Fifty Die As United DC-6-B Crashes Near Oakland Hills
A United Air Lines DC-6-B crashed into a low hill east of Oakland, killing 50 on board and leaving no survivors. The jet, en route from Boston to Oakland via Chicago, struck the hill moments before landing at Oakland Airport. Names of some victims and crew are given, with weather not cited as cause.
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Oakland
Calif
United Air Lines
Chicago
Boston
Hartford
Cleveland
Decoto
United
Marion W. Hedden
Los Altos
United Air Line
Air Lines Pilots’ Association
San Francisco Weather Bureau
Reds mass on eastern front could signal new Korean offense
Reports from Korea on August 24 describe larger numbers of Communist troops along the eastern front with concentrations north of Yanggu and above Kumhwa. U N observers noted about 1,000 Reds and 200 trucks moving toward Yanggu, and 1,000 Chinese toward Kumhwa. General Van Fleet said the Eighth Army is ready to stop any offensive, noting the enemy may have more artillery and tanks but cannot defeat the U N forces.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Yanggu
Kumhwa
Wildcat Drilling Moves Deep In Terry County Texas
Terry Wildcat No 1 Anderson Taylor shifts to Ellenburger test after failing to show production in Pennsylvanian reef. Drilling below 11 624 feet in lime and shale with no shows. location 1980 feet from north and west lines of section 120 T B and W survey, six and a half miles south of Brownfield.
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Stanolird Oil & Gas Co
Anderson - Taylor
Wildcat
Terry County
Tb&w
Brownfield
Texas Co
Swenson
Kent County
Salt Creek Canyon
Borden Test Jackson
Douglas & Ritchie
Murphy
Borden Wildcat
Fisher
Fisher County
Sinclair Oil & Gas Co
Bessie McCleaskey
United States Rejects Czech Voice Demand
The United States rejected a renewed Czechoslovak demand to curb broadcasts of American operated radio Free Europe into Czechoslovakia from the American zone in Germany. Washington said it is committed to freedom and information and dismissed accusations of espionage or incitement. The note responds to a July 21 Czech protest.
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United Sates
Czechoslovkia
Radio Free Europe
Czechoslovakia
Germany
United States
Prague
Free Nations
Britain to Appeal to the World Court over Iran oil dispute
Britain's chief negotiator Richard Stokes blamed Marxist Leninist theories for Tehran talks collapse and said Britain will seek an ICJ ruling in The Hague. Iran demands direct staff accountability to its oil company while Britain seeks guaranteed British management.
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London
Richard Stokes
Britain
Tehran
Stokes
International Court of Justice
Hague
Netherlands
Iran
Marx
Lenin
Abadan
Mohammed Mossadegh
Augeacogh
New Hearings On Controls Are Scheduled
President Truman targets three provisions of the new economic controls law drawing Republican and Democratic scrutiny in Congress. Senate Banking Committee plans public hearings on repeal proposals next Thursday and Friday as leaders weigh timing before adjournment.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ferguson
Mich
Nixon
Calif
Welker
Idaho
Senate Banking Committee
Moody
D-Mich
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
McFarland
D-Ariz
White House
Wife Charged In Death Of T. W. Doswell
In Dallas Rebecca Doswell, widow of oilman T W Doswell, is charged with murder after Doswell was shot in a car at a city hotel. Prosecutors say a double action revolver discharged once, then again, while police note two empty cartridges found in the weapon. Doswell had returned from Colorado and New Mexico. bond set at 25000 dollars.
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Tampico
Mexico
Dallas
Rebecca Doswell
Doswell
Colorado
New Mexico
Homicide
Will Fritz
Fritz
Junior Chamber Presents Magician Tonight at High School
Zoro, master magician, headlines an eight o'clock two hour show in the high school auditorium sponsored by Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce. Tickets available at Fenton Thompsons and Harris Pharmacy or at the box office tonight. The act uses over a ton of equipment and features acts such as the girl without a middle and dining handkerchief.
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Zoro
Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fenton-Thompson Shoe Store
Harris Pharmacy
Rains Delay Work on Colorado River Dam Project
Contractor J W Moorman said recent rains hindered construction on the Colorado River Municipal Water District dam. Flooding washed out dams and roadways used to haul supplies, delaying concrete work on the spillway. He expects a restart Monday after repairs and noted some sites remain compromised.
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Colorado River
Moorman
City Paving Nears End in 200-Block Project
Brown & Root paving contractor Wier Washam said about 45 blocks of the 200 block program have been completed. Rain delays paused work but crews will resume once dry. Next on the list are streets around Snyder schools with a goal to finish before fall term, about 30 days away at five blocks per day.
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Wier Washam
Brown & Root
Snyder
Washam
Texas Heat Eases as Rain Spurs Quick Break in Wave
Texas cooled slightly from the Gulf hurricane’s impact though many areas reached 90s and 100s. Rainfalls spread with Mexia receiving three quarters of an inch and College Station recording thirty four hundredths. wind damage disrupted electricity and phones. Farm experts warned the Rio Grande Valley cotton crop may stay light without more rain.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mexico
College Station
Mexia
Rio Grande Valley
Tampico
Russell foresees $1 billion aid cut will pass
Senator Russell says the $1 billion cut in the administration's foreign aid bill will likely stick despite President Truman's opposition. He notes the joint committees cut the total to $7.535 billion from $8.5 billion and signals continued resistance to the St. Lawrence Seaway authorization while Near East aid is boosted to $122.5 million with Palestine refugee rehabilitation funded at $50 million.
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Washington
Russell
Senator Aiken
R-Vt
St. Lawrence Seaway
Aiken
House
Senate
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
State Department
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Mine detectors uncover 21000 in gold coins at estate
In Parkersburg West Virginia on August 24 the estate of Henry Sheff Wheeling jeweler and diamond importer was found to contain 21000 in gold coins buried in fruit jars and an old milk crocker the discovery announced by the estate agent on Thursday night portions of a 250000 estate were recovered by detector work
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Henry Sheff
Wheeling
Living Cost Advance Triggers Pay Rise For Auto Workers
The July 15 cost of living index rose 0.2 percent, lifting wages by one cent an hour for about 1 million auto workers and affecting several million others under escalator clauses. The index also impacts railroad contracts and pre freeze agreements, with regulatory changes approved by the Economic Stabilizer.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Eric Johnston
Cutting Horse Show Here Is Cancelled
The National Cutting Horse Contest scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled. Secretary Billy Boren of the Scurry County Rodeo Association said plans and the date were announced last month but conflicting show dates prevented staging the contest here.
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Billy Boren
Scurry County Rodoco Association
Boren
Snyder Temps Hit 94 Degrees Amid Sunny Skies
Temperatures in Snyder yesterday rose to 94 degrees, higher than prior days with cloud cover. The low before dawn today was 67 degrees, with 70 degrees recorded at 7 30 this morning.
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Snyder
Van Fleet Sees Final Victory in Korea Battle
Gen. James A. Van Fleet, United Nations commander in Korea, voiced strong confidence that U.N. forces can whip the enemy in the current battle area. He noted only a slim chance truce talks may resume if the Communists proceed with negotiations after a new message from Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh Huai.
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James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Kim
Peng
Ridgway
U.N
United Nations
New York
U.N. Assembly
Paris
U.N. Command
Dam Break At Cardenas Destroys Town In Mexico
Searchers hunted for bodies after the Cardenas dam burst under heavy rains. At least 27 residents were recovered and about 23 more were missing as 60 foot dam released 375 million gallons of water. Damage was widespread with 1000+ houses ruined and relief funds opened in San Luis Potosi.
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Mexico City
Cardenas
Jose Garcia Ramos
Lineas Aereas Mexicanas
Here
Jamaica
Gulf of Mexico
Tampico
Weather Outlook for West and East Texas
West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Not as warm in the Panhandle Saturday. East Texas remains partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change.
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West Texas
Panhandle
East Texas
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