Four Lawyers Appointed Special Masters in Doria Brockiln Sea Disaster
Judge Lawrence Walsh names four prominent lawyers to act as special masters to hear pretrial testimony and motions in the Nantucket sea disaster suits. They will serve without pay to speed proceedings and cut costs. The effort aims to streamline federal court actions and prepare for a later trial to apportion blame for the July catastrophe that sank the Doria and sank the Stockholm, with about 50 dead or missing.
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New York
Fenara
Lawrence
Walsh
Anrea Doria-Brockhelm
Nantucket
Isand
Mass
Stockholm
New York City
Simon H. Rifkind
U. S
Louis M. Loeb
Association of the Bar of the City of
Mrs. R. A. Lynn Taken By Death
Mrs. R. A. Lynn of Gastonia and Crowders Creek ARP Church member died Saturday afternoon after a brief illness. She was widow of Rufus A. Lynn and mother to Theodore A. Lynn and several other children. Funeral services were held Sunday at Crowders Creek Church with Rev. M. Allen and Rev. Bality officiating. burial followed at Crowner Creek Cemetery. Active pallbearers included Ferguson and Lynn family members.
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Hessemer City
Catherine Ferguson Lynn
Theodore A. Lyn
Theodore
Adassa
Carter Ferguson
Rufus A. Lenn
Lal M
Durham
Melvin H
Burlington
Theodore A
Bessemer City
Hoke Huggins
We. Ca
Bality
Crowne Creek
George Lewis
Fred
Carl
Ralph Ferguson
Mervin Ratchford
Jewall Lynn
Silk
Frome
Red Escapee Tale Exposed in German Report
A man claiming to be Rene De Marson, a Swedish officer on the German freighter Lenin, was found on a Frisian beach and sparked an international police inquiry. He confessed to being a 45 year old farm worker who fled his last employer after a shipboard escape with two companions from a rubber boat that sank.
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Husum
Germailee
Frisi
Rene de Marson
Stockholn
Lenin
Kettee
Red Cross
Norold Lloyd’s Registry
Palm
Ny LP
Pao
Obituary: Mrs Cordie Lee Dumbey 89 dies in Blairsville
Mrs Cordie Lee Dumbey 89 died Saturday afternoon at her home Dallas R 2 Dallas County. Survived by husband T Ownbe two daughters Mrs Daisy Ingram of Marietta Ga Mrs Maytell Dockery of Smyrna Ga and Mrs W A Hu id Miss I cottsie Ownbey of Dallas five sons Howard Dwight Henry Von and an Ownboy of Bisivsville Ga two sisters Mrs Mac Alexander of Brasstown Ga and Mrs Esta Ingram of Young Harris Ga two brothers Andrew and Ernest Newton. Grandchildren and great grandchildren also listed. Funeral Monday at 3 p m at Ebsnere Baptist Church Blairsville with burial in church cemetery Ward-Love Funeral Home in charge.
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Cordie Lee Dumbey
Hame
Dallas
Church Group Meets Tonight
A meeting for organizing a new Methodist church on New Hope Road will be held Monday at 8 o'clock in the Goodwill Clubhouse. Rev Laughton Corrott Riehmora of Union and Rev C W Kuintencens of the Gadit District will preside. Church leaders say about several persons are actively interested in forming the new church and others are analyzing the organization.
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New Hope Road
Goodwill Club
Laughton Corr
Guest Minister Leads Services
Rev Ivan D L Nickerson of Sprungfield Macs leads a Methodist guest series with his wife and two children staying in the church parsonage. The visiting pastor and family, with accompanying Mrs Bumgarner and Mrs Callis, travel through New England while the local pastor hosts. Nearby, Covenant Methodist Church replaces the old West End landmark with a new educational building and sanctuary under construction.
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Ivan DL. Nickerson
Sprungfield
G. Wi! Bumgarner
Bumgarfey
Burton
Alice
iCallis
Bessemer City
Moter
Bumgarnet
New England
Nickerson
Massachusetts
J. R. Bumasrner
Harvard Medical School
West End
Covenant Methodist Church
New Dison
Free Will Baptists Push Referendum on Liquor Sale
NORTH BELMONT The Piedmont Association of the Jeriginal Free Will Baptists of North Carolina met by aession at Goshen Free Will Church. They resolved in favor of a statewide referendum on the sale of intoxicating beverages and asked pastors to inform their congregations and urge prayer for the cause. Leaders were also asked to write to state officials about the issue.
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North Belmont
Piedmont Association of the
Convention Odds Listed
Chicago bettors discuss conventions with Democrats favored to win, noting long odds and past patterns. The piece cites historically predictable outcomes, mentions 17 nominates including Hacksbury, and recalls nomination counts from 1812 to 1920, with Roosevelt and Garner referenced in speculative terms.
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Chicago
Vonvean
Norge Tages
Yno
Barruig
John W. A
Wi Wilson
James M. Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joan’ Ance Garner
Gaston Native Dies In Shelby
KINGS MOUNTAIN Dr Franklin Hovis of Gaston County dies in Shelby. He is survived by a wife, a son, two daughters, a brother W. W. Hovis of Stanley, and other relatives. He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Stanley. Funeral services set for Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the church with burial in Staring Cemetery. Rev J A Huneycutt to officiate.
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Kings Mountain
Franklin Hovis
Was Ugton
Buria
J. A. Huneycutt
Bomb sinks yacht moored off Cyprus near Kyrenia
An explosion sank a yacht named Field Fare moored near Kyrenia in Cyprus. Report mentions security detail and militants linked to a Bria colony with Greek ties, with ongoing concerns over protection and local impact.
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Cyprus
Kyrenia
Pagma Explosions
Worthington
Wali Yler
Ue Beutishs
Gav
St. Jone Ding
Offaly
Getty
DeMolay To Meet Tonight
A DeMolay gathering is planned for tonight at a Whe Whe Whe location with a 1.20 am start and a brief premeeting event. Organizers Huffatetler and Huffstetler are listed among those expected to attend.
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DeMolay
Boyle on Front Page and Waterway Ideas
Fragmented postwar notes discuss Boyle and Legias on the front page. Vague references mention a waterway concept similar to the present Sue, with Mediterranean levels and references to Robert Q. Lewis and television guitarists. Overall, a jumble of names, figures, and speculative projects without clear actions.
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Boyle
Legias
Viaigh
Dellef Uta
Mediterranean
Robert Q. Lewis
Bre’ i Dle
Gos!toop
Dope Suspect Chokes On Heroin Evidence
Fragmentary Los Angeles police report details a dope suspect who choked on heroin evidence. Detectives found a person identified as Ja lying on the ground as officers read Grane Pipa sey vilrear, with unclear context and damaged wording.
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Los Angeles
Drunk Use Snake To Have Fun At Hyden
A garbled historical clipping describes a chaotic scene near Hyden with mentions of a creek, a cave, and a river. Witnesses recall people running and some leaving cars on the road as authorities respond to a dangerous incident involving a snake and a group of intoxicated individuals.
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Hyden
Carl Farmer
Bob Crosby and Wife Separate in Los Angeles
Bob Crosby and his wife have separated after Crosby, a bandleader, was sued for divorce. The wife alleges assault and threats to evict her without support. Crosby denies the charges and reports he has been hospitalized recently, with family and friends debating custody and alimony figures around nine thousand dollars.
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Los Angeles
Family Blood Transfusion Plan Offered by Red Cross
The American Red Cross introduces a Family Blood Transfusion Plan allowing all family members to receive benefits if one donor gives a pint. The plan credit waives hospital charges for a six month period and applies at cooperating U.S. hospitals. Industries in Gaston County are urged to participate. if 34 percent of a plant’s employees donate, all employees gain donor credits.
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Ray Simison
Gazette Siti
Agen
American Red Cross
Bynuny Carter
Mumber
United States
Garter
Phen
Industres
Gaston
Plas
Red Cross
Carlet
Cain
Neatrel Wiodiisbile
Stevenson campaign commentary and southern strategy notes
The report quotes Gov. Luther Hodges of North Carolina and Sen. Richard Newsberger of Oregon on Stevenson gaining South support. Hodges says Truman’s influence may fade and Stevenson could rally the region, while Newsberger notes Truman would have little impact on the 1955 Democratic convention. Rhode Island’s Gen. Der J. Roberts hints at a possible first-ballot Stevenson victory.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Luther Hodges
Nora Carolna
Hodges
Richard L. Newsberger
Oregon
Truman
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Sen. Robert, Raft
Ohio
Taft
Gen. der J. Roberts
Rhode Island
Mewanset
Truman Begins On Front Page Debate Over Delegates
Reported efforts by Truman's aides to sway delegates aim to hold or switch loyalties. Harriman supporters hope to gain steam if Stevenson falters, while McKaynep notes many Stevenson delegates may back Harriman as a second choice. A convention scene described as tense with ambiguous public declarations.
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Truman
Ballate
Johnson
Stevenson
Harriman
Harrimans
Cadet Takes ROTC Training at Fort Base
Cadet Don W. Prawn from Joe T. Brown Alabama Willow Gastonia participates in a summer ROTC program with the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps. He is among 225 cadets at the base representing colleges and universities.
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Mardil Atr Force Base
Fia
Don W. Prawn
Joe T. Brown
Ala Souh Willow
Gastonia
Perl
Aliig Progran
Air Foten
Man Loses Wallet In Baling Hay Machine
SCOTTSVILLE KY A man, Taylor, 44, was sorting hay when his wallet containing 878 dollars dropped into a baling machine. A search recovered 583 in currency, 165 in clerks and scraps, totaling 676 if scraps are honored.
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Scottsville
Taylor
Needles Taylor
Fireman Killed By Falling Wall in Wilmington Blaze
Wilmington fireman BL Willis died after being trapped under a falling deck while fighting a blaze that damaged four small one story stores including a furniture shop soda shop and barber shop. He was taken to Ann x ii val hospital but died shortly after admission.
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Wilmington
Wil Mngton
Willis
Ann
Iival Hospital
NLRB Denied Voting Space at Los Angeles Plant
The National Labor Relations Board denied a request to set up a vote on the sidewalk outside the Deutsch Co valve factory in Los Angeles. NLRB examiner Fred W. Davis noted management barred space and used improvised polling methods, with Allied Trade Workers and AMA votes reported.
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Los Angeles
National Labor Relation Boardy Ad
Dueisch Co
NLRB
Fred W. Davis
Los Angeles County
Davis
Allied Thducmay Workers
AMA
Convention Coverage Signals Shifts in 1952 Race
The front page reports heavy turnout as conventions stir the race among Stevenson Harriman Truman. Delegates at Democratic gatherings show mixed support with Hartman and Breverson in contention, while Michigan’s Williams leans toward a favorite son stance. Union leaders back Truman’s camp, and comments from Governor Williams and Senator Symington surface amid strategic maneuvering inNew England states.
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Sen
Tru [Flan
Hatrinman
Truman
Bleyerven
Gil Scholle
Amlichitan
Wile Hams
Harriman
Stevenson
Michigan
Wilams
Scholter
Williams
Roosevelt
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Hariman
Ninglon
Tramart
White House
New England
Hardman
Dennis 1 Roberts
Rhodey Island
Walla
Nagasaki Mayor Calls For Peace Observance
Nagasaki mayor urged peace on the anniversary of wartime events in the city Japan calling for peace before mankind. Authorities noted the solemn observance as residents reflected on the past and future efforts toward reconciliation.
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Nagasaki
Japan
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