New Shocks Strain Bakersfield as Quakes Hit Twice
Two sharp earthquakes struck Bakersfield in the early hours with fires starting and windows breaking. The tremors at 12:05 am and 1:02 am were felt across Southern California, injuring patients evacuated from the county hospital. a six room house was badly damaged as a gas line broke and a machine shop roof collapsed. Sheriff officials compared the intensity to a prior deadly quake while transformers ignited and fire alarms rang across the city.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Carl L. Weber
Kern County
Plans Studied To Curb Spread Of Disease Of Hogs
Agriculture Department officials held day long talks on Vesicular Exanthema to halt its spread among hogs across 16 states. No formal action was announced yet though quarantines are in place and moves of hogs within affected areas are under review for possible regulations. Officials suggested a possible announcement tomorrow.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture —Department
Communists Complain Over Bizarre Book Purchases in Hungary
Magyar Nemzet reports state funds in nationalized factories aimed at Communist books but workers buy trumpets and football gear. Soroksar textile works ordered football equipment while Pesterzsebet stocking factory spent funds on trumpets.
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Vienna
Hungary
Magyar. Nemzet
Soroksar
Pesterzsebet
Woman Shot While Resisting Rape in Chicago Alley
A 23 year old woman, Loretta Niedzwiadek, said a man forced her into a car at gunpoint and shot her as she resisted after they rolled into an alley. She suffered wounds to the face pelvis and left arm and was reported in serious condition at Belmont Hospital. Her husband, Edward, 31, was away visiting relatives when she went to a church carnival.
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Chicago
Loretta Niedzwiadek
Belmont Hospital
Niedzwiadek
Edward
Fender Damaged When Hit By Truck
A 1941 Dodge sedan suffered a slight right rear fender ding when struck by a 1948 Chevrolet pickup in the alley behind Cornelian Court Hotel at 6 this morning. Officers Sims and Edgeman investigated. owner of the car Floyd Hendrix, hotel employee, and truck owner driver E F Hoffman of Nashville. No damage to the truck.
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Cornelian Court Hotel
James E. Sims
J.D. Edgeman
Floyd Hendrix
E. F. Hoffman
Nashville
Reinforced Picket Lines Guard Plant After Clash
In Terre Haute Indiana CIO United Auto Workers reinforced picket lines at the Allis Chalmers plant as AFL in vasion failed to materialize. Eight people were injured including John Martin of Paris Texas in a lung puncture during the pitched battle with AFL members attempting to take over striking workers jobs. The UAW strike began May 7 over higher wages and a union shop.
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AFL
Terre Haute
Ind
CIO
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmers
AFL International Union of Operating Engineers
AFL Meni
Martin Carson
Ralph Tucker
Arthur Ingles
John Martin
Paris
Deadly chlorine gas sickens hundreds at plant
At the Diamond Alkali Company plant near Houston, a ruptured hose released chlorine gas blowing over 365 acres. About 300 people became ill, with 28 placed on oxygen, as ambulances moved patients to two hospitals. A switch engine bumping a tank car caused the leak.
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Houton
Tex
Diamond Alkali Company
Alkali Company
Browns& Root
Willis Kennedy
Safety Department
Farm leaders blame inflation on lawmakers at training school
Roger Fleming of the Washington Farm Bureau told over 300 attendees at the Alabama Farm Bureau Training School that both parties supported inflationary measures. He said elected officials have flooded the economy with money to gain tighter control, leaving the public resentful.
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Auburn
Washington Farm Bureau Federation
Roger Fleming
Alabama Farm Bureau Training School
Sound Waves Travel About 1100 Feet Per Second
A historical note states that sound waves migrate at roughly 1100 feet per second, illustrating a key facet of acoustic physics in a concise, era-appropriate tone.
Reds Repulsed In Heavy Rain At Old Baldy
Allied troops on the southeast slope of Old Baldy repulsed a Chinese Communist attack during a fourth straight day of torrential rain. The Eighth Army said 25 Reds were killed and 30 wounded in a two hour battle as 612 inches of rain drenched the western Korean front. A separate probe near T-bone hill was driven off after four hours and 45 minutes of fighting.
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Seoul
Old Baldy
U.N
Eighth Army
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
T-bone Hill
Woodland class photo raid sparks arrests in New York
Sheriff deputies raided a farm near SOUTH SALEM NY arresting 23 men and 4 women for disorderly conduct after viewing an outdoor photography class described as indecent exposure. Four men were ordered to stand trial on arranging the event and procuring women.
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South Salem
N. Y
Woodland Photography
Westchester County
Here
Lawrence Home Is Scene Of Reunion
Mrs Walter Lawrence hosted a family reunion at her home on Sunday with siblings and spouses attending from California Birmingham Madison and Hartsville. Notable attendees included Mr and Mrs Jim Cryer Mr and Mrs Charlie Powell Wilburn Jimmy Carolyn Bir mingham Norman Cryer Joenetta Patterson Ed Glenn and Stephen. A watermelon cutting followed in the afternoon at the home of Mr and Mrs H F Cryer in Hartsville.
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Walter Lawrence
Jim Cryer
California
Charlie Powell Wilburn
Jimmy
Martha Carolyn
Birmingham
Norman Cryer
Joenetta Patterson
Madison
Ed Glenn
Stephen
H. F. Cryer
Hartselle
Watermelons Peak in U S Market Late Spring to Summer
The United States consumes most watermelons as the season shifts to late spring and early summer. Demand rises for fresh fruit as growers update supply lines to meet consumer appetite across regions.
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United States
Italian Defense Ministry Reports Tiny Hydrogen Reaction
Rome reports an explosion aimed at transforming a very small amount of hydrogen into helium. The Defense Ministry cautions that results are not yet determinable pending scientific examination. Italian officials deny any H bomb claim though atomic scientists in New York note the possible aim.
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Rome
Italian Defense Ministry
New York
Italy
Randolfo Paciardi
Giornale d'Italia
Pacciardi
Farewell to 25 U.S. Military Aide Group Members
Chiang Kai-shek bade farewell to 25 American soldiers who arrived in May 1951 as part of the first U S Military Assistance Advisory Group to Nationalist China.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
U. S
China
Seat prices climb at Toronto Exchange amid NYSE gap
The Toronto Stock Exchange has just over 100 memberships while the New York Stock Exchange holds about 1,375 seats. A seat on Toronto rose to 75000 dollars, a high not seen since 1937, with the NYSE last transferring a seat for 44000 dollars.
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New York
Toronto Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Husband Compared Wife To Sergeant Divorce Sought
Mary Margaret Keich sues for divorce from Howard Keich alleging verbal reminders of his Army top sergeant past. She cites constant claims of being ordered around when she asks for chores. They married in 1948 and have a child.
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Detroit
Howard Keich
Army
Mary Margaret Keich
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