Flying Discs Seen Across 28 States Baffle Nation
The Associated Press reports hundreds observed flying discs in 28 states. Officials claim no scientific explanation yet, while experts offer theories from atomic energy experiments to man made devices. Veterans of Foreign Wars leader Louis Starr urged Washington briefing, and astronomers noted possible non meteoric origins.
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Associated Press
Visval
Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express
California Institute of Technology
Harold Urey
University of Chicago
Columbus
Ohio
Louis E. Starr
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Washington
Starr
Chicago
Girard Kruper
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Oliver Lee
Northwestern University
Dearborn Observatory
Army
Navy
Lee
Los Angeles Herald and Express
River Levels Peak Noted as Mississippi Rises in Grand Tower
The Mississippi crest flooded Grand Tower with water reaching upper floors while about 600 homeless residents of a 1,000 population sheltered in tents and two schoolhouses on high ground. Mayor Jesse Granner projected a two week drainage period if the river falls as predicted.
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Grand Tower
Mississippi
St. Louis
Cairo
Jesse Granner
Scott Urges Understanding Of Reclamation Problems
Editor L. R. B. Scott discusses reclamation challenges at Michaud Flats urging broader awareness and study of ongoing environmental and land use issues affecting the area.
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Scott
Michaud Flats
Two Oppose Oil Plan
American and British sources oppose a UN move to admin oil resources in the Middle East as the Economic and Social Council set July 19 to consider the proposal. The plan, submitted by the International Cooperative Alliance, would create an authority to manage oil with consent of involved nations. Continued on Page Eight.
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United Nations
Middle East
U. N. Economic and Social Council
U. N
International Cooperative Alliance
Open Political War Looms Between President Congress
Washington lawmakers push into a cleanup round amid growing friction with President Truman over domestic policy. Budget cuts and the treasury-post office bill anger the president while a Republican tax cut moves forward. Senators and aides foresee further rifts as a presidential election year looms.
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Washington
Truman
Treasury-Post Office
White House
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Hatch
D-N.m
Three Swedes Stow Away on Transatlantic Flight
Three Scandinavian airlines radio mechanics stowed away on a transatlantic trip from Bromma Stockholm to New York La Guardia. The men planned to head to Texas for work and were pursued after one separated and sought departure back to Stockholm. Detained at Ellis Island, the trio includes Oskar Naroski 19, Eoid Johansson 22, and Lennart Bolamder 17.
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Bromma
Stockholm
la Guardia Field
Scandinavian Airlines
Ellis Island
Texas
Oskar Naroski
Naroski
Eoid Johansson
Lennart Bolamder
Tyack Delivers 2-1 Win For Card Invaders
Jim Tyack homered and scored for Pocatello as his two runs and a strong pitching duel secured a 2-1 victory over Twin Falls. Dick Walkingshaw matched Ken Dudrey on five hits allowed. Hal Loewe and Elmer Crow contributed for Twin Falls in a tight game at Boise.
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Pocatello Cards
Jim Tyack
Invaders
Twin Falls Cowboys
Tyack
Cowboys
Hal Danielson
Wold
Hal Loewe
Elmer Crow
Bob Lane
Chuck Balassi
Dick Walkingshaw
Ken Dudrey
Three Die in Athens Fire in 1947 Athens tragedy
Greek officials blamed Communists for a blaze in a five story Athens building housing the American aid mission and the British mission. Three people died and 21 were injured in the fire in the soldiers pension building. Police arrested two men as investigations begin. Two of the victims were women.
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Athens
Two Die in West Idaho Plane Crash Near Roseberry
Donnelly Idaho reports two men killed in a late morning crash five miles southeast of Roseberry Valley county on a two seat Fairchild trainer from Boise. Marion Hulbert 40 a Portland mechanic and Perry Printz 49 a Boise nephew remain unidentified at scene.
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Roseberry
Valley County
Civili Aeronautics Administration
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Marion
Art) Hulbert
Portland
Perry Printz
McCall
Idaho
Frank Printz
Perry
Bradley Field
Printzes
Frank
Albert Garrett
U. S. Forest Service
Koskela Ranch
Hulbert and
Printz
Summer Heat and Weather Notes from Tribune Office
Summer heat is featured with a 93 degree high and 47 degree low for the 24 hour period. Boise hit 99 and Las Vegas 106 while Texas towns reported 100. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs around 90 to 92 and lows near 50.
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Tribune
Idaho
Boise
Las Vegas
Texas
Plane Missing Over Atlantic Southwest of Palm Beach
Army authorities searched for a missing C-54 cargo plane with six aboard after wreckage and life gear washed up about 300 miles northeast of Palm Beach. Maj. L. R. Humphreys identified items as possible army equipment but cautioned there was no certainty they came from the missing aircraft. The plane departed Bermuda Thursday en route to Morrison Field, with wreckage first spotted Friday and later located by the Navy’s Orion.
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Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Palm Beach
L. R. Humphreys
5Th Air Rescue
Morrison Army Air Field
Kindley Field
Bermuda
Morrison Field
Navy
Orion
West Terms Soviet Act Big Blunder
British and French hopes to patch Europe’s economy after the war fail as the Soviet Union vetoes continental cooperation. The Anglo Soviet French talks ended bitterly with Molotov threatening language and Russia risking prestige by turning down Marshall’s plan for European economic reconstruction.
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Britain
France
Europe
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
U.S
Marshall
Solon Expects No Veto On Tax Cut Bill
Washington Republicans led by Knutson predict President Truman will not veto the new 4 billion dollar income tax cut. The Ways and Means statement says debt can drop by over 5 billion in the year ending June 30. Democrats on the panel call the measure a patchwork exposing inequities and risking inflation.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
Truman
House
Night Game in National League Highlights Key Lineup
In a night game between New York and Philadelphia Hartung and W Cooper faced Roe and Seminick as pitchers and fielders shaped a tense contest with limited scoring indicated by the final line.
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National League
New York
Philadelphia
Hartung
W. Cooper
Roe
Seminick
Man Disappears in Bat Cave Under Tennessee Mountain
In Shellmound Tennessee a search for John T Hurn 35 of Nashville who vanished Tuesday in Nickajack cave ended after six and a half hours with miners concluding if he is inside he lies in water State police were ordered to use all available means to make the cave yield its captive missing man
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Shellmound
Tenn
John T. Hurn
Nashville
Nickajack
Hurn
Sur
Jim McCord
Nickajack Cave
John T. Hum
Bevin Thanks Americans After Revolution Victory Dinner
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin joked at an Independence Day dinner that he was glad American colonists defeated Britain. Attendee United States Ambassador Lewis Douglas presided as Bevin praised the United States while nodding to British losses at Bunker Hill and Yorktown. He did not name the unseen opponents.
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London
Ernest Bevin
United States
Lewis Doulas
United States of America
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Chinese May Draft Army Mobilization Reported
Shanghai reports a Chinese decree for total mobilization as authorities promise wider conscription and higher taxes. Experts say the impact may be symbolic without enforcement efficiency and note three needs: improved food and material supply, removal of incompetent commanders, and programs to aid residents in government-held areas.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Holiday Toll Nears 400
At least 366 people had been killed in holiday accidents by Saturday night as the three day Fourth of July weekend ended. Since 6 p m Thursday 167 died in traffic crashes, 130 drowned, five killed in fireworks mishaps and 64 from other causes. State totals show California 192, Idaho 112, Montana 101, Oregon 121, Utah 101, Washington 131, Wyoming 120.
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Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Whale Killed After Ship Fire Firing 40 Bullets
An 18 foot whale grounded near Neponsit beach hospital Saturday after being wounded by a ship. Coast guardsmen killed the animal by firing 40 bullets into its body. The carcass weighing 600 to 700 pounds was to be towed to sea and dynamited.
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New York
Neponsit Beach Hospital
U S Ships Downed in War Effort Tallied
A joint army navy tally reports U S forces sank 9 736 068 of 10 583 755 tons of naval and merchant shipping from attacks on Japan. Navy submarines led with 1 314 ships totaling 5 320 094 tons, followed by air service losses and mine actions.
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Washington
Japan
Army-Navy
United States
Britain
Russia
Navy
Army
AAF
Spotter Reports Flying Saucer Over PaTonville Area
Nora Hart a St Louis mechanic described observing a flying saucer during a family picnic Friday near Patonville in St Louis county. He said the craft flew northwest at about 300 feet with airplane speed and appeared circular about 14 feet in diameter with a ribbed silver gray frame and a center propeller spinning as it rolled.
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ST. Louis
Nora Hart
Patonville
Hart
Policy Group To Act on 44 Cent Hike
Washington AP A 24 hour delay in signing a coal peace pact for northern mines followed by reports of a brush-off from John L. Lewis head of the United Mine Workers. A 200 member policy committee will meet at 2 30 p m E S T to ratify the agreement in principle calling for a 441 4 cent basic hourly wage rise. A UMW spokesman said legal language isn’t ready yet but digging may resume Tuesday in 3 000 northern pits. Southern producers report failed efforts to learn terms, calling it a complete brushoff. they remain distant from northern talks. Continued on Page Three.
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Southern Oper
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Southern Coal Producesition
Northern Cape
Muters
Southern Association
Tryig
Lustron loan fuels Columbus factory plan for housing
Louis E. Wars said the Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a 15.5 million dollar loan to Lustron to convert 1,000,000 square feet of the former Wright Aeronautical plant in Columbus into a main factory. The program aims to produce 30,000 houses yearly starting later this year, creating thousands of jobs for veterans with a major share for veterans.
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Ohio
Louis E. Starr
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron Corporation
VFW
Wright Aeronautical
Lustron
Former King Carol Marries Dying Companion Lupescu
In Rio de Janeiro the former Romanian king sought a death bed marriage with his gravely ill companion Elena Lupescu. The ceremony took place at the Copacabana hotel under a Brazilian law allowing marriages for dying persons and required six witnesses. Legal questions loom since both are divorced under Romanian law and Brazilian law bars divorcees.
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Carol
Romania
Mme
Elena Lupescu
Copacabana
Lupescu
Ernesto Adreanu
Mme. Lupescu
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