Shocking wire cutter terrorizes city lights
Police hunt a wire cutter blamed for slashing wires in 19 light standards on the west side over 20 days. The suspect opens the boxes cuts wires and grounds them on the iron framing. Separately a Rochester fisherman and his six year old son were found dead in Canandaigua Lake after being missing since Sunday. Civil Air Patrol members recovered the bodies from the lake. Professor Alfred J. Jones, emeritus philosophy professor at the University of Rochester, was named visiting professor at the University of Hawaii. Mayors wife sues. New Rochelle Mayor Stanley Church will challenge Jamaica Domestic Relations Court jurisdiction in a support action. A fire at Hotel St Moritz basement forced evacuations with no injuries. Albany man Harold Insall in critical condition after a third floor apartment fire.
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Vigilantes pursue Mickey Cohen front men in new probe
The Nation reports a vigilant committee charged Cohen as a front for real vice lords and announced an investigation to sift tips from citizens in Los Angeles. The effort aims to name the crime bosses and hand findings to state and federal authorities.
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France Mourns 82 Forest Fire Victims In Dened City
All France observes national mourning for 82 men who died in forest fires that swept the pine regions near Bordeaux. Funeral services were held for 25 soldiers who perished while fighting the blaze as smoke hung over the area.
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Notable Obituaries of Dairy Leader Bryce Landt and Artists
Obituary notices report the deaths of Bryce Landt 30s a president of the American Dairy Association and organizer in Portage Wisconsin Victor Higgins 65 who helped establish the Tees art Colony in 1914 and exhibited in several cities Herman Devries 9 a musician with the Chicago Herald American for many years prior to retirement in Chicago.
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American Dairy Associat
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Chicago Herald American
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Atlantic Pact Becomes Reality as Nations Ratify
President Truman signs proclamation declaring the Atlantic Pact in force. Key officials from 23 nations witness the White House ceremony. Bonnet deposits France’s instrument of ratification, pledging adherence to the defense alliance and its aim for global peace.
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Maemeni
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White House
Mr. Trumac
Bus Drivers Strike City Bus Line Shuts Doors
New York bus workers refuse a contract offer and walk off at 4 AM against the Triboro Coach Corporation in Queens. About 14 routes are disrupted as the company serves roughly 300,000 passengers daily, halting service on several lines.
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C.I.Q
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Triboro Coach Corporation
One Man Opinion on Labor Day and Global Affairs
Seugu twit is tired and Americans face bills after Labor Day. The piece notes February as a better time to spend and mentions FCC rulings on telephones. Britain’s popularity contest drops as Tito’s actions are referenced. The Very Rev. Juvenal Lalor to head St Bona venture College on Sept 22.
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St. Bonaventure College
Huge Gaming Ring Raided By Police
Police raided a large gaming ring described as well organized, arresting two men named Verelan and Price. The operation involved thousands in wagers on baseball and included ledgers, telephone numbers, and charts for pitcher bids found in an apartment. Authorities say a nationwide network linked city-based bookmaking operations.
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Snerman
Bluoir BP
Price
Path of
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Fragmentary place names hint at railroad discussion
OCR fragment references Worcester Massachusetts Warne Indiana Superior Sara soga Northwest Cleveland Cincinnati Maine cities and a coast to coast rail line. It mentions limited ice hike requirements and a directional note toward a cross country route.
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