Fires Kill 30, Wipe Out Two Families
Over the weekend at least 30 people died in residential fires across multiple states. Fatal blazes destroyed families in Dillonvale Ohio Osceola Arkansas Portsmouth Rhode Island Bogalusa Louisiana Rochester Michigan Houston Texas Buffalo New York Watertown North Dakota Jacksonville Florida Emmitsburg Maryland and more with victims including proprietors, widows and children. The fires were reported to stem from various causes including oil burner explosions kerosene accidents and unknown origins.
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Portsmouth
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Greee
Elizabeth Wills
Bogalusa
Rochester
Mich
Leola Blair
Houston
William F Watson
Buffalo
Walter Johnson
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Twelve Die as French Fishing Boat Explodes Near Bullune
Twelve men perished when a French fishing boat exploded and sank off Bullune Sur Mer in the English Channel. Five crew members were rescued, and authorities investigated the blast as the sea ran high and survivors were brought ashore.
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France
French Order Families Evacuated from Indochina
In Hanoi, Dec 4, all French women and children were ordered out of north Indochina amid rising tensions with Communist led nationalists. Officials estimate 3000 to 4000 dependents in Hanoi will be affected, with several hundred more from Haiphong. France reports losses near the Chinese border as Viet Minh forces press a buildup, while raids east of Hanoi yield arms and ammunition. Nationalists are believed to concentrate forces for a drive on Hanoi.
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Five indited on contempt of Congress in A bomb case
Five individuals including three atomic bomb program scientists and two Communist organizers were indicted by a federal grand jury for contempt of Congress. Indicted are Steve Nelson Marcel Scherer David Bohm Gio Lemanitz and Irving Fox for refusing to answer questions from the House Un American Activities Committee. Nelson’s case includes a Communist party membership admission. Maximum penalty is one year jail and $1000 fine per count.
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William Hitz
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Auto-Quiz contestants sought for Press-Telegram contest
The paper runs a daily Auto-No quiz list for its $10,000 circulation contest. It notes that no questions were submitted yet and invites contestants to call 69066 Station 32 and 36 to join. It includes sample questions about the D D S meaning, the song Tramp Tramp Tramp, a railroad inspired song, the price of a double sawbuck, and Roman month timing.
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Big-hearted Photog Noel Captured by Reds in Korea
AP photographer Frank Noel, famed for his wartime Combat color and the Pulitzer winning image Water, was captured near Koto six miles south of Changjin Reservoir while aiding a convoy. Marine Capt. Capraro witnessed Noel dragged away by Chinese forces as he sought to rally support. Noel, 45, long covered major campaigns from Burma to Korea and earned the 1943 prize for showing a Lascar Indian in a lifeboat.
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21 More Wounded: Yanks Released by Chinese Reds
Northeast Front dispatch reports 27 American soldiers released by Chinese Reds in the Changjin reservoir sector. Some officers captured earlier were not returned. The released men described being brought to U S lines and warned the Chinese would take officers to Manchuria. Maj. Joseph Gurfein, present at the arrival, called it propaganda, noting 27 of his men were returned.
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Tito Urges Unity to Beat Internal Famine and Invasion
Premier Marshal Tito called for unity in Yugoslavia as famine threats and external invasion fears mount. In a letter read at Zagreb Communist party meeting, Borba front page displayed the appeal to the nation to endure trials and storms and rally behind the party leadership.
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Berlin voters defy Red threats with 90 percent turnout
West Berlin municipal elections yielded a record 90.4 percent turnout amid Communist threats and a boycott. Socialists led by Ernst Reuter lost ground to Christian Democrats and Free Democrats while pledging a united three-party coalition against Russian aggression. Unofficial seat estimates put Socialists at 61, CD 34, Free Democrats 32 of 127.
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Plane Afire and Pilot Dies to Save Crowd
First Lt. James Arthur Bradley of Dallas, a Texas Air National Guard pilot with 129 World War II combat missions, sacrificed himself by steering a burning F-84 jet away from about 100 parked cars and a crowded highway, likely saving bystanders. He would have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, says base commander Lt. Col. B. M. Taylor. Bradley, 32, was married with two children and belonged to the 191st Fighter Squadron.
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