Missing Boeing C97 Plane Vanishes Over Pacific Crusade
Search efforts for the missing C97 Stratocruiser carried 57 passengers and 10 crew, including two women in the Air Forces. More than 70 planes and a dozen ships scoured 75,000 square miles of the Pacific at nightfall but found no trace. The last radio message said 230 miles southeast of Tokyo at 2 am Tokyo time. Debris and a red object were spotted but judged likely ordinary flotsam or flare remnants.
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Assembly Bans Insurance Fees for State Officials
The Assembly passed without dissent a bill prohibiting officials and employees from accepting commissions tied to placing insurance for the state. There was no debate before the measure went to the Senate. The bill arose from last year's disclosure that five legislators were among insurance agents earning commissions on state coverage.
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Teamsters Officials Attack Senate Probe on Beck Affairs
The Senate committee probes Teamsters officials linked to West Coast activities and alleged racketeering profits in Portland. Kennedy said witnesses will testify on Beck's finances as part of a broader inquiry into union spending and loans. The panel may hold public hearings on a union situation in Scranton and Seattle testimony focused on West Coast activities.
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Dancing Champ Anna Mar Loses Legs After Train Collision
In Milan Italy Anna Mar Trani a 29 year old dancer once teamed with Carlo Carenni to win the world dancing championship at San Remo. She was struck by a locomotive at Greco railway station near Milan and both legs were amputated.
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Plains storm spreads snow and rain across central region
A large low pressure system extended from Mexico to the Canadian border and moved east across the plains overnight. Snow fell up to eight inches in northwest Nebraska and four inches in Denver, with more than a foot at Wolf Creek Pass, while rain and showers spread from the lower Mississippi Valley to the Western Gulf states.
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San Francisco Quake Triggers Fire and Panic
A 4.25 magnitude quake rumbled San Francisco causing a three alarm fire in a downtown building and widespread damage including gas and water leaks. Thousands evacuated as skyscrapers swayed and the Golden Gate Bridge bucked under tremors. no serious injuries or deaths reported.
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Ocean Flier Conrad on 25th Crossing
Boston veteran pilot Max Conrad, 60, took off from Logan Airport on his 25th Atlantic crossing in a twin engine blue and white plane valued at $5,000. He plans to deliver the craft to a German printer in Paris on Tuesday, with a refueling stop in Gander Newfoundland before the 46 to 13 hour leg to Shannon Ireland.
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Doctor Murder Trial in Recess
The trial of Dr. John Bodkin Adams, accused of murdering Mrs. Edith Morrell in 1950, paused until Monday. Nurse Caroline Randall testified that Morrell was heavily drugged before death and that Adams had access to a syringe. Morrell left Adams an antique silver chest and a Rolls Royce. the nurse also received £840 from the will amid past tensions.
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Quake Sends Boss Onto Secretary in Office Incident
In San Francisco a tremor jolted Gene Hoffman at the American President Lines office. He toppled onto his secretary, then to the floor as conversations about the quake interrupted calls. An operator asked to speak up as the line went fuzzy.
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Pigeon Army Pivots Pigeons to Civilian Life at Monmouth
The Signal Corps plans to sell off hundreds of Army pigeons once used in wartime messages. About 1,000 birds, including famous "G. In Joe" and "Caesar," may be sold to zoos or museums for first come first served prices around five dollars a pair. Buyers cannot choose birds by name or pedigree. sales quick, with a ten-pair limit per buyer.
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San Diego trial over kidnapping case ends in deadlock
Beatrice Winn Lucille Whisenand and Mrs Latham case involved the supposed kidnapping of Mrs Latham from her San Diego home on Sept 12 and burial alive with rocks near Imperial Valley. Testimony included Lt Ernest Latham and a flight surgeon from Quonset. Witness described Mrs Latham dehydrated and physically damaged. The trial recessed for the weekend with the jury still locked.
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