Army howitzer driver goes berserk in Lawton chase
A drunk Fort Sill soldier piloted a 21 ton self propelled 155 mm howitzer through Lawton Oklahoma causing three crashes and a near panic before MPs halted and seized the vehicle at a roadblock near Fort Sill. Citizens reported fearing a tank and police fielded frantic calls as the stander drove through gates and streets after starting at the fort. The incident prompted an investigation by Fort Sill authorities.
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Avton
Okla
Fort Sill
Curt Andrus
Come
Mander
Lawton
Army
al Hennesasee
Hennessee
Hennensee
Patton
T the Rhine
Plane Missing in Maryland's Worst Snowfall
Maryland authorities and Coast Guard search for a two engine Lockheed Lodestar aircraft in the state's worst snowstorm. The plane tied to Secretary Snyder, not aboard, was en route Newark to Washington but diverted to Baltimore due to Newark National Airport closure. Crew of four feared.
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Baltimore
Coast Guard
Maryland
L. Bill Schum
Galapagos Volcano Shows Signs of Activity
SAN FRANCISCO Jan 24 A tuna boat reported in a RCA heard message that a formerly inactive volcano in the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador showed signs of becoming active. The message gave no further details.
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San Francisco
U.P
Endeavor
Galapagos Islands
Ecuador
Baby Saved Breath Given Choking Girl by Landlady
In Chicago a two month old baby Sandra Jean nearly choked during a cold episode. Landlady Mrs. Mary Pallar gave rapid aid by breathing into the infant’s mouth until a fire department rescue squad arrived. The squad tended the child for fifty minutes before she was out of danger.
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Chicago
Fire Department
Virginia Elia
Sandra Jean
Mary Pallar
Pedestrian Wave Clarifies Driver Yield Right of Way
Los Angeles January 24. A Superior Court reversed a municipal court conviction of William D. Torland for failing to yield to a pedestrian. The ruling clarified that if a pedestrian waves to go ahead motorists are not required to wait or argue, establishing guidance on yielding to pedestrians.
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Los Angeles
I Superior Court
William D. Torland
Ion
Peden Tan
Ured
Blizzard Drives Gothamites Home as Snow Hits New York
A blizzard struck the New York area with 14 inches predicted, winds up to 50 mph, and temperatures around 15 degrees as streets emptied and drifts formed. Planes were grounded and railroads moved to clear snow while a coast guard air search for a missing twin engine plane was halted.
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New York
Todi
Coast, Guard
Newark
New York Central
Ohio
Central
Earthquake Record Reported by California Tech Lab
Pasadena reports a very great magnitude seismic shock recorded at 10:00:58 a.m. Pacific time today by the California Institute of Technology seismological laboratory. Dr. Charles F. Hichter notes it is the strongest shock here since the December 1946 Japan earthquake.
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Pasadena
Call
California Institute of Technology Seismological Laboratory
Charles F. Hichter
Japan
Oon
Train gunman wounds two on Pennsy line in chilling attack
A Cleveland man fired on a Cleveland to Pittsburgh passenger train near Sewickley Valley Hospital area, wounding a 29 year old woman, Mrs Refief, and a 53 year old trainman, Crider. Passengers and a flagman overpowered the assailant after a 45 minute stand off.
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Mnbridge
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Mary "Retief
Sewickley
Valley
M. Crider
Freedom
Walter Rosiak
Platel-Wielder
Alker
Walker
Refici
J.J. Hoffer
Monsea
Modesto Child Wins Festive Distinction
Modesto Calif Jan 24 California's birth scene centers on a centennial the first born in Stanislaus County is celebrated under a state centennials committee plan. Bonita Dale noted among others as first born in the county for the celebration.
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Modesto
Calif
California
Joaquin’ Co
Stanislaua
Bonita Dale
Gold Nugget Club
Mystery Death Boy Probed After Found Hanged
The body of 14 year old Walter F Dunn Jr was found this afternoon hanging in drapes at the family home 241 Truman Boyd Manor Police began an immediate investigation to determine if the boy accidentally entangled himself or if foul play occurred The parents said they left for a shopping trip about 10 o clock and returned shortly before noon finding the lifeless body in the drapery
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Walter F. Dunn Jr
Truman, Boyd ,Manor
Japanese Detective Arrests Blind Pickpocket on Tokyo Tram
A Tokyo detective arrested a pickpocket on a crowded tram car. He was shocked to find the thief was totally blind, who boasted of his success and said no one suspected a blind man.
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Tokyo
Knutson Drives Tax Cut Bill Opposition Grows
Rep Knutson of Minnesota faces Democratic resistance as a mass meeting plans to showcase support for a 6300 tax cut bill. House leaders cite Republican backing while planning to present a united front and discuss the measure ahead of a February 2 vote and a Senate referral.
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Texas
Knutson
R.-Minn
House
Democrata
H Wernenran
United ‘Front
Presidentia
Senate
Coloma Celebrates Gold Centennial With Parade and Pageantry
Thousands packed Coloma to mark the 100th anniversary of James Marshall discovering gold at Sutter's Mill. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans led a costumed parade. Governor Earl Warren spoke. a plaque was dedicated by Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West. The event drew crowds from Placerville with bus shuttles and a full Sunday program of services, concerts, and a Pioneer Quadrille Club dance.
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Coloma
Mother Lode
James Marshall
Hollywood
Marshall
Placerville
Gold Discovery Park
Sutter's Mill
Roy Rogers
Edin Trigger
Ogers
Dale. Evans
Earl Warren
California
the. R. Knowland
California: Centennial Com ‘Mission
Hangtown
Pioneer
Oil Firm Told in 1940 to Be Pro-Japanese
Washington January 24 1940s Senate war inquiry reveals Standard Oil California was urged by a foreign subsidiary official to take a pro Japanese stance to protect vast wartime business with Japan. Letters from Max Thornburg and James Moffett discuss aligning Caltex and Bahrein Petroleum with pro British and pro Japanese positions to suit global interests.
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Washington
U. P
Senate War Investigating Committee
Standard Oil. Co
California
Japan
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
Tekea
Max Whornburg
Thornburg
Owen Brewster
A.me
James A. Moffett
Standard of California
H. D. Collier
Moffett
Bahrein Petroleum Co
Persian Gulf
Caltex Oil .Co
Texas Co
Collier
Cattex
Caltex
China
British Empire
Draft Ike Leaders Switch to Stassen
In New York on January 24 the National Draft Eisenhower League said all state units should disband and the six original organizers pledged support to Harold Stassen’s candidacy. The move signals a shift from Ike to Stassen in the draft effort.
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New York
Eisenhower League
Harid Be.stassen
Vandenberg Proposes Single Administrator for European Aid Plan
Senator Vandenberg unveiled a plan creating a single cabinet level administrator for the multibillion dollar European Recovery Program. The proposal would place control over wages prices credit meat and essential materials under one agency with limited State Department oversight. The Brookings Institute prepared the plan and it was sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for study.
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Washington
Jen. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
State Department
Paul Porter
United States
Vandenberg
Brookings Institute
Brookngs
Marshall
Hangtown Will Shine Tonight in Placerville Celebration
In Placerville on January 24, residents recalled Hangtown’s gold rush past as the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus staged a parade with 200 initiates in 49er dress. A later Coloma initiation preceded a Main Street crowd, a hangman’s tale, and a kangaroo court as revelers sang Hangtown will shine after sunset.
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Placerville
Hangtown
E Clampus
Vitus
Cates
S' Most
Coloma
Unser
Pauley Denounces Stassen in Commodity Charges
Edwin W. Pauley accused Harold Stassen of using ignorance and falsehoods to indict him for profiting from commodity markets with inside information. Stassen, Minnesota’s ex governor, testified about insiders in postwar markets, naming Pauley amid sustained questioning and interruptions. A continuation appears on Page A-2 Col. 5.
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Washington
A.P
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold E. Staiven
Pauley
Senate Appropriations
Stassen
PR Ss
I‘ . Pres
Army
Haem
Fines for Harbor Pollution Skipper and First Officer
Harbor enforcement rounds report fines imposed on the ship’s skipper and second mate for pollution violations. The items note site changes near Whittier and plans to placate proposals. Additional briefs cover rent control requests, a daughter-chainer sentence, Ike leading polls, Kay Francis hospital stay, and related local notices.
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Whittier
Ike
Kay Francis
Gan
Bradley
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