Race Track Owner Dies In Plane Crash
Prominent Maryland Florida race track executive Henry L. Straus president of Tropical Park Race Track and of the American Totalisator Company, died in a Beechcraft crash in light rain near Port Deposit. Also killed were Arthur J. Johnston Raymond Osborne and W H Maier. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board reviewed the wreckage as state police noted no cause yet. Johnston, 51, longtime associate and inventor of the totalizer, had ties to Oregon and Maryland racing interests.
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Port Deposit
Henry L. Straus
Tropical Park
Florida
American Totalisator Company, Inc
Baltimore
Arthur J. Johnston
Ruxton
Strais
Raymond Osborne
Lake Worth
Fla
W. H. Maier
Eastern Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Straus
Totalisator
Jailbreak at the prison ends with escape over wall
Convicts overtake guard Lynch and seize keys and weapons after bursting from a barred door. They force guard Harrington to join, threaten retaliation, and force open the electric gate as tower guards fire. The escapees flee across a field, pursued by machine gun fire.
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Lynch
Harry Harrington
Tower
Cal Pritchett
Harrington
Pritchett
Be Prepared Bradley Tells Guardmen
General Omar Bradley urged the National Guard at the Montgomery convention to be ready to move divisions rapidly for combat if needed. He urged a thorough study to ensure timely training and warned mobilization time may be longer in the future. The first overseas troops would be regulars, with reserves following, so guardsmen must prepare now for quicker action.
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Montgomery
Ala
Omar Bradley
National Guard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
United States
Europe
Bradley
Four Hyde Park Girls Kidnap Drama in Chicago
Four Hyde Park High School girls were held by Chicago juvenile authorities for a thrill kidnapping of Mrs. Dorothy Hurley, wife of a Swift and Company executive. They admitted it was done for kicks after skipping classes. Mrs. Hurley escaped when she grabbed the ignition keys as the girls forced her to drive west and then ordered her to leave four miles from her home.
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Chicago
Hyde Park High School
Dorothy Hurley
Swift and Company
Paratrooper Saves Fellow Jumper After Chute Fails
At Eglin Air Force Base a parachute collapse forced two soldiers from a C-82 to fall. Sgt Marvin O. Smith of Huntsville Alabama grabbed the trailing lines to save Pfc Charles A. Dye of Akron Ohio from a deadly fall. Both were unhurt as the pathfinder team completed its jump. The incident occurred during an air-ground demonstration witnessed by top military officials.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
Army Navy
Air Force
Marvin O. Smith
Huntsville
Ala
Charles A. Dye
Akron
Ohio
Dye
Smith
82Nd Airborne Division
Navy
Campaign contrasts push in Phoenix politics and chamber stance
The Phoenix Chamber of Commerce faced questions over tax exemptions tied to attracting manufacturers, while the Central Labor Council demanded a written commitment to labor benefits. At a Junior Chamber rally, mayoral and council candidates spoke amid accusations of vice and governance concerns. Mayor Udall defended his role and noted past inquiries, as Councilman Walters criticized city leadership and Deppe's record. Imler praised the council’s efforts toward effective city administration.
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Baldwin
Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix
Central Labor Council
Legislative Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Westward Ho
Ray Busey
Udall
Busey
Deppe
Red Light
Charles N. Walters
Charter
Walters
Imler
Mine Cave In Kills 64 POWs Near Kattowitz Poland
Berlin dispatch reports 64 German prisoners of war killed and 150 seriously injured when a mine collapsed near Kattowitz in Poland, according to the Social Democrat newspaper.
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Berlin
Kattowitz
Poland
Social Democrat
Hero Tom Stowe Wins Seat at Tempe Big Game
Tom Stowe, 80 year old nightwatchman at Maricopa County jail, will attend the ASU Tempe versus Arizona game on November 12 seats on the 50 yard line after saving an escape. He will be hosted by alumni and athletic officials including Jimmy Creasman and J. F. McKale. Stowe gained fame after he shot two alleged slavers and helped recapture four prisoners during a jailbreak.
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Tom Stowe
Arizona State College
Tempe
University of Arizona
Stowe
Phoenix
American Kitchen
Jimmy Creasman
Phoenix Gazette
Creasman
J. F. (Pop) McKale
University
McKale
Usc Stowe
Maricopa County
Ernst of Pinal Dies Rites Pending
Rep George A Ernst 34 year old Pinal County state representative died after major surgery at Veterans Hospital in Phoenix He lived in Ray Arizona 28 years chaired the House Military Affairs Committee and was active in Boy Scouts Survivors include wife Bertha son Stanley George two grandchildren and brother H P Ernst of San Diego
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George A. Ernst
Pinal County
Papa
Bertha
Stanley George
Ray
H. P. Ernst
San Diego
Author's Son Held On Gun Charge
Federal agents arrested Erskine P. Caldwell Jr., son of the author, on a gun theft charge. The 22 year old, teaching military sciences at a military academy, was arraigned and held on $1,000 bond after authorities traced an automatic shotgun stolen in Tucson to a Los Angeles pawnshop.
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Los Angeles
Erskine P. Caldwell, Jr
Perons
Tucson
Ariz
Caldwell
United States
Fighter Pilot Killed in North Africa Crash
An American fighter plane based at Port Lyautey in French North Africa crashed today near Rabat Morocco. The pilot was killed in the incident as dispatches from Rabat reported.
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Paris
Port Lyautey
French North Africa
Rabat
Morocco
Gunshot victim in poor condition at St Monica’s Hospital
Vera Lesher Allen, 33, of Carl Pleasant Dam, is listed in poor condition at St. Monica's Hospital after a .22 caliber bullet lodged in her back from a gunshot. She is the wife of William Allen, a dam custodian.
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Vera Lesher Allen
Carl Pleasant Dam
St. Monica’s Hospital
Allen
William Allen
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