Robot to Fly Plane Back Across Ocean from Brize Norton
Reports describe an historic transatlantic flight where 18 men and a pre set automatic control system guided a B 29 or similar craft from Stephenville to Brize Norton. The return voyage, piloted by a button and automated mechanisms, completed in about 20 hours 15 minutes with the crew noting no manual adjustments after touchdown.
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First Frost Sets 43 Year Cold Record in Summer
Weather report from a regional bureau notes a 25 degree low and 10 minutes of sleet as winterlike frost hit several towns. Utica tied for coldest at 23 while Canton and Watertown saw 22 to 30 degrees. frost damaged garden traps and widespread freezing extended across northern New York with unofficial lows reported at Black River.
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Albany
Rochester
Binghamton
Canton
Watertown
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Canetral
New York
Couns
Butler Market Changes Amid Mixed Grain Prices
The market reports mixed movements with a notable rise in Grade AA to 40 cents a pound while Grade 4 stayed at 78 percent. Grade 5 edged up one cent to 72 oats a pound and overall trends reversed from a prior downward path observed since mid September.
Strike Ties Up Port of Albany
Internal Marine and Transport Workers walkout shuts Port of Albany port operations. About 130 workers began the strike, tied to Albany locals, with city-wide leadership from New York bases planning broader action. Up to 300 workers expected to participate as shifts rotate.
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Mand Kangenoranie Association
Ubjan
New York City
Today’s Features Prophecies Of Doom For The Regime
A fragment list notes the editorial pages and feature sections of a Moscow edition. It mentions free headlines by Paul Balillo and editors near Pravin, with entries for Talking It Over on page 21 and other regular features on pages 20 to 37. The page guide also lists pages for Amusements 20, Financial 24, Bridge 32, Deaths 14, Sports 35, and Today’s Pictures on page 10.
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Moscow
Pravin
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Ada Jem Kolh
Dr. Brea
Mary Haworth Horomope
Bridge
Ing
Basia
Society Arts
Truman weigheth voluntary food rationing plan
President Truman weighs voluntary home food rationing and smaller wartime shipments as a feasible approach to stabilize prices and forestall unrest overseas. The food committee advises delaying grain export cuts and exploring nonbelligerent methods with Congress and European aid.
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Washington
Trewan
Congress
Truman
Coxamittee
Caief
Crash Mars Mercy Trip Tragedy in Northern Luzon
A C-48 transport plane carrying 27 passengers crash landed after running out of gas over mountains in Northern Luzon. An ambulance from a ground search party fell from a 120 foot cliff. One survivor was found stranded high in a pine tree. conditions hindered air and ground evacuations amid typhoon threats.
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Liez
Neady Mira
Luzon
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Bananal
Jnmart
Yugoslavs Hold Three U.S. Soldiers Near Trieste
An official Army report says three American soldiers were forced across the border into Yugoslav territory at gunpoint while on mounted patrol near Trieste. The missing men include Greile, Alten, and Wendslen, with their families named in the release. The United States Army Headquarters made a special request for immediate return, but no reply had been received. The report notes the men had been in the area since December and identifies their next of kin.
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Trieste
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Eector
Gre Ile
New Gale Hits Florida Vishinsky Outburst Sounds Like Hitler
The document reproduces a 1948 U N General Assembly speech by Andrei Vishinsky, outlining Soviet objections to antiwar propaganda and urging measures against warmongering. It cites Roosevelt era warnings about press agitation and the need for restraint to prevent global conflict.
German exchange student first since World War II arrives at Union
Herman Nickel, 18, registers at Union College today as the first German exchange student to come to the United States since World War II.
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Schenectady UE
Herman Nickel
Union Colege
United States
Health officer checks town for contagion
In a small town an officer stops at a home to ask residents about precautionary measures to prevent contagion. The family responds that they are taking steps and even stocked up on supplies to stay safe.
Storm Stalls At Tampa Bay
A tropical storm near Tampa Bay, Florida, raged with gusts up to 88 miles per hour, delaying coastal activities and causing concern along the west coast. Officials warned of dangerous winds and shifting conditions as the storm moved offshore.
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Adams, Pla
Florida
Planes Search Over Southeast of NEY Onliadn
Early Friday a fleet of planes searched a region southeast of Nei Oroeans for Hailies St 12, as Mississinat Gulf Coast reports a death and a high pressure area near Rosita. Officials noted movement toward the Atlantic and expected further updates from BRADY NORTON.
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Teapot Blow Strikes Manila Amid Pacific Typhoon
A rare meteorological event described as a teapot tempest blasted Manila then sped toward Lingayen Gulf as a Pacific typhoon. Weather alerts were withdrawn as military units reassessed conditions, with claims of airborne threats affecting coastal towns and sheltering efforts for residents and children.
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UN General Assembly Hearings Spark Cold War Clash
Soviet delegate Vishinsky accused the United States of seeking to break postwar international agreements during UN General Assembly sessions. He warned that US actions could trigger a new world war and blasted Argentina for seeking to revise the Dalian treaty. US and Soviet leaders confronted each other over Korea, the Italian treaty, and global diplomacy as tensions rose between the superpowers.
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United Nations General Assembly
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Grain Market Up as Prices Rise and Livestock Fall
Grain prices advance while cattle hogs decline amid a buoyant market tone. Wheat futures rise with December deliveries around 2.68 and corn up 1 to 3 cents. butter and eggs show little movement as traders react to early price shifts.
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Chicag Slock- Sande Ag
Chicagoll
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