Blizzard Rakes Three States in Massive Winter Storm
The blizzard slammed Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri with heavy snow and ice. Up to seven inches fell in Oklahoma City and Lawton Fort Sill faced ice, while a Greyhound bus overturned near Carterville Missouri. Rail and air travel delayed, highways blocked, and more than 2 000 people stranded.
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Boy Dies After Overeating Christmas Dinner
Redwood City reports a 13 year old boy died after drinking soda and overeating on Christmas. Coroner cites gastric distention with perforations and peritonitis as the likely cause. Surgeons describe the stomach as prodigious and ill equipped to handle the heavy meal. The boy passed away shortly after an emergency operation.
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Redwood City
Neil Skreijer
Paul B. Jensen
Community Hospital
Salt Mateo
Charles L. Geraci
Train Wreck Blamed on Switch Operator in Dunkirk
A Nickle Plate Railroad spokesman said a new switch operator failed to line up the switches, causing Tuesday morning's head on collision between an east bound freight train and a halted wrecking train near Dunkirk New York. Five crewmen were injured in the incident.
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Nickle Plate Railroad
Air Crash Kills Five Chilean Officers
Five Chilean Air Force officers were killed today when their plane crashed on takeoff from the Santiago airbase in Chile.
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Santiago
Chile
Weather and frost impacts across Southern California orchards
Temperatures ranged from 35 degrees in Long Beach to 22 in Orange County as frost risk and wind moved through the region. Automatic operation began around 9 30 p m and will determine March harvest damage, with the Antelope Valley recording a 17 degree low. High sugar content in oranges may allow more freezing tolerance until controlled samples are completed.
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Antelope Valley
Lands of smoke and flame threaten fields and crops
A blaze damaged a tobacco range and citrus crops near San Juan Martinez about 13 miles southwest of here. Officials pegged losses around 1 200 000 dollars as frost and fire damaged orange groves and equipment. Placentia reported its operations continuing at 9 20 p m with machines set for 86 degrees. Thirteen people were reported injured in the fire.
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Placentia
Havana
San Juan Martinez
Department of Agri-mnes
Here
Bandits Strike Here Four Times in Night
A damaged report notes a Lakewood Theater robbery at 4501 E Carson St. where a man about 26 approached the cashier cage, shoved a customer aside, and demanded cash before dashing out. The fragmentary text records four separate bandit actions during one night.
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Lakewood Theater
E. Carson St
Carson St
Money saving ideas cut U S Army costs in Europe
American GIs in Europe submitted ideas that will save an estimated three hundred forty thousand dollars annually in military costs, with the European command announcing that 423 soldier suggestions were adopted. The report highlighted efficiency measures from Headquarters Europe and noted the program’s tangible fiscal impact.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Europe
Three Die in Korean Fire Destroys Shacks
A three alarm blaze in Pusan Korea killed three residents and left 45 homeless, destroying eight shacks. Firefighters battled the flames as the cause remained under investigation.
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Pusan
Korea
Is Stress The Cause Of All Disease
A Reader's Digest excerpt promotes a theory linking most diseases to chemical imbalance from worry. It suggests stress as a unifying factor behind heart attacks and illness, framing it as a potential century's medical advance. The January issue highlights 40 condensed articles from current books and magazines.
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