Fate of 44 in balance as Arctic hunt for lost plane continues
Rescue planes from the United States and Canada comb the Yukon Territors in a blizzard for a U S C 54 airliner that vanished Thursday afternoon while en route from Anchorage to Briggs Field Edmonton with eight crew aboard and 36 passengers including a mother and child. Searchers face craggy peaks frozen swamps muskeg and heavy snow as dawn patrols resume and kin await word.
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Two Wives Claim Widow Status At Colonel Babcock Funeral
Washington report describes two women asserting widowhood at the Fort Myer Army Chapel for Colonel William Babcock. Florence Maryjean Babcock, arriving from Berlin, says they were married in Germany in 19 and has lived with him until his heart attack death. The New London, Connecticut, wife, identified as Mrs. Babcock, claims three years of marriage with no divorce. At graveside, they stood apart under separate canopies as the services concluded.
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Fort Myer Army Chapel
William Babcock
Florence Maryjean Babcock
Berlin
Germany
Mary Magdalene Rahrack
New London
Conn
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Aalington National Cemetery
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Dawn Blaze Damages Oswego River Paper Mill Near Phoenix
Fire swept a three story Oswego River Paper Mill in West Phoenix causing damage estimated between 27500 and 20000. About 50 volunteer firefighters from four villages battled for over two hours before bringing the blaze under control. Three night shift workers, Lloyd Stacy John Munger and Adturl uluft, discovered a basement fire and thought it extinguished, but flames flared again as Phoenix fire crews arrived.
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Rabies Certification Bans Dogs in Onondaga County
Onondaga County issues rabies certification after last night’s blaze and a string of cold air moving through New England. Weather reports show January temperatures averaged well above normal with a low of 25 tonight and a high near 40 tomorrow. Dogs will be kept from roaming and must travel by car or on a leash. at least 7 percent of dogs are to be vaccinated, with the ban lasting six months after the county reports a positive rabies case.
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Hearst
Canton
Uvica
Andrew P. Keller
Seather
Air Force Mercy Flights Fight Quebec Polio Outbreak
In northern Quebec near the Labrador border, four children died and about 200 may be sick as the Air Force and RCAP push a relief effort to St. Augustine. A Dakota transport from Dorval brought drugs, nurses, and medical teams to assist the polio outbreak villagers.
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Labrador
Sarah Ann Buskirk
Grenfell
Cheese Plot Arrests Near Niagara River
Two men were charged yesterday with attempting to smuggle 100 pounds of unlicensed cheddar cheese across the Niagara River into Canada. The suspects, found on the river bank awaiting a boat, were identified as Stanley L. Cotenen of Rochester, New York, and John H. Sullivan, 30, of Fort Erie.
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Secretary of Interior calls for broader land purchase
The editorial page argues the federal government should acquire more privately owned lands to expand national parks. Vern Haugland reports from The Nation. Read on editorial pages 34 and 13, with features on comics, horoscopes, letters, and other sections.
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Ida Jean Kain
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78 year old killed by car near Schaneales Falls
Walter Scott 78, a feared textile worker, was instantly killed when struck by an automobile at 7:40 this morning near his home in Schaneales Falls. Leo McGinn 48 of Hark Lot drove the car. sister Marsaet Ma McGinn 21 of Hart Tal was passenger. Scott stood at the roadside near St Brigid's Church and walked into the car's path. coroner Dr Harry J. Gilmore ruled accidental death from a fractured skull and crushed chest. Police and sheriff deputies investigated. witnesses said Scott walked from his home toward the post office when struck.
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Leo Beebe
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Wallace Breedin- Lewis
North and West
Arthur Wilson
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Vsage
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Uuca
Capital Truckers Won't Haul Snow Bid Sparks Short Interest
Washington faces a rare winter quirk as firms show little interest in snow removal. Only two trucking companies bid after a city bid sought help to haul away snow, while a parking ban between 3 AM and 7 AM from December 15 to March 13 was rescinded due to scant snowfall.
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Wiliam A. Xanten
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Coal Trace Hopes Mount Over 8,000 Strikers Return
Sudden revival of contract talks between Joe L. Lewis and soft coal operators raised tentative hopes that some of the 8,000 strikers might return to work next week in Washington GP.
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Jom L. Lewis
Soft Coat
Storm disrupts California Oregon transit. one death blamed
A coastal storm blanketed northern California and southern Oregon with snow and heavy rain, halting trains and highways. The severe weather disrupted travel today and officials cited one traffic fatality blamed on the storm.
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Oregon
$800000 Law College Project At Syracuse University
Ground will be laid this year for an 800000 law college building at Syracuse University. About 650000 has been pledged. Plans are with the design board awaiting a meeting. Chancellor Tolley said transfer of the medical college to the state university should finish in three weeks. The event was at the Syracuse Law College Association luncheon in New York City.
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White Plains
John T. Loughran
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Xell G. Harrison
New York State Bar Association
Tolley
Murray Hearn
Brooklyn
Val Wouldn't Mind Released If Guard Had Made Us
New York dispatch describes a Cubitcher Coplon spy trial moment with a guard letting Valentin A. Gubilchev into the courtroom after a pass issue. The report covers Western European arms shipments for the Atlantic Pact and President Truman’s approval of the master defense plan as eight nations sign a defense aid accord.
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Tarnished by Fall at Golden Age Club Dance
An eighty five year old member of the Golden Age Club fell during a weekly dance in Albany and fractured his hip. He was assisted by bystanders and undergoes medical treatment. The incident prompted a check of safety measures at the venue.
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Albany
Goldsand
Navy Ship Back With Cosmic Data
Albany dispatch reports the Public Service Commission authorized Syracuse Transit to raise fares to 50 cents for five rides and nine cents each, with children’s fares up to five cents. The plan includes a proposed fare increase on most routes, except the Camillus line, effective after tariff revisions. The commission rejected city zoning fare proposals and noted wage-cost impacts from a recent settlement. The article connects to broader defense and cosmic data themes, but focuses on transit fare changes and regulatory reasoning.
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Mack
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Ithe Ily
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Onions and Lilies Barry Sullivan Quips in Hollywood
Barry Sullivan of Bad Men of Tombstone fame comments on English politics in Hollywood saying leaders should explain that the onion belongs to the lily family. He asserts the English need leaders who will clarify botanical classification and national character.
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Barry Sullivan
Tombstone
Hollywood
Unusual Grounds for Divorce Highlighted in Gossip Feature
A lighthearted excerpt notes odd divorce grounds such as a husband upset that his wife kissed their 15 dogs but not him, and a pint sized druggist testifying his 224 pound wife sat on him. The piece invites readers to see more in The American Weekly weekend magazine.
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