Five Injured In Big Fire In Wheeling West Virginia
A major blaze in Wheeling West Virginia damaged three buildings and injured at least five people. Firefighters battled the flames for over an hour and a half with help from nearby crews in 28 degree weather. About 60 residents were rescued and a wall collapsed in the Phillips Building during the effort.
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Wheeling
Wva
West Vir
Ohio
Danny Phillips
Phillips
Arlington Hotel
Night Club Entertainer among Building Fire Victims
A night club entertainer living in the building suffered shock and smoke exposure. Residents and visitors trapped on ledges and fire escapes clung to windows while firefighters rescued them.
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Ner
Trial of Fuchs Headlines London Court Proceedings
About 70 reporters from East and West attend the Old Bailey trial of Klaus Fuchs the German born physicist accused of relaying atomic secrets to Russia A potential quick plea of guilty could end proceedings though innocence might prolong the case Atty Gen Sir Hartley Shawcross leads the prosecution and Derek Curtis Bennett defends Fuchs Lord Goddard will preside as chief judge.
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London
Russia
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs
Hartley Shawcross
Fuchs
Derek Curtis-Bennett
Lord Haw Haw
William Joyce
Joyce
Germany
England
Lord Goddard
Britain
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Confesses Jiu Jitsu Slaying at Philadelphia Club
Robinson, 21, Philadelphia, admitted strangling David E. Clement, 24, of Lowell Mass, with a jiu jitsu headlock after meeting at Merion Cricket Club. Porter Royal Stone, 25, a Dallas Navy petty officer, held as accessory. Clement was found dead the next morning bound to a bed post with neckties.
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Ardmore
U.P
David E. Clement
Lowell
Mass
William Shaffer
Lower Merion Township
Robert Allen Robinson
Philadelphia
Porter Royal Stone
Dallas
Shaffer
Robinson
Clement
Bell-Shop
Merion Cricket Club
Stone
Swank
Main Line Club
Camden
Fire hits basement of House of Commons in Westminster
Five fire brigades tackle a basement blaze under the Parliament building in London. The fire caused smoke and heat but was controlled in ten minutes as MPs aided workers near an oxyacetylene cutting site. The incident precedes the opening session of Britain's newly elected Parliament.
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London
House of Commons
Palace of Westminster
Britain
Niagara Falls Treaty Signed Between U S and Canada
The United States and Canada signed a 50-year plan to conserve and develop water power at Niagara Falls. Secretary Acheson and Canadian Ambassador Hume Wrong agreed to control Niagara River flow, maintain an unbroken crest line, and share the diverted surplus water, subject to Senate ratification.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Niagara Falls
Acheson
Hume Wrong
Niagara River
Senate
Dalhart Men Buy Bull for $3,500
In Kansas City on February 28 the 33rd annual Hereford roundup saw an Illinois bull fetch $5,400. Circle A Hereford Farm of Morris sold C. A. True Mutder the 15th to Everett Eldred of Lakeside Nebraska. The second high price of $3,500 was paid by Clyde and Ed Latham of Dalhart Texas to J. C. Robinson & Son of Evansville Wisconsin for Alpine Mixer the 6th.
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Kansas City
Illinois
American Hereford Association
Circle A Hereford Farm
Morris, Ill
C. A. True Mutder
Everett Eldred
Lakeside
Neb
Clyde
Ed Latham
Dalhart
Tex
J. C. Robinson & Son
Evansville
Wis
Owl Head Rotation Limits and Range
The owl cannot move its eyes in their sockets but can rotate its head in an arc up to 270 degrees. This remarkable adaptation allows the bird to scan surroundings without moving its eyes, enabling swift, wide-field vision while maintaining focus.
High Russian official admits error after Pravda critique
Andrei A. Andreyev, a member of the Soviet Politburo, acknowledged the Pravda criticism of his policy on collective farm labor links. He was named as a candidate for re election to the Supreme Soviet and promised to correct his errors while vowing to combat similar mistakes in the future.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Andreyev
Pravda
Wrulig
Andreyev
Supreme Soviet
Bolshevik
Communist Party
Kursk
Ussr
Council of
Collective Farm Affairs
Communist Party of Russia
Politburo
Nikolai A. Voznesensky
Voznesensky
Joseph Stalin
Phone Workers Strike in San Antonio over Arbitration
About 140 members of the Telephone Installation Union CIO walked off the job in San Antonio. District rep Joe A Perry said the unauthorized walkout protested Western Electric’s refusal to arbitrate with the union at Washington. He hoped workers would return today.
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San Antonio
Telephone Company
Joe A. Perry
Telephone Installation Union
CIO
Western Electric Co
Bell Telephone Co
Perry
Washington, DC
Dallas Police Raids Net 75 Arrests Across Clubs
A Dallas man wanted for burglary was held after raids on 10 downtown and north side night clubs. Police Chief George Hawkins led the operation aimed at reducing a spate of holdups and burglaries. The suspect was wanted for a January lumber company safe burglary.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Dallas
North Side
George Hawkins
Truman to Speak on Red Cross Fund Drive
President Truman will address the nation from the White House for about five minutes at 9 45 PM Amarillo Time in support of the annual Red Cross drive. Gen George C Marshall national Red Cross chairman will also speak. The program will be carried by Amarillo stations KLYN and KFDA.
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Washington
Truman
American Red Cross
White House
Amarillo
George C. Marshall
Red Cross
Big League Pitcher to Work for Christ in Revival
Columbia South Carolina February 28 Evangelist Billy Graham reports New York Giants pitcher Higbe Kirby Higbe promised to try to win big league players to Christ. Higbe signed among 1700 decision cards during the revival week. Higbe a Columbian native with about 15 years in pro baseball was traded to the Giants last year from Philadelphia Phillies.
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Columbia
New York Giants
Kirby Highe
Billy Graham
Highe
Graham
Higbe
Los Angeles
Boston
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Tarpon Appear in Rio Grande in Early Colony Run
In Brownsville on February 28 fishermen report seven tarpon hooked as weather cooperated with Texas conditions. Local old-timers recall no earlier sightings.
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FISH
Brownsville
Texas Weather
Rio Grande
Texas Exes Banquet Planned in Amarillo March 2
More than 100 Texas Exes of Amarillo expected at the traditional banquet March 2 in the Herring Hotel crystal ball room at 7 pm. Allen Early Jr. notes 800 to 900 Exes in Amarillo. Dr. Thomas Blackwell of UT will speak. Howard Lynch to show Texas A&M game footage. music by a local boys quartet. Clayton Heare to toast. Reservations by Thursday noon to Early at 601 Barfield Building.
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Texas
University of Texas
Amnesia Victim Not Atom Scientist
DETROIT Feb 28 The police investigation of Gordon F Rowe a 37 year old visitor from Jackson Heights LI was near completion. It revealed he was not an atomic scientist but a former watchman at Oak Ridge Tennessee. Rowe had amnesia and was treated at receiving hospital. Papers identified him as an atomic worker. he regained memory and explained he came to Detroit to visit a relative.
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Detroit
Gordon F. Rowe
Jackson Heights
Rowe
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Arizona Wildcats reach 13 seasons with five or fewer losses
Over a 24 hour period the University of Arizona basketball programs coached by Pred Enke show a remarkable streak across 13 seasons with five or fewer defeats. The note highlights sustained success by the coaching figure at the university.
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University of Arizona
Pred Enke
Worry of FALSE TEETH
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