TWA Constellation Crash Kills 13 Aboard Flight Star of Cairo
A Star of Cairo Constellation on the Paris New York route crashed near Shannon airport in Ireland during approach. Thirteen of the 23 aboard were killed and ten were injured, with rescuers racing through bogs to reach the burning wreckage. Survivor accounts praise stewardess Vina Kay Ferguson for keeping passengers calm as the plane disintegrated on the mud flat island.
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Star of Cairo
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Maris
James O'Boyle
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N. J
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Vina Kay Ferguson
Mom
Miss Ferguson
Constellation
Herbert Tansey
Reach
Dr. O'Boyle
Shitman
Limerick
O'Boyle
Fatal crash lands plane in Indiana garden
Two people were killed and 19 hurt when an American Airlines plane developed engine trouble and crash landed in a flower garden near Michigan City Indiana. Capt. Frank Ehrman and Larmon Ring of Chicago died. Nine or ten others were admitted to hospitals with serious injuries as witnesses described the wreck tearing through trees before impact. Airline officials said 21 aboard including a three member crew.
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Ind
American Airlines
Frank Ehrman
Chicago
Larmon Kk
Ring
St. Anthony's Hospital
Clinic Hospital
Ielud- Whig
Four die as bus crashes on Wyoming bridge
Four passengers died in a Wyoming to Mountain bus crash when a jammed safety door allegedly caused a head on collision with a fence on a crowded bridge near Worland. At least 14 others were injured and the bus driver remained in critical condition. Charred bodies hinder positive identification.
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Wyon 4
Here
Year 1946 Sets Record For Time Lost In Strikes
Labor Department records show 1946 experiences unprecedented worker stoppages totaling around 1.6 billion man-days, with 12 month total near 900,000,000 and prior peak far lower. Cincinnati reports 63 traffic fatalities in 1946, including Harry Goudy Jr. struck by a truck while crossing a street.
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Labor Department
Hureau of Labor
Warspel
Cincinnati
Harry Goudy
Ohio Weather Turns Cold with Snow Flurries Tonight
Cloudy and much colder with snow flurries tonight as temperatures fall from near 10 to 20 degrees. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and chilly with additional flurries near Lake Erie. Weather notes appear on page two.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Controversy Over Sugar Policy Roils Washington
The administration faces sharp criticism over sugar controls. Secretary Clinton Andersen accuses New York brokers of plots while pledging efforts to keep sugar prices reasonable. Brokers head William Burts calls the charges fantastic as Republicans push for policy changes amid heated debate.
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Washington
Clinton P. Andersen
New York
William H. Burts
National Brokers Assoc
Rep
Thomas A. Jenkins
GOP
Congressional Food Study Committee
Construction Of Factory Building Here Is Planned
Isa dore Jieby announced plans to build a 150000 dollar factory on the former Waltons Teo site at Winckles Street Taylor. The plant would relocate 38 workers to Elyria and house floor waxers shoe buffers and the Carman Wine Co at 201 Winckles, enabling wine import from California by tank car for local distribution. Lakeside Realty Co now owns the 200 by 200 foot Walton Co property.
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Carmen Wine Co
Winckles Street
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Bette
Jacoby
Lakeside Realty Co
Walton Tee Co
Sime Time Azo
Prices Slashed as Buyers Flock to Bargain Counters
United Press reports a postwar frenzy as stores slash prices by 33 to 50 percent across suits dresses shoes furs and household goods. Food cuts are limited to butter eggs meats and canned citrus. Analysts cite overbuying late deliveries and wartime inventory clears as factors with economists noting some price relief but an overall upward trend remains.
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United Press
Melchair Palyi
Central Life In Surance Company
Palyi
Bern
Wreckage Found of Western Airliner Near Laguna Peak
Rescuers battled a blizzard to reach the snowbound crash site on Laguna Mountain between San Diego and Imperial Valley. Twelve victims were found, ten burned and scattered in a 300 foot area. two were believed buried in the fuselage. Coroner C D Gunn led 25 Navy and 11 forest service personnel to recover the bodies, to be transported to San Diego mortuaries.
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Cal
Cuyapaipe Peak
Laguna Mountain Range
Inperial Valley
Here
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Forest Service
Cameron Guard Station
Thing Ranch
San Thego
E. A. Fitzhugh
el Centro Post-Press
Miami police chief orders gambling clean up
Miami's new Police Chief Frank E. Mitchell issued orders to clean up gambling in the city. City Manager Richard Danner cited an influx of disreputable visitors and said police should locate and close down gambling operations.
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Fla
Miamii
Frank E. Mitchell
Richard Danner
FBI
Dainer
Fire Destroys Lorain Warehouse
A three story brick warehouse of Lee and Cady wholesale grocers at Broad way and tenth Street was destroyed by a fire starting about 10 30 last night. Loss estimated at 100 000 to 150 000 dollars. No one was inside. cause undetermined. Four pumpers and two serial trucks responded. embers sparked three small fires in a nearby lumber yard. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours and kept the yard under patrol.
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Lee and Cady
Broadway
Tenth Street
Elmer Stough
Wndat
Passenger Freight Train Collision Near Auburn
A eastbound passenger train collided head on with a freight train at Auburn North Carolina. Several ambulances and rescue cars rushed to the scene. The passenger train’s engineer reportedly locked wheels and jumped to safety as the engine skidded into the freight. Witnesses said both trains were traveling slowly. Officials reported only a few injuries and that a child was among the injured.
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Raleigh
Auburn
N.C
Une
Taut
Fadtaedi
Huse Neud
Ruins of VFW Building Hit by Morning Blaze
The Veterans of Foreign Wars building at 245 Second Street burned again today five weeks after a $90,000 blaze. Five fire companies fought the flames as embers swept the roof and sparked precautionary evacuations. The structure, owned by Elyria Post 107, remained largely ruined with eight apartments left vacant from the prior fire.
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Veterans of i Foreign Wars
Second Street
Ao Om
Enel Schaefer
Althhough
V.F.W
Paul Palmer
Redington Bleck
W. N. Bates
Elyria Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Elyria Fire Department
Derailment Triggers Charges After Sugar Yoel Run
Two Bastille Culliers faced charges today over the Illinois Central Panguna Limited derailment near Reddeck Louisiana. The crash sent passengers from seats and injured 74, with investigators probing a broken rail or wheel axle as the cause.
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New Orleans
Illinois Central
Panguna Limited
Reddeck
School Bond Issues And Levies Approved
A Columbus survey by Ohio State University’s Bureau of Educational Research shows voters approved a set of school bond issues and levies. The results indicate strong support for financing local education projects across districts, with varied amounts tied to capital improvements and operating costs.
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Columbus
Oise
Siete Univerats’s Bureau Ad
Wwe
Temperature swings as Cleveland area cools from record high
The Weather Bureau warned northern Ohio temperatures could plunge up to 40 degrees after a record 59 degrees was reached. Forecasters cited a Canadian storm. tonight’s low near 18 above zero with winds at 40 mph. Snow flurries possible late tonight and tomorrow. rain expected lighter than last night’s three quarters of an inch.
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Cleveland
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Klemetsmo
Kletmetsmo
Florida
Tampa
Colder Weather To Hit Many States By Tomorrow
Temperatures in the middle western states fall from Friday highs as a powerful front pushes cold air toward the Canadian border. Record warmth in Chicago and Kansas City gives way to a predicted zero by Sunday morning in parts of Wisconsin and nearby areas, while Michigan and the upper plains brace for snow and wind. An active storm moves northeast, bringing heavy snow to Michigan and Wisconsin and freezing rain to parts of New York. The cold wave sweeps toward the Ohio Valley and Appalachians tonight.
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Gulf of Mexico
Canadian
Quincy
Kansas City
Chicago
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Lower
Michigan
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
Plains
Misssissippi River Valley
Weather Bureau
North Central States
Iava
Phuceant
Ohio Valley
Appalachian Mountain
Four Million Dollar Portal Pay Suit Filed
A $4,000,000 portal pay suit was filed against Curtiss Wright Corporation's Columbus plant. Plaintiffs Donald L. Level and Burkey claim $2,000,000 in unpaid wages and damages. The Columbus factory, once housing 25,000 workers at V J Day, now employs about 3,000 and built Helldiver and Sealin airplanes. It remains the sole Curtiss Wright airframe plant in operation.
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Columbus
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Donald L. Level Wat Porrest
Burkey
Curtiss- Wright Corp
Helldiver
Isealink
Corporation
Opera‘on
Steps To Speed Up Veterans Housing Program
Washington National Housing Administrator Raymond Paley pledged a decision by early next week on actions to salvage the temporary housing program for veterans. Foley planned a weekend conference with Dillon Mogi, federal public housing commissioner, as Myer ordered work on thousands of emergency dwellings halted recently amid housing expediter Frank Ro Creedon’s push to relax nonresidential construction limits. A freight grounded near Odd Island, Norway, with thirty-eight crewmen evacuated as a ship ran aground at the southern tip of the country last night. Factory authorized radio service ad for Erb Radio.
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National House
Raymond Paley
Foley
Dillon Mogi
Myer J
Frank Ro Creedon
Oslo
BOO
Mar Whch
Odd
Norway
Cities call for more state funds to aid municipal services
William Anderson of the University of Minnesota urged greater revenue sharing as cities face rising operating costs while state and county funds grow. He spoke during the American Political Science Association meeting in Cleveland, noting some states allocate none of state revenue to municipalities. Authorities urged metropolitan areas to unify city operations to improve efficiency. Richard Noel, 11, of South Portsmouth, died from lockjaw linked to a bicycle accident on Dec 19.
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Cleveland
William Anderson
University of Minnesota
Anderson
American Political Science Association
Portsmouth
Richard Noel
Ellsworth Noel
December 28 superstition and idle belongings ads
On December 28 known as Holy Innocents Day English belief once delayed a coronation. The Chronicle Telegram urges readers to place want ads for buying selling and hiring, claiming ads help many Lorain County residents. Call 4412 or HE to place yours.
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England
Edward FV
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County
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