Locomotive Boiler Blast Kills Fireman 500 Feet Away
A Santa Fe switch engine boiler explosion hurled water tender Bobby Jean Blake 500 feet, killing him instantly in Beach. Inspectors from Santa Fe and federal authorities probed the blast on a side track near Serra Station. Blake, 25, of Downey, survived three prior blasts in Navy service, and is survived by his widow Kathryn and a six month old son.
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Santa Fe
Serra
San Juan Capistrano
Car Beach
Bobby Jean Blake
Fifth St
Downey
Blake
U.S. Navy
South Pacific
Federal
Doheny Park
Serra Station
Broklares
Roy Diver
San Clemente
Kathryn
Roy Purdy
Western Ave
Long Beach
Seadrift
Texas
Victim of Flame Succumbs After Battle for Life
Vernon Texas June 6 Donnie Woodward died today after 27 days with 70 percent burn. Doctors said he fought his heart out and survivability was unlikely. The 10 year old was burned May 10 when a burning gasoline packet was hurled at him while burning weeds. He asked to live yesterday and spoke of his cow Old Jersey and dog. Funeral set for 3 pm tomorrow with classmates as pallbearers.
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Donnie
South Lockett School
Pall‘pearers
Old Jersey
Texas
Blaze Leaves 60 Firemen Injured at St Nicholas Arena
A four alarm fire at the 50 year old St Nicholas Arena in York injured sixty firemen from smoke inhalation and minor injuries. The blaze caused extensive damage to the arena building, which has long hosted wrestling and other sports events as well as political and union meetings.
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York
St. Nicholas Arena
Soldiers Sailors Fight Blaze Near Santa Barbara
Soldiers and sailors from Fort Ord and Port Hueneme battled a brush fire that swept 2000 acres in Alamos Canyon about 100 miles northeast of Santa Barbara. Most of the flames burned in Los Padres National Forest with the rest in a state forest 25 miles northeast of Santa Maria.
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Santa Barbara
Fort Ord
Port
D-Day anniversary celebrated in France on teletype
News highlights note the D-Day anniversary commemorated in France. Item from field home town appears on Page A. Pay locations and finder Billy Rose listed on Page A-13 Bridge. Classified pirates and ropes appear on Pages B-10 to B-15. Comics on Page 8-6, Crossword on Page B.S. Editorials on Pages A-12 and 13. Shipping table on Page B-9. Sports on Pages A-14 and A-15. Weather and tides on Page B-9. Wort activities on Pages 8-2 and 13.
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France
Billy Rose
Pirage
Ratification Urged for Atlantic Treaty
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote 13-0 urged ratification of the North Atlantic Treaty. Chairman Connally said a report favoring ratification will be released, noting the President gains no new war powers without Congress. debate continues as absent members return.
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Connally
D.-Texas
Senate
AEC Man Bared as FBI Suspect
Senator Hickenlooper said the top secret atomic report writer for Congress was suspended after an FBI check flagged serious derogatory information. The AEC board held a May hearing and unanimously recommended continued security clearance, amid broader questions about keeping doubtful personnel on the payroll.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Congress
FBI
Senate House
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional
Lilienthal
Ilienthal
Lewis Union contempt conviction upheld by appeals court
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the contempt conviction of John Lewis and the United Mine Workers for refusing to halt a strike over pensions. Fines total 1 42 million with Lewis at 20 000 and the union at 1 4 million. The strike began March 25 and lasted over a month.
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Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Johnn. Lewis
United Mine Workers
T. Alan. Goldsborough
Lewis
Goldsborough
Supreme Court
Noti Ig
Eedts
Six Other Galzick Child Dies In Hazleton Fire Tragedy
In Hazleton Pennsylvania the Galzick family suffered a fatal fire that killed six children and left the parents critically injured. Firemen found one boy on the bedroom floor and others clinging to each other in bed. Seven other siblings survived or escaped, while relief drives collected funds for the bereaved family.
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Hazleton
West Hazleton
Robert Garzick
Hazleton State Hospital
Steven Galzick
West Hazelton
Galzick
Joseph
Richard
Leo
Thomas
Donald
Robert
Aloysus
Joanne
Eleanor
Edward
Woman Named for Treasurer First Female U S Treasurer
Richland Kansas banker Mrs Clark, a 49 year old divorcee, was nominated as the first woman treasurer of the United States. Supported by Mrs India Edwards head of the Democratic women's division, she flew to Washington after a hurry up call. Her nomination signals several more women expected to fill high federal posts including diplomatic roles.
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Richland
Kan
United States
Clark
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Edwards
Spy Probe Witness Says He Got FBI's Tip to Appease Red
Joseph J. Franey testified before the House committee that an FBI agent said the State Department wanted to appease the Red spy. Franey, a Niagara Falls repairman and photographer, helped deliver film and documents to Soviet agent Andrei Schevchenko in New York. He described FBI delays and a coded signaling system using Empire State Building postcards to arrange meetings.
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FBI
Ashington
State Department
Red
House un-American Activities Committee
Joseph J. Franey
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Franey
Hooker Electrochemical Co
Bell Aircraft Co
Buffalo
Andrei Schevchenko
Schevchenko
New York
Mlme
Empire State Building
Committee
Raney
Stocks Slide to Year Low Under New Selling Wave
New York June 6 stocks fell to year’s low as a fresh selling wave sparked rapid declines. Many blue chips slipped a few cents, trading around three dollars a share while over a million shares changed hands. Wall Street noted the price level prompted selling and steel production schedules slid to yearly lows. Absence of serials suggested the recession might level off, but market weakness persisted with steel, railroad, Southern Railway, Standard Oil, and Twentieth Century Fox among prominent names cited.
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New York
Wall Street
WALQUE @ Lun
S Steel Railroad
Southern Railway
Twentieth. Century-Fox
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Press-Telegram
Tarance Brain
New York City
Mark Brain
Payette
Idaho
Onsford
England
Terence
Associated Press
Tha
Mander
Armed Senate Foreign Relations Forces
North Atlantic
Secret’ Report
Say
Normandy
Kingsbridge Veterans Hospital
Will Carstaodt
Salam
N. J
Dennis Buckley
New ‘Eth City
Robert Farmer
Elmira
New
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