Hero Fights Mad Dog to Save 82 Children
Rick Parker a 28 year old cab driver and father of five wrestled an apparently mad dog away from 82 kindergarten pupils at a Atlanta area school. He reversed his cab shielded the children and urged a policewoman to shelter them. A youth killed the dog with a rifle. Parker was bitten and given antirabies shots. The incident, witnessed by students, earned Parker hero status with locals calling him braver than comic books.
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Tlanta
Rick Parker
Parker
Air Force
Mister
Atlanta
Ranning
Wilel
Ming
Parka
Warren Warren Climaxed L B Visit With Pension Attack
Governor Earl Warren closed a campaigning day in Long Beach with a radio attack on James Roosevelt and McLain. He accused them of trying to mislead elderly pensioners and warned against turning pensions into political football while detailing California's pension generosity and liberal policy. He spoke at a station broadcast over ABC and later addressed the International Public Employes Association convention.
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Earl Warren
Long Beach
James Roosevelt
McLain
ABC
Warren
George McLain
Order of Eagles
Roosevelt
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Armed Sailor Causes Panic Aboard Sunset Limited
A 27 year old sailor pulled a gun on a crowded Southern Pacific coach between Yuma and Phoenix, threatening passengers over an hour. Police captured EH Huff of Polkville Mississippi at Union Station, with no shots fired. Huff allegedly threatened to kill with an ice pick after chaos over a crying baby and a lights-out request.
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Phoenix
Agaiin
Southern Pacific
City and Railroad
EH. P. Huff
Polkville
Miss
Union Station
Charles Smith
Sunset Limited
Here
Yuma
Smith
Huff
Hyder
Sabi
Navy Plane Crashes at Base Killing Nine Crewmembers
A twin engine patrol plane crashed during an emergency landing at this Naval Air Base killing nine Navy men. The craft reportedly was en route to Argentia Newfoundland when engine trouble developed 23 minutes after takeoff. Comdr. Raymond Glasgow said the pilot and co pilot escaped while the rest of the crew were trapped in the burning plane.
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Quonset, R. E
Naval Air Base
Argentia
Newfoundland
Raymond Glasgow
Glasgow
High Voltage Wires Kill Three in Texas
In Greenville Texas a storm loosened high voltage wires last night causing three deaths. W A Laird a 42 year old city lineman died at 7 15 pm Arch L Stinebaugh 50 and his granddaughter Celia Stineback perished two hours later.
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Greenville
Texas
W. A. Laird
Arch L. Stinebaugh
Celina Stineback
Truman to reveal tax returns for gambling suspects
Senate crime investigators reported President Truman offered to make income tax records of suspected gamblers and racketeers available to the national inquiry. Kefauver said the president gave a complete go ahead with no reservations and pledged executive co operation.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Sen. Tobey
R.-N
Tobey
O’conor
D-Mda
Wiley
R.-Wis
White House
Treasury
Rock attack at Chestnut Place leaves cleaning girl shaken
An 18 year old cleaner in a Chestnut Place shop was struck on the head with a rock by a man who entered seeking alterations. Police found a 2 by 3 inch stone outside the counter and the victim, Patty La Rue Dial, 18, of 2777 San Francisco Ave., offered no motive. In a separate incident, Sidney Perry, 14, was wounded in the left foot when three teens forced him to act as target for knife throwing in Howerton Park. The blade nicked his rubber boot and leather shoe, leaving a one inch cut. He received first aid and was sent home.
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Chestnut Pl
Patty la Rue Dial
San Francisco Ave
Stone
Mins Dial
Yesterda
Sidney P. Perry
Sidney
U Grant
How Heton Park
Bob van Antwerp
Houghton Parle
Ome
Canadian Fire Hazard Reduced in Halifax Area
Showers last night lowered the fire hazard from Manitoba to New Brunswick, but a monster blaze continued to plague Nova Scotia. Eastern Halifax County bore the worst outbreak as a 15,000 acre spruce fire burned for three days and was still raging yesterday, causing more damage than all Nova Scotia fires in 1949. About 1,500 men fought the blaze while Forest Minister A W Mackenzie appealed for public cooperation. All Nova Scotia forests were closed to public travel Monday.
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Halifax
N. S
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Halifax County
A. W. Mackenzie
Copperhead halts WHYN radio after deadly contact
Copperhead snake thirty inches long disrupted Radio Station WHYN in Northampton Massachusetts by tangling with a transmitter. The reptile, part of a poisonous family, was found dead at the bottom of a conduit after absorbing too much of 3000 volts, ending its life and temporarily silencing the station.
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Northampton
Mass
WHYN
Copperhead
Johnson seeks presidential power to draft in emergencies
Senator Johnson urged Congress to grant the President power to draft men during emergencies and sought a three year extension of the draft act. He won limited backing from Senator Knowland who warned that an atomic attack could require immediate action and questioned Senate timing.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Congress
Truman
Armed Services
Sen
Knowland
R.calif
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Snowland
House
Capitol
Knowsland
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
Police raid in Buenos Aires arrests 30 Reds
Federal police raided the Communist party headquarters in central Buenos Aires late last night, arresting 30 men and six women. The Communists were charged with holding a meeting without government permission.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Communist Party
Truman Asks Cash to Arm Free Nations
President Truman asked Congress for 1.2225 billion dollars to extend and expand arms aid to free nations facing Soviet pressure. He urged power to shift funds to meet Soviet probing of weak spots, saying the only hope for democracy is strong defense among the U.S. and allies. About 14 nations are expected to share shipments, with most funds going to North Atlantic allies. Johnson urged a three year draft extension to keep the United States in a continuous alert against attack.
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LU Ole Een San
America
North Atlantic
Truman
Ting
Johnson
Senate
United States
House
Congress
Soviet Union
Veterans Administration Moves 1200 Patients to Long Beach
A teletype brief notes the Veterans Administration relocating about 1200 patients to a Long Beach hospital. The terse item appears in page B-1 summaries among Congressional Roundup and other briefs, signaling a health system efficiency move.
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Veterans Administration
Long Beach Hospital
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