B-36 With 16 Aboard Ditches in Pacific Ocean
A crippled B-36 bomber with 16 aboard was believed down in Queen Charlotte Sound about 460 miles northwest of Seattle. The plane radioed one engine on fire and considered ditching after losing two more engines. Search aircraft and coast guard vessels raced to the scene from bases in Alaska Washington and Canada as officials kept details secret.
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Seattle
Wash
Queen Charlotte Sound
Port Hardy
Vancouver Island
Hobbs
N. M
An Airways
Harry M. Crouse
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Eighth Air Force
Fort Worth
British Columbia
Crouse
Eielson Air Force Base
Fairbanks
Alaska
Carswell Air Force Base
Texas
Kodiak
Ketchikan
Whidbey Island
McChordfield
Royal Canadian
Nazi Arrest in Heuss Plot Shocks Hannover
An elderly German Nazi was arrested in Hannover on charges of plotting to kill President Theodor Heuss. Police say a diary outlined a bomb plan for Hannover Station, but he abandoned it to avoid mass casualties. He is held under mental health evaluation after three months in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannover
Germany
Aneodor Heuss
Friedrich Peter
Darmstadt
Heuss
Cambria Mine Forms UMW Local 9716 Charter
A small Cambria slope mine two miles north of Cambria organized as a United Mine Workers local 9716 last night. Brock Adams said 12 workers signed the contract and will work today. Owners J Wes Gentry and Claud Gentry could not be reached. officers include Francis Morgan president Lloyd Vaughan vice president Fred Elliott financial secretary Dale Harvel recording secretary and Paul Mattingly treasurer. Pit committee members Leon Ptt and Bill Gulley named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
Marion
Cambria
Brock Adams
Pure Coal Co
J. Wes Gentry
Claud Gentry
Carterville
Adams
Francis Morgan
Lloyd Vaughan
de Soto
Fred Elliott
Hurst
Dale Harvel
Paul Mattingly
Leon P Tt
Bill Gulley
For Want of Janitor Not Coal Hurst High Break
Hurst High School closed yesterday for lack of heat due to a janitor’s illness. No one in the academic department could operate the furnace, and students were not told. Janitor O. E. Sutton was ill and did not report to work. Classes resumed when Sutton returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst High
O. E. Sutton
Sutton
Area Doctors Form Consultant Staff at Marion VA Hospital
The Veterans Administration hospital in Marion forms a 10-doctor consultant staff led by Dr. Leo J. Brown of Carbondale as chairman and Dr. Justin J. Haberer of Christopher as secretary. Members include specialists in radiology surgery internal medicine ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology from Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Du Quoin. The volunteer group will advise the regular medical staff and meet monthly with invited outside physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Edward A. Welch
Carbondale
Leo J. Brown
John S. Lewis
Eli L. Borkon
John W. Peterson
Clyde M. Brooks
William D. Muhlenbrock
Murphysboro
Willie IL. Lewis
Herrin
Julius J. Weinberg
du Quoin
Welch
Little Carl Shelton Faces Morals Charge
Fairfield Illinois February 14 1950 United Press reports that Little Carl Shelton 30 faces trial today on indecent liberties with a minor in a theater He is nephew to the Shelton brothers once head of a notorious Southern Illinois gang He was fined on a similar charge in Flora Illinois about a year ago Indicted again last December for molesting an 11 year old girl in a theater on November 15 and free on 5000 bond
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Ill
Carl’’ Shelton
Shelton
Shelton Brothers
Illinois
Flora
Light Snow Expected Tonight Through Wednesday
Light snow to tonight and Wednesday, ending by afternoon. Low tonight around 20, high Wednesday in the 30s. Rivers and lakes show minor rises with Missisippi River at 21.2 feet, up 2.5 feet in 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missisippi
Miners Stay Out of Pits for Second Day in Strike
Miners remain out of pits for a second day as a nationwide coal strike widens across Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia Illinois Alabama and West Virginia. Pickets patrol roads to shut pits while authorities report two shot injuries near Latrobe Pennsylvania amid guard postings at a nonunion site. Federal court orders aim to restart negotiations with UMW leader John L. Lewis seeking a new contract and possible wage and royalty changes.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Latrobe
West Virginia Coal Association
United Mine Workers District 17
Association
Jesse V. Sullivan
Ohio
Virginia
Illinois
Alabama
West Virginia
Lewis
Washington
U.M.W
U.M.W. Welfare Fund
Truman
Colorado
Kansas
Montana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Utah
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Indiana
Arkansas
Missouri
Wyoming
Iowa
Maryland
Mixed Poison To Hasten Wife's Death
Shelbyville Indiana truck driver Clarence E. White, 38, confessed to police that he mixed rat poison in a drink to end his wife Lolita's life. She died at 2 30 a m after consuming the poison. two witnesses, Miss Clara Russell and Waldo Rhoads, were present, with Russell arrested as a material witness.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Clarence E. White
White
Lolita
C. J. Price
Shelby County
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Waldo Rhoads
Clara Russell
Moberly
Russell
Blast Rocks Finnish Capitol During Presidential Elections
An explosion rocked the Helsinki parliament building as 300 electors gathered to credential for tomorrow's presidential vote. Police found no serious interior damage and no link to the election. President Juho Paasikivi, 85, faces likely re‑election with 172 of the 300 electors pledged to support him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Juho Passikivi
Pope Pius XII Confined by Slight Illness
Vatican officials reported Pope Pius XII was confined to his apartment with a slight illness. Papal audiences for the day were canceled as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Cairo Industries Shut Down To Save Power For Pumping
Cairo in Illinois closes 15 major industries to conserve electricity as Ohio River floods rise past January levels. Pumps run to drain water, power saved for city pumping and homes as 1,126 workers idle. Volunteers patrol levees while weather and river forecasts push crest near 57 feet.
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Cairo
Harry Weeks
Ohio River
Ilinois
U. S. Engineers’ Office
Ohio
New Madrid
Missouri
SIU Board Prioritizes Nurse Training in Region
Southern Illinois University trustees hear a survey by Hartman calling for a 400 bed university general hospital to serve 31 counties. They designate nurse training as the area’s top need while approving land acquisition, federal funds for plans, and curriculum updates in microbiology sociology and zoology.
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Southern Illinois Hospital
Leo Brown
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Gerhard Hartman
Iowa City
University General Hospital
Illinois
Hartman
Brown
W. W. Vandeveer
Rocky River
Ohio
S. I. U. Alumni Association
Ashland Oil Refining Company
S. I. U. Foundation
S. I A
D. W. Morris
Graduate Studies Committee
Robert L. Gallegly
Bruce Benedict
Edward V. Miles, Jr
O. W. Lyerla
Herrin
Dr. Brown
Lyerla
Wham
Gladson
Lindell W. Sturgis
Metropolis
Kenneth L. Davis
Harrisburg
Vernon L. Nickell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Chrysler Parley With UAW in 21st Day Strike Talks
Detroit February 14 AP Chrysler and the United Auto Workers continued peace talks without promise of quick agreement. The 21 day strike has idled about 130 000 to 140 000 workers in auto plants and allied industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
Illinois Endures Severe Ice Storm Across Regions
A major sleet and ice storm sweeps Illinois with cloudy skies and drifting drizzle. Northern areas report hazardous driving from glaze on roads and ice. Monmouth Kewanee and Streator lose phone service. Chicago thawing as power and fire departments log thousands of weather related calls. Route blockages include Route 47 near Bristol Station and several southern highways from high water.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Monmouth
Kewanee
Streator
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Fire Department
State Highway Division
Rock Island
Mendota
Joliet
Bristol Station
Aurora
Ridgway Spur
Cavern Rock
Harrisburg
Shawneetown
Texas City
Bishop Urges Doubling Shawnee Forest Acquisition Plan
Rep. C W Bishop urged a House subcommittee to approve doubling the land acquisition and planting rate in Shawneetown National Forest in Southern Illinois. He called Shawnee area hills excellent for timber production and important for water shed protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep. C. W
Bishop
House
Shawneetown National Forest
Illinois
Shawnee
Carruthers Heads to Washington Hearing for Federal Aid
William Carruthers of Murphysboro, chair of the Illinois Educational Association Welfare Division, plans a 5:30 p.m. flight from Lambert Field to Washington to testify before a congressional committee on federal aid. He received the invitation from SEA secretary Irving Pearson earlier today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carruthers
Washington
William Carruthers
Murphysboro
Illinois Educational Association
Lambert Field
Irving Pearson
S E. A
S. E
Tion
Thieves Take Wedding Gowns on St Valentine’s Day
New York salesman Lawrence Held, 26, reported eight wedding gowns stolen from his car in Chicago on Valentine's Day. He told police the theft jeopardizes planned weddings as there is not enough time to replace the garments.
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Chicago
Dan Cupid
New York
Lawrence Held
Fugitive Dalbert Sizemore Nabbed in Jacksonville
Dalbert H. Sizemore, listed as a fugitive from Menard Prison in Illinois, was arrested in Jacksonville Florida. He had escaped Feb 5 with Oliver Wendell Martin but Sizemore remained at large until police custody and is held for extradition to Illinois. Sizemore is 32 and from Muncie Indiana.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Illinois
Menard
C. E. Hendricks
Dalbert H. Sizemore
Sizemore
Muncie
Ind
Oliver Wendell Martin
Martin
Chester
Browning Robinson
Menard State Prison
Republicans Merely Winking in Dark Says Ellsworth
Rep Harris Ellsworth says the Republican party acts in private while public messaging fails to reveal its actions and philosophy. He compares the party to a bashful man who winks in the dark, noting others do not know what he is doing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harris Ellsworth
Rore
Republican Party
Ellsworth
Papers Open Gambling War Expose by City Newspapers
Crime reporters from 14 cities met to plan a three day exchange of information on rackets and organized crime leaders. Authors from Chicago Miami and St Louis discussed future pooled articles and cross city reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Chicago Daily News
Miami Herald
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Seek Man Who Stole Cab Threatened Driver
Police searched today for Harold E E Alexander, 25, after he threatened a Harrisburg cab driver with a knife and stole the taxi. The vehicle was later found in a ditch south of Harrisburg. Driver Paul Teazel said Alexander had been drinking when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold EE. Alexander
Harrisburg
Paul Teazel
Alexander
Teazelander
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Cache River
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