Cocos Expedition Member Back Locates Lost Loot Details
Los Angeles reports searchers believe they found the position of the lost loot of Lima a pirate hoard valued around 500 million dollars buried near the shore of Cocos Island off Costa Rica. James A Forbes IV says metal detectors indicate treasure near a beach and stream mouth while Patterson notes indications of metal deposits and past sail canvas fragments.
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Los Angeles
Lima
Cocos Island
Costa Rica
Ellis Patterson
James A. Forbes IV
Petterson
California
Forbes
James Alexander Forbes I
Forbes IV
Auit Company
Riverside
Califferson
Bolivar
Cocos
Patterson
Ponsteranes
Ima
Mary Pear
Simon Bolivarianea
Young Cyclist Injured In Bicycle Crash At Emerald Bay
Cyclist Louis Laurant aged 15 of Canyon Acres Road was hospitalized with a broken left leg after losing control of his bicycle and striking a tree at 77th Street in Emerald Bay Laguna Beach. He was taken to Orange County Hospital.
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Laguna Beach
Louis Laurant
Canyon Acres Rd
Orange County Hospital
Norway's Secret Atomic Energy Hidden In Norway
A report from Norway reveals a secret atomic program with a pile, heavy water production at Norak, uranium mining, and cyclotrons in several cities. Russia eyes Norway’s atomic advances while Norwegians pursue peaceful nuclear energy and saboteurs safeguarded heavy water plants during World War II.
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Daniel DE Luceo
Norway
Russia
Norak Hydro
Moscow
A. Afanasiev
United States
Rjukan Gorge
Rjuken
Early House Vote Anticipated on Vet Pension Bill
Washington February 23 House readers ready to vote early on the Rankin bill for veterans pensions. Rankin seeks $90 monthly pensions for all 18 800 000 World War I II veterans at age 62. Cost estimates range from 62 to 129 million first year to 6 billion yearly by 1990. President Truman opposes either pension or bonus now. Veterans groups split with VFW saying it does not go far enough.
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Washington
House
Sabath
D-Ill
Rues Committee
Rankin
DeMiss
N. Wests
House Veterans Committee
Ersey
Cox
D.ga
Truman
Ust
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Atom Authority Named to U S Weapons Group
Rear Adm. William S. Parsons, long linked with the A bomb, named to the Weapons System Evaluation Group for fitting strategy to modern weapons. Lt. Gen. John E. Hull leads the group after directing tests with improved bombs at Eniwetok. Secretary Forrestal announced the appointment.
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Atom Authority
U.S
Washington
National Military Establishment
William S. Parsons
Ita
Weapons System Evaluation Group
Parsons
Los Alamos Laboratory
Japan
Bikini
Navy
Atomic Energy
Armed Forces
Special Weapons Project
Atomic Energy Commission
John E. Hull
Weapons System
Joint
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Marshall Islands
Forrestal
U S Captured Poison Hoard Says Officer
Mountain View officer Maj James M Graham recounts disposal of Tahun nerve agent found by U S intelligence in Bavarian caves. He notes Tabun's extreme potency and persistence, its faint odor, and doubts Russia would pursue manufacture due to long contamination and regional impact. Local context from San Jose chamber talk.
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Mountain View
Calif
Russia
Germany
James M. Graham
U.S. Army
Berlin
Graham
Chamber of Commerce
San Jose
U. S
Aberdeen
Need of naval power stressed
Naval Secretary Sullivan tells a civic group in North Hollywood that sea power is essential to winning foreign wars and warns against any single service becoming supreme. He spoke during the commissioning of a new Naval Reserve training center, stressing balanced military strength for national security and survival.
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North Hollywood
United States
Navy
Sullivan
Naval Reserve
McGrath proposes three senators per state plan protests
PERA Kan Feb 23 A proposal by Senator J Howard McGrath to have three U S Senators per state draws swift opposition from both parties. Critics say it lacks merit though McGrath argues it would improve efficiency by distributing committee load and ensuring each state has a fuller voice. The plan requires a constitutional amendment and approval by three fourths of state legislatures. Senator Lucas of Illinois publicly opposes the idea despite respect for McGrath.
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Pera
Kan
U. 5 S
J. Howard McGrath
D-R. 1
Washington
Sen
Morse
R.ore
Sen. McKellar
D.-Tenn
Senate
House of Representatives
Edwin €. Johnson
D.- Solo
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
McGrath
Congress
Lucas
Illinois
Social Security Extension Plan Likely to Be Cut
Washington rushes to split on Truman era welfare proposals as lawmakers warn the Social Security expansion may cover far fewer workers. Officials debate home relief funding and the mix of insurance expansion disability benefits and payroll tax boosts amid state and federal hurdles.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Associated Press
Capitol Hill
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Philadelphia
N A M Advises Buying of Bonds
The National Association of Manufacturers urged buying government savings bonds to curb inflation. Managing Director Earl Bunting said bonds remove money from circulation, easing price pressure, and that regular purchases make employers shareholders in the United States of America.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers Today
N.A. M
Earl Bunting
the Treasury
United States of America
Boys Pay Respects to Washington in a Rainy Camp
Three youths from East Baltimore left home with two eggs two skillets a hammer and a pup tent to honor George Washington. Rain halted them near City Hall plaza so they camped. City council member William J Muth helped them, quipping about sharing eggs with Gary who has cookies. Claus said Cremeans thanked the donors. Science pupils will mix chemicals in the funeral home work room commerce pupils meet in jail basement and physical education pupils work out in the church gym.
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Altimore
East Baltimore
George Washington
Washington Monument
City Hall Plaza
William J. Muth
Monument
Muth
Gary
Claus
Cremeans
Commerce
Thunderstorm Hits Maryland Area
A thunderstorm swept Maryland last night followed by heavy rainfall as the region endures an unusually mild winter. The storm disrupted activities and joined a string of northeast weather events marking the season.
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Baltimore
Maryland
East Coast
Pupils to Hold Class in Mortuary in Hamlin High School Fire
Hamlin West Virginia 375 students will resume classes next Monday in a church jail and mortuary prep room after the high school burned down last Monday morning. Superintendent Taylor Cree says makeshift facilities were donated until a permanent plan is ready. Like a visit from Santa.
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Hamlin
W. Va
Taylor Cremeans
Santa
Baby Talk Tied to Infant Speech Defects
Dallas February 23 Dr Kenneth N Westerman University of Michigan said infants imitate parental baby talk to learn speech. He said muscle actions develop by imitation and persist. muscle memory may exceed brain limits. Other causes of defects include poor diet illness fear bad breathing habits and poor posture He is in Dallas to judge a young artist award competition.
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Dallas
Kenneth N. Westerman
University of Michigan At
Ann
Water Tank Burns in Denver Area
Denver February 23 UP firefighters battled a blaze at the Armour and Co plant where a water tank was ignited by a welder’s torch. Interior insulation burned as the flames were brought under control after deploying a 100 foot ladder.
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Denver
Fev
Armour & Co
John Horan
Hymns Added to Juke Box at Pearl Street Eatery
In Grand Rapids on February 23, UP reports Otto Katt’s Pearl Street restaurant now offers hymns on the juke box. For a nickel and a push of a button patrons hear Hymns of the Cross or Near the Cross after more than 500 customers petitioned for the change.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Otto Kats
Pearl St
Katt
Churches Under Tightened Control Across Eastern Europe
Western church officials report a synchronized campaign to crush church influence in Iron Curtain nations. Observers say Cardinal Mindszenty’s life sentence and Bulgaria’s Protestant leaders’ trial mark a broader pattern, with thousands jailed or retired while Christian schools lose state support and youth groups vanish under alleged espionage pretexts. Authorities target Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria most, with Poland and Czechoslovakia following.
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Eneva
Switzerland
Iron Curtain
Eastern
Europe
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Bulgaria
Jave
Romania
Bul- ES
Poland
Czechoslovakia
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Fredonia
N. Y
Chicago
Mardelle Clarkson
DePere
Wis
Sere Sue Phagley
Carlisle
Ind
Atom
Greta Kempton
Washington, D
President Truman
St. Louis
East Euope
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