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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1951
Page
5
In Boston on October 22, Francis Curran 34 awoke hanging by his fingers from a third floor window. He was naked and chose to drop about 35 feet to the ground. A patrolman found him unconscious. he suffered a broken leg and cuts.
NATO deputies sign an agreement to invite Turkey and Greece to join the defense pact. The communique says they will be asked to join after founder nations ratify the amendment extending NATO to the Russian Turkish frontier and to cover the entire Mediterranean, expanding the area to over 10 million square miles.
A three hour blaze in San Jacinto caused extensive damage to eight business houses valued at about 250000 dollars. Faulty wiring in a cafe is suspected as the cause.
Washington reports little chance of a recess appointment for Gen. Mark W. Clark as ambassador to the Vatican. Since Congress is not in session, Senate approval will delay the post for months, amid protests over U S Vatican relations and debates on church state separation. Clark would need to retire from the Army for a recess appointment, a step he has shown no intent to take.
Geneva report on Alexander Ranczay a 41 year old Czech refugee who fled the Red Army in 1945 with his wife Maria Julia and two daughters Lydia and Erika. He is the 1 000 000th refugee aided by the International Refugee Organization and will leave Bremen on the Muir Nov 2 for Midland Texas where he will work as a gardener and handyman for William Penn Engineering.
Washington report cites Voice of America stating Russia has not accounted for as many as 3,000,000 World War II prisoners, including men and women, according to an overseas broadcast.
Sen Thye demanded suspension of Charles E Shaver counsel to the Senate small business committee amid an RFC probe. He cited reports Shaver confirmed that he helped urge RFC directors to lend 1 1 million to back a Florida luxury hotel project that was approved but not completed. Shaver said backers rejected RFC terms and he and Flo Brattan visited RFC directors to press the loan.
Nashville police said Arthur Manning England, 26, an art student at Watkins Institute, broke into five business firms to raise money to wed a Nashville girl with incurable cancer. He was trapped in an appliance company building after entering four other sites.
Buenos Aires reports a church roof collapse during a communion class killed at least nine children and seriously injured 25 others. Cardinal Spellman urged Catholic Youth Organization members to pray daily and use faith during a period of Catholic youth observance.
About 400 residents were inside the San Juan Evangelista Church in a city suburb when a collapse caused by falling stone and timber killed many. Authorities investigation continues.
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