Bellflower secretary slain in office shooting
In Los Angeles a 42 year old clerk Joseph Martorano confronted married secretary Olive Deichler and opened fire killing her in a crowded upholstery firm office. He then shot himself and was reported in critical condition at General Hospital. The attack followed Deichler’s decision to end the affair and reveal it to her husband Harry Deichler. Co workers witnessed the deadly confrontation as Martorano brandished letters from Deichler.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Martorano
General Hospital
Olive M. Deichler
Cloverwood St
Bellflower
Martorano
Harry Deichler
Deichler
Iwassage
Martorazio
Em- Crean
Joe
Viola Kubista
Iness
Reds Reject DC3 Return Aboard Abduction Charge
United Nations charges North Korea with abducting 24 aboard a South Korean DC3 on a routine flight from Pusan to Seoul. Communists deny the claim claiming the airliner voluntarily went to the North as a righteous act. Navy Capt. Kohlscuss pressed for direct negotiations while noting the passengers and crew, including two Americans and two Germans, were abducted against their will.
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Korea
United Nations Command
Red Korea
Koren
North Korea
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DC3
Pants
Syngman
Kim
Mll‘armistice Commission
Disby Navy
George W. Kohlscuss
Pusang
Seoul
Willis P. Hobbs
Vallejo
Calif
Howata W. McClellan
Buchanan
Mich
U.S. Air Force
Ket
Snowed-in county calls for weather curtailment
The Berrien County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution on February 17 seeking the weatherman to cut snow, arguing continued snowfall disrupts the economy. The item also notes a North Korean airliner incident and accused distortion by an official named Kehl about passenger details.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Upi
Berrien County Board of Supervisors
Berrien County
Middle Nation
Berrien
County Board of Supervisors
Lost Plane Hunt Fails to Find Missing U S Air Crew
In Naples Italy on Monday a multinational search for a missing U S Air Force C47 transport conducted by thirty planes and hundreds of Italian police yielded no clues. The aircraft, on a Ramstein Germany Naples Athens route, disappeared Saturday after failing to file a radio report. Authorities concentrated efforts in the foggy Cilento Mountains as helicopters and ships joined the effort with U S and allied forces deploying destroyers and patrols.
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Italy
U.S. Air Force
C47
Athens
Cilento Mountlains
Ramstein
Germany
U.S
Air Force
Mediterranean
Dirabiniere
Federal Police
Cilento
6Th Fleet
Even Fire Can't Stir This Guy
Firemen in zero weather found Arthur Williams in bed as a stove caused a wall fire at his Charleston home. Williams stayed warm, saying it was too cold to get up and that firefighters would arrive quickly. Damages were estimated at $10.
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Charleston
W. Va
Gpi
Arthur Williams
Williams
Adams Linked to CAB Deal
A jumble of weather and political notes spans a severe East Coast blizzard with record lows, monstrous snow drifts, and widespread disruption. The piece also covers Bernard Schwartz testimony about North American Airlines and a 1953 CAB matter involving Adams and Chotiner, amid references to political connections and regulatory actions.
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Washington
Bernard Schwartz
Eisenhower
Sher 3Man Adams
jAeronautics Board
Schwartz
Tor
House
Harris
D-Ark
Adams
Chotiner
Denny
North
Ingredi- American
Flor
Ida
Col
Gordon Moore
Miami
National Airlines
Moore
Explosion Kills Two Workers at Idaho Gas Station
An explosion at a Kimberly, Idaho, natural gas pipeline metering station killed two workers. The blast occurred Monday and details continue on page A-3.
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Kimberly
Idaho
Making Their Own Low Mood in LA
A traveling salesman manufacturer and newspaper publisher reflects on depression and unemployment. He argues personal mindset shapes mood beyond national economy, noting how the country and individuals recover from downturns and grow stronger after each period.
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Convicts seize yacht crewed by Long Beach man in Pacific raid
Twenty one escaped convicts from a South American prison seized the motor vessel Valinda off Costa Rica, holding occupants for more than two days. Captain William McKay reports the attackers left Monday night near the northwest coast of Ecuador after looting clothing and money, leaving supplies for a two day return to the Canal Zone. The yacht owner William Rhodes Hervey Jr and his wife were aboard, terrorized but unharmed.
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Balkan
Hull
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
McKay
Ecuador
Canal Zone
Spy Soble in Bellevue Hospital Bloodstaining Suspect
New York report states attorney Paul W. Williams said Sob le was in Bellevue Hospital and hinted at a suicide attempt. In Garberville, the prosecutor promised a full statement as a rain soaked mountain site was cited in the case. Suspect Soble previously aided a Soviet espionage network and received seven years in prison for related actions.
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New York
U- 8
Paul W. Williams
Soble
Bellevue Hospital
Williams
Sobler
Garberville
Lédse Ina
Janehe
South Sable
U.S
Tragic Fire Claims Eleven Children and Adults in Atlanta
A two story duplex fire in Atlanta's southwest section killed eleven people including five children. Detectives said most bodies were burned beyond recognition while the surviving family members escaped. Police identified victims as residents of the home and noted ten children were among the deceased.
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Atlanta
Anderson’ Teller
Pied
Clinton Chafin
R. P. McGee
Jewell Jones
Jones
Roos
Mary ‘Helen Rowe
Secret of a Watchman Quieted After His Death
A marginal fragment reports that a fierce struggle affecting the Cuban revolution was discussed after the death of a night watchman. The note appears on Page A-2 and lacks full context. The source is incomplete and cannot confirm details.
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