B 29 Lost Off Bermuda Near Ocean Ditch Likely
Mackay Radio reported a U S Air Force B 29 aircraft 6289 with USAF markings and a silver bellied plane was seen near Bermuda and may ditch any signals on 500 kilocycles. Strategic Air Command records list B 29 5289 en route to England via Bermuda from March Field California with a crew of 11 or 12 aboard.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Bermuda
Mackay
Bermudas
Sharp
Lothar
Omaha
Strategic Air Command Headquarters
England
Marchfield
Calif
Food Prices Dip in Din and Bradstreet Index
New York reports a modest decline in wholesale food prices as the Din and Bradstreet index slides to 5.68 this week from 5.74, with the year-ago level at 6.97. The drop comes after widespread gains earlier in the period, reflecting softer costs across about half of the items tracked.
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New York
Din & Bradstreet
Transit Men Strike Paralyzes Wilmington Transit System
In Wilmington Delaware the Delaware Coach company operators and maintenance workers walked out for a 15 cent per hour wage increase. The strike halted public transportation for about 41 000 riders in the area.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware Coach Co
Bill Robinson in Serious Condition at Hospital
Tap dancer Bill Bojangles Robinson was reported holding his own today in a battle with a heart ailment. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where he is kept in an oxygen tent, said the famed Negro stage and screen star remains in serious condition.
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New Xu
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Weather Forecast For Wednesday Through Thursday
Forecast calls for fair to party county Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday Thursday with gentle variable northerly winds. Highs reach 78 Wednesday and 72 Thursday, with Thursday morning low around 48. Tuesday’s high was 75 and Wednesday low 47.
Truman Gets Coal Dispute Sealed by White House Action
Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus S. Ching warned the deadlocked coal dispute would be taken to the White House after reporting to President Truman's assistant John R. Steelman that further efforts to unite Union Leader John L. Lewis and coal operators looked futile.
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Washington, Noy
Cyrus
Ching
White House
John R. Steelman
Truman
John L. Lewis
Retired Bishop Manning in Critical Condition
New York news confirms retired Episcopal Bishop William T. Manning, age 43, remained in critical condition at St Luke's Hospital. He had a difficult spell with a recent downturn but reportedly spent a restful night.
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New York
William T. Manning
St Luke's Hospital
Military Air Travel Discount Aims to Boost Official Flights
Col Kurtz Henley director of military services met officials in San Antonio to discuss a 10 percent discount for military personnel on official flights. The measure, tied to an agreement with the Air Transport Association, could raise military air travel by 10 to 12 percent in the first year.
Two Nations Seek Girl Slayings Fueled by Border Manhunt
A cross-border manhunt is under way for Fred Stroble, a deranged man with a history of morals offenses, after authorities say he fatally attacked six year old Lindal Joyce Glucoft in Los Angeles. Mexican police joined the search as a report placed Stroble on a bus near the U S Mexican border. Linda was found with a battered head and a knotted necktie, and investigators say she was abused before death.
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Los Angeles
Lindal Joyce Glucoft
Stroblepean
Hausman
Mexico
San Diego
Strable
Dallas Lindsay
Tijuana
Mexicali
Linda
Pollee
Ahcrift
Avea
Ginda
Pottes, Ti
Baldyspy Hills
Annu Tee
U S Protest Chinese Warship Attack on Merchant Vessel
Secretary of State Acheson announced an immediate U S protest to the Chinese Nationalist government over a warship firing on the American freighter Flying Cloud. He cited danger to American lives and said Washington would press for release and clarity amid Far East tensions.
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Washington
U. S
Acheson Talal
Ward Case
Acheson
Angus Ward
Mukden
RCA
Paris
Germany
Isbrandtsen Steamship Co
China
State Department
Man Reaches Point of No Return
Chicago story about Mrs. Katherine Hinkel who found a wallet with $100 bills at a newsstand by Municipal airport. A middle aged man reported losing the wallet, later returned with two companions. He hinted at a larger sum and left after a final purchase. The episode centers on the cash and the man’s vague actions.
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Chicago
Katherine Hinkel
Municipal
Typhoon Due in Guam Threatens Island Caves
Typhoon with 140 mile per hour winds neared Guam with a 260 mile radius center expected to hit Friday. Six typhoon winds August access the island tomorrow. Schools closed as islanders prepare for mountain cave shelter. Military planes departed for Iwo Jima Wake Kwajalein and Manila. Berlin report notes Communist press accusing western Allies of funds to West Berlin parties.
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Guam
Tomorning
Marine
Navy
Air Force
Iwo Jima
Wake
Kwajalein
Manila
County panel debates Thanksgiving weekend holiday policy
A county commission meeting discussed holiday hours for Thanksgiving. Commissioner A J Figen proposed closing on Thanksgiving Day and the subsequent Friday or Saturday, but Judge Charles W Anderson opposed. Other officials urged maintaining essential services, with talk of a skeleton crew on November 25 and 26.
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Sarax County
Charles W. Anderson
R. J. Reader
Anderson
Ite Deslaved Commissioners Court
Plock
Cooler Days On L A Menu
A cold front moves into San Antonio early Thursday bringing cooler weather after snow in the Midwest. Thursday’s high near 72 and the low around 43, with lighter winds turning to moderate northerly by morning.
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San Antonio
Middle West
Nation weather report notes cold dawn and snow in northern states
A dawn break reveals a clear cold nation with the northern tier of lake states facing snow depths. Temperatures drop below normal as far south as Birmingham at 33 and Corbin Kentucky at 26. Winds up to 35 miles per hour stir dust near Athy North Dakota.
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Chicago
Iake
Nhe Indies
Birmingham
Corbin
Athy 'Nn
Girl Names Abductor For Police Compiled From Dispatches
Detroit police say a 11 year old girl identified Willem Mabrey 35 hotel manager as the kidnapper after a 90 mile an hour pursuit. The suspect claimed innocence. child later said she had named him. Mabrey, married, was captured after a chase ending when his car struck a curb. Karen Euechemimiscer, unharmed, picked Mabrey from a lineup. A separate report notes Robert J. Smith of Pioneer Airlines named president of the National Air Council.
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Detroit
Willem B. Habrey
Mabrey
Karen Euechemimiscer
Mabrey Vo Miles
I Tom Ficking
Mabray
Tate Karen
Ko Ren
Pleling
Karen
Karl Kueheath
Karey
Om Cay
Iocal
Housing Ouster Upheld by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court upheld the legality of the new board of the San Antonio Housing Authority. It reversed a district court injunction that delayed the transition, following an appeal from the old board members led by E. B. Powers Joe Rotherly and Paw Rubiola.
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Ey ClRh IO
Austin
Texas ‘Supreme Court
House Authority of
San Antonios
White
Thirty-seventh District Court
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
Supreme Court
E. B. Powers
Joe Rotherly
Paw Rubiola
Harry Nags
U.S. Supreme Court
Strike Threat Ends in Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Deal
Negotiators for the AFL and UPA reached a unique contract covering 44 trucking firms in Texas Oklahoma Louisiana and Arkansas. The agreement provides two wage increases with the first effective June 1 1951 and includes the union's first company paid hospitalization program plus sick pay for time off.
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Dallas
UPA
Southwest
AFL
Uniny
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
Fat Woman Back for Yule Pickings in San Antonio
The Fat Woman, a purse snatcher nicknamed for her size, returns during the Christmas shopping season. She was first seen in Houston and Navarros on Tuesday, targeting Mrs. Mert?ra Ybarra, 41, at 234 Caterina. Ybarra was unable to shout for help as the robber disappeared with $5 and naturalization papers.
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Houston
Navarrosts
Marpera Ybarra
Caterina
Ybarra Sein Vom
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Bill Robinson
Military Air Travel
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National Turkey Federation
University of Texas
National Cancer Institute For Cancer Research
JBL
Berlin
Unds
West Berlin
Anerson
San Bennett
Repase
L.A
Edtington
NEW Council
Robert 3. Smith
Pioneer Airlines
National Air Council
Radio Log Society
Karen Kuechenmilcer
Wiltaam
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