Air Force Association to Convene in Garden City Saturday
New York INS reports the third annual New York State convention of the Air Force Association will be held Saturday in Garden City with Maj. Gen. Orvil A. Anderson as top speaker. Building awards show weekly heavy construction at 183 343 000, 11 percent below average, while year to date contracts reach 3 914 127 000, 44 percent higher than last year. A $200 000 damage suit against Gene Autry and others related to a boy burned in a cowboy suit was settled in U S District Court, Case settled, no details provided.
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New York
INS
New York State
The
Garden City
Orvil A. Anderson
Air War College
Maxwell Air Force Base
Engineering News Record
Engineering Construction Weekly
Gene Autry
Saginaw
Mich
John Co. Knox
U. S. District Court
James Ebner, Jr
Ann Ikner
Bataan Survivors to Attend Carrier Ceremony in Philadelphia
Ill-famed Bataan death march survivors are invited to the recommissioning of the carrier Bataan for anti submarine duty on May 13 in Philadelphia. After a shakedown cruise the ship will be stationed at San Diego California.
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Bataan
Washington
INS
Philadelphia
San Diego
Calif
Record Airliner Cairo London Sets Speed Mark
The De Havilland four jet Comet completed Cairo to London in five hours and thirty nine minutes at an average speed just over 385 miles an hour. The report appeared as part of a string of international items.
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Cairo
London
Notable Deaths of Professors and Editors Listed
Obituaries note James Ellsworth Boyd 86 emeritus Ohio State mechanics professor and author in Columbus. D Frank Lindsay Crawford 93 Harvard graduate lawyer in Summit. William T. Gray 48 Milwaukee accountant and Hearst Corp. aide. Ralph H. Plumb 73 Brazil Daily Times editor in Brazil Indiana. Fred F. Duncan 79 Cleveland financial editor for 33 years with Cleveland papers.
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Ohio State University
Columbus
Frank Lindsay Crawford
New York
Harvard University
Summit, N. J
William T. Gray
The
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Hearst Corp
Milwaukee, Wis
Ralph H. Plumb
Brazil Daily Times
Old Brazil News
Brazil
Ind
Fred F. Duncan
Cleveland News
Old Commercial Bulletin
Plain Dealer
Old Leader
Cleveland
Floods Drive 25 000 More To Winnipeg
Winnipeg reels as 25 000 southern Manitoba flood refugees converge on the city. Navy ferry service begins evacuating evacuees across a water gap, with 145 children and 46 infants among those stranded at St Norbert Station. Red River stands at 29.4 feet as 500 square miles remain underwater and power and water supplies drive further evacuations.
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Winnipeg
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Red River Valley
Navy
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St. Norbert Station
Greater
Tottering
Seine
Assiniboine
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Brandon
Kenora
Ont
Lake Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Blackout Vision Fad Fatal for Colorado Teen
An 18 year old high school senior died by accidental strangulation while attempting a blackout vision described in Indian lore. Richard Cline was found with a rope around his neck from a water pipe in his parent's basement. His father testified the teen was engrossed in a book about chieftains choking themselves into unconsciousness to see the future.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Richard ‘Cline
Robert H. Cline
Slavs to Return Greek Children from Yugoslavia
Reliable sources said Yugoslavia will return some Greek children carried into Yugoslavia by Greek guerrillas during the civil war. Returns depend on parents being found. an estimated 12 000 Greek children were taken into Yugoslavia.
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Athens
Greece
Yugosslavia
Yugoslavia
Bear quadruplets found thriving near Moxie Gore
Four two month old black bears were found by woodsmen near Moxie Gore and turned over to storekeeper Armand Pomerleau. They are described as thriving on a diet of store milk and cereal. Their mother was wounded and escaped. Game Warden Elmer Ingraham of Bingham notes quadruplets are extremely rare.
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Jackman
Armand Pomerleau
Moxie Gore
Elmer Ingraham
Bingham
One Mans Opinion By Walter Kiernan
The scientist teaching a chimp to talk won t be ready to replace humans for years. Apes resemble men but are stupid and know little about missiles farms or budgets. The column mocks the idea of making people from monkeys and notes some rely on government support.
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Walter Kiernan
Will Russia Frame Flier's Confession
A U S government official says Moscow likely will produce a claimed confession from a crew member of the downed American Navy patrol plane lost in the Baltic on April 8. He cites Russian salvage efforts and 10 occupants believed dead or alive, plus details of the attack and fire before the water.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Baltic
Russia
Release of U S Airmen Reported by Steamer Hunan
The Hunan captain confirms two American airmen Marine Master Sgt. Elmer C. Bender of Cincinnati and Navy Chief Electrician William C. Smith of Long Beach were liberated after more than a year in Communist custody. The ship, bound toward Tsingtao, is expected in port here soon.
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Hunan
Butterfield and Swire
Elmer C. Bender
Cincinnati
Navy
William C. Smith
Long Beach
I Calif
Tsingtao
Mayors Gather for U S Conference Opening
About 600 mayors from 250 American cities and numerous foreign representatives arrive in New York for the 1950 annual conference. Mayor William O'Dwyer will welcome them at the opening session.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
United States Conference of Mayors
Senate may restore some budget cuts in $28.9 billion bill
House leaders pressed for reduced spending as Senate mulls amendments that could yield at least a one billion dollar saving, with Republicans touting cuts while Democrats warn actual impact may be smaller. House debate centered on amendments by Taber and Jensen claiming large savings despite no direct money cuts.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jensen Amendment Limits Federal Vacancy Fillings
The Jensen amendment would bar filling more than 10 percent of federal vacancies next year with several exceptions. Proponents claimed substantial savings while opponents warned of impacts on staffing. The measure passed 201 to 185 with many Democrats backing Republicans, while Taber’s rival amendment failed 274 to 112.
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Jensen
Cannon
Senate
Taber
Excavations Hint at Early Eridu Skills in Burial Care
Excavations reveal that ancient Eridu in Iraq developed notable expertise in caring for the dead, suggesting sophisticated funerary practices among early inhabitants.
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Ancient
Eridu
Iraq
Oklahoma Dry State Sees High Toll From Drunk Driving
Oklahoma records show more than 10 percent of fatal crashes involve intoxicated drivers, higher than the national average, despite the state being legally dry. Clyde Reeves of the Oklahoma Safety Council notes the toll in 1950s figures.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Clyde Reeves
Oklahoma Safety Council
Fishermen Searched After Camden and Rockland Accidents
Three fishermen missing after two boating accidents in Maine. Raymond Grace, 42, of Weymouth Mass, last seen near Megunticook Lake where his unoccupied boat was found near his camp. Norman Morrison, 36, and Malcolm Crocksett, 52, from North Haven, were reported overdue after their 12-foot motorboat washed ashore near North Haven Island.
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Megunticook Lake
Raymond
Grace
Weymouth
Mays
Rockland
Coast
Norman Morrisson
Malcolm Crocksett
North Haven
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