Ice House Topples Killing Five in Oklahoma City
An ice house toppled from a meat packing plant in Oklahoma City at about 10 59 am, crashing through seven stories and killing five workers while injuring at least 15 others. Rescue teams freed trapped people amid ammonia fumes as investigators consider a gas line rupture or explosion. The dead are Paul D. Persell 25 Ronnle Porter 30 Santos S. Miranda 61 Hartman Simmons 27 and Reuben McDowell. The plant employs about 1100 people and investigators are unsure of how many were inside.
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Oklahoma City
Wilson & Co
Paul D. Persell
Ronnle Porter
Santos S. Miranda
Hartman Simmons
Reuben McDowell
Slow Down Pop Not Alone Ends In Patrol Stop
Gilroy resident Frederic Aizofon was en route to visit his hospitalized sister when a highway patrolman stopped him on the curb. He opened his truck and found his 4 year old daughter Julia asleep inside after insisting she stay home.
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Gilroy
Frederic Aizofon
Saints
Menlo Park
Julia
Tulia
LeMay says U S Air Force ready with 1000 jet bombers
In Miame Beach Florida General Curtis LeMay warned a new crisis would see the U S Air Force deploy a fleet of more than 1,000 jet bombers armed with nuclear weapons aimed at the Communist empire from all directions. He noted during the Lebanon crisis the Strategic Air Command had well over 1,000 bombers with crews and weapons ready for takeoff.
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Miame Beach
Fla
Curtis E. LeMay
U.S
Whyt
Two Couples Swap Partners in Las Vegas Matrimonial Trade
Two Long Beach couples swapped mates Tuesday in Las Vegas hoping to undo double marital mistakes. Joe D Ratcliff, 23, an auto mechanic, married Gloria Jean Muncy, 25, a secretary, and Bill L Muncy, 25, a pile driver operator, wed Dolores Lorraine Ratcliff, 23, an office clerk.
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Long Beach
Las Vegas
Joe D. Ratcliff
Gloria Jean Muncy
Bill L. Muncy
Dolores Lorraine Ratcliff
Tibet Revolt Spreads to All Corners
New Delhi reports the Tibet revolt expanding beyond Lhasa as Chinese forces retain control since 1950. The piece notes a Dalai Lama-related protest and shifting marital matters amid turmoil, with families impacted and political allegiances in flux.
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Tibet
New Delhi
India
Tibet “Party
Ratcliff
Red China
Falcon Ave
Lhasa
Hindustan Times
the Times
Nehru
Las Vegas
Dalai Lamar
Sion
Oregon forces hunt kidnapper after Brownsville shooting
Police and federal agents hunted Richard Hunt 26 after he abducted Harrisburg Police Chief E G McPhee and shot Brownsville Police Chief Robert Kenman. Hunt crashed, freed McPhee, then fled into a garage, opening fire as officers pursued near Brownsville Oregon. In Visalia two boys aged five and six died in a laundry room fire.
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Arownsville
Ore
NPT
FBI
Oregon
Richard Hunt
Montana State
E. G. McPhee
Harrisburg
Brownsville
Robert Kenman
Hunt
McPhee
Visalia
Jeff Sparks
Norman Bryat
Norman
Five Four Policemen exposed in exam theft probe
Sacramento UPS report says four state policemen were fired and two resigned in an investigation into thefts of State Civil Service exams and alteration of examination papers. Three involved officers were LAP officials of the California State Law Enforcement Officers Assn. Names include Neigle M. Truss 37 North Sacramento, William F. Swensen 30 Sacramento, Warren E. Brainard 26 Del Paso Heights, Walter H. Paul 47 San Francisco. Two additional SF officers quit. Forrest M. Seter 30 and Joy W. Levitt 38. Seventh officer Paul Kukura 44 Sacramento was suspended 30 days.
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Sacramento
UPS
Lap
California
State Law Enforcement Officers Assn
Bert. W. Levit
Eisare
Neigle M. Truss
North Sacramento
William F. Swensen
Warren E. Brainard
del Paso Heights
Walter H. Paul
San Francisco
Levit
Forrest M. Seter
Joy W. Levitt
Paul Kukura
Cohen Mum on Death Threat Shakedown
In Washington, Cohen invoked the Fifth Amendment amid testimony about a possible shakedown involving Seedman and Seedman’s cigarette vending ventures. Witnesses described offers, payments, and threats as part of a broader trade dispute, with Cohen denying direct involvement and Reed Hospital releases noted.
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Cohen
Tom Vaughn
Los Angeles
Fred Sien
Vaughn
George M. Seed- Tan
Rowe Cigarette Venders, Inc
Sien
New Orleans
Eisenhower wins first major legislative victory of 1952
President Eisenhower secures his initial significant policy win in the early 1952 congressional session, signaling effective bipartisan support for key domestic initiatives. The outcome strengthens his administration's agenda as lawmakers rally behind his leadership on major reform efforts.
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Eisenhower
Swamped as Winds Whip Sea Off California
Two Newport Beach divers were rescued by a Navy destroyer after their 28 foot boat De Masaido sank off San Clemente Island. One man Manuel Moreno, 32, of Newport died from exposure. Douglas Vineyard, 25, of Laguna Beach, survived aboard USS John A. Bole. Coast Guard and naval units mounted a search. the boat, owned by James Maag, was valued at $6,000.
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Newport Beach
San Clemente Island
San Diego
Manuel Moreno
Newport
Douglas Vineyard
Laguna Beach
John A. Bole
San Clemente
Coast Guard
Seutter Pontchartrain
Moreno
de Masaldo
James Maag
Pope Receives Twelve Motorcycles as Easter Gift
VATICAN CITY Pope John X received 12 shiny new black motorcycles as an Easter gift and immediately turned them over to mission workers. The bikes were donated by Malian and world motorcycling champions during an audience in the Vatican throne hall. Many cyclists were members of the Italian Motorcycling Federation. He invoked guardian angels for the racers and listened to an explanation of the motorcycles' technical features.
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Vatican City
UPA
John
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