Speediest bomber Mixmaster crashes after flight
The XB-42 Mixmaster, the army’s fastest bomber at 450 mph, crashed near Oxon Hill Md after engine trouble during a routine flight from Bolling Field. All three crew parachuted to safety as engineers probe the cause. the aircraft, built by Douglas, had recently set headlines with a transcontinental speed bid.
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Army
Bolling Field
Oxon Hill
Long Beach
Calif
Washington
Washington National
E. J. Ascani
Rockford
Ill
C. L. Hayduk
Dublin
J. M. Laney
Falls Church
Ascani
St. Ignatius Church
John Lowery
Douglas Aircraft Co
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Bollingfield
Troop Train Collision In Chicago Heals War Heroics
A troop train carrying homebound soldiers collided with two Chicago and Northwestern 400 class diesel engines in the west side yards. Eight soldiers were hospitalized and 22 others treated for injuries with 18 requiring hospital care including two railroad workers.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Northwestern
West Side
Body of 15 Year Old Girl Kidnapped and Killed
Thomas Henry McMonigle, 35, an ex convict and bus driver, confessed to abducting 15 year old Thora Chamberlain from Campbell High School on November 2 and shooting her. He reportedly threw her body from Devil's Slide into a Pacific cove but divers did not locate remains. Sheriff Emig said McMonigle denied rape and murder specifics yet admitted driving her to the coast in a hazy state after drinking. A holding charge was expected as authorities consider formal charges in San Jose and Santa Clara County court proceedings.
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San Francisco
Thomas Henry McMonigle
FBI
Thora Chamberlain
Husky McMonigle
San Jose
Calif
Pacific Cove
Half Moon Bay
Navy
McMonigle
William J. Emig
Santa Clara County
San Quentin Prison
Emig
Thora
Campbell High School
Santa Cruz
Thorn
Leonard Avilla
British Guiana Launches $2 Million Drainage Project
British Guiana initiates a large drainage and irrigation program with a total budget of 2 million dollars. The project aims to improve land reclamation, flood control, and agricultural productivity across targeted districts. Local officials expect increased farm output and regional development through the new system.
Police Charge Through Pickets At GM Plant
Flint police formed a flying wedge and charged through a picket line at General Motors AC Spark Plug division. The marchers refused to let officers escort office workers inside, but no violence was reported. Capt. Gus Hawkins led the operation.
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Flint, Mich
General Motors Corp
Gus Hawkins
Flint Police
Office workers march into administration building under police escort
About 30 office workers, part of a 700 strong group ordered to report to work, followed police into the administration building this morning as tensions rose over the mandate.
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Douglas
Revel
Moore
U.P
Edward F. Burton
Douglas Aircraft
H. Ashley Ely
S. Scott
Tucson
Jonathan Logan
Dorris Varnum
Stone Ave
British Guiana
Lifetime Plastic, Inc
Champa St
Denver 2
Colo
E. Congress Street
Ia Vinar
North Scott Street
Bit Alo
Eeea
Phowe
RADIO
Arizona Electric Appliance Company
East
Vicks
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