Woman recalls morgue death scare and quits hospital
In San Francisco on November 24, a woman identified as T. K. Butler recounts being declared dead after taking 50 sleeping pills on November 7. She woke in a hospital seven days later, saw geometric patterns, and says she now seeks a new life writing a book, calling the attempt a stupid act.
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T. K. Butler
San Francisco
Associated Press
Mrs. Butler
New England
San Jose
Butler
Blasts Divert Po River Floodwaters in Italy
Engineers set off nearly two tons of dynamite to blast Po River dikes and release floodwaters toward the Adriatic Sea to ease pressure on towns along the river. Church bells rang warnings as a 16 day flood disaster leaves about 200000 evacuated, hundreds of millions in damage, and over 150 believed dead.
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Rovigo
Italy
Adriatic Sea
L A Living Cost at All Time High
Los Angeles cost of living rose to a record high, averaging 11 percent above prewar levels. Foods increased about 16 percent, vegetables up 6 percent, while wearables and home furnishings fell slightly. The report from the U S Bureau of Labor Statistics notes seasonal price shifts and overall inflation in Los Angeles for the month.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Princess Margaret in Paris Night Club Farewell Tour
Princess Margaret danced late in Paris clubs with Duchess of Kent and other royals. British detectives seized and destroyed photos at Monseigneurs while reporters were chased, as a Scotland Yard man blocked a photographer. The party, in white satin, celebrated with champagne at 500 francs a bottle.
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Paris
Margaret
Britain
King George
Elizabeth
Maxim’s
Franz Lehar
Duchess of Kent
Merry Chase
Montparnasse
Monseigneurs
Scotland Yard
Ce Nicholas
Yugoslavia
Comte de Robes
Smart Club
Henry IV
Temptation
Four Assaults Fail to Change the Front in Korea
Seoul dispatch reports four Red assaults against United Nations outposts failed to alter the fighting front. Chinese battalions briefly took a hill on Little Gibraltar Ridge west of Yonchon before Allied counterattacks reclaimed it. In air warfare, 18 MIGs were destroyed or damaged and six Allied planes were shot down in the week ending Friday.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Yonchon
Gibratar
Yalu River
Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Hungary says U.S. failed to meet Vogeler release terms
Hungary charged that the United States did not fulfill terms for the release of Robert Z. Vogeler, citing an extensive nine page note to the U.S. legation. Budapest demanded the crown of St. Stephen be returned and warned of violations of Hungary's rights and sovereignty.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
Robert Z. Vogeler
U. S
Germany
Vogeler
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
East Europe
St. Stephen
America
Bomber Crash Fatal to Three at Waco Air Base
A B25 medium bomber crashed on takeoff at James Connally Air Force Base near Waco Texas this morning killing three crewmen. The crash occurred around 7 am just after liftoff on a routine weather flight. The wreckage fell near Elm Mott nine miles north of Waco. Names of the dead were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Waco
Texas
James Connally Air Force Base
Elm Mott
Ridgway Denies Craft Over U S S R
General Ridgway rejects Soviet claim that U S Navy patrol bomber fired first after encountering two Soviet fighters near Cape Ostrovnaya near Vladivostok. The missing 10 man crew plane reportedly did not approach Soviet airspace closer than 20 miles.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Siberian
State Department
Department
U.S. Navy
Cape Ostrovnaya
Vladivostok
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
U.S
United States
Paris
Warren R. Austin
Ridgway
Korea
Soviet Union
Soviet Union Rejects West Disarm Plan in UN Debate
In Paris on November 24 AP reports Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky rejected the Western disarmament plan in its current form and offered 12 substantial amendments aimed at shifting control and limits under international oversight. The move softened the tone by signaling the Western proposal may still serve as a basis for discussion at the UN General Assembly committee.
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Paris
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
U. N
U. S
Britain
France
China
Control Committee On
Security Council
U. N. General Assembly
Cease-Fire Line Half Mapped in Korea
In Korea on November 24, United Nations and Communist officers mapped half of the 145 mile cease-fire line. A UN spokesman Lt Col Howard Levie said Allied experts hope to finish by tomorrow but cannot guarantee. If mapping stalls, subcommittees will take over, delaying approval of the buffer zone clause.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Howard Levie
Truman Tax Revenue Surpasses All Previous Admins
The U S Chamber of Commerce reports that the Truman administration has collected more taxes from Americans than all prior administrations combined by about 8 billion dollars. Using Treasury records, the chamber cites net federal receipts from 1789 to mid-1945 at 294.2 billion versus 262.6 billion under Truman.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
Truman
Explosions Kill 18 at Danish Navy Arsenal
In Copenhagen a massive blast wrecked the Danish Navy arsenal killing at least 18 firemen and enlisted sailors. Many more may be missing or injured as several buildings were destroyed and fires spread toward the harbor. Damages are estimated at 75 to 100 million kroner. The explosion followed a gasoline tank fire and a chain reaction that destroyed the mine workshop and set off alarms across the city.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Navy
Tanwin
Lythms Unness Wele Nbone
Oor
Sweden
Six Die As Israel Airliner Crashes In Zurich
A four engine Israeli El Al freight plane from Tel Aviv to Amsterdam crashed while circling to land at Zurich Airport killing six crew members. American passenger Michael Quercia, 27, escaped with two broken legs as wreckage spread over woodland and the aircraft burned. Officials investigate. weather and very limited visibility cited.
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Zurich
el al
Tel Aviv
Amsterdam
Michael Quercia
Swiss Federal Air Office
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow forecast
Weather update shows partly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with continued cool temperatures. Strong entities include no named places or organizations.
Son 17 Kills Wife Beater and Surrenders
DETROIT Nov 24 GP A 17 year old youth Ferris Jones said he could not stand to see his mother beaten and shot his father Paul Jones 47 in the back of the head at Dearborn. He walked into a police station at 3 30 a m and announced the killing. The elder Jones died later in Wayne County General Hospital. Genevieve Jones 44 wife showed a split lip and bruises. The youth said he fired after finding his father beating his mother with fists. He was held without recharge pending investigation. The parents had been married 29 years. There is a second son Paul Jr 8.
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Detroit
John Mazer
Ferris Jones
Dearborn
Paul Jones
Jones
Wayne County General Hospital
Mazer
Flo
Genevieve
Paul Jr
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