Emmy Awards Lose to Oscar in Dinah Shore Benny Night
Dinah Shore and Jack Benny win honors at the Emmy ceremony, but the Oscar telecast is deemed superior. Milton Berle provides a lift with quick quips as Jane Wyatt is named best actress. Rod Serling wins for best writing for The Comedian. Mickey Rooney misses acting nod amid Oscar dominance.
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Emmys Highlight Dramatic TV Wins and Refinery Blasts
A string of explosions and fires at a refinery near Ardmore caused significant damage estimated around 100 thousand dollars as crews evacuated 20 workers. Meanwhile the Emmy awards honored Ed Scott, Benny, Young, Ustinov, Bergen, Bernstein, and others for acting, writing, and producing across multiple categories.
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Bombs Fall on Picnic Kills Boy on Dartmoor Firing Range
On a British Army firing range at Dartmoor a 10 year old boy Henry Whitfield was fatally hit by mortar fragments while on a family picnic. Henry Sr a vacationing schoolteacher tried to shield his children Jennifer 21 and others as shells rained down. Jennifer ran for help crossing five miles of moorland to reach an officer and report the tragedy.
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Gale Storm Undergoes Abdominal Surgery in Hospital
Hollywood actress Gale Storm entered St. Vincent's Hospital today for abdominal surgery. The illness remains undisclosed. Storm, wife of Lee Bontell and mother of several children, was admitted for treatment.
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Fire kills dad and baby in Boston blaze
A fatal apartment fire in Boston claimed the life of Robert Thomas and his eight month old son Bruce. Arlene Thomas, 23, leaped to safety from a third floor window and remains in poor condition with two broken arms and chest injuries. Leonard Guardente, visiting his fiancée, also jumped and saved Michael Collins, 11, who suffered a broken arm. Several firefighters were overcome by smoke.
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