Broderick Crawford Divorced Loses Home
In Los Angeles, the final divorce decree between actor Broderick Crawford and Kay Griffith formalizes the terms. Mrs Crawford receives the Brentwood home at 183 Tigertall Rd and a share of the actor’s $200000 per year income, plus custody of their daughter Kim, 10. The couple wed November 20, 1940.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Broderick
Tered
Intarlorawford
Kay Griffith
Crawford
Tigertall Rd
Brentwood
Newlerew
Kim
Fire Fight Hampered by Wind in Glacier Park
A 25 mile per hour north wind pushed the worst Glacier National Park forest fire in 22 years beyond control. Fire dispatcher Robert Morris said crews thought they had lines around it, but the wind disrupted progress. The blaze, sparked by lightning last Wednesday, had burned about 2,200 acres with no immediate danger cited.
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Glacier Park
Mont
Glacier National Park
Robert Morris
Last Shoutin Blues Singer Big Bill Broonzy Dies
Big Bill Broonzy, famed shoutin blues singer, died at 65 after a long illness. His funeral drew more than 200 relatives, friends, and musicians at Metropolitan funeral parlors on the South Side. Mahalia Jackson and other artists performed a tribute as his widow fainted at the sung funeral anthem Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Broonzy, born in Mississippi in 1893, spent early years farming before his music took him worldwide.
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William P. Gruber
Chicago
UPI
Big Bill Broonzy
Metropolitan
Big Bull
South Side
South Side To Say Goodby
Big Bill
Mississippi
Nero Alraier
Yedieet
Mahalia Jack
Mississan
Brothersippi
Sellers
Wynn Stracke
Oldjal
Teamsters Meet for Peace Talks
In Los Angeles representatives of long line drivers met on the eve of official peace talks amid a trucking industry shutdown. Union and employer spokesmen clash over strike impact as 20,000 Southern California teamsters may seek unemployment benefits.
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Los Angeles
UPI
State
Southern California
California Trucking Assas
Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley
CTA
Ae Ee
Mightiest Atom Sub Submerged In Spectacular Groton Ceremony
The 447-foot Triton nuclear powered submarine slid into water at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton Connecticut during a grand launch. Admiral Jerauld Wright praised its radar and range, calling it a mobile electronic brain capable of guiding atomic strike forces far ahead of the fleet. Rear Admiral Rickover sent a message praising the sub as a glimpse of future capital ships becoming submarines.
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H. G. Rickover
U.S. Navy
Classified ad for house helpers and services
A classified notice advertises THE BEST HOUSE KEEPERS offering cleaning and related services. It invites readers to call HE 2-5959 for hiring or inquiries.
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