Apartment Explosion Kills Infant in Chicago South Side
A fire at a South Side apartment house killed an infant and injured many others. Police reported seven children and one adult unaccounted for as over 75 residents evacuated. Firefighters gained control after about two hours. No link to a West Side scare involving a fuel oil gas line mix. Witnesses described a devastating blast and rapid flames.
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Chicago
South Side
West Side
Edward Brennock
16Th Battalion
Bill Powell
Discontinuance Of Trains Is Held Up
The proposed end of two Skyland Special trains between Columbia and Hardeeville is delayed at least 30 days. The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen seeks continuation while Southern argues the service is unnecessary and uneconomical. The delay gives time to seek reconsideration from Alabama and Georgia commissions. The rail line withdrew the Asheville Columbia service request.
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Columbia
Hardeeville
Southern
Brotherhood of Railway
Railway Brotherhood
Alabama
Georgia
Railway
South Carolina
PSC
Asheville-Columbia
Actress Sarah Churchill Seeks Treatment for Exhaustion
Hollywood reports actress Sarah Churchill daughter of Sir Winston Churchill is under medical care for exhaustion and emotional upset. Her agent Lillie Messinger cites UCLA internist treatment and notes an emotional strain following a drunken charge in which she paid a $50 fine.
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Hollywood
Sarah Churchill
Britain
Sir Winston Churchill
Lillie Messinger
Miss Churchill
UCLA
London
Explosive Stove Fuel Sold To Dense District Residents
A dangerous gasoline oil mixture marketed as stove fuel was sold to residents of a crowded low rent area. Some 200 emergency personnel searched the four square mile area, warning residents via loudspeakers as Mohr operated from a Martin Oil Co. station. Customers included local shoppers whose names are unknown.
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Civil Defense
Ford
Art Wall Jr
Don Finster
Mohr
Martin Oil Co
Robert Henderson
Future Defenses Worry Adm Radford in North Carolina
Admiral Radford warns Western North Carolina group that the United States must plan long term for defense. He says current strength is adequate for a few years but concerns grow 3 5 10 and 20 years ahead and stresses turning wealth into power. He notes Sputniks as dramatic proof of tech progress and urges readiness beyond potential. SAM official H R Bixler presents Human Relations Award to Reuben B Robertson Sr. of Ashe
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Asheville
Arthur W. Radford
America
Western North Carolina
The
Society For the Advancement of Management
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
SAM
Harold R. Bixler
Darien
Conn
National Organization
Reuben B. Robertson Sr
Ashe
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