British air liner crash kills 34 in Sicily
In Burgio Sicily police report 34 bodies found after a twin motor Viking charter from London to Nairobi crashed 3600 feet up Mount Rose near the village. Among the dead are 17 men 14 women and three children. 25 bodies identified. Many victims linked to British soldiers in Kenya. The plane did not burn and victims were recognizable.
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Seareh
Sciacea
Kenya
Britain
London
Nairobi
Carabinieri
Sicily
Surprised Thief Beats Man Wife With Candlestick
A diamond auctioneer Joseph Berger and his wife were beaten by a burglar who ransacked their Los Angeles home. The thief fled with 1000 dollars and four trays of diamonds, then was captured after an 80 mile per hour pursuit. The couple were treated at St Johns Hospital. Police recovered four trays of diamonds from the suspect’s car.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Berger
St. John’s Hospital
Berger
Santa Monica
Experts Fight to Cap Huge Well in Renov o Pa
Experts labored amid explosive gases to cap a massive natural gas well that erupted and burned for 36 hours. A 10,000 psi cap from New York was rushed to the site to prevent another explosion as crews battle the fire.
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Renovo
New York
Tokyo
Chen Hsian
Okinawa
Texas
Brotherly pledge sparks church row in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee February 18 controversy arose over a donor pledge drive for the armed forces. The Junior Chamber of Commerce distributed pledge cards in churches with the line all men are brothers. Dr James L Fowle pastor of First Presbyterian Church condemned the pledge calling it a Unitarian creed and warned against labeling Communists as brothers while defending blood donations for Korean War soldiers. Sam Morris Jaycee committee chair said the pledges were from the National Conference of Christians and Jews and linked blood for the armed forces with Brotherhood Week, noting the creed referred to Americans rather than Communists.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
James L. Fowle
First Presbyterian Church
Korea
Dr. Fowle
Sam Morris
Jaycee
Bride shoots soldier husband after quarrel in El Paso
In El Paso Texas on February 18 a 21 year old bride Mary Jean Parsons allegedly shot her husband Lt Richard Parsons 24 while he slept in their bed. Deputy sheriffs and a note led investigators to suspect murder as the district attorney prepared charges and her attorney sought a habeas corpus writ to secure her release.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mary Jean Parsons
Richard ©. Parsons
William Clayton
W. H. Fryer
Maine Snowstorm Traps 1000 Autos on Turnpike
A fierce snowstorm across New England halted travel as highways and the Maine Turnpike blocked by deep drifts. State police reported 509 to 1000 autos stranded. schools closed. forecasts warned of 18 to 20 inches in Portland and heavier snow in Vermont and New Hampshire while Worcester and Boston saw lighter totals.
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Perscons
New England
New York
Maine
Weather Bureau
Boston
Portland
Montpelier
Lebanon
N. H
Worcester
Clear and warmer with light winds ahead
Weather outlook shows mostly clear skies tonight with slightly warmer conditions tomorrow. Winds ease tonight from west to northwest at 10 to 20 mph and shift to the northwest tomorrow with similar speeds.
Family of Five Dies in Electrocution Rescue
In Douglasville Georgia a father mother and one son were electrocuted trying to save a boy from a fallen 4400 volt power line. The boy and another son died as witnesses rushed to aid the stricken family.
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Douglasville
Douglas County
M. d Abercrombie
Tommy Chapman
Ester
Charles
Bryan
J. Cowan Whitley
Chapman
Bill Arp
Whitley
Robber Steals $150 From Blood Bank At Hospital
New York report details a second floor blood bank robbery at Jewish Memorial Hospital. A pistol wielding robber forced two technicians on duty to stop and cut two telephone lines before grabbing about 150 dollars kept to pay professional blood donors.
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New York
Jewish Memorial Hospital
Probe 3 250 000 Ship Deal Profit
Senate hearings opened on a deal in which U S political leaders allegedly steered a 101000 investment in eight war surplus ships into a 3250000 profit over three years. Sen Hoey named several figures including Adm Halsey and Edward Stettinius in probe of legality taxes and fees.
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Washington
Hoey
Senate
U. S
Ewau
Holey
Halsey
Joseph E. Casey
Casey
William E
Bull) Halsey
Edward R. Stettiniuson
J. Tudius C. Holmes
U.S
London
House
Massachusetts
Adm
E. L. Cochrane
Cochrane
U. S. Maritime Commission
American Overseas Tanker Corp
Wedding Party Disaster Kills Seven in Utah Crash
In Kaysville Utah seven members of a wedding party including the bride and groom were killed when their car collided with a semi trailer on U S Highway 91. Victims from Ogden and Clearfield include Martin Edward Green 22 Nellie June Wilson Green 16 Ralph E Green 37 Edna Wilson 48 Phyllis Christen gen 38 Glen Charles Wadsworth 38 and Clarence Sharpless 33. The couple had wed Saturday and celebrations preceded the fatal crash.
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Kaysville
Utah
Martin ‘Edward Green
Nellie June Wilson Green
Ralph E. Green
Edna Wilson
Phyllis Christengen
Glen Charles Wadsworth
Ogden
Clarence Sharpless
Clearfield
Elmer B. Green
Earlin Wood
Utah State Highway Patrol
Governor Skies to State Capitol in Snowbound Drift
In Concord New Hampshire on February 18 Governor Sherman Adams used skis and snowshoes to reach his office. A state highway department cruiser dug him out of drifts at Lake Winnicutocket and he then snowshoed to the highway with plans to ski the rest of the journey.
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Concord
N. H
Sherman Adams
Capitol
State Highway Department
Lake Winnietocket
Table-of-contents style daily page guides
The excerpt lists where to find section content across the newspaper. Beach combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Television Sports Theaters tides temperatures Women's activities and the page numbers for each indicate where readers can find these features.
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Boyle
Communists push for Russia as neutral in six nation supervision
Panmunjom talks face potential deadlock as Communists insist post armistice issues be discussed, aiming to keep Russia as a neutral nation on the six member troop supervision team. Peiping reports also claim UN artillery hit hills near Panmunjom and Kaesong airspace.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Russia
Peiping
Alan
Winnington
Peiping Radio
United Nations
Kaesong
Long Beach
Red
Preparations Under Way at Eniwetok
The Defense Department announced preparations for new atomic tests in the Pacific at Eniwetok. A joint team from the Army Navy Air Force and Atomic Energy Commission will conduct tests on the remote atoll with no details on weapon type or timing. Officials noted the site may host a powerful or naval-pertinent device, following last fall’s Yucca Flats tests and hints about hydrogen-bomb potential. Britain also projected a separate atomic test in Australia later this year.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pacific
Eniwetok
Pacific Atoll
Army
Navy
Air Force and
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok I
Yucca Flats
Nevada
Japan
Foday
London
Britain
Australia
Two Teenagers Tell of Slaying in Lone Pine
Two teen aged Indians told police they rampaged through Saline Valley and ambushed and fatally shot caretaker John Chavez at a cattle ranch. Philip Hunter and Irving Miller were booked on suspicion of murder and ordered held for Youth Authority. They said they broke into cabins, dynamited, cut chess pieces, and stole $29 and a flash light. Chavez warned them to stay away or he would knife them.
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Lone Pine
Saline Valley
Charles’ Cline
Nya County
Philip Hunter
Irving Miller
Cline
State Youth Authority
Hunter
John Chavez
Los Angeles
Miller
Chavez
Stewart Indian School
Carson City
Nev
Lone Pine Streets
Richmond Girl Dies in Church After Drinking Poison
Margaret Bidgood 22 of Richmond died in a Catholic church after drinking from a glass jar. A note read cause of death broken heart it's as simple as that. Police found 45 cents in her purse and no immediate identification. Miss Jane Brauer reported seeing the woman stir a mixture in two jars with a teaspoon before collapsing.
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Richmond
Margaret Bidgood
G. T. Mann
Frances Hudson
Brann
Hidgood
Jane Brauer
Missner
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