Flaming airliner lands safely in wheat field at HUGOTON
Braniff DC 4 with 49 aboard crashed into a wheat field near Hugoton Kansas after engine failure. Pilot Jack Stanford steered a guaranteed landing, then flames consumed the wreckage as 45 passengers and five crew exited unhurt apart from one injured traveler.
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Hugoton
Kan
Jack Stanford
Wheat Field
Braniff Airlines
O. R. Stites
Oklahoma City
Stanford
Ominous Quiet in Tunisia Amid French Martial Crackdown
Tunisia lay unusually calm as martial law actions in Paris triggered arrests of four Tunisian cabinet ministers. In Paris two major parties prepared to oppose Premier Pinay, while two Tunisian ministers fled to Geneva after hiding to evade arrest. The Arab capital faced a total shutdown by Moslem shopkeepers and workers, contrasting with a normal Paris.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Paris
Antoine Pinay
Geneva
Valley meeting draws many Shenandoah Valley board members
Chairmen of the Boards of Directors from 15 Valley counties are expected to attend Shenandoah Valley Inc.’s Monday meeting in Winchester. Along with the chairmen, each county board has five more members, most of whom are anticipated to attend.
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Valley
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
M. B. Whiting
Clifton Forge
Alleghany Co
Guy O. Farley
Staunton
Augusta Co
Jack Williams
Hot Springs
Bath Co
B. A. Poland
Martinsburg
Berkeley Co
W. Va
O. R Buck
Cloverdale
Botetourt Co
C. A. Hobert
Berryville
Clarke Co
Ed L. Molden
Winchester
Frederick Co
John W. Coffman
Monterey
Highland Co
Caskie Norvell II
Rawson
Jefferson Co
D. B. Whitman
Luray
Page Co
Carl Windel
Roanoke
Roanoke Co
George Barnes
Lexington
Rockbridge Co
Edward Purcell II
Harrisonsburg
Rockingham Co
Bill MacWilliams
New Market
Shenandoah Co
Rufus E. Purdum
Front Royal
Warren Co
Navy to Defend Formosa Regardless of Korea Outcome
Navy spokesman said Secretary Dan A. Kimball would protect Formosa regardless of Korea, signaling a policy shift from President Truman’s initial wartime linkage of fleet use to Korea. The remark was made during a Far Eastern tour briefing in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
U. S
Dan A. Kimball
United States Navy
Formosa
Korea
Navy
Washington
Truman
U. S. Seventh Fleet
The sexton beetle Necrophorus buries carcasses
The insect, the sexton or burying beetle Necrophorus, spends life burying dead animals. Guided by scent, it digs, females lay eggs on the body, and larvae feed on the carcass until maturity.
Retail Egg Prices Rise. Butter Prices Decline Notably
Retail eggs edged up slightly this week while butter dropped a few cents per pound. Meats and fresh produce mostly held steady with some increases in select vegetables and fruits. Military demand pushed egg markups to 2 to 4 cents, while butter outlook remained cautious amid consumer resistance.
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Associated Press
Midwest
New York
Ludwig Meis van der Rohe Birthday Note
Today marks the birthday of Ludwig Meis van der Rohe born March 27 1886 in Aachen Germany. He led the architectural department at Illinois Tech and is regarded among the fathers of modern architecture alongside Wright Gropius and Le Corbusier. He practiced in Berlin 1911 to 1937 and headed Bauhaus 1930 to 1933.
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Ludwig Meis van der Rohe
Aachen
Aix-la-Chapelle
Germany
Illinois Tech
Frank Lloyd Wright
Walter Gropius
le Corbusier
Meis
U. S
van der Rohe
Dickenson Election Contest Ends with Dismissals
Commonwealth's Attorney Hansel Fleming dismissed election law charge case against Bill McFall Hobart Amburgey and Jim Willis in Dickenson County after the election contest. Willis faced a ballot outside the polls charge Amburgey had voter registration conviction appeal McFall was accused of attempting to alter a mail ballot application.
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Clintwood
Commonwealth
Hansel Fleming
Dickenson County
Bill McFall
Hobart B. Amburgey
Jim Willis
Willis
Tarpon
Amburgey
Trial Justice Court
McFall
Food index falls to near October 1950 levels
Wholesale food prices dipped to the same average as mid October 1950, per the Dun and Bradstreet index. The 31 items cost $6.48 per pound this week, down from $6.54 last week and $7.21 a year ago, not below $6.41 since July 18, 1950.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Spring fertilizing boosts garden growth and trees
Gardeners are urged to feed plants in spring using bone meal and wood ashes, then quick acting fertilizers like superphosphate with complete fertilizer. Apply around shrubs and beds, water thoroughly, and drill 14 inch deep holes for large trees, as illustrated by a walnut tree rebound from hunger.
Promotion Committeemen To Hold Meeting Tonight
Assistant directors and key committee chairmen in the Department of Publicity and Promotion of the 1952 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will meet tonight at 8 o clock at the Coca Cola Bottling Plant on the Valley Pike.
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Shenandoah
Coca- Cola
Val
Festival planning meeting called by Harbaugh director
Ellis EB Harbaugh director of the department has convened a meeting to review pre festival work and coverage plans with division workers involved in the preparation.
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Ley Pike
Ellis EB. Harbaugh
Unmarried Woman Will Revocation Tied to Subsequent Marriage
In many states, a will of an unmarried woman is regarded as revoked by her subsequent marriage. The rule reflects historic probate law and affects inheritance rights after remarriage.
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States
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