Mother Rescues Children as Home Fire Kills Family
In San Antonio a mother saves her infant sons and a 4 year old before flames trap the back exit. Bennie Saldana Sr age 25 and daughters Gloria 3 and Dora perished. Valentino 14 months burned severely and near death. Concepcion Saldana mother, 24, critically injured from burns and shock as police recount the fatal blaze.
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Bennie Saldana
Gloria
Dora
Valentino Saldana
Santa Rosa Hospital
Concepcion Saldana
Robert B. Green Hospital
Andres
Bennie Saldana, Jr
Valentino
Bennie, Jr
Saldana
Navy to cut air power by 500 planes in 1950
Admiral Forrest Sherman orders a 25 percent cut in Navy and Marine Corps air strength, closing or downgrading six air bases, decommissioning four attack carrier groups, and reducing squadrons from 135 to 100. Total aircraft drop from about 2,258 to 1,758 as part of a year end economy drive.
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Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
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Marine
Sea Service
Sherman
Louis M. Denfeld
Denfeld
Caribbean
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Johnson
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R. I
Jacksonville
Fla
Alameda
Calif
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Bermuda
Roosevelt Roads
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Trinidad
British West Indies
Coco Solo
Panama Canal Zone
Marine Air
Stroble Faces Arraignment In Girl's Death
Fred Stroble, 66, faces arraignment in Los Angeles on a murder charge for the death of 6 year old Linda Joyce Glucoft. He confessed after being arrested in a downtown bar yesterday following a tip from a towel company driver who recognized him from newspaper photos. He said I have done one terrible thing and I do not deserve to live.
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Arnold W. Carlson
Los Angeles Hall of Justice
Linda Joyce Glacott
G. Bill Miller
Stroble
Carlson
Los Angeles
William E. Simpson
Linda Joyce Glucoft
Simpson
Linda Joyce
Baker
Ocean Park
Frank T. Hoff
Mexico
Galveston
Tex
Pershing Square
Bill Miller
Five Die As B-29 Crashes Into Tampa Bay
A B-29 Superfortress from MacDill Air Force Base exploded after crashing into Tampa Bay during a search mission for a missing sister ship off Bermuda. Five crewmen were killed and four injured, with survivors walking away with minor injuries after being thrown clear. The right engine failed and the plane appeared to be landing normally before the wing dipped and it struck the water.
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Bermuda
AIR Force
Flying Cloud Passengers Miss Shanghai Shootings Reach Korea
The American ship Flying Cloud arrived at Pusan with a patch on its side and disappointed passengers who missed the gunboat firing off Shanghai. Nationalists blockading the Communist port fired as the steamer pulled away. Passengers described being confined below deck during the incident and protest from the United States.
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Pusan
Korea
Flying Cloud
Shanghai
United States
Elisbeth MacQueen
San Francisco
Coplon Must Stand Trial With Russian Colleague
Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan ordered Judith Coplon to be tried alongside Russian engineer Valentin Gubitchev on spy conspiracy charges. The ruling denies double jeopardy claims and keeps four counts intact, with Coplon previously convicted in Washington on related theft of official secrets charges. Gubitchev will face defense counsel after hesitating to enter a plea. The judge also allowed evidence from FBI seizure including Coplon’s purse contents to be used at trial.
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New York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Ryan
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplon
Washington
Gubitchev
United Nations
Educators Hold Business Session Here
Delegates representing four thousand members of the Arizona Education Association gathered at Monroe School auditorium for the annual business session. The convention runs through tomorrow with officer elections as the final business item. President James I. Stewart of North Phoenix High School presided. Morning reports covered resolutions credentials magazine editorial board and federal legislation. Additional committee reports set for the afternoon include insurance legislation professional standards retirement salaries and taxes and finance.
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Monroe School
James I. Stewart
North Phoenix High School
Guy H. Sorenson
Safford
Irene Brinkmeyer
Tucson
Alyce Felton
Defense Commission
Winona Montgomery
Phoenix
Joseph N. Smelser
Francis Hathy
Alice L. Vail
National Education Association
Arizona
Walter Maxwell
Association
T. D. Romero
Lester Taylor
Winslow
F. Hermann Bradshaw
Robert Frank
Ruth Foster
Yuma
Olaf A. Lunt
Round Valley
Harvey L. Taylor
Mesa
Gunmen Raid Armored Car in Cicero Heist
Five heavily armed gunmen kidnapped two armored car guards in Cicero suburban Chicago last night. They seized the currency truck and fled with about $30,000 in cash and $18,000 in non negotiable checks. The guards were released about an hour after capture.
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Chicago
INS
Cicero
U S Starts Second Trial of Alger Hiss
The government opened its second perjury trial of former State Department official Alger Hiss in New York. Assistant U S Attorney Murphy said the case would prove his lies with 47 typewritten documents and four handwritten papers, describing the proof as overwhelming.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
United States
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Noted Leaders Weigh Atomic Control Deadlock Peace Push
International News Service reports statements from Carlos Romulo, Ernest Bevin, and the shah of Iran. Romulo urges continued efforts to break the atomic control deadlock for peace. Bevin calls for careful, just action acknowledging past sufferings. The shah emphasizes friendly, independent relations within UN charter.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Carlos Romulo
Arrests in Colombia Police Foil Major Terror Plot
Colombia's Conservative government under a state of siege says it has foiled a vast terrorist plot with the arrest of more than 100 people in Bogota on November 18. The announcement portrays a sweeping crackdown amid security concerns.
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Bogota
Colombia
Barkley Weds Mrs Hadley in First In Office Ceremony
Vice President Alben W. Barkley and Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley wed at St John s Methodist Church in West St Louis making Barkley the first vice president to marry while in office. The ceremony was simple with a small congregation and reporters in attendance.
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America
Alben W. Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Barkley
St. John’s Methodist Church
West St. Louis
Ivan Lee Holt
Hadley
Swank
Barkley Hadley Nuptials Stir High Circles Like Wilsons
Washington notes recount the Barkley Hadley marriage drawing vast attention, likened to Woodrow Wilson’s union with Edith Galt in 1915. The piece recalls the social drama, age gaps, and the era’s fascination with political spouses and prominent families. It mentions Hadley and Barkley as figures amid a high society wedding narrative.
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Barkley-Hadley
Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt
Pocahontas
Wilson
Mrs. Galt
Israeli Minister Quits as Romania Ties Deteriorate
TEL AVIV Nov 18 AP Observers report the resignation of Israeli Minister in Communist-led Romania, Artist Reuven Rubin, signaling worsening relations between Israel and Romania as tensions rise.
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Israel
Romania
Reuven Rubin
Fragments Record Cold and Warm Hour Temps
The snippet lists irregular times and temperatures ranging from 33 to 49 degrees. It appears to be fragmented weather data with multiple readings, lacking clear locality or full context to determine a complete forecast or location.
Idaho Presses Hunt For Slayer Of Girl
Burley Idaho November 18 Ins Southern Idaho pursues a moon faced kidnap slayer who lured seven year old Glenda Joyce Brisbois into a car, assaulted her and left her dying in a canal near Burley. Autopsy confirms drowning contributed to death with a deep head wound from a bladed instrument. Wayne Wicker, 6, saw Glenda enter the auto Wednesday night as sheriff Saul Clark withholds full details to prevent mob action.
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Burley
Ida
Idaho
Glenda Joyce Brisbois
Cassia
Saul Clark
Wayne Wicker
Glenda
Clark
Orders To Bomb All Ships Reported
Hong Kong dispatch reports that Chinese Nationalist air force was instructed to bomb all shipping in the Formosa Strait. Navy confirms receipt of the harbor master Kobe message as an informative service note with no official weight.
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Hong Kong
Kobe
Japan
Formosa Strait
Navy
Six B 29s Lost In 15 Days Amid Crashes For 55 Fliers
The Associated Press reports six B 29s lost in 15 days with 35 killed and 20 missing. Today's crash at Tampa killed five while another B 29 aiding search crashed after engine trouble near Bermuda, with 10 dead and three survivors. Armistice Day accident near Indianapolis paralyzed 12 crew parachuted. two died. A Stockton collision days later killed 18. three parachuted to safety.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Tampa
Fla
Air Force Aa
Bermuda
Atlantic
Indianapolis
Stockton
Calif
Peacetime air-sea search for B 29 off Bermuda marred by accident
A B 29 crash landed in the Atlantic near Bermuda prompting the largest peacetime air sea search. Two flares and a radio distress signal offered a possible clue as 18 Air Force planes joined the hunt near Bermuda, with near 200 planes deployed and heavy weather complicating the effort.
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Bermuda
Air Force
Kindley Field
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