Syracuse Soap Box Derby Winner Dick Fazio Sets Record
Dick Fazio, 15, won the Syracuse Derby with a 23.59 second ride in Schiller Park, earning entry to Akron nationals for a $5,000 college education prize. Ernest Norton Jr., 11, placed second in Class B, with Paul Ginelly, 15, close in Class A. The event drew about 25,900 spectators amid two minor crashes and festive crowds.
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Derby King Dick Fano Sees Dream Come True
Dick Fano, 15, of Central New York, won the Soap Box Derby at Schiller Park after four years of effort. He and his parents Me and Mr. Joseph Fano of 927 Oak St. celebrated with his red racer and planned for the All-America Derby in Akron, Aug 35. He recalled being disqualified last year and described rebuilding the car with help from his schooling and family.
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Ex Bootblack Faces Third Senate Questioning
John Mar agon was questioned for the third day by Senate investigators regarding a customs duty incident. Mazagen, a former Kansas City bootblack with a White House pass in the Truman era, spent over two hours behind closed doors with the investigators, after previously denying any involvement.
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Mid-air collision probed after 16 die in crash
A probe into a mid air collision reveals 16 dead as a stunting plane smashed into an airliner. The disaster prompted investigations by authorities into flight safety and possible Russian influence details remain unclear.
Irish couple adopts Irish boys in St Louis story
Pat and Mike fill the lives of Folie and Patricia McDowell after adopting two Cork born children. The McDowells, childless for 20 years, pursued swift adoption in Ireland with U S legal help, bringing home a four year old boy and a younger sibling two weeks ago. They plan a doctor checkup and adjust to fatherhood with new family routines.
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Reduction in Foreign Aid Proposal Drafted in Washington
A draft compromise on President Truman's foreign aid program aims to cut the request to about 760 million dollars. It removes the arm transfer authority and restricts future transfers to NATO allies and a few others, pending congressional hearings and committee action.
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U S Chiefs of Staff in Europe for Pact Studies
Washington officials led by top military officers arrived in Frankfurt for a survey of Western Europe and a briefing on the proposed 12 nation North Atlantic Pact. The visit will include talks with Italian and Luxembourg leaders and a first hand look at American forces in Germany.
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Vinson Reveals Near Air Tragedy Over North Carolina
Chief Justice Vinson disclosed he and Army Secretary Gordon Gray plus two North Carolina lawmakers and an additional congressman donned parachutes as a two engine plane lost power en route to Washington. The right engine failed causing smoke. a safe emergency landing followed in Winston-Salem after a seized engine part caused the smoke and immediate parachutes were issued.
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Wreckage Tragedy Kills 14 in Air Collision
A Navy fighter pilot in a Grumman Hellcat collided with an Eastern Airlines DC-3 over Weightstown New Jersey, killing himself and all aboard the transport. The Piper Cub escaped unharmed. The DC-3 and Hellcat burst into flames in a farm field, incinerating 12 passengers and crew including a child.
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Fatal air crash at Fort Dix ends 11 month airline death streak
A Northwest Marti 7202 crash near Winona Minnesota on the same day as an Eastern Airlines DC-3 collision near Fort Dix New Jersey marks the first fatal airline accident in 11 months in the United States. The Northwest plane carried 37 fatalities and the Eastern flight from LaGuardia had departed moments earlier. Authorities cite disintegration of both aircraft after the midair collision over Farmland near the Army base.
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Today’s Features and Page Guide
Today highlights Bridge, Books, Art Chat and Crossword on pages 22 and 23. Other features include Periscope Radio Classified pages 49 to 55, Roosevelt and Deaths on page 4, Hopkins on page 9, Editorial on page 49, Society and Financial on page 45, Women on pages 5 to 21, Sports on pages 43 to 46, Vets' News on page 37, Political Weather on page 1. TODAY'S PICTURES: PAGE 12.
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