Deadly Normandy Circus Fire Tragedy Report
Allied forces press toward La Haye Du, with heavy fighting near the Foret de Mont Castre and edges of the town. In Normandy's fiercest day since D Day, patrols report breaches toward Lessay and Periets as tanks clash near Capriquet airfield and Caen. multiple casualties and a mass inferno devastate a traveling circus.
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la Haye du
la Haye
Bierais de Gorges
Supréme Headquarters
Lessay
Periets
Normandy
Culot
Sainteny
Carentan
Capriquet Airfeld
Caen
Paris
Churchill says robots killed 2,752 in flying bomb blitz
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that German flying bombs killed 2,752 people and wounded about 8,000, mainly in London. He warned the attack could continue and noted Britain has spent 50,000 tons on launching sites and related HQs in France and Germany as Allied air forces shift power to counter the threat.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
England
France
Germany
Bomes
Untitled snippet reflects wartime morale and editor’s urging
A fragmented wartime note urges resolve and cohesion while lamenting casualties. The editor appeals to Americans to hold firm, seize the front, and prevent the war effort from slipping away amid grim sacrifice.
Noxon Guilty Of Murder In First Degree
Pittefield Massachusetts yesterday jury convicted John F Noxon of murder in the first degree in the electrocution death of his six month old mentally deficient son Lawrence The jury deliberated four hours and 43 minutes The judge admonished the jurors not to discuss the case and sent them back to proceed Pages Seventeen mention of the verdict and sentencing under Massachusetts law death in the electric chair was mandatory for first degree murder
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Poomed
John F. Noxon, Jr
Pittsheld
Joseph B. Ely
Pittefield
Mass
Berkishire
Gary
John F. Noxon
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Irene Mason
Foreiman
Harry
Bardwell
New Rescue Attempt May Save Miners
Faint hope remains for trapped Powhatan miners as plans move to drill a nine inch diameter shaft 350 feet deep to reach them. High speed drills rush to reach the tunnel while officials weigh food and water drops and possible rope extraction if the shaft reaches the men.
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Powhatan
Boxe
Narrows
John’. Owens
Columbus
United Mine Workers
América
Bureau of Mines
Washington
Daniel Harrington
Health and Safety Service
George 3Fitchell
Powimian Mining Co
Ohio
Barrington
Amateur photographer captures dramatic circus fire image
A high school student from New Britain Conn Spencer Torili shot one of the most dramatic pictures yesterday during the circus fire. His personal camera captured the burning tent as he tested exposure on Shanilimeter fim, showing the height of the blaze with circus fans in the foreground.
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Hartford. Coon
Spencer Torili
New Britain
France on verge of Fourth Republic declaration
Dispatch from Bordeaux reports French patriots have seized control in 21 departments and proclaimed the Fourth Republic as Girende declared yesterday in France. The move signals a sweeping shift in governance and a pivotal moment for the country.
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Trim
Spain
France
Bordeaux News
Petite
Girende
Troop Train Crashes Into River Gorge near Jellicoe
A troop train bound for Louisville and Nashville crashed into the Clear River Gorge eleven miles south of Jellico Tennessee. The wreck left several dead and about 200 injured, with three bodies reported at Jellicoe mortuary. Engine and two coaches went into the river. medical aid from Fort Oglethorpe and Knoxville Red Cross rushed to the scene amid confusion on fatalities.
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Tenn
Ray Ellison
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Clear River Gorge
Ellison
Clear Fork River
Jellica
Fort Ogiethorpe
Chattanooga
Red Crags
Knoxville
Lioyd Baird
Knoxville Journal
Thirteenth Major Circus Fire Disaster Reported
The Hartford Ringling Brothers circus tent fire is described as the thirteenth major U S fire tragedy in 38 years. Estimates of deaths range from 12 to 200 with the Ringling fire noted among historic calamities alongside the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the Cocoanut Grove blaze of 1942.
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Associated Press
Ringling Brothers
Hartford
Conn
United States
Chicago
San Francisco
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Yanks Occupy Manim Island in Dutch New Guinea
United States troops announced that Manim Island off Noemfoor in Dutch New Guinea has been occupied without opposition. The move secures a forward position for the remaining Japanese air base Namber as U S forces push across Noemfoor after securing Kamiri and Komasotan. A Japanese counterattack on Noemfoor was repulsed, according to Allied headquarters.
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New Guinea
United States
Manim
Noem' Foor Island
Noemfoor
Namber
U. S
U S Strafing of Jap Ship Killed 63 Missionaries
A February 6 strafing attack by American B-29s on a Japanese internment boat off New Guinea killed 63 missionaries from the Society of the Divine Word and the Sister Servants of the Holy Ghost. The group from Techny near Chicago included Bishop Francis Wolf and Rev. Anthony May among the dead. 146 missionaries were aboard the transport.
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CPI
New Guinea
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Society of the Divine Word
Techny
Francis Wolf
V.D
Society
Nazis Halt Fifth Army Advance Near Livorno
German counter attacks along the Italian coast halt an American advance about ten miles from Livorno as British forces push toward Florence. In Rosignano, German troops reportedly repelled several assaults, inflicting heavy casualties, while Allied forces near Livorno endure tough fighting for the last approach to the port. General Clark’s troops face sustained resistance unseen since Rome, with heavy artillery and 16 millimeter guns used from commanding positions.
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Liverne
Leghorn
Eighth Army
Florence
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Livorno
Jfst
Mark W. Clark
Fire Chief Makes Grim Discovery At Circus Tent
Hartford Connecticut fire chief Joseph P Trace attended a Connecticut drillmasters association session when he helped locate a child beneath a circus tent. Tracy crawled under canvas to reach the body and found the child dead, cradled in the arms of its mother.
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Hartford
Conn
Nonvich
Joseph P. Trace
Connecticut
Circus Fire Eyewitness Describes Panic at Hertford Tent
Thomas E Murphy recounts a circus fire at the Hertford tent where flames rose along the wall as spectators fled. A Wallenda act preceded the blaze. escape barriers and steel runways trapped many, while a mother reunited with four crying children amid the chaos and fear.
Flaming Tent Fire Kills Scores At Hartford Circus
A tent fire at the Rissling Brothers and Barnum and Surley Circus near Hartford kills at least 127, with some estimates up to 200, and burns or injures hundreds. Gov. Raymond Baldwin mobilizes emergency resources as crowds flee and a temporary morgue is set up at the state armory. Authorities raid four officers on manslaughter charges as the toll rises.
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Big Top
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Harford
Rissling Brothers
Barnum and Surley Circus
Jeffy
Felix Adler
Raymond E. Baldwin
Gigle Armory
Burr Leikind
Reds Near Wilno In Baltic Front Clash
Telegrams from Berlin and Moscow report Soviet and German forces in a widening Baltic front battle. Red troops press toward Wilno and Brest Litosvek, with Russian gains extending along a 350 mile central front as German lines falter. Moscow claims rapid Soviet advances while Berlin warns of heavy resistance.
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Moscow
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Brest
Lisovek
Stalin
Konstantin BK. Hokossoveky
Priprat
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Zhutkovichi
Laminiet
Gomel
Pinsk
Koweiaigso
Warsaw
Fhe
Wilno
Bac
Wilia
Osten Vanka
Associated Press
Eddy jiMmore
Howei
Bree
Litovsk
Circus Band Played Pisaster March in Hartferg
UP reports the Ringling Brothers Circus featured a march described as DisasteMarch, played by the band to soothe and entertain the audience amid peril. The piece, not tied to a specific composition, blends various tunes with light tinkling accents to steady the crowd.
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Hartferg
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Fire Pictures From Circus Disaster On Page Ten
Additional action pictures of the Ringling Brothers circus blaze will be found on pages ten and thirteen. Four men were charged including J A Haley circus vice president and John Brice chief of police. The fire caused an estimated $300,000 in property damage and halted performances as several Wallenda troupe members escaped from the inferno. The Troy Menands and Schenectady engagements were canceled with the circus out of business.
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Cirrcus Company
John Brice
Leonard Aylesworth
Hal Olver
Circus Press
Rinsling Brothers Circus
Adler
Bedlam
Cleveland
Citiug
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Wallenda
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Ringting
Herman Waellenda
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Herbert Duval
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Circus Coops
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Tyetar
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