Flying Saucers No Joke Pilot Pursued One Killed
Dayton newspaper reports on the flying saucer mystery based on Wright Patterson research. Captain Thomas Mantel died after a pursuit near Fort Knox on January 7 1948. The air force questions remains about the discs identity and notes ongoing saucer reports averaging twelve monthly.
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Dayton
Dayton Journal-Herald
Wright-Patterson Air Force
Air Force
Fort Knox
Thomas F. Mantel
Mantel
Earth
Slots Embezzlement Case In Potlatch Idaho
Pullman Washington woman Charlotte Rector admitted embezzling over ten thousand dollars from Potlatch Mercantile Co. Idaho over three years. Rector stated slot machines caused the loss while employed as office manager. She was freed without bail and set for May or June sentencing after pleading guilty in Moscow court.
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Moscow
Pullman
Wash
Potlatch
Ida
Charlotte Rector
J. M. O'Donnell
Second Siamese Twin Dies After Separation Attempt
Owensboro Kentucky reports the death of the second of Siamese twins born to 23 year old Mrs. Melvin Glover Jr. The twins were born by Caesarean section and joined at the base of their spines. One twin lived briefly after separation surgery but both died within hours. The mother remains in fair condition and has one other child.
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Owensboro
Melvin Glover
Owenseboro- Davies County Hospital
Glover
Blood for liquor sales on skid row blamed by temperance leader
Mrs D Leigh Colvin of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union warns that down-and-outs in Chicago’s skid row sell their blood to fund liquor. She cites hospital prices and says clinics pay five dollars, enough for two quarts of alcohol and a sandwich, while saloon keepers accept blood money.
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Evanston
Ill
D. Leigh Colvin
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
ISC Students Learn Earn While Studying At ISC
Idaho State College reports students balance work with study. Dean Evelyn Young notes nearly 30 percent of women and 30.4 percent of men worked last semester, with 268 students holding off campus jobs.
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Idaho State College
Evelyn Young
ISC
Saupus
Social Work Parley Set for Boise June 8 9
Idaho state conference on social work will meet in Boise June 8 9 with President Henry Bailey Twin Falls announcing the event. Gov C A Robins opens with keynote on Idaho social problems followed by talks on medical care school social worker relations juvenile delinquency prevention and welfare solutions from various organizations. Wallace Rounsavell of Pocatello chairs the program committee.
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Idaho State Conference On Social Work
Boise
Henry Bailey
Twin Falls
C. A. Robins
Idaho
Wallace Rounsavell
Pocatello
Kathy Fiscus Rescue Fund Reaches Forty Thousand
Nearly $40,000 has been deposited in a San Marino bank to reward workers who tried to rescue Kathy Fiscus from a 14 inch well. The fund committee said contributions totaled $39,273 with 8538 mail pieces received and over 150 still unopened. Bank Manager Paul Cunningham expects continued giving for about a month.
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San Marino
Cal
Kathy Fiscus
Paul Cunningham
Current Crop Study Shows South State Needs Rainfall
A federal crop and weather summary prepared by the U S weather bureau and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics with the University of Idaho extension service reports showers eased moisture concerns in north Idaho but nearly all southern areas still need rain. District notes show southwest irrigation ample but hay and pastures faltering. north reports field work restarting after rain. south central areas dry with irrigation common. east sees melting snow and drying soils though fall grains grow well.
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Idaho
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
University of Idaho Extension Service
Washington
Adams
Lewis
Truman names Bruce new U S ambassador to France
New Ambassador David K. E. Bruce of Virginia, chief of the ECA mission to France, is appointed by President Truman to succeed Jefferson Caffery as U S ambassador to France. Caffery returns to the United States to await a new assignment.
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David K. E. Bruce
Virginia
ECA
France
Truman
Jefferson Caffery
U. S
Caffery
Pastor Jailed in Slaying Case Sparks New Clues
In Buffalo area probe into Jean Gareis Hetenyi death, Rev George Hetenyi areas of interest include a rust stained upholstery on his car door the bloodlike discoloration found by a service station attendant. Police report a coat tied to the case and Hetenyi held as a material witness while denying involvement.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jean Gareis Hetenyi
George Hetenyi
Amherst
Carl Baer
Polce
Hetenyi
Monroe County
UP Sets Opening Dates for Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon
Union Pacific Railroad announced opening dates for Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon tourist facilities. Cafeterias may start May 16 if weather allows, lodges and cabins June 1, with escorted rail tours beginning June 10.
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Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Bryce Canyon
Grand Canyon
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