Farm Home Fire Levels West Danby Family Home
Three farm family members were burned escaping a fire that destroyed their West Danby home nine miles south of here. Larry Cartwright suffered second degree burns. wife Jene had scorched hair and face. foster son Billie Manheim sustained first degree burns. Gary Cartwright jumped to safety. The mother moved the burning crib to the kitchen stove, but the infant perished in the blaze.
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Yonkers
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Miners idle as memorial marks West Frankfort blast
West Frankfort Illinois miners stayed idle in memory of 129 victims from Friday night’s mine explosion. Investigators seek the blast origin as unions and officials prepare for public hearings next year and mine reopenings affect Franklin and Williamson counties.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Simeon A. Bramlett
Arkansas-Oklahoma Coal Operators Association
Franklin
Williamson
Iinois
Humphrey D- Ona
Senate
Curtis Johnson
Humphrey
Washington
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Philip Murray
Illinois
Congress
One Mans Opinion by Walter Kiernan on counterfeit bills
In a holiday column Walter Kiernan warns readers to scrutinize counterfeit money featuring Alexander Hamilton. He remarks that genuine notes would show Hamilton with straight hair, joking about the era of frenzied finance and that Christmas cash moved so quickly no one checked authenticity, noting the economy's generosity over decades.
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Walter Kiernan
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
the Treasury
Court to Get Wanger Diary in Trial
Santa Monica Calif Walter Wanger seeks to introduce his diary and private detective reports about his wife Joan Bennett and her agent Jennings Lang at his trial for shooting Lang. Attorney Jerry Giesler argues for disclosure as trial date set by judge Taft. Adeph Alexander confirms state will present all evidence.
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Joan Bennett
Jennings Lang
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Lang
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Te Wanger
Adephh Alexander
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Wanlene Will
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State warns of Alcoholiday on New Year’s Eve
Albany reports the State Motor Vehicle Bureau urges sobriety on New Year’s Eve and cautions against driving after drinking. The agency notes 10 fatalities in New Year’s Day accidents in 1951 and warns that making New Year’s time an alcohol holiday leads to dangerous driving.
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Nev
Billie Mose
Salt Lake City
Mose
Washington
Newana
Albany
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
New Year Toll Of 350 Seen
The National Safety Council estimated 350 persons may die in traffic accidents during the nation’s New Year holiday period. The estimate covers 6 P M Friday to midnight Tuesday. The council urged sober driving for four days, noting speed reduction and avoiding driving after drinking as key safety measures.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Ion
Dearborn
Swift Action Planned on Servicemen Pay Boost
In Washington the House moves toward a 10 percent pay boost for all servicemen as Congress reconvenes. The Armed Services Committee approved the measure, with a Rules Committee hearing requested for early session week.
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Congress
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Romania Executes Four For Spying For U S
In Bucharest the Communist government announced the execution of four Romanians convicted of spying for the United States, with a fifth dying by his own hand. The report followed Sofia’s claim that four people were sentenced to death for spying for Western powers.
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U. S
Bucharest
United States
Sofia
Deaths of George H. Carredine and Others Across Nation
George H. Carredine aged 53, a Broadway actor who recently relocated to Encino, California, dies. Harry R. Slobodin, 85, socialist leader and former Socialist Labor Party secretary, dies in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The Rev. John Stei, 61, director of the Vatican Observatory and Jesuit, dies in Vatican City. Ellis K. Baldwin, 51, veteran police reporter and music critic for the Utica Observer-Dispatch, dies in Utica.
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George H. Carredine
California
New York City
Encino
Calif
Harry R. Slobodin
National Socialist Party
Socialist Labor Party
Socialist Democratic League
Lansdale
John Stei
Vatican Observatory
Society of Jesus (Jesuits
Vatican City
Ellis K. Baldwin
Utica Observer-Dispatch
Utica
Will Your Son Be Tall Or Short
Scientists at the AAAS meeting describe using X ray images of hand wrist and knee joints to predict a child final height. Researchers from UC Berkeley note joint maturity varies. by age about 12 these bones become a reliable predictor of a boy or girl eventual stature.
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Philadelphia
Nancy Bayley
Rita Gordon
Edward Bowes
University of California Institute of Child Welfare
American Association For the Advancement of Science
NATO May Get Cabinet for Deputies in Permanent Council
Western allies discuss forming a super cabinet to run NATO with a civilian secretary general and supra-national powers. Churchill and Truman were to discuss proposals in Washington in early January, aiming to unite NATO agencies under one roof near Eisenhower in Paris and expand collective decision making.
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