Fire truck fire at Locust Street and Fairground Avenue
A parked tractor trailer loaded with furniture burst into flames near Locust Street and Fairground Avenue. Firemen from multiple companies contained the blaze after a general alarm. The incident damaged the apartment house attic and nearby grocery store while residents escaped unharmed. Fire officials cited a truck gasoline tank ignition as the likely cause.
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Locust Street
Fairground Avenue
Max Hoover
R. J. Bitner
Broadway
Locust and
Fairground
Western
Martin Storage Company
Calvin Harne
Philadelphia
Harne
H.C. House
House
Thomas Phoplis
W. A. Lum
Thomas Day
Senate debate narrows on draft measure and military ceiling
The Senate moved toward action on a draft measure as debate over a proposed military size limit intensified. Opponents urged limits, while Pentagon officials argued against a ceiling, insisting current plans reflect a minimum strength. A civil rights amendment was tabled, while concerns about treatment of Black service members were raised by the NAACP.
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Senate
McFartin d
Ariz
Armed Services
Hutt
Pentagon
Morse
R-Ore
McMahon-Conn
Robertson
P-Va
Moose
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Cop
Tate
Gin Tre
Vinson
Lehman
National Association For Advancement of Colored Persons
Death Decreed For Assassin
A federal court jury convicted Oscar Collazo on two counts in the 1950 assassination attempt on President Truman. Sentencing to be by electric chair, the verdict found Collazo guilty on the counts including the assault on the guard Leslie Coffelt during the Blair House attack. The jury reached its verdict in under two hours with nine women and three men voting.
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Hint
Bach
Cottazo
Grisella Torresola
Truman
Blair House
Big
Leslie Coffelt
Secret Service
Distom
Rest
T. Alan Goldshoroush
Collazo
Clark Pant A
Roser
Margaret Teachout
Oscar Collaza
Coffelt
Teachout
Guiiley
Austrian Treaty Tensions Surface In Western Talks
Report from a wartime style session notes western delegates expressing hope Russians remain open to talks on Austria while dismissing any immediate link to broader East German issues. Secretary of State Dean Acheson avoids tying Austria to Prieste discussions as questions linger on Soviet demands and postwar alignments.
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Jessup
Htit
Dean Achelean
Austria
Prieste
Trost
Dt Wis
Cromyko
All American Airways 2nd Birthday Celebrated at Havertown
C of C Aviation Committee chairman J W Jamison and member Dick Venson praised All American Airways for reliable service. Mayor Mis lauded the airline’s impact, noting February passenger totals soared to about 1120% above February 1990 and mail volume rose markedly, with local travel expanding as more residents and nearby communities adopted daily air service.
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Iran
C. of
C. Aviation
J. W. Jamison
Dick Venson
Mis
American Airways
Alice Tance
Eerstown
Thraush
Mad
Adv
J. Ve Javidson, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Havers
All American Airways
Dla Fworstowi
Bob Jenkins
Beer Stock Transfer Request in Washington
Washington reports a stock transfer request dated March 8 1949. Hertha M Kiessing transfers 208 shares to Grover C Crilley for 6700 dollars pending Communications Commission approval.
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Washington
WJIBS
Wjeks-Em
Hagerstown
Communications Commission
Hertha M Kiessing
Grover C. Crilley
7 O'Clock Bandit Goes For Silver
Mobile police linked two robberies to a single bandit who targeted two grocery stores on Toelock street. He stole all one dollar bills from Mrs Harold Matthews and then took only the silver from Mrs Mary Zetoy while passing up higher denomination cash. The hold ups occurred at exactly Toelock.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobiles
Totlock
Harold Matthews
Mary Zetoy
Wounding of White House Officers Prompt Intent to Kill
Based on the wounding of officers Joseph H Towns and Donald T Birdzell of the White House police, authorities pursue charges and outline the intent to kill in the case.
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Joseph H. Towns
Donald T. Birdzell
White House
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Graff
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Meo Et Ses
Page TV
L & B Hat Shop
Public Square
Aihine
Shipp’s Sea Food
Bandit
Wilkins Coffee
Wilkins
Cory
Rogers
Proto Watch
F Jewelry Co
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