Navy Rescues All 40 Crew Of Fire Stricken Elder
The 163-foot Elder, a destroyer tender, was stunned by fire and explosion near the Pacific atomic testing area. Twenty six crewmen were picked up from life boats and rafts by the Comstock, while the Piedmont found the remaining fourteen aboard and all in good shape after a six day search. Skipper Lt William F. Adams said the crew did not use the three inch gun, all ammo having been thrown overboard during the blaze. The Elder had drifted in shark infested waters for two weeks before rescue and recovery efforts concluded near EnIWetok.
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Pearl Harelor
Comstock
Piedmont
Ian
William F. Adams
Wilnar
Calf
Adams
A. W. Brewster
Brewster
Eniwetok
Premature Defense Stance Fractures Civil Defense Debates
Senator Edwin Johnson argues against a large civil defense program now, warning it could cause public alarm and waste if no immediate threat exists. Senator Knowland backs sharing nonclassified defense guidance with state and municipal officials to boost preparedness without exposing security details. Mayor Bowron urges targeted civil defense focus in likely attack zones. to be effective, cities must receive clear instructions to act independently of Washington.
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Washington
Edwin ©. Johnson
Dcolo
Colorado
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Yold
Knowland
R.-Calif
Atomic Energy Commission
Hhes
Fletcher Bowton
Los Angeles
Atomic Committee
Ees
King George VI Confined by Cold at Buckingham Palace
King George VI spent today confined to his room at Buckingham Palace with a slight cold. He attended a St Patrick's Day parade by the guards yesterday and planned to holiday at the royal lodge near Windsor Castle with Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.
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London
George VI
Buck- Sngban Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Royal Lodge
Windsor Castle
TPAY'S FEATURES POLITICAL SCANDAL IN GERMANY
In Wuorttembert Baden within the American zone German officials mock occupiers by failing to punish some of Hitler's old Nazis. Wilson reports on the editorial page. The item notes pages for comics, crosswords, horoscopes, and regular features.
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Wuorttembert-Baden
Germany
Hitler
Lylea
Wilson
Rescuers Race To Save Crewmembers After Halifax Ship Collision
A sinking 113-foot Germane De Costa from Yarmouth Nova Scotia collided with Island Connector of Interisland Steamship Co. off Halifax harbor. One crew member died, six escaped, and the rest were hospitalized or missing. Survivors from Nova Scotia told of a frantic scramble as the 1,386-ton vessel went under. Among the dead were Captain Hassen Knickle of Lunenburg and his father Otto. George Schrader and his son Dave also perished. Only Morton Tanner of Blue Rocks was saved earlier.
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Amalifax
B.S
Wia
Lyawler
Halifax Harbor
Germune de Costa
Yarmouth
N. S
Interisland Steamstop Co., Ltd
Island
Connector
Nova Scotia
Hans
Grand Bank
Newandand
Nova Sco
Hassen Knickle
Lunenburg
Otto
George Schrader
Dave
Film Struck Kids Hide in Toyland in Pittsburgh
Two children, Donald Perry aged 30 and his nine year old sister Caroline, hid in a Pittsburgh department store Toyland late last night. Police found them hidden among the displays while planning to borrow cowboy costumes to go to Hollywood. Caroline said they hoped to be in four movies with Roy Rogers Gene Autry and Rocky Lane, then return to pay the store.
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Pittsburgh
Donald Perry
Caroline
Toyland
Hollywood
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Rocky Lane
Baby Blizzard Hits Central New York Winters Storm
Blizzard conditions struck Central New York with dry hazardous roads and low traffic, as 4.5 inches of snow fell in 24 hours. The Weather Bureau forecast another two inches, bringing snowfall to date to 24 inches. Visibility at the county highway yard was poor and farmers at the Regional Market said conditions were the worst of the winter.
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New York
Tony
Weather Bureau
County Highway Department
Cental New York
Madsen Wife Convicted In Treacherous Murder in Germany
In Frankfurt a U S occup court found 22 year old Mrs. Madsen guilty of the deliberate murder of Lt Andrew E Madsen of Oakland California. She faced a maximum life term under German law and was sentenced to 13 years in Alderson Federal Reformatory. Her appeal plans were announced by attorney Elmo Gower.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Madsen
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
W. Va
Elmo Gower
Cumberland
Argietican Court of Appeals
Niernberg
Brooklyn
Nationalists Land in Sungmen China Coast City
A Chinese Nationalist naval communiqué announced that Nationalists have landed on the Chinese mainland and seized the coastal city of Sungmen in Chekiang province, about 200 miles south of Shanghai. The report gives no number for the landing party and notes Sungmen lies near the Chusan Islands, a naval base for the Shanghai blockade.
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Taipey
Formosa
China
Chekiang Province
Sungmen
Shanghai
Chusan Islands
Shanghay
Rough seas make fish seasick on Atlantic liner
The Washington returning from Europe reports goldfish aboard distressed by heavy waves as experts at Bronx Zoo confirm fish can get seasick. In Reading, three men tried to rob Harry Fooht after he left a bank with 809 dollars but fled when 30 hosiery workers intervened, leaving no police nearby.
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North Atlantic
Washington
Europe
Bronx Zoo Aquarium
Reading
Harry Fooht
S U Tows in Parked Cars
Syracuse University cracked down on student parking by towing away 28 cars that lacked required stickers in Collendale and Sky Top housing. Pettengill stated stickers can be obtained from student advisers for campus parking areas.
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Syracuse ‘University
Collendale
Paris
France
Fred Pettengil
Council of the Republic
Iav
National Assembly
Pettengill
West Point cadet vanish mystery refutes leads in hunt
A missing West Point cadet Richard Cox of Mansfeld Ohio, vanished January 14 on a dinner date with a man called George. Authorities fear foul play as searches cover the 75000 acre reservation with help from FBI and state police. Cox, in uniform with a gray coat, left $80, letters from his mother, and a friend Betty Timmons behind.
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West Point
Edwin N .Howell
U.S Military Academy
Sam
Richard Cox
Mansfeld
George
New York Police
Army
FBI Land State Police
Cox
Avme
Con
Lightts
Germany
William Proctor
West Point Publici¢Iaions
Proctor
Rupert. Cox
Betty Timmons
Liberal coalition collapse over Leopold III return in Belgium
Belgium's coalition government fell as Liberals resigned over a plan to recall exiled King Leopold III. Premier Gaston Eyskens said the cabinet would resign to seek formation of a new government under Regent Charles. Parliament alone can decide Leopold's future by a majority vote. Public reaction included 24 hour strikes in mining and metal industries, amid a nationwide advisory vote showing 57.6 percent favored Leopold's return.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold III
Gaston Eyskens
Calma
Social Caistian
Catholic
Switzerland
Eyskens
Prince Charles
Harles
Leopold Daid
Leopold
Hamsell
Tur
Bauddin
Walloon
Este
Jessup replies to McCarthy over State Department charges
Ambassador Philip C. Jessup drafts a measured reply to Senator McCarthy who accused the State Department of Communist influence. McCarthy linked a broader clean sweep claim to Jessup and subversive ties, but Jessup’s aides say the charges lack substance and he will testify next week before the Senate committee.
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Washington
Philip C. Jessup
McCarthy
State Department
Wisconsin Republican
Department
S. Service
Jessup
Far East
Capitol
Senate Foreign Relations
Explosion and Fire Ravage Block in Statesboro Downtown
An explosion followed by a fire virtually wiped out a block of buildings in Statesboro Georgia. Several persons were trapped in the wreckage of one building and were critically injured. Firemen extricated them by cutting through twisted steel and timbers with acetylene torches.
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Statesboro
Safe Thieves Crack Safe at Maico Hearing Center
A blast at the Maico Hearing Center on Warren Street ripped through the street about 7:30 PM. Robbers drilled a safe, escaping with money after windows blew out and debris filled the area as flames surged from the explosion. Mrs Harriet Whitlington, in charge, described the incident and noted the safe had been cracked previously.
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Maico
Warren St
Harriet Whitlington
Whittington
Ford and Chrysler Strikes Drag On in Deadlock
Detroit reports an intensified UAW strike halting 89,000 Ford production workers and 000 supplier employees nationwide. Buffalo plant workers join walkout amid unresolved pension disputes as both sides push for a settlement. Chrysler faces plant closings and resumed production debates as the spring market looms.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Cheysley
Buffalo (Gp
Ford Motor Co
Jana
Nature
Chrysler
Union
Com
Thugs Crash TV Party And Get 1500 Loot
New York police report two armed men posing as friends robbed six people in a Queens home, escaping with about 1500 dollars. They abducted Mrs. Lillian Pierce and family, bound them with tape, and forced a 15 year old to guide them while ransacking the house. The incident occurred during an evening television viewing.
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New York
Friends
Queens
Jack
Lillian Foerce
Jack Pierce
Brooklyn
Prohibition tale recalled by Fredric March at Palm Springs luncheon
At a Palm Springs luncheon actor Fredric March recounted a Prohibition era anecdote from Scotland. A Scottish distiller challenged an American Prohibitionist by noting whisky for medicinal use proves Americans’ reluctance to embrace Prohibition. The distiller asked how the demand could be met. The remark satirically framed America as ill for banning whisky.
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Fredric March
Palm Springs
Scotland
America
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