Syracuse doctor found safe after long Lake Ontario swim
Dr. Joseph G. Reidel, 37, washed overboard during a squall near East Charity Shoal, swam about six and a half miles for eight and a half hours, and was found on a granite rock near a lighthouse. He and two other travelers set out from Campbell's Point toward the Bay of Quinte when the storm struck. He recalled waves up to 30 feet, life-saving gear failing, and Coast Guard efforts, with rescue after nightfall.
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Lake Ontario
Joseph G. Reidel
East Charity Shoal
St. Lawrence
Reidel
Lillian
William W. Hall
Washington St
Watertown
Campbell’s Point
Hall
Gren
Coast Guard
Freed Flier Learns Wife is Remarried
Airman Daniel Schmidt, just home from Red China, learned his wife Una had remarried believing he was dead. He still wants to see his son and planned to call Soda Springs, California, as reporters pursued details. The group of released fliers, including Schmidt, awaited a Tokyo medical exam and a Sunday news conference.
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Daniel Schmidt
Schmidt
Red
China
Una
Deai
Redding
Cali
Enoch Arden
Soda Springs
Calif
Alford Fine
Air Force
Manila
Clark Air Force Base
Tolyo
Tachikawa Air Base
Ding Dong Daddys Done With Dolls Ends Marriage Runs
Francis Van Wie 69 retires from marriage after divorcing his first wife Mabel Joyce Van Wie. The longtime San Francisco streetcar conductor has faced repeated marital turmoil, including a five month bigamy sentence after his 36th marriage in 1953. He is on seven years probation with no remarriage allowed, yet he expresses a wish to wed again and die in peace.
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Angeles
Francis van Wie
San Francisco
Mabel Joyce van Wie
van Wie
Samuel R. Blake
Peace over ture treaty of amity and friendship with the U S
Mr Robert S Allen describes Red Cul Ina's latest effort as a treaty of amity and friendship with the United States on today's editorial page. Regular features follow across Amusements Editorials Letters Classified Radio-TV Comics Women’s Deaths Sports. Todays Pictures on page 16.
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U. S
Robert S. Allen
Radio-Tv
Soviet Farm Delegation Tours Minnesota Farms
Six Soviet farm chiefs, part of a 1949 Minnesota visit, toured Worthington Olivia and Minneapolis area farms. They planned stops at an alfalfa dehydration plant, a corn breeding plot, and a cooperating cheese plant, lunch at Worthington High School, and other farm observations as arranged by the University of Minnesota.
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Minn
United States
Minnesota
Midwest
Minneapolis
Wyoming
Texas
University of Minnesota
Olivia
High Schol
Biscay
Bongarde
Shortest arguments may win longest consideration says judge
In Binghamton New York Justice Daniel J. McAvoy told lawyers in state supreme court yesterday that those with the shortest arguments will receive the longest consideration. The remark came during heated legal discussions as court proceedings continued.
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Binghamton
N.Y. O
Daniel J. McAvoy
State Supreme Court
Hurricane Connie veers toward the U.S. mainland
A hurricane packing winds of at least 100 mph, code named Connie, veered north of the West Indies toward the U.S. mainland. Hurricane warnings were lowered as the storm moved northwest at about 16 mph, threatening shipping and coastal interests from Cape Hatteras to the U.S. coast while sparing landfall at the Virgin and Leeward Islands.
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West Indies
U.S
Miami Weather Bureau
South Atlantic Seaboard
Cape Hatteras
Nye
Leeward and
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
San Juan
P.R
Princess Margaret Begins Scottish Summer Holiday
Princess Margaret travels to Scotland to begin her summer vacation and celebrate her coming of age. She turns 25 in 15 days and will be free to choose a husband without the Queen's consent.
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London
Margaret
Scotland
Hollywood Mourns Carmen Miranda and Suzan Ball
Hollywood reels from triple tragedy as Carmen Miranda and Suzan Ball die within 12 hours, mirroring Robert Francis in a plane crash. Miranda, 41, died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills after filming with Jimmy Durante. Ball, 21, succumbed to lung cancer at a private home after a 18 month battle.
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Carmen Miranda
Suzan Ball
Miss Miranda
Miss Ball
Robert Francis
Beverly Hills
Jimmy Durante
City of Hope Hospital
Polio toll nears 1000 as Boston seeks nurses
Dr John H Cauley Boston health commissioner issued a nationwide appeal for more nurses to care for rising polio cases in New England as the six state area nears 1000 cases. Boston reports 301 and Massachusetts 773. 20 polio deaths in state.
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John H. Cauley
New England
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Rhode Island
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Maine
Joseph Reardon
State Health Department
Brockton
Adams
Mass
Mast Hartford
Conn
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Pawtucket
R.L
Ten U S Soldiers Killed In Seoul Truck Crash
The Eighth Army reports ten American soldiers killed and ten injured when their truck plunged off a bridge near Seoul and burst into flames on the way to Kimpo airfield for rest leaves. Many were pinned beneath the vehicle. the truck belonged to the U S 24th Division. Names withheld until next of kin notification.
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Seoul
INS
Eighth Army
Kimpo
Japan
U. S
Centenarian in Blomfontein Celebrates 255 Descendants
Mrs. Maria Fredericka Mare of Blomfontein South Africa marks her 100th birthday by counting 255 descendants including 41 children 36 grandchildren 118 great grandchildren and 40 great great grandchildren. Many family members attended the celebration today.
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Blomfontein
South Africa
Maria Fredericka Mare
Share Wealth Even if It Is Green Cheese
Dutch aeronautical engineer Simon van Munster calls for global wealth sharing from the moon and joint space effort under UNESCO guidance. He spoke at an International Astronautical Federation meeting in Copenhagen noting no one nation can solve spaceflight alone and proposing prearranged distributions of lunar finds.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Simon van Munster
Aviclande Aircraft Factory
Papendrecht
Netherlands
Moon
Earth
Unesco
Heat and humidity parade through Syracuse as cool air delays
The Weather Bureau at Hancock Field reports a tentative shift to hot sticky conditions with 88F highs and 81 percent humidity this evening. Assistant meteorologist Alex Sadowski warns a cooler cooldown from Canada is expected Tuesday or Wednesday, after scattered showers and thundershowers tomorrow afternoon and evening.
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Alex Sadowski
Sadowski
Canada
Hiroshima Memorial Rites Mark Ten Years Since Bombing
In Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. memorial rites united about 10,000 Japanese and foreign observers. Prime Minister Hatoyama urged scientists to use atomic power for mankind's welfare while a dove release honored victims. The city, once 306,545 residents, suffered 92,133 killed and thousands injured in 1945.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
Lobok
Governor veto ends bid for state run sweepstakes
Concord New Hampshire. The State Legislature adjourned after a 13 hour session as it sustained Governor Lane Dwinell's veto of a bill to establish the nation's only state operated sweepstakes. The measure aimed to generate about two million dollars yearly in state revenue but was called contrary to the state's best interests by the governor.
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Concord
Tti
Lane Dwinell
Ringling Circus Fuss Settled After Walkout
In Minneapolis Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus resumed operations after a walkout in St Paul. About 40 men walked out following the firing of three superiors. John Ringling North said the three were dismissed in the show’s best interests and most workers returned before the matinee.
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Minneapolis
Coffee Dime Joke Turns Date into Salvation
A humorous exchange features a bum asking for twenty cents for coffee. The man replies that coffee is a dime, but the bum explains he needs extra for a date, turning a small ask into a playful twist.
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Bermuda
Freed
Ding Dong
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