Blind man on hitchhike to New York for sight restoration
Clarence Peddicord, 30, of Portland Oregon, who has been blind since an explosion 11 years ago, travels east by hitchhiking and begging for gas money to reach New York for a cornea graft at Columbia Presbyterian. He carries a suitcase, two weeks of food, and photos of his wife and two daughters.
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William Moran
Moran
Eye Institute
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Couple Ask U. S. Deport Nazi Children
Whittier California AP report says a child adoption bid ended when a German pair Hans Prufer 18 and Karen 13 showed Nazi ties. The Noltimiers sought exit visas but US officials warned six weeks for paperwork.
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Washington
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Hans
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Lilienthal denounces spy hunt as smear campaign
Lilienthal, head of the Atomic Energy Commission, blasted the House spy investigations as a smear that frightens scientists from the atomic program. He warned the investigations imperil the nation's leadership in atomic research and called for calmer methods than public accusations.
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Truman
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FBI
Washington
David
Two Boys Sought After Burning Vagrant in Vacant Lot
In Denver two approx 12 year old boys set fire to trash near sleeping vagrant Ben Fuller 48, a longtime alcohol offender, then fled as he struggled to extinguish flames. Witness Charles Munnell described the cruelty and bystander horror. Fuller has a long police record and was likely asleep drunk.
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Charles H. Munnell
Munnell
Fuller
Fuler
Sailors Admit Arson Fires at Pearl Harbor Station
Five sailors assigned to Barbers Point naval air station confessed to setting a string of fires that destroyed five buildings and caused about 30000 dollars in damages since June 6. They face general courts martial on arson charges.
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