Godfrey Accused Of Recklessness In Takeoff
Port Authority accuses radio star Arthur Godfrey of careless flying after a near-miss at Teterboro Airport. Authority official Fred Glass disputes Godfrey's wind defense, citing possible disregard for traffic patterns. Godfrey says wind and calm weather crosswinds contributed, and offers cooperation with investigators.
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New York
Port of New
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Port Authority
New York Metropolitan Area
Tetenboro
Godfrey
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Glass
Teterboro
Matador Mayor Meador Confirms Re Election Bid
In Matador Texas editor and mayor Douglas Meador announces he will run again in the April city election. He recalls six years in office and admits he has not been a perfect mayor while promising to campaign without cost and to place citizens first.
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Matador Tribune
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Associated Press
Avalanche
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Two More Victims of Bladenboro Vampire Beast Found
Two more suspects in the Bladenboro vampire beast case are dead. A bobcat trapped four miles from Bladenboro and a spotted leopard cat killed by a service station operator near Bladenboro yesterday bring the count of suspected animals to multiple. Authorities note the creatures match the vampire-beast description, including weight and size estimates.
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Bladenboro
N. C
Beast of
Luther Davis
Bruce Soles
Left Holding The Bag in Houston Taxi Theft Case
Houston taxi driver Robert Louis Stevenson testified that 16 pounds of butter and nine pounds of coffee stolen from two supermarkets were left in his cab by another man. Judge Allen Hannay noted the rider was literally left holding the bag and ordered Stevenson to serve remaining months of a forgery sentence.
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Houston
Tex
Roert Louis Stevenson
Allen B. Hannay
Hannay
Stevenson
15 Year Old Rides 700 Miles to Atlanta
Fifteen year old Warren Shuey Jr. left Washington, D. C. on January 6 to visit his grandmother in Atlanta, riding a bicycle about 100 miles a day and sleeping in tourist courts. He carried little baggage and prayed each night before reading the Bible. His grandmother Beulah Brannon said the parents allowed him to stay, noting the family formerly lived in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Warren Shuey Jr
Dixie
Washington, D. C
Warren
Beulah Brannon
Shuey
Jewels Worth Over 25000 Lost by Beverly Hills Social Figure
Mrs. Mervyn LeRoy reports an envelope with jewels valued at more than $25,000 missing after leaving a Beverly Hills bank. Police cautioned about possible flight of valuables.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mervyn Leroy
Reds Blast Goose With Golden Eggs
Hong Kong dispatch reports that Chinese Communists have nearly halted a thousand year old source of wealth as overseas Chinese remittances decline. The article cites smuggling to evade embargoes, coercion of expatriates, and land reforms that redirected funds into state control, threatening China’s traditional trade balance and long standing bullion inflows.
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Hong Kong
China
Reds
Rubirosa Honeymoon In Florida
Palm Beach Florida Mr and Mrs Porfirio Rubirosa known as Barbara Hutton born heiress are on a belated honeymoon. They arrived from New York yesterday aboard a chartered 88 passenger Constellation and traveled by wheel chair and limousine. The bride wearing a black outfit pearls and a cast on her left ankle disembarked to Casa de Sur and will stay five to six weeks before moving on to the Dominican Republic. rubirosa a Dominican diplomat plans the extended stay in Florida.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Porfirio Rubirosa
Barbara Hutton
Florida
New York
Babs
Casa de Sur
Alfredo Cernadas
Dominican Republic
Rubirosa
Cigar Making Goes Commercial About 1840
Evidence indicates cigars were first produced commercially around 1840, marking a shift from small crafts to organized industry. The finding notes early factory methods and broader distribution that followed.
Stockholders Meeting Of Perpetual Savings and Loan
The annual meeting of the shareholders of the Perpetual Savings and Loan Association Inc will be held at 310 North Main Street High Point North Carolina at 7 30 PM Thursday January 28 1954 for election of directors receiving fees of officers and other business as may come before the meeting Arthur Welch Secretary
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North Main Street
High Point
N. C
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