MacFadden Makes Parachute Jump at 83
Bernarr MacFadden aged 83 leaped 2000 feet from a parachute into the Hudson River to prove old age is a habit and boost paratrooper confidence. A gust nearly sent him toward rocks and trees before landing near Alpine New Jersey across from Yonkers. He joked of jumping Niagara Falls next year and praised the stunt as good for health.
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New York
Bernarr MacFadden
Hudson River
McFadden
Hudson
Niagara Falls
MacFadden
U. S
New Jersey
Alpine
Yonkers
N. Y
New York City
George Washington Bridge
Theatre Panic Kills Five In Mexico City
A cigarette lit by a man in a theater balcony sparked a blaze that caused a panic among about 600 spectators. The crush to the exits left five dead including two children and two women, with around 50 people injured as the burning program continued amid the chaos.
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Mexico City
Apple growers eye cost cuts and thinning sprays
Experts warn population growth will outpace tree expansion and raise prices. Cornell entomologist Dr P J Chapman lists red mites leaf roller and circulio as top pests while new insecticides including DDT enter the market. Dr J R Magness outlines thinning sprays and cautions risk. Senator Byrd urges better packing display and advertising to lift the industry.
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P. J. Chapman
Department of Entomology
Cornell University
J. R. Magness
United States
Beltsville
Maryland
York
Byrd
Flag of the Imamate of Yemen features red field white corner stars and sword
The flag described with a red ground white five point stars in each corner and a white sword under the center star is the national flag of the Imamate of Yemen. Yemen is a UN and Arab League member.
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Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
The
Arab League
Posse hunts killer after jailor shot in Fitzgerald Georgia
In Fitzgerald Georgia a heavily armed posse searched a nine square mile swamp for Allen Spires a 50 year old ax handle maker suspected in the killing of jailor J H Smith aged 70 and wounding Sheriff J W Griner who was hospitalized with a shoulder wound after a car chase and gunfire Spires fled after ramming the deputy’s car and is believed on foot in wooded lowlands.
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Fitzgerald
Ben Hill County
J. H. Smith
J. W. Griner
Griner
Smith
Allen Spires
Barber Sells Haircuts For 25 Cents In Smyrna
John Widger, a Smyrna barber of 50 years, continues charging 25 cents per haircut. He works 15 hours daily with only a 30 minute lunch and nap, saying he has no reason to change his pricing, as he has long earned a good living.
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Smyrna
N. Y
New York
John Widger
Widger
Kerosene Lamp Explodes Injuring Local Man
In Berryville at Browntown between Millwood and Old Chapel a kerosene lamp exploded as William Butler, colored, descended a stairway with the lamp. He was badly burned, flames covered him and the stairs but were extinguished before the firemen arrived. He was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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Berryville
John H. Enders
Hymnal Fails to Stop Snake But Rock Does
In Istachatta Florida a four foot black snake slithered down an aisle during a Baptist sermon. The Rev Fletcher Weston threw a hymn book with no effect. Several women lifted feet or left briefly. A woman returned with a rock and the minister killed the snake, then resumed the sermon.
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Baptist Church
Fletcher Weston
Protests Mount Over General Morgan Relocation Plan
Letters from South Carolina and Georgia object to moving General Daniel Morgan’s remains from Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. Descendants and a Charleston editorial writer join the dispute as a court fight over possession of the body unfolds since August 5 when an undertaker was sent from Cowpens.
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Frank Taylor
Mt. Hebron
Winchester
Three More Cadets Seek Admission To Notre Dame
West Point expelled cadets seek admission to Notre Dame after a wealthy benefactor offers to fund room board and tuition for up to 19 of the 90 cadets dismissed for exam cheating. The Rev Louis Thornton notes applications from 19 while the donor’s offer would total about 28 500 dollars a year if all are accepted. Names of applicants remain undisclosed with some individuals acknowledging their filings.
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South Bend
West Point
University of Notre Dame
Louis Thornton
Univeristy
Two More Local Polio Cases Here
Alfred Guard aged 6 son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Guard 686 Woodstock Lane and Harry Ratlief 8 son of Mr and Mrs William H Ratlief 123 Germain Street are latest local victims of polio. Guard child taken to Richmond last Wednesday not thought to be a severe case. Ratlief boy taken to Richmond Thursday with extent of disease unknown locally.
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Alfred Guard
Woodstock Lane
Harry Ratlief
William H. Ratlief
Germain Street
Guard
Richmond
Mrs Bromley Dies in Pennsylvania at 86
Mollie Duvall Bromley 86 widow of Edgar L. Bromley died this morning at her son Roy Bromley’s Harrisburg home after a visit. Surviving are three sons Duvall Janny and Roy, two daughters, 16 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending. Body at Omps Funeral Home.
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Mollie Duvall Bromley
Edgar L. Bromley
Roy Bromley
Harrisburg
Bromley
Charles H
Rachel Jackson Duvall
Stephenson
Frederick County
Roy
Duvall Bromley
Washington, D. C
Janny Bromley
Strasburg
Allen Marshall
Leetown
W. Va
Robert Bowers
Winchester
Roy Duvall
Braddock Street
Man Survives 109 Degree Fever in Miami Beach
Bern Seiden, 54, survived a 109 degree fever at Mt Sinai Hospital after suffering during a kidney stone check in Miami Beach. Doctors used multiple thermometers and aggressive treatments to bring his temperature down from 109 to 107 within hours and to normal in about 17 hours. Physicians could not determine the cause of the extreme fever and canceled the planned operation.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Bernhard Seiden
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Seiden
Leiden
Staunton Nine Disbanded and Reformed for Playoffs
Staunton Nine fans will see a new independent Staunton team finish the Shaughnessy playoffs after the Staunton Presidents were disbanded by Valley League directors. Pitcher George Sumey and Rex Spiece attached assets and receipts over a $450 claim, triggering the Saturday game cancellation. play resumes tonight in Charlottesville with the new lineup.
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Waynesboro
Stanton Presidents
Shaughnessy
George Sumey
Staunton
Rex Spiece
Sumey
Presidents
Charlottesville
Spiece
Southern Hill-Billies Drink Northern Beer At VFW Encampment
Four bearded southern hill-billies opened the VFWs 52nd annual encampment in New York by waving corncob pipes and jugs of mountain dew. They traded for non-Dixie beer at 25 cents a can, while the 2,700 veterans cheered from chairs.
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New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tist Regiment
Reds allege frameup over Kaesong bombing claims
The broadcast from Peiping accuses Allied forces of fabricating incidents to derail armistice talks. Ridgway’s official reply status remains unclear as he returns to Tokyo after a Korea visit. Peiping repeats claims of napalm and strafing near Kaesong and China coast with three alleged violations listed.
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Thix
Ridgway
Tokyo
Korea
Peiping
Kaesong
Munsan
Supreme Headquarters
U. N
Kaeson
China
Hell Driver Harley Harper Crashes in Wall Run
Newport News reports describe stuntman Monk Harper known as Hell Driver who crashed head on into a brick wall during a touring performance. An ambulance transported him after a safety belt failed and doctors feared for his life due to severe head and chest injuries.
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Newport News
Monk Darper
Hollywood
Harper
Hold Services For Slain OSS Officer
Funeral services will be held today for Maj. William V. Holohan who was killed behind enemy lines in Italy in late 1944. His body was recovered from a lake in Italy and returned to the United States last year. He was an OSS operative and is to be buried at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Pleasantville New York. Two American aides Aldo Icardi and Carlo Lodolce are linked to his death. both deny the confession attributed to Lodolce and await trial in Italy.
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New York
William V. Holohan
Italy
Holohan
Defense Department
Hologan
Office of Strategic Services
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Gate of Heaven
Pleasantville
N. Y
Amercans
Aldo Icardi
Pittsburgh
Carlo G. Lodolce
Rochester
Lodolce
Marines Return to Seattle With 2849 Troops From Korea War
The Transport Marine Phoenix arrived Saturday in Seattle with 2,849 rotation combat troops from the Korean War zone marking the 22nd Navy transport to return to Seattle. The total combat troops aboard now stands at 32,436. A passenger list includes Pfc. Harvey L. De Schon of Winchester, Virginia.
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Seattle
Marine Phoenix
Navy
Pfc
Harvey L. De-Schon
Cecil St
Winchester
Daring Recovery of MiG-15 From Korean Waters Told
A mixed American British and South Korean team salvaged a downed MiG-15 from shallow water off Korea. The plane is to be studied at Wright Patterson Air Force Base to uncover its design strengths.
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London
Korea
Wright-Patterson Air Experimental Base
Dayton
Ohio
U.S
U. S
Glory
W. L. M. Brown
Cardigan Bay
U.S. Air Force
Army
Kenya
A. K
Col Wright’s lengthy service across continents and wars
Col Wright served in sanitation work across 52 countries, including a Panama isthmus project tied to fever risk. He spent 22 years in Central and South America, worked for Latin American governments, and served in World War I and II with assignments in Burma and Greece before retiring in 1948.
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Col Wright
Panama
Isthmus
Central
South America
Col. Wright
Venezuela
Ecuador
Burma
Greece
Sabrejet Squadron Arrives at English Base
A squadron of 25 U S Sabre jet fighters arrived at Shepherds Grove England marking the first Sabrejet unit to join the Third Air Force there. The planes flew from Iceland via Stornaway in the Outer Hebrides en route this morning.
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Shepherds Grove
England
Atlantic
Iceland
Third Air Force
Stornaway
Hebrides
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