Disaster Halted by Boss Heroism in Ventura Valley
A blast in the San Fernando Valley prompted heroic action by Jerry Potter 28 a heating fuel executive who shut off a valve amid flames preventing a major disaster. Fire officials credited Potter and a protective umbrella of boats and Coast Guard aid with limiting damage to about 5000. Safe Boating Week was proclaimed as crews contained the blaze. Nearby public library story hours and civic notices followed as the day’s brief items.
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San Fernando Valley
Jerry Potter
Los Angeles County
Burton W. Chace
Long, Beach Wee i
Potter
Group Tells Kishi War Fear Taxes Disturb U S
A pacifist delegation met Nobusuke Kishi at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, delivering a 1200 word memorandum condemning taxes funding war engines and warning that mounting fear risks a new global conflict. The group urged Japan toward peace and called for restraint amid tense postwar tensions.
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U.S
New York
Ship of Reconciliation
Mter
Poland Polar Group sets sail for Spitzbergen mission
In Warsaw a 30 member Polish polar expedition for the International Geophysical Year prepares to sail from Gdynia to Spitzbergen. They lack four Swiss chronometers lost on arrival three weeks ago. The group, with 12,000 US members in 24 countries, heads a delegation led by lon Kishi and prominent academics.
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Poland
International Geophysical Year
Gdynia
Spitzbergen
United States
Lon Kishi
Charles R. Lawrence
Brooklyn College
Charles W. Tylehart
Jaf Union Theological Seminary
John Nevin Sayre
Stelehart
Sayre
Kishi
Free World
Japan
Adenauer Returns to Work After Illness
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer resumed duties in Bonn after a six day grippe illness. The 81 year old leader wore a heavy overcoat to guard against an unseasonable cold.
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Adenauer
Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Grippe
Nehru Clarifies Yoga Claim On Scandinavian Tour
On a stop in Scandinavia Prime Minister Nehru, aged 68, says he is not a yogi and notes his habit of standing on his head for three minutes each morning as a simple circulation exercise. An aide explains it is not yoga, just a health routine.
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Nehru
Scandinavia
Stockholm
Cowboy Hurt in Fall Found After 20 Hours
ORT STOCKTON Tex Pit Jones a cowboy was thrown from his horse on a ranch in Texas cattle country. He lay exposed and injured for about twenty hours until sheriffs deputies found him at dawn while inspecting stock. He suffered sun stroke exposure and injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Stockton
Tex
Jones
Texas
Barney
Wipe off facial hair with Nudit and Super Finish
Discover a fast hair removal system for the upper lip chin and cheeks. Nadit promises surgical safety and a protective Super Finish cream that balances skin after use. Trial sizes and pricing are listed for immediate purchase.
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Nadit
Helena Rubinstein
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