Oscars to Shirley DeMille Color Film Tops List
Hollywood reporters note Gary Cooper and Shirley Booth winning best actor and actress for 1952 at the silver jubilee Oscar Awards. The Greatest Show on Earth surprised by winning the best motion picture award as the televised ceremony closed with famed film figures presenting the top honors.
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Cooper humor marks Oscar win on high noon role
Gary Cooper accepted the Oscar for High Noon amid on location banter in Cuernavaca. He credited colleagues and the film crew as his inspiration. Janet Gaynor presented the award for Best Actor to John Wayne on behalf of the absent star.
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Quake Hits Burbank Shocks Residents at Dusk
An earthquake described as a sharp jar shook portions of Burbank at 659 p m on Thursday. Police said their switchboard was swamped with calls from frightened residents.
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Star of Musicals Irene Bordoni Dies of Cancer
Irene Bordoni a French born actress and singer died at 55 in New York Jewish Memorial Hospital after a cancer battle. She began on stage in France at 13 and later played Bloody Mary in the touring South Pacific for a year and a half before retiring last September. Her life included two marriages, first to Edgar Beckman who died in 1921 and a later, annulled union with Broadway producer E Ray Goetz in 1928.
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Churchill Rejects Communist Spy Trade Over Hungary Prisoner
London reports that Winston Churchill refused a Communist deal to swap a spy held in Hungary for the release of a British subject imprisoned there. He argued that accepting would bow to blackmail and betray those who died in Malaya. The offer concerned Edgar Sanders, an 18 year prisoner, and Robert Vogeler, tied to espionage charges.
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Quakes in Turkey Kill 460 with Hundreds Injured
Violent earthquakes struck western Turkey near the Dardanelles and Marmara region. At least 460 dead and 1,088 injured with fears of higher toll as villages like Gonen and Yenice faced collapse and isolation. Quakes felt in Greece. casualties reported in Mytilene.
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Earthquake Death Toll Reported by Red Crescent
The Turkish Red Crescent Society said about 500 people died in the earthquakes that rocked western Turkey. The estimate was reported Thursday, reflecting a large-scale disaster response across affected cities.
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Eleven hurt in two Long Beach crashes
Two traffic accidents in the Long Beach area Thursday night left eleven people injured, six seriously. In the first crash at Paramount and Del Amo, drivers Robert Johnson and Robert Duzan, both with passengers including Duzan’s wife, were taken to Community Hospital with major and facial injuries. A second crash on Ocean near Redondo involved policewoman Wanda Crum and Wesley Gunn, both hospitalized with chest injuries and cuts.
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Chinwhisker Survey Sees Clouds Today
A bearded weather forecaster predicts mostly cloudy skies today with a clearing in the afternoon. The high temperature is expected near 58 degrees, with warmer, sunnier conditions anticipated on Saturday.
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Soldier who went AWOL earns Bronze Star Medal for valor
Cpl. Robert W. Von Kuznick of the Seventh Division Korea era is reported to have left a Fort Knox assignment to serve in Korea and has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for valor. The vague notice notes his AWOL past and his recognition.
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U S Claims 47000 in Lottery Case
Federal authorities seized 47000 tied to a Long Beach lottery ring led by John Segla Jr and five co defendants. Segla faces tax liens of 94367 at police attachment while six men appear for preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. Witnesses testified about tickets and staged lotteries targeting Santa Anita and Kentucky Derby bets.
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Camera shows blow by blow atom effect at Yucca Flats
Las Vegas dispatch reports a highly protected motion picture camera captured a blow by blow depiction of an atomic explosion. Mitchell 35 mm camera mounted on a platform near a house 3500 feet from ground zero filmed the blast at Yucca Flat during the March 17 test at the government proving ground.
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Trio of Sex Psychopaths Escape Norwalk Asylum
Norwalk State Hospital authorities report three dangerous sex offenders escaped Thursday by sawing through a second story window and leaping to freedom. William R. Toler, 30, of Kansas City Missouri. James R. Weir, 25, of St. Louis Missouri. and William W. Splawn, 29, of Inglewood California are at large. Toler is 6 feet tall, 161 pounds with blue eyes and fair complexion. Weir is 5 feet 7 inches, 118 pounds with brown eyes and hair. Splawn is 5 feet 9 inches, blue eyes with blond hair. Descriptions include clothing for two and none for Splawn. Authorities warn residents to contact police if seen.
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Buried Alive In Kyushu Railroad Tunnel Collapse
A cave-in under construction on Kyushu Island buried 54 men alive on Thursday night. Rescue teams worked through the night to reach 44 still trapped this morning as one body was recovered and nine men were rescued.
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Blizzard Howls at 90 M.P.H.
A Pacific storm battered Northern California driving blizzard winds up to 90 mph. Sierra highways 40 and 50 blocked, 200 vehicles with 350 people stranded, power and telephone outages across Reno and Northwestern Nevada and coastal regions. Snow depths reach two to four feet with Soda Springs pack at 13 feet. Cleanup crews worked to reach stranded motorists as road closures continued.
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U N Rejects Russia Nominee for U N Secretary General
The United Nations Security Council rejected Russia’s candidate Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit for secretary general after a five hour closed session. She received only two affirmative votes of seven, with Nationalist China voting against. The vote remained secret with no immediate decision on additional candidates.
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