Plane Bombs U N Offices
A small plane buzzed United Nations headquarters at Lake Success and dropped a long object police said might be a home made bomb. It exploded 400 feet from the main UN building. no structures were damaged. Police found gun wad ding and tape fragments with gunpowder odor. The pilot fled after landing at La Guardia Field and later authorities identified him as S J Supina, plane NC 3690E owned by Allied Aviation.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U. N
Trygve Lie
Emmet Rogers
Eshaity
John Cosgrove
Edward C. Horning
Nassau County Police
New York
la Guardia Field
Port Authority
la Guardia
S. J. Supina
Allied Aviation
Willimantic, Conn
Soviet Planes Practice in Air Corridor
Three Yak fighter planes conducted target practice in the Berlin-Bruck corridor as a four engine York transport and York crew observed them. British officials noted possible breaches of flight rules in the same air lane used to supply blockaded western Berlin.
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Berlin
Royal Air Force
Berlin-Bueckburg
York
Townsend Presses Pension Plan at Wallace and Taylor Meeting
In Philadelphia Townsend urged the party to endorse his three per cent tax on gross monthly income with exemptions for $250 or less, and to distribute the proceeds to the elderly and disabled. He claimed 50 million senior voters would be mobilized and outlined a plan to pay each recipient over $100 monthly. Dr Rexford Tugwell, Townsend and Francis Townsend spoke at the platform hearings on abolishing the house committee on un American activities and anti discrimination measures.
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Rexford Tugwell
Francis E. Townsend
Townsend
Third Party
Platform Committee
United States
Ship Rushing To Rescue
The naval tug Briton sails from Simonstown to aid the U S Victory ship Earlham Victory drifting 1 300 miles northwest of Capetown with a broken propeller shaft. Earlham carries 12 passengers and 50 crew bound for the River Plate from Durban. Captain John Murphy, 75, is master.
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Capeto Africa
South Atlantic
Capetown
Simonstown
River Platte
Durban
John Murphy
Health Officials Plan Joint VD Control on Border
Health officials from Oregon and Idaho completed plans for a cross border venereal disease control program. Idaho's L. J. Peterson said officials will coordinate with Oregon on syphilis and gonorrhea control and prostitution suppression. Infected persons will be directed to Portland or Boise rapid treatment centers.
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Boise
Oregon
Idaho
Oregon-Idaho
L. J. Peterson
Idaho Department of Public Health
Ontario
Ore
Peterson
Oregon Health Department
Portland
Idaho @ient
Largest U.S. passenger voyage for a family sails from New York
A father 42 and mother 42 with 13 children aged 4 months to 20 years sailed on a U.S. lines ship for Schull County Cork to visit relatives. The family labeled the largest aboard. The vessel departed New York on Wednesday.
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New York
U.S. Lines
Frank Roycroft
Daniel
George
Schull
County Cork
Glen Taylor Plans to Keep Office Despite Non Democrat Label
In Philadelphia Senator Glen Taylor says he and Wallace will run again as the New Party candidate challenging the Democratic label. He attacks the Marshall Plan, calling it hindering Europe recovery while maintaining his political stance.
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Glen Taylor
Philadelphia
Wallace
Europe
New Party
Sen. Taylor
Dewey
Bandits Banjos and Taxi Drivers Enter Third Party Conclave
The Ohio supreme court ruled that the Henry A Wallace third party ticket can appear on the next November ballot. The report notes the campaign includes varied groups. In Washington, more than 143,000 people have entered the United States under diplomatic status over 11 years, a figure presented to a Senate subcommittee studying subversive activities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Henry Wallace
New Party
San Francisco
Platform Committee
America
Europe
Russia
Parade of Washington faculty at un American activities committee
The Seattle report notes University of Washington faculty tests at the un American activities committee and four faculty face possible contempt trials for not answering questions. Progress on related items across other cities includes a KKK burning cross planned for Stone Mountain and new hooded members.
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Seattle
University of Washington
un-American Activities Committee
Atlanta
Ku Klux Klan
Stone Mountain
Persistent Girl Marries Man By Transatlantic Phone
Nancy Carol Hinson 19 of Landis North Carolina wed Staff Sergeant Harlee Odum Jr 23 of Wilmington North Carolina by telephone in Munich Germany after a delay caused by an army chaplain departure and improper signatures. The bride traveled here in April to marry and endured toll issues and a bout of illness during the process.
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Fort Myers
Fila
Nancy Carol Hinson
Transatlantic
Landis
N. C
Harlee Waylon Odum, Jr
Wilmington
Munich
Germany
Husband Arrested For Kissing Wife In Park Playground
Everett Wilson was arrested at Ross Park Thursday afternoon and charged with disturbing the peace after he and his wife were found kissing near the children’s swings. Parks Superintendent H P Jacobson said Wilson became abusive when asked to desist and would only answer questions in police court. He was set to appear in police court Friday.
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Everett Wilson
Ross Park
H. P. Jacobson
Jacobson
Wilson
Young Boy Operates Family Tractor in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania Lamont Monty Lee Antoine a 6 year old climbs onto a tractor to cultivate between rows while his father Henry recovers from a leg infection. The boy has been driving the tractor off and on for a couple of years and aims to do a good job today.
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Scranton
Lamont
Monty
Lee Antoine
Henry
Lt Fleming aboard Earlham Victory adrift near Capetown
Lt William H. Fleming, grandson of Mr and Mrs O A Boyd, serves as second engineer on the Earlham Victory with 49 others when the ship is adrift 1300 miles west of Capetown due to a broken propeller shaft. A sister ship Sharon Victory travels to aid. Fleming, who joined maritime service at sixteen, has a wife in Durban, South Africa.
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William H. Fleming
O. A. Boyd
S. Garfield
Earlham Victory
Capetown
South Africa
Fleming
Associated Press
Sharon Victory
Earlham
Fii
Pocatella
Earlhamere
UN Chief Blasts State Dept Officials Over Slan der Charges
United Nations acting secretary general Victor Hoou denounces visa section officials for slander against UN workers. He says the charges harmed UN morale and prestige, even after secretary Marshall disavowed them. The UN response was delivered at a news conference.
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U.N
State Department
United Nations Secretariat
Vic
Tor Hoo
Hoo
Marshall
Truman Sees Excellent Peace Prospects With Clay Meeting
President Truman voiced belief that world peace chances are excellent after consulting with General Clay on the Berlin blockade. He endorsed Marshall’s diplomatic strategy and said the US will exhaust every peaceful option without being coerced.
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Washington
Truman
Berlin
National Security Council
Lueins D. Clay
Marshall
United States
White House
Charles Ross
Clay
Flash Flood Strikes Lancaster Ohio Neighborhoods
A flash flood hit the west side of Lancaster, Ohio, early Thursday, flooding Hunters Run and isolating about 300 homes. Two prefabricated homes were washed away and damage nears $500,000 with 2,009 homes menaced and no reported casualties. Kenneth Kerr, Red Cross Disaster chairman, cited losses to industrial and residential buildings, furniture, store goods and mobiles.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Hunters Run
Hocking River
Kenneth Kerr
Red Cross Disaster
Weather outlook for Pocatello and vicinity
Yesterday’s mean temperature matched normal at 72. Tonight’s sunset at 8 01 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 12 a m. Partly cloudy with occasional thunderstorms and continued heat. High 95, low 50 to 55.
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Morrow
Pocatello
Nampa Council Meets After Police Chief Resigns
The Nampa council held a closed door special meeting Thursday after the surprise resignation of J. R. McCarthy as chief of police. Reporters were barred from the chamber and Captain Gordon Jones was named acting chief.
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Nampa
J. R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Gordon Jones
B-29 Bombers Start World Flight From Tampa
Three B-29 Superfortresses of the 43rd Bomb Group landed at Tampa’s Mate Dill base marking the first leg of an around-the-world flight that began in Tucson. After fueling they were to head to the Azores, aiming to continue Friday morning.
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Tampa
Fla
Mate Dill
Tucson
Arizona
Strategic Air Command
Davis-Monthan
Azores
Air Force
Hell's Canyon Dam Named Next Big Reclamation Project
Bureau of Reclamation chief Michael Straus says Hell's Canyon dam will be a major future project with irrigation flood control and power features. The 752 foot high dam in Hell's Canyon could cost 300 to 400 million dollars and require water user agreement before construction.
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Boise
Hell's Canyon
Bureau of Reclamation
Michael Straus
Straus
Feaures
Hell’s Canyon
United States
Hungry Horse
Flathead River
Montana
Idaho
Bureau
Pesades
South Fork
Snake River
Western Reclamation
Congress
Desert Winds Drive Pocatello Heat to 94 Degrees
A south wind from Arizona and Nevada pushed Pocatello’s Thursday high to 94 with a 50 degree low, yielding a normal mean of 72 according to weather bureau officials.
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Arizona
Nevada
Pocatello
Weather Bureau
Town Receives $2.5 Million Gift For Education Arts
Lithopolis Ohio population 288 gains a large bequest from the estate of Mrs Mabel Wagnalls Jones writer pianist and daughter of a Funk and Wagnalls founder. The gift funds education art science and music programs in the town southeast of Columbus.
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New York
Lithopolis
Ohio
Columbus
Mabel Wagnalls Jones
Funk and Wagnalls Publishing
Woman Wins Style Fight Redefines Fall Fashion
American women win over exaggerated French styles as New York fashion week reveals a practical American look. Jo Copeland showcases tailored daywear and striking evening pieces in opulent fabrics with sleek lines and back-swoosh silhouettes. Dresses range from floor-length day outfits to ankle-length after dark styles with bold satin and velvet trims.
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New York
Jo Copeland
Paris
Cuban Politician Carlos Duque de Estrada Found Dead at Key West
Carlos Duque de Estrada aged 42 a Cuba political figure was found dead aboard his Jose Marti a converted army crash boat in Key West Florida There was no immediate sign of foul play according to Constable Jose Espinosa An inquest and autopsy were ordered by Acting Coroner J Y Porter to determine cause of death.
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Key West
Fla
Carlos Duque de Estrada
Cuba
Duque de Estrada
Jose Espinosa
J. Y. Porter
Mrs Taylor Ready to Fight When Husband Called Red
Mrs Glen H Taylor declares she will defend her husband Jim Taylor against insults calling him a communist. Dora Taylor recalls never meeting or interacting with a communist as she speaks to a reporter in a Philadelphia hotel.
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Philadelphia
Glen H. Taylor
Dora Taylor
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