Train bus crash near Ontario kills 17
A GI driver of an Air Force bus apparently followed shouted directions and drove into a high speed passenger train at a grade crossing near Ontario. Seventeen people died and five were injured as the Pony Express locomotive ripped into the bus. Rescue crews found mangled bodies along the 500 foot wreckage, with some impaled on the locomotive. The bus carried girls and a chaperone from March Air Force Base Service Club.
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Ontario
Calif
Air Force
March Air Force Base
Peter A. Grisolia
Brooklyn
N. Y
Grisolia
Gordon C. Crimin
Union Pacific
Pony Express
March Air Force Base Service Club
Los Angeles County
Pomona
William L. Lee
Here
Upland
Riverside
P. K. Sweeney
Los Angeles
A. A. Hall
Ontario International Airport
Hall
Page
Welcome Home Miss America Honored by Phoenix Crowds
Miss America 1949 Jacque Mercer arrives in Phoenix after a Midwest West Coast tour. A city Welcome Home program by the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce features a 12 by 6 foot painted welcome, a parade with six bands and 20 floats, and a crown ceremony at the Capitol. Governors, mayors, and her parents join civic leaders in festivities. She will be named Miss Arizona National Guard for the year and attend Kiwanis district events in Santa Fe.
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Phoenix
Jacque Mercer
Midwest
West Coast
Sky Harbor
Jacque
National Guard
Fifth
Washington Streets
Capitol Building
Capitol
Arthur Mercer
Litchfield Park
Dan E. Garvey
Valley
Arizona National Guard
Phoenix College
Mercer
Jaycees
Westward Ho
Kiwanis International
Santa Fe
E. Parke Sellard
Kiwanis
CAB Probes Clark Crash For Overload
The CAB investigates if the midtown crash that killed Buddy Clark resulted from overloading a Cessna. Five passengers were aboard, including NBC's Sam Hayes and Frank Bernard, all reported in satisfactory condition. Clark, a top radio artist, had planned CBS network debut. funeral set at Forest Lawn.
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Buddy Clark
Sam Hayes
Palo Alto
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board Today
Mmidtown
Tve
NBC
James N. Peyton
Hayes
Sally
Frank Bernard
Ational Broadcasting
Jennings Pierce
Clark
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Truman
Community Chest Campaign
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn
Morton Bauman
Nedra Clark
Train Derailment Kills Honeymooner In Ames Iowa
A City of San Francisco streamliner derailed in Ames Iowa killing Ernest Riggs of Oakland California and injuring four passengers. The dead man was in a smoker car as the first two coaches and last three Pullman cars left the tracks. Injured include Glen Burton 20 from Stockton California Norman Craig 21 from Urbana Ohio Mrs Annie Chetibu 55 from Lebanon Connecticut and Mrs Jacob Horger from New Philadelphia Ohio. Train traveled at yard speed into the city. cause undetermined.
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Ohio
Annie Chetibu
Lebanon
Conn
Jacob Horger
New Philadelphia
San Francisco
Jurist Douglas Hurt by Mountain Horse Accident
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas remained in a Yakima hospital with a punctured lung after a horse rolled on him on a Cascade Mountain trail. He suffered multiple broken ribs, but doctors called his condition serious but not critical and noted his strong physical health aided recovery. Mrs. Douglas and daughter Mildred rushed to his side.
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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
Wala Walla
Wash
Jurist
Douglas Lodge
Lostine
High Wallowas
Oregon
Elon Gilbert
Seattle
D. C
Ships Leave Under Threat
SHANGHAI Oct 3 Two of three American merchant ships caught running the Nationalist blockade last week moved today toward the Tinghai anchorage off Hangchow Bay under fire threat from a Nationalist warship. Captain Henry Scurr of the Flying Independent said his ship and the Flying Clip per were sailing to Tinghai. the Flying Trader docked at Shanghai after slipping in when the river mouth was briefly left unguarded.
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Shanghai
Tinghai
Cushan Islands
Hangchow Bay
Henry Scurr
Flying Independent
Flying Trader
Pennant Winners Rest Before World Series Opener
New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers, worn from pennant battles, anticipate the first 10 cent World Series game at Yankee Stadium. Forecasted starters include Ed Lopat for the Yankees and Preacher Roe or Don Newcombe for the Dodgers as tickets fetch premium prices and stadiums prepare for large crowds.
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New York
Big Town
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee Stadium
Phoenix
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Burt Shotton
Holligans
Brooklyn
Stengel
Ed Lopat
Allie Reynolds
Tommy Byrne
Lopat
Vic Raschi
Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Phillies
Newcombe
Ebbets Field
Endurance Fliers Join In Welcome To Jacque
In Yuma on October 3 AP reports pilots Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward, nearing the 1,008 hour endurance record, head to Phoenix to join Miss America Jacque Mercer’s welcoming parade. They plan to fly over the parade route at 1500 feet and circle the State Capitol as Jacque receives greeting.
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Yuma
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
Phoenix
Jacque Mercer
Jacque
Nominees’ Old Views Taken Up
Washington hearings revisited past positions of two Truman nominees. Sherman Minton faced questions on his 1937 support for the court packing plan and was urged to testify on current views. Leland Olds was probed over articles written twenty years ago about the Power Commission and natural gas authority.
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Washington
Sherman Minton
Truman
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Minton
Roosevelt
Indiana
Leland Olds
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Olds
Power Commission
AFL Urges Less Work More Wages at 1950 Convention
At St Paul for the AFL's 68th annual convention, leaders push a shorter work week and higher wages without price hikes, plus stronger political action to elect labor allies in Congress to repeal Taft Hartley. AFL President William Green to speak, joined by Senators Humphrey and Malone.
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ST. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Congress
William Green
Green
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
George W. Malone
Nevada
U S Tourists Set Record For Britain
The British Travel Association reports 75,023 United States visitors to Britain in the first eight months of 1949, a record for any full prewar year, not counting 21,000 travelers stopping en route to other nations. They spent significant amounts during their stay.
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London
United States
Britain
British Travel Association
Johnson Plans Firsthand Inspection of U S Forces Abroad
Washington October 3 AP Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson aims for a direct inspection tour of American military forces and bases in Europe within months to assess the U S position abroad. Secretary Stephen Early weighs a parallel trip to Japan and other regions.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Europe
United States
Stephen Early
Japan
Steelworkers Hope For Truman Action
Pittsburgh dispatch notes 102000 of 480000 coal miners back at work while about half a million steelworkers stay out. Officials and pickets foresee federal mediation or talks in Washington to revive negotiations. Coal stockpiles allow heating, but long strike risks billions in lost wages and sales. Contracts expire Oct 15, with free pensions and insurance demanded.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Cyrus Ching
Pennsylvania
America
American Can Company
Damocles
Steelworkers’ Union
Flood waters claim at least 20 lives in southern Italy
NAPLES Italy Oct 3 Floods sweeping three inland provinces killed at least 20 people and left hundreds homeless. Eleven died in Benevento when a house collapsed as walls gave way. A mother and four children drowned at San Lorenzo Maggiore and four others were reported drowned at Nocera Superiore in Salerno province.
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Naples
Italy
Benevento
San Lorenzo Maggiore
Nocera Superior
Salerno
Noted figures comment on China and Italy policy
International News Service notes Tsiang calls China a child of the USSR, Pacciardi warns against Italy abandoning defense, Michigan senator critiques Congress deliberation, and Milford-Haven praises American girls while admiring English beauty.
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Lake Success
T. F. Tsiang
China
United Nations
Peoples
Republic of China
U.S.S.R
London
Marquess of
90 Mile Wind Hurls Giant Tides At Coast
A hurricane with 90 mph winds battered the Texas Gulf Coast driving ships to shelter and threatening dangerously high tides from Corpus Christi to Galveston. The storm, centered southeast of Brownsville, prompted hurricane warnings, school closures, and evacuations as daytime rain and rising tides moved inland.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Galveston
Special Weather Bureau
Texas
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Houston
Bureau
Lake Charles
Lower Gulf
Veracruz
Mexico
Naval Air Training Center
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Civil Rights Issue To Be Postponed
Washington and President Truman agreed to postpone civil rights legislation until the January session. Senate Democratic floor leader Senator Scott W. Lucas said a prolonged debate this session would not be helpful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Iowa Farmer Reports Car Theft at Police Headquarters
Police desk sergeant Claude Burk recalls a man entering headquarters to report a stolen car. The man identified himself as Iowa Farmer, claiming residence at 2141 East Harrison Street. Farmer, not a farmer by trade but a county highway department driver, said the vehicle was taken from 1619 East Van Buren Street.
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Claude Burk
Burk
Iowa
Iowa E. Farmer
East Harrison Street
Maricopa County
Britain to Let U S Lead On China Policy
London reports Britain leans toward recognizing the new Chinese Communist Government but will defer to U S objections. Officials say Britain seeks a common front with the United States and Commonwealth and Atlantic Pact members, describing policy as watchful waiting and to be decided in close consultation with key powers. Siam Burma and Indo China expected in forthcoming talks pending notes from Beijing.
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London
Great Britain
China
United States
Foreign Office
Britain
Siam
Burma
Indo-China
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Arizona
Esther Clark
Honeymooner
Ames
Chicago and Northwestern
Flag
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phillies
Shotton
Sena
Preacher Roe
Endurance
U. S
Johnson
Randolfo Pacciardi
U.S
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