Fraser Dies in New Zealand Former Prime Minister
Peter Fraser aged 66, former New Zealand prime minister and early United Nations founder, died after a pneumonia relapse. A Scot-born farmer’s son, he led New Zealand’s Labour government from 1940 to 1949 and led the 1945 San Francisco UN delegation, famed for defending small powers and opposing the big power veto.
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600 in New Orleans Get N Y Job Aid
A New York legislative committee found about 600 New Orleans residents receiving unemployment benefits from New York State. More than half of the 360 claims are from seamen sailing from New York City and New Orleans. The panel found no irregularity, though Assemblyman Orlo M. Brees cautioned some New Orleanians filed as New Yorkers to obtain benefits.
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Senate Panel Debates Atomic Shelter Plans
A Senate armed services subcommittee debated civil defense shelter options as they rush a bill before the short session ends. The Atomic Energy Commission has said casualties from atomic attack could be reduced by taking cover, amid a $2.25 billion shelter funding question.
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Daniels Refuses To Press Charges
In Los Angeles the showgirl Ronnie Quillan 25 left the courtroom after Billy Daniels declined to file a complaint. Daniels who had been slashed with a butcher knife across the face hopes to return to his $5 000 a week cabaret job in Hollywood early next week.
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Spike Jones Holiday Ballad Mommy Won't You Buy A Baby Brother
Disk jockey Frank Hennessy promotes Spike Jones new RCA Victor 45 Mommy Won't You Buy A Baby Brother a Christmas tune about a child seeking a playmate. He urges listeners to hear it on WNDR at the specified time and to purchase the record from RCA Victor dealers.
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