Navy flying boat Caroline Mars to chase 4500 mile nonstop record
Lt Com Robert J Hunt pilots the four engine Caroline Mars on a Hawaii start to cross the Midwest aiming to set a new nonstop distance record for four engine sky boats. The route includes Joliet Gary South Bend Detroit and Chicago with a planned turn near Grosse Isle before returning to Michigan City and then Chicago landing off Burnham Park.
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Navy
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Joliet
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Syracuse
Gary
Ind
South Bend
Robert J
Michigan City
Glenview
Tl. Naval Air Station
Lake Michigan
Burnham Park
Berlin Jeep Chase Sparks U S Soviet Clash in Berlin
The United States and Russia clashed over a chaotic jeep chase through central Berlin led by a red bearded Soviet lieutenant colonel and three soldiers. US military police pursued into the Soviet zone, a jeep injury to a US MP occurred, and protests were filed on both sides as sector boundaries were crossed. The day also saw releases of arrested journalists and a demand over a 14 year old girl with Infantile paralysis, with Berlin city officials pressing on despite security doubts.
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United States
Russia
U. S
U.S
Robert A. Willard
United Press
Jack Mehan
U. P
New York Herald Tribune
Helena Korelenko
Truman Attacks Congress Probes Amid Public Interest
The editorial notes President Truman argues against discrediting congressional investigating committees, urging exposure of suspected disloyalty. David Lawrence writes today’s column on this theme, with related features across pages 4 to 14.
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Truman
Congressional Investigating Committees
America
David Lawrence
Dean
Mary Haworth
Dreams Blow Up Carpenter's 7100 Find Proves Worthless
Albany reports that Fulton carpenter John Bowley found 7100 in 1844 Canal Bank of Albany notes while tearing a farmhouse. The State Banking Department ruled the notes worthless except as souvenirs, noting the bank failed in 1848 and state bank currency was redeemed earlier. Bowley planned a trailer trip to Alaska funded by the notes, but officials warned of no value.
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State Banking Department
Fulton
John Bowley
Alaska
Banking Department
Canal Bank of
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National Banking Act
Haynes Snyder
Bowley
Western envoys in Moscow press for Kremlin communique on Germany
The three western envoys met at the British Embassy to review talks on Germany with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov. U S Ambassador Bedell Smith briefed alone in the morning while Yves Chataigneau joined later as French envoy. Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky attended Kremlin discussions for the first time after Belgrade.
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Kremlin
Germany
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Belgrade
United States Opens Talks on Antarctic International Administration
The State Department announced that Washington has begun discussions with seven other nations toward some form of international governance for Antarctica. The talks mark a multilateral step to shape administration, cooperation, and protections for the frozen continent and its surrounding waters.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Antarctic
Fire Ruins Plant at Eastern Basket Co Inc
Fire destroyed two main buildings at the Eastern Basket Co Inc plant in Gloversville. Authorities investigated the blaze as probable origin in the factory area with damage estimated to affect production and local employment. Fire crews from nearby districts battled the flames for hours as the warehouse and manufacturing floor sustained major damage.
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Gloversville
Eastern Basket Co., Inc
Hunt Goes On For Convict Berge Jr in Utah Escape
Salt Lake City Utah lawmen widened their manhunt for Fred Clark Berge Jr one of three convicts who escaped from the state prison. His companions Ercil Clark and Joe Goughe surrendered within hours after the breakout and authorities believe Berge remains in the neighborhood near the prison as searches continue.
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Utah
Fred Clark Berge, Jr
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Ercil Clark
Joe Goughe
Mason Hill
Canyon
Utah State
Hreil Clark
Joe Gough
Hurricane Gains Speed Near Florida Coast
A small tropical hurricane 670 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, intensified to 100 to 115 mph winds and moved northwest. Weather officials warned it could threaten the mainland as it tracks up the Atlantic seaboard, with landfall possible north of Florida if its course holds.
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Fla
Florida
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Melbourne
Master Mail Box Key Is Sought
In Buffalo the north district police and postal workers launched an intensive search for a master key that can open any depository mail box in the United States. The pursuit involves postal employees and the FBI joining the effort to recover the valuable item.
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North
Post Office Department
United States
FBI
Heat records amid humidity as Syracuse swelters
Syracuse endured a fourth straight day of record heat with 1 PM readings at 94 degrees and a forecast high around 95 or 96. Weatherman Andrew P. Keller warned of rising humidity, a potential midweek break from tropical conditions, and a 67 degree tonight. City engineers urged turning off fountains to conserve water as reservoirs strain under overuse. Heat driven lineups and park crowds grew, while fatalities rose in the New York metro area and Detroit auto plants faced heat related idling.
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Alaska
Nelson F. Pitts
Syracuse
New York
Illinois
Michigan
Misbehaved bears shot in Adirondack woods by warden
A game warden armed with a permit and gun shot six bears causing trouble at a lumber camp near Little Moose Lake and Adirondack League Lodge on Hennenda ga Lake. One bear reportedly weighed over 600 pounds. The incident was reported by Warden Leo Minnie. Separately in Seattle, Margaret Tanner of Michigan State was crowned Sigma Chi Sweetheart in the Spanish ballroom of the Olympic Hotel with John Wayne presenting a trophy and promising a Hollywood screen test.
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Leo Minnie
Little Moose Lake
Hennendaga Lake
Seattle
INS
Margaret Tanner
Michigan State
Sigma Chi
Olympic Hotel
John Wayne
U.C.S
Brownette
Hollywood
Charles E Hughes Dies Ex Chief Justice at 86
Charles Evans Hughes aged 86 former chief justice of the United States and twice governor of New York died after a heart ailment. He had served as secretary of state in Harding and Coolidge administrations and was noted as the only American named twice to the U S Supreme Court. He died at the Wianna Club in Osterville Mass after convalescing from illness and his son cited congestive heart failure and uremic poisoning.
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Charles Evans Hughes
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Coolidge
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Harlan Fiske Stone
Ousted Lomakin Ships Home Amid Teacher Surgery
In New York Jacob Lomakin the ousted Soviet Consul General prepares to sail with his family aboard the Swedish American liner Stockholm as Oksana Kasenkina the runaway teacher undergoes major surgery at Roosevelt Hospital. Kasenkina is reported in good condition and spirits while Lomakin’s credentials are cancelled by a note delivered to the Soviet Embassy in Washington.
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New York
Jacob Lomakin
Roosevelt Hospital
Oksana Kasenkina
Lomakin
Stockholm
Accused Man Claims Shooting Was Accidental
Gustav Wiegner, 24, told authorities murder charges would be filed but insisted the shooting of Ohio man John A. McComas was accidental. RCMP announced they found McComas, 52, 106 miles north of Dawson Creek. Wiegner and McComas' 13 year old daughter Louise fled Canada and were taken into custody at Bushnell, Nebraska.
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Wiegner
McComas
Louise
Canada
Bushnell, Neb
Communist Charge Clash May Go to Court
Washington reporters recount Whitaker Chambers and Alger Hiss trading public Communist accusations. Chambers accepts Hiss libel-immunity challenge and may repeat charges on air, raising the possibility of a courtroom confrontation over Congressional spying probes.
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Hiss
Mercury
Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Time Magazine
Tliss
Attorneys Weigh Possible Slander Suit Over Meet the Press
Hiss's attorney John F. Davis said he would study the broadcast script to see if a suit is possible. Chambers doubted last night that Hiss will sue for slander or libel as HUAC members continued to assess conflicting testimony to determine who is telling the truth.
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Hiss
John F. Davis
Washington
Meet the Press
Chambers
House Un-American Activities Committee
Chambers Used His Own Name In Baltimore Report
The Baltimore News Post reports Whittaker Chambers lived in Baltimore under his real name while friendly with Alger Hiss. It prints letters by the Chambers and Hiss couples about buying a Maryland farm to support the claim, asserting this verifies he did not use the alias George Crosley as Hiss had claimed.
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Baltimore News Post
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
George Crosley
Hiss
Furnace Rent Battle Ends As Republic to Run Plant
Kaiser-Frazer Corp ends fight for control of the government owned blast furnace in Cleveland by agreeing to let Republic Steel operate the plant until May 1, 1949. Republic had run it during the war, and the War Assets Administration leased it to K-F this week. K-F will receive 5,000 tons of pig iron monthly at market price.
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Cleveland
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
K-F
War Assets Administration
Jess Larson
WAA
Romanian cabinet ministers ousted in shakeup
In Bucharest informed sources report that three Romanian cabinet ministers were ousted in a government reshuffle. The move follows weeks of political pressure and signals potential shifts in policy directions and leadership.
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Bucharest
Johnson remarks prompt taunts at Los Angeles dinner
Van Johnson criticized dishonest politicians at a Los Angeles dinner, praising honesty in politics. He quipped that a man claiming to have never done anything to be ashamed of likely has nothing to be ashamed of. The remarks drew laughter from the audience.
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