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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
2
An earthquake struck the Tokyo area last night. Officials reported no immediate reports of injuries or major damage, but tremors were felt in Tokyo Bay and surrounding communities. Further assessments were pending.
In Brunswick Maine two young sisters Louise Wright five and Claretta Wright three died in a house fire when a kerosene heater exploded in their second floor bedroom. Their mother Madelyn Wright escaped unharmed as did neighbor Robert Johnson who burned returning to the house to help.
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Ambassador Ellis Briggs unveiled a bronze plaque at the U S Information Service library marking the 100th anniversary of Thomas Masaryk birth. Hundreds of Czechs gathered under police presence to witness the ceremony outside the building.
Daniel Frisch 52 president of the Zionist Organization of America died at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York shortly before 2 am after an operation. He was prominent in Zionist work for about 30 years and elected president on May 29, 1949. Frisch survived by his widow Tillie a son Lazar Saul and daughter Mrs Marvin Be. Funeral services held locally before body sent to Indianapolis where he previously lived. Frisch born September 21 1897 in Targu Frumos Romania to rabbi Eliezer Frisch. He came to the United States in 1921 settling in Indianapolis and later built a business career.
Washington reports Rep Mary T Norton fighting influenza in Bethesda Naval Hospital as she marked her 7th birthday. The Democratic New Jersey member and long-serving dean of women in Congress had a party canceled on Capitol Hill. Norton, first elected in November 1924, has been sent home by constituents more often than most. She is under hospital care after a worsening cold.
An earthquake frightened residents across nine large Philippine islands with the main shock felt at 10:07 am. Northern Mindanao and nearby islands experienced intermittent shaking for 43 minutes. Weather bureau seismologists expected no serious damage.
Mrs Yvette Madsen a Brooklyn beauty charged with murdering her Air Force husband Lt Andrew Madsen was placed under guard at an Army hospital in Frankfurt Germany She was taken there Monday after collapsing at the end of the first day of her trial a doctor reported The case is set to resume tomorrow
Princess Margaret Rose is reported ill with influenza at Buckingham Palace. Sir John Weir was summoned to confine her to her room as French President Auriol and Foreign Minister Schuman arrived for a state visit, disrupting plans for the banquet.
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