Oil tanker explosion after collision in Chesapeake Canal
In the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Wilmington a tanker loaded with 700000 gallons of gasoline exploded after colliding with the freighter Barbara Sykes. Four crewmen are missing presumed dead. two seamen aboard the Angelina were injured. The Hayes captain and five crewmen jumped overboard and were rescued or swam ashore as the vessel burned for hours.
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Wilmington
Del
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
U. S. Coast Guard
F. L. Hayes
Canal
Hayes
Coast Guard
Ira S. Bushley & Sons
New York
Barbara Sykes
Bull Line
Angelina
Philadelphia
Alexander Smart
David Rivers
Baltimore
R. E. Oakes
Wayland C. Ellis
Waddington
N. Y
Ole Landee
Brooklyn
Seaman
George Carter
North Dartmouth
Roger Sears
Jackson Heights
L. I
Scurry Well Swabbing Extends After Free Oil Recovery
Scurry Well No. 9 at Pure Oil No. 9 Whatley cisco sand project continues swabbing after yielding 48 barrels of lead oil, 15 barrels of new oil, and 11 barrels of acid water and salt water on a 23 hour run. The Cisco perforations were at 6,278 to 6,289 feet as drilling and other offsets proceed in Nolan and Kent counties.
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Pure Oil Co
Whatley
Cisco
Kelley - Snyder - Cisco
American Trading
Elmer Howell
Scurry
Ellenburger
Jordan
H&tc
Fluvanna
Kent Wells General
C. V. O'Keefe
Kent Wildcat
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont
Truman Forces Hold Line Against Aid Bill Cuts
President Truman and aides work to rally Senate votes to block further cuts to the foreign aid and defense package. The Senate Armed Services Committee rejected a 400 million reduction, keeping the bill near 7.9 billion and prompting plans for a floor fight on possible deeper trims. Senator Long vows to renew efforts to force a six billion ceiling if needed.
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Truman
Washington
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Sen
Long
D-La
Senator Blasts Tobin On Stand He Takes With Steel Workers
Sen. Ellender accuses CIO steelworkers and Secretary Tobin of fomenting anarchy over a wage dispute. Sen. Humphrey counters that Ellender errs given the steelworkers seek a fair raise, supported by reps of the steel industry. Vice President Barkley says defying a governing agency is un-American.
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Tobin
Pentagon probes Koje prisoner incident and Geneva rules
Washington reports Gen. Mark Clark prepared a detailed briefing on the Rose Island POW seizure of Brig. Gen. Dodd and Colson’s concessions. Officials weigh Geneva conventions limits on collective punishment and prisoner representation as Panmunjom talks continue.
McCarthy Ally Denies Letter Aimed at Senator
Clark Wideman of Columbus testifies before the Senate elections subcommittee about a letter alleging efforts to damage Sen. McCarthy by innuendo. He says he wrote it and had it typed in McCarthy's office. The panel probes Benton’s ethics charge over a 1948 Lustron Corp payment for a housing article.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Clark Wideman
Columbus
Ohio
Senate Elections Sube Committee
Ofice
Wideman
Capitol Hill
Benton
D-Conn
The
Lustron Corp
Water Shortage Grim in Texas Cities Amid Heat
High temperatures and dry winds threaten crop yields and water supplies across Texas. Death toll rises as a laborer dies in Dallas from a wind gust while workers push plans to relieve shortages, including water releases from Mexico and new wells. San Angelo considers buying four million gallons from Spring Creek at a cost of about 135000 dollars. No rain expected. skies to stay clear to partly cloudy through Friday.
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Texas
Dallas
Arnold McCall
Brownsville
Dist
Arthur Klein
Rio Grande Valley
E. W. Watts
Mexico
Marte Gomez
Watts
U. S. Department of Agriculture
San Angelo
Spring Creek
Merizon
U. S. Weather Bureau
Indications Dival Strike Could End Sooner Than Expected
Government labor officials predicted an early end to the nationwide oil strike affecting tourism and air service. The Wage Stabilization Board approved up to 15 cents an hour in raises for about 90,000 oil workers, with unions backing the settlement including shift differentials and retroactive pay. Conciliators pushed local talks, while travel fears and reduced touring motorists volumes were noted as effects.
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WSB
Federal Conciliation Service
Truman
Conciliation Service
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Associated Petroleum Retailers
St.Louis
Organization
Koje Island's new commander vows reforms in war camp
Brig. Gen. Haydon Boamer, installed as Koje Island commandant, says changes will come but not sudden. After 24 hours on the job he criticizes insulting signs and red banners at 17 stockades holding 79,000 POWs while pledging strict adherence to the Geneva Convention.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon Boamer
Francis T. Dodd
Charles F. Colson
U. N. Command
Boamer
Sunny Warmth Continues With 103 Degree Peak
Yesterday reached 103 degrees with a low of 69 overnight and a 7:30 am reading of 71. Weather observer Mrs D P Strayhorn notes the continuing heat and hot conditions across the day.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Steel Workers threaten strike threat at union convention
United Steelworkers delegates meeting in Philadelphia threaten to strike if a wage increase is not achieved and push for a union shop, with support from Secretary Tobin and Vice President Barkley. The decision hinges on federal seizure of steel properties and Taft Hartley repeal, while 650,000 workers await a possible sudden shutdown.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
CIO
Tobin
Humphrey
D-Minn
Philadelphia
Barkley
Wage Stabilization Board
Clo
United Steelworkers
USW
Maurice Tobin
Alben Barkley
Philip Murray
House Passes Tidelands Bill to Clear State Title
The House approved a compromise tidelands bill by a 248 to 89 vote and sent it to the Senate. It grants states title to submerged lands three miles offshore, with Texas claiming 1044 miles and Florida 10% miles due to readmission terms. The measure mirrors the Senate version from April 2 and faces possible presidential veto.
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Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Texas
Florida Gulf Coast
Work On 37th Is Continued
Curb and gutter are finished on the south side of Thirty-seventh Street from the Big Spring Highway to the west city limits except for a 50-foot gap and the north side work is in progress. Grading east of the Big Spring highway proceeds with fills and culverts where two ditches cross west of Deep Creek. At Deep Creek, dirt is moved to prepare the bridge foundation and fences along the route are shifted from the right of way. Curb and gutter should finish west of the Big Spring highway this week. base work has not begun but Caliche base is largely ready.
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Thirty - Seventh Street
Deep Creek
Big Spring Highway
Clark denounces Colson pact with prisoners of war
Gen. Mark W. Clark repudiated the Colson agreement on Kose Island saying Colson had no authority to accept charges by the Communist prisoners. He said the exchanges occurred under duress and aimed to manipulate Panmunjom talks. Dodd is back with U.S. Eighth Army. Colson recalled to duty.
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Tokyo
Mark W. Clark
Colson
Kose Island
Clark
United Nations
Charles Colson
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Gen
Gen. Dodd
U.N
Panmunjom
Compound 76
Washington
U.S
Nam II
1St Corps
Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
American pilot downs Red MiG-15 to become jet ace
An American Sabre jet pilot shot down a Red MiG-15 in a 50 mile chase over Northwest Korea to become the 15th jet ace for the United States. Lt. James H. Kasler, of Indianapolis, reportedly shot down his fourth and fifth Communist planes in the same engagement. Ground fighting along the 155 mile front included patrol skirmishes and artillery fire with Reds sustaining dozens of casualties near Chorwon and along the Pukhan River.
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Seoul
Korea
America
James H. Kasler
Indianapolis
Fifth Air Force
Chorwon
Pukhan
U.N. Pust
Kumhwa
Weather Texas East and South Central Warm and Clear
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies across the eastern and southern regions of Texas with continued warmth through Thursday night and Friday. A fresh southerly breeze is expected along the coast.
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Texas
North Central
West
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