Fisherman Dad Beats Stork with Three Triplets Born
In Jonesville Louisiana a 36 year old fisherman's wife delivered triplets one each day for three days. The mother Mrs Lester Hardie and physician Dr N G Nasif reported the rare event noting she already has ten children and the town watched as the final trio arrived. The delivery required rapid transport by boat to Dr Nasif's clinic.
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Jonesville
Lester Hardie
Judy Mae
Julia Fae
Jodie Lee
N. G. Nasif
Hardie
Rent Control Decision Delayed as Financial Plan Advances
The Senate approved funds to extend rent control administration to June 30 and to wind up operations, while the House panel trimmed the total by 1 million and ordered terminal leave payments for about 4,000 rent control workers. Congress must decide whether to continue controls before the June 30 expiration.
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Washington
Senate Iate
Tighe Woods
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Woods
Dewey Recovers After Shoulder Surgery
Governor Thomas E. Dewey shows steady progress after an operation for acute bursitis of the right shoulder. The procedure was performed at Columbia Medical Center in New York City yesterday and disclosed by his office.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Columbia Medical Center
New York City
Senate probes Communist influence in State Department
James Marlow reports on the Senate investigation into charges by Senator McCarthy that Communists and fellow travelers operate within the State Department. The piece appears on the editorial page with related features listed for the issue.
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Senate
McCarthy
State Department
James Marlow
Five TV Radio Sets Stolen From Richland Store
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. appliance shop at 948 S State St reported five items valued at 587 stolen. Loss includes a table model TV 179, two portable TVs 298, a clock radio 35, and a combo radio record player 75. Burglars broke a side window, entered, exited via front door, and possibly fled in a vehicle. Detective John Barry investigates.
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
S. State St
Richard E. Gilkeson
Gilkeson
John Sheedy
John Barry
Mrs Madsen Faints in German Murder Trial
In Frankfurt Germany Brunetta Yvette Madsen 22 fainted again during her trial for the murder of her husband the Brooklyn mother of two collapsed after a 20 minute defense plea by Elmo Gower. An Army handwriting expert testified a bitter note was found near the victim.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Brunetta Yvette Madsen
Brooklyn
Elmo Gower
Cumperland
Siamese Twins Reported Healthy in Australia Hospital
Siamese twins joined at the head, six days old, remain well at a hospital in Wynyard Tasmania. Their mother Mrs. Erskine Smith, 35, is to leave the hospital next week. X ray plans to assess possible separation. twins joined at the tops of their heads.
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Sydney
Australia
Wynyard
Erskine Smith
City mulls parking meters in free lots and housing funds
Syracuse officials plan a special meeting to discuss buying 220 parking meters for a free lot at W Adams and Oneida. The meeting will also address federal funding, including a $700000 slum clearance grant and an $180000 cost survey for 650 low cost housing units under Title I and Title III programs.
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Adams St
W. Adams and
Oneida Sts
Thomas R. Ballantyne
Syracuse Parking Authority
Ballantyne
Parking Authority
Ernest R. Deming
W. Frank Havanaugh
Corporation Counsell Developments
George L. Richardson
Syracuse Housing Authority
Robert W. Kent
Authority
Richardson
Free city lots overflow as surface work awaits
JHE CITY operates another free lot at N Salina Street and Oswego Boulevard that handles 280 cars. No action will occur until the lot is permanently surfaced and bumpers cleared. Ballantyne notes both lots overflow daily and are in high demand. a future plan may charge a fee if proven successful. Police will ticket overtime parkers as on city streets.
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Jhe City
N. Salina St
Oswego Blvd
Ballantyne
Housing Bill Cut Sharply In Senate Fight
Senate debate opens over Truman’s middle income cooperative housing plan. The bill’s price tag was halved from 2 billion to 1 billion and direct guarantees were dropped. Instead a national mortgage corporation would insure loans to housing cooperatives funded by debentures.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Senate Banking Committee
National Mortgage Corporation
Retail Trade Edges Up Amid Mild Weather and Coal Settlement
New York report notes a modest weekly gain in retail trade aided by mild weather and a coal strike settlement. Dollar volume runs one to five percent below last year’s comparable week. Regional results vary from declines of one to eight percent to gains of up to three percent.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
South
Northwest
Southwest
Pacific Coast
New England
East
Midwest
Dog's Bark Saves Deaf-Mute Boy in Cedar River
Wesley Franks heard Lassie the cocker spaniel bark frantically by the Cedar River and found eight year old Jimmy Balsanek wedged between ice cakes struggling to free himself. The dog’s barking is credited with saving the boy after he fell through the ice.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Wesley Franks
Lassie
Jimmy Balsanek
Goats Digest Not All Things Says British Ministry
London reports the Ministry of Agriculture notes goats cannot digest everything. Billy the ministry mascot goat died after a post mortem found he failed to digest a pair of rubber gloves.
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London
Ministry of Agriculture
Billy
Doctor acquitted of murder ends practice pending medical trial
Dr Hermann N Sander freed by a jury of murder charges says he will not resume practice until the state medical board meets. The case tested ethics after he allegedly injected air into a cancer patient. Louis C Wyman helped secure the swift acquittal and the Sander family posed for photographers at their Can dia home.
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Manchester
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
Louis C. Wyman
Dr. Sander
Prac
Candia
Red Probers Recall Cvetic for Details in Pittsburgh
The House Un-American Activities Committee recalled Matthew Cvetic in Washington for more information on Communist activity in Western Pennsylvania. Cvetic, once an FBI undercover agent, named many Communists during his prior testimony and reviewed about 80 pounds of Pittsburgh area records. He is expected to identify more individuals and potentially discuss party finances.
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Wasitington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Matthew Cvetic
Pennsylvania
Cvetic
Communist Party
FBI
Pittsburgh
Yawn and Goodnight Deputies Sign Speeding Ticket
A Houston area man reports a deputy ticketed by Sid Yawn and Steve Goodnight, claiming the officers signed a speeding ticket as a joke. The incident involved the two deputy sheriffs cited for issuing the citation.
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Houston
Sheriff's Office
Yawn
Goodnight
Sid Yawn
Steve Goodnight
Lord Curzon’s England Tells a Tale of Georgia Laughs
In Los Angeles the Ready Lord Milford Haven recounts a story about Lord Curzon and the Asiatic Georgia. The tale recalls Curzon's quip in response to a question about Georgian battles, noting the crowd’s laughter and his sharp retort about losses versus wins.
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Milford Haven
Los Angeles
Lord Curzon
George
Georgia
Soldier Uses Dentures to Cash Bond in Chicago Bank
Pvt. Leo W Niemietz of Fort Sheridan presented his upper dentures as identification at the National Bank of North Chicago, showing his name and serial number. The bank cashed the U S Savings Bond.
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Chicago
INS
Leo W Niemietz
Fort Sheridan
U. S
National Bank of North Chicago
Niemietz
Automo bile Club criticizes Thruway toll plan
The Automobile Club of New York denounces Governor Dewey's request to finance the Buffalo to New York Thruway with toll bonds. In telegrams to Dewey and Mayor O'Dwyer, club president William J. Gottlieb warns motorists would face a double tax and the state may need non toll revenue to cover debt.
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New York
The
Automobile Club of New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
William O'Dwyer
William J. Gottlieb
New York State
Gottlieb
Greek King and Queen Visit U S Sixth Fleet Ship
King Paul I and Queen Fredericka of Greece toured the Newport News heavy cruiser, flagship of the U S Sixth Fleet, in Athens yesterday. The royal visit lasted about two hours, as announced by the Navy.
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Washington, CP
Paul l
Fredericka
Greece
U. S
Athens
Navy
King
Queen
Newport News
Blizzard Closes 49 Rural Schools in Central New York
Severe storm slows travel as Syracuse and Onondaga County recover from another blizzard. Up to 14 inches of snow fell in some towns while 49 rural schools remained closed. Three deaths were attributed to the storm amid 50 mph winds and ice covered roads. County crews worked through the morning to clear main routes and busy side streets as 17 of 32 city trucks ran.
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Onondaga Park
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Department of Public Works
New York
Hancock
Raymond B. Traver
Traver
Pompey
Otisco
Spafford
Jordan
Marcellus
City Department of Public Works
Ruler Safe, 2 Slain
In an attempted assassination of Lebanese Premier El Soth, a Syrian gunman failed to hit the target and killed two bystanders while wounding three. Police identified the attacker as 28 year old Tewfik Hamdan, linked to the outlawed Syrian Nationalist Party advocating a greater Syria.
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Beirut
Lebanon
el Soth
Tewfk Hamdan
Syria
Middle East
Wherry accuses Acheson of bribery in Gubitchev case
Senate Republican Leader Wherry charged Secretary of State Acheson and Attorney General McGrath with a conspiracy to save Russian spy Valentin Gubitchev from a 15 year prison term by proposing deportation to Russia within two weeks. Wherry called the move diplomatic bribery and said it showed unfitness to lead.
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Washington
Senate
Kenneth & Wherry
Dean Acheson
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Russia
Nebraska
Acheson
J. Howard McGrath
New York
Gubitchev
Wherry
Alexander
Panyushkin
State Department
Europe
iGubitchev
United States
Davis Granted U S Immigrant Visa Return to Homeland
Garry Davis, who renounced U S citizenship to become world citizen number one, received permission to enter the United States as an immigrant from the U S Consulate General in Paris. He plans to visit his father Meyer Davis and family and may pursue naturalization after the required residence period. He has no permit to return to France.
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Paris CP
Garry Davis
Air Force
U. S
Davis
Meyer Davis
France
How to Get a Husband by Following 10 Rules
Noted psychologist Dr. Frederick J. Bailey led 42 dateless women through a 60 day program claiming over half would wed or become engaged. He outlined 10 "magic rules" of husband hunting and within two months 27 were married or engaged while five more had regular dates.
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Frederick J. Bailey
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