Fuses May Have Caused Gigantic Pier Explosion
A Brookyn pier blast that killed 10 and injured 246 may have been sparked by nearly seven tons of detonating fuses. The Ensign Bickford Co said it shipped 1,980 cases of Prima cord fuses, approved for air freight, prompting officials to debate whether such material constituted a hazard and could have caused the disaster. City officials say the store‑away warning and quantity suggest danger, though a definitive link to the fire remains under investigation.
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Luckenbach Steamship Line
Polio Vaccine II Plentiful Says Folsom at Press Club
Secretary of Welfare Folsom urged the media to push polio vaccination with the same energy used for vaccine scarcity. He said supplies are plentiful for children and young adults but warned of public apathy and noted vaccines piled in warehouses. He called for quick federal aid for school construction.
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Folsom
National Press Club
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U S Seeks Brief 10 Minute Talk With Soviet Official
Washington State Department summoned Striganov of the Soviet Embassy for a ten minute meeting with Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy. Striganov, acting in Zarubin's absence, acknowledged Murphy discussed Hungarian matters while Blake offered no comment.
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Beating Reported by Klansmen Group
Woodrow Johnson a Midfield school janitor said three white men identified themselves as Ku Klux Klansmen abducted him in Bessemer and beat him after driving into the woods instead of taking him to jail. The incident was reported to school authorities in Birmingham.
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Manhattan Store Owner Robbed After Hours
Joseph H. Daebele, operator of a Manhattan supermarket, reported being robbed of $3,000 in cash and checks by an armed man in his driveway after closing the store. The robber, described as about six feet tall and blond, seized a bag from Daebele’s car.
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Kas
Joseph H. Daebele
Daebele
Edie Adams on Broadway Daisy Mae Rise With Kovacs Help
Veteran TV performer Edie Adams gains attention in a Broadway staging of Li'l Abner alongside Ernie Kovacs as her husband and adviser. The couple discusses dressing room rituals, Edie’s rise toward a starring billing, and Kovacs’s playful backstage banter amid Edie’s evolving career.
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New York
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Earl's Pearls and Parental Prompting
A Kansas father objects to his son's girlfriend prompting a witty reply from the teen. The son quips that his girlfriend is the best he can get with the car his father makes him drive. Earl Wilson.
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Earl Wilson
Man Held For Chicago Killings In San Diego
San Diego California police hold 30 year old Richard Ebert of Aurora Illinois for questioning in the October 16 1955 slayings of three Chicago schoolboys. He had been an inmate and claimed blackout spells. detectives note no Chicago linkage.
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Richard Ebert
Aurora
Ill
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Ebert
Brandenberger
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John Schuessler
Anton Schuessler Jr
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