Plane crash in Bari kills 33 aboard Dutch airliner
A four engined Convair Constellation crashed near Bari harbor on the Adriatic killing all 33 aboard. Rescue boats recovered 16 men 5 women and 3 girls among the bodies with a British third pilot among the crew. Official counts list 22 Dutch and Egyptian passengers plus 11 crew. No Americans were aboard.
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Bari
Italy
Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Amsterdam
Holland
Cairo
Athens
Rome
Adriatic
Royal Netherlands
KLM
The
Hague
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Slayer of Two in British Columbia Rampage Pursued
A 60 year old rancher Ivor Jonson shot and killed two women Mrs Marie Lindberg 60 and Mrs George Barrett 45 then burned his farm after feuds over road rights. Police and a posse of provincial officers hunted him as he fired at Constable Peter Bergen and set barns ablaze while residents sheltered in their homes.
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Mission
B.C
Ivor Jonson
Peter Bergen
Marie Lindberg
George Barrett
Jonson
Bergen
Barrett
Joe Jonson
Jaycees Prepare Camp Nodding Pine for Girl Scout Season
About 12 Jaycees led by Hal Myers will clean Mink Creek camp and set up tents for summer occupancy. The Camp Nodding Pine will open July 10 under Girl Scout Executive Madeline Garvin's direction in Pocatello.
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Pocatello
Ship Escapes Blockade Sails to United States
The Egyptian freighter Star of Suez broke Shanghai’s Nationalist air blockade and departed Thursday bound for the United States, signaling a rare maritime normalcy amid tension in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Star of Suez
United States
Vermonters Beat Massachusetts In Cow Milking
A trio of Vermont lawmakers defeated three Massachusetts legislators in a cow milking contest on Boston’s Common. The Vermonters pulled for one minute to milk 5% inches while Massachusetts finished with 454. About 250 spectators cheered as the Vermont team claimed a battered cow bell. Massachusetts Captain Sen. Charles W. Olson eyed a rematch in a future udder contest.
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Boston
Vermont
Massachusetts
Common
Charles W. Olson
Coplon Girl Calms Down in Espionage Trial Dispute
Judith Coplon faced a sharp cross examination over her right to take FBI data from her old Justice Department office for a book and civil service exam. Prosecutors argued the documents were not her property and stressed her secrecy breach while Coplon claimed the government owned the data at her discretion and that she intended to use the material for writing.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley, Jr
FBI
Kelly
Justice Department
New York
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Department
Russia
Gubitchev
Kelley
Hiss Denies He Was Ever Communist
former state department official Alger Hiss testified under oath that he is not now nor has ever been a Communist or fellow traveler. he said he told the grand jury the truth and denied giving state department documents to unauthorized persons or meeting Whittaker Chambers after 1937.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Communist Party
AEC Uses Lie Detector At Oak Ridge Plant
Congressional transcript shows Oak Ridge workers subjected to lie detector tests and strict controls after uranium inventory discrepancies. Tests reportedly found cases where nonexplosive uranium bits were removed, and restricted-area cloths burned to recover chips. The hearing linked to mismanagement charges against Lilienthal and followed security concerns at the Tennessee facility.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Oak Ridge
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Atomic Commission
David E. Lilienthal
New Drug Derived From Turnips for Thyroid Treatment
Medical team reports isolating and synthesizing a turnip derived anti thyroid factor as a potential treatment for hyperthyroidism. The substance, also found in rutabaga and cabbage, may rival Propyl thiouracil in reducing thyroid activity with possible surgery avoidance.
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XORK
Avant
EF. B. Astwood
Monte A. Greer
Martin G. Ettlinger
Joseph Pratt Diagnostic Hospital
Tufts Medical School
Harvard University
Science Magazine
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Astwood
Lodge Urges New GOP At Young Republicans Meet
Rep. John Davis Lodge of Connecticut urged infusion of youth into the GOP at the Young Republicans national convention in Salt Lake City. He warned against a social welfare state, defended existing social programs, and pressed for reforms to win in 1950 and 1952. Delegates debated credentials disputes and several resolutions likely to be discussed including labor wing plans and District of Columbia home rule.
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Salt Lake City
John Davis Lodge
Conn
Henry Cabot Lodge
Mass
Truman
Lodge
New England
GOP
America
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Resolutions Committee
California
Phillip Willkie
District of Columbia
Park land may return to federal ownership in Pocatello
Union Pacific Railroad President Arthur E. Stoddard told Mayor W. W. Halsey that Manson Park north of Center Street subway could be returned to the federal government for possible conveyance to Pocatello as an auto parking area. Stoddard said the land was granted to UP for railroad purposes and a transfer back to Uncle Sam may be necessary. He indicated a favorable attitude toward the transfer.
Acheson Appeals for Korea Aid to Block Communism
Secretary Acheson urged Congress to approve a 150 million dollar U S aid package for South Korea describing Korea as a non Communist outpost in the Far East and warning that without the aid the Korean government would struggle to maintain freedom against Soviet influence amid wider European defense needs. He spoke at a closed House foreign affairs committee session after the Paris summit and tied Korea aid to broader arms and NATO programs.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Congress
Korea
Far East
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Paris
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
House
Europe
South Korea
Middy cadets meet Churchill after stubborn pursuit
Three Annapolis midshipmen training on the U S battleship Missouri describe their two day bid to meet Winston Churchill. They first failed at Hyde Park then Chartwell Manor before Churchill finally greeted them and hosted them at his home. They called him their hero.
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Portsmouth
England
Annapolis
U. S
Missouri
Winston Chatera
Primg “Aw. x
Churchill
Hyde Park
Chartwell Manor
Royal
City Pledges Street Work On Pocatello Heights Blocks
The Pocatello city council pledged temporary surfacing for six blocks around the Pocatello Heights housing project due to funds limits. A longer term fix awaits more funds. The panel also settled a dispute with Ready Mix Concrete, as Lee Reid agreed to stop rock crusher operations by July 10 but keep plant structures for garages and storage. E Center Street will open from its terminus to Sixteenth Street within 10 to 14 days.
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Pocatello Heights
Pocatello City
E. Center
Sixteenth Street
Trio Survives Auto Mishap Near Inkom Idaho
A 214 month old boy suffered two broken legs and was described as fair by St. Anthony's hospital attendants after a car left U S highway 91 south of Inkom and rolled over. Mrs. Lou Johnson and her daughter were treated and released. Blaine Johnson and a younger child survived as the vehicle ran along the shoulder before overturning. State Patrolman Alfred Nogo investigated and noted the car was en route from Salt Lake City to Pocatello. the driver appeared to have fallen asleep.
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St. Anthony’s Hospital
U. S. Highway 91
Inkom
Lou Johnson
Pocatello
Blaine
Alfred Nogo
Salt Lake City
Slaen
Stoddard Sees Need for Bigger Diesel Base at Gate City
Union Pacific President Arthur H. Stoddard visited Pocatello to outline a broad Gate City expansion including a diesel locomotive repair shop, a larger Pacific Fruit Express plant, and an enlarged car shop. He indicated the diesel base may be larger than originally planned and noted roadbed improvements across the Pacific Northwest.
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Dtoanara. Stoddard
Pocatello
Northwest
U.P
Pacific Fruit Express
Pacific Northwest States
Stoddard
Pacific Fruit Express Company
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Sun Valley
Gem State Potato and Onion Shippers
Gate City
Pocatello Post
U. P
White Girl Chosen as Queen by Bechuanaland Tribesmen
In Serowe, Bechuanaland, 6000 tribesmen approved the marriage of chief designate Sereste Khama to Ruth Williams, a 24 year old London typist, despite opposition from 40 petty chieftains who accused him of defying tribal law by marrying a white woman.
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Capetown
Africa
Sereste Khama
London
Ruth Williams
Sereste
Dumal
Serowe
Bechuanaland
England
Oxford
Ruth
Fatie
FBI weighs trackdown of Alabama hooded mobs
The FBI completed a preliminary probe into Alabama hooded mobs and may pursue night riders. Justice Department orders a case lawyer to cooperate with a House Judiciary subcommittee probing civil rights law violations. Chairman Emanuel Celler spoke with President Truman and invited Birmingham reporter Clark Stallworth to testify about a beating while covering the story. The panel seeks other mob violence victims willing to testify publicly.
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Washington
FBI
Alabama
Justice Department
House Judiciary
Emanuel Celler
N. Y
Full
Judiciary Committee
Secret wife reveals Sing Sing convict husband is murderer
A New York housewife who posed as a widow for 18 years disclosed her husband Louis Boy, a 49 year old holdup killer, is an unidentified Sing Sing inmate who previously risked his life in medical experiments. His wife defended him amid gossip and disgrace.
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New York
Sing Sing
Louis Boy
Ment J. Ferling
Ferrir
Boy
Officials Attend Utah Peace Officers Conference
Mayor W. W. Halsey and Chief A. L. Oliver depart Pocatello for Log, Utah, to attend a two day peace officers conference. The mayor calls it a good will tour aimed at improving relations between Idaho and Utah law enforcement agencies.
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W. W. Halsey
A. L. Oliver
Pocatello
Utah
Gem State
Laborite resigns amid fear of totalitarian state
Lord Milverton denounces government policy in the Hall of Lords and resigns from the Labour Party. He accuses Britain of steering toward a totalitarian state and condemns a bill to nationalize the iron and steel industries.
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London
Lord Milverton
Labor
Gove
Nigeria
Hall of Lords
I and Steel
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W. T. Burns
P. J. Lynch
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Fark
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Lee Royal
William Dumbrowski
Chicago
Harry Anderson
Michigan
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Federal Housing Authority
Eneh
Sixs
Ready Mix Concrete Company
Trio
Johnsons
Wizard Vesson
Éatate
Big Wheels
Union Pacific Railroad
Arth
Middle East Transportation Corps
Idaho
Bannock
Omaha
Seans
Laborite
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