Contradictory Versions In Kidnapping Case Unfolds In SF
San Francisco real estate heir Leonard Moskovitz survived a 63% hour kidnaping after police captured two former private detectives Harold Jackson and Josep Lear who gave conflicting accounts. Lear claimed Jackson masterminded the plot and that he believed it was a private case, while Jackson mocked reporters and insisted Moskovitz was only a guest.
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John D. Hanley
San Francisco
Paiysugavusa
Harold Jackson
Josep Lear
Leonard Moskovitz
Jackson
Wes
Moskovitz
Lear
Meurice (Maurie) Mouskovitz
Moskodn
Ingleside
Frank Schein
Thomas C
Agency Blames Lung Cancer on Cigaret Smoking
The State Department of Public Health in California warns lung cancer deaths rise due to excessive cigarette smoking and occupational exposures. In 1952 California reported 4,918 cancer of the respiratory system deaths and 1,789 tuberculosis deaths, while encephalitis cases dropped and polio rose to 4,079. The report notes policy levels remain high and awaits results from Salk vaccine tests in 1954.
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San Francisco
State Department of Public Health
California
Repot
Department
Wilton Halverson
Eisenhower seeks Senate approval for debt limit raise
President Eisenhower nears Senate approval of a 273 billion dollar debt limit increase. Finance Committee pigeonholed the bill last August after House passage by 239 to 158. Key supporters believe several more committee members can be won over before final Senate action. Senator Byrd maintains opposition amid a shifting committee lineup.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Fuil
Champer
Harry Byrd
Virginian
Otter
Eugene Millikin
Colo
Walter George
Gai
Millikin
Hugh Butler
Edward Martin
John Wil
Reuther Shooting Suspect Admits It Was a Hoax
Windsor Ont. reports that Donald Ritchie the 33 year old man who influenced prosecutors with a tale about the Walter Reuther shooting has admitted the story was a hoax He says he has no information on any guilty parties and that prior statements were inaccurate He was held in Windsor jail pending extradition proceedings and had previously claimed a $5000 payment for taking part in the attack. Prosecutor O'Brien says extradition will continue.
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Windsor
Ont
Iis
Donald Ritchie
CIO
Walter Reuther
Ritchie
Gerad K. O’brien
LAW- Cio
UAW
Chong
Lam
Michigan
O'Brien
T Reuther
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Encouraged Quinn seeks reelection after a local loan controversy. Quinn announced in Sacramento he will seek another term as a member of the State Board of Equalization, citing constituent support across 18 counties from Kern to Sacramento and praise from the Weinberger committee.
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Sacramento
INSJ
James H. Quinn
Oakland
Quinn
East Bay Area
Sacramento County
San Joaquin Valley
Kern
Weinberger
William F. Denghy
Youthful Bandit Admits Local Tavern Hold Up
Hayward California police rapid pursuit ended in a high speed stop after a tavern robbery. James K Hamilton 18 and companion Thomas Gurmnen were captured after a crash on Castra Valley boulevard. Hamilton later confessed to the Hayward hold up and provided details of the getaway. Deputies arrested them at gunpoint after a foot chase.
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Hayward
James K
Hamilton
Thomas
Gurmnen
Haywards Kelly
Caruthers
Calif
Castro
Rey Valley
Luties
Castra Valley Boulevard
Fred Bormann
al Medaglia
Pinedale
Harvey Hinch
Kelly
Fresno
Hayvard
U.S. Highway 39
Hinch
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Rhode Ii|had Three Packets of Book Matchl and, Swees
Gilroy
Brazil
Tebsts
United Press
Detroit
San Francisco
Card Dealer Shoots Self And His Daughter
Seattle police report a former Nevada card dealer shot his ear old daughter to death in a mercy killing and then turned the gun on himself. Coroner identifies the two dead as Harry A. Wagner 50 and Virginia Mary Wagner. The girl was wounded in the chest and hospitalized at Jeettie's orthopedic hospital. Wagner's body was found in the apartment building incinerator area. Police expect armed robbery charges against two men, Hamilton and Hinch, tied to earlier heists in Hayward Hollister and Fresno.
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Seattle
Wask
Nevada
Harry A. Wagner
Virginia
Mary
Jeettie
Wagner
Ipencer
Hamilton
Hayward
Halli Ier
Fresno
Pachera Pass
Hinch
Hollister
Wa" Street
George Forth
Pacele
Forth
Tangay Manslaughter Trial Faces Delay
In Miami a manslaughter trial for Russell Tangay regarding the high-dive death of his five year old daughter Kathy was delayed due to a crowded court docket. Attorneys say the trial likely will start later in the week.
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Miami
Russell Tangay
Kathy
Coffee Boycott Possible Solon Warns Industry
Senator A. M. Ike Monroney warned the coffee industry that rising prices could break America's coffee drinking habit. He spoke after major chains raised prices to about 1.03 per pound, with experts predicting worse to come as a boycott movement gathers momentum.
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Solon
Washington, t—Sen
Ike Monroney
D, Okla
America
Monroney
National Prands
Prisoners of War Defect to Freedom in Korea Winter March
More than 20,000 former Korean and Chinese prisoners, who had fought for Communism, marched through Korea in bitter cold and rain toward freedom. Indian custodial forces ferried 12,731 Chinese and 7,563 North Koreans to Inchon and Allied ports as they chose democracy over Red rule, despite gunfire threats and a 69 minute disruption from defectors.
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Panmuniom
INS
Jeter
Korea
United Nations
Formosa
Inchon
Jamen
China
Wooder
Tvere
Eisenhower unveils atomic age budget and tax cuts
President Eisenhower presented the first atomic age budget to Congress detailing $65.57 billion in next year spending and $1.26 billion in tax cuts. He proposed a $5.332 billion cut in the 1953 fiscal year through the new look defense program, with atomic energy spending at a historic high and several tax‑reducing measures pending passage. The message also urged shifting the income tax deadline to April 15 and extending various excise tax relief while warning against further tax reductions beyond justified revenue gains.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Congress
ATI
Developer Takes Option on Huge Industrial Site
HAYWARD 159 acre tract in Russell City is under option to Van Bekkeren Cole of Oakland. Owner is Algee r Gadding Seaver widow of Roy Seaver. Officials say the deal could trigger up to a hundred million dollars in industrial development, putting Hayward on par with San Jose for expansive industry. The tract lies along the Southern Pacific railroad Ban Mateo bridge road and the Oakland San Jose freeway, offering easy air water and highway access. Chamber of commerce cites stable owner-occupied population and strong labor supply as attractors for East Coast manufacturers seeking West Coast sites.
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Hayward
Russell City
van Bekkeren Cole Company of
Oakland
Bay Area
Hoger ‘Anderson
Hayward Area
San Jose
van Boxkelen Company
Out
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific Railroad
Ban Matea Bridge
Castro Valley Forms Experimental Program for Exceptional Students
Castro Valley trustees authorize a one year experimental program at Parsons school for exceptional students with two weekly class hours of special instruction. Hayden committee cites need for extra focus to challenge abilities and develop leadership. district to hire a qualified teacher and evaluate before expansion. A new 6-8 grade school site between Paradise Knob and Gem Avenue is proposed on a 10.5 acre tract east of Center Street. Assistant Superintendent Johnson corrects district credential counts, noting 33 emergency credential teachers and 84 fully certified.
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Robert I. Hayden
Parsons School
Land
Irgil Revie
Hayden
David J. Dickie
Tion
Bay Area
Center Street
Paradise Knol
Gem Avenue
Roy A. Johnson
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