Explosion rocks Chicago Loop killing two
A three story building at the southwest corner of Van Buren and Wells collapsed after a noon explosion in Chicago. Two people, Harry Koons and his wife, were killed and more than 30 injured. Fire officials blamed a furnace fuel leak. damage estimated at about 1 million dollars as debris and shattered glass affected surrounding offices and shops.
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Loop
West van Buren Street
Elevated Lines
Michael J. Corrigan
van Buren and
Wells Street
Board of Trade
Harry Koons
Fort Wayne
Ind
Corrigan
St. Luke's Hospital
Night of Terror Off Iwo Jima Recounts Sapor Wreck
Capt Reider Kolsoe one of 39 survivors of the S S Lake Sapor wreck recalls a night of terror off Iwo Jima on February 14 as a reef ripped into the ship. The Colgate Victory reached the distressed vessel after 16 hours, saving all hands. The captain’s wife and three year old son avoided launch in a lifeboat as heavy seas raged.
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Long Beach
Calif
Reider Kolsoe
Lake Sapor
Iwo Jima
Colgate Victory
Manila
Mobile
Ala
China
Reider, Jr
Helen Berg
Marysville
Youth shoots rival in love triangle killing at tavern
In Kansas City Kansas a 17-year-old boy shot dead his 25-year-old rival Theodore Schroder after a quarrel over Frances Terrill. Jack Davidson admitted the single shot as Schroder left a tavern with Frances. The body was dumped in the street and Frances was held for questioning.
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Kansas City
Kas
U.P
John Theroff
Theodore Schroder
Frances Terrill
Jack Davidson
Davidson
Theroff
Schroder
Frances
Jack
Schrader
Edward J. Davidson
Thereff
President Truman visits his mother in Grandview
President Truman returns to his mother's Grandview home to check on 94-year-old Mrs. Martha A. Truman after a hip fracture. A three-doctor consult is ordered, with local physicians, as he plans a brief stay before flying to Mexico City for the goodwill trip. He is to depart by 2:45 a.m. CST for the nonstop 1,500-mile flight.
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Grandview
Truman
Mexico
Mr. Truman
Washington
Fairfax Airport
Kansas City
Kas
Martha A. Truman
Wallace Graham
Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
United States
Bermuda
Waco
Texas
Baylor University
Full Production to Be Resumed After Coal Shortage
London reports Britain returns to full production after a three week coal shortage. About 2 million workers will be affected by the restart while five million were idle at the peak. Housewives must still restrict electricity use by five hours daily. Some auto plants reopen later due to parts delays.
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London
French Forces Advance West of Hanoi on 15 Mile Front
Paris dispatches report French forces began operations west of Hanoi at dawn Sunday and progressing along a 15 mile front. The advance is described as making progress in initial clashes reported from Hanoi.
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Paris
Hanoi
Britain Ready to Force U N Decision on Albania Mine Case
Britain prepares to push the United Nations Security Council to act on the Corfu channel mine dispute with Albania. Sir Alexander Cadogan will brief a subcommittee as Poland proposes referring the case to the Hague court. London seeks apology and reparations for the 44 lives lost.
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New York
Great Britain
United Nations Security Council
Albania
Council
Corfu
Alexander Cadogan
London
International Court of Justice
Tirana
Poland
Hague Court
Australia
Columbia
Cadogan
Fire at Standard Oil Refinery In Cleveland Controlled
A explosion in a 10,000 gallon stabilizer fuel tank at Standard Oil No 1 refinery sparked a spectacular fire that drew 21 fire companies. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated between 7500 and 10000 dollars. Fire crews cooled surrounding tanks to prevent spread as neighborhoods near the plant faced danger.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
No. 1
William R. Ferrie
E. B. McConnell
McConnell
John J. Kral
Standard Oil Company
Man Seriously Hurt When Hit by Car
Joseph Gill 56 of the Curtis block was struck by a car early Sunday morning in front of Walker's on West Park street. He suffered internal head injuries abdominal injuries and lacerations to the head and right leg and was taken to St James hospital. The driver was Harry S Jordan of 1406 West Copper who reported the accident to police.
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St. James Hospital
Joseph Gill
Curtis Block
Walker's
West Park Street
Gill
Butte
Harry S. Jordan
West Copper
Jordan
Pasco Suffered Fatal Crash Kills Two Pasco Men
Two men, Morris Gilbert Chaney and Everett David Hem bree, both of Pasco, were killed when their car skidded off a highway and overturned about 40 miles south of Pasco. State patrol reports the Sunday crash claimed both lives.
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Pasco
Wash
U.P
Here
Washington State Patrol
Morris Gilbert Chaney
Everett David Hembree
Chaney
E. D. Chaney
Georgia governor race gains independent entrant
D Talmadge Bowers announced he will seek a recount of write in votes and, if needed, take his challenge to court. He joins Herman Talmadge and M E Thompson amid ongoing suits as the Georgia governor dispute unfolds with a state supreme court hearing this week.
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Atlanta
U.P
D. Talmadge Bowers
Georgia
State Supreme Court
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Bowers
Atlanta Journal
Telfair
Talmadge
Herman
James V. Carmichael
Legislators Seek Balance as Montana Budget Hopes Rise
Montana legislators announced that bills passed on Saturday would raise over 2 million dollars annually, boosting confidence they could balance the next two year budget. The 30th Legislature entered its final four days with major items cleared and two controversial measures resolved, though the week also saw the defeat of a sweeping school bill.
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Helena
Montana
U S Seeks Release of Observers in Manchuria
The United States pressed three channels for release of two American Army officers captured near Changchun Manchuria. Maj. Robert B. Riggs of Chicago and Capt. J. W. Collins of Evanston Ill were in uniform in a marked jeep when a sentry fired and Communists surrounded their group.
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Nanking
United States
Manchuria
Changchun
Robert B. Riggs
Chicago
J. W. Collins
Evanston
Ill
Riggs
Collins
Wang Ping-nan
Yunan
Mother Confesses She Killed Baby in California
Mrs. Walter Matajcich IV 22 confessed to killing her 3 week old son after initial claims of a foiled intruder hoax. District Attorney Carl Christensen said she admitted striking the infant in a moment of irritation and then tossing him against the crib, with the baby dying of brain concussion. The forged note signed Dee Perry was deemed a fraud.
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Eurfka
Calif
U.P
Walter Matajcich
Carl Christensen
Troy, N. Y
Florida
Dee Perry
New York
Christensen
Veterans Administration tightens checks on unemployed exGIs
The Veterans Administration asked states to intensify review of GI unemployment payments after more than 38,000 veterans exhausted benefits in December, raising total to over 159,000 and possibly exceeding 200,000 by month end. Benefits cover 20 dollars weekly for 52 weeks plus up to 100 dollars monthly for self employed veterans with earnings under 100 dollars a month. Continuous 10 week claims trigger tougher interviews and job counseling, with 20 week checks already credited with reducing claimants. Total program payments approached 2 billion by end of January.
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Washington
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans' Administration
Butte Weather Forecast Predicts Cloudy Snowfall and Falling Temps
Butte forecasts for the next 24 hours show cloudy skies with light snow and gradually falling temperatures. School of Mines records a high of 38 and low of 9, while the airport reports a high of 36 and a low of 2 with trace precipitation. Across Montana west of the divide expect considerable cloudiness and occasional light snow Monday with highs 25 to 35. east of the divide lighter snow and colder conditions with highs from 5 to 15 in the north and east and 15 to 25 in the southwest.
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School of Mines
Montana
Martial law in Tel Aviv after Palestine bombings leaves 21 dead
British authorities screen over 300 suspects in Jerusalem as martial law covers Tel Aviv and surrounding towns. 60 are held for further questioning amid raids and searches aimed at dismantling the Stern gang and Irgun Zvai Leumi after a deadly weekend of bombings and gunfire that killed 21 and wounded many.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Ramat Gan
Petah Tiqva
Benei Beraq
Mea Sheraim
R. N. Gale
Stern Gang
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Haifa
Mount Carmel
Ketty Shalom
Shaare Zedek
Jewish Agency
Vaad Leumi
Nation Council
Holy Land
Six Revisions Proposed to Wagner Act by Labor Committee
Chairman Hartley and Senator Morse outline major changes to the Wagner Act aims to broaden employer speech, ban mass picketing, outlaw secondary boycotts, and require good faith bargaining. Proposals include unions liable for breaches, jurisdictional dispute handling via the NLRB, and broader anti coercion measures to curb abuses in organized labor.
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Washington
U.P
Reed A. Hartley
House Labor Committee
New Jersey Republican
Wayne L. Morse
R-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
Hartley
Morse
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
Eastern States Plagued by Freak Weather
Weather disruptions sweep the eastern United States with rain sleet and snow from Florida to Maine. Flights face widespread delays as storms lash Atlantic states and a northeast wind worsens conditions. New York and Boston airports report heavy cancellations, while forecasts warn of freezing temps threatening Florida crops.
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Atlantic
Florida
Maine
Miami
Weather Bureau
Georgia
New England
New York City
Block Island
Long Island
Eastport
LaGuardia
Bermuda
New York
Boston
Buenos Aires
Charleston
D. C
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Shannon
Eire
Madrid
Lisbon
Infant dies in suspected strangulation in Butte home
Susan Annette Martinez five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Dave Martinez 614 Alaska was found dead in her crib before 10 o clock Sunday morning coroner reports the baby had been dead for at least three or four hours an apparent vomiting spell led to suffocation fire department resuscitator and Dr Vernon Standish treated the infant no inquest will be held the child born Sept 28 survived by parents a brother grandmother and several uncles and cousins body at Duggan's Merrill mortuary interment Holy Cross cemetery Monday afternoon
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Susan Annette Martinez
Dave Martinez
Alaska
Rudy E. Savyatovic
Murray Hospital
Martinez
Andrew Martinez
Frank Gransberg
Butte
Hamilton Russell
Duggan’s
Merrill Mortuary
Holy Cross Cemetery
Buffalo Teachers End Weeklong Strike With Return to Classrooms
The Buffalo Teachers Federation accepted city salary offers and called off the nation’s largest teachers strike, ending a week of idle classrooms as educators returned to schools Sunday night in Buffalo, New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Teachers’ Federation
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