Cat saves family from gas with swift feline aid
In Pittsburgh a cat nicknamed Nicodemus woke Virginia Reefer and her husband Robert, pulling covers from their sleeping baby Ary Priscilla after a gas leak endangered the trio. The mother collapsed but was revived. the husband injured a wall mirror while fleeing. Gas filled part of the building but other residents were unharmed. Nicodemus fled after the scene.
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Pittsburgh
Nicodemus
Virginia Reefer
Priscilla
Fire destroys Kokomo plant in large blaze
Fire destroyed the block long H. and K. Appliance Co factory in Kokomo Indiana last night. Flames jumped to a nearby lumber yard fanned by wind. Firemen evacuated families from four homes. Losses listed around 750000 including 250000 for Kokomo Lumber Co president Mont Uitts said.
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Kokomo, Ind
H. and K. Appliance Co
Mont Uitts
Koxomo Lumber Co
Marine Warehouse Destroyed By Fire
A sleet storm fed a blaze that destroyed a two story Marine Corps warehouse and damaged a private athletic hall. Two Marines sleeping inside escaped unharmed as fireboats and about 75 trucks battled the flames for two hours. The fire displaced several nearby families.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Slavs Salute American Dead In Belgrade
Belgrade Yugoslavia fighters saluted the 700 American fliers whose coffins will be shipped from Italy after a two and a half year search by a U S Graves Registration unit The diplomatic corps attended a noon ceremony at the railway station as Lt Gen Savo Drljevich spoke for veterans emphasizing respect for the sons of working people of the United States.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U. S
Italy
Savo Drljevich
Association of Veterans
United States
Inquiry Into Infant Death Sparks City Inquiry
Mayor Hubert Humphrey convened an emergency meeting of the Minneapolis Public Welfare Board for an exhaustive inquiry into the death of four month old Arthur Jensen Jr. The infant died in the mayor’s reception room after hospital doctors reportedly refused admission and administered penicillin checks for pneumonia. Coroner Dr. Russell R. Heim said the baby died of laryngeal tracheal bronchitis and noted doctors acted in good faith. The welfare board oversees city hospital supervision.
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Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Minneapolis Public Welfare Board
Arthur Jensen
Arthur Jr
William C. Sims
General City
Russell R. Heim
Hennepin County
Heim
Sims
General Hospital
Humphrey
Welfare Board
Missing Piano Prodigy Found In Hotel Room
Jacal ine Horner a 14 year old Los Angeles piano prodigy and actress was found in a San Francisco hotel room with a 19 year old Navy sailor Wallace Wells. Horner was turned over to juvenile authorities as a runaway and Wells jailed for contributing to delinquency of a minor.
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San Francisco
Jacqueline Horner
Los Angeles
John Merrill
Dan Shelley
Wallace Wells
Cimarron
Miss Horner
Merrill
Jacqueline
Wells
New Cold Wave Prompts Snow Flurries Across Midwest
A fresh outbreak of cold air with snow flurries and strong winds moved down the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. Temperatures plummeted to sub zero in the Dakotas and Minnesota with the edge of cold air entering northern Missouri Illinois Indiana and lower Michigan. The mercury may dip near zero in Chicago tomorrow while the southeast endures continued cold.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Mississippi
Dakotas
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago
Plains
Great Lakes
Screw Found In Child's Throat In Dayton
Three year old Douglas Miller, son of war veteran Lewis Miller, travels from Dayton to Chicago for a delicate operation after doctors in Dayton Veterans Hospital locate a screw lodged in his bronchial tubes for at least a year. The transfer is organized by Dayton mayor Edward Breen and two local welfare agencies. Dr. Richard Koehler first found the screw while examining the child for chicken pox.
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Dayton
Douglas Miller
Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Lewis Miller
Douglas
Edward Breen
Richard Koehler
Richard Koehler Discovered the Screw While Apes Tas Douglas
Miller
Dayton Veterans’ Hospital
Prime Minister King of Canada Indicates Retirement Plan
Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King says he plans to retire as Liberal leader and prime minister after a successor is chosen. Sources expect Louis St Laurent to succeed him, with a Liberal convention sought next summer to decide the leadership.
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King
Canada
Liberal Party
Ottawa
William Lyon MacKenzie King
Liberal
National Liberal Federation
Robert Walpole
Britain
Louis St. Laurent
Wilfrid Laurier
R. B. Bennett
Coal Stocks Largely Adequate Amid Car Shortage
Middletown coal yards report fair stock levels despite a severe cold wave. The main issue is a persistent railroad car shortage limiting mine production, though some yards have rail-delivery service and inventories on track or en route.
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Middletown
Norvell Diver
Middletown Coal Dealers Association
Diver
J. L. Glass
Middletown Ice and Coal Company
Miami Valley
Knutson Tax Cutting Bill Heads For House Passage
In Washington AP dispatches report Senator Thye assailing meat rationing amid calls for storage hoarding and a spring shortage forecast. Knutson’s tax cutting bill gains House approval despite likely presidential veto as Taft and Taber back cut and debt payments.
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Knutson
Washington
Congress
Thye
R-Minn
GOP
Wherry
Neb
Flanders
New England
Rep
Agriculture Department de
Truman
House
Taft CR
Ohio
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
House Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Martin
R-Mass
Republican Steering Committee
Rayburn
Texas
Koutson
P-Minn
Democrats Face Mississippi Rift as GOP Forges 1948 Plan
A. F. Whitney endorsed Truman campaign easing Democratic doubts amid Mississippi Governor Fielding Wright’s secession threat. Wright urged southern Democrats to quit a party pressing anti-southern bills. GOP closed a two day meeting approving a 4 million dollar budget for the 1948 campaign.
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A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Truman
White House
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Wright
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Antilynch
Senate
Fastland
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Supreme Court Asked To Require Film Firms To Quit Local Shows
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to order five major film companies to divest their local theaters. Paramount, Loew’s, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Warner, and 20th Century-Fox would separate from affiliated cinemas to open competition. The case traces to a 1940 antitrust action with Columbia, Universal, and United Artists.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Department
Philip B. Perlman
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Loew's Inc
Radio-Keith-Orpheum Corporation
Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Universal Corporation
United Artists Corporation
Columbia
Universal
New York
Ants
United States
Improvement of City Law Library Indicates Expansion
Judge Alton H. Combs cites need to remodel the City Building law library to boost use by attorneys. He notes outdated books, demand for labor and tax volumes, and compares unfavorably with Hamilton. Middletown funds about 3000 annually. trustees have not acted on remodeling.
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Butler County Law Library
Alton H. Combs
Middletown
Butler County Law Library Association
Judge Combs
Hamilton
Butler County Law Library and Bar Association
State Treasury
Judge
Combs
Walter Bender
Association
Bender
Law
Middletown Bar Association
William Stitsinger
Two Local Youths Enlist In Navy
Bobby Ray Cisco of Middletown and John Dewey Smith of Middletown join the U S Navy as apprentice seamen for three years. Bishop Charles Estes of Hamilton and John Hugh Stroebel of Hamilton enlist for three years as machinists mate third class. Each is the son of local parents and former students or employees.
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Bobby Ray Cisco
Malcolm Cisco
Middletown
U. S. Navy
Hamilton
Franklin High School
John Dewey Smith
George D. Smith
Malvern St
Middletown High School
Eversharp, Inc
Charles Estes
Andrew Estes
Route 6
John Hugh Stroebel
John W. Stroebel
Senators Hear TreasuryAid To Back European Money
Secretary Snyder said Congress may be asked to fund European money value in addition to Marshall Plan billions. Ike suggested the timing could be this year and probably west. The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars urged cutting off Russia’s access to Western Europe resources to avert Communist control. James F O’Neil warned Senate Foreign Relations Committee that delay of the Marshall Plan risks Communist dominance in Europe.
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House Committee
Harriman
Snyder Washington
ADP
Treasury
Snyder
Congress
Ike
House Poreicn Affairs Committee
Washington
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Europe
Russia
United Stat
James F O'Neil
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Plane Skids in Snowbank Fire Injuring Eleven at Logan
Eastern Airlines Lockheed Constellation skidded off a taxiway at Logan in heavy snow. At least 11 people injured, crew and passengers escaped, some with leg and rib fractures. Captain N. E. Thayer and engineer Harold D. Coonley credited for safe evacuation.
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Boston
An Sheeway
Eastern Airlines
Logan
National Apeport
Fiv
Traluport
City Hospital
Mildred Jenulin
New York
Dora Mock
Holler
Henry
Alex Molano
Bayonne
Newark
N.J
Miami
Wilnemes
Harold D. Coonley Mian
J. D. Johnson
Forest Hills
N. E. Thayer
Brakeman Rescues Boy From Creek Near Pittsburgh
In Chartiers Creek a nine year old boy fell through thin ice while walking home from sled ride. Three railroad workers reached the scene and pulled him from the water as brakeman Frank Alcott saved the child. The boy named Matthew Cavanaugh, nicknamed Ike, was carried about 100 feet before rescue and is recovering at home.
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Pittsburgh
Chartiers Creek
Matthew
Ike” Cavanaugh
Frank Alcott
Troy
Accidental Gas Shut-Off Threatens Worthington Homes
Police and fire crews with Ohio Fuel Gas Company warned about an explosion hazard after a gas main valve was accidentally closed during water system work. About 2500 homes in Columbus and Worthington faced gas shutoff and low pressure risking gas flames going out. Crews checked houses and advised residents to turn off furnaces and appliances until officials authorize restarts.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Worthington
Columbus Gas Company
Gam Broadcas
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