Fire and gas regulator deaths ripple through communities
A series of brief items report varied incidents from New Jersey and New York. A Pennsylvanian Railroad line delays 20 to 45 minutes after a broken overhead wire near Harrison, New Jersey. A doghouse fire in James town, reportedly sparked by a short circuit in a cooling dog’s residence, was extinguished. In Brighton, a fatal gas regulator mishap at a farm home left Fredigas Weaver dead and others injured amid widespread gas-regulator installations following a recent disaster. fires affected about 1500 Brighton homes as crews addressed the hazard.
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Imain
Csew York
Pennsyllvania Railroad
New York
Harrison
X. J
Mascles
Jamestown
Weaver
Brighton
Vetteraay Oy
Rochester
Gas & Electric Corp
Drive on Price Violations Gains Reported
OPS has pressed its beat price control drive with 1,052 violations found in 443 of 1,192 slaughterhouses checked. In Tennessee a mobile unit for radiation hazard testing in atomic-attack areas was developed under Dr. Birkaif at the University of Tennessee. Yale officials report many students are messy after maid dismissals. the RFC seeks to unload a six-lane bowling alley in Kaleva, Michigan, foreclosure.
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OPS
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael ¥. DiSalle
Kxnoxville
Tenn
Tennnessee
RD. Birkaif
Lie University of Tennessee Physics Department
AFC
Detroit
Reconistruction Finance Corporation
Saliny
Joe Sale
Kaleva
Mich
RFC
RFE to beam Czech programs to Hungary from Munich
Radio Free Europe plans a October 6 inauguration of a new 135,000 watt station near Munich designed to broadcast Czech programs to Fed Hungary. The move intensifies RFE’s anti-communist campaign, drawing concern from Prague authorities as broadcasts from the Munich facility continue daily.
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RFE
Hungary
Munich
Germany
Radio Free Europe
Cechoslovakia
Fed
Deaths in public notices from Journal Times era
France mourns executives and editors across the year with obituaries and tributes. Prominent figures include Frederick W. Fixch founder of a major firm, Frank H. Starrick longtime Journal Times publisher, Jasper N. Ley chair of finance, Leola Alward veteran newspaper woman, Milano Tilden actor and director, and Dr. Alfreda Withington pioneer in medicine. Other items mention political and scientific news from Paris, Casablanca, and Rome with reports on uranium discovery, naval collisions, and European leadership shifts.
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Leola Albard
Pueblo
Colo, Am
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Milano
Tilden
Hollywood
New York
Kenton Band to Play in Ithaca at Willard Hall
The Kenton Band and His 49 Piece Orchestra will appear in Ithaca with Stan Kenton presenting the second segment of Innovation in Modern Music. Featured artists include vocalist June Christy trumpeter Maynard Ferguson drummer Shelly Manne and pianist Art Pepper. Performances set for Willard Straleht UHall on campus and downtown venues Smoke Shop and Gutdooz Store.
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Cornell
Eee
Stan Kenton
Bailey
Pat
Kenton
June
Maynard Fergu Ya
Sheily Manne
Willard Straleht Uhall
Mave
Gutdooz
Ithaca
Dam plan to build Panther Mountain dam faces ruling
Lawyers for the Black River Regulating District seek a court declaration that a 1950 state law banning dam construction on the Moose River’s south bank is unconstitutional. The case, tied to a 46,000,000 Panther Mountain dam project, argues the prohibition blocks municipal water needs while conservationists warn the lake would flood thousands of acres of forest preserve.
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Jin Eerkimer
Aid OK Seen As the Boost for Foreign Aid Bill
Washington, P-Senator I Alexander Smith pushes Senate approval of a large foreign aid package in a speech set for the afternoon. The measure, prepared with Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, consolidates military and economic aid for Europe and Asia and has passed both houses after conference revisions. Strong political maneuvering and bipartisan backing mark this vote of confidence as the nation weighs foreign commitments.
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Washington
I. Alexander Smith
Senate
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Connally
Tex
Lewis X. Mancina
Syracuse
Kasp
Que Shores
Smith
New Jarizy
Draper Adler Libel Suits Dismissed in New Haven
New Haven federal court dismissed two libel suits worth 200000 filed by dancer Paul Deapee and basketball player Larry Adler against Greenwich, Connecticut housewife Hester McCullough. The suits, which drew nationwide attention last year, claimed she called them Communist sympathizers. The Hartford trial ended in mistrial when jurors could not agree.
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New Haven
Cann
INS
Paul Deapee
Larry Adler
Hester McCullough
Ica McCullough
Greenwich
Conn
Hartford
Hospital workers strike at Midland Hospital ends brief walkout
In Midland Michigan twenty five hospital staff members from District 56 of the United Mine Workers walked off their jobs demanding union recognition. They returned to their duties after talks with the hospital board, with no settlement details released at once.
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Mwland
Mich
Midland Hospital
Ieatrh-All District 56
United Mine Workers
Five Killed in Naval Ammunition Depot Blast
Hawthorne Nevada reports reveal five killed and five survivors after a projectile blast at the naval ammunition depot. Civilian workers perished yesterday. acting commander Arthur Quinn notes first fatalities since opening over a decade ago. Names withheld. officials say bravery was shown by several workers. the depot remains under investigation.
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Hawthorne
Naval Ammunition Depot
Com
Arthur Quinn
Sinc
Quinn
Navy
Lucas
Whitesburg
Boy 3 Calls for Help After Granny Falls Injured
A Germantown boy, Johnny Rector, used a telephone to summon aid for his grandmother, Mrs. John Reese, who lay injured from a fall on Route 9-G. Dr Hugh C. Henry treated her at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Rudson as her husband waited nearby.
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Germantown
Granemy
Warren Leipshutz
Medio
Jonnnyboy
North Germantown
Hugh C. Henry
Germaniine
John Reese
Henry
Labor party divisions and Bevanite rise in executive vote
Laborites entitled to vote. Delegates elected 12 moderates to the executive committee and five seats to women delegates. Shinwell, a longtime executive member, was stunned by his defeat and briefly left the platform before returning. Bevanites claim the party is racing faster, with Bevan leading polling and beaming strength among unions and moderates amid a wider internal struggle. In Detroit, 117-year-old Sam Wright, born enslaved in 1831 Arkansas, will be buried after dying of natural causes confirmed by family records.
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Trades Union
Sanc
Labor Party
Shinwell
Speer
London
Wil
Briain
Jawlee
Ediion
Rochester
Atilee
jRegents
Manu Ubls
Yes
Bevan
Nerday
Oruty
Luss
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Homer J
Srizelle
Detroit
Sam Wright
W Wright Segro
Arkansas
Shoring and FBI arrest of Rennetti Kitts details
The Bureau described Rennetti Kitts, a 23 year old Kansas City native, as leader of a rough group that victimized families. FBI agents pursued him after a six month custody break, noting he bought 14 Cadillacs and Chryslers in 18 months, posed as a prosperous businessman, and sometimes chartered planes to games. He was arrested near a tavern in Tennessee leading to capture by 23 agents.
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P Shoring AndoUrEi
Fea Joann Galiforain
Tion
Fang
Thansas City
Kan
Kitts
Faryetterite
Tenn
FBI
Sixte
Yfbi
Withen
Ritts
Marc Jebi
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Ben King
Luly Belle Breth
Yalemen
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Yale
Frederick W. Fixch
Frank HB. Starrick
Journal Timex Company
Racine Broadcasting Company
Journal Times
Racine
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Jasper Nicholas Rin. Ley
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Alfreda B. Withington
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Rhine
Trumans
Averell Harriman
Soviet America
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Mgrover
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Sylvie Paul
Caniayer
Deanne Perron
Parly
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Vinfant Impettidert
Virgilio Ferrari
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Minnie A. Clark
Fayettev’ Lle
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Forslabratteur
Antony R. Ber
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Henry A. Bersani
Bottling Company
Leon 5. Abramsky
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Dornheim
Ebenhower
Vernon Walters
Draper-Adler
Tito
Quiringo
Syracuse Trust
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