Patterson In 28 Plane Crash Dead
ELIZABETH New Jersey AP The crash of two large airliners in this industrial city within a month has a combined death toll of 84. A Convair inbound from Buffalo struck a three story building near Battin High School killing Patterson and 27 others.
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Ousted Tax Collector Delaney Convicted on Bribes and Liens
A federal jury in Boston found Denis W. Delaney 55 guilty on six counts after nine hours of deliberation. He accepted bribes totaling 7 500 and filed false certificates claiming 180 000 in tax liens were paid. Sentencing set next week with possible 18 years in prison and 37 500 in fines.
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Massachusetts
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Eva Merker
Morris Leavitt
Merker Counter Company
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Associated Press
Boy Kills Father in TV Row in Michigan
In Mt. Clemens Michigan a 15 year old son shot and killed his father a deputy sheriff and former minister John Sikon 45. The shooting followed an argument after the father turned off a television mystery program because children should not see that picture. Gerald Sikon expressed remorse and said he was cleaning his gun when the incident occurred. The father died ten hours later.
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Tragedy Hits Waldrep Family With Infant Arrival
Sagt. and Mrs. John M. Waldrep of Canutillo Texas faced tragedy as their first child a daughter arrived by caesarean on Tuesday but Mrs. Waldrep went into shock after delivery. The sergeant had returned from Korea for the birth but was later reported missing aboard a Tokyo bound airlift plane that crashed with 33 listed as missing.
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Tokyo
Suffragettes Clash With Cairo Police at Barclays Bank
In Cairo 20 Bent el Nil protesters blocked Barclays Bank entrances for 90 minutes, handing out leaflets calling for an economic boycott of Britain. Police, including two brigadiers and four colonels, dragged several demonstrators to a speece van as others chanted. Forty officers were on duty to prevent further disruption.
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Linn Board Creates Sanitary Engineer Post and Raises Wages
The Linn county board of supervisors created a $6,000-a-year county sanitary engineer position and approved average $10 monthly raises for about 60 county employees. Phillip W. Shive of Cedar Rapids was named to the new post, effective February 1, with duties to investigate unincorporated area sanitation and ensure corrections. County Engineer William H. Behrens received a $500 annual wage boost to $6,250, while most courthouse staff gained about $10 per month.
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Cedar Rapids
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Henry J. Hood
Miles IP. Sutera
Martin Wiley
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William H. Behrens
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Egypt Press Reports Soviet Offer to Help Middle East
An Egyptian newspaper correspondent quoted Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky saying Moscow will aid all Middle Eastern peoples in freeing themselves from Western economic domination. The report appeared Wednesday and emphasized a broader Soviet commitment to regional self determination.
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Vishinsky
Russia
Subject of Rare Operation Dies
Earl Crowe aged 46 of Cumberland Maryland died on Wednesday after a rare operation in which cancer of the gullet was removed and replaced by a plastic tube. The surgery gave him a new lease on life last March but the cancer spread to other parts of his body over the ensuing ten months. The operation was featured in a national magazine picture series.
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Cumberland, Md
Earl Crowe
Czech Security Minister Relieved of Duties
Prague radio reported Ladislav Kopriva has been relieved of his duties at his own request. Karol Baciek was named as security minister in Kopriva's place in the official Czech radio bulletin from Vienna.
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They Cant Do That to His Hero
In San Antonio 5 year old Bobby Lemons fired a .22 rifle at a desperado approaching a TV Western star. The shot allegedly stopped the villain before authorities intervened and the parents restrained the boy.
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Bobby
U S Casualties Rise to 104 644 in Korean War
The defense department reports a new total of 104 644 American battle casualties, up 261 from last week. The total breakdown shows 18 049 deaths, 74 111 wounded, 10 919 missing, 174 captured, and 1 391 returned to service after earlier missing status.
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Defense Department
Subzero Cold Wave Grips Iowa As Roads Remain Hazardous
Bitter Canadian air plunges Iowa temperatures below zero with Forest City at minus 25 and Cedar Rapids near two. Officials warn of dangerous road conditions and icy runways while southern winds bring slow relief expected Friday.
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Inez Robb Talks Breezy Style At Cedar Rapids Club
International News Service columnist Inez Robb spoke at the Executives club dinner in Cedar Rapids. She joked about journalism life, travel on expense accounts, and the glare of world affairs while entertaining the audience with her Assignment America persona and breezy newsroom anecdotes.
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International News Service
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Kefauver Enters Democratic Presidential Race
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee announces his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination and pledges to run in the race until the finish. He stated the decision in Washington on Wednesday.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Capital Rated Most Sinful By Evangelist Graham
Evangelist Billy Graham after a week in Washington labeled the city the most sinful he has ever visited. His four week crusade began January 13 drawing about 60 000 to nightly lectures at the national guard armory. He expressed disgust at drinking parties and moral decay among national leaders.
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Billy Graham
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National Guard Armory
Decatur Bus Strike Ends With Wage Increase Deal
Decatur City Bus Lines drivers and mechanics, on strike since December 8, voted to accept a wage raise of 17 to 19 cents. K. D. Osterberg of National City Lines said service would resume Wednesday. Class A drivers and mechanics rise to 1.49 per hour, B to 1.35, utility staff to 1.23, and cleaners to 1.18.
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Decatur City Bus Lines
K. D. Osterberg
National City Lines
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric, Railway and Motor Coach
Wholesale Food Prices Turn Up in Week
New York AP reports wholesale food prices rose this week per the Dun and Bradstreet index. The index stood at 6.60, up from 6.57 last week and 7.08 a year ago, marking a reversal after three consecutive declines.
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New York
DiSalle to quit price post and run for Ohio Senate
Michael V. DiSalle announced he will resign as price director to seek the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Ohio. The May 6 primary is set. DiSalle, 44, has led the OPS since December 1950 and says he may stay until a successor is named. He also noted Harold Leventhal will resign January 31 to return to private law practice.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Price
US Senate
Ohio
DiSalle
OPS
Toledo
Harold Leventhal
Truman
Missourian Believes Truman Plans Re election Run
Missouri Democratic committeeman John Nangle said after a White House meeting that he has no doubt Truman will seek a second term. He added Truman had not spoken to him about his plans but that he expects a run.
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Washington
Truman
National Democratic
Johnston Named Point Four Development Board Chairman
President Truman nominates Eric Johnston to chair the international development advisory board for the Point Four program. He succeeds Nelson Rockefeller who recently resigned from the post.
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