Five Firemen Die In Charleston Blaze
Five firemen died and thirteen were injured as flames swallowed Woolworths and Kresge in Charleston West Virginia. The epicenter was Woolworths basement with a collapse trapping four men Frank Sharp Richard McCormick Fred Summers and Frank Miller. A fifth named George Coates was missing after entering the burning structure. The blaze caused extensive damage with Woolworths loss estimated at 150000 and building value at 350000 plus 500000 in other damages. Fire crews fought the 1 million fire from 4 am until noon.
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Charleston
W. Va
Associated Press
Woolworth
Kresge
Frank Sharp
Richard McCormick
Freddie Summers
Frank Miller
George Coates
Woolworth’s
Capitol St
Charleston National Bank
Bank
William Opitz
Kresge's
C. L. Swayze
Woolworth's
Wayne Casdorph
Louis McClain
Rent-control Bill Clears House Committee For Next Week
The House banking committee approved a 20 to 4 compromise bill to extend rent controls 13 months beyond March 31. The panel rejected a civil rights amendment and backed measures to curb mass evictions while outlining enforcement and penalties. The bill heads to the House next week with potential amendments.
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YY Ashington
House Banking Committee
Truman
Rep. O'Hara
D-Ti
Tighe Woods
Spence
D-Ky
Rep
Brown
Atwater Kent dies at 75 a Hollywood radio pioneer
Atwater Kent, 75, famed radio manufacturer and Hollywood benefactor, died today after a virus infection and long cancer. He retired twelve years ago to a peak estate where he hosted lavish parties for movie folk and dignitaries, with much of his fortune given to philanthropy.
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Hollywood
UF Atwater Kent
Hollywood Hills
John C. MacDonald
Kent
Acid Explodes at Graham High School Injures Students
In Graham Texas on March 4 a glass retort containing sulfuric acid exploded during a first year general science class. Sixteen pupils and their instructor were burned, five seriously, as the acid sprayed across faces and into eyes in the classroom.
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Graham
Texas
Graham High School
Nebraskan Raps Truman's Proposal for Senate Gag
Sen. Wherry of Nebraska attacked President Truman's push for a majority vote gag on Senate debate as a showy bid to bypass southern obstruction. The Senate weighed a plan to let two thirds of those voting end debate, amid partisan volleys and readiness by Watkins and Martin to join 28 others against Barkley’s expected ruling on next steps.
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Ashington
Sen
Wherry
R.neb
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Sens
Watkins
Utah
Martin
Barkley
Minor quake rattles New Delhi area and Mahabaleshwar
A slight earthquake shook the New Delhi area today. The Colaba Observatory in Bombay recorded moderate tremors from Sumatra, linked to shocks felt last night at Mahabaleshwar, 200 miles from Bombay, causing cracked walls and toppled furniture.
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New Delhi
India
Colaba
Bombay
Sumatra
Mahabaleshwar
Walla
Ferreri Beating Claim Becomes Murder Trial Focus
OS ANGELES March 4 AP Norman Jolley a television actor testified that a social evening at the Ferreri home last July 10 ended with Jerome Ferreri violently beating his wife Elizabeth. Jolley described an insane expression as Ferreri knocked her to the floor and demanded to know what they were doing, a moment that preceded further violence in the home.
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OS Angeles
Norman Jolley
Ferreri
Jerome Ferreri
Elizabeth
Graltvese
Jolley
Betty
Joey
Greatest aerial search for wreckage of missing Marine planes
News brief lists a major aerial search in years for wreckage of missing Marine aircraft. Also notes funerary and local items, including a man’s body found with bullet wounds at Seal Beach, a shoreline plan for Long Beach, and various sections and pages of the newspaper.
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Long Beach
Commission
Seal Beach
U.S. Unemployed Rolls Reach War-Era High in February
Census Bureau reports 3,200,000 unemployed in February, the highest since World War II. Weather conditions and nonseasonal layoffs contributed. Two-month jobless rise totals 1,250,000, with February employment at 57.168 million as people entered the labor force.
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Washington
Amer Icans
Census Bureau
Jrise
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Taft Attacks High-Handed Forced Vote in Senate
Washington March 4 The Senate labor committee approved the Truman labor bill 8 to 5 with all Democrats voting yes and Republicans against. Taft denounced the move as high handed and said amendments proposed by Republicans were not allowed. He noted efforts to keep Taft Hartley provisions and non Communist affidavits blocked. Pepper and Thomas defended the procedure noting the country seeks action to repeal Taft Hartley. President Truman had pledged repeal in the campaign.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Taft
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Sen
Morse
R.ore
Pepper
Truman
Oslo Rejects Reds Nonaggression Bid and Seeks West
Norway rejects a Soviet backed nonaggression pact and leans toward Western democracies as talks on the North Atlantic defense alliance expand. Denmark Italy and Portugal express interest in joining the pact alongside the United States Canada Britain France Belgium Luxembourg. Foreign Minister Rasmussen heads to Washington to shape Denmark’s final stance while Norway’s delegation joins the Washington discussions led by Ambassador Morgenstierne. The Arctic frontier with Russia underscores Norway’s cautious stance in this Cold War maneuver.
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Norway
Denmark
Washington
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Italy
Portugal
Russia
U. S. State Department
Gustav Rasmussen
Copenhagen
Rasmussen
Halvard Lange
State Department
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
Morgenstierne
E& 8
Arctic
Alaska Statehood Bill Advances in House Subcommittee
The territories subcommittee of the House public lands committee approved Alaska Statehood today. Hawaii’s similar measure won approval yesterday. Chairman Redden noted the Alaska vote was unanimous and that both bills should pass when the House floor acts next.
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Washington
Alaska
Territories
House Public Lands Committee
Hawaii
Cormittee
Redden
D.N. C
House
Skeleton Found on Catalina Island Near Seal Rock
A skeletal remains, likely male, were found in a shallow grave on the east side of Santa Catalina Island near Seal Rock. Constable Tinch Moricich and deputies planned to ride to the scene about 10 miles from Avalon after John Kemple, an Avalon resident, spotted the skull while hiking yesterday.
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Santa Catalina Island
Seal Rock
Tinch Moricich
Avalon
John Kemple
Rajna
Little Inch Pipe Line Blows Up In Indiana Blaze
A gas line blast north of North Vernon Indiana injured a farm wife slightly as she fled with her year old daughter. Her home and barn were destroyed. her father Lester Jones was unharmed. Firefighters stopped the blaze after the 6 20 a m explosion. The incident marked the fourth blast on Inch lines in the past 18 months.
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North Vernon
Inch
Little Inch
Lester Jones
Reddington
Here
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Indiana
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