Inflat able Brassiere Nets 500000 Suit
In New Haven a $550,000 damage suit unfolds in Superior Court over inventor James R. Van Buren personifying an inflatable brassiere with a self closing valve. Anchor Rubber Company of Orange, Van Buren’s employer, and LaResista Corset Co of Bridgeport are named defendants. The suit alleges LaResista agreed to manufacture the device using Anchor materials but rejected the invention as unsound and then promoted it with a large advertising push.
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New Haven
Cogn
Superior Court
James R. van Buren
Anchor Rubber Company of Orange
van Bureau
LaResista Corset, Co
Bridgeport
LaResista
van Burean
Anchor
van Buren
la Resista
Composer Weds Secretary in Secret San Francisco Honeymoon
Rudolf Friml, composer of The Vagabond King and Rose Marie, secretly married his 39 year old Chinese American secretary Kay Ling in San Francisco today and began a quiet honeymoon at an undisclosed location.
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San Francisco
Rudolf Friml
Kay Ling
Sculptor Ferri Opines Christ Stature And Build
Rome April 17 A 22 year study of the Holy Shroud of Turin leads sculptor Lorenzo Ferri to believe Jesus stood about six feet two inches tall with a majestic face and athletic build. He argues Christ was a noble figure with a strong chest and well formed limbs based on Shroud evidence preserved in Turin since 1578. Ferri cites the cloths link to Lirey France and notes Vatican encouragement though authenticity remains debated.
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Rome
Wea
Turin
Lorenzo Feri
Jesus Christ
Christ
Ferri
Lirey
France
Nevel
Holy See
Vatican
Fan Tan Game Access in Chinatown Bribe Attempt
In a Chinatown restaurant Liddell seeks entry to the Fan Tan game, bribery fails as a Chinese staffer explains the game is for Chinese patrons only and funded by the banks to aid. Liddell pretends to contribute, but the aide insists Americans cannot gain entry and the money is for relief of Chinese unfortunates.
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Liddell
Liddel
China
So Help Me Harry Liddell and the Chinatown Meet
A fugitive prisoner serving five years tells deputy marshals of a driverless car he tried to stop before crossing state lines. In a city street he encounters Liddell and a mysterious Chinese contact who invites him to visit an important community member. The scene shifts to a stakeout at a hidden office as Simmy Kiming awaits. the tale continues.
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Liddell
Ma No Know
Eddie Sung
Frisco
Lindell
Liddel
Vnahoma City
Goldy
Cerla
Wate
Simmy Kiming
Sermons By a Dummy in Beausville Pa
Rev Gerland E Bonney of the Methodist church uses a wood doll dummy named Jerry to deliver sermons and aid hymn singing. The ventriloquist approach has drawn many listeners for about 20 years, with Jerry serving as a lead voice at gatherings.
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Beausville
Gerland E. Bonney
Jerry
Bonney
Methodist Church
Skyhook to Launch Giant Balloon for Cosmic Ray Study
The Navy builds a 125000 foot unmanned skyhook balloon to study cosmic rays. The 178 foot diameter, 290 foot long balloon will carry an aluminum gondola with instruments for long high altitude observations. Automatic gondola release and parachute recovery are planned.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Fiont
Ferry designed to handle 30 foot Fundy tides
A special car ferry designed for the Bay of Fundy will avoid high wharves by using built in ramps to beaches. The craft 92 feet long carries 14 cars with passengers and uses two diesel engines with propellers at both ends to move at 10 knots, tackling strong tides.
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Sulwaa
Bay of ‘Fundy
Fundy
Traveling Called Cure For Nerves
An 85 year old Huntington dressmaker known as Grandma Kate Rush travels by city bus to soothe nerves and combat loneliness from dim eyesight. She recites poetry for fellow riders, jokes with drivers, and prides herself on miles ridden in the last decade. She relies on a small pension and hopes for free rides from the bus company president.
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Huntington
Kate Rush
Rush
Kanawha Firm Charged Over Steel Orders in 1951
National Authority charges Kanawha Manufacturing Co of Charleston with ordering 603 tons of carbon steel in the last quarter of 1951 when only 467 tons were allowed. Other regulation violations cited. Hearing set in Charleston before Commissioner J Forrester Davison of George Washington University. Agency seeks debarment from Priority allocations and material control. Company employs 240 workers.
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Waoninglon
Rduction Authority
Kanawha Manufacturing Co
Charleston
W. Va
J. Forrester Davison
George Washington University
Editors Oppose Reds in Press Galleries Fight
Washington heard a renewed demand that Tass reporters be barred from Congressional press galleries at the ASNE convention. ASNE President Alexander F. Jones urged barring Tass reps, citing William Oatis in Czechoslovakia and U.S. press freedom. The standing committee refused, saying Tass membership aligns with a free press concept.
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Washington
Tass
Congressionall
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Society
Associated Press
William Oatis
Czechoslovakia
ASNE
Alexander F. Jones
State Department
Jones Fast Ful
Standing Committee
Burglars Loot Elks Service Center Leave Safe Intact
Burglars entered the Elks Service Center and caused damage to a door and cash register while ransacking dispensing machines, candy case, and storage cupboards. They left with little value, and a large safe remained untouched despite the break in.
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Namegan
Elks Service Center
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Chook
California
White Port
Sherry Muscatel
Tokay
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