Flames Blast College Class in Lowell Massachusetts
A flash fire at Lowell State Teachers College blasted a glassroom sending at least 39 to hospitals and causing hysteria among about 400 students mostly girls. Several with clothing aflame, others unhurt, were doused. Two faculty hurt. Hospitals treated burns and shock. Witnesses cited a spark from an acetylene torch igniting waste in a basement.
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Lowell
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Lowell State Teachers College
St. Joseph's Hospital
Atomic Scientist's Aid Murdered With Icepick in New York
James Doyle, about 55, an aide to Columbia University dean Dr. John B. Dunning at Pupin Laboratory, was found stabbed with an icepick in a hallway of a residential building. Dunning dismissed any link to atomic work and called Doyle a solid man. motive unknown and police doubt robbery. Doyle was married with no children.
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New York
Atomic Energy
James Doyle
John B. Dunning
Columbia University School of Engineering
Columbia
Pupin Physics Laboratory
Dunning
Doyle
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
A brief directory lists where to find sections in the newspaper including Beach Combing on Page C-1, Boyle on Page Bll, Bridge on Page Bll, Classified Ads on Pages C-7 to 11, Comics on Page C-4, Crossword on Page C-6, Editorial on Page 8.10, Financial on Page C-3, Obituaries on Page A-22, Radio and Television on Pace C-5, Shipping Table on Page A-18, Southland Cities on Page A-2, Sports on Pages A-23 to A-26, Theaters on Page B-8, Tidles and Temperatures on Page A-2, and Women's Activities on Pages 5-1 to B-6.
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Boyle
Pace
Southland
1880 Lives Lost in Europe Storm and Sea Threat
Amsterdam reports flood toll in the Low Countries and Britain reaching 1880 with unconfirmed reports near 2000. New breaks in Schouwen-Duiveland island dikes threaten thousands homeless. Rescue efforts mobilize planes helicopters parachute drops as 400 to 500 American soldiers assist, while Britain aids and Queen Juliana thanks Queen Elizabeth II.
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Schouwen-Duiveland
Woensdrecht
Dutch Ministry of War
Manton
Eddy
U.S. Army
Europe
National Relief Fund
Juliana
Elizabeth TI
Oud
Nieuwe Tonge
Goeree-Overflakkee
Hat Designer Hopkins Dies in Home Fire
Keneth Hopkins, famed Hollywood hat designer for stars, died in a home blaze ruled likely smoking in bed. Identification via a silver bracelet. Coroner’s office to perform postmortem. no foul play suspected. Hopkins, 39, rose from ice cream peddler to renown milliner with dresses for top actresses.
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Hollywood
Keneth Hopkins
West Jolywood Station
Hopkins
Women and Children Die in Turkish House Collapse
Eight women and seven children perished in a house collapse in Izmir during a wedding celebration. The disaster was reported today as rescue workers searched the wreckage for survivors and more details emerged about the incident.
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Izmir
Turkey
U S Britain to Meet in March for Exploratory Talks
The United States will host British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Chancellor R A Butler in March for informal exploratory economic discussions at the invitation of Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey. The talks, to begin early next month, are not intended to yield agreements.
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Washington
Anthony
Eden
R. A. Butler
State Department
Joseph
John Foster Dulles
Treasury
George M.humphrey
Dulles
London
United States
Aolet Oe
Ee Ea
Harold’e. Stassen
Europe
Eisenhower
Cream puff lawsuit over 20 cents wounds Long Beach case
In Long Beach Superior Court Peter De Torres alleges damage from ptomaine poisoning after eating a 20 cent cream puff from a bakery wagon. He seeks five thousand dollars and a refund of his 20 cents. Named defendants include Peeret Bakery and others.
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Long Beach
Peter de’ Torres
Santa Fe Ave
Forres
Fred Ri
Slso
W.refand
Peeret Bakery
Lord ‘Virginia
Gouviers, Seiver
Night Fighters Blast Red Planes Over Korea At Night
U S Air Force and Marines reveal new radar guided night fighters shooting down Communist planes in Korea. The Douglas F-3 Skyknight and a Marine night fighter reportedly credited with several kills. Details limited as officials continue to disclose only basics of these nocturnal interceptors.
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Marines
Korea
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Marine
Cheeks
Cross
Navy
United States
Dulles Urges Europe Unite for Strong Atlantic Link
U S Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Harold Stassen urged European nations to shed old rivalries and form a united defense, risking reduced aid if progress stalls. After meeting Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn they planned rapid talks with German and Allied leaders to push toward a European defense army within 75 days, saying unity would underpin an Atlantic community and peacefully unite Germany.
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U.S
John ‘Foster Dulles
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Dulles
Mutual Security
Harold E. Stassen
London
America
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Dullles
Statsen
Philadelphia Fire Kills One as Four-Alarm Blaze Rages
Aged man Louis Kligman, 83, dies and about 50 others narrowly escape when a four-story building near Center City department store district is hit by a four-alarm fire. The victim’s son owns a manufacturing firm housed on the building’s fourth floor.
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Cman
Center City
Ouis Kligman
Price Curbs Off 17 800 000 Used Passenger Autos
The government lifted price controls on about 17.8 million used passenger cars built in the United States before 1946. The Office of Price Stabilization said prewar cars, mostly produced before 1942 to 1945, account for over a third of the roughly 50 million passenger vehicles registered. Exemptions also cover custom-built cars, used foreign cars, and radically altered vehicles including hot rods.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
United States
Angel With Harp at Malibu Fire Says Dorothy Betts
A Malibu fire at Mrs. Dorothy Betts home started by a toaster as she showered. Betts saved a $2000 harp weighing 15 pounds, while neighbors saw smoke billowing from the roof. Actresses Ann Dvorak and Joanne Jordan helped firemen fight the flames. damage estimated at thousands.
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Malibu
Dorothy
Harp
Idi
Ann Dvorak
Joanne Jordan
Wage decontrol eyed as end of wage controls looms
Washington officials report President Eisenhower may issue an executive order to decontrol wages before week’s end while price controls would be lifted gradually. CIO chief Walter P. Reuther argues the Wage Stabilization Board has ceased to function and urges immediate removal of pay curbs. White House says timing remains under study as stabilization officials outline a phased approach to avoid market disruption.
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Washington
CIO
Eisenhower
Walter P. Reuther
Wage Stabilization Board
Arthur S. Flemming
White House
James C. Hagerty
Jail Wife for Leaving Children Gambling
Mrs. Bausch, 29, of Van Nuys, was jailed on bogus-check charges after leaving her husband Ray 24 and three children in favor of gambling. Police were tipped by the husband who identified her at a Gardena poker parlor and helped arrange the arrest. He claimed about $800 was involved in the incident.
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Los Angeles
Bar Para
Bausch
van Nuys
Gardena
Ray
Jost
Coast Fog Patches and Light Wind Shift Forecast
Weather bulletin notes patches of fog along the coast from Ft. Fermin southward. Expect partly cloudy conditions Friday with little temperature change. Winds will ease tonight and become westerly 12 to 20 mph at times Friday.
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Ft. Fermin
Briton Blames U S Goading Chiang to War
London AP report says Herbert Morrison accuses President Eisenhower of egging Chiang Kai-shek to attack China. He warns of U S led trouble and Britain cannot assist. Eden defends U S restraint while noting Dulles talks and Stassen visit aim to deepen allied ties.
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Herbert Morrison
Labor
Eisen Shower
Chiang Kai-shek
China
United States
Britain
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Chiang
Formosa
Eden
Eisenhower
U. 5
Dulles
Harald Stassen
Eisenhonser
Boldness Wins Householder Roars and Intruder Faints
Pasadena report details 2 am home intrusion where Scott Walter confronted a stranger who fled or fainted after a loud demand for action. Police later arrested Richard Lee Jepson, 28, on burglary suspicion, noting Walter’s bold approach.
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Pasadena
Scott Walter
Walter
Richard ‘Lee Jepson
Tug Crew Picket Slows New York Port Traffic
AFL tugboat crewmen walked out to demand higher wages, sealing the city waterfront and halting ship loading. Longshoremen also refused to work, causing ships to dock but remain unloaded without tug assistance and slowing transatlantic freight.
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Strik
AFL
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ILA
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