Flames Sweep Cruiser Ex Police Chief Hurt In Blast
Ex police chief Harry J. Hunt 76 was critically injured in a Gulf of Mexico boat explosion 85 miles off Pass-a-Grille Florida. Five companions on a 47 foot cruiser were aboard when gasoline fumes in the bilge ignited as engines were started. Hunt's two sons Dr H Roland Hunt and Dr Stacy R Hunt flew to his bedside. The party had been on a weekly fishing trip from a St. Petersburg ship yard operator Robert Ausineau's vessel.
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Pass-a-Grille
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Harry J. Hunt
Solvay
Mt. Marey Hospital
Hunt
H. Roland Hunt
Stacy R. Hunt
Robert Ausineau
St. Petersburg
Ausineau
Train A Car Crash Claims Syracuse Man Charles Coleman
Charles A. Coleman, 64, of 215 Park Ave, Syracuse, was killed when a freight train struck his car at the Knowell Road crossing on Camillus Road. The collision pushed the car 323 feet. Coleman died of a crushed chest and spine. He worked at Crucible Steel and leaves a daughter, a son, four grandchildren, two sisters, two brothers, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services planned in Jordan with burial at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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Charles A. Coleman
Park Avy
New York Central Railroad
Tower Camillus Rd
Knowell Rd
Harry L. Gilmore
Coleman
Charles A. Kasdorf
Center St
East Syracuse
Kasdorf
Geneva
Leonard Snook
Nelson Av
St. Joseph's Hospital
Covent Gilmore
Leo Beebe
Charles Post
Wallace Breed
Clifford Black
William Bright
Elbridge
Jordan
Warners
Solvay
Sanderson - Halcomb Works
Crucible Steel Company of America
Jordan Lodge 215
1.C.C.F
Lodge
Elmer Salisbury
Syracuse
Charles E. Coleman
Baldwinsville
Albert Fuller
Allen Landphire
Frank
Leland
B. L. Bush and Sons Funeral Home
Maple Grove Cemetery
Olean High Fires Coach Amid Student Strike
Olean High School terminated football coach Theodore Mastragiacomo amid a student walkout by about a quarter of the pupil body. More than 350 students quit classes to protest his dismissal as superintendent Keagle warned he will not be rehired after June.
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Olean
Olean High School
Theodore ‘Jock” Mastragiacomo
Donald M. Keagle
Mastragiacom
Ernest H. Hoeldke
Mastragiacomo
St. Bonaventure
Keagle
Mastriagiacomo
Jamestown
Hornell
Batavia
Dunkirk
Amherst Central School
Taft critiques Four power aid program in editorial
Marquis Childs discusses Senator Taft opposing the Point Four program, arguing it undermines American progress in raising global living standards. The note appears in the editorial page among features and listings on pages 8, 55, 56, 62, and 63 with notices about comics, horoscopes, and other sections.
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Taft
Marquis Childs
Ing. Repter
City Life
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Fire in Havana destroys four buildings injuring seven
A downtown Havana fire destroyed four buildings in Havana today injuring seven people. Emergency crews battled the blaze as residents reported smoke and flames engulfing the structures. Fire officials expected a full assessment and investigation in the coming hours.
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Havana
Cuba
New York Telephone Rates Rise Under State Plan
The Public Service Commission approved a statewide rate revision increasing coin box calls from five to ten cents and boosting New York Telephone Company revenue by 1.22 million. Effective May 14 for new business and residential rates, with a January 1 minimum coin box price. The plan affects 90 percent of state phones, with business firms bearing most increases.
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New York
Peices
New York Telephone Company
Public Service Commission
PSC
New York State
City
Upstate
Muggers Take Wallet From Local Beer Salesman
Anthony Malgieri, 81, of 638 Catherine Street, reports two men mugged him near his home at 1:45 AM. They knocked him to the sidewalk, tore his shirt and suit, and took his wallet containing $18 and papers as they fled west on Catherine Street. Malgieri said he usually carries more cash but had turned in collections yesterday.
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Anthony Malgieri
Catherine St
Malgieri
Harold Flavin
I Catherine St
John Fitzgibbons
LeRoy Chappell
Woman Dies After Grass Fire Incident
Jamestown reports 89 year old Mrs Emma Anderson died from third degree burns suffered Friday while attempting to extinguish a grass fire in her back yard. Firemen credit quick help from children who formed a bucket brigade to douse the flames.
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Jamestown
Emma Anderson
Bricks Dug From White House Walls Reveal Barnyard Prints
Army engineer on the White House renovation team reports bricks stamped with pig and chicken footprints found in the walls. He suggests the bricks were made on site circa 1790 and trod upon by farm animals before baking.
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Washington
White House
Britain Signals Openness to French Coal Steel Plan
Britain studies Schuman proposal to pool German and French coal and steel. Acheson, Bevin, and Attlee discuss the plan at Lancaster House as they seek a united Western response to curb Communism and ease Germany France tensions. Churchill urges parliamentary debate on Europe unity.
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London
Britain
France
Europe
U.S
Dean Acheson
Robert Schuman
Acheson
British
Foreign Office
Schuman
Jong
Germany
Daily, Herald
Labor Movement
Bevin
Lancaster House
House of Commons
Attlee
Czech Order Cuts Prague U.S. Star
Prague demands force reduction of the U.S. embassy staff by two thirds. Ambassador Ellis O Briggs orders almost all American employees to leave as Prague warns of no safety responsibility if cuts are not completed by Sunday.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
United
Ellis O. Briggs
Briggs
United States
Kiwanis to Meet in St Louis in 1951
Kiwanis International votes to hold its 1951 convention in St Louis Missouri. Outgoing president J Hugh Jackson announced the decision from the speakers stand today.
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St. Louis
Miami
Fla
J. Hugh Jackson
Gas Station Attendant Killed by Tractor-Trailer
William E. Mates, 24, a gas station attendant in Schenectady, was killed today when a tractor-trailer ran over him. Police investigated the fatal incident and identified no further details at this time.
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Schenectady
William E. Mates
The Artful Dodger and a Gilded Humorous Quote
The late Charles Evans Hughes Jr. recalls a dema gogue as the rascal makes one bad break after another yet wriggles and dodges. He compares him to a man who sniffed then tells his wife to eat hot biscuits sent by her mother.
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Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
United States Solicitor General
Mr. Hughes
Secret Service busts counterfeiting ring in multi-state raid
Federal agents seized plates a printing press and two men in Depew basement as part of a four month operation. Officials said the crackdown targeted a million dollar counterfeiting syndicate active in 28 states and Canada. Neuner and Zlodinski face charges for manufacturing and distributing bogus currency.
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Buffalo
U. 5S. Secret’ Service
Canada
Depew
Matthew Zlodinski
Bernard Neuner
Zlodinski
Ssecretary
The
Treasury
Snyder
Washington
A. E
Baughman
Secret Service
Neuner
Bandits Rob Standard Brewing Office in Cleveland Heist
Three masked gunmen invaded the Standard Brewing Co. office in Cleveland and seized about 16000 in payroll money delivered by Brink's Inc. They forced five women and three men at gunpoint and fled in a stolen car later found abandoned. Two robbers wore brown stocking caps while a third concealed his face with a white handkerchief.
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Cleveland
Standard Brewing Co
Brink’s, Inc
National
Palace Party At Buckingham Palace Hosts 2000 Guests
Two thousand guests mainly debutantes from Britain and the Empire filled the Buckingham Palace state rooms for the final of three spring presentation parties hosted by King George and Queen Elizabeth this afternoon.
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London
Britain and
the Empire
Buckingham Palace
George
Elizabeth
Flu Cases Decline Reports From Public Health Service
Washington reports a drop in new influenza cases with 3,399 new cases last week versus 5,548 the prior week, according to the Public Health Service. The agency notes continued improvement in the outbreak.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Red Invaders Move Down Yangtze
Reliable sources said Chinese Communist invasion forces began moving down the Yangtze River for an attack on the Nationalist-held Chusan Islands.
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Red Invaders
Yangtze
Taipei
Formosa
Yangtze River
Chusan Islands
Pair of Robins Hatch at Norwich Cemetery Grave
A Norfolk cemetery reports two robins hatched and three fledglings near a grave bearing the name George Robin. The discovery highlights local wildlife nesting in historic burial grounds.
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Norwich
Eng
George Robin
Deadlock as Talks Stall in Widespread Strike Effects
Unemployment rose as locomotive firemen strike shuts four major rail systems. No peace moves planned, dim prospects for early settlement. Fourteen western Pennsylvania mines, including Bethlehem Steel Corp. properties, closed in response.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Corp
New York Central Lays Off 64 in Albany Area Amid Strike
The New York Central Railroad says 64 Albany area workers were laid off at the Rensselaer engine house due to the firemen strike and expects 153 more to be idle tomorrow. Superintendent John F Nash of Mohawk and Hudson divisions confirmed the yard crews at Selkirk may also be affected.
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Albany
New York Central Railroad
John F. Nash
Mohawk and Hudson
Rensselaer
Selkirk
Western Pennsylvania coal strike idles 4460 miners
The coal strike halts output with empty gondolas and closures idling 4460 miners in western Pennsylvania. Some mines operate half days while others dump coal on the ground as space runs out. Cleveland and other areas report layoffs and recalls as talks stall.
Weather cool and calm for May day at Hancock Airport
The Weatherman at Hancock Airport station reports no unusual activity nationwide for a May day. Assistant meteorologist Al Sadowski notes cool weather will persist for a couple of days with sunny skies and some clouds, followed by a warm-up. Winds are not expected to affect weather vanes much. Tonight’s low around 40 and tomorrow’s high about 65.
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Hancock Airport
al Sadowski
U. S
Sadowski
Downtown Meters Change to Ten Cents for Two Hours
City officials announce converting 437 downtown meters to 10 cents for two hours. Leonard J. Songer, superintendent, says meters in James street, Oswego to State, Erie and E Washington streets, Montgomery to State, plus others like E Water and Fayette will switch. Total cost about $218. Green-painted meters will run 12 minutes for a cent or 2 hours for ten pennies. Dimes will not operate. Regular meters offer two hours for a nickel or 24 minutes for a penny.
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Thwe City
Leonard J. Sanger
Bureau of Traffic and Lighting
James St
Oswego, Blvd
State St
Erie Blvd
E. Washington St
Montgomery
State Sts
Songer
E. Washington and
Erie Bird
E. Water
Fayette
iGenesee
Onondaga
Jefferson
Cedar
Madison, Harrison
E. Adams
S. State Sts
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C. A. Coleman
Syracusan
Ida Jean Kain
Dean
Mary Haworth
Associated Press Radio
Schumann
Henry
U.S. Star
Dodger
Palace Party
Ade
C.F. Weigele
New York Central
West
Fisher Body
Midland Steel Products Co
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