Baltic Plane Blast Hinted by Naval Expert
A naval aviation expert said the Privateer patrol plane shot down by Russian fighters over the Baltic last April exploded in the air before the crew could signal distress. He noted a salvaged nose wheel found by a Swedish fisherman confirms the plane spun into the water after losing a wing, with all 10 crew presumed dead.
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Wasrington
Baltic Sea
La.Com
M. W. Cagle
Knoxville
Tenn
Cogle
Baltic
Libau
Latvia
Death Toll Rise From Holiday Drowning and Fires
Six people drowned and three killed in other accidents during the holiday, with seven deaths in upstate New York. Robert Many, 29, died in a dynamite explosion while trying to extinguish a fire. Paul Carroll, 15, died of blast injuries. Mary Barder, 38, perished from burns after a cigarette caused a bed fire. William B. Crampton, 78, was struck by a train in Erie County. Additional upstate deaths followed in Rochester, Watertown, Dunkirk, and Albany from vehicle, bus, and vehicle collisions.
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Upstate
New York
Robert Many
Hobart
Paul Carroll
Mary Barder
Fayetteville
Angola
Erie County
Wiliam B. Crampton
New York Central
Churchville
Samuel Leonetti
Rochester
Lost Almanacs Confuse Klan Ceremonies At Stone Mountain
Ku Klux Klan leaders hunt for a missing almanac detailing the date of a large outdoor naturalization ceremony. Samuel Roper says the almanac, cherished as part of the late Wizard Samuel Green, supposedly set the date to avoid rain, with ceremonies typically held near Stone Mountain.
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Aulanes Urs
Almanac
Ku Klux Klan
Fo Team
Imperial Ward
Samuel Roper
Samuel Green
Green
Roper
Doe
Stone Mountain
Here
Cat Led Illusory Life in Heaven for A Six Year Old Cat
A six year old black cat named Tommy enjoys a private seventh heaven in a roof garden with a catnip bar and penthouse. A stairway to this paradise runs via a tunnel from the fourth floor apartment of Mr and Mrs Anthony Stephens. The cat has never seen an alley or other cats despite living above busy streets.
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Omy Yam
Tome Amy
Tommy
Anthony Stephens
Homesickness Fatal for Danish Horse Found at Sea
A Danish horse from Laeso reportedly swam 26 miles to Jutland, driven by homesickness. The horse vanished after its owner bought it on the mainland and it was later found dead drifting at sea. The tale, told by Carl Thomsen, highlights the animal's distress and the peril of long voyages.
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Warnamaunn
Veimork
Thia
Carl Thomsen
Laese
Kattegal
Cone
Laeso
Jutland
Politeness Drive Aims To Boost France Tourism
Paris launches a two week government campaign to polish manners for visitors. Andre de Fowleres, director, says good manners affect tourism and urged tourists to be extra courteous during their stay. Plastered slogans urge visitors to say please and avoid vulgarity.
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France
Paris
INS
Andre de Fowleres
Prices From Page One Show Livestock Market Shifts
The report describes recent livestock price changes including hogs, beef, and lamb. It notes lower wholesale prices than a year ago, with careful market observations by traders and analysts. Government and police actions are mentioned in a separate riot context at Helmstedt with no serious injuries.
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Barrows
Gill
Schleswig-Halstein
Luebeck
State Ministry of Interior
Helmstedt
Germany
Astieusis
Acheson Outlines 2 Billion Armaments Plan For Atlantic Pact Nations
Acheson told Congress the State Department and Budget Bureau approve a request to spend 2 billion dollars on arms for nine Atlantic Pact nations and the rest for other states in the path of possible Communist aggression. He stressed readiness over fear, noted European leadership gains, and urged Western unity with Britain and France on economic and defense fronts.
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Truman
Congress
State Department
Budget Bureau
Acheson
London
Achesof
Kremlin
Schuman
Bevin
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Austria
Soviet Union
Britain
European Payments Union
Lakeo
Western
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Israel
Agia
Free Nations
Twice Broken Leg Is Set By Steady Hand
In Berwick Pennsylvania Mrs. Russel Moyet aged 60 fell and fractured a leg that was already badly broken. She underwent special surgery to repair the initial fractures and, while still using crutches, suffered a second fracture. She reset the bone herself with splints after the first accident and summoned her doctor. The physician commended her improvised handling and said further resetting was unnecessary.
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Berwick
Russel Moyet
Judge orders court open without hear ye proclamation
Superior Judge William Giles modernized courtroom procedure in Pittsfield by ordering the court crier to drop the traditional Hear ye Hear ye notice. The new instruction to the court is simply I declare this court now open to speed progress in the crowded docket.
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Pittsfield
Mass
William
Giles
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Pittsfield Achieves Record Low Infant Mortality
In Pittsfield Massachusetts over the past three years no local mother died in childbirth. City Health Commissioner Willys M Monroe says it may be the first time a city of more than 50 000 population reached this level in American medical history. United States dairy herd improvement associations seek more than a million cows.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Willys M. Monroe
Union barber shop sign advertises 18 cent haircuts
In Sacramento in 1879 a brick wall advert showed Wilson's Sanitary Barber Shop offering 18 cent haircuts and 10 cent shaves with union wages. The sign listed products and promised a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Sacramento
Wilson
Wilson's
Coal Burning Car Tested in Korea Aimed at Gas Savings
Experiments in South Korea test a new coal based fuel for automobiles. The fuel blends anthracite coal black clay and seaweed pressed into briquets and used in a modified charcoal burning setup. Tests on mountain roads report performance comparable to gasoline and better than charcoal.
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South Korea
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