Snow Train On The Trail To Marie Byrd Land
Eighteen Americans aboard four bright orange tractors push a 650 mile supply train from Little America V toward Marie Byrd Land Antarctica. The caravan forges through -28 to 10 degrees, with crews rotating every 12 hours as they progress at about two miles per hour in 24 hour daylight.
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Mart Byrd Land
Antarctica
Antarctic Highlands
Little America V
U. S
Marie Byrd Land
Navy
Tp Army
Qoton
Robert White
Glens Fails
Cormeand
Laurence M. Gould
Harvey Speed
Muskegon
Mich
John Hiiesina
Franklin
Jase
Antigua
Caribbean
Eisenhower talk on oil flow to Europe prompts U.S. plan
President Eisenhower warned Congress the federal government may step in to regulate oil production and distribution if Europe’s oil supply falters amid the Suez crisis. He stressed keeping European flow at a maximum while preserving peace and economic stability.
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Washington
Presi
Felix E. Wormser
Hisenhower
Trgsting
Wormsee
Europe
Eisenhow- Thystim
Earth
Wormser
Lincoln Lathrom
Canada
United States
Real-Neth Summers
E- Lindale St
Bellflower
School Bus Tractor Crash Near Forrest City Kills One
One person is dead and four others severely injured after a school bus and a tractor-trailer collided near Forrest City. Rufus Duff, 43, bus driver, died. Five critically injured include four children and the truck driver. Raymond Lark Newell, 20, of Tamamis, Ark, driver of the truck, crossed center line as brakes failed near a barricade for highway work. Ambulances rushed victims to hospitals in Forrest City and West Memphis.
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Forrest City
Avi
Rufus Duff
Jeansng Town
Clarence
Montgomery
Raymond Lark Newell
Tamamis
West Memphis
Ark
Three Men Rescued After Plane Crashes at Sea
A Navy Skyraider from the carrier Hornet crashed into the sea 30 miles south of Honolulu Tuesday night. All three crewmen aboard were rescued, though their names were not released.
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Honolulu
Here
Eisenhower Oil Talks Highlight Western Europe Funds
A congressional hearing warned that U S investments nearing 50 billion dollars in Western Europe could be at risk if the region fails to secure sufficient fuel supplies. Assistant Secretary of the Interior testified on the matter amid debate over Europe oil needs.
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Eisenhower
Europe
U. S
Western
Asst
Secretary of the Interior
Traffic safety urged by Los Angeles police official
Assistant Police Chief Harold Sullivan told the Transportation Club that every motorist and pedestrian should adopt the adage drive like the other man. He urged shared responsibility for road safety and cautioned against reckless behavior.
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Los Angeles
Harold Sullivan
Transportation Club
Cartoonist Bugs Hardaway Dies at 86 in Los Angeles
Joseph Bugs Hardaway, 86, famed cartoonist who helped create Bugs Bunny and Woody Woodpecker, died Monday in Los Angeles. He previously worked for the Kansas City Post, shaping enduring animated characters and film concept art.
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Los Angeles
Joseph
Bugs) Hardaway
Idea
Bugs Bunny
Woody Woodpecker
Old
Kansas City Post
Illegitimate Heir Denied In Multi Million Fortunes
In Surrogate court records Harold A Segur of Worcester Massachusetts claimed the fortune of Mrs Mabel Seymour Greer of New York who died in 1946 but was denied after probate. He was declared the illegitimate son of Addie Weston Bailey who left three million dollars at her death in 1938.
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New York
Harold A. Segur
Worcester
Mass
Mabel Seymour Greer
I Segur
Addie Weston Bailey
Man Poised to Jump Gives Up at Denver Building
A 23 year old Denver man, Robert R Carson dn a Korean War veteran, stood on a nine story Metropolitan Building ledge for about an hour as a crowd of 1000 watched. Police and a Catholic priest urged him to step away, and he finally surrendered after freezing weather and pleas that he had much to live for.
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Denver
Robert R. Carson
Jerome L. Weinert
Carson
Ant Hatress
Metropolitan
Councilwoman Urges New LA Charter Reform
Los Angeles officials discuss updating the city charter amid controversy. Rosalind Wyman, chair of the Administrative Code Committee, advocates a complete reworking while critics warn of political fighting and policy confusion. The draft, prepared by a board, faces primary election scrutiny in June 1953.
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Carson
LOS Angeles—Council
Chacter
Posal
Adimin
Rosalind Wyman
Los Angeles
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