Dayton racing crash kills four spectators at speedway
Witnesses said Gordon Reid lost speed on a turn and crashed into a crowded grandstand at Dayton Speedway. Four spectators died, 50 to 59 were injured. Debris and chaos followed as 19,000 watched. Reid, 29, from Burbank, California, and his decapitated wife were among the casualties, with others including special policeman Robert Thatcher and Gene Lawson.
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Springfield
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Colbrell
Ray Escurdero
Escurdero
John T. Stanke
Weather Outlook For Southern California Facts And Figures
Weather notes indicate considerable cloudiness along the coast to mountain slopes tonight and Tuesday with light drizzle in the morning and afternoon sun breaks. Interior regions see scattered clouds with mostly sunny days. April 21 1952 high 66 low 51. Rain totals 0.54 inch season 20.26 last year 6.02. Saturday high 60 low 51 rain 0.17 season 19.72. One year ago today high 73 low 52. Local report cites a Saturday afternoon downpour in Redlands with 0.5 to 1 inch in about an hour, gutters overflowing but no major damage. Cubs note Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Elizabeth television appearances. a practical joke telegram delivered a block of concrete with a punchline.
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Los Angeles
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England
Tam
Largest Atomic Blast Aims To Exceed Hiroshima
Yucca Flat test near Las Vegas will release more energy than Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs, but not exceed the planet’s largest from Eniwetok. AEC Chairman Gordon Dean says the blast will be the strongest detonable on American soil without risking nearby cities, with 1500 troops marching toward Yucca Flat as the test proceeds.
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Yucca Flat Proving Grounds
Bomb Test May Determine Use in Korean War
At Yucca Flat Nevada a atomic test demonstration may show what an atomic bomb supported offensive could achieve in Korea. Officials stress no link to the Korean conflict and focus on troop psychology as commanders compare the mock battle to a paratroop drop on Munsan last spring, with air dropped troops and tank units advancing into enemy territory.
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Fight Waged To Save Air Force Base
Missouri River floods threaten Sherman Air Force Base on the Ft Leavenworth reservation as 1600 airmen and soldiers work to shield the installation. River rises nine feet above base level and dikes hold at Atchison and Leavenworth while towns flood upstream and downstream cope with the rising crest.
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California Nevada Telephone Strike Partially Settled
The CWA ordered 6,500 workers back to work in Northern California and Nevada after a wage settlement with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. The agreement calls for a 15.1 cent hourly increase, requires member ratification and Wage Stabilization Board approval, and takes effect April 27.
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Emeryville
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L A Sirens To Scream Before Atomic Blast
Los Angeles will hear sirens citywide as part of a warning drill before an atomic bomb test at Yucca Flat Nevada. Mayor Fletcher Bowron announced the plan and said he would designate tomorrow as could happen here day to stress atomic warfare danger.
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Truman Warns Against Steel Fund Restriction
President Truman warned Congress against restricting federal funds for steel mill operation lest it paralyze government in an emergency. He urged action rather than a prohibition, arguing a ban could weaken troops in Korea and constrain the government after seizing the steel industry. Republican Sen Ferguson predicted approval, while Sen Morse criticized reactionary moves and warned Republicans risk alienating independent voters.
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Senate
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GOP
Voice of America campaign issue urged by Mundt
Sen Karl E Mundt urged the Republican presidential nominee to make the Voice of America a campaign issue saying he is dissatisfied with how the program and the U S Information Service have operated to date. He noted the law creating the Voice and its companion service and questioned current performance.
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Karl E. Mundt
Queen Juliana Leaves For Last U S Stop In Detroit
Queen Juliana ends a 21 day goodwill tour with a final U S stop in Detroit aboard a four engine M A T S airliner. In Los Angeles she met Mayor Fletcher Bowron and other dignitaries before a swift 46 hour stay. She shook hands with motorcycle police and posed with the Air Force crew prior to departure. In Detroit she transfers to a Royal Canadian air force plane en route to Ottawa for Canada visits before returning to the Netherlands to celebrate her 43rd birthday with her four daughters.
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Canada
Holland
Army air base officers’ charges dismissed
Brigt. Gen. J. K. Lacey at Randolph Air Force Base announced that charges against Ist Lt. James G. Bristol and Ist Lt Edwin L. Cox for refusing to fly have been dismissed.
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J. K. Lacey
Crew Training Air Force
Randolph Air Force Base
James G. Bristol
Edwin L. Cox
Taft Backers Demand Ike Take Stand On 21 Issues
Washington reports Taft supporters circulated a petition demanding Gen. Eisenhower publicly state positions on 21 controversial questions. Sample items include MacArthur’s firing, Taft Hartley law, world government, and a Housecleaning in State and Defense Departments. Delegates top this week as primaries choose over 200 GOP delegates. Taft 209 to Eisenhower 116 so far.
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Rothbert A. Taft
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State Department
Dean Acheson
Defense Department
Anna Rosenberg
Guy L. Smith
New York
Pennsylvania
San Bernardino Ace Downing Seven MIGs in Korea
SEOUL Allied planes claimed seven enemy MIGs shot down and six damaged in three morning dogfights over northwestern Korea. Capt. Joseph J. Love of San Bernardino California became America’s 11th jet ace by downing his fourth and fifth MIGs. Love and wingman 1st Lt. Robert L. Straub of Flagstaff Arizona engaged near the Yalu border and described dramatic air combat as the pilots maneuvered low over enemy rail lines and targets amid a broader pass through Manchuria.
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North Korea
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Inmates Siege Michigan Prison Holds 11 Guards Hostages
Rioting inmates at Jacksons disciplinary barracks hold 11 guards as hostages while 104 convicts resist a large police assault. Eight prisoners wounded as state troopers fire over their heads, prisoners retreat inch by inch, weapons looted from kitchens litter the yard. Guards and troopers brace for fresh charges with National Guard on standby.
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State Corrections
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Morale Of New Jersey Prison Rebels Breaking
In Rahway New Jersey deputy state commissioner F Lovell Bixby said the morale of 237 mutinous inmates holding eight hostages in a prison dormitory was breaking with a minority favoring surrender The rebels now control a barricaded two story building and the mutiny began last Thursday Bixby noted a divided group evidenced by voices a thirst for water since Saturday may push surrender. thermos water was believed brought into the dormitory before the Thursday demonstration.
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Prospects For Peace Uncertain Says Ridgway
Gen. Matthew Ridgway in Tokyo said the outlook for a Korean armistice remains uncertain as Panmunjom talks show no progress. He warned an agreement would require sacrificing essential U.N. principles and rejected calls to pull out. Ridgway spoke by telephone with John R. Steelman in a NBC broadcast from Tokyo.
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United Nations
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Steelman
Washington
U.N
Korea
Eisenhower Wins Backing From Minnesota Republicans
In Minnesota two large counties backed Eisenhower. Ramsey County urged Minnesota delegates to vote for Eisenhower on all ballots after honoring Harold E. Stassen. Hennepin County urged third and fifth district conventions to send delegates favorable to Eisenhower to Chicago in July.
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Minn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Ramsey County
St. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Hennepin County
Chicago
Troop Ship Arrives in San Francisco
The USNS Gen. M. C. Meigs arrived in San Francisco with 3246 Army rotation combat personnel from Korea.
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San Francisco
USNS
M. C. Meigs
Korea
Court refuses to review Hallinan contempt case
The Supreme Court declined to hear a third appeal in Vincent W. Hallinan's contempt finding connected to his 1950 perjury trial for labor leader Harry Bridges. The brief order, lacking opinion, leaves Hallinan serving a six year jail term at McNeil Island, Washington.
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Washington
LLP
Supreme Court
Vincent W. Hallinan
Harry Bridges
McNeil Island
Wash
Fourteen SoCal Scholars Win Guggenheim Fellowships
Fourteen Southern California scientists and scholars were awarded fellowships today by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The grants honor diverse fields and support independent research projects across the region.
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Southern California
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Baseball Scores from American League and National League
Washington 9 12 9 0 10 3 2 Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 11 2 Moreno Atkins Wight Gumpert Niarhos Philadelphia 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2 New York 1 2 0 0 0 0 x 5 5 1 Shantz Fowler Astroth Raschi Xuzana Silvera
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