Judge Rejects Release Plea of Mitchum
Los Angeles February 11 The actor Robert Mitchum failed to secure a temporary release to finish his current film. Judge Clement D Nye denied delaying the 60 day sentence for conspiracy to possess marijuana while Mitchum’s co defendant Lila Leeds faced the same term. Mitchum returns to jail with plans to depart for Mexico City with The Big Steal company postponed until April first.
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Robert Mitchum
Mitchum
Jerry Giesler
Clement D. Nye
Itchum
Lila Leeds
Giesler
Mexico
City
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Big Steal
Miss Leeds
Truman Tax Hike Plea Faces Tepid Reception
The House Ways and Means Committee shelved tax legislation to first weigh President Truman's request for a broad Social Security expansion. Hearings set for Feb 28 as lawmakers weigh 20 million more people under the program and at least a 50 percent benefit boost while noting potential payroll tax concerns and budgeting implications.
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Feb
House Ways and Means Committee
Centrumen
Doughton
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Teo
Treasury
Red
Coughton
Ways and Means
Algo
Blaze Kills Mother and 7 Children
A mother Mrs. Clifford Conant and seven of her eight children died in a three room house fire near Clayton New York on February 11 192? The father 39 and daughter Susan 13 escaped and the blaze likely started from a kerosene heater firemen said.
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St. Lawrence River
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Conant
Shots Fired at U S Korea Border Patrol
U S Army reports four shots fired at an American patrol from across the border dividing U S and Soviet occupation zones in Korea. No injuries. One bullet hit a patrol jeep radio. Fire not returned.
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U.S Army
U. S
Korea
News High Lights Suspected Car Thief Spills Pursuit
A suspected car thief eluded a pursuing motorcycle officer and escaped after a chase. A vehicle struck a person named Worran, causing a fatality. A refinery fire caused about $5000 in damage but was controlled. Other items include Hamlet leading Oscar awards chatter and various section teasers.
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Hamlet
Isolated Idaho Folk Menaced by Snowslides
Five hundred people at Anderson Ranch Dam construction camp in a 1000 foot canyon faced imminent danger as heavy snows and slides cut roads and lines. Officials planned radio help, a rotary plow, and relocation to dormitories as residents feared a general avalanche.
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Idaho
Anderson Ranch Dam
Boise River
Here
Don Walters
Reclamation Bureau
Canyon
Recreation Hall
Wyoming Braces Under 70 mph Winds and Arctic Cold
A fierce winter storm swept across Wyoming with gusts up to 70 miles an hour, driving an Arctic cold front into Montana and threatening Nebraska. Nevada and California saw heavy rain and snow, while the Sierra and Donner Summit saw plows reopen a blocked Highway 40 though with trucks barred. In the east, light snow touched northern New York and New England as temperatures plunged away from the Mississippi River. An Army troop train remained stalled at Rawlins as relief efforts continued.
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Red Cross
Court lets church rule on pastor amid misconduct charges
Los Angeles February 11 court action dismisses a civil suit against Rev. Whitcomb Brougher Jr pastor of First Baptist Glendale. Judge McKesson ruled the court cannot intrude on church internal affairs and barred amendments to oust the pastor. Complainants Williams and Maxwell alleged meretricious relations with over 40 women.
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Los Angeles
An. Asult
Whitcomb Brougher Jr
William B. McKesson
First Baptist Church of
Glendale
Brougher
McKesson
Sadiee Williams
Fletcher Maxwell
Broughter
Church
Drastic Cure German Tries Gas to Halt Footsteps
In Hamburg on February 11 a 72 year old German was arrested for attempting to murder his upstairs neighbor over noise. He bored a hole in the ceiling and piped gas upstairs but the victim detected the odor and alerted police.
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Hamburg
Germany
U S Ambassador James G MacDonald Named Israel Envoy
TEL AVIV Israel February It An official source says James G MacDonald is named the first United States Ambassador to Israel. He has served as the special U S representative in the country.
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Israel
Fev
James G. MacDonald
United States
U. S
U S Demands Budapest Diplomat Leave But Then Blames Coincidence
The United States ordered John G. Florian first secretary of the Hungarian legation to depart as a reprisal for Budapest expelling two American officials. State Department officials denied motives beyond retaliation while condemning Bulgaria for filing spy charges against 15 evangelical church leaders. Britain meanwhile accused the Reds of pressuring churches in eastern Europe.
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Hungary
Budapest
John G. Florian
Legation
State Department
Andrew Sik
Florian
Michael J. McDermott
Bulgaria
United Evangelical Church
Britain
Great Britain
Europe
Irony 1 Nail Equals 1 Egg Behind Iron Curtain
In Frankfurt Germany on February 11 border police said nails are scarce in the Russian zone of Germany. One nail can be traded for one egg and nine tons of nails were among over $75 000 worth of goods seized while being smuggled into the Russian zone in the last two weeks.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Plane Explodes Over Milton Killing Four including Santa Ana Pilot
An Air Force B26 bomber crashed near Milton leaving four dead, with searchers still seeking a fifth. Capt. John H. Norton of Fort Miles said only two propellers remained. A man with flight papers was found nearby, parachute failed to open. Pilot identified as Capt. Robert L. Kenyon of Santa Ana California. other names to be released after next of kin notification.
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Del
Air Force
John H. Norton
Fort Miles Air Base
Norton
Public Information Office
Greenville
S. C
Air Force Base
Robert L. Kenyon
Olive St. Santa Ana
Calif
Arsenal Blast Kills 20 at Canton Arsenal
An explosion at the Shih Cheng government military arsenal six miles north of Canton killed about 20 people and left many more injured. The blast occurred today as authorities began to assess the damage and casualty figures.
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Shih Cheng
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