Deep Freeze Woman Survives After Extreme Frostbite Event
Chicago's Dorothy Mae Stevens, 24, was found in an alley in near 11 degree temperatures and frozen stiff. Doctors thawed her and she regained consciousness as plasma and cortisone were administered. Her temperature rose from 64F to 101F, raising hope though amputations were possible. Police initially believed she was dead before Northwestern surgeons confirmed she survived the frostbitten ordeal.
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David Smothers
Chicago
Dorothy Mae Stevens
Michael Rerse Hospital
Stevens
Anday
Northwestern University
Lautan
Retail Food Prices Hit Record High In Late January
Government reports retail food prices reached a new peak with a slower two week rise of three tenths of a percent in late January. The slowdown was not caused by the January 25 price freeze as few funds were affected. Officials discussed controls on farm level prices, meat and processed foods, and potential retail markup limits. Action considered included cutting civilian metal use and tightening price ceilings.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mighart- V
Hinc A. Johnston
House-Senate
Comittee
DiSalle
Congress
Johnston
Wilson
Arthur S. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Maurice J. Tabin
Defense
Yobis
National Production Authority
Railroads and Industrials Hit Long-Run Highs In Steady Session
New York stocks closed with railroad issues at fresh highs unseen in over 19 years and industrials near a 20-year peak. Bond prices leapt as traders priced in a peace treaty, while soybeans fell on talk of rollbacks. Wheat rose and hogs edged higher in a mixed commodities market.
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New York
United States
Guardsmen to Buy Own Food for Overnight Training
California National Guard units will supply their own meals on overnight training trips as federal funding for rations is not allowed and state funds are committed. Col. Carl H. Aulick noted the 49th Division, from Yreka to Bakersfield with headquarters in Alameda, will receive pay for training time, and may contend with limited C-rations and funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
California National Guard
Carl H. Aulick
Bureau of the Budget
Aulick
Autick
Yreka
Bakersfield
Alameda
Shirley Ann Reunites With Parents In Los Angeles
Eleven year old Shirley Ann O'Brien was returned to her parents after being pawned for 35 and a gallon of gasoline. Juvenile officers took her back to the family yesterday in Los Angeles. In Nebraska Willie Hilton rode a wrong car, fled on foot, and was led back to jail by Sheriff Sam Stobbe and Police Chief Joe Hosler after hitchhiking near Filton.
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Los Angeles
Shirley Ann O'Brien
Grand Island
Neb
Willie Hilton
Filton
Sam Stobbe
Joe Hosler
Know What They Want They Knew What They Wanted Hayward Play
Hayward community theater opened at Hayward union high school with Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted performed in an empty house. The three act comedy centers in a Napa valley vineyard home living room. Directed by M Janet Cannon the cast featured Mary E Simon Gordon R Scheimer Manuel Soares with supporting players Raymond Lillie Yerman Dubony Joe Markham Tanno Kato Larry Wilson Wade Cochran and Barbara L McCullough.
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Hayward
Hayward Union High School
Sidney Howard
Napa Valley
M. Janet
Alves Home Burglarized
A burglary at Henry W Alves home 332 A street is under investigation by Hayward police. Two wrist watches two coin purses containing 6 to 19 dollars rosary beads and religious medals and a combination were stolen. Entry was through a broken window while residents were away between 9 pm and midnight last night.
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Henry W Alves
Hayward Po‘lice
Alves
Key East
Sumetime
A and
Hesperian
Incul Sheriff's Deputies
Wendel IL Forrest
Clawster
Six deer hides reported stolen from San Leandro patio
Dick O'Hanian, 65, of 2131 Sol Street, San Leandro, told sheriffs deputies that six deer hides were stolen from his home patio where they were drying after fanning. The four gold and two pink hides are valued at $30.
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Dick O’hanian
Sol Street
San Leandro
O'Hanian
Train Smashes Bus In Dense Ontario Fog Kills Nine
In dense fog near Sudbury Ontario a transcontinental train struck a commuters bus at a crossing. Nine people aboard the bus were killed and 22 injured. 12 bus passengers escaped unharmed. The bus driver Edward Carriere survived with minor injuries. None aboard the train were hurt. The frost fog hindered visibility at 8 am as the bus carried shift workers from International Nickel company plants.
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Ontario
Sudbury
Ont
URI
Edward Carriere
Stielter
International Nickel Company
Coniston
QO. Moyer
Edward Eve
D. F P. Dewdall
Byrd challenges budget cuts amid Truman proposal
Senator Harry F Byrd D V2 backs Truman budget challenge and argues for cutting non essential spending. He claims 9 1 billion could be shaved from the 1982 program while Congress debates. The piece also notes drafts, loyalty probes, and emergency powers debates shaping policy.
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Waslington
Harry FB. Synn
Truman
Congress
Byrd
Tramian
William W. Remington
Jalminisration
Senate Preparedness Committee
Defense
George C. Marshal
Frederick J. Lawton
Fenac
India
House
Senate
Influenza and Pneumonia Kill 707 in Britain in Four Weeks
London tells of 707 deaths from influenza and pneumonia in Britain during the first four weeks, more than five times higher than a year ago. The British Medical Journal notes the outbreak may be subsiding and sees no sign of a new global influenza storm. Over 86 percent of deaths were among those over 55.
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London
Britain
British Medical Journal
Bids Open for Alaminda Juvenile Hall and Library Branch
Engineers Limited of Oakland won the Alaminda county juvenile home contract at 2 107 000 after two other bids up to 2 246 000 were reviewed. The board also awarded the San Lorenzo library branch project to C EL Hopper Company of Oakland at 26 990. Construction on both sites is slated to begin within 30 days.
Move to Head Off Meat Black Market
Washington government moves to curb meat black market by limiting slaughterhouses. Price Chief Michael V. DiSalle requires that only those in business between January 1, 1930 and today may operate until April 1. All other slaughterers must register with the Office of Price Stabilization by March 14 or face shutdown after April 1.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Facm
Office of Price Stabilization
Two-Year-Old Escapes Death Under Auto
A two year old boy named James Michael Gowan escaped serious injury when a car backed over him in a trailer court at 6918 Casco Valley Boulevard. LeRoy Edie, 37, the driver, did not receive a citation. The child was treated at Fairmont hospital for minor injuries and was accompanied by his mother.
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James Michael Gowan
Casco Valley Boulevard
LeRoy Edie
Edie
Fairmont Hospital
Filst Avenue
Ughway 50
Claude W. Thompson
Albany
Marvin Richard Silva
Jackson Street
Hayward
151St Avenue
Thompson
President Truman May Spark More RFC Hearings
Washington reporting that President Truman's outburst before a Senate subcommittee probing the Reconstruction Finance Corporation may trigger additional hearings on alleged influence and favoritism. The subcommittee may reveal further incidents while considering reform plans and Truman’s bid to reorganize the RFC under tighter control from Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Subcommittee
RFC
Donald $. Dawson
Congress
Confess
Umder
Commerce Department
Alameda NAS Head Goes to Washington
Rear Admiral John Broder Moss, commanding officer at Alameda Naval Air Station, will report to Washington on March 1 to become assistant buyer of materials and supply at the Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics.
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Alameda
Washington
U.P i
John Broder Moss
Alameda Naval Air Station
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Allied pincers close around 20,000 Communists near Seoul
Allied forces smash toward the Han River southeast of Seoul and tighten a pincer around about 20,000 Chinese and Korean Reds on the river’s south bank. Tanks and infantry push toward Yongdungpo and Seoul’s industrial suburbs as UN artillery shells begin. Chinese and Korean forces attempt counterattacks in the central Korean mountains while several units reach the south bank of the Han at Sekchon.
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Tokyo
Han
Seoul
Yongdongpo
Alfred
U. S
Myers
The
Sekchon
Seow
Hoh
Arthur W. Myers
Lander
Wis
U. S. 25Th Division
Yongdungpol
Rapitol Iself
United Nations
B1 Army
Ichan
Hoensong
Alfies
Jinn
Rail Strike Ends but Workers Remain Restive Across Nation
Railroad switchmen returned to work after a 10 day nationwide walkout as embargos on mail and freight were lifted. Postmaster Jesse M. Donaldson eased mail restrictions while workers voiced resentment over a 4.44 cent wage rise and government claims of union leadership. Chicago and St. Louis yards faced massive backlogs with 10,000 idle freight cars needing clearance and factory layoffs delaying production resumption.
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Railway Express Agency
Post Office Department
Washington
Jesse M. Donaldson
Brotherhood of
Birmingham
Ali
William L. Moore
Chicago
St. Louis
Ira Davis
Terminal Railroad Association
Conductor Sues For Being Shot By Juvenile Relative
Frank J. Buck, 59, a Oakland freight train conductor, sues Raymond, 18, and his parents for 730,gd2 in superior court claiming injuries from a gunshot on the Southern Pacific right of way at Halvern siding. Buck seeks 20000 general damages and 642 special damages for lost wages. his wife seeks 10600.
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Humor Steagall
Raymond
Manon Avenue
Frank J. Buck
Oakland
Buck
Halvern Siding
Southern Pacific
Hynek
Halpg
Buel
Mary
Wildcat Britain Dock Strike Expands to London
British wildcat dock strike, alleged Communist fueled, spreads to London disrupting 134 ships loading meat imports. Liverpool Manchester and London report 18,000 idle stevedores with 104 ships idle and 50 undermanned. Police arrest several strike leaders on conspiracy charges as clashes occur outside Bow Street court.
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London
Britain
Liverpool
Manchester
Bow Street Court
Ponders
Wyion
Scotland Yard
Wildcat
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