Fires ignite during furnace drying at Armco plant
Two McGraw Construction Co workers suffered third degree burns while drying out a new brick stack at Armco No 2 Open Hearth No 14 furnace in Middletown. Leonard Spencer, 54, and Ernest Dalton, 38, were treated at Middletown Hospital after a kerosene flare up. Spencer used kerosene soaked rag to start the fire and flames flashed back.
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Armee Steel Corp
Middletown Hospital
Leonard Spencer
Carlisle
Ernest Dalton
Forest Ave
Franklin
Camp
Dalton
Spencer
Armco
Wife Rescues Husband From Bay and Reclaims Teeth
In Oakland a wife saved her husband M Sgt Ivan L Howe 43 from San Francisco Bay after he jumped from a pier. Marie Howe 41 followed, then she aided to get him into a life ring and retrieved his upper teeth.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco Bay
Ivan L. Howe
Marie
Arrested After Hold Up in Indiana Linked to New Mexico Slayings
John Lemont Hamilton, 22, of Carmichael California, held in LaPorte, Indiana, after a gas station holdup arrest. Investigators probe possible links to three New Mexico killings, with a .22 caliber pistol recovered. The victims suffered .22 caliber bullet wounds.
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John Lemont Hamilton
Carmichael
Calif
LaPorte
Ind
Indiana
Hamilton
New Mexico
Soviet Prosecutor Rudenko Awarded Lenin Order
Russian born Roman Rudenko, Soviet prosecutor general since 1953, received the Order of Lenin on his 3H birthday in Moscow for services to the Soviet state. Rudenko was chief Soviet prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of German war criminals.
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London
Roman Rudenko
Moskow
Rudenko
Nuernberg
Twelve Railroads Enter New York City but Only Five Reach Manhattan
In a report on regional rail access, twelve railroad companies moved into New York City during the period, yet five lines actually traverse into Manhattan. The piece notes the discrepancy between franchise entry and rail service reach, highlighting the concentration of routes in the borough.
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New York City
Manhattan
Armco Half Year Sales Rise but Income Declines
Armco Steel Corp reports six months 1957 sales of 401.1 million dollars up from 394.6 million last year. Net income from operations fell to 30.0 million dollars or 2.51 a share on 11.99 million shares. total net income from all sources reached 30.5 million dollars or 2.55 a share. A 75 cent quarterly dividend was declared by directors, payable Sept. 6 to holders of record Aug. 8.
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Armco
Armco Steel Corp
Charles R. Hook
Monsday
Armeco
Hook
Todd reports wife better in hospital after scare
New York Showman Mike Todd says his pregnant wife Elizabeth Taylor has escaped premature childbirth for now. He joked she is starting to scream at him, and said Miss Taylor was admitted to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center last Thursday after premature labor pains. The baby is due in late October. Todd expects she could leave the hospital in a few days.
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New York
Mike Todd
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Todd
Wife Hated His Job So He Gets Divorce
Los Angeles report states screen writer Frank Fenton, 54, won a divorce from his wife Mary Jane, 42, on testimony that she developed antipathy toward writers. The case centered on marital discord linked to his profession.
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Los Angeles
Frank Fenton
Mary Jane
Fenton
Divorce Notice in Butler County Ohio Court
Barbara Jean Bowman residing at 302 Mumford Street Mt View Alaska faces a divorce petition filed July 18 1857 in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case 652 by Fontaine Bowman for gross neglect of duty. Respondent must answer by August 31 1957 or petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep. Attorneys Casper and ee and. July 23 30 Aug 6 13 20 27
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Barbara Jean Bowman
Mumford Street
Mt. View
Alaska
Fontaine Bowman
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph
Kiep
Charlotte F. Hermann
Casper
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McGraw
Schramm
Clark ST
Mercury
Turnpike Cruiser
Monterey
Middletown
Lincoln Mercury Co
Bryan Philips
Tytus
Ken Philips
Ross
Aluminum
H.P. Clinton
Clinton
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