Airliner Crash Kills 79 on Canada Trip
A Trans-Canada Super Constellation crashed near Ste Croix on the St Lawrence river, killing 79. Witnesses describe wreckage scattered in mud and water, with bodies visible. pilot Ramsay had two years with Maritime and was suspended previously for negligence in 1954. Maritime officials cite no known cause and a Royal Canadian Air Force rescue crew found no survivors. The group was chartered by The Post House Travel Bureau for veterans and wives from Ontario and Charlottetown.
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Douglas Quit DC4 in 1946
Douglas Aircraft Co reports the DC4 known as Cod had first flight in 1942 and 1,089 built during World War II with 74 sold commercially before production shifted to the DCE. The plane, designed to carry 42 passengers and 3,138 pounds of cargo, could have carried more when converted after a Canada crash killed 79 aboard. The DC4 and DC3 formed the WWII air transport backbone.
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Informer's Tryst With Gable Linked In Libel Case
Testimony in a libel trial centers on the Confidential and Whisper magazines. Rushmore says he wrote anti Communist pieces and stories about John Garfield Oppenheimer and Churchill. Prosecution challenges admissibility of truth as a defense while a private detective cites possible witnesses including Clark Gable Ava Gardner and Joan Crawford.
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Five Soviet mining engineers arrive for U S tour
Five Soviet mining engineers arrived in New York en route to Minneapolis for a tour of U S mining facilities. Sponsored by the State Department, the visitors include Nikolai Sourorovnov, Sergei Founikov, Constantin Beliaev, Nichel Variteh, and Sergei Melechkine.
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Eminent artist Geneve Rixford Sergeant dies at 89
Mrs Geneve Rixford Sergeant aged 89 died in Palo Alto on Sunday. She was a noted artist and mother to three distinguished sons, leaving a legacy in California art circles and a family of prominence.
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12 Cent Bill Sparks 122 Year Tax Battle in Italy
In Cagliari Italy the Gugui family continues a 122 year feud over a 100 lire tax. The dispute began in 1835 when Cosimo Gugui refused to pay, a tax passed down to his heirs through generations, now valued at about 12 cents in today’s currency.
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Municipal Band Concert Program One Readout
Concert program from the Municipal Band features selections including CUARLEN 3 and AW TILLEM OURS. Broadcast times span 2:00 to 2:10 with pieces such as Lincoln Park March and The Fat of Jericho, alongside Dew Winawell Overture and Sale Bread Munther.
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