Watertown 100th anniversary of bedspring invention celebrated
On April 13, 1953 Watertown marks the centennial of James E. Liddy’s carriage springs, inspired by his wife shopping a century ago. The town hosts a luncheon honoring Liddy’s granddaughter as a barbershop quartet recounts the innovation’s humor and resiliency. Nearby, a Chicago protest and a Tokyo brawl highlight a day of public unrest and cherry blossoms.
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Thomas Jefferson
Watertown
N. Y
James E. Liddy
Liddy
Watertown Barbershop
James Liddy
Baseball Riot at Hiroshima After Home Run Uproar
In Hiroshima a crowd of about 15,000 flooded the field after an umpire ruled a home run, sparking chaos as fans attacked umpires and players, with bottles and cushions hurled. Police struggled to restore order as mobs surged. Meanwhile in Manchester Johnny Ray was mobbed by teens tearing at his clothes as his chauffeur ferried him away in a semiconscious state.
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Washington
Chicago
Chicago Council of American Soviet Friendship
Hiroshima
Japan
Johnny Ray
Manchester
England
Johnny
Fire crews arrive as cops use beer foam to fight blaze
Four Huntington police in prowler cars sprayed their own extinguisher made from beer foam before calling firefighters. By the time help arrived the fire was nearly out. In Syracuse an airliner pilot spotted a roof fire and alerted the tower, and firefighters put it out quickly.
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Huntington, W. V
Syracuse
Doghouse Is Good Place for Richard
Neighbors complained about Richard Berry in Indianapolis. Deputies found him asleep in a doghouse after firing inside his own home. He faced disorderly conduct drunkenness and shooting within city limits. Dick claimed he wanted to vent steam. Donnell Culpepper.
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Neigapors
Richard Berry
Indianapolis
Sheriff's Deputies
Eisenhower Party Reaches Georgia for Golf Vacation
President Eisenhower and his family arrived at Augusta National Golf Club for a vacation. The group, including his wife and daughter-in-law, stepped from the plane to applause from about 200 spectators. Welcoming figures included Cliff Roberts and military officers.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Cliff Roberts
Alexander R. Bolling
Third Army
Charles C. Blanchard
Danny Gordon
Jones
Bob Jones
Jack Westland
FR Wash
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Hogan
Roberts
Washington
Iere
Joseph M. Dodge
Howard Snyder
Dodge
Georgia
White House
Augusta National Golf
Wife Dies After Crash and Birth of Child
A Paso Robles hospital born daughter survived as mother died after a car crash that killed Army Pfc. Robert E. Higgins, 21, husband of Ann Higgins. The infant weighed 5 pounds 1.4 ounces and the mother died at 5 20 a.m. Sunday. Burial for the couple is planned in Auburn after funeral arrangements by Kuehl Funeral Home.
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Paso Robles
Long Beach
Army
Robert E. Higgins
Ann
Army Hospital
Camp ‘Roberts
Higgins
Ruby Higgins
Pasadena Ave
Paso Robles War Memorial Hospital
Kuehl
Auburn
Defense Department lists 179 Korean War casualties
The Defense Department identified 179 casualties in a new list, including 63 dead, 3 wounded, 41 missing, 5 injured, and 7 captured. The report names G Neo anddated details.
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Defense Department
Washington
Boston Milk Strike Hits 150,000 Homes in Greater Area
A three day strike by 1800 AFL milk workers against 12 plants strains Boston area supply. State Labor Commissioner Ernest Johnson reports talks fail to settle but show some willingness to discuss. possible use of the Slichter Act if health is endangered.
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Boston
AFL
Ernest Johnson
John McBride
Johnson
Herter
Slichter
Band of 600 Back on U.N. Side in Week
A convoy of 600 sick and wounded Allied prisoners, including 120 Americans, begins a 200 mile ride to Kaesong and through Panmunjom toward freedom. They will pass Freedom Gate next Monday after exchange for 5800 Communist prisoners.
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Panmunjom
North Korea
Freedom Gate
Kaesohg
U.N
Chomma
Kaesong
United Nations
U. N
Taechon
Yongsong
Kaechon
Red
Willard B. Carlock
Galveston
Texas
Weather outlook with dense clouds and fog
Considerable high cloudiness remains with local fog late tonight and early Tuesday. Temperature is expected to stay nearly steady with little variation.
Nab East Coast Dock Boss in Funds Theft
A grand jury charged the 69 year old East Coast dock workers boss with siphoning union money for personal expenses including golf club dues clothing and life insurance premiums. He faces 300 counts of grand larceny and could receive 821/2 to 165 years in prison if convicted. District Attorney Frank Hogan announced the arrest after Ryan was summoned to his office. Ryan pleaded innocent at arraignment and was released on bail.
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Long Island
Ryan
Frank Hogan
Hogan
East and Gulf Coast Dock Union
General Sessions
Abraham N. Geller
Michigan strike may force Long Beach plant shutdown
Ford officials warned that a continuing strike at a Michigan parts plant could force the Long Beach assembly plant to close on Monday. About 1300 workers are employed locally. The Long Beach and Richmond plants had not yet been affected. roughly 40,000 workers nationwide were idled, with 2,500 at Monroe where a 13 day strike at the company parts factory is underway.
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Ford
Michigan
Long Beach
Richmond
Monroe
Classified section sets city record in Long Beach
The Independent-Press-Telegram Sunday classified ads section posted a city record for Long Beach. It contained 38,102 lines and 370 percent more individual listings, totaling over 14 full newspaper pages.
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Independent- Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Airport Club Employes Refuse to Testify Before Grand Jury
SANTA ANA Employes of the Seal Beach Airport Club and others under subpoena refused to testify before the Orange County Grand Jury invoking the Fifth Amendment. Ten employees, including operator Georgiana Marshall and Lorraine Martini, read statements through counsel James E Walker. Robertson’s poker palace raid sought to halt patrons by offering free transport by bus plane and taxi to induce gambling participation.
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Santa Ana
Seal Beach Airport Club
Peace ‘Emporium
Orange County
Grand Jury
William L
Robertson
Poker Palace
James E. Walker
Georgiana Marshall
Lorraine Martini
Archibald G. Patterson
Seal Beach
Plea Pleads Guilty in Red Spy Conspiracy Case
Otto Werber, an Austrian-born former U S Army intelligence officer, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to spy on American defense secrets for Russia. The case centers on his alleged actions while serving in U S security roles and marks a landmark espionage admission with potential sentencing implications.
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Washington
Otto Werber
U. S. Army
Russia
Long Beach Mother Dies of Polio in Hospital
Jeanne Rita Hinckley aged 28 died from polio after years in an iron lung at Rancho Los Amigos. Her year old daughter Christine, also struck by polio, was being treated and expected to recover. Survivors include husband Paul J. Hinckley. The death marked the county's tenth polio fatality this year.
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Long Beach
Christine
Jeanne Rita Hinckley
46Th St
Rancho Los Amigos
Castle Air Force Base
Merced
Paul J. Hinckley
Where to Find It Brief Notice Summary
The page list directs readers to location sections: Beach Combine on B-1, Bovle on A-11, Bridge on A-1, Classifieds 8-13, Comics B-6, Crossword 6-9, Editorial A-10, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-3, Radio TV B-3, Shipping Table B-2, Sports A-2 and A-13, Theaters 8-7, Tides Temperatures 8-2, Weather B-4, 5.
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Beach
Bovle
Womer
Father Tries Rescue as Family Perishes in New York Fire
A Woodbourne guard Vaughn Decker, 30, died attempting to save his wife Mary 27 and four sons Richard 5 Stephen 4 Carey 3 Vaughn Jr 9 months after a rural 100 year old home in Ellenville burned. Police found Decker on the living room floor fully clothed. cause undetermined though oil burner in basement or kitchen started the blaze. Fire units fought the flames for hours before control.
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Ellenville
N. Y
Woodbourne Correctional Institution
Here
Vaughn Decker
Mary
Tiple
Richard
Stephen
Carey
Vaughn Jr
Decker
Woodbourne Fire Department
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