Three Area Accidents Kill Six Involving Multiple Vehicles
A sequence of crashes at Speigletown Northway and Route 4 near Whitehall left six people dead and several injured. Survivors include Mrs Mildred Kupiec and Mr George Kupiec of Schaghticoke, and Mr. Brown of Troy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. O'Neil
U.S.A
St. Augustine’s Church
Brown
Kupiec
Chester
Troy Hospital
Chester Kupiec
Leonard Hospital
Young Kenneth
Schaghticoke Area
Schaghticoke
Mildred Bolesky
Hoosic Valley Central School
St. John the Baptist’s Church
George C. Kupiec
Alleghany Ludlum Steel Corp
Watervliet
Kathryn Kupiec
George
Robert Kupiec
Mr. Brown
Troy
Melrose Garage
Troy Wholesale Corp
Melrose Fire Dept
Taconic Flying Club
Melrose Post
American Legion
Oakwood Avenue Presbyterian Church
35Th Division
Combat Engineers
W. G. McMahon
J. P. Kevlin
Brunswick
Northway
Speigletown
BCI
R. J. Bryan
Malta Station
Taveroff
Clifton Park
Vischers Ferry
Ida
Mrs. Bernstein
Indictment In Case Of Woman Fatally Beaten
A grand jury in Rensselaer County handed up an indictment for first degree manslaughter in the death of Mrs. Ruby Dixon of Troy who died Nov. 9 at Samaritan Hospital after injuries from a beating. The set includes multiple charges against John Doe and other defendants in robberies, assaults, car thefts, and larcenies across Troy, Hudson, Schaghticoke, and nearby areas with arraignments scheduled.
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John Doe
Ruby Dixon
7Th Ave
Samaritan Hospital
Rensselaer County
Troy Area
Hudson
Troy
Schaghticoke
Petersburg
Brunswick
RPI
John J. McDonald
Fred Walker
Liberty St
Clarence Rehm
8Th St
Frank J. Mysliwiec
R.D. 2
Lawrence Felix
Felix
East Meadows
L.N
South Lake Avenue
Robert Beuscher
New York City
Dixon
Glennville
Anthony E. Matera
McDonald
Gloria Durocher
Bridge Ave
Cohoes
Vincent Cavallo
5Th Ave
Canal
Short 5Th Avenues
Top Woman Journalist Dies At 45
Marguerite Higgins known as Maggie died at 45 after a storied career as a war correspondent. Born in Hong Kong to Lawrence D Higgins and Mar Guerite Goddard, she covered World War II from London Paris and Austria and earned a 1945 New York Newspaper Women's Club award. She later reported from Tokyo and Korea earning a Pulitzer Prize in 1951. Survived by husband and two children, funeral Mass at Ft Myer Chapel with burial in Arlington.
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Marguerite Higgins
Maggie
Hong Kong
Lawrence D. Higgins
Marguerite Goddard
France
England
Herald-Tribune
London
Paris
Austria
Berlin
Buchenwald
Dachau
Munich
Miss Higgins
New York
Women's Club
Herald Tribune
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
Walton H. Walker
Douglas MacArthur
Walker
Lawrence O’higgins Hall
Linda Marguerite Hall
Oakland
Calif
Ft. Myer Chapel
Arlington National Cemetery
Egypt Buys Food Aid Under $55 Million Pact
Cairo reports a $55 million food for peace agreement with the United States. By June, Egypt will receive 750000 tons of wheat and flour 20000 tons of edible vegetable oils 3500 tons of tobacco and 5000 tons of frozen poultry.
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Cairo
Egypt
United States
Dominican Rivals Get Outside Jobs
President Hector Garcia-Godoy announced that a significant number of officers from opposing military factions would depart the country for diplomatic and study missions to avert a grave crisis. The move follows the Dec. 19 clash in Santiago that killed a dozen, with authorities saying responsibility for the battle remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Santiago
Garcia-Godoy
Three youths linked to theft and assault cases
Turman, Sargent, and Wagar were connected to multiple crimes. Turman faced theft of a car from Miss Patricia Connors of 77 Eagle St. in August, with the vehicle abandoned in Troy. Sargent was arrested in North Adams, Massachusetts, for a July stolen car taken in Petersburg. Wagar, charged with rape of a 15 year old in Brunswick, was indicted for endangering a minor.
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Cavallo
Hudson
Rehm
Troy
15Th
Hutton Streets
Jose L. Gabaldon
Front Street
Mysliwiec
119Th Street
2Nd Avenue
Central
State Street
5Th Avenue
Asaulting
Theodore T. Nelson Jr
William H. Connors
Stewart
William MaeGrath
9Th St
Turman
Patricia Connors
Eagle St
Poughkeepsie
Sargent
North Adams
Mass
Frances Dami
Petersburg
Wagar
Brunswick
Transit strike shuts New York City halting commerce
The city faced a broad transit walkout as 36 000 workers struck, prompting mass walking and traffic jams from Manhattan to the George Washington Bridge. Officials warned residents to stay home while unions and Transit Authority negotiators sought court relief and a swift end to the stoppage.
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Quill
Americana
George Washington Bridge
Manhattan
New Jersey
John V. Lindsay
City Hall
Bronx
Washington
Johnson
Brooklyn
Queens
Lindsay
Peking's Trade Cut Irks Fidel
The opening of the conference heightened fears among Latin American leaders including Raul Leoni of Venezuela and leaders from Brazil Peru and Colombia. Castro accused China of breaking a rice sugar deal impacting Cuba and criticized U S imperialism in a speech during the Havana talks.
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Cuba
Raul Leoni
Venezuela
Havana Hilton
Havana
Castro
China
Peking
Negro Gets High Defense Position
Roy K Davenport 57 of Oakland California was sworn in as deputy assistant secretary of defense for manpower planning and research making him the highest ranking Negro civilian in the Defense Department. He previously served as deputy undersecretary of the Army for personnel management for over two years. Davenport's education includes Fish University 1931 Columbia 1932 and PhD work. He is married to Ruby Bates of South Carolina with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roy K. Davenport
Defense Department
Davenport
Oakland
Calif
Ruby Bates
South Carolina
McNamara Orders Steel Purchases Tied to Price Policy
Defense secretary Robert McNamara instructs private contractors and defense suppliers to adopt the same price restraint on steel as the Pentagon, potentially affecting Bethlehem and Inland contracts. The move could influence about 320,000 tons of structural steel used annually in defense work and bridge projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNamara
Pentagon
Bethlehem
Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Defense Department
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Center Mall
Groome’s Corners
Ruddy
Halfmoon
Halfmoon Fire Dept
Zeltzerman
Route 4
Whitehall
Richard Perrin
Columbiana
Ohio
William Heslin
Valley Falls
Grand Union Corp
Waterford
Vermont
Albert Stewart
Franklin Turman
John G. Sargent
Porter St
Alton R. Wagar
Griswold Heights
John T. Casey
U.S
6Th Ave
Lower Manhattan
West Side Highway
Henry A. Barnes
Fidel
Benedict Berner
Berner's Jewelers
Optometrists
Third ST
Dodge
Dodge Charger
Chrysler Motors Corporation
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