Rich Lynbrook Spinster Dies in Barricaded Home
A 43 year old Elsie Wolff died of a heart attack in a junk filled two story house in Lynbrook. Police forced entry after a doctor reached the body through a kitchen window. Her sister Edith 47 cared for her in the crumbling home filled with debris and unsalable merchandise. Wealth was estimated at 100000 with 12000 in a bankbook.
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Legal Battle Over Movies Opens Today
Washington February 9 The government presses a final bid to force five major studios to divest their theater chains claiming over 3 000 theaters would be opened to competition Paramount Loews RKO Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are named in the suit filed under the Sherman act with Columbia Universal and United Artists also listed Attorneys for the government include James Byrnes John W Davis and William Donovan as proceedings continue before the Supreme Court
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Office of Strategic Services
VA Permits Vets To Have Osteopaths
The Veterans Administration moves to place osteopathic physicians on the same basis as MDs in home town medical care. Dr. Paul B. Magnuson, VA chief medical director, says veterans treated away from VA facilities may now request osteopathic services.
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Skirts Shortened By Paris Designer
Paris report says Christian Dior shortened skirts this year by about one inch from 13 to 14 inches above the ground. The designer who popularized the look last year surprised Paris experts with only a modest reversal, and his three hour show offered no major innovations.
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Christian Dior
Dior
Coal Mine Blast Kills Eight. Probe Planned
Investigators will enter the Sunshine coal mine near Greenwood Arkansas to determine the cause of an explosion that killed eight miners. Three of the deceased were brothers and all the dead were day workers. Three injured night shift miners escaped after the blast yesterday afternoon.
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Ark
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Here
Solon Pushes Push-Button Congress Plan in House
Rep. Arthur Lewis Miller proposes an electric voting machine to speed up lawmaking. He cites 80th Congress data showing vast time spent on roll calls and voice votes, arguing technology could save days, while many lawmakers oppose changing procedure.
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Infant Diarrhea Requires Prompt Effective Treatment
Severe diarrhea and vomiting in infants cause rapid fluid and mineral loss risking shock. Treatment includes IV fluids and potassium replenishment, withholding food until stools clear, then oral salts and glucose, progressing to milk as condition improves. Breast milk best. if unavailable, skim or buttermilk. Fluids for mild cases given by mouth. antibiotics like sulfonamides or penicillin have limited value except in dysentery. If prolonged starvation occurs, amino acids may be injected. Seek physician promptly.
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King
Electronic voting machines eyed for Senate sessions
The Thompson International Roll-Call Corp. reports installation of electronic voting machines in 25 percent of state legislatures. The system records votes on cards, can print duplicates for press, uses large indicator boards, and may keep votes open after a chair announces. Cost about $200,000 with heavy wiring and seating changes. Rep. Miller says most would support it if its workings were understood. the bill sits in the House Administration Committee.
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Senate
Thompson International Roll-Call Corp
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House Administration Committee
U S Hospital Births Nearly Double Since 1940
Washington reports about 2 1500 births in hospitals in 1946 doubling the hospital births since 1940. The count reflects U S babies born in hospitals across the period, indicating a rise in institutional deliveries during the war and immediate postwar years.
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Washington
U. S
Inspectors Seek Cause Of Freak Accident to Airplane
An Eastern Air Lines Constellation suffers a freak mishap near Florida with Captain Merrill and Pilot Johnson at the controls. A flight attendant was killed when the No 3 propeller ripped through the fuselage and disabled No 4 engine controls. The craft diverted to an emergency landing at a Florida Navy field after declaring a ditch. 68 passengers and crew faced danger during the 300 mile ordeal.
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Fla
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Bunnell, Fla
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Gilbert Paul Folz
Evanaville
Ind
Michigan plan keeps fuel oil flowing despite shortages
Michigan's fuel oil plan coordinates producers shippers and local governments to match shortages with emergency pools and certificates of necessity. The system, praised by experts, operates in about 20 cities and aims to prevent hardship while promoting conservation and public education.
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Michigan
Washington
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Perate
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Mich
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