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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1953
Page
10
National Fire Protection Association estimates 1952 fire losses close to one billion dollars with 2,014,600 fires and 942.65 million in damage. Building fires rose 12.5 percent, dwelling and school fire counts up, and smoking and lightning were major loss factors.
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Nicky Hilton former husband of Elizabeth Taylor was subpoenaed in Los Angeles to explain a week long stay at the John Wayne home as Mrs Wayne’s guest while Wayne was away in Honolulu. The Wayne divorce trial included allegations of infidelity and domestic tension as Mrs Wayne testified of repeated disputes and Wayne’s behavior during their six years of marriage.
Col Alius L Amoss heads an international spy ring in Baltimore claiming Lavrenti Beria has escaped Russia and will deliver atomic energy plans to Western authorities if harmed Beria allegedly fled after Stalin’s rise and Bolshevik panic. Soviet officials reportedly denounce Beria and prepare a stooge for trial.
A city water truck assigned to sprinkle dirt streets in northwest Albuquerque became stuck in mud after the heaviest rain the city has seen in six months. The crew remained with the schedule but could not complete the task.
Amoss said he has threatened to release the first of five folders of secret papers if the pressure continues. The threat was relayed to an ISI agent by one of Beria's henchmen.
At Guatemala's opening program for the October national fair, about 2,500 people surged the gates of the bullring leading to a riot and eight injuries. The government radio labeled the gate crashers as reactionaries sabotaging the state expo. An undisclosed number of arrests occurred. The article also notes the blue whale as the largest mammal weighing up to 115 tons.
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