Denfeld ouster triggers navy command shakeup in Washington
Pentagon sources foresee a broad reshuffle after Adm Louis Denfeld is removed as chief of naval operations. Vice Admiral Forrest P. Sherman is named as top candidate to succeed him with new vice chief and five deputy chiefs expected. Denfeld contemplates retirement or new duties as Navy Secretary Matthews weighs the post's importance.
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Louis E. Denfeld
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Navy High Command
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Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Forrest P. Sherman
Mediterranean
Matthews
Sherman
Parachute Rescue Scenes Highlight 82nd Airdrop at Eglin
The midair rescue involved PFC Charles Dye of Akron and Sgt. 1C Marvin Smith of Huntsville during a battalion parachute jump at Eglin Air Force Base Florida. Dye’s parachute collapsed but Smith grabbed the shroud lines and both men landed shaken but uninjured. They belong to the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Akron
Marvin Smith
Huntsville
Ala
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Dye
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
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82Nd Airborne Division
Water Boy Might Suit Fullback Role For Litchfield Park
Glen Mackie of Litchfield Park high schools says Phil Tomlinson cannot play and the team must improvise with a new fullback. With about 40 boys in attendance only 16 play football, and the tackle substitute is the cheerleader from three days ago. The manager Tomlinson even serves as water boy.
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Ariz
Glen Mackie
Carver High
Phoenix E
Phil Tomlinson
Mackie
Kenny Woods
Tomlinson
Television stock approval clears way for Phoenix station
Phoenix Television, Inc. won Arizona corporation commission permission to issue 250000 dollars in stock to finalize a new TV station at Hotel Westward Ho. Rex Schepp, president, and attorney Steve Langmade appeared before the commission. Broadcasts are planned to begin November 27 from the hotel.
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Phoenix Television, Inc
Arizona Corporation Commission
Westward Ho
Rex Schepp
Steve Langmade
Schepp
Court hearing cites alleged welfare fund dissipation by trustees
Ezra Van Horn, employer trustee for the coal miners pension fund, told a federal court that John L. Lewis and Sen. Bridges of New Hampshire illegally dissipated welfare money.
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Ezra van Horn
Coal Miners Pension Fund
John L. Lewis
Sen. Bridges
R-Nhi
Congressman Thomas Ordered To Stand Trial On Fraud Charges
Federal Judge Holtzoff denied a further delay and set Rep. J Parnell Thomas for trial November 7 on charges of defrauding the government. Doctors reported a stomach disorder and nervous reaction after examination at Walter Reed, with no cross examination allowed. Thomas, ex-chair of the House Un American Activities Committee, has been hospitalized and studied in Allendale New Jersey and Washington.
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D-Ga
House Armed Service Committee
Louis E. Denfeld
Armed Services
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Denfeld
Washington
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House Committee On un-American Activities
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William H. Collins
Collins
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Allendale
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Arizona Rate Plea Raises Fairness For Mountain States Tel Co
Denver official R M Morris told the Arizona corporation commission that outside capital would flow if the Mountain States Telephone rate increase is granted. He said fair treatment of existing capital is a key inducement and testified on the fifth day of rehearing as the commission prepares to decide. Morris claimed the Arizona hike would raise company revenue by about 1 million dollars annually and cited a 6.8 percent 1946-48 return versus 16 percent for leading firms.
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Douglas
Phoenix
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Mountain States
Telephone & Telegraph Co
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Denver
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West Germany Set for Council of Europe Invite
London reports diplomatic officials expect West Germany to be invited as an associate member of the Council of Europe next year. The council’s 12 nations meet in Paris early next month with a majority said to back Germany’s admission as Britain and others support the move.
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West Germany
Parliament of Europe
Council of Europe
Paris
Council of 12
Great Britain
False Alarm Shuts Hotel Adams Firemen Respond Quickly
Phoenix firefighters raced to Hotel Adams after a false alarm triggered the downtown sprinkler system. A faulty valve caused the alert, drawing hundreds of curiosity seekers as crews investigated.
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Phoenix
U.P
Adams
Two Convicts Back in Custody After Bold Breakout
Eight inmates escaped from New Castle county workhouse sparking a wide manhunt. John Henry Minor and Jesse W. Palmer were captured after a highway chase near North East Maryland. six others remain at large. Minor and Palmer had seized guards and weapons during the escape Wednesday night.
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Bear Cleve
Fla
Jesse W. Palmer
Tuscumbia
Ala
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Palmer
Liberty
Danny Norris
Thomas Conaty
Joseph Lankford
Bellefonte
Willie Edwards
Satsum
Kennett Square
Wreck Sighting of Air France Constellation Crash
A Air France Constellation bound for New York crashed into Mt Algarvia near Santa Maria Azores killing all 48 aboard including 11 Americans and boxer Marcel Cerdan. Rescue teams reported all aboard dead as searchers spread across the area with planes ships and radio gear. The crash occurred after the flight left Orly at 9 p.m. and reached Santa Maria field at 3 50 a.m. local time. Clouds hid Mt Algarvia at the time of impact.
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Arizonian On Plane Passengers Listed
New York Oct 28 Air France released the passenger list for the Azores airliner disaster. Included is Pierre Etchepare c/o Pierre Alhaberri P O Box 310 Tempe Ariz.
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New York
Air France
Azores
Pierre Etchepare
Pierre Alhaberri
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Tempe
Ariz
Guatemala Reports Revolutionary Plot
Guatemala city reports that the government suspended constitutional guarantees after a revolutionary plot against President Juan Jose Arevalo. Several individuals were arrested in connection with the alleged plot amid flood-related disruption.
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Guatemala
Juan Jose Arevalo
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