River in the Sky Turns Up in Radar Close-Up
Radar operators at the University of Illinois detected a 100 mile long river illusion in the night sky caused by the Illinois River reflected off clouds. Meteorologist Horace Byers and Air Force officials say such sightings stem from atmospheric reflections and junk in the sky, not mysterious craft.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
Illinois River
Horace Byers
University of Chicago
Department of Meteorology
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Colorado Springs
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AIS
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
Riverside
Calif
Civil Defense
Pauline Watts
India Observation Post
Navy Ship's Sick Bay Baptized Aboard Marsh
A Chicago sailor underwent appendectomy at sea after USS Marsh escorted USS Navasota near Formosa. Hospitalman Cartmill improvised in the Navasota’s sick bay using open boxes of tools to remove the appendix under Lt. Hayes’s supervision aboard the Marsh and Navasota.
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William E. Hayes
San Diego
Hayes
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A. W. Veene Jr
Pacific Beach
Calif
J. H. Cartmill Jr
Houston
Texas
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R. F. Lucas
Vallejo
Ens
R. K. Knight
Donkc
Prince Aly U S Bound to See Rita in U S Visit
Prince Aly Kahn rushed west aboard the Queen Elizabeth amid rumors he will press Rita Hayworth to halt or settle the divorce fight in Reno. He offered to change his life to be with her, while Rita demands 3 million dollars for their daughter Jasmine’s support.
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Prince Aly Kahn
United States
Rita Hayworth
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Rita
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Clark Tightens Security Curtain
Tokyo August 2 Gen Mark Clark orders tightened security at supreme headquarters to prevent leakage or espionage by the Communists. The measures are described as stricter than those under Gen Ridgway. Clark, unhappy with security, tests the plan with his own agents and orders careful handling of confidential papers.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Ohioans Picnic in Long Beach Today
About 10 000 former Buckeye residents will gather at Bixby Park for the annual Ohio State Picnic in Long Beach. The Long Beach Municipal Band opens at 1 p m with Vice Mayor Lyman B Sutter welcoming picnickers and Irene's Stage Dom Studio of Compton providing entertainment. Lloyd Keller Jr past president of the All States Society serves as master of ceremonies.
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Maniac fugitives rounded up at Manhattan bus terminal
Police capture two criminally insane fugitives at the busy Eighth Avenue and 34th Street bus terminal after a ten minute chase through crowds. The pair had escaped a state hospital the previous day and kidnapped a Brooklyn physician and a Brooklyn man, holding one for seven hours before an escape.
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Three Die Two Hurt In Auto Collision Near Santa Barbara
A collision in Gaviota, 101 miles north of Santa Barbara, killed three people and seriously injured two. The victims include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Williams of National City and Mary Ann Ernst of Santa Barbara, with the Williams children Aten and Suc brought to Cottage Hospital.
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Hollywood Reacts To Dier New Look Hemline Shift
Hollywood fashion preview notes Paris designer Christian Dior shows a two and a half inch hemline drop for milady's wardrobe. Actresses Cher Trevor Marilyn Monroe Dorothy Lamour offer cautious reactions stressing personal style over trends.
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Cire Claire Trevor
Miss Trevor
Marilyn Monroe
Dorothy Lamour
Paralyzed Vet's Pension Restored
Raymond C. Geier, a 32 year old paralyzed WWII Bataan survivor from Wexford, has had his disability pension restored by the Veterans Administration. The VA ruled his paralysis is connected to service, reversing a prior cut and granting $813 monthly plus $1600 for a hand controlled car.
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Raymond C. Geier
Bataan
Veterans Administration
Geier
Wexford
Washington VA
Washington
Geler
American Legion
Pennania
Congress
Burmese Government Battles 3000 Rebels Near Bassein
Government forces clash with about 3000 Karen tribesmen and Communist rebels 20 miles southwest of the Trraweddy River delta port of Bassein. Earlier reports claimed rebels were driven from positions eight miles east of Bassein. Ground batteries and naval units shelled the Communist base, killing 19 and wounding about 50.
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Burma
Trraweddy River
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Million Plan to Seek New Pay Increase
More than 1,000,000 workers in six major industries mobilize to push wage boosts from the new wage board. Big unions threaten strikes to secure raises in coal shipbuilding rubber meatpacking electrical and copper, as contracts near expiry.
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Washington
West Germans Hail Ratification Of Peace Pact
Bonn reports great satisfaction as President Truman signs U S ratification of the West German peace contract. Vice Chancellor Franz Bruecker calls it proof of western unity and a foundation for peace though France and West Germany have not yet completed ratification.
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U. S
Franz Bruecker
House of Commons
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West Germany
Day's Second Riot in Big Montreal Jail Put Down
In Bordeaux Prison Montreal a second riot within 12 hours ended after tear gas forced surrender. Prisoners fought police with stones and rotten eggs, damaged kitchens facilities plumbing and locks, leaving the star shaped building littered and mostly uninhabitable. About 200 inmates joined the fresh uprising after 1 PM as 500 mutineers had been moved to police cells.
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