Fire Sweeps Michaels Decorating Store on North State Street
A blaze tore through the ground floor of Michaels Decorating Company on North State Street causing an estimated 20 000 in damage. Four firefighters were treated for minor burns after a backdraft and oil drum explosions as basement stairs were descended. The Rubicon Club on the second floor suffered water and smoke damage while the first floor stock and displays were damaged. Fire crews led by District Chiefs William Fitzgerald and Robert Cramer fought the blaze.
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Michaels Decorating Company
Tul N. State St
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Boltus
Frank Burke
Joseph Colwell
Engine Company 12
John Sloan
Fie
Sloan
Cazzato
Rubicon Club
Wiliam Fitzgerald
Robert Cramer
Victim in Coplon case linked to Red espionage ties
Washington police report a man tied to the Judith Coplon espionage trial, Morton E. Kent, 45, of Chevy Chase Maryland, died by his own hand in the Potomac last Saturday. Coroner ruled death suicide. Kent, a Harvard graduate, spoke nine languages and had past State Labor and other government posts. FBI data connected Kent to a UN clerk and Soviet intelligence, with a note on his 1948 contact via Mrs Emily Condon. The Kent death marks the fourth espionage linked death in a year.
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Judith Coplon
Morton E. Kent
Chevy Chase
Potomac River
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Kent
State Department
FBI
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United Nations Secretariat
Sother
Emily Condon
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Laurence Duggan
New York
Mundt
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Lucy Spurns Radio Cash for Old Love
Lucy Archibeque of Los Angeles, 73, rejected a staged husband choice at a U S Chamber of Commerce convention and accepted a telegraphed proposal from Jay Kinzer of Wenatchee Washington. The couple planned to marry in Nevada after announcing their engagement in Albuquerque on February 2.
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Colorado Springs
Colo. CP
Lucy
Lucille Archibeque
Los Angeles
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Brunet
Jay Kinzer
Wenatchee
Wash
Humidity Dominates Editorial as Capitol Alters Heat
Frederick C. Othman notes rising tempers in Washington as lawmakers conduct hearings on urgent issues. The piece reflects a charged atmosphere across the capital with editorial commentary on national disputes and public debate.
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Frederick C. Othman
Stolen Car Chase Ends With Driver Arrest
Deputy fires at a fleeing car alleged stolen after a taxi collision in DeWitt. Leo Redeye, 25, of 221 W Fayette St, was captured after Sgt. Arthur Willis forced the car to the curb at E Genesee and Cherry Street. Judge Kowalski and Goriman in taxi provided details of pursuit.
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Sheriffs Department
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Aftoder
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DeWitt
Leo Redeye
W. Fayette St
Syracuse
Erie Pvivd
E. Genesee
Wills
Williar Kowalski
Goriman
Sgt. Willis
Bridges May Escape Trial Over 1945 Naturalization Case
Longshore leader Harry Bridges and two officials, J. R. Robertson and Henry Schmidt, face federal charges of perjury and conspiracy tied to Bridges 1945 naturalization. Lawyers argued the statute of limitations could bar any prosecution, a point noted by both sides and Judge Michael J. Roche.
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CSO
Harry Bridges
Bridges
J. R. Robertson
Henry Schmidt
Michael J. Roche
Truman boosters rally behind 1952 bid at Arkansas reunion
At Little Rock a World War I battery veterans group gathers as President Truman rises early to breakfast with D Battery survivors of the 35th Division. He announces an important international address at 430 PAL and vows to push European recovery funding amid calls to curb expenditures.
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Russia
Congress
Syracuse
J. Monroe Johnson
Battery
Johnson
Washington
Woman, 89, Weds For Seventh Time
In Harlan Kentucky Mrs Lucy Jane Johnson age 39 married her seventh husband Isaac 73 a laborer near the Sell-Harlan line. Court records show her sixth husband the late John Blevins was 95 at their 1945 marriage. No clear record of prior status.
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Hiarlan
Lucy Jane Johnson
W. J. R. Howard
Rain Forecast Ends City Drought With Scattered Showers
The Weather Bureau predicts scattered showers and thunderstorms to end Syracuse 17 day drought. Rain may hit the area this afternoon or tonight with more possible tomorrow afternoon. Humidity will be high as warm Gulf air moves in.
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Syracuse
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valery
Pensacola
Fla
Reds Agree To New Talks On Berlin Trade Problems
Berlin officials announce renewed four power talks on German trade and transport issues. American envoy Lawrence Wilkinson says Western powers will not trade between East and West Germany until the Berlin railway strike is settled, as 14 000 West Berlin railway workers strike for west mark wages.
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Lmploves
Loyalty records to be reviewed by closed AEC hearings
Congress will examine loyalty files of key Atomic Energy Commission employees behind closed Senate House committee hearings after a 9 to 0 vote. The move shifts the inquiry away from public hearings and toward a confidential review led by Senator McMahon who will report conclusions at its end. Senator Hickenlooper blasted the decision as remarkable and hinted at possible new steps.
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Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senatte
House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
R-Town
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickeniooper
Jaguar Rampage on Belgian Steamer Ends in Las Palmas Kill
A jaguar that terrorized the Belgian steamer Christian Scheid for nearly two days after escaping its cage was killed by Las Palmas sailors using sub machine guns. After boarding the ship they stalked the animal through passageways and fired twice, ending the rampage that had endangered passengers and crew and damaged other animals aboard.
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Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Christian Scheid
Sen
Bazil
Brussels
Las Palmas Naval Base
Fifteen Japanese War Criminals Hanged at Sugamo Prison
Fifteen Japanese war criminals have been hanged at Sugamo Prison, General MacArthur's headquarters said. Among them two responsible for the Bataan death march are Maj. Gen. Yoshitake Kawane and Col. Kurataro Hirano, transportation officers whose trucks killed about 30,000 Americans and Filipinos during the 1942 march from fallen Bataan. The other thirteen were tried at sealed courts in Japan and the Philippines.
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Tokyo
Rights Rally Ends In Disorderly Conduct Arrest
George H. McDonnell 24 of Niagara Falls was jailed in Erie County on a disorderly conduct charge after insisting his constitutional right required police to arrest him. He appeared at the jail visitors desk in an intoxicated state demanding arrest and shouted he was standing on his rights as a citizen.
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George H. McDonnell
Niagara Falls
McDonnell
Erie County
John J. Frre
MicDonnell
Frey
Niagara
U.S. Citizen
Man Recalls Deer Attack During Motorcycle Crash
Clark Pounell of Unionville Connecticut, 38, said from his hospital bed that a deer kicked him after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a crash. He reported the deer walked over and kicked him as he lay injured on the road.
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Port Servis
Clark Pounell
Unionville
Conn
Pounell
Pornell
Igeer
Cat Rescued From Drain Pipe Using Smelly Herring
Police in New York gave up on a cat rescue until Mrs. Szdiy Cohen provided a herring tied to a string. The aromatic bait coaxed the cat to bite and be hauled from the bottom of the drain pipe.
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al Imosi
Indiana Conservation Spokesman Warns of Lousy Fishing
The Indiana Conservation Department spokesman reports poor fishing conditions for this weekend, noting a blunt outlook in the weekend forecast. The remark highlights honesty about expected fishing prospects in Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Conservation Department
Indiana
Double Date After Killing Shocks Colorado Campus
Officials at the University of Colorado ordered students to double date after a campus killer bludgeoned Roy G. Spore Jr. to death and attacked his date Doris Ann Weaver who escaped. The suspect remains at large as the assault echoes a prior rape and murder nearby.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Rover’s Lane
Robert Stearns
Roy G. Spore, Jr
Boulider Creek
Spore
Doris Ann Weaver
Theresa Fosster
Joe Sam Walker
TV to Present Opera Star Says TV to Present Opera
Cleveland report says opera star Lawrence Tibbett anticipates a network plan to televise grand opera. One hour condensations of famous works will air first, followed by longer operas split into two one hour programs on successive weeks.
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Cleveland
Opera
Lawrence Tibbett
Tidbett
Union Leaders Call Off Sunday Strikes After Government Pressure
Union officials yielded to government pressure and urged British locomotive crews to cancel Sunday action. The National Union of Railways dispatched 11,500 keep working telegrams, but officials warned they may come too late to avert a strike tomorrow.
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National Union of Railways
Fault to Shun Burt Lancaster at Los Angeles Supper
A supper party in Los Angeles hears a speaker denounce vanity as a fault. The remark notes a swelled head as harmful and cites an aunt who paid. the speaker adds that the most pernicious flattery is self praise.
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Burt Lancaster
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