Navy Leads In Berlin Airlift Efficiency Says Report
Air Force admits Navy set a torrid pace delivering supplies to Berlin with two MATS squadrons totaling 24 planes outperforming the Air Force in daily utilization and overall efficiency. VR-8 topped monthly ratings, while maintenance and manning levels were cited as the key factors in the Navy’s superior performance.
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Douglas says Moscow radios report nerve warfare in Middle East
Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas says Russian troops invade Iraq and Iran every few weeks, patrols pushing 40 to 50 miles before retreating amid occasional shooting and weekly deaths. He noted Moscow radio mocked him during his personal trip with his son and spoke to the Northern California Division of the United World Federalists.
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Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 173 as Floods Recede
Typhoon Kitty's death toll reached 173 as rain swollen rivers near Tokyo began to subside, giving hope to millions across Eastern Tokyo and Maebashi. Authorities warned rains could resume Sunday while levees held against new breaks and embankments on the Tone and Watarase rivers faced renewed pressure.
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Holiday events dot Labor Day weekend in northern Arizona
The Winslow Civil Air Patrol hosts an aerial roundup with acrobatics by Rex Wells and parachute jumps led by Dave Gold at the municipal airport. F-80 jet demonstrations from Williams Field and engine displays are planned, with a hangar dance tomorrow night. Prescott hosts a Labor Day golf tournament at Hassayampa with Frank Morey defending. ongoing through Monday. Quarter horse racing headlines Williams rodeo events over Sunday to Monday, featuring Pinky Gist and his mules. Benson hosts a Veterans Club rodeo, Nogales stages a bull fight and dance south of the border as Labor Day festivities expand across the region.
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Public Works Workers Reject Pay Raise in Red Wing
Union employees in Red Wing Minnesota announced they do not want a pay raise saying most funds come from taxpayers and their contribution to fighting taxes. The statement was made today amid ongoing discussions on wage adjustments for public works staff.
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Opening dates set for Catholic and public schools countywide
Maricopa County schools announce opening schedules with St Marys High School freshman exams September 10 and registrations September 12 and 13. Regular classes start September 14. Other schools including Tempe High September 9 and Mesa, Peoria, Gila Bend, and Glendale districts open September 12 or 14. The Thiba school west of Gila Bend is first to open Labor Day.
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Receiver Anderson Stock Probe in Arizona
Receiver Anderson, once of Rodeo New Mexico, linked to a “bras siere for cows” device, faces stock sale probes in Arizona. Charles Morgan of Phoenix is company secretary. The attorney general notes a failure to hold a stockholders meeting last March and a cease and desist order plus show cause on September 7. Estimated stock sales exceed 140000 dollars, with 30000 bought by a Willcox family and 5000 by a Buck. A new public accountant will audit the books under Corporation Commission chief Earl Hastings. Assistant Attorney General Joseph P. Ralston leads the AG investigation.
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Portuguese Citizenship Claimed for Tokyo Rose Defendant
The defense in the treason trial of Iva Toguri D Aquino introduced an affidavit from J A Abranches Pinto, Portuguese consul in Tokyo, claiming Iva became a Portuguese citizen through her 1945 marriage to Felipe D Aquino. Marriage records were also admitted.
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Endurance Fliers Pass 200 Hours Milestone
Yuma based endurance fliers reported passing the 200 hour mark early this morning with the craft flying smoothly. Mechanics noted that any engine weakness would likely have shown by now. At 7:15 AM Bob Woodhouse and Woody Kongeward remained aloft after completing 204 hours.
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Arrests at Havana University kill inquiry shocks Cuba
Police armed with tommy guns raided Havana University agricultural school and arrested 15 students over the killings of two members of a secret revolutionary society. The report also notes Southern Rhodesia now has one car for every 2.65 Europeans.
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Cuba
Agricultural School
Havana University
Southern Rhodesia
Taft Ohio Tour Not Political Says Taft
Senator Robert A. Taft announces an Ohio wide speaking tour starting Sunday. He calls it non political and aimed at cross section groups like Rotary clubs and church groups. Green accuses Taft of waging the 1950 campaign in Ohio, while Taft stresses home state outreach and non political talks on liberty fair deal and Taft Hartley law.
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Robert A. Taft
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Senate
GOP
Rotary Clubs
Dewey
Taft
Congress
Gas Pipeline Explosion Near Ranger Kills Workman
A gasoline pipeline exploded three miles west of Ranger Texas, killing one worker and seriously injuring four others. The incident is reported by AP and details the tragic blast and its casualties.
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