Frigid Northeast Bitter. Coal Shortage Deepens
Frigid arctic air hit the coal-short northeast with Newark and Philadelphia among the coldest spots. New York state began coal rationing as temperatures plunged to 17 below in Massena and Canton and remained below zero across much of upstate New York. Chicago and western states posted above zero readings. Florida suffered frost damage to truck crops and blooms.
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Jurors Picked in World Note Death Case in Manchester
In Manchester New Hampshire jurors were selected to try Dr Hermann N Sander for murder in what authorities term a mercy killing of Abbie Borreto a 59 year old cancer patient. The first six jurors were chosen amid strict news blackout and cold weather as the case stirred international feeling.
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Stirrell International
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Abbie Borreto
Superior Court
Dr. Sander
Wescott
Mercy Kilks
Limited Periods of Hard Rain Due Over Southland
Washington report from February 20 states below normal temperatures will persist for three weeks from New York to New Orleans, with near normal temps in most of New England except Maine’s northeast corner. A chilly band runs from upstate New York along the coast to the central Gulf states. In mid-February to March 15 normals minus a few degrees yield forecast lows from 32 to 29 in warmer cities. The Weather Bureau also notes heavy precipitation from the Appalachians to the East Coast, with rain or snow possible, plus light to moderate fall across the rest of the country and heavy precipitation on the Southern California coast.
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California
Woman Learns to Drive Soloes Into House
Mrs. Terry Lee Auer, 45, finished driving school with honors and then soloed in her new car. She misjudged a turn and struck a house. her husband sustained facial cuts and was hospitalized.
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Los Angeles
Terry Lee Auer
China Red Troops Mass Near Hong Kong Border
Foreign sources report that over 25,000 Chinese Communist troops have been moved to the Hong Kong border in recent weeks. The 42nd and 25th armies under Generals Yu Yuan Maw and Sung Chi Hung are said to be within five miles of the frontier. A British Army spokesman declined to add comment, saying the border situation remains unchanged.
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Hong Kong-China
Yu Yuan-Maw
Sung Chi- Hung
Maj. W. Billett
Solon Fined for Smacking Young Boxer
UPPER MARLBORO Md Feb 20 Rep Fred L Crawford Mich ends two day sitdown strike in county jail by paying 25 fine for slapping a former fighter who works for him Also paid 350 court costs Crawford pleaded guilty to assault and went home He struck Ray Hanbury 23 ex boxer who works for the congressman during a personal nature argument on the Maryland farm Hanbury said Crawford struck him while he had both hands on a ladder Crawford offered 200 cash or bonds but refused professional bondsman due to principle Bail issue discussed by Maryland officials and Justice Tra band Crawford among nine held in jail bullpen with others charged with drunken driving wifebeating assault drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
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Fred L. Crawford
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Zucca's Opera House Destroyed by Blaze
In Culver City on February 2 a major fire leveled Zucca's Opera House once known as Sebastian's Cotton Club. The two story wooden building, erected in 1924, was among the region’s oldest night spots. immediate loss estimate was not available.
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Vogeler Plea Ends Hungary Spy Trial
In Budapest the spy trial of Robert A. Vogeler and six others concluded with prosecutors seeking the stiffest penalties. Vogeler and a British assistant face the death penalty per a Budapest source. verdict due tomorrow. Vogeler confessed, while his lawyer argued for leniency and noted limited time in Hungary.
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Gyula Alapi
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Cardinal Mindszenty
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Imre Geiger
Passengers Saved From Danish Steamship Fire in Kattegat
Flames swept the Kron prins Olav in foggy Kattegat Strait forcing 108 passengers to launch lifeboats. The Stockholm rescued all aboard, with a few injuries reported while the crew battled the blaze and ferried the evacuees to Copenhagen.
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Committee on Sex Crimes to Convene in L A
LOS ANGELES February 20 The Assembly committee to investigate sex crimes is scheduled to meet in executive session tomorrow and consider recommendations for new legislation related to such crimes.
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Stockpiles Down As Nation Feels Pinch In Coal Strike
United Press reports striking coal miners ignore back to work orders and a federal judge delays action. coal stockpiles shrink to a week’s supply as a cold wave worsens shortages. violence erupts in Kentucky and West Virginia. pickets in Pennsylvania roam fields. about 570 thousand workers idle with strike extending days. government mediation scenes and possible coast to coast telephone strike loom as Taft Hartley injunction possible. Barbourville raid and Mineral County dynamiting widen tensions as Progressive Mine Workers push 9500 members toward strike. Chrysler dispute sees 172 noneconomic demands amid longest automotive walkout since 196? GM strike. (Continued on Page A-5, Col. 1.)
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Cyrus S. Ching
Western Electric Co
Richmond B. Keech
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Walter Reuther
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General Motors
Japanese Hides Five Years on Island Discovered
On Tinian Island a Japanese laborer Murato Susumu Hachijo, 35, was found by a U S Navy patrol after hiding five years in a two story building. He said he never saw or spoke to anyone during his confinement and was part of Japan's wartime labor on the Pacific island.
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Pacific
Ex Army Captain Shot to Death in Virginia Home
Robert Franklin Parks a retired Army captain who spent four years in Japanese prisons was found shot through the heart in his mountain home eight miles south of Luray Virginia His wife Barbara Parks 26 is held in the Page County jail pending an inquest The coroner said the death was instantaneous and occurred between 11 p m and midnight Saturday with an apparent single bullet striking Parks Mrs Parks claimed the shooting was an accident and an inquest will determine charges A pillow was found under his head and several empty shells were on the floor The couple married nine years and planned to raise chickens on 60 acres they owned in the valley
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Mary Elizabeth Dovel
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George H. Long
Riots Leave One Dead and Sixteen Injured in South Africa
In Johannesburg on February 20 a UPA police sergeant was killed and 16 people were wounded as police and natives exchanged fire amid escalating disorders. The violence stemmed from a clash between two native factions totaling about 100 participants.
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