Sixteen Die As Superfortress Crashes At Hickam Field
A B 29 bound for Okinawa crashed at Hickam Field on Oahu after losing an engine. Sixteen crew members died, four were rescued, and witnesses described a ground skid and fire near two power substations. The aircraft began at Barber's Point and was part of a mass flight from Spokane. Names of the dead were to be released later.
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Honolulu
Hickam Field
Army
Tripler
Okinawa
Spokane
Wash
Barber's Point Naval Air Station
Oahu Island
Six Air Force men die in C-47 collision with B-25
A C-47 transport en route to a religious conference collided with a B-25 near Newton New Jersey. The C-47 crashed and burned killing six enlisted men and three crew members of the B-25 survived. The C-47 came from Bolling Field Washington to Danbury Conn. Names released: Capt. William D Beely Jr Capt. John B Fitts Jr and Spt. John E Stringer among the deceased.
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Newton
N. J
U. S. Air Force
New Jersey
Stewart Field
Bolling Field
Washington
D. C
Danbury
Conn
Air Force
West Redding
William D. Beely, Jr
Biddleford
John B. Fitts, Jr
Linkshorn Park
Virginia Beach
John E. Stringer
Arabs Threaten Action Over Jerusalem Truce
Arab Legion commander Lt. Col. Abdul-Jah Tel warned UN observers that the Arab forces will not tolerate further truce violations by Jews and may force a removal of 100,000 Jews from Jerusalem. UN Palestine mediator Gen. Auge Lundstroem accused Israel of truce violations after an entry into the Red Cross zone on Aug 16 17, sparking a dispute over evacuating the zone.
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Cairop
Arab Legion
Jerusalem
United Nations
Abdul- Jah Tel
Lake Success
Auge Lundstroem
Folke Bernadotte
UN Palestine
Lundstroem
Moshe Shertok
Red Cross
Timber Use Outpaces Growth Rate In United States
The United States reports timber is being utilized at about one and a half times its natural growth rate. This indicates the industry is consuming more wood than is replenished in the same period, raising concerns about sustainable supply and future availability for markets.
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U.S
Babe Ruth Fund Supports Children’s Cancer Care
The Babe Ruth Foundation will use part of its funds to aid children with cancer. The American Cancer Society and the Foundation announced a plan to finance improved treatment facilities and beds in hospitals for pediatric cancer care, with the Cancer Society assisting in fundraising.
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Babe Ruth
New York
Babe Ruth Foundation
American Cancer Society
Foundation
The
Cancer Society
Church unions seek to end world crisis at Amsterdam talks
Delegates of the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam study steps to ease East West tensions after three days of speeches. Dulles cites Soviet regime as not for peace while Hromadka argues western supremacy is ending under Soviet leadership and vows to fight any Communist crackdown.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
United States
West
Joseph L. Hromadka
Czechoslovakia
East
Dulles
Hromadka
Soviet Union
President Truman Cruises Aboard Williamsburg for Labor Day Speeches
President Truman enjoys a sunny nine day cruise aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg a floating White House and campaign hub. Reporter aboard Wan derer confirms the leader is in good shape as he plans five Labor Day speeches including a major address in Cadillac Square Cadillac Square. The yacht anchored near Yorktown Virginia awaiting a return to the naval base after a day off the York River mouth.
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Wanderer
Truman
Williamsburg
White House
Charles GC. Ross
Michigan
Cadillac Square Square
York River
Atlantic
Naval Base
Yorktown
Main Break Floods Buffalo Streets
A water main break on the West Side of Buffalo flooded several blocks with water up to four feet deep. The break lifted a 30‑foot section of street pavement and undermined sidewalks. Lawn soil washed away and cellars and automobiles hooded.
1500 Youngsters Enter 44th Annual Baby Parade
Hopeful children from 26 states, ages one to one and a half, compete in Asbury Park for a grand prize of a new automobile and more than 100 awards including 1000 and 500 bonds. The entry list is the parade’s largest in its history.
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Asbury Park
Reds in Trieste Hail Cominform Stand Against Tito
Trieste communists approve a resolution condemning Premier Tito and his followers for opposing the Cominform. The document branded Tito and his backers as traitors and pledged adherence to Cominform orders.
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Trieste
Tito
Rome
Communist Party
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Hito
Communists International Information Bureau
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