Three DC-4 crashes mark deadly aviation week
U S air travel endures three fatal DC-4 crashes in 15 days. May 29 La Guardia death toll rises to 42 as wind shifts hinder takeoff. May 30 Eastern Airlines wreck near Bainbridge Maryland kills 53 in clear sky. Capital Air Lines crash near Hillsboro Virginia during a storm claims 10. Investigators link wind and air currents to the fatal dives.
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United Air Lines
New York
la Guardia Field
Eastern Air Lines
Bainbridge
Yacht Explodes Near Montreal Dock Killing Four
A large private yacht reportedly exploded on Saturday in the Lachine Zone near the Canada Steamship Lines Dock in Montreal. Initial reports indicate four people were killed.
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Montreal
Lachine Zonal
Canada Steamship Lines
Gunman Kills Milk Driver in New York City Shooting
A gunman fired on a milk wagon driver Vincent Wice 181 in New York injuring him fatally and wounding bystander George Schneider who was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital. The attacker fled by car along the Hudson River waterfront.
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New York
Hudson River
Vincent Wice
George Schneider
Roosevelt, Hospital
Wice
West
Lahout
Nightfall Freezes Rivers For Hazardous Escape
As night fell the temperature plunged and rivers froze swiftly. The group moved to safety, carrying with them a key secret about the floods that could change the course of their journey.
Big 3 Meeting On Atom Urged By Commonwealth Society
The Commonwealth Society led by Winston Churchill urged an early meeting of President Truman Prime Minister Stalin and Churchill to work out a plan for atomic controls. The nonpartisan organization also advocates creating an international atomic force to prevent atomic weaponry.
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Snerlew Comahonwealth Society
Winston’ Churchill
Attlee Lolarrange
Truman
Stalin
Auttee
Brooklyn man elected commander of New York VFW department
James T. Carberry of Brooklyn was elected commander of the New York State Veterans of Foreign Wars at Buffalo. Officers named include senior vice commander van E. Cooke of Ithaca and junior vice commander Joseph P. Mathews of Flora Park, with several appointive posts filled by George J. Young of Buffalo and Jane Frederick Brack of the Bronx.
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New York State Department of the Veterans] of Foreign Wars
James T. Carberry
Brooklyn
Carberry
C. Burton Huse
Ogdensburg
van E. Cooke
Ithaca
Joseph
P. Mathews
Flora Park
Col
Gabriel G. Hollander
Clyde
A. Lewis
Platt
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