Devastating Atlantic City Fire Destroys Multiple Hotels
A massive blaze tore through Atlantic City destroying three hotels and nine rooming houses in a two block area before spreading to the St. Charles Hotel. Winds over 30 miles per hour fueled the fire as guests fled, with property losses well over 1 million dollars and no injuries reported.
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Atlantic City
St. Charles
St Charles
Congress Hotel
Pito
Lorraine Hotel
Davis Hotel
Congress
Lorraine
Davis
St. Charles Pl
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Young Enters Innocent Plea In Influence Peddling Case
E Meri Young former RFC examiner pleads innocent to perjury charges tied to an influence peddling investigation. District Judge James R Kirkland sets bond at 1009 dollars after a missing appearance notice. bench warrant issued but held in abeyance when service was not proved.
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Washington
E. Meri Young
RFC
James R. Kirkland
Young
Kirkland
Today’s Features and Page References
A listing of regular features across pages including Amusements Financial Bridge Inq Reputer Classified Radio-TV City Life Social Deaths Sports Editorials and Letters and Today’s Pictures on page 10. Indicates page numbers for each section.
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Bridge
Inq
Reputer
Radio-Tv
City Life
Potter's Trial Delayed as Lawyer Seeks Bank Records
Attorney for Jackson M. Potter in the Syracuse Trust case demands access to bank records arguing many overdrafts were ignored by indictments in the $2,400,000 conspiracy and misapplication scheme. Court also orders Bernard E. Klock’s trial on separate false entry indictment a week hence while Potter’s for two weeks out due to Leslie Root Jr illness.
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Jackson M. Potter
Syracuse Trust Company
Bernard E. Klock
Potter
Leslie L. Root, Jr
Daggett Excused From Jury Duty in Syracuse Trust Case
Daggett was excused from jury duty in the Syracuse Trust Co. case. He is vice president of Rex Coin Distributing Corp. at $27 S. Salina Street. Angelo Delaport, president of the same firm, is among those indicted in the bank case.
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Ray S&s. Daggett
Syracuse Trust Co
Daggett
Rex Coin Distributing Corp
S. Salina St
Angelo Delaport
Two more triplets born a week after first trio arrives
In West Runton England a 24 year old mother gave birth to the second and third in a set of triplets one week after the first. The 1951 boy weighed four pounds and the 1952 twins included a boy four pounds five ounces and a girl three pounds eleven ounces. The trio were born within ten minutes and all are reported doing well. Mother Mrs Emerald Gaul of Cromer named David Nigel and Anthea.
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West Runton, Eng
Emerald Gaul
Cromer
David
Nigel
Anthea
Moering
Graber
First Army Sets Up Five New OCS Boards
The First Army announces five new officer candidate school examining boards at Fort Dix New Jersey Fort Monmouth New Jersey Camp Edwards Massachusetts Camp Drum New Jersey and West Point to assess applicants. Previously boards met at Fort Jay New York or Fort Devens Massachusetts.
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New York
First Army Meacquarters
Fort Dix
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Camp Edwards
Mass
Camp Dram
West Point
Fort Jay
Fort Devens
McCloy Warned On Parking Sticker In Germany
U S High Commissioner John J. McCloy found a German police warning sticker on his car in Garmisch Partenkirchen. The note joked that traffic is easy for a cow but parking must be learned, reflecting a light moment during the visit last weekend.
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Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
Costello Trial Opens
Gambler Frank Costello goes on trial today in New York on contempt of the Senate charges arising from the Hefauver Committee hearings. The government alleges he wronged the Senate Crime Committee during his March appearances. He appeared shy, answering some questions only with difficulty and leaving others unanswered.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate
Hefauver
Costello
Senate Crime Committee
Churchill Truman Open Talks at White House Visit
Churchill and Truman begin talks at the White House with a survey of world affairs. Informants say the agenda includes defense issues and postwar organization. The visit features Churchill’s first White House appearance in current notes, accompanied by Eden and Franks as photographers capture his arrival.
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Truman
Peter Churchill
Churchill
White House
Forest Anthony Eden
Oliver Franks
Rolls Poyce
Church
Wiliam Sim
Simmons
Churet
House
Abraham Lincoln
Dars
Presidents
Williamsburg
Soviet Plan for UN Council Meeting Draws Fire
A British delegate at the United Nations condemned Moscow's push for a high level Security Council session as a dodge to gain a new forum for world tensions. The U S and allies debate timing while Pravda reports Western rift widens as American delegates face a difficult stance in Paris.
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Paris
United Nations
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Wwest
Selhwin Lloyd
U.S
Special Council
U. S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Pravda
General Alphonse Join on way to Washington for talks
A spokesman said General Alphonse Join of the French Army will fly to Washington for talks with United States Britain and France on Indo China. The trip is planned for tonight or tomorrow.
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Paris
Alphonse
Washington
Foreign Office
Deaf mute 72 found frozen in Syracuse snowbank
A 72 year old deaf mute, George Edward Sullivan of 216 Maplewood Avenue, was found partly frozen in a snowbank on Salina Street at 7 18 a m He was taken to Syracuse General Hospital in critical condition with frozen hands and legs He was conscious and bleeding from knee lacerations and received last rites at the hospital The incident occurred as the temperature dropped to seven above and a passerby alerted police
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S. Salina St
George Edward Sullivan
Maplewood Av
Syracuse General Hospital
Sullivan
John Galezzi
Galezzi
Syracuse Gen
Reds May Break Off Truce Talks
In Tokyo Communist delegates showed indifference in Korean armistice negotiations fueling speculation they may end talks. Vice Admiral C Turner Joy led UN truce delegation to confer with General Matthew Ridgway while warning that Communists show no sign of good faith. At Panmunjom the Communist side rejected UN demands on airfield construction and prisoner repatriation, though subcommittees agreed to meet again Tuesday.
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Tokyo
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Imo
Joy
Panmunjom
Korea
E.S.T
11 Below Zero at Massena in Eastern Weather Update
The eastern half of the country reports temperatures around Massena at 11 below zero, Watertown at zero, Utica at one above and Massena overnight. A trace of snow occurred as the Weatherman forecast a warmup to 25 today and 32 tomorrow with a low of 30 tomorrow night. The outlook calls for fair weather.
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Mercury
Massena
Watertown
Utica
French cabinet toppled in Pleven crisis
Paris reports Premier Rene Pleven's five month old coalition government fell after the National Assembly ousted the cabinet. The defeat followed Pleven's plea for freer authority to tackle the 406 million dollar deficit of the nationalized railway system and the broader economic pinch.
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Paris
Rene Pievin
French National Assembly
Pleven
Quadruplets Born to Brooklyn Mother
Mrs. Fanny Graber, 32, delivered four babies in under 20 minutes at Bushwick Hospital. The first girl arrived at 3:23 AM followed by a boy, then two more girls. weights ranged from 3 pounds 4 ounces to 3 pounds 9 ounces. Father Joseph Graber stood by as the newborns entered incubators and the mother recuperated at a private home.
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Fanny Graber
Joseph
Bushwick Hospital
Harry Moering
Moering
Eisenhower signals reluctance to quit NATO post for presidency
General Eisenhower declares willingness to accept a Republican nomination only as a duty beyond his current duties. He says he will not seek relief from his SHAPE command and confirms his Republican stance while Lodge announces his name will enter the New Hampshire primary.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Europe
Lodge
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Taft
Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Charles T. Lanham
SHAPE
Lanham
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
America
Seven MIGs Shot Down in Two Days of Korean Air Fights
U S and Allied forces reported multiple air combats over Northwest Korea. The United States claimed seven Russian built MiG 15 jets destroyed and 12 damaged. Sabres claimed two MiGs down and two damaged while five Reds were hit the day before. Ground actions near Korangpo and Panmunjom saw slight UN gains amid freezing conditions as naval units blockade coasts and carrier planes target coastal supply routes.
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Seoul
Korea
Ty. S
Northwest Korea
Wu. S. Sabres
U. S
United Nations
Korangpo
Panmunjom
Evangelist Says 726 Sins Listed for Believers
A radio safety program notes an evangelist claims a complete list of 726 sins. List requests surge from listeners who fear they have not uncovered all moral failures.
Kefauver Boom Begun by Ohio Democrats
Representative Hays of Ohio announced a full slate of delegates for Senator Estes Kefauver in the Ohio Democratic primaries. He noted written consent is required for ballot placement and acknowledged no immediate written approval from Kefauver.
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Ohio
Washingtion
Hays
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senator Kefauver
French Bomb Reds Saigon Convoys With Heavy Air Attacks
French planes pounded Communist led Viet Minh convoys moving guns ammunition and other war supplies into North Indochina from Communist China. The bombardment continued as squads of aircraft targeted supply routes and depots near Saigon in Indo China.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Communist China
Supreme Court upholds Taft-Hartley damages in Alaska case
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a 750000 Taft-Hartley Act damage award against the International Longshoremen's Union. Juneau Spruce Corp. won the judgment, the largest to date and first to reach the high court, from a suit claiming coercive pressure and spicket line tactics during a jurisdictional dispute between rival labor groups over barge-loading work.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Harty Bridges’ International Longshoremen’s Union
Juneau
Alaska
Spruce Corp
Ridges
King George VI to Visit South Africa Aboard Cruise
London reports King George VI will undertake an upcoming ocean cruise to South Africa to aid his convalescence from illness. The announcement indicates the royal itinerary includes travel abroad for recovery and public appearances.
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London
George VI
South Africa
Flying Enterprise Halfway Toward Falmouth Amid Storm
Captain Kurt Carlsen commands the battered Flying Enterprise 145 miles from Falmouth with Tug Turmoil and the American freighter in tow. The convoy, escorted by the U S Destroyer Willard Keith, pressed toward port as heavy Atlantic conditions persist and the tug fights to keep the line intact.
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London
Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Haven
Falmouth
Carlsen
Enterprise
U. S
Willard Keith
Associated Press
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