Unusual Accidents Highlight Humdrum Life's Near-Misses
A compilation of quirky mishaps across the United States cites incidents from Windsor Ontario to Hagerstown Maryland. Notable events include a George Washington and Benjamin Franklin meeting in Richmond in 1953, a car collision, a girl taking the blame for a boyfriend, and various near misses like a lamp post hit, a baby’s hospital visit, and a man dangling from a car seat after a crash. The piece playful yokes readers to find humor in daily dangers and stubborn optimism.
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George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Independence Hall
Richmond
Eugene Duda
Windsor
Ont
Lanza Sings in MGM's The Student Prince Amidst Production
Hollywood reports Mario Lanza's voice will star in The Student Prince with Emund Purdom appearing on screen and lip syncing to Lanza's songs. Purdom, chosen from Laurence Olivier's troupe, rehearsed months to convey emotion while Ann Blyth's costumes were updated. Blyth, pregnant, speeds completion to avoid renewed legal issues from past lawsuits.
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Hollywood
Mario
Lanza
Prince
MGM
Emund Purdom
Purdom
lLanza
Laurence Olvier
Larry Parks
Jolson
Rita Hayworth
Ava Gardner
Mario Lanza
Ann
For Sale Sign Down At Santa Claus Land
Santa Claus land in Santa Claus Ind remains not for sale as Louis Koch and his nine children keep the 160 acre park. The Koch family cited operation worries and commercialism safeguards as reasons to withdraw from selling. The site draws half a million visitors yearly, with post office activity handling millions of letters and a waxworks museum, a toy shop, and a deer zoo featuring Rudolph and Snowflake.
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Santa Claus
Ind
Louis Koch
Indiana
Santa
Tykes
Koch
Evansville
Bill Koch
Santa Claus Land
Dren
Mrs. Koch
New Waxworks Museum
Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Rudolph
Snowflake
Holly Clancy
Springfield
Holly
Robert L. Ripley
James F. Martin
Ters
Martin
Elbert S. Reinke
Reinke
Reds Use Propaganda To Split France From Allies
U P foreign news notes that Moscow backed propaganda exploits aimed at French fears and hopes to drive a wedge between France and the United States and Britain. The campaign targets Indochina war stances and support for a European army, pressing Paris during debates in the Chamber of Deputies as Three power talks loom in Berlin.
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Jin
France
United States
Britain
Reds
Germany
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Laniel
Indochina
Laniel
Bermuda
Hague
Europe
Paris
Berlin
European Defense Community
Moscow
Pravna
Pravda
EDC
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Poland
Entire Family and Nurse Die in Royse City Train Crash
A six person fatal crash at Royse City Texas left a family of five and a nurse dead after a station wagon collided with a Missouri Kansas and Texas Line streamliner named the Katy Special. The wreck hurled the car into a rail switch scattering victims and injuring 33 aboard the train. Four passengers were hospitalized while 29 were treated and released. A six year old boy in London later faced a separate knife incident at a playground which authorities described as an attack on a sister.
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Washington County Hospital
Hagerstown
Donald Springer
Holland
Mich
Lake Michigan
Joe Fee
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Harris
Royse City
Tex
Victory Saufley
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
William
James
John
Irma
St. Louis
San Antonio
40 000 Asked For 2 Front Teeth
An 11 year old, Jackie Vaccaro, seeks damages of 40 000 from Marlow Theater Co. for the loss of his two front teeth during a drive in fireworks souvenir scuffle. His father, Carl Caccaro, filed the suit. The article also notes two villagers were killed in Dadpur, India, during a land dispute.
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Marion, DL
Jackie Vaccaro
Jackie
Carl Caccaro
Marlow Theater Co
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York special reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H ointment to shrink hemorrhoids and stop bleeding without surgery. Doctors note prompt pain relief and months of maintained improvement across various cases, with refunds offered if not satisfied.
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New York, N. Y
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Ty Loveless
Santa Barbara
Calif
Coffey-Pott
Thomas F. Coffey
Lane
Ben Pott
Charles Carter
Day Ray
Miami
Fla
David Causey
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Causey
Grand Rapids
Seymour Korn
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
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Phil Newsom
London
Dadpur
India
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Ironer
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G.E
Schick
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