Musician Abeel Injured in Bicycle Car Crash
George A. Abeel Syracuse musician suffered a possible brain concussion a black eye and knee bruises when his bicycle hit a car at Genesee Street and Irving Avenue He rode on hoping to catch a train to Utica for a civic orchestra rehearsal His oboe remained undamaged and he faced a hospital stay as police investigated the collision Myron Mooers 23 of Geddes was the driver involved.
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George A. Abeel
Syracuse
Genesee St
Irving Av
New York
Central
Utica
Abeel
Irving
Myron ‘Mooers
Geddes
Mooers
Onondaga General Hospital
Aithoven
Truman returns to Washington from Florida vacation
President Truman left Boca Chica NAS aboard the Independence and headed to Washington. He believed his Fair Deal program would still pass Congress despite reversals during his 13 day Key West vacation.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Florida
Washington
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
White House
Independence
Congress
Governor Bans Fishing for Minors in Private Lake Preserve
Governor Frederick G. Payne signs a new law barring anyone over 17 from fishing in Mantie Lake, designated as a private preserve for youngsters, marking a first in state history.
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Presque Isle
Frederick G. Payne
Mantie Lake
Truman aid eyed to arm Western Europe in new plan
Editorial notes a proposed billion dollar request to aid Europe’s armament, aiming to bolster Western Europe as a bulwark toward Soviet influence. James Marlow discusses the shift and its global implications on the editorial page.
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IEF
Congress
Truman
Western
Europe
Russia
James Marlow
City Grapples With Dog Overpopulation Crisis
Guadalupe California faces a dog population crisis with 9 000 dogs and 3 000 humans. A fence breach at the pound led to stray dogs and a planned shooting policy condemned by the Humane Society. Only 10 dogs licensed this year. Mayor Paul Carlin cites motorist‑driven influx and imbalance.
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Guadalupe
Calif. LP
sGlerk
Lorraine
Spicer
Santa _Barbara
Humane Society
Paul Carlin
Key Walks Bank Door Lede Turns Up at First National Bank
A woman who found a key on Clifton street last night turned it in to Patrolman William Meres. He tried the key, entered a nearby First National Bank branch, found nothing disturbed, and left a note directing bank officials to collect the key at police headquarters.
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Binghamson
Clifton St
William Meres
Meres
First National Bank
Bank satchel thiefs flee after Gooch quote
In Chicago Joseph Gooch, an adding machine repairman, said he chased two bandits who stole the small black satchel from a bank as he told police the satchel contained his tools.
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Chicago
Joseph Gooch
Gooch
U S Plans Rocket Tests in Central Australia
The Sydney Sun in a Canberra dispatch reports the United States will test rockets with atomic warheads on a central Australia range. The range will also be used for development and testing of other long range weapons.
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Sydney
Peace Pipe Lucas Urges Dixiecrats Back to Democratic Fold
Senator Lucas of Illinois urges Southern Democrats to return to the Democratic fold and back Truman’s domestic and foreign programs. He predicts limited Southern support and notes key Southerners will lead fights on rent control and European recovery bills while wary of the Taft Hartley substitute.
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Washington
Lucas
D-N
Truman
Dixie
Connally
D-Tex
George
D.-Ga
Senate
Congress
Elender
D-La
Ellender
Sparkman
Albania
Long
Plucky Mattydale Woman Nabs Alleged Hit Run Driver
A quick thinking Mattydale housewife helped capture Paul R. Lennox after a chase on the East Side. Lennox, 32, of 1645 E Genesee Street, faced drunken driving and leaving the scene charges in Police Court before Judge William H. Bamerick and was freed on $1,000 property bail until a March 26 trial. The central figure was Mrs William C Thurlow of 202 Edgemere Road Manydale, who was the subject of a police search after her husband reported a possible abduction. The story began as Thurlow drove north.
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Mattydale
East Side
Paul R. Lennox
E. Geneseest
Wiliam H. Bamerick
William C. Thurlow
Edgemere Rd
Manydale
Thurlow
Mystery two wheeled train unveiled after crash near Berwick
A motorist, Dr. P. H. Jamison, 72, Nescopeek, Pa., was seriously injured when his car collided with an experimental two wheeled railcar built by American Car and Foundry for shipment to Spain. The car was totaled while the train reportedly remained undamaged. Officials from A I F provided few details, calling the craft an open secret in the industry. Observers say the test vehicle is shorter, lower, with two rear wheels and a front section that hooks to the car ahead, using lightweight aluminum and a high speed stability design.
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Berwick
Spain
American Car and Foundry Company
Bestelatone
P. H. Jamison
Nescopeek
Jamison
Berwick Hospital
Geisinger
Danville
Rent Control U K Foreseen Senate Action on Extension
Senate backs a 12 to 15 month extension of federal rent control with a March 31 deadline. Debate set for Monday, leaders expect approval by Tuesday night and quick House-Senate reconciliation within nine days. Senators Sparkman Tobey and Lucas predicted passage in near current form.
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Washington
House
Senate
Lucas J. Miso
Senator Tobey
Cn-Hr
Banking Committee
Bandit Trio Sought After Long Island Home Looting
Three bandits looted a Freeport residence in a $1000 robbery. Posing as a mail carrier, one entered the home at 148 Harris Ave with two accomplices, tying up three adults while two children were allowed to continue playing. The trio fled the scene.
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New York
INS
Long Island
Paul Herman
Harris Av
Freeport
L. I
East Reich constitution approved by Soviet controlled council
The Peoples Council in East Germany rubber stamped a constitution for 20 million Germans under Soviet rule in a move seen as completing Germany partition. Leaders like Hermann Kastner and Wilhelm Pieck framed the action as decisive, while blaming the West for blocking a peace treaty and accusing Western powers of seeking new war.
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Berlin
Peoples Council
Germany
Bonn
Hermann Kastner
Wilhelm Pieck
Communist Social Unity
SED
West
Pieck
People’s Congress
Council
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Otto Gratewohl
Firemen Help Mrs Mooney Access Second Floor
Firefighters from Engine Company 22 responded to a call at 207 Strathmore Drive when Mrs. Roy Mooney forgot her key and was locked out with her two children. They climbed to a second story window with a ladder and unlocked the door from inside.
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Roy Mooney
Strathmore
Storm WarningsIssued Along East Coast For Small Craft
Small craft storm warnings were hoisted from Block Island to the Virginia capes. The U S Weather Bureau said the warnings stay in effect from dawn until sunset due to strong northwest winds over the area.
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New York
Block Island
Virginia Capes
U.S. Weather Bureau
Randolph Curtis visits Duck Creek tobacco buyers
Cigar maker Randolph C. Curtis visiting Duck Creek North Carolina described world turmoil by recalling a bedraggled boy bathing in frigid ocean water. He quoted the boy’s sister saying he was all right and had a cold, illustrating resilience amid hardships.
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Randolph C. Curtis
Duck Creek
N. C
Accord May Curb Russians in Atlantic Security Pact
Washington observers warm to the proposed North Atlantic security pact as a safeguard against a single power's control of Europe. Secretary Acheson urged unity among free nations while critics warn of entangling obligations and Congress losing war-decision power. The treaty draws praise from allied foreign ministers and U.N. delegate Warren Austin.
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Washington
Senate
Acheson
Europe
United States
Free Nations
Jory
Lawmakers Call Extraordinary Meeting Over Wiretap Probe
New York City's Democratic delegation met with Mayor O'Dwyer in City Hall to discuss the wiretapping investigation of public officials. Rep. Emanuel Celler said the group would seek information on whether a congressional inquiry is appropriate while Clendenin J. Ryan pressed for indicting the mayor after testifying to a grand jury probing the eavesdropping affair.
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New York
New York City
Emanuel Celler
D-N.x
House
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
Clendenin J. Ryan
Ryan
Two Children Die in Suburban Greece Fire
A two story frame apartment house in Greece caught fire. Timothy Drake aged 4 and Donna 2 died in the second floor kitchen where the fire is thought to have started. Seven others escaped with help from firefighters. The parents said the mother woke to smoke and heard the younger child crying before the husband was driven back by heat and smoke.
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Rochester
Greece
Timothy Drake
Donna
Franklin Drake
Drake
Wreck derailment halts Pennsylvania freight train
Thirty cars of an eastbound Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed seven miles northwest of Columbus due to a broken axle. Railroad officials said no injuries occurred.
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Columbus, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
West Hails Treaty and Soviet War Threats Spark Cold War Debate
The North Atlantic pact is praised by Western leaders as a step toward peace, while Moscow denounces it as a plan for war. British Foreign Minister Bevin calls it a hopeful instrument to block Kremlin expansion in Europe. Soviet historian Dr. Lemin accuses it of provoking conflict. Moscow radio characterizes the pact as a signal of future wars.
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Russia
Moscow
J. Lemin
Soviet Union
Vienna
Achéson
Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
London
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Kremlin
Europe
Lon
L Lemin
Moscow Radio
Western Europe
Assur I
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