S-4 submarine lost with 40 sailors in New England search ends
Relief arrives as Navy reports the S-4 submarine vanished after a long hunt. Divers grappling hooks fail to locate the wreck in 102 feet of water off Wood End Point. Rescue efforts continue as 700 sailors remain aboard the Falcon in a bid to salvage the $3,000,000 vessel and recover bodies amid rumors and official updates.
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Provincetown
Mass
Wood End Point
Frank Brumby
Navy
Falcon
William Wickwire
Wickwire
Senator Hayden Honored By Placement On Appropriations Committee
Senator Car Hayden receives early membership on the influential Senate Committee on Appropriations. The 19 member panel handles federal budget bills expected to top three and a half billion dollars this session. Hayden begins a six year term amid strong House ties and a roses gift from Homer P. Snyder.
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Car Hayden
Committee On Appropriations
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Hayden
House of Representatives
Senate
Homer P. Snyder
New York
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Life and Death in a Spanish Town
An old man dies in a Spanish town followed by an unfamiliar woman who also passes away. The mayor seeks details of their lives and origins. A priest reveals the woman was his former wife who left him for another, wandered to South America, then returned to their homeland, leaving life’s passions unresolved even in death.
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South America
Divers Attach Air Lines to Sunken Craft
Divers from the U S S Falcon located the submarine S-4 after moving in over the wreck. They planned to bore into the forward torpedo room and thread an air tube, hoping to revive occupants if any survive. Night work continued with multiple divers, lights, and rescue ships under calm seas and warmer bottom temperatures.
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Edward Elisberg
Falcon
Elsburgh
Youth Reportedly Hung by Prisoners in Fox Case
Detectives say the hunter known as the Fox was not the hunted slayer. A man found with 35 in his pockets faced an autopsy to determine cause of death. Dr Renfrew noted an eye protrusion and head abrasions while the body lay in full view of fellow inmates, challenging suicide theory.
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Oakland
Calif
C. K. Buckles
Irvin A. Cole
Cole
Special Probe Ordered Into Disaster By Navy Plans
A naval affairs committee orders a special probe into a disaster and questions navy plans to improve safety devices and test submarines in commercial lanes. Inquiries on guard ship presence during the test and the Provincetown harbor location of a boat at the mile course are noted.
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Navy
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Provincetown
Nation hunts Parker Slayer as manhunt widens
Reports say a motorist may have hit the killer known as The Fox, Edward Hickman, as police press on in the Marion Parker ransom case. Detectives search Bellevue Arms area, examine two youths linked to the suspect, and await possible confirmation of Hickman’s capture or death.
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the Fox
Marion
Parker
Elysian Park
Hollywood
Marjorie
Edward Hickman
California
Herman Cline
Leutenants
Fox
Kansas City
Hickman
Cline
Edward Wickman
Sterrieds
Stuart
Mother Appeals Over Radio To Parker Slayer
Mrs. Eva M. Hickman urged Edward Hickman to surrender and trust justice in a radio appeal. The Kansas City mother asked her son to contact friend Cap Edwards, who helped him after forgery troubles in Los Angeles, as the Parker case stirred intense family strain and public tension.
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Parker
United Press Transcontinental Wire
Kansas City
Eva M. Hickman
Edward Hickman
Charles Edwards
Hickman
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Cap’ Edwards
Bellefontaine Avenue
Bryant Building
Hope For Rescue Of Entombed Men Raised By Report
New London Conn December 22 six sailors trapped in the submarine S 4 gained renewed hope after naval officers heard that air has been entering the hull since last night. Divers drilled and connected an air line at Provincetown as Brumby reported no sign of life yet the fresh air offers a living possibility.
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United Press
New London
Conn
Provincetown
Brumby
European Cold Wave Relieved By Thaw
London reports relief as thaws ease the severe European cold wave after more than 60 deaths. Central Europe remains frigid with Warsaw at 16 below and plague areas at 15 below zero, the coldest in 25 years.
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United Press
London
England
Europe
Warsaw
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Mickey O'Neil
Culver City
Mount Vernon Junior High School
Perry Parker
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Lucy
Senator Hayden
Esberg
Elisberg
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Bird
W. K. Carr
Wright
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Ellsberg
Provincetown Harbor
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Marion Parker
Renton
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Winslow Daily Mail
Lorenzo Hubbell, JR
West Second Street
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