Disappearance of AP Reporter Triggers Prague Arrests
AP correspondent William N Oatis recounts the rising tension in Prague as colleagues vanish and police close in. He details the kidnapping of translator Svoboda and others, surveillance around the Prague bureau, and his own fear of arrest before six men finally seize him on April 23, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Datis
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
William N. Oatis
Prague
Charles Square
Vogue
Hana Svoboda
Thomas Svoboda
Nody
Svoboda
Ministry of Information
Secret Police
Paul Weydinek
Lea
Geome
Svoboda's
Paris
Nathan Polowetzky
Polowetzky
London
Bohemian
Kladno
Woydinek
Ambassador Hotel
Peter Muntz
Nein
Munt
Muntz
Tyler
Harry Morrissey
Thompson
Ellis O. Briggs
Stb
Statni Bezpecnost
State Security
ITS Oven Cleaner Promises Easy Dish Godens
ITS oven cleaner touts a jelly like formula that removes baked grease from surfaces without scraping. Brushed on and wiped away with water, it is sold at The Central Store Nation Department for $1 including a plastic brush. The product is non flammable and claims spectacular performance.
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Nation
Adv
Unknown man crosses border amid unclear activities
The speaker notes the man crossed the border illegally but provides no details on any further actions or identity.
Baby Drowns In Water Pail in Arizona Parking Lot
Salome Arizona deputy reports infant son of California couple Jack Gabberry of Bell Flower rolled from front seat of parked car and drowned in a bucket of water. The Gabberrys had stopped for coffee at Bonanza 22 miles west of Salome. baby found head down in the bucket about 10 minutes later.
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Salome
Ariz
California
W. D. Davis
Jack Gabberry
Bell Flower
Davis
Bonanza
Physicists at UCLA Design Cosmic Stopwatch
UCLA physicists design a cosmic stopwatch to measure lifetimes of heavy mesons from atomic nuclei. The device targets lifetimes as short as billionths of a second for cosmic ray studies, funded by an army ordnance grant.
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Los Angeles
University of California At
Army Ordnance
Insurance Firm Marks Anniversary in Middletown
The Hamilton District of the Prudential Insurance Co. marked its 65th anniversary and announced a life insurance program total of 57 million dollars. In a message to Middletown head David P. Popplewell, district manager George C. Kuhn noted substantial policyholder holdings through the Middletown office and praised local thrift and foresight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Prudential Insurance Co
Middletown
David P. Popplewell
George C. Kuhn
Blink of an Eye: Eye Movement Timing Study
Researchers find human blink spans from one tenth to several tenths of a second. The study analyzes neural mechanisms and sensorimotor timing controlling rapid eye closures.
Talking Crow Triggers Police Response Near Nine Mile Creek
In Syracuse New York deputies rushed to Nine Mile Creek after a crow perched in a tree squawked Help Velma. Two boys said the bird was trained to cry for help as an officer prepared to shoot the vehicle’s owner Walter Pope’s pet. Mrs Bridget Gawarski alerted the sheriff's office.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Velma
Nine Mile Creek
Walter Pope
Bridget Gawarski
Prudential Drops War Clauses in Many Policies
Prudential Insurance Co. has removed war clauses from many policies since the Korean War armistice. Military personnel and those on alert can obtain policies without the war clause if not expected to join combat units in danger zones. Restrictions on aviation risks for both military and civilian policies are eased. The piece also notes St Die in France as the origin point for the name America in 1507.
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Newark
Prudential Insurance Co
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Datis Story
AP Employe
Mary Horak
Richard G. Johnson
Johnson
Rudolf Popper
Pierre Laval
Tatraplan
National Avenue
National Theater
Vitava River
Embassy
William N. Oatiis
Igeature
Central Ave
Wrature Toons
Wy Pit Pacoce Corp
Chas
D. Thomas
Epson
Borden
Ivory Soap Laundry
Quality Family
Logan Ave
Spe
Talking Crow
Prudential
St. Die
France
America
Rayon Tricot
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