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Fire Aboard Norway Freighter Kills 31, Injures 18
A pre dawn fire aboard the Norwegian freighter Dianet anchored on the Hudson killed 31 crew members and injured 18. The blaze started about 4 15 a m and gutted the three aft decks near 79th Street Manhattan. The captain and five crew escaped uninjured. cause under investigation.
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Manhattan
Amore
Mississippi River
Ostrice
New Orleans
Gulf Oil Co
79Th Street
I. J. Avligaviebo
Yonkers
N. Y
Christian J. Roam
Porsgrunn
Norway
New York City
Torrijon
Garten
Magne Nielsen
Fialar Lindros
Roosevelt Hospital
Louisiana
Richard Bell
Galveston
Tex
Felix Gonzales
Port Arthur
James McDonald
Lola
William Ward
Baltimore
Howard Foster
Philadelphia
Clyde Robertson
Hampton, Va
J. P. Glenn Jr
Chunky
Miss
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