Fire in Minneapolis tenement leaves 17 missing
A dawn fire engulfed a three story tenement near downtown Minneapolis injuring one and leaving 17 listed as missing, including 11 children. Fire officials feared several bodies might be buried in the debris as Red Cross workers evacuated 26 people from the burning building.
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Minneapolis
Mim
Dan
J. Gil Gaiser
Hennepin County Red Cross
Red Cross
Art Campbell
Hellmut Schoenfeldt
Northern Construction Co
General Hospital
Minneapolis Leap
Hemorrhage Fatal to New York Solon
In Troy New York on January 28 Representative William T Byrne of the 32nd District died from a cerebral hemorrhage hours after admission to St Marys Hospital He had served in Congress since 1985 on the Horse and Judiciary committees and was a Democrat from New York.
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Troy
N. Y
Wiliam T. Byrne
D-N. YO
St. Mary's Hospital
Byrne
New York
Congress
Horse, Judiciary Committee
Downdraft Drops 2200 Feet Aboard Capital Air Coach
Eighteen passengers on Capital Airlines Flight 805 bound Washington to Chicago were jolted when a sudden downdraft sent the plane plunging 2200 feet near East Liverpool, injuring five. Pilot William Mason called for medical help at Cleveland Hopkins. Survivors described being tossed to the ceiling and damaged cabin. a stewardess suffered facial injuries. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board and Civil Aeronautics Administration began inquiries.
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Cleveland
Capital Airlines
Berea Community Hospital
William Mason
Washington
Cleveland Hopkins Municipal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Liverpool
Ohio
Arthur J. Gerard
Kaw- Kawlin
Mich
Gerard
Jean Jacobs
Detroit
Lorraine Zerler
Milwaukee
Capital Airs Lines
Robert Doty
Doty
Civil Aeronautics Board
Civil Aeronautics Administration
British in Huddle on Cairo Crisis
The British cabinet met in emergency session to halt worsening Egypt relations amid Cairo rioting and the shift in government. Foreign Secretary Eden to make a statement. martial law approved in Egypt for two months under a new premier backed by King Farouk.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Ralph Stevenson
Suez Canal Zone
Anthony ‘Eden
Chamber of Deputes
Farouk
Sunset Strip club burns in $300000 fire probe arson
Fire swept the Clover Club on the Sunset Strip causing about 300000 in damage. Sheriff’s deputies checked for possible arson after the blaze reported at 4 30 a m by a passerby. Ten engine companies battled the fast spreading fire. The frame and stucco building housed an Army and Navy officers club and previously hosted gambling raids in the 1930s and war years.
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Hollywood
Dan
Sunset Strip
Clover Club
J. W. Haugen
Sheriff's
West Hollywood
Friar’s Club
Army and Navy Officers
Film Executive Fails to Appear for Contempt Citation
The House committee voted to cite Sidney Buchman, Hollywood writer producer, for contempt of Congress for failing to testify on Communist activities in film. The resolution moves to the House for approval, risking prosecution by the Justice Department. Buchman remains near Washington, with counsel seeking a temporary injunction to block forced testimony.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Sidney Buchman
Buchman
Frances E. Walter D.pa
House
Sergeant At Arms
Frank S. Tavenner Jr
Justice Department
Morton Pepper
Pepper
Coast Guard Warns of Mine Off Florida Coast
The Coast Guard disclosed a report of a floating mine sighted near Pensacola at the Mouth of Choctawatchee Bay. The Gulf Clipper reported the find after being advised by the Marathon trailer. A Gulf-wide warning urged ships to avoid the area until a thorough search is completed.
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New Orleans
jThe
Coast Guard
Choctawatchee Bay
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf Clipper
Gulf
Lifeboat fall injures crew during ship drill at Matson terminal
A lifeboat fell about 60 to 74 feet during a fire and boat drill at the Matson terminal in Wilmington. One crew member of the liner Lurline was killed and eight others seriously injured. The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. as Coast Guard personnel oversaw the drill. Survivors were taken to Seaside Hospital.
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Matson
Matson Co
Wilmington
David McGregor
Lime Ave
Adolph Leccene
Cameron St
Archie E. Stone
Arlington
Peter Wilkie
Sausalito
Joseph Taylor
Baltimore
Lest
Coast Guard
Wilkie
Mac Stone
Archie Stone
Wilke
Fiji Struck by Severe Hurricane Destroys Suva
The worst hurricane in island history battered Fiji with 150 mph winds. One death reported as Suva suffers extensive unroofed homes and smashed concrete shops in central areas. Lautoka also badly hit with widespread damage across the islands.
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Auckland
N. Z
Tau
Fiji
Suva
Lautoka
Plane crash lands on golf driving range in snow
In Cedar Grove North Dakota on January 28 a pilot crash landed a twin motored Lockheed Lodestar on a golf driving range while attempting to reach Newark Airport. The craft ripped a steel canopy and skidded to a belly stop as heavy snow limited visibility.
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Cedar Grove
N. d
Newark
Seven year old survives five-story fall in city
New York report says seven year old Albert Magee bounced from a fifth story window and walked away unharmed. Police note he landed on a rain-softened dirt patch, suffering no injuries.
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New York
Albert Magee
Ohio River Flood Destroys Homes Across Five States
Marietta Ohio reports the Ohio River flooding stretches across five states from Indiana to West Virginia. The surge drove about 8000 people from their homes, claimed six lives, and caused extensive property damage. The Wabash and its tributaries added further threats with large displacements and heavy losses in Franklin. The river climbed 3.5 feet above flood stage and is expected to fall unless rains return. Cities along the Ohio, including Cincinnati and Louisville, brace for downstream impacts as the flood peak shifts.
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Marietta
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio River
Wabash
Franklin
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
Maysville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Liverpool
Judith Coplon Wins Round in High Court
Judith Coplon, facing spy charges for alleged Soviet ties, won a hurdle as the Supreme Court refused to intervene in conflicting lower court rulings. The decision leaves two convictions overturned and prompts a government choice on retrying, with bail kept. Justice Clark did not participate.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Russia
Supreme Court
New York City
High Tribunal
FBI
Justice Department
Miss Coplon
District of Columbia
High Court
Justice Clark
FSI
New York
Hoover calls redraw of U S Europe policy and power buildup
Former President Herbert Hoover urged withdrawing ground forces from Europe except air field crews and pushing crushing air and naval power to halt communism. He urged Congress to reexamine U S worldwide policy, citing economic strain, tax burdens, and estrangement over Korea, and questioned the feasibility of a large European defense army by 1954. Continued on Page A4.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
U. S
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover
Europe
Asia
Congress
Korea
Douglas McArthur
Red
Manchuria
Chiang Kai- Shek
Ger
Eisenhower
Iron Curtain
Plan U N Course if Asia Flares Up
Paris dispatch reports the United States Britain and France declaring they would seek United Nations action if Chinese Communist or Russian aggression erupts in southeast Asia. John Sherman Cooper said such aggression warrants urgent UN consideration as Selwyn Lloyd and Francis Lacoste pledged support for immediate intervention if Indochina is moved on. The statements were made in the UN political committee amid a debate over Russia violating its 1945 treaty with Nationalist China.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
United Nations
Southeast Asia
John Sherman Cooper
18. S
Selwyn Lloyd
Francis Lacoste
U. N
Indochina
U.N
Russia
China
Kennedy's Daughter Victim of Gem Theft
In Washington on January 28, thieves stole more than 33 thousand dollars worth of jewels from 23 year old Jean Kennedy. The items were insured for 33 975 and taken from a Cadillac convertible belonging to her brother Robert. Miss Kennedy planned to leave for Chicago and reported the gems were in her luggage placed in the car.
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Washingston
Jean Kennedy
Joot
Joseph P. Kennedy
U.S
Britain
Miss Kennedy
Robert
Chicago
Weather outlook for Staley cool with fog and variable winds
Mostly clear tonight with early morning fog patches and varied high cloudiness tomorrow. Staley will be cooler tomorrow. Light variable winds shifting to westerly up to 16 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon.
Bride Traps Strangler of Former Wife
SOLTH GATE Jan 28 A bride whose amateur sleuthing led to the arrest of her new husband for murdering his common law wife said she became suspicious of him right after we were married. Robert Pennington 31 a common machinist confessed he killed Mrs Beitz last Dec 7 or 8 and buried her body beside a road to Mt Palomar observatory. Police found the grave after he led officers to it and stood by as a bulldozer uncovered the corpse. Mrs Pennington 29 had married him Jan 19 in Tijuana Mexico.
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Solth Gate
Robert Pennington
Helen Beitz
Pennington
Barbara
Jan
U N Proposes POW Exchange Plan in Korea
United Nations presents a 14 article prisoner exchange blueprint to North Korea in PANMUNJOM as the Reds study the plan and rebuke U N for using prisoners as blackmail. Libby calls the supervision proposal a complete solution while Gen Lee calls the plan a coercive ploy. A staff meeting on the truce supervision was postponed at the Reds' request.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Reds
Adm
R. E. Libby
Isne
Lee Sang Cho
Libby
Lee
U.N
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A terse index listing sections and their page locations across Bridge newspaper. It notes where to locate obituaries, sports, classifieds, comics, editorial, financial, and other departments on specific pages. The entry guides readers to sections including theaters and weather references.
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Boyle
Celebrating Bolshevik Revolt Sparks Arrests in East Germany
An underground Russian report cites Soviet secret police raiding a Rathenow officers’ party, arresting over 50 Red Army officers after toasts of Down with Stalin during the Bolshevik anniversary celebration near Berlin. Details emerged via a Red Army deserter.
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Red Army
East Germany
Stalin
Russian Information Agency
Soviet Union
West Germany
Rathenow
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