Flying Boxcar Crash Kills 2 and 6 Survive
Fairfield California September reports six survivors parachuted to safety after a C 82 Flying Boxcar crashed near the Sacramento River north of Fairfield. The pilots, Lt. James Ward Wess Jr. and Lt. John Page, were killed. six others escaped with minor injuries and were hospitalized. Survivors included Lt. Col. Robert Horton and Capt. Horace Deston among crew and passengers. the plane was en route from Lowry Air Force Base to Alameda Naval Air Station.
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Fairfield
Calif
Fairfied-Suisun Air Force Base
San Francisco Bay
Sacramento River
Fairfield-Suisun
Alameda
Naval Air Station
Lowery Air Force Base
Denver
Air Force
James Ward Wess, Jr
Zilman, Mo
Seven Airmen Die In C-47 Crash Off Alaska Coast
ANCHORAGE Alaska Sept 3 INS a crew of seven United States Air Force fliers died Friday when their C-47 plunged into Cook Inlet southeast of Anchorage as it emerged from clouds. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. An Army crash boat lacking radio failed to confirm recovery. A companion plane said the C-47 went into a flat spin before the dive. Pieces were identified at Anchorage Air Depot as from the crashed aircraft.
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Anchorage
Alaska
INS
United States Air Force
Cook Inlet
Fire Island
Anchorage Air Depot
Jet Plane Crashes in New York Suburb Killing Pilot
A Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star on a secret test flight crashed in a plowed Amherst field near Buffalo. Pilot Lief W. Larsen, 31, of Elma, died. The plane struck about 15 minutes after takeoff from Niagara Falls Airport, wreckage covering 500 yards. Larsen had planned to leave Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory to study at Princeton University.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Here
Lief W. Larsen
Elma
Amherst
Niagara Falls
Larsen
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, Incorporated
Princeton University
Deadwood
S. D
South Dakota School of Mines
Phoenix Student Dies In Idaho Crash
A 11T-year-old Phoenix student Gilbert Hatley died in an automobile accident in Idaho Falls while vacationing. He attended Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix Technical School and belonged to Grace Lutheran Church. Survived by mother Mrs Ruth Hatley and brothers Robert Bud and Bill of Phoenix. Funeral services planned Tuesday in Idaho Falls.
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Phoenix
Gilbert Hatley
East
Jefferson Street
Idaho Falls
Ida
Phoenix “Union High School
Phoenix Technical School
Grace Lutheran Church
Ruth Hatley
Robert
Bud
Bill
Yuma Fliers Extend Endurance Flight Toward Record
Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward in the light plane The City of Yuma continued an endurance flight, surpassing 228 hours toward the 1,008 hour record. They reached 228 hours at 7:15 this morning, aiming to set a new mark for light planes.
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Yuma
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
Navy
Dewey Orders State Police To Peekskill Concert
Governor Thomas E. Dewey dispatched all available state police to Peekskill to prevent disorder at a Paul Robeson concert, citing pro Communist protests and a prior riot. Federal and local authorities debated jurisdiction as veterans planned demonstrations near the Hollow Brook area.
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New York
John W. Clancy
Paul Robeson
Peekskill
N. Y
Clancy
United States District Court
Westchester Citizens Committee For “Law and Order
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Labor Day Migration Swings Into Motion
Labor Day holiday migration is in full swing with Arizona communities staging festive observances. In Phoenix, the Federal Council of Churches readers will present a Sunday message urging group action and shared responsibility in economic life as the state hosts parades, fish contests, golf tournaments, band concerts, and multiple Labor Day events across cities from Glenda le to Tucson.
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Phoenix
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Glendale
City Park
American Federation of Musicians
Glendale Carpenters Union
Prescott
Jax Brewers
New Orleans
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Jerome
Winslow
Civil Air Patrol
Air Races End With Record Bendix Jet Dash Time
The Bendix jet division dash finished in under four hours for the first time, averaging 529.614 miles per hour. Air Force fliers earned medals but cannot receive cash prizes.
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Bendix
Air Force
Wisconsin Flier Wins First Event In Meet
Bill Brennand of Oshkosh Wisconsin won the first heat in the Goodyear race for midget planes at the 20th National Air Races in Cleveland. He averaged 177.6 mph over eight laps on the six sided 1 1/2 mile course, fastest heat ever in Goodyear and likely fastest in the 190 cubic inch class. James J. Kistler of Los Angeles followed at 162.9 mph as top qualifier speeds reached 183.3 mph by Billie Robinson of Pacoima for the year.
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Bill Brennand
Oshkosh
Wis
Cleveland Municipal
Brennand
James J. Kistler
Los Angeles
Goodyear
Herman Salmon
Billie Robinson
Pacoima
Calif
Czechs Mark Benes Death Observed In Prague
In Prague on September 3 1950 the Communist press marked the first anniversary of former President Eduard Benes death. Wreaths from Communist leaders were laid at his grave in Sezimovo Usti while memorials were noted for ministerial secretary Antonin Borek and Dachau camp survivor V Entner. Benes who died at 64 last year resigned the presidency amid heavy Communist pressure.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Klement Gottwald
Benes
Sezimovo Usti
Antonin Borek
V. Entner
Dachau
Leaking Ship Reaches Durban After 5 Hour Pump Run
The 1600-ton Norwegian cargo ship Banan limped into Durban Harbor with an eight degree list after five hours of pumping. Six passengers joined a crew of 25 as the vessel, which left Durban Friday night for Mauritius, was reported sinking 25 miles off the South African coast. Passengers spent four hours in lifeboats before reboarding when pumps kept the ship afloat.
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Durban
South Africa
Durban Harbor
Indian Ocean
Mauritius
Hayden Planetarium Ceiling Drilled With Millions of Holes
The Hayden Planetarium in New York City features 3,758,432 tiny holes drilled through its steel ceiling. The remarkable installation highlights a unique architectural or scientific detail noted in the facility.
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Hayden Planetarium
New York City
Mother Asks Body Of Girl Be Exhumed
TEMPE Sept 3 A mother seeks to prove her noninvolvement in the death of 14 year old Soccora Palma by requesting exhumation for an autopsy. The girl died Aug 23 at Quarry Street and was buried in Double Butte Cemetery. County Attorney Warren McCarthy indicated the inquiry would continue before deciding on exhumation.
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Tempe
Teresa Gonzales Palma
Soccora Palma
Quarry Street
Double Butte
Warren McCarthy
McCarthy
T-Men Seek 50 Tax Agents to Probe Cohen Earnings
Attorney James Carter asked for fifty additional Treasury agents to study Mickey Cohen's income tax records and bonds. He cited Capone’s case as precedent and urged a broader probe into Cohen’s books and reported gambling winnings. The group of Cohen associates faces bond-related questions.
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Los Angeles
James Carter
T-men
Mickey Cohen
Washington
Internal Revenue
Cohen
Treasury Department
al Capone
Chicago
Carter
Alfred M. Pearson
U. S
Fowler flaps win Wetherill Medal in Philadelphia
Harlan D. Fowler of Whittier California receives the John Price Wetherill Medal from the Franklin Institute for his Fowler flaps used on commercial transport planes and the Boeing XB-47. Fowler, now head of Fowler Aircraft Company in San Diego, previously served as design supervisor at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia in 1922.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute Today
John Price Wetherill
Harlan D. Fowler
Whittier
Calif
Richard T. Nalle
Institute
Fowler
Fowler Aircraft Company
San Diego
Naval Aircraft Factory
Metro Gets OK On Loan In refinancing bus system boost
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved an amended application from Metropolitan Bus Lines to borrow 272 500 dollars from First National Bank of Arizona. Chairman William T. Brooks said the funds would refinance the bus system, expand facilities and refund obligations. No reason was given for the altered amount.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Metropolitan Bus Lines
First National Bank of Arizona
Commission
William T. Brooks
Brooks
Justice Rutledge Improves Slightly in York Hospital
Justice Wiley B. Rutledge remains in a coma after a cerebral hemorrhage. At York Hospital his condition is described as very grave but morning reports note a slight overall improvement while he receives oxygen and care from wife, Dr. Fred A. J. Geier, and family.
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York, Me
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
York Hospital
Rutledge
Fred A. J. Geier
Chinese Wants Rifles in Bold War Aims
New York September 3 Moslem General Ma Pu fang a noted Chinese military leader stated that if the United States would airlift 10 000 rifles and 5 000 carbines his forces would cut the Communist invaders into pieces He spoke in a wartime interview transmitted by INS and highlighted the broader Chinese plea for military aid amid the Sino communist conflict.
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New York
INS
Ma Pu-fang
China
United States
Boys loitering near detention home tested by police
Four youths aged 14 to 16 were found outside the Maricopa County Detention Home on West Apache Street. They gave no explanation for their presence, and deputies suspected they were trying to contact detainees inside the home.
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Maricopa County
West Apache Street
Court Martial Convicts Ryan in Desertion Case
Washington dispatch reports Patrick James Ryan, a seaman, was court martialed for jumping ship after claiming he was shanghaied into the French Foreign Legion. The Navy convened trial convicts Ryan on desertion or absence without leave, with punishment to be announced. Ryan and Walter G. Leathe testified they were forced to enlist, a claim contradicted by French officials who provided documents showing voluntary enlistment. The embassy denied the leather belt and nail-board injury stories, noting the Legion deemed them untrue.
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Washington
INS
Patrick James Ryan
French Foreign Legion
Ryan
France
Legion of the Damned
Walter G. Leathe
State Department
Legion
Plane Stolen From Lake In Dallas After Crash
Dallas reporter notes the plane that sank in Mountain Creek Lake after a flight crash was reportedly recovered by a winch truck but then vanished. B. B. Silvey had purchased the craft from Air Racer Jimmy De Santo following the Monday incident that killed the pilot.
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Dallas
B. B. Silvey
Jimmy de Santo
Mountain Creek Lake
Silvey
Jets Can Cut Down B 36 Says German Designer
German aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt said the United States B 36 superbomber can be shot down by modern jet fighters. He added jets can shoot any bomber from the sky and noted many of his top engineers are now in the Soviet Union while plane building remains barred in postwar Germany.
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BOM
Germany
Willy Messerschmitt
Messerschmitt
Russia
Soviet Union
Youth Trapped in Well Rescued After Six Hours
A 17 year old Chicago youth Eugene Sanders was trapped at the bottom of a caved in 20 foot well on a Bristol farm. Firemen and construction workers built a 20 foot hollow steel shaft to reach him and lowered four men inside to shovel sand. He was conscious, receiving oxygen, then hoisted to the surface and taken to Elkheart General Hospital in shock but expected to recover.
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Bristol
Ind
Chicago
Eugene Sanders
Sanders
Elkhart General Hospital
Gus Peterson
Peterson
Bogus checks flagged in AZ as widow impersonation
Police hunted a woman who posed as the widow of a dead brother of Governor Dan E. Garvey after she cashed a $100 check at Sky Harbor and passed a $1,500 check to an aircraft firm for a small plane. A $600 check funded a Tucson man to start a flying business. the plane was seized at Tucson airport. Governor Garvey said he has no relatives in the area.
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Dan E. Garvey
Sky Harbor
Trans World Airline
Tucson
Old Pueblo
Garvey
Sonora
Mex
Infants Nursery Opens With Diet Kitchen at Coronado Day School
A new infants nursery linked with Coronado Day School at 346 East Coronado Road offers modern baby furniture and a diet kitchen meeting health standards. It will provide individual formulas and balanced diets with Mrs Smithery, nurse supervisor Mrs Faye Chandler Smith collaborating with each baby’s pediatrician.
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Coronado Day School
East Coronado Road
Health l
Smithery
Faye Chandler Smith
The
Valley National Bank
Weather Outlook for Holiday Weekend Across State
Weather is expected in most sections of the state for the holiday weekend with warmer days and chance of scattered showers. Forecasters warn residents to monitor updates as coastal and inland areas may see differing rain chances and temperatures.
Fair Weather Forecast Across Nation With Midwest Excepted
A Chicago dispatch notes generally fair weather nationwide except the Central States. Rain fell in parts of the Upper Mississippi and Plains, with showers in the North Central area. The wet belt extends toward the Lower Ohio Valley by Sunday. Temperatures stay high in the Far Southwest and Pacific Coast, warm in the Gulf, cooler at dawn in New England.
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Chicago
Central States
Mississippi
Plains States
North Central States
Ohio Valley
Pacific Coast
Gulf States
New England States
Chicago fraud suspect bought home in Phoenix
Ed ward Korpusinski a 33 year old Chicagoan held on 25000 bond in a mail fraud case bought a $13200 residence in Phoenix under the name Thomas Moore The Moores paid 6000 cash and assumed a 7200 mortgage The case involves purchasing pipe and reselling at cut rates with Korpusinski and Betty Rose missing from Chicago as investigators from Chicago and Phoenix pursue local angles and await federal clerks to approve bond
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Edward Korpusinski
Phoenix
Korpusinski
Chicago
United States District Court
Thomas Moore
North 15Th Avenue
Thomas
Betty Moore
John G
Bert Miller
Maricopa
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Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers Union
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Metro
Justice Rutledge
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Flagstaff- Winslow
Arizona Highway Commission
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Errie O’clair
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Tex
Cassie Potirala
Latham Street
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Nick D’arcangelo
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Jack Landon
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