girls and a chaperone from a Pomona trip was struck at a grade crossing east of Ontario by a speeding train. Survivors described automatic driver reactions as passengers shouted directions. Sgt. Peter A. Grisolin, 21, Brooklyn, was among the injured. The crash wreckage scattered bodies along the right of way for 500 feet. acetylene torches were needed to free the driver.
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Long Beach
Ontario
Peter A. Grisolin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gordon C. Crimin
March Air Force Base Service Club
Upland
Riverside
A. A. Hall
Los Angeles
Ontario International Airport
Hall
Argentina Devalues Currency Dramatically Across Market
Argentina cut the peso by 46 percent against the dollar effective today, setting a new rate of nine pesos per dollar and 25.20 pesos per British pound. The move raises dollar value for travelers and services, with export and import rates re aligned more modestly. Imports were suspended temporarily.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
Bus Crash at March AFB Claims Multiple Lives
A bus crash near March Air Force Base killed several people and wounded others. Among the dead are Henry J. Leary, Ruby McLaughlin, Juanita McLaughlin, Ramona Debra, Mary Allen, Gloria Myers, Marilyn Bigley, and service members PFC Doyle Hall and Pfc Bill Maye. Injured include Omega Pearce, Marquita Pearce, Pfc Charles Plevniak, Grisolia, and Pfc William Radcliff, who is in serious condition at Kaiser Hospital in Fontana.
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Henry J. Leary
March Air Force Base
Crimin
Ruby McLaughlin
Ontario
Juanita McLaughlin
Ramona Debra
Upland
Calif
Mary Allen
Alta Loma
Gloria Myers
Marilyn Bigley
Doyle Hall
Bill Maye
Omega Pearce
Marquita Pearce
Charles Plevniak
Grisolia
William Radcliff
Kaiser Hospital
Fontana
Indian Aid Bill Spurs Rehab Plan on Reservations
The subcommittee backed a social security provision defining a framework agreed by federal and state officials at a Santa Fe conference last April. The state’s next welfare cost for aid to the blind aged and dependent children on reservations is capped at 10 percent of the combined federal and state outlay. Representatives Murdock and Harold Patten praised swift approval and helped reduce opposition. The bill creates a 10 year rehabilitation program authorizing funds for irrigation highway hospital and school projects.
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Morris
Santa Fe
N. M
Murdock
Harold Patten
Flagstaff Juniors Elect Officers
Carlos Mendiola of Miami has been elected president of the junior class at Arizona State College. Vice president is Joe Chavez of Kingman, secretary treasurer Bette Harlan of Phoenix, social managers Donnie Roe of Prescott and Donald Hartson of Miami. Representatives to the Associated Men Students Council: Andy Endicott of Warren and Sam Van Dyke of Winslow. Class sponsors: Dr R C Headington and Nola A Casey.
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Carlos Mendiola
Miami
Arizona State College
Joe Chavez
Kingman
Bette Harlan
Phoenix
Donnie Roe
Prescott
Donald Hartson
Andy Endicott
Warren
Sam van Dyke
Winslow
Associated Men Students’ Council
R. C. Headington
Noted Leaders Comment On China Italy and US Opinions
International News Service reports on varied remarks from Dr. Tsiang in Lake Success about China being a child of the USSR, Italy’s defense minister Pacciardi rejecting abandonment, Senator Ferguson urging more time to consider issues in Congress, and the Marquess of Milford Haven praising American women’s looks and English complexions.
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Lake Success
T. F. Tsiang
China
United Nations
Peoples
Republic of China
U.S.S.R
New York
Randolfo Pacciardi
Italy
Washington
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Congress
London
Marquess of
Flood waters claim twenty Italian lives in three provinces
In Naples area reports list at least 20 dead after floods across Benevento, San Lorenzo Maggiore, and Nocera Superiore. Eleven deaths occurred when a house collapsed. a mother and four children perished at San Lorenzo Maggiore. four others drowned at Nocera Superiore in Salerno province.
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Naples
Italy
Benevento
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Nocera Superior
Salérno
Jurist William O Douglas Hurt In Mountain Horse Accident
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas lay in a Yakima hospital with a punctured lung and 13 broken ribs after his horse rolled on him on a Cascade Mountain trail. Doctors said injuries serious but not critical and he received blood transfusions from RH negative blood. Douglas, 51, is a mountain climber who summers at Lostine Oregon, with family rushing to his bedside from New Jersey and Washington.
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Yakima, Wash
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Yakima
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington
Justice
Cascade Mountain
Douglas
Lawrenceville
N. J
Mildred
Walla Walla, Wash
Douglas Lodge
Lostine
High Wallowas
Oregon
Britain Ready to Let U S Lead on China Policy
London reports Britain leans toward recognizing the Chinese Communist government but will defer if the United States objects. Officials say Britain will act in watchful waiting and consult with Commonwealth and Atlantic Pact nations before deciding, with Siam Burma and Indo China to join forthcoming talks. The Foreign Office notes Britain remains accredited to the Nationalist government unless consensus shifts. Talks with the United States and other powers have already begun following the Communist proclamation.
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London
Great Britain
China
United States
Foreign Office
Britain
Siam
Burma
Indo-China
U S tourists set record for Britain in 1949 eight months
London reports that 75,023 United States tourists visited Britain in the first eight months of 1949, surpassing any full prewar year. Including 21,000 visitors en route, total tourist flow rose. expenditures reached about 70 million dollars.
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London
United States
Britain
British Travel Association
Iowa Farmer Reported Stolen Car to City Police
Desk Sergeant Claude Burk questioned a man who claimed to be Iowa Farmer of 2141 East Harrison Street reporting his car theft. The suspect, who worked as a driver for Maricopa County Highway Department, said the vehicle was taken from 1619 East Van Buren Street.
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Claude Burk
Burk
Iowa
East
Harrison Street
Maricopa County
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