Mother of Model Denies New Son-in-law Is Negro
The mother of 21 year old model Martha Braun says her daughter rejected a wealthy suitor to marry Billy Daniels, a nightclub singer described by society pages as Negro in New York. Braun Sr. disputes the claim, citing Daniels’ French Spanish and possible Indian heritage and noting their wedding occurred in Weehawken New Jersey. The couple honeymoon aboard a ship to South Africa after meeting in New York years ago. Daniels, in his mid thirties, has a long career in theater and jazz clubs.
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Billy Daniels
Martha Braun
Lowell
Mass
New York City
Weehawken
N. J
Carl Braun Sr
Daniels
New York
Joseph Mairabelli
WN. J
First Braun
Wellu
Ode Lowell
South Africa
52Nd St
Harlem
Photo of Atomic Glue Spurs Meson Discovery
Rochester scientists report strong evidence of a neutral meson, a potential atomic glue, from plates carried by balloons 19 miles aloft near Harrisburg. Dr. Helmut L. Bradt, Dr. Bernard Peters, and Morton F. Kaplan led the study, linking mesons to nuclear forces and cosmic rays with unclear practical use.
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Rochester
N.Y
University of Rochester
Harrisburg
Earth
Helmut L. Bradt
Switzerland
Bernard Peters
Morton F. Kaplan
New Evidence in Copson Case Hearings Open
Government prosecutors presented testimony showing the espionage probe of Judith Copson began three days before a wiretap on her Washington home phone. An FBI inspector testified as the case against Miss Coplon and Russian engineer Valentin A. Gubitchev moved beyond wiretap proof, with Judge Sylvester Ryan warning the indictment could be thrown out if based solely on wiretaps.
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New York
Judith Copion
Washington
FBI
Miss Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
U.S
Sylvester Ryan
FHI
Crommelin Targets Eisenhower After Army Unification Row
Capit. Johan G. Crommelin, Navy critic of Army Air Force unification, broadens his attack to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Speaking to the Pacific Traffic Association in San Francisco, Crommelin condemned autocratic methods of the Army general staff and warned of the influence a powerful presidential candidate in uniform could wield in Congress.
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San Francisco
Johan G. Crommelin
Navy
Army
Armed Services Unification
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific Traffic Association of
Crompmelin
Air
General Staff Corps
U. S.S. Army
Washington
Congresa
Freighter Patches 17 Shell Holes as Shanghai Run Looms
Isbrandt freighter Flying Arrow, captained by David Jones, repairs 17 shell holes after shelling by Nationalist warship Wuling. The ship aims to slip past blockaders toward Shanghai at 18 knots, faster than the 12 knot Wuling, aided by destroyers Bausell and Sticker. Brooklyn Heights seeks safer route via Tsingtao if Shanghai remains blocked.
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Hong Kong
David Jones
Isbrandtsen
Flying Arrow
Shanghai
Wuling
Cant. Jones
A. P. Pattison Co
Isbrandtsen Line
Jones
Yangtze
U. S. Army
Brooklyn Heights
Tsingtao
Yangtze Estuary
Bausell
Sticker
GOP legislative policy group selected to draft platform
Twenty one House Republicans from across the nation except the Democratic south were named to draft a declaration of GOP congressional policy. They join a 15 member Senate committee and a Republican National Committee group to write a platform aimed at retaking Congress in November. Leader Martin of Massachusetts will chair the House group.
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Washington
Van
House
Democratic South
Senate
Republican National Committee
Congress
Martin
Massachusetts
No Law to Aid Divorcee Whose Child Wed Ex-mate
RAND RAPIDS Mich Jan 21 The Kent County prosecutor says there is little legal recourse for Helen Bishop as her ex-husband Victor Bishop married her daughter Jean Lorenski just 21 days after his divorce. Jean, 11, was unaware of the marriage cited by the mother and attorney. Also described are two drowning victims from Saginaw Orville Wardlow and Carl Boitel 36, who were swept from shore at Point Audres during high winds.
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Rand Rapids
Mich
Helen Bishop
Victor Bishop
Jean Lorenski
South Bend
Ind
Kent County
Bishop
Darkhaired
Jean
Orville Wardlow
Carl Boitel
Saginaw
Point Audres
Ice Fishermen Drown in Gale on Saginaw Bay
SAGINAW Mich Jan 13 Two ice fishermen were blown to their deaths by gusty winds that lashed most of Michigan. Gales averaging 50 to 60 mph with gusts to 73 mph battered the state and even toppled a wall of a new concrete building at Unionville along Lake Huron. In parts of the Upper Peninsula snow reduced visibility to about a quarter of a mile.
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Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw Bay
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Unionville
Lake Huron
Upper Peninsula
Tides and Temperatures Tuesday Weather Statistics
Coastal weather data from Long Beach Lifeguards lists sunrise at 6 59 a m and sunset at 5 SBma with moonrise 1 14 a m and moonset 12 07 p m. Tides show high at 3 39 a m 5 3 ft and 5 10 p m 2 9 ft low at 11 10 a m 0 6 ft and 9 41 p m 2 0 ft. Data provided by U S Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Long Beach
Caim
Ex-polio Patient Given New Bike in Detroit
Six year-old Jo Ann Vandenabeele receives a blue and white bicycle from Charles Hollifield after her bike was stolen. The child, a victim of infantile paralysis, had trusted neighbors and offers poured in as recovery exercises were aided by the gift.
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Detroit
Jan
Jo Ann Vandenabeele
Jo Ann
Charles Hollifield
Brothers Accused in Rural Crime Wave
SHAWANO Wis Jan 11 Two brothers face charges for a rural crime wave. Lyle Meter den 31 and Everett 19 allegedly rustled cows ripped fence posts stole chickens and took machinery over four months. They are charged with stealing three heifers 46 chickens and fence posts worth 100 after allegedly confessed by Bert Wickman 19.
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Shawano
Wis
Lyle Meterden
Everett
Elbert Wickman
Bullet Sting Behind Ear on Chicago Streetcar
Walter Gladowski, 24, felt a sting behind his ear as he boarded a streetcar. A bullet hole was found in his head and a .22 slug removed at St Mary’s Hospital. Police say the bullet was placed on the tracks by children and discharged when the trolley hit it.
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Chicago
Walter Gladowski
St. Mary's Hospital
Life Term Given to Biting Dog Kaiser
In Dallas on January 11 Kaiser a large mongrel dog that bit a postman on December 12 began a life sentence. Justice of the Peace W E Bill Richburg ordered Kaiser's 66 year old owner to chain or confine the dog for life or face $183 in fines and costs and possible execution.
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Dallas
Kaiser
Justice of the Peace
W. E
Bill Richburg
U S May Give Military Aid to Yugoslavia
The United States likely will provide limited military aid to Marshal Tito if the Soviet bloc uses force to crush Yugoslavia’s independence. A standby program cleared by the National Security Council outlines steps the Administration would take, supplementing existing economic and political support.
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Washington
United States
Tito
Yugoslavia
National Security Council
State Department
Truman
Security Council
Acheson
Johnson
Europe
Italy
Moscow
Plump Couple Accused of Starving Children in New York
New York authorities say a 29 year old mother and 29 year old father were charged with starving their two younger children. The boy Guy Jr weighed 14 pounds and died after near starvation. The girl Vincenza weighed 10 pounds and remains hospitalized in serious condition. The couple admitted neglect and await arraignment and grand jury action.
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Mary Scielzo
Guy
Elizabeth St. Atationhouse
New York City
Guy Jr
Scislzo
Mary Scierzo
Frank
Hogan
Guy Scielzo
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To
Vincenza
Ogan
Selestos
Michael
Nicoletta
Metropolitan Hospital
Helpful Pair at Inquest Prove to Be Kidnap Duo
Ash Fork Arizona January 11 a man and woman identified as James Riley and Cordellia Stamper were arrested after an inquest into the death of Elizabeth Lee 74 of Topeka Kansas found abandoned in a hill area near Ash Fork. The couple who gave other names Lloyd Joyner and Polly Bennett are accused in the kidnaping of Patrolman Walter Black and the disappearance of Miss Lee.
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Ash Fork
Aviz
Kingman
Here
Jamen Riley
Cordellia Stamper
Elizabeth Lee
Topeka
Kan
Riley
Stamper
Lloyd Joyner
Polly Bennett
Walter Black
Miss Lee
Phoenix
Misa Lee
Black
R. F. Horton
Barton
Yavapai
Orville Bozarth
Prescott
Bozarth
Romance for Kin of Ambassador
Hollywood gossip reports Sharman Douglas, daughter of the U S ambassador to England, denying romance with Bobby sex idol Peter Lawford. They met in New York and were seen in Gotham spots. Lawford's parents hosted a party for Douglas and the two attended a Pancho Gonzales Jack Kramer match where photos were taken but he declined a posed arm around her.
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Hollywood
Sharman Douglas
Pater Lawford
Bobby
New York City
Gotham
Lawford
Isir Sidney
U. S
England
Miss Douglas
Trio Rescued From Mountain Snow Near Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake January 11 three people were stranded for several hours in the freezing San Bernardino Mountains. Leo G. Huffman 29 H. Martin 34 of Burbank and Martin's 14 year old Dale were rescued by Sheriff’s Capt Kendall Stone and Sidney Sutherland. A sheriff’s plane spotted them guiding rescuers to the trio using a wheeled tractor.
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Big Bear Lake
Jan
Leo G. Huffman
San Bernardino
Huffman
Martin
Burbank
Dale
Kendall Stone
Big Bear
Sidney Sutherland
Tris
British General Election Slated for February 23
London January 11 Prime Minister Clement Attlee set February 23 as the date for a general election to decide if voters want more socialist policy. The dissolution of Parliament will occur February 3 and the campaign is expected to be highly contentious with Labour seeking a second straight victory. The previous election occurred July 5 1945 after World War II in Europe, with Labour winning a landslide. If Labour wins again Attlee or a Labour leader will form a new government. if Conservatives win Churchill would become prime minister.
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London
CPI
Clement Attlee
Attlee
George VI
Europe
Japan
Labor Party
House of Commons
George
Labor
Churchill
Reconsider Law Ban on Barber Poles in LA
Los Angeles debates an ordinance banning striped barber poles. Benjamin Miller attacks the law as flouting American barber shop traditions. Councilman Harold Harby urged fellow members to revisit the measure.
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Los Angeles
Benjamin Miller
Barber Miller
Harold Harby
Harry
Council
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