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PaiiAm Clipper
Crash-Lands Ai
Liny Airport
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., June 19,
-42 passengers, including act
ors Lawrence Oliver and his wife
Vivien Leigh, are winging then
way over the Atlantic to England
aboard a Pan American Clipper,
after surviving a ‘pancake’ crash
landing at the tiny airport here
in the Trans-Atlantic plane in
which they left LaGuardia Field
at four p.m. yesterday.
The plane developed engine
trouble a few miles east of here
forcing it to come into Windham
■field, an airport designed only
for much smaller craft, on three
engines and with wheels retract
ed. Captain Samuel Miller and
Co-pilot Woodrow Lawson “Did
a remarkable job of bringing the
big ship in on only three engines
without hurting anybody,” said
^Captain Leo Carroll, head of the
State police detail which rushed
to the scene.
Dr. Urey, Scientist
For World Control
CHICAGO, June 19, —(/P)—Dr.
Harold Urey, who aided in the de
velopment of the atom bomb told
a convention of federated wo
mens’ clubs Tuesday, that an in
ternational council is the only
hope of averting a third world
war.
^ “There are three courses open,”
he said, “one to do nothing about
the bomb, and maintain huge ar
mies, navies and air forces.
“Second, attack at once, or soon,
before any other nation can de
velop the bomb.”
“Third, establish a world gov
ernment which could prevent the
manufacture of atom bombs.” he
concluded.
Goes To Aid of
SS Alsack
KETCHIKAN, June, 19, —(/P>—
The U. S. Coast Guard today re
ported that the cutter McLane
is heading for Dry Bay to assist
the grounded coastal boat Alsack,
which called for aid without say
ing anything about the extent of
the damage or the number of pas
sengers aboard.
The Coast Guard also announ
ced that the Navy salvage crew
was pumping out the boiler room
of the steamer Santa Cruz, which
is disabled in Squaw Harbor, be
fore towing to Seattle.
CHICAGO SKY LINE — The tall buildings of Chicago form an impressive backdrop for
tL»o lot V. y City’s lake front. Soldier Field is in the foreground.
CIO Leader Says
Unions Will Strike
Unless Get Wishes
I SEATTLE, June 19, —(/P)—Har
ry Bridges, West Coast CIO Long
shoremen leader, .declared that
Pacific Coast longshoremen would
strike September 30, unless they
could obtain a satisfactory work
ing contract with “no further
stalling.”
“We learned to our surprise,
that labor has no friends in the
Truman Administration, with the
possible exception of the secre
tary of labor, and any labor un
ion’s labor leaders caught within
a mile of any factfinding-boards,
should have their heads exam
ined.” said the CIO leader.
He concluded, “The CIO Com
mittee on unity favors a strike
every time before allowing its
members ensnared in fact-finding
boards.”
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Two Families
Bring Livestock
Over Highway
—
ANCHORAGE, June 19. —f/P)—
Two Spokane, Washington famil
ies arrived here with the first
livestock known to have been tak
en over the Alaska Highway.
Clark Peterson with his wife
and three children, are bound for
a nearby homestead.
It was estimated that nearly
1500 people turned out at White
horse to watch the milking, and
Polish Delegate To
Offer Plan Control
Atomic Energy
—
NEW YORK, June, 19, —(A3)—
Dr. Oscar Lange, Polish Delegate
to the United Nations Atomic En
ergy Commission today offered
Poland’s plan for release at an
early date.
It is reported informatively by
authority that Poland’s plan was
“startling but simple”.
Meanwhile the Polish delega
tion marshalled its forces for a
new showdown on Franco Spain
after Soviet Russia vetoed a pro
posal to refer the Spanish prob
lem to the general assembly.
Lange declared “I will come
forward with other proposals de
signed to obtain a promise of un
animous action against Francos
Facist Regime.”
Harold Smith
Is Vice President
Internationa] Bank
WASHINGTON, June 19, — (/P)—
Director of the Budget, Harold
Smith quit his job to become vice
president of the new $7,670,000,000
international Bank.
President Truman named Paul
Appleby, assistant director, to be
acting Director of the Budget.
crowds of children stood around
waiting for the hens to lay.
Melvin Kruger, wife and daugh
ter accompanied the Petersons on
the trip.
I
Hundreds Homes
Damaged By a 250
mph Tornado
DETROIT, June 19, — <#*)—Aid
was rushed to hundreds of home
less left in the wake of Monday’s
tornado which took 14 lives and
caused more than a million dol
lars in damage to property at
Detroit and the Windsor, Canada
area.
The tornado leaped the Detroit
River at River Rouge, sweeping
in its path a quarter-mile wide
through communities on the out
skirts of Windsor, leaving at least
50 homes demolished, 200 more
badly damaged, and more than
500 persons left homeless.
Roaring along at more than 250
miles per hour the tornado struck
first at River Rouge 6:00 p.m.
Monday,
—
Georges Bidault
New President
France’s Gov’m6t
PARIS. June 19. —(/P)—Georges
Bidault, Foreign Minister, leader
of the popular republican move
ment party, was elected as Presi
dent of France’s interim govern
ment, by the constituent assem
bly.
Election tabulators said the tally
showed he received 383 votes in
the election and he was assured
of winning when the Socialists
pledged 128 votes for him, and
the Communists abstained from i
voting.
BROWN BOMBER' KOs
CONN IN 8th ROUND TO
MAINTAIN CROWN TO
WORLD TITLE
World’s Champion Joe
Louis, Held the fight all
the way, although the con
tender, Billy Conn, was
game to the last count, he *
tried desperately to get up
from the canvas but was
counted out.
NEW YORK. June 19. — (VP)—
Billy Conn steps into the ring to
night to face Joe Louis in the
ring after five years waiting for a
return bout with the man who
floored him in the thirteenth
round after victory was within his
grasp.
This light is easily the most
ballyhooed event in sports’ his
tory. New York City is jammed
with people from all sections of
the nation. There is a great pos
ibility that the gate receipts will
erase the record $2,658,660 in the
second Dempsey-Tunnev battle
exactly nineteen years ago Satur
day.
Betting odds are still favoring
Louis although they are dropping
recently due to Conn’s apparent
better condition.
Pres. Talks With
Munition Board
WASHINGTON, June 19, —«/P>—
President Truman conferred with
the Army-Navy Munitions Board
on industrial preparedness in the
event of another emergency.
Discussing the 15 minute con
ference later, Chairman DuPree
told reporters “Industrial pre
paredness is very important for
assurance of lasting peace, and
the board has been charged with
the responsibility of stockpiling
materials for keeping constantly
modernized, a program for throw
ing the nation’s industrial mach
inery into action for the govern
ment whenever necessary.”
Labor Secretary
Vacationing
tn Alaska
JUNEAU, June 19, —(/F)—Labor
Secretary, Schwellenbach, vaca
tioning with his wife, conferred
briefly yesterday with Territorial
Commissioner of Labor, WaF' *
Sharpe.
The Schwellenbachs contin'
aboard the SS Princess Louise to
Skagway but are planning to re
turn to Juneau southbound.