Coast Fire Devours 27 Homes Near Malibu
A gale fueled brush and timber fire expanded to 22 miles in perimeter with two new spots in Malibu area. Sequit Canyon fire burned toward the ocean then back inland. Fire destroyed at least 27 homes, affecting expensive residences, cottages, trailers, and ranches 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Arthur Freed’s home nursery spared while Hugo Freed’s adjacent house burned.
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Zuma Beach
Calif
Jean Hasselquist
Gus
Malibu Beach
Malibu
Sequit Canyon
Los Angeles
Keith Klinger
Arthur Freed
Hugo Freed
UN salvage teams begin clearing Suez Canal
United Nations salvage vessels started clearing the Suez Canal with Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler in charge. Egyptian Canal Authority chief Col. Mahmoud Younis said small obstructions were being removed at Suez and Sohag/So mailia, as talks with the UN continued on crew work and other points of agreement.
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Cairo
INS
United Nations
Suez Canal
Raymond A. Wheeler
U.S. Army
Suez
The
Mahmoud Younis
Egyptian Canal Authority
Younis
Somailia
Egypt
U.N
Northeast Snow Flurries Warren Into Pennsylvania
Cold weather and light snow flurries persisted in the Northeast while most other regions saw clearer skies and milder conditions. The light snow belt stretched from the western Great Lakes into Pennsylvania and New York, with southward areas experiencing scattered flurries or rain showers. Temperature readings dropped into the 30s in the northeastern quarter.
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Great Lakes Region
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
New York State
Snowstorm Drops Nine Inches on Buffalo Area
A surprise winter storm hit Buffalo and surrounding area last night, dropping nine inches of snow and causing local transportation disruptions and school closures. Authorities urged residents to stay home and exercise caution on slick roads.
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Buffalo
N.Y
City Moves To Prevent Integration On Carriers
In Tallahassee the manager and nine City Transit Co. bus drivers were arrested for attempting to run a line without a franchise. Police arrested Charles Carter and the drivers after city officials authorized arrests following earlier bus integration elsewhere. A dynamite report followed a latent threat tied to the unrest.
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Tallahassee
Cities Transit Co
Charles Carter
Bus company officer shot as drivers report to work
Carter shot in his office while signing $100 bond checks for himself and bus drivers reporting to work. Buses, delayed by arrests, lined up to depart but began service after 7 am. Two Black drivers on Negro routes among those involved. Charlies Ausley, counsel for the bus company, cites the commission's order.
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Ed Carter
Carter
Charlies Ausley
Revolution Leader Surrenders After Medan Conference
A revolution leader surrendered this afternoon after the party conference in Medan. Reports say tanks surrounded Simbolon's house before dawn. The tank commander demanded Simbolon’s surrender.
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Medan
Simbolon
Australopithecines Named as New Missing Link by Dart
South African anthropologist Dr. Raymond A. Dart presents australopithecines as a crucial missing link between apes and humans. He notes brain sizes from 400 to 1,000 cc, upright gait, and use of tools, contrasting ape-like knuckle-walking with human locomotion and weapon carrying.
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Raymond A. Dart
Dr. Dart
Young Republican Club to Launch Peak Membership Drive
The Young Republican Club plans a climax membership drive with a cocktail party as part of city events. Visitors arrive today for a visit, with coverage in the Coffee Cups feature and Women’s Pages sections. Editorials and radio TV notes appear in the Sarasota area.
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Young Republican Club
Inauguration Reservations Slow in 1952
Washington hotel officials report reservations for the 1952 inauguration at 33 downtown hotels are 95 percent full. Hermann notes the demand is high as crowds come to see if Washington is still here after twenty years of Democratic rule.
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Washington
Capital Hotels
Washington Hotel Assn
Hermann
Refugees Movement Criticized by Rep Walter
Washington Rep Francis E Walter charged the administration moved too fast with the Hungarian refugee program. He said the airlift and emergency moves brought to the United States undesirables and others who would have preferred asylum elsewhere in a report on his pre Christmas trip to Austria. He emphasized that he
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Francis E. Walter
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U.S
White House
Austria
Walter
Arctic Weather Shifts as Sarasota Feels Cold Edge
The article notes a shift from warm “smug” December days to a harsher arctic feel for residents. It reflects on how fortunate the earlier weather was and compares it to Christmas conditions expected north of the border.
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