Michigan Office Building Blaze Paralyzes State Work
A 24 hour fire at Michigan's state office building caused an estimated 4 million dollars in damage. Firefighters from five cities battled through subzero temperatures, with four dozen men wearing gas masks as the fire spread to the M floor. At least twelve firefighters and one police officer were overcome. The blaze began Thursday afternoon and was brought under control after a long night.
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Michigan Capital
Lansing
Baas . Mich. Boh. &Apy
Michigan
Arnold Renner
Renner
Cormer
Fog smog plague prompts burn ban protest report
A garbled NCR era news note describes a fog and smog outbreak triggering heated appeals against rubbish burning. It mentions heated debate in Los Angeles and various dates, with references to temperatures and public safety actions. The text is fragmentary but centers on air quality concerns and local responses.
Federal Jury Indicts New York Peace Center
A federal grand jury in New York City indicted the New York Peace Center on charges of failing to register as a foreign agent. The center, based at Proahehany, has been linked to the so called peace petition described by the government as Communist inspired. Punishment can include a fine up to $10,000 and up to five years in prison.
Weather outlook notes fog and hazy sun ahead
Forecasters report considerable fog and low clouds tonight ending tomorrow with hazy afternoon sunshine. Temperature expected to show little change, with mild, unchanged conditions across the period.
Women Killed in Auto Crash in Arlington
Mrs Nova Wagner, 54, of 660 Figueroa St. was killed late yesterday afternoon when she was thrown from and run over by a car in a collision. Her son Robert, 12, suffered a possible spine fracture. Beverly Abbott, 17, a passenger in the other vehicle, was driving. Driver of the other car was EB Kilstofig of 1712 W 247th Pl.
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VT Aungton
Nova Wagner
Figueroa St
Rob
Polemal Beverly Abbott
Ory Y. S
Shiy
Seven Killed as Train and Bus Collide in Fog
SUDBURY Ont Feb 9 UP a transcontinental passenger train struck a commuters bus in dense frost fog killing seven and wounding 21. Only 12 of 43 aboard the bus escaped. The bus driver Edward Carriere barely hurt said he could not see or hear the train and the frost fog was thick as molasses.
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Sudbury
International Nickel Co
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Vancouver
San Francisco School Fire Injures Six Firemen
Six firemen were injured in a four alarm blaze at Daniel Weantep School causing fifty thousand dollars in damage last night. Fire Chief Edward P. Walch blamed school age vandals who smashed equipment and scrawled absence wards on blackboards.
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S. F
San Francisco
Daniel Weantep
Edward P. Walch
Woman Frozen Alive After Subzero Exposure
Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, found lying beside a Chicago apartment in 11 below zero weather, survived initial hours with a body temperature of 64 degrees below normal. Doctors say four to five days are needed to determine if she will live, with possible loss of limbs.
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Harold Laufman
Northwestern University
Laufman
Pallet
Stevens
Limit Clamped on All Slaughterers by U S
Government imposes slaughter quotas to curb black markets and stabilize meat. OPS Director Di Salle pledges to keep steaks and roasts available at fair prices. Retail food prices rise about 8 percent from pre Korea level in late January, reinforcing supply concerns.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael V. di Salle
Press Telegram Editorial Page Wins Top Award
The California Newspaper Publishers Association awarded first prize for general excellence among daily newspapers to the San Jose Mercury at its annual convention in Sacramento. Second went to the Salinas Californian. Palo Alto Times ranked third.
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Sacramento
San Jose Mercury
California Newspaper Publishers Association
CNPA
Salinas Californian
Palo Alto Times
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Riverside Daily Press
Laguna Beach South Coast News
Ventura Star-Free Press
Riverside Enterprise
Courier
Lafayette-Orinda Sun
Laguna Beach South \Coast News
San Diego Union
Pasadena Star-News
Sacrament Union
Newport Beach
Newport-Balboa Press
News High Lights Boyle on Page A-10
Classified Ads appear on pages 6 to 10 and 3 to 15. Comics run on page A-2 with a crossword on A-15. Editorials are on A-14. Financial coverage is on B-8 and B-9. Obituaries are B-10. Political news is B-10. Radio and television listings are A-5. Shipping details B-9. Sports sections span A-16 to A-18. Theaters listings are A-10. Tides and temperatures are B-5. Women’s activities span B-2 to B-?
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Boyle
Subzero Weather Still Grips Large Portion of Nation
A sweeping cold spell grips much of the United States from Minnesota to Maine with subzero readings and record lows. States report frigid temperatures, closed schools, deep snow drifts, and multiple deaths from the cold as a warmup from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes begins but forecasters warn of renewed danger from a Canadian air mass by Sunday.
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Minnesota
Maine
Tomahawk
Wis
Land O'Lakes
Caribou
New York
Zerea
Tupper Lake
Adirondacks
Clinton County
York
Oder
New Jersey
New York City
Newark
Dakotas
Great Lakes
Chicago
Weather Bureau
North Central States
Canara
Timix
Carolinas
Soviet Sub Sightings Reported in South China Sea
Chinese Nationalist intelligence sources report that Russian submarines have been sighted in the South China Sea near Formosa. The alert comes from Taipei dated February 9. Authorities cautioned regarding potential naval movements.
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South China Sea
Taipei
Formosa
Strike Ends Spark Railway Restart Across Nation
United Press reports railroad switchmen ended a nationwide walkout as the Railway Express Agency lifted freight embargoes and the Post Office removed mail restrictions. Workers in major yards like Chicago and St Louis faced days of backlogs while restoring service, amid criticism of leadership and wage disputes. Trainmen vow to preserve jobs and seniority as the system resumes normal operations, with delays possible despite orders to reopen.
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United Press
Railway Express Agency
Post Office Department
Washington
Jesse M. Donaldson
Brotherhood of Railroad
Birmingham
Ala
William L. Moore
Chicago
Rail Center
St. Louis
Ira Davis
Terminal Railroad Association
Hoover Discusses Foreign Policy on Radio Tonight
Former President Herbert Hoover speaks on foreign policy tonight via Mutual Broadcasting System in a 30 minute address titled We Should Revise Our Foreign Policies. The KHJ broadcast starts at 7 p.m. with KFT at 8 30 p.m. Hoover urges careful U S deliberation before major policy decisions.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Europe
United State
Congress
Hoover
Mutual Broadcasting System
KHJ
KFT
Fire Engine Plunges Off Pier. Five Die in Holland
ROTTERDAM Feb 9 Five Dutch firemen were killed when their engine crashed into a sea of blazing oil in a Vlaardingen lock six miles west of here. Three other crewmen were injured, two seriously. The engine, racing to help other firefighters suppress the blaze, was blinded by smoke provoking loss of control.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Vlaardingen
Here
Seven arrested in Seal Beach lottery raid at Airport Club
Sheriff's raid on the Airport Club on Coast Highway in Seal Beach led to the arrest of seven people on lottery charges. Those taken into custody, all posted $250 bail, were Charles Davey, Eugene Sheckles, Charles Tomlinson, Frank Ringer, Charles Suskin, Etta Webster, and Charlotte Bradbury. They were booked at Orange County jail and scheduled to appear before Justice Elmer J. Hughes in Seal Beach Township Court. The stakeout spanned weeks. four sheriffs officers and an DA investigator assisted.
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Orange County
Coast Hwy
Seal Beach
Elmer J. Hughes
Charles Raymond Davey
Seal Way
Eugene Casaway Sheckles
Santa Monica
Charles Erwin Tomlinson
Venice
Frank Rollin Ringer
Seventh St
Charles Suskin
Ocean Park
Etta Mae Webster
Lime Ave
Long Beach
Charlotte Agnew Bradbury
Apt
Justice Hughes
Steve Duhart
Canadian Rail Collision Injures 20 in Snow Disruption
In Mont Joli Quebec a heavy blizzard reduced visibility to under two feet as two Canadian National Railways trains collided in CN yards injuring 20 people and derailing five cars. The incident occurred during a heavy snowstorm about twenty miles east of Quebec.
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Mone Joli
Qué
Canadian National Railways
Mont Jeli
Quebec
Allied drive drives toward Seoul across Han River
American forces pushed to the Han River south of Seoul as Task Force Myers established a foothold on the south bank. US Third Division units and Task Force Balvin advanced within miles of Yongdong while Ridgeway praised the maneuvering troops and the high Red losses.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
Onr
Inchon
Yellow Sea
U.S. Qir
Balvin
Myers
Ridge Way
Jarang
Ridgway
80 Tiny Corpses Tots Starve in Korean Orphanage
Emaciated Korean orphans aged between a few months and four were found dead in a Han River orphanage near An Yang Korea. The compound named Ewanderwood was funded by American Protestant missions. Marines and aid workers transported survivors to a station for care.
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Richard Appanyang
Meo
Mie Sard
Ewanderwood
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