Earthquakes Rock Southern California in One-Hour Span
Four earthquakes jolted large sections of Southern California Sunday night. One quake hit the Long Beach Los Angeles Orange County metropolitan area while three rattled San Diego and Imperial valleys. Considerable damage was reported across the region.
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Northeastern Arctic Weather Injures Towns and Halts Travel
A rare arctic outbreak hit Calexico and border towns as a roof collapse damaged stores and tremors rattled San Diego area. Seismic activity centered near the Mexican border with aftershocks felt from Artesia to San Juan Capistrano. Cold waves march from Rockies to the Northeast as snow piles up in western New York and Thanksgiving highway deaths rise to 558 across the nation.
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United Press International
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Bellflower Girl Rescued From San Gabriel Camp
A 17 year old Bellflower girl, Judith A. Fells, was rescued after a back injury during a church encampment in the San Gabriel Mountains. Sierra Madre Search and Rescue hauled her out over rugged terrain, a five hour effort ending near Chidniry Flats. She was treated by a family physician and released smiling.
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Bob Service
Serylee
US brushes Khrushchev Berlin table plan as propaganda
U S diplomats dismissed Khrushchev’s proposal for a Big Four Berlin round table as propaganda while noting the West would join German reunification talks when Moscow is ready. Eisenhower and Dulles reaffirmed support for West Berlin amid pressure.
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Sparling Appointed to Pierson's Long Beach Court
Judge Maurice C. Sparling will replace the late Judge Ralph K. Pierson in the criminal department of the Long Beach branch of the Los Angeles Superior Court. Presiding Judge Louis H. Burke announced Sparling’s move, noting he has been presiding over criminal courts at the Los Angeles Civic Center.
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Ralph K. Pierson
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Burke
Joe Raycratt
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Goodwin J. Knight
Law School
University of Southiern California
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Magazine Reports Soviet Nuclear Bomber Success
Washington reports that Avia Fort Week Magazine claims the Soviet Union completed a nuclear powered bomber six months ago and has flown near Moscow for two months. The article describes a long slender craft with delta wings and four engines, and contrasts it with U S bombers B 52 and B 36. Aviation Week notes the plane is not a test bed but a prototype for military missions and airborne alert functions.
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Aviation Week
Hopeful Talks Set for Soviet Nuclear Test Suspension
Geneva delegates from the United States and Britain prepared for the first real negotiations with Russia on a controlled suspension of nuclear tests. Both sides cautioned there is little expectation of immediate success.
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Royal Family Denies Queen Mother Crystal Gazette Claim
In a brief denial Britain’s royal household rejects reports that Queen Mother Elizabeth consulted a crystal gazer. The item appears on Page A-3 amid partial, unclear text about a Western representative and a junior Rose Bowl game designation.
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Cross-Wise Cross Lady CROSSED OUT
A fragment from a dialogue depicts a chaotic scene with bits of slang. A neighbor Hustace laments a youth’s path to crime after a magical act ends with imprisonment following a sawed in half illusion. The exchange hints at gossip and moral judgments in a small town.
Coolidge Secretary for Interior Dies
Lir Roy Owen West, 90, who served as interior secretary from 1928 to 1929 under Calvin Coolidge, died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital after a long illness in Chicago. West was a Republican National Committee member from 1922 to 1926 and from 1924 to 1932, and Western treasurer of the committee in 1828.
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Roy Owen West
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Presbyterian Hospital
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Republican National Committee
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Fire tears through five plants in industrial district
A Sunday blaze at 2417 E bith St. engulfed a piston ring plant and spread to four neighboring facilities, causing about one million dollars in damage. Sixteen engines fought the three alarm fire for three hours, as oil, paint thinner and wooden ware fed the flames. Area power and gas were shut off to prevent further danger, drawing hundreds of spectators before crews gained control. Continued on Page A-3.
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Edison Co
Southern California Gas Co
Truman-Atee Plan Sparks Flames at Eutine Plant Explosion
New York dispatch reports a disastrous explosion at the Eutine plant during a crowd event. President Truman and British leader Attlee called for international action amid heavy damage to key global trouble spots including Formosa and the Arctic.
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Hy Therman
Allied Records
Clement Attlee
Gardner pressured out over missile fiasco under Eisenhower
A 1950s era analysis details President Eisenhower’s illness and the chaotic U S missile program. It profiles Trevor Gardner and Donald A. Quarles, contrasting energy and inertia in Air Force research and defense management, and notes Gardner’s ouster amid political maneuvering.
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Tack Anderson
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Trevor Gardner
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