Cambridge Blaze Kills Six In Family Home Fire
In pre-dawn flames at the exclusive Brattle Street area in Cambridge six members of H Alan Gregg II’s family die. The maid Edna Roper is hospitalized in critical condition after leaping from a third floor window. Firefighters from five communities battle the blaze in the North Cambridge business district. Three firemen are hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
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Thomas
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Tierney
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Philian Belanger
Miss Roper
Daniel Walsh
Edward de Mont
Harry McLaughlin
Somerville
Arab Royalty Murdered in Chicago Style Slaying
An Arab League fact finding report says Imam Yehia of Yemen was killed in Chicago gangster style. His grandson and two friends also died. Sons rushed to Dar El Saad Palace to seize the throne as gunfire erupted wounding one prince and killing another.
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Ibn el Wazir
Henry Wallace and the Democratic fold in today's features
The editorial column by Marquis Childs argues that attempts to bring Henry Wallace back into the Democratic fold reveal a lack of understanding of his vision. The notice lists page 24 and 25 sections including Comics Dr Brady crossword horoscope and other features like Amusements Inq Reporter Bridge Radio Classified Social City Life Sports Deaths Winchell Editorials and Letters.
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Marquis Childs
Jean Kain
Dr. Brady
Mary Haworth
Bomb blasts kill 52 in Jerusalem Jewish sector
Jerusalem reels under a deadly blast that killed 52 people and left at least 88 injured as two hotels and nearby structures were wrecked. Haganah workers recovered more bodies, while streets were mined and security zones reinforced amid mounting tension between Arabs, Britons, and Jews.
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Ball of Fire Hits Plane Over Lisbon Flight
British European Airways crew aboard a Lemion to Lisbon flight reported a ball of fire struck their aircraft during a storm, bouncing off the nose and tearing a hole in the rudder while passengers felt a violent bump. The plane was repaired before resuming service.
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Legislators Tackle Picket Lines in Albany Hotel Standoff
About 150 state legislators faced picket lines to enter DeWitt Clinton and Ten Eyck hotels as Morris Zuckman of Hotels and Restaurant Employes Local 472 said legislators must arrange entry themselves after the union gave advance notice. No negotiations were set. Nearby, 200 DeWitt workers and 260 Ten Eyck staff had walked out earlier for a shorter four day work week.
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A. F. Listelkers
DeWitt Clinton
Ten Eyck
Morris
Zuckman
Employes Union
Tube Train Kills Fighting Man and Son in Subway Tragedy
In a midtown New York incident a 60-year-old man and his 27-year-old son were killed after tumbling under a moving subway train during a struggle. Police quoted the son Felix Leftkowsky saying he pushed his father as both men fell. the father Royal Lefkowsky died instantly while the son died later after his legs were amputated in hospital.
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Felix Leftkowsky
Royal Lefkowsky
Passenger plane crash at Mal Airfield kills 13 near Davao City
A passenger plane crashed and exploded today at Mal Airfield near Davao City, Manila. Thirteen people aboard were killed. Police and aviation officials began investigations into the disaster.
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Dixie revolt hinges on civil rights law passage in Congress
Washington reports the Dixie revolt hinges on whether any of President Truman’s civil rights measures become law. Southern governors threaten to confront Democratic National Chairman McGrath as the crisis looms. Two Dixie senators warn that inaction could doom the rebellion, while passage could trigger Southern backlash including removal of the President and running mate from state ballots. A Senate poll suggests the filibuster may fail without Republican backing.
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Truman
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Senate
Yard Finds Bomb In London Threat
An anonymous caller warned occupants of Palace Chambers in Westminster that it would be blown up in three minutes. Scotland Yard officers found a 12 inch candy box with wires and batteries behind a letter box in a hallway.
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Penang Bookmakers Threaten Betting Silence Over Arrests
A Penang book makers spokesman warned that unless police stop arresting bookmakers they will refuse bets on the next Penang race meeting. The statement was issued today in Malaya.
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Penang
Malaya
Communists Order Police Crackdown In Prague
Prague dispatch reports Czechoslovakia amid political crisis as police arrest foes and seize party headquarters. Security police surround government buildings and embassies while passport stamps tighten travel. Notables jailed include Dr Zdenek Marjanko and Zdenek Uhl with searches for Vladimir Vrajina. Premier Gottwald seeks to stabilize talks as Benes consults.
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Reds
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Medical Students’ ’Union
Jiri Pink
theEngineers’ Union
Klement Gottwald
Eduards Benes
Colunut
Clay Charges Russ Forays Into Bavarian Border
Gen Lucius D. Clay, American military governor in the U S zone, said Soviet soldiers are crossing from Austria into Bavaria to forage for food and press demands on German farmers. He noted a sharp rise in border violations near the Soviet zone as he reported conditions in the U S sector to Washington.
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Luclus D. Clay
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Washingtons Welcome Son Named George Washington
A nine pound two ounce son was born yesterday to Mr and Mrs George Washington and promptly named George Washington The father is an attorney and was born on Washingtons birthday This brief birth notice records the names and date of birth for a child of the Washington family.
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George Washington
Washington
Pleasant Drier Weather Forecast With Warmer Temperatures
Meteorologist Andrew P. Jxellern says fair weather will continue today and tonight with a rise in temperature tomorrow reaching about 38 degrees. Today’s high near 27 with a low around 165 degrees indicates a misprint. The weekend storm was shifted away as pressure patterns moved snow to sea, though New York City received six inches.
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Andrew P.jxellern
New York City
Two Brothers Die in New York Apartment Fire
Two young brothers Harold May Jr age 6 and Michael May age 5 died in a New York apartment fire that also seriously burned their parents and baby sister. The blaze began early today, investigators say.
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Harold May, Jr
Michael
Not as Good Either a Churchill Art Joke in Hollywood
A fragment quotes Joshua Logan describing Winston Churchill as a good painter and better bricklayer. A Hollywood anecdote recalls Churchill's daughter visiting, a film star asking if her father is an artist and Logan noting Churchill paints landscapes and is not as bad as his painting.
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Joshua Logan
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Hollywood
Hill on Move Shifts Road Toward Noble County Line
Caldwell Ohio reports a moving hillside continues to push State Route 21 toward Duck Creek near Noble Washington Seoul North Korean lineal leaders have launched a propaganda campaign for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as the Soviet zone occupation divides the nation. A patrol says the hillside has moved earth height 12 to 18 inches, threatening homes on Karl McAfee and Edwin Minek properties with evacuation already ordered.
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Ohio
Duck, Creek
Noble
Washington
Seoul
Karl McAfee
Edwin Mineks
Truman Ends Island Visit in Virgin Islands Tour
President Truman wrapped up a goodwill tour of the Virgin Islands with a St. Croix luncheon alongside Gov Hague and local officials. He urged Congress to renew the Virgin Islands Company's charter to bolster the islands' economy before departing aboard the Williamsburg for Guantanamo Bay and a nine day vacation in Key West Florida.
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Fla
Truman urges large scale low cost housing plan
In a lengthy message President Truman urges Congress to fund and extend low cost public housing and rent controls for five years, proposing 100,000 units annually for five years, lower building costs, improved codes, and new materials. He calls for continued rent controls to protect tenants and reduce evictions while stressing housing shortages drive up prices and urging action to boost production and modernization.
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Man Charged In Fatal Shooting In Jamestown
In Jamestown, Robert Stewart, 35, was charged with first degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Rolland Joseph Frick, 39, of Shorlands, at Stewart’s home near Chautauqua Lake. Frick, a Government surplus supply store operator, was wounded fatally after an early morning argument. Stewart confessed to shooting him with a .32 caliber revolver.
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Rolland Joseph Frick
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Chautauqua Lake
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G. Harry Nelson
Rockefeller Bride Back in New York City
Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara Sears returned to New York City after a brief Florida honeymoon and went to Rockefeller’s apartment at 770 Park Avenue The couple traveled by train and Rockefeller expressed surprise at the wedding’s Florida attention.
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Barbara Sears
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