Malibu Brush Fire Rages Amid Vast Los Angeles Destruction
One man died and about fifty homes burned as a fast moving Malibu brush fire swept toward the coast. Firefighters battled the flames through Latigo Canyon as thousands were evacuated and Red Cross stations opened to shelter the homeless. Property loss was estimated at two million dollars, with notable homes including Ralph Edwards and Hugo Freed destroyed.
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Malibu
Calif
Maligu Lake
Kei Kunger
Las Altempt
Angeles County
Hollywood
Latigo Canyon
Gre.y
Los Angeles County
Escondido Canyon
Red Cross
Harvey Knox
UCLA
Ronnie ‘Knox
Zuma Canyon
Ronnie
Mary
Fatthila
Montgomery
Leo
Knox
Hames
Ralph Edwardss
Hugo Freed
Arthur Freed
Nixon Seeks Hoover Advice on Hungarian Refugees
Vice President Nixon flew to New York to confer with Herbert Hoover on the Hungarian refugee relief problem. He will visit Camp Kilmer, New Jersey, to discuss agency needs and US contributions. Alongside Nixon were relief officials Tracy Voorhees William Rogers Loy Mongerson and Lewis Douglas.
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New York
Nixon
Vanter
Tormey
Arbert Hoover
la Guardia Field
Hoover
Waldorf-Astoria ‘Towers
Austria
Camp Kilmer
United States
Camp Kile Ten
Nixon Sai
Congress
Tracy S. Voorhees
William P. Rogers
John B. Hollister
Loy A. Mongerson
Jadminstration
Lewis W. Pouglas
Britain
Four Indicted In Map Theft Case
A federal grand jury indicted four men in the interstate movement of valuable or exported maps stolen from Gulf Oil Co. Named defendants include Odie Seagraves, 70, of Houston and New York. Irving Miller, formerly of New York. Emanuel Liberman, 22, and his brother Edward Liberman, 20, both of the Bronx New York.
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Pittsbungh
Gulf Oil Coen
Odie ‘Seagraves
Houston
Tex
New York
Irving Mikler
Emanuel Lesler
Emanuel Liberman
Edward Liberman
Butt
Te Bronx
N.Y
Irish Deny Blast At War Memorial
In Dublin the Irish Republican Movement claimed no responsibility for an early Christmas morning bomb at Island Bridge war memorial. A two foot crack was blown in the cenotaph honoring the 50,000 who died serving with British forces in the world wars. The group stated no branch is responsible.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Movement
Island
Ware
Eris
Irsh
Republican
Fire Destroys Greenwich Village Art Collection
A blaze at Masterpiece Restorations in Greenwich Village yesterday destroyed or damaged paintings valued at least 200000 dollars. The fire gutted the building housing about 30 paintings including 20 from the Kress Foundation in Washington DC. A list of destroyed works shows Brueghel and Tintoretto among the notable losses with an editor’s note highlighting a Magnasco landscape.
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New York
Grenwich Village
Kress Foundation
Washington, D. C
Lovs Amusemenis
Fioenciat
Bridge Zidualor
Cinraitied
Radio
Anon
Tintoratto
Brueghel
Faly
Undefined fragment on new courts and foreign policy evolution
Fragmentary note mentions new courts at UV and foreign policy evolution. References Thomas Stokes and a discussion of choosing weapons or guns, unclear context. No clear events, dates, or named organizations present.
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Thomas Stokes
Siitariat
Providence on the road in today’s chuckle notes
A lighthearted observation about drivers and Providence saving them on today's roads. The piece wryly suggests luck or unseen guidance helps drivers navigate mishaps and near misses with a humorous tone.
New Year Holidays Toll Seen Rising in Nationwide Traffic Deaths
The National Safety Council warns the New Year weekend could push traffic deaths to about 490, just above the typical four day rate, as authorities brace for a high toll. Officials note the public often ignores pleas for safer driving despite mass safety efforts.
Negroes Up Front on Buses Face Gunfire and Arrests
In Mobile Alabama the city announced a desegregation policy and no attempts by Negroes to sit on front buses occurred. In Montgomery nine .22 caliber bullets hit a bus and in another city gunfire shattered a rear window. no injuries. Twenty one Birmingham Negroes were arrested for violating segregation laws as mass integration plans were paused by a late night emergency session of Tallahassee’s city commission.
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Sufety Experia
National Safety Council
Minight
Tesday
United Press
Safety Council
Montgomery
Ala
Ment
Tallahassee
Fla
Birmingham
Industral
Focal Bus Company
Inter
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Eaviron v
California
Highway Patrol
B. R. Caldwell
New York
Mobile
New Process Buys Wolf St. Property
New Process Gear Corp has purchased the Wolf St plant from the U S government via the General Services Administration. The former General Electric wartime facility at 1001 Wolf St was acquired for slightly over $500,000. The brick concrete site covers 5.8 acres with 188,420 square feet of floor space, including 2 stories of offices. New Process plans for truck transmission manufacturing and will employ about 590 workers.
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New Process Gear Corp
United States
General Services Administration
Wolf St
General Electric
Wol St
David If Brown
New Process
Yhu
Woll
Sixth North St
Hiawatha Blvd
Almindant
Defense Department Cuts February Draft Quota to 14 000
The Defense Department reduced February draft calls to 14 000, down from 37 000 in recent months, with the February quota allocated entirely to the Army. The move adjusts for January and February gains in enlistments, and brings the peacetime draft total to 7 166 430 draftees.
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Washington
Defense’ Department
Army
Irene NM in Distress Near Eagher Point Quebec
A 2,000 ton vessel Irene NM owned by Sealakes Shipping of Montreal ran into trouble half a mile from Eagher Point Que. The Tranapore Department reports the ship was bound from Quebec City to Nova Scotia with a cargo and water was running. Exeighter aboard was injured and aid was rushed to the scene by tugs.
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Eagher Point
Que
Tranapore Department
N. B. McLean
Extinct since 1866 then he turns up bird tale
Washington reports a rare Arment's cowbird reappeared after long absence, baffling scientists. Smithsonian curator Friedman notes the bird’s extreme rarity and uncertainty about its status after years of no sightings, highlighting challenges in ornithological documentation.
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Washington
Amment
Arment
Son
Ély
Andy
Pricaman
Bert Friedman
Smithsonian
Friedman
Macment
L Tie
Nehru Plans Visit With Adenauer in West Germany
Nehru travels to Dusseldorf en route home and will confer with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. A spokesman said he does not plan to meet Egyptian President Nasser. No further details available.
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London
Nehru
India
Dusseldorf
Tie
Konrad Adenauer
Nasser
New Delhi
Psec Ana Sob
Police Hunt Boys In Bomb Blast
Police searched Wednesday for two youths after a home made bomb exploded inside a Metropolitan Life Insurance Co office building. The blast blistered a wall and floor but caused no injuries.
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Endicott
Upj—Pelice
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
First National City Bank Names New Vice Presidents
The First National City Bank, among the nation’s largest, appointed vice presidents Nos. 113, 114, 115 and 116. They oversee the bank’s worldwide organization including about 70 branches overseas and its affiliate City Bank Farmers Trust Co.
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First National City Bank
First National City
The
City Bank Farmers Trust Co
Upstate New York Holiday Weekend Traffic Toll Rises
A deadly highway crash in Crescent near Troy killed five, including a father and three children, as part of a Christmas weekend toll that rose to 12 deaths with 36 statewide. In Newark, two teens died when a car struck a moving truck. three other youths were among the injured in related crashes.
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Upstate
New York
Martha Moyers
Buffalo
Lackawanna
Crescent
Troy
Peank Folmaber
Lathan
Albany
Frank Uy
Harold
Abbie [Tévee
Cordon Nelson
Scotis
Critent
Folmaber
Stary Jane
Albany Hospital
Jane Folmshee
Leonard Hospitt
Alver Raulhe
Newark
Pnw
Lois Allen
Betty- Jane Day
Lyons
Linds Low Ratney
Bracknex
Winter Storm Hits Tonight With More Snow Expected
A northwest system brings another blast tonight with light snow expected to add an inch or more. Syracuse officials report road conditions poor as the cold snaps continue with temperatures slipping to 25 tonight and rising to 33 tomorrow. Public Works crews have modified salt trucks to treat roads.
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Mangerolis
Syracuse
Department of Public Works
Mercury
Quint closes flower shop career ends for personal reasons
Montreal a very unhappy Marcie Dionne ends a brief career as a quintuplet flower shop operator for personal and serious reasons. Manager Helene Bourget says the shop Salon Emilie in honor of a sister who died in 1954 is closed. Marie Dionne, described as nervous and upset, has no plans beyond getting the business straightened out.
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Marie Grebeng
Montreal
INS
Marcie Dionne
Quintuplet
Creter
Matte
Helene Bourect
Miss Bourget
Mario
Salon Emilie
Marie
Marie Dionne
M. Edwards
Comenent
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Quint
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Ont
Seoul
Assseintet
Freny
Witephola Marte Dionns
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