Cold snap sparks icicle and heater fire reports across South
A Birmingham woman gains a first look at icicles as a cold wave grips Alabama and the South. Across Georgia and nearby states, unheated homes ignite fires while thermostat mishaps and heaters push temperatures to extremes. Reports note damage and near misses as crews respond.
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Prater
Alabama
Sitting South
Dixie
Alfred
Iteheath
Kathy
Birmingham News
Bob Gunthorpe
Young'un
Jack Frost
Simons
Island
Okla
Oozan
George T. Cornwell
Morgantown
Los Angeles
Bethane
Las Vega
Phoenix
N.C
H . Borto
K. Harrison
Des Moines
Aosieey
Miami
New Orleans
Washington
Post Office Forgives Mailman for Bold New York Delivery
Washington postal officials forgave Joe Biggs after he mistakenly hauled a loaded mail truck to New York instead of a local terminal. They called it an honest mistake and praised the effort as a demonstration that the mail must go through.
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Washington
Joe Biges Beck
New York Mail
Biggs
Sunrts
H&s
Independent
Ping Ave
Lang
New York
Matter Man Oy
Long Beach
New Jersey
Adi
Poles “County
Nts Por
Cerriar
Sivas
Thugs Seize Drugstore Cash In Armed Robbery
Two masked men entered a drugstore on Santa Fe Avenue at 9 pm and demanded narcotics. They fled with about 1100 dollars in cash and checks after spotting a cigar box with the money, then ordered the owner to lie down before escaping.
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Frank
Takeuchi
Santa Fe Ave
Arthur Perle
Nakeuchi
Plans for Long Beach building boom to start next year
Fast Life LONG BEACH outlines a major construction program set for the coming year including a public safety building and a new hospital. Officials say the projects will create employment and boost the local economy with more than ten million dollars anticipated.
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Long Beach
Bomb Blasts USIS Athens Library in Athens
A time bomb exploded at the U S Information Service library in Athens destroying the structure and sparking a fire. No deaths or injuries reported. Some sources blamed Communists while officials noted ongoing postattack investigations.
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USIS
Athens
U. S. Information Service
Washington
Frank L.dennis
USIA
Amina
Waldorf-including
Yule Party for Moroccan Princess Draws U S School Children
In New York Princess Lalla Amina, daughter of King Mohammed V, hosted a Christmas party for 300 U S school children aged 3 to 7. The event, arranged by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, featured gifts, clowns, pets, a chimpanzee, and a five‑poodle orchestra. Each child received a small ball and an automatic pencil.
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Lalla’ Amina
Mohammed V of
Morocco
Eleanor Roosevelt
New York
Liliane Francaise
Left
New York City
Lalla Amina
Mohammed V
U.S
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Amina
Live the Life of Miley at the Huntington Hotel
An old classified style ad for the Huntington Hotel describes private air rooms with wall to wall carpets and services such as telephone and taxi. It highlights meals including roast turkey baked variations and touts better food than anywhere with a contact phone KE 6 6263.
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Miley
Huntington Hotel
Eogean Alyd
LEACH
Privat
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