Swedes May Arrest In Spy Probe Across Scandinavia
Swedish security police warned that more arrests could follow in a broad roundup of suspected Communist spies. Eleven people have been arrested and four diplomats from Czechoslovakia and Romania were expelled. Reports mention possible help from Denmark and Norway, while Stockholm protests accused Soviet satellites of backing the espionage.
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Oesten Unden
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Three Small Girls Killed as Car Runs Wild in Buffalo
In Buffalo a speeding car jumped the curb after school and plowed two blocks, killing three young girls and injuring two others critically. The vehicle smashed through a grocery wall, scattering canned goods and injuring two women. The driver said he blacked out at the wheel and sustained only minor scratches and burns.
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TV Director of Sports Charged With Burglary
GREAT BEND Kasim Charges in connection with a $5,500 burglary were filed yesterday against Charles McFarland sports director of television station KCKT. He faced second degree burglary grand larceny and possession of stolen property. Merchandise stolen from Gates Drug Store Feb 5 was found in a storage room here. Gene Krupnick of Tulsa also charged with second degree burglary and grand larceny. Police Chief James May quoted McFarland saying he helped Krupnick place personal belongings in the storage room but did not know what was in the boxes.
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Dulles Voices Confidence On Hungarian Independence Day
In Munich, U.S. Secretary of State Dulles delivered a message to Iron Curtain nations marking the 107th anniversary of Hungarian Independence Day. The broadcast via Radio Free Europe said the United States can view the future with quiet resolve and confidence.
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Germany
U. S
State Dulles
Hungary
Radio Free Europe
Little Boy Wants Eyes Donated to Clinic
Buffalo story recalls six year old Gregory Masters who wished his eyes be given to a blind child after watching a corneal transplant on TV. He was struck and killed in Evans and his parents donated his eyes to the Buffalo Eye Bank and Research Society. They were sent to an eye clinic in New York City.
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N.Y.B
Gregory Masters
Gregory
Evans
Walter Masters
Buffalo Eye Bank and Research Society
New York City
February housing starts hit new record 30000 units
The Labor Department estimated February housing starts at 30000, a record for the month. The figure is 2 percent higher than February last year but only 2 percent above January 1955 starts. For the first two months of 1953, starts totaled 178000, about 26 percent above the 141600 from the same period last year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Unusual Sounds Mark Concert Of Sauter Finegan Orchestra
The Sauter Finegan concert in Hoch Auditorium featured unusual arrangements with oboe flute piccolo English horn and bass clarinet. A small crowd attended as Sauter was absent with Ed Sauter in New York. Bill Finegan directed the band and several members were dinner guests at the Sigma Chi house after the performance.
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New York
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Rosemary O'Riley
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Businessmen in Hong Kong from Red China arrive by train
Two Russians describing themselves as businessmen reached Hong Kong today aboard a train from Red China. They stated plans to travel onward, while authorities monitored their movements and questioned them about their purposes.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Tokyo Pair Quietly Open Trade Talks Inbound
In Tokyo for trade discussions the two visitors declined comment. The men, identified by luggage tags as T. E. A. Kotznekov and T. Khangaldian, did not offer details about the talks or their purpose.
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T. Khangaldian
George Wallace Kansas City Star writer dies at 64
George K. Wallace, political writer for the Kansas City Star for more than 30 years, died in his sleep at age 64. A friend of former President Harry S. Truman, he covered many Democratic national conventions and reported on city and state politics, knowing Missouri governors for three decades. He began his career briefly in Leavenworth, Kansas.
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