Falls In Bombay Killed 45 On Constellation Flight
A Dutch Constellation airliner crashed on a monsoon drenched hillside near Bombay killing all 45 aboard. Among the dead were 14 American correspondents and two Britons. The wreckage was found after four passes at the storm bound airport. Bodies numbered 33 by day’s end. The flight carried journalists returning from Indonesia as guests of the Dutch government.
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KLM
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New York Times
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Chicago Daily News
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Christian Science Monitor
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Time Magazine
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Business Week
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Portland Oregonian
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Tucson
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New York Herald Tribune
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Siam
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Scripps-Howlard
Ohio State University
Europe
Pacific
Far East
China
Manchuria
I. G. Farben
Martin Manton
Pennsylvania
Womens
Mutual Network
Wins
Bias claims surround Kaufman in Hiss trial
New York Herald Tribune reports jurors diverge on Judge Samuel H Kaufman bias in the Alger Hiss trial. While eight jurors favor conviction and four acquittal, several jurors offer no clear stance, and Kaufman maintains the record speaks for itself.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Alger Hiss
Samuel] H. Kaufman
Kaufman
House Committee On un-American Activities
Hiss
State Department
Plane crash near Santa Susana Pass kills many
Airlines report 11 killed and 30 injured after a Standard Airlines C-46 crash high over Santa Susana pass. The unscheduled flight carried 48 aboard.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Standard Airlines
Santa Suzana Pass
All Star Game Ends 11 7 In Wet Classic
The American League defeated the National League 11 to 7 in Brooklyn as 32,577 spectators saw a record scoring and error filled game lasting over three hours. Joe DiMaggio led the attack with a key sixth inning double while Stan Musial and Ralph Kiner homered for the Nationals. The game was halted briefly by rain and resumed after tarps were laid on the field.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
Stan Musial
Ralph Kiner
Nationals
Jackie Robinson
Eddie Kazak
Eddie Joost
DiMaggio
Dom DiMaggio
George Kell
Bob Dillinger
Chhoice
Beer And Wine License Sought For Grant Road Bar
The county board received a beer and wine license application Tuesday from Marlin F Tudor 4239 E Grant Rd to open a bar at that address. This is his second application after a prior one was denied while awaiting county zoning effects on Grant Road.
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County Board of Supervisors
Marlin F. Tudor
E. Grant Rd
Tudor
Grant Road
Pima Cotton Acreage Up From Last Year
Arizona cotton acreage July 1 totaled 377000 acres with Pima county rising 42 percent from 14700 to 20900 acres. Yuma county led gains at 81 percent due to new irrigation facilities. Prospects indicate high yields, according to the federal crop and livestock reporting service.
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Arizona
Federal
Tokyo Rose Trial Defense Seeks Drama Evidence
Tokyo Rose defense plans cross examination of Shigetsugu Tsuneishi to show she was pressured into propaganda broadcasts. Testimony details POWs forced to Tokyo for scripts and mentions captains Reyes and Ince. A grocer from Idaho Falls plans to file a war crimes complaint over Bunka camp supervision.
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Iva
Tokyo Rose
Toguri D’aquino
Wayne Collins
Shigetsugu Tsuneishi
Tsuneishi
Tokyo
Collins
D’aquino
Diesel Teuihten
Seenthe Oon
Reyes
Capt
Ince
Maj
Charles Cousins
Wake Island
Army Judge Advocate’ General
Bunka
Tucson Chamber Leases Race Track to Questionable Arizona Racing
The Tucson Chamber of Commerce plans a 10 year lease of the fair grounds track to Arizona Racing Inc a firm with two years of unpaid fees and no annual reports. Key officials dispute the decision while others condemn it as risky amid questions over the corporation’s status with state commissions.
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South Sixth Avenue
Arizona Corporation Commission
Arizona Racing, Inc
Chamber Board of Directors
Tucson
Corporation Commission
Securities Division
The
Jack Dempsey
California
del Mar
W. Francis Wilson
Phoenix
John C. Mullins
Tulsa
Chamber
State Commission
Monte Mansfield
George Chambers
Jelks
J. R. Jelks
Tucson Racing Association
Rodeo Grounds
Billito Race Tracks
Fairgrounds
West
Houston
C. Edgar Goyette
James F. Houston
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona Racing
Arizona Racing Commission
Goyette
Showdown In Truman Money Plan Sparks Congress Clash
Manila report recalls Dorothy Brandon refusing to board the ill fated KLM plane fearing sabotage. In Washington President Truman unveils midyear economic plan aiming for deficit spending continuation and tax debate. Truman faces GOP and Democratic pressure to cut costs while announcing a national radio address and potential economic expansion bill. The CIO released its own economic survey after the plan.
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Truman
Congress
White House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
James E. Murray
D-Mont
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Senate
Kenneth S. Wherry
Neb
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vi
Leon H. Keyserling
Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
CIO
U. S. Films Sweep Awards In Belgium
Nine awards go to American films at the Belgium world film and fine arts festival in Knokke Le Zoute. The United States wins best all around representation for multiple titles including Johnny Belinda and The Window, while The Bicycle Thief is named best Italian production. The Window also wins best directed, and Picture on Your Mind earns best animated cartoon. Fox Movietone News takes best over all news reel.
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Knokke
LE Zoute
Belgium
United States
Johnny Belinda
Fox Movietone News
Union Influence In Compensation Cases In Arizona
A Tucson man claims union officials influence compensation cases handled by the Arizona Industrial Commission. He says two officials promised to “fix” his case, while one claimed to be a friend of J. J. O’Neill the commission chair. He sought benefits after back injury and ongoing medical needs despite mixed medical opinions and a commission ruling of no permanent disability. The case highlights ongoing disputes over the commission and union involvement.
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N. J
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Hague
Jersey City
Camden
George E. Brunner
Elmer Wene
Bob Brooks
Arizona Industrial Commission
Supreme Court
Tucson
Commission
Publica Ition
Daily Citizen
Tucsonian
J. J. O'Neill
Haward
State Fund
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