Boy saves sisters from early morning house fire in Brutus
A 19 year old youth Robert Zellweger and his sisters Doris 13 and Margaret 11 were burned but survived when a kitchen fire spread through their two story home on Pump rd Town of Brutus near Jordan. He carried both girls from the house after smashing a front window. Fire damage was extensive with estimated losses of 37500 and the boy and sisters received first aid on scene.
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Pump Rd
Brutus
Jordan
Robert Zellweger
Doris
Margaret
Auburn City Hospital
Margaret Zellweger
Robert
Robert Perkins
Weedsport
Harold Davis
George Wiffel
Jordan Fire Department
Kenneth L. Bush
Bush
Zellwager
Herbert Brownley
Elbridge
Syracusan dies in Route 5 crash with tractor-trailer
John A. Sullivan 34 of Syracuse killed when his car hit a tractor-trailer on Route 5 near Sullivan. Vehicle swerved after hitting a snowbank. driver Richard Wayne Richard 25 of Glens Falls also involved. Coroner pronounces death from crushed chest and multiple bruises. Sullivan employed at Solvay Process Co. wife and child in Lowville. mother in Utica. Investigated by Sgt. William McNichol and Trooper Ertman Crouse.
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John A. Sullivan
Willis Av
Syracuse
Route 5
Sullivan
Richard Wayne Richard
Murray St
Glens Falls
Edwin Thibalt
Chittenango
Francis Pfaff
Oneida
Thibalt
Solvay’ Process Co
Lowville
Utica
William McNichol
Ertman Crouse
Missing New York Diamond Merchant Maurice Bletterman
Police said Maurice Bletterman a 36 year old New York diamond merchant has been missing for about two weeks as investigators continue to search for his whereabouts.
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New York
Maurice Bletterman
Proposed constitutional amendment reshapes electoral history
Marquis Childs analyzes a reform plan that would overhaul the nation’s electoral system, highlighting unlikely alliances and the high political stakes as part of today’s editorial feature. The piece anchors a page lineup including comics, city life, and sports with pages noted for various sections.
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Tye
Marquis Childs
Mayor Proposes Scaled Fire Alarm Alerts
Mayor Thomas Corcoran proposes easing fire department alerts to reduce stress on on duty crews. He argues alarms currently trigger all 20 Syracuse fire houses and chiefs, regardless of fire location. He cites New York’s method where only the responding engine company is alerted.
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Thomas Jr
Corcoran
Syracuse
New York
Cabinet Shift as Tories Start Parliament Cocky
Britain opened its new Parliament with the Labour Party holding a precarious seven vote edge in the 625 seat House. Prime Minister Attlee reshuffled the Cabinet in a bid to solidify support and blunt a strengthened Conservative opposition.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
House of Commons
Attlee
Labor
Winston Churchill
House of Lords
M. P
Herbbert Morrison
Ernest Bevin
Stafford Cripps
Green Urges Expanded Social Security Coverage
AFL President William Green told Congress that unions will push a bid to secure their own benefits through bargaining if social security is not liberalized this year. He urged the Senate Finance Committee to approve the House bill expanding benefits and coverage.
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Washington
A.F.L
William Green
Congress
Asf.l
Senate Finances Committee
Haverling High School Closes Due to Illness
Haverling High School in Bath is closed for the remainder of the week because of widespread illness among faculty and 1,250 pupils. Principal Wilfred C. Nadeau reports grippe colds or intestinal flu have caused up to 50 percent absenteeism this week, with morning absenteeism above 20 percent. Coal supplies are adequate.
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Bath
Haverling High School
Wilfred C. Nadeau
Grippe
Ice Cream Parlor Enforces Milkshake Penalty on Gangs
Vincent Colera reports that several youths in Lakewood have started giving a round of milkshakes to any group seen in his store. He cracked down on boisterous gatherings that bothered older patrons.
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Lakewood GP
Vincent Colera
Colera
Spellman Leads U S Pilgrims In Naples Welcome
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York arrives in Naples as 640 pilgrims from the United States begin a Holy Year pilgrimage. Crowded ship rails and cheering Neapolitans mark the moment from the dockside as the group begins its Italian tour.
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Naples
Italy
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
United States
Coeds Debate Aggressive Dating Policy at Syracuse Colgate
Two Syracuse University coeds Shirley Heckert and Doris Olson argue for women choosing dates while Colgate men Creighton Hartill and Eugene Whitmer oppose. A campus debate Friday evening in the Student Union features judges including Betsy Smith and Betty Noble.
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Syracuse University
Colgate
Shirley Heckert
Doris Ol Son
Creighton Hartill
Eugene Whitmer
Hamilton
Syracuse
Miss Olson
Alpha Gamma Delta
Miss Heckert
Betsy Smith
Law rulison asks mayor on 40-hour police week
Albany Assemblyman Lawrence M. Rulison Syracuse Republican asks Mayor Thomas E. Corcoran for his views on the proposed 40-hour work week for municipal policemen. The bill 1621 is before the Assembly committee on cities which deferred action for a week. Rulison notes police groups urge approval and seeks the mayor’s stance before further committee action. A separate bill exempting GI insured property from real estate tax passed the Senate and awaits Governor Dewey’s action.
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Albany
Lawrence M. Rulison
Syracuse
Thomas E. Corcoran
Assembly Committee On Cities
Rulison
Corcoran
Committee On Cities
Assembly
Senate
Dewey
Pact Ministers Plan Spring Parley
London sources say the foreign ministers of the 12 Atlantic Pact nations will meet this spring likely in Europe. The meeting could pave the way for Big Three talks among the United States Britain and France as Acheson signals a possible spring gathering.
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London i
Europe
Foreign ‘Office
United States
Washington
U. S
State Acheson
Defense quotes physician on patient dead before Sander arrival
In Manchester New Hampshire Abbie Borreto died before Dr Hermann N Sander reached her bedside a fellow physician Dr Albert Snay testified Snay examined the cancer patient on December 4 minutes before Sanders alleged air injection Snay said there was no pulse no eyeball reflex and no heart sound leading him to conclude the patient was dead He then saw Sander who reportedly remarked there was nothing to be done and Snay went to the hospital main office where Borreto died
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Manchester
N. H
Abbie Borreto
Hermann N. Sander
Albert Snay
Sander
DR. Snay
Snay
Hillsboro County Hospital
Borreto
Grease Vanishes When Exposed to High Pitch Sound
Albany reports a General Electric engineer says ultrasonics can clean grease from metal in seconds. Robert O Fehr told the Albany Society of Engineers that ultra high frequency sounds have cut machine cleaning from an hour to 10 seconds, but ordinary house current cannot produce them for dishwashing use.
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Albany
General Electric
Robert O. Fehr
Albany Society of Engineers
Science Vote Delayed As House Delays On Foundation
The House postpones a final vote on establishing a national science foundation until tomorrow. Earlier plans to vote yesterday were overtaken by other bills taking priority.
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Washington
Elevator Tragedy at Grand Central Claims Woman
A subway elevator descended as passengers were alighting on the mezzanine at Grand Central Terminal killing Doris Wallace 55 of Queens. Police identified her from papers in her purse.
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New York
Grand Central Terminal
Doris Wallace
Queens
Contempt case against John L. Lewis goes on in D C
The government presses its contempt case in the United Mine Workers trial as Judge Richmond B. Keech denies the UMW request to dismiss all charges. Miners chief counsel Welly Hopkins argues no direct union participation shown in the strike while new wage talks begin amid rising idle miners nationwide.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Wrkers
U.mlw
Richmond B. Keech
U.M.W
Welly K. Hopkins
Hopkins
Reech
Keech
Lewis
March Lion Puts Lamb to Rout Early
A brief weather note reports a March lion arriving this morning with few observers as temperatures drop quickly and snow conditions intensify, foreshadowing a wintry pattern.
Snowfall records fall as Syracuse endures heavy February weather
February snowfall totals reach 44.1 inches, beating the 1910 record of 36.7 inches and surpassing normal 16.8 inches. The season’s snow adds to a cold wave with high 46, low 13 below, and a forecast of continued cold, winds, and snow from Weatherman Andrew F. Keiler as Syracuse faces near-blizzard conditions.
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Andrew F. Keiler
Syracuse
It’s Not Cancer Mother Vanishes Leaving Children Praying
In Rensselaer a 30 year old mother Helen Overlander disappeared after expressing fear she had cancer. Police across 14 states searched for her while her three children prayed for her return. Her husband said doctors found no serious illness and X rays were inconclusive.
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Rensselaer
Helen B. Overlander
Overlander
Albany
Sherrell, Jr
Carl
Mary Elizabeth
Refugee Fuchs branded ingrate after swift London trial
Dr Klaus Fuchs, 38, German-born physicist, pleaded guilty to betraying top atomic secrets to Soviet agents. In a one and a half hour Old Bailey session Lord Goddard sentenced him to 14 years, calling him an ingrate refugee who harmed Britain and the United States. Only one witness testified, British Security Officer William J. Skardon, detailing the seven year confession. Fuchs had worked at Los Alamos and was charged with breaches in 1943 to 1947 across Birmingham New York Boston and Britain. Sir Hartley Shawcross described the act as disloyal and shameful.
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London
Klaus Fuchs
British Atomic Research
Russia
Old Bailey Court
Baron Goddard
United States “of America
William J. Skardon
Fuchs
Britain
Curtis Bennett
William Joyce
Lord Goddard
Jekyll Hyde
Birmingham
England
New York
Boston
Hartley Shawcross
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Alamos
N. M
Six Hooded Bandits Rob Tri-mount Clothing of $100,000
Six armed robbers wearing Arctic-type headpieces swept into Tri mount Clothing Co in Gambrdige Mass and emptied the store of $100,000 in women's suits. The operation lasted three hours and involved peacoated figures resembling Navy Brink robbers.
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Gambridge
Mass
INS
Trimount Clothing Co
Slayer Ralph Bar Sentenced in New York Trial
Ralph Bar, 20, was sentenced in New York today to 20 to 40 years in state prison for the murder of Colin MacKeilar, a Canadian textile executive.
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New York
Ralph Barrows
Colin MacKeilar
Her Lucky Day Quip Tied to Langtry Tale at L A Party
Actress Sarah Churchill recounts a Langtry anecdote at a Los Angeles gathering. Langtry, in full beauty, allegedly impressed a nobleman at dinner as they crossed paths again and again, prompting the amused remark about a lucky day.
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Sarah Churchill
Winston
Los Angeles
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