Broadway Gazette notes on television money and club talk
In early television era real estate man William Zeckendorf profits from buying a West Sixties riding academy later sold to Ed Noble, who joins ABC board, claiming he first made money from TV. Mischa Elman and S Hurok discuss Kreisler at Carnegie Hall amid no business talk. Frank Erne, Lou Costello, Turhan Bey, Marc Connelly, and Brearley PTA discuss sports writing, films, and safety drills with a spring twist.
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New York
William Zeckendorf
Ed Noble
HlVvaUcastily Co
Noble
Zeckendorf
ABC
Mischa Elman
S. Hurok
Hurok
Carnegie Hall
Fritz Kreisler
Sol
Mischa
Elman
Kreisler
Indo China Red Threat Grows Near Hanoi Front
SAIGON Jan 16. French Army headquarters said French troops held firm before Hanoi while Vietminh forces threaten to reach 40 000. About 20 000 Vietminh regulars are cited on a 75 mile front 25 miles north of Hanoi with possible additional forces in reserve. The Hanoi front was reported quiet last night and fighting centered around Vinh Yen area with Baochuc outpost isolated.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Europe
Vinhyen
Baochuc
New Aluminum Chimney With Enamel Flue System
A dwelling chimney features a vitreous enamel coated steel central flue surrounded by two concentric aluminum ducts. Outside air moves down the outer duct then rises in the inner duct to cool the steel flue.
Deer hunter kills a 1650 pound work horse in Lyme Center
Percy Raymond, a lumberman, reports a deer hunter shot and killed his 1650 pound work horse at Lyme Center New Hampshire. The incident details remain sparse with no charges announced.
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Lyme Center
N. H
Percy Raymond
Napalm Mix Aboard Carrier Aids Korea War Fire Power
On a Philippine Sea carrier Lt. Anthony Modica Jr and his crew devised a simple copper coil barrel napalm mixer to brew jellied gasoline bombs. Pilots praise the weapon as a decisive aid against enemy tanks trenches and troops, with reports of direct hits and burning explosions.
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William J. Waugh
Associated Press
Philippine Sea
Korea
Kentucky
Anthony Modica Jr
Navy
Modica
San Francisco
Lt. Modica
Lissy
Ens
Ralph Neiger
Sacramento
Calif
Allied Uncertainty on Future In Korea Seen in Slow Pullback
Allied military tactics under Gen. J. Lawton Collins spell out a stay and fight Korea mission with careful withdrawals to preserve strength. UN troops fall back under pressure but avoid near evacuation ports while debates mount on broader strategy between all-out action and holding war. The pace slows to exploit favorable defensive positions like the Pusan perimeter, with continued losses to the enemy and ongoing combat around Osan Suwon Wonju.
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Korea
Tokyo
J. Lawton Collins
United Nations
Collins
China
Hungnam
Osan
Suwon
Wonju
Pusan
Car Hit Twice in Try To Turn Into Driveway
ELSON H. RICHARDSON, 42, of RD 1 East Canton, tried to turn into a driveway on Route 30 a quarter mile east of East Canton and was hit twice at 9 20 p m. A truck driven by Albert R. McIntyre, 45, of Detroit struck him from the rear on the first attempt and Bruce E Buck, 22, of Minerva struck him from the rear on the second try. A passenger, Grettel M Nelson, 41, RD 1 East Canton, was taken to Mercy Hospital for X ray examination.
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Elson H. Richardson
RD 1
East Canton
Route 30
Mr. Richardson
Albert R. McIntyre
Detroit
Bruce E. Buck
Minerva
Richardson
Grettel M. Nelson
Mercy Hospital
Underground mail link spans cease fire line in Kashmir
Despite quiet at the 800 mile border, residents on both sides organize an underground mail service connecting Indian and Pakistani held Kashmir. Barter trade across the cease fire line also continues.
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Jammu
Kashmir
Pakistan
Wular Lake Links India’s Largest Freshwater Reserve
Wular Lake, about 15 miles long and up to 6 miles wide, stands as the largest permanent natural freshwater lake in India, noted for its vast size among the nation’s water bodies.
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Wular
India
Woman Sentenced for Slaying Husband in Columbus
Mrs Anna Robinson, 37, of Columbus, was sentenced to from one to 20 years in Mansfield Reformatory for the Aug 26 bayonet killing of her husband Homer.
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Inson
Columbus
Mansfield Reformatory
Homer
Tuscarawas County jail curbs inmate phone use
Jan 16 Special report from New Philadelphia notes Tuscarawas County jail restricts prisoners from using the telephone unless two officers are present. The rule follows a December 22 escape by Paul Ross of Mineral City and others who were captured later. A further rule requires court consent to designate a prisoner as a trusty.
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Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Common Pleas
J. F. Hare
Paul Ross
Mineral City
Ross
Hare
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