Showdown Looms as China Presses Quemoy Crisis
LA columnist argues the Communists aim to seize Quemoy and Matsu to force UN recognition and test American resolve. He warns that backing down would invite further aggression toward Formosa and the Philippines, while standing firm could risk war with Soviet backing. The piece frames policy as no more aggression without opposition.
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Quemoy
Formosa
Matsu
Formogsa
United Nations
Russia
Korea
Phillippines
Formos
Chiang Kai-shek
L.A.C
Khrushchev Accepts Talks On Nuclear Test Ban
Khrushchev said Russia would accept Eisenhower's plan to open talks October 31 on ending nuclear tests and favored Geneva as the talks site. He criticized Western proposals for delaying an immediate ban. Russia had ended tests. Britain and the United States planned new blasts in Nevada to wind down the 1958 program.
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Khrushchev
Russia
Eisenhower
Geneva
Harold Macmillan
U.S
Britain
Pacific
Washington
United States
Nevada
Defense
Neil H McElroy
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Johnston Island
White House
Newport
R.I
Leave of Absence for Oscar Levant
KHJ television grants Oscar Levant a temporary leave of absence after his show is canceled. Station vice president says the move is due to extreme fatigue and the leave is requested as soon as possible to begin immediately.
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UPY
KHJ
Oscar Levant
John T. Reynolds
Levant
Teleivision
Reds Raid Island Defenses and Fire Leaflets Over Formosa
Naval reports said Communist forces shelled Nationalist held Quemoy and dropped surrender or die leaflets. The carrier Essex and battleship Mississippi led carrier task groups along with destroyers in the Western Pacific. The Los Angeles cruiser, part of the fleet, supported the operation while the St Paul shifted its flag to the cruiser division.
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Iine
Los Angeles
II Jery
Quemoy
California
Western Pacific
Defense Ministry
Navy
Washington
7Th Fleet
Midway
Tan Islands
Essex
Ministry
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Wehald
John F. David-jacross
Son
AMA launches personal data drive to sway Congress
The American Medical Association spends nearly $500,000 on lobbying and public relations and now sends confidential questionnaires to doctor members. The forms seek personal details on members of Congress, their influence, newspaper contacts, and campaign donors. Florida doctors form a committee to oppose Pepper, citing socialized medicine and backing veterans' care, while individual physicians avoid firm positions on bills.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
American Medical Association
Congress
Medical
Independent Daily Long Beach Ad Details Note
A fragmented notice from the Independent Daily Long Beach lists publication details, address, filing dates, court adjudication, and pricing. It mentions Long Beach Superior Court and Decree numbers with carrier delivery charges and monthly rates.
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Pine Ave
Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Fatal Shooting Linked to 1948 Lodge Incident
Kenneth Milo Moore, 38, died at a Veterans Administration Hospital where officials listed the death as a possible homicide. The 1948 shooting at Falling Springs Lodge near Azusa left Moore paralyzed. Sheriff’s deputies arrested William F. McCord, who said Moore threatened to take his gun. McCord was acquitted of assault with a deadly weapon in Pasadena. Autopsy awaited. coroner will decide on possible action. Moore survived by his wife Corraine and his mother. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Kenneth Milo Moore
San Gabriel Canyon
Azusa
William F. McCord
Falling Springs
Aoe Et
McCord
Moore
Pasadena
Corraine
RB. Morrow
9Th St
Molino Ave
Fat St
Westminster
Morrow
van Nu
Ike Starts Newport Vacation
President Eisenhower begins a Newport vacation after leaving Washington. He consults with acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter on Formosa tensions with Communist China threatening Nationalist-held islands.
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Ingersoll
Wilkinson
Washington
Christian A. Herter
Formosa
China
Snark Blasts Off for 6000 Mile Flight
Snark guided missile lifted from Cape Canaveral on a Saturday dawn and sped into the sky for a planned 6000 mile test flight over the Atlantic. The launch marked progress in UPA missile research with engineers monitoring systems aboard the experimental craft.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPA
Amantia
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