Atlantic Council orders unified defense by 12 nations
The 12 Atlantic nations formed a defense council to develop military measures for unified North Atlantic defense. Secretary Acheson will chair. Washington to host headquarters for the standing group with Britain and France. Studies on military production economic factors and financing to support Western defenses were ordered.
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Ashington
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Council of the Foreign Ministers
Johnson
U. S
Britain
France
U.S
Europe
Dean Acheson
Atlantic Council
Atlantic Alliance
Washington
Standin G Roup
U. N. General Assembly
Acheson
Defense Ministers of Mines
Wealsary
Iceland
Labor Disputes Signal Steep Industrial Walkouts
Miners in Wyoming and Utah quit work while unions in western Pennsylvania plan meetings ahead of a nationwide strike on Monday. In steel, union and major producers will meet with federal mediator Cyrus Ching as deadline looms for September 2. If both walkouts occur, about 1.4 million workers could be idle across coal and steel linked industries.
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Wyoming
Utah
Pennsylvania
Cyrus 5. Ching
Monkeyshines as Schoolboys Tear Bus Interior
In Philadelphia, after a high school game, 44 boys and 10 girls on a city bus caused extensive damage. Driver Joseph Sado stopped at a police station to end the melee as windows shattered and seats ripped. Boys remained in custody of parents or guardians on malicious mischief charges. Girls were released without charges and will have parents and schools notified.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Sado
West Oak Lane
Germantown
Sado
Warren Hobson
Ex-Hungary Army Chief Admits Plotting Treason
In Budapest on September 17 Lt Gen Grorgy Palify, former chief inspector of the Hungarian army, confessed in court that he and codefendants planned to assassinate top government officials last May. He said the putsch failed with the arrest of Laszlo Rajk, former Communist minister of foreign affairs and interior minister. Rajk admitted guilt yesterday. Palify claimed Yugoslav help and said the scheme would have seized the country after the assassinations. He testified as the second defendant in a treason trial, joining in a prolonged public confession as six others await their turn.
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Budapest
Hungary
Grorgy Palify
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Paltfy
Palffy
Pelfry
Two Airmen Killed in Planes Collide West of Dallas
Two military planes collided head on west of Dallas killing one airman in each craft. One aircraft was a two engine Navy bomber and the other a single engine F-51 National Guard plane.
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Dallas
Five saved in bay entrance and more
A terse bulletin notes five people saved at a bay entrance and mentions a bandit suspect wounded. Other brief items include a patrolman saving a woman and multiple references to pages with ship disaster details, veterans insurance cash, rail strikes, gale-damaged cargo, and assorted sections like books, churches, ads, comics, and weather.
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Missouri Pacific
Gale
L. B. Sf
Bellflower Man Held in Alleged Extortion Plot
Harvey R. Hildebrand, 65, of Bellflower, jailed on suspicion of extortion and mail fraud. He allegedly wrote to A. M. Berry Sr. demanding 1000 dollars and threatened to reveal alleged affairs. Berry followed instructions to leave money under a box. officers concealed and arrested Hildebrand as he collected the cash. Address listed as 9241 E. Los Angeles St., Bellflower.
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Bellflower
Harvey R. Hildebrand
Los Angeles County
Sheriff's Office
Hildebrand
A. M. Berry Sr
S. Clark Sr
Berry
Center
Virginia
Sheriff's
George A. Dunning
Los Angeles
Garner Brown
Vie England
Los Angeles St
Torrential Rain Drowns Three in Mexico City Storm
In Chihuahua three people two women and one boy drowned as three hours of torrential rain flooded streets up to five feet deep. The storm followed a long drought and caused widespread minor damage to houses across the area.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
British Jet-Ship Crashes Into English Channel
Felixstone England Sept 17 A jet propelled British flying boat crashed into the English Channel a mile and a half off this Suffolk port today rescue operations were limited as weather hindered the search for survivors authorities reported no immediate word on casualties or the cause of the crash
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Felixstone
England
English Channel
Suffolk
Strip Tease Schemes Peeping Tom in Georgia Sentenced
Mrs. Margaret Jaffa, 34, described as a shapely housewife, performed a partial striptease to deter a peeper who was watching through a window. She escorted him to police, where Carl Hughes, 35, was identified, convicted by Recorder Paul E. Krause, and set for sentencing on September 30.
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Peer
Margaret Jaffa
Atv
Uo Gore
Carl Hughes
Paul E. Krause
Atlantic Search for Lost Italian Aviators 940 Miles Out
Coast Guard ships and Air Force Navy and Coast Guard planes scoured the Atlantic off Newfoundland for two Italian fliers missing in a single engine plane. Officials fear fuel exhaustion forced a ditch as eighteen aircraft and two cutters searched with no sighting by noon. The pilots Brondeilo and Barrogno hoped to fly nonstop from the Azores to New York and last messaged they were about 180 miles south of Argentia with 940 miles remaining.
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New York
Coast Guard
Air Force
Navy
Atlantic
Newfoundland
John Brondello
Camillo Barrogno
Brondeilo
Azores
Argentia
Dutch Girl and Egyptian Tackle English Channel Try
Eighteen year old Tint Jonker of Holland and Egyptian Army Lieutenant Hassan Absel Rehim, 41, began channel crossings from Dover and St Margarets respectively. Jonker started at 34B p m for her east-west attempt while Rehim left St Margarets at 12 30 am heading toward the opposite approach.
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Dover
Eng
Tint Jonker
Holland
English Channel
Tindis 2 Florist
Hassan Absel Rehim
Survivors recount Noronic fire terror and heroism
Toronto dispatch describes passengers clinging to ladders and decks as flames swept the Noronic. Captain William Taylor aided passengers but fell into icy bay when his ladder broke. others saw men shouting for help amid burning decks and frantic hospital corridors. Families awaited news as stretcher details and a sister’s identity emerged.
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Toronto
Noronic
William Taylor
Lucille Roberts
Detroit
S. J. Orth
Mrs Orth
Irene
Orth
Inlaw
Lucille Orth
Harold Stover
Sombra
Nea Sarnia
Night Fire Destroys Noronic Cruiser. Hundreds Feared Dead
The Noronic, a 6905 ton Great Lakes holiday cruiser, burned at her pier in Toronto. Firemen recovered 190 bodies within ten hours. officials fear 226 may be dead or missing, with 4 more bodies found in harbor and 3 deaths at hospitals. Most passengers were from Washington and Ohio. the blaze began in Stateroom 482 on the starboard side, spreading rapidly across C deck and leading to a temporary morgue setup at the Horticultural Building near the Canadian National Exhibition.
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Taoronto
Ont
Great Lakes
Noronic
Smirle Lawson
Canada Steamship Lines
Fur
WA. S
Cleveland
Detroit
Prescott
Thousand Islands
Lawson
Lake Shore
Salon
Sam Hill
Fruit Plant Fire in Cashmere Causes $750,000 Loss
A fire at the Cashmere Fruit Growers Union plant began about 4 a.m. in Cashmere Washington and burned for hours, damaging the block-long facility. Initial estimates put the loss at about $750,000 for buildings and equipment, with thousands of fruit boxes destroyed.
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Cashmere
Wash
Cashmere Fruit Growers Union
Norwegian Freighter Stranded Off Cuba Seeks Aid
A Norwegian freighter the S. S. Brabant with about 25 to 30 crew members was aground off Cuba's southern coast and sent SOS calls. A Jamaica tug and Cuban survey flights were readied as the Coast Guard prepared medical aid if required.
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Miami
Fila
Cuba
Chicago
Seattle
Caribbean
Isle of Pines
S. S. Brabant
Lloyds of London
Ganger Rolf Co
Qsic
New Orleans
Antwerp
Belgium
Coast Guard
Brabant
Jamaica
Mt Waterman brush fire controlled after seven acre loss
MT WILSON Sept 17 a forest and brush fire on the slopes of Mt Waterman was brought under control today after burning seven acres of pine stands. No injuries were reported and crews remained on the scene to extinguish remaining hotspots.
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MT. Wilson
Mt., Waterman
Tomorrow's P T to Show Fashions
California designers set the fashion pace as previews promise a full Fall Fashion Section in Sunday's Press Telegram. The 16 page feature covers formal gowns play clothes shoes jewelry hats and accessories with fashion writers reviews and many pictures.
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California
Press-Telegram
Sunday Press- Telegram
Sunday Press-Telegram
Noronic Sistership Hamonic Fire Sailed to Disaster in 1945
Aboard the Harmonic at Point Edward near Sarnia, a July 17, 1945 blaze broke out as sparks ignited the ship and pier flames. Captain Beaton steered to safety, dockman Elmer Kleinsmith used a crane to rescue over 100 passengers, with many others jumping into the water. all 325 aboard survived.
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Point Edward
Sarnia
Ont
Toronto
H. L. Beaton
St. Clair River
Beaton
Elmer Kleinsmith
Huron
dMich
Debrig
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Channel
Peeper
Canadian Steamship Lines
Toronto Harbor
Associated Press
Crew
Police
Thousand Isles
Waterman
P.T
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