No Tree No Gift Man Tries Robbery Fails
Rex James Goins, 34, of 4238 E 5th St, was jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to commit robbery after being identified by store owner Gloria Surlow as the would be bandit. He entered 2499 Pacific Coast Hwy store shortly before midnight Saturday and simulated a gun. Four hours after the incident, Deputy Sheriff Larry A. Giddings reported the pursuit by two employees and police involvement.
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Rex James Goins
E. 5Th St
Gloria Surlow
Sheriff's Deputies
Lakewood
Goins
Summit Bid Sent to Nikita for Paris Talks
Western Big Four invited Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to an April in Paris summit, with Khrushchev reportedly ready to accept. Eisenhower arranged for Charles de Gaulle to visit Washington for a four day state visit ahead of the talks, aimed at disarmament Berlin and East West relations.
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Paris
UPI
Nikita S. Krushchev
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Tol
Washington
de Gaulle
White House
James C. Hagerty
Khrushchev
William la Porte
Nclude
Berlin
la Rica St.j
Germany
Molino Ave
Toys Airlifted to Japan for Typhoon Victims
Two U S Marine planes delivered thousands of toys to the Nago area in central Honshu to brighten Christmas for children who lost parents or homes in a recent typhoon. Toys were collected in Tokyo by Asahi Evening News and by U S military forces in Sasebo and Kwajalein.
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Tokyo
U.S
Goya
Honshu
Asahis Evening News
Sasebo
Kwakuni
Rain Continues Into Tuesday Across Southland
A storm moved into the Southland Sunday and will scatter showers today and Tuesday. Rain began in Long Beach after dark and fell intermittently overnight, cooling temperatures with a high near 65 today. Sunday's high reached 66. Rainfall is not enough to end the drought, totaling about .03 inch, with season total at .30 inch, well below last year’s level.
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Southland
U. S
Bur Tean
Long Beach
Orr
Steel Firms Open to Company by Company Bargaining
United Steelworkers chief McDonald seeks shift from industry wide talks. Eleven major companies express serious misgivings but agree to discuss with the union in Washington as Federal Mediator Finnegan plans a 2 p.m. session to push toward a settlement. Also in brief a coyote attack fatally injures a 34 year old in Woodfords California. Kerry Barr, visiting with his family, died after becoming entangled with a chained coyote in a yard. In Lima five hotel guests perished in a two story blaze on Main Street. Names identified include John Phalen Tom O Day and Wasil Kraco ich and Buck McCoy.
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David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Joseph F. Finnegan
Washington
Woopfords
Calif
UPI
Alpine County
George Cogan
Kerry Barr
Earl Barr
Fairfield
Glenn Barr
Woodfords
Kerry
Lima
Ohio
Holaiin
S. Main St
John Phalen
Tom O'Day
Wasil Kracoich
Buck McCoy
Barbara Eisenhower Sees Lido Show in Paris
John and Barbara Eisenhower attended a Paris Lido club performance with 12 friends. Barely dressed performers entertained at the center table where Barbara sat, smiling and applauding with her party.
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Paris
John
Barbara Eisenhower
Barbara
Nadeane Walker
John Hay Whitney
U.S
London
Eisenhower
Maj. Eisenhower
Power outage hits east Long Beach area Sunday night
An electrical failure at the power station at 3rd Street and Redondo Avenue caused a blackout in the eastern Long Beach area from Newport to Belmont Avenues and from 3rd Street to Ocean Boulevard. The Kardex firefighting system activated briefly, suggesting possible fire. Restoration began at 10:06 p.m. and complete service returned by 10:35 p.m.
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Long Beach
3Rd St
Redondo Ave
Newport Ave
Belmont Ave
Ocean’ Blvd
J. L. Code
Southern California -Edison Co
Three Saved in Air Crash at Avalon Harbor
A Shell Oil Co plane crashed during landing Sunday afternoon in Avalon Harbor Santa Catalina Island. None of the three aboard were injured and were rescued by crewmen on a nearby commercial boat. The ship towed the disabled PBY aircraft to the beach. Coast Guard listed pilot Robert Porter and crew as John Zatlishny and Charles Cox.
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Shell Oil Co
Avalon Harbor
Santa Catalina Island
Coast Guard
Robert Porter
John Zatlishny
Charles Cox
Bus Crash Kills One Injures Thirty Four In Springfield
A Greyhound bus carrying 37 passengers left a slick highway near Springfield Ohio and rolled into a ditch killing Daisy Mae Harris 15 of Cleveland and wounding 34 others. The bus was en route from New York to St Louis when it skidded in a four lane highway and plunged into a six foot ditch.
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Springfield
Ohio
Greyhound
Clark County
Austin Richards
Daisy Mae Harris
Cleveland
Jazz star turns teacher in city column
Jim Phelan notes a big time jazz musician stops playing the trumpet to start a career in teaching. A separate piece highlights this musician’s city appointment and the change in profession.
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Page
Heroic Skindiver Saves Half-Drowned Partner
Glendale baker William Mable, 22, risked his life to rescue cousin Roland Moore, 22, during a 25 minute skindiving ordeal off Whites Point. Moore’s breathing gear failed, and armed with compromised air, Mable dragged both to shore through heavy surf and current. Moore survived, while Mable later learned a valve failure caused the outage.
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Glendale
Slinday
Roland Moore
Los Angeles
William Mable
Moore
Whites Point
Mable
Bus and cattle truck crash in Arizona kills nine
A double decker bus and a cattle truck collided on a Sunday in Arizona killing nine and injuring 45. The truck crossed the center line. authorities say the impact hurled cattle and bodies onto the bus. The bus driver and both truck occupants died. Four Long Beach residents are among the dead and injured. Cattle numbering about thirty were killed. many more were damaged and shot by officers to prevent further harm. The disaster happened near Tuscan on U S Route 8 and involved a Los Angeles to New Orleans special holiday bus.
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Ucson
Ariz
Arizona
Jimmy Williams
Los Angeles
Grady L. Fowler Jr
Corpus Christi
Tex
Doctor's Tool Bag Stolen From Car In Long Beach
Dr John Ross Duggan reported a set of delicate brain surgery tools stolen from his car parked at Seaside Hospital. The instruments, weighing about 40 pounds, were needed for a seven year span of cases, but an emergency set at the hospital will be used for the pending operation.
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Long Beach
John Ross- Duggan
Pacific Ave
Seaside Hospital
Weather office secretary charms with training quip
Weatherman struggles to teach a new secretary the routines of the bureau. She replies with a playful line about teaching him, smiling as she suggests a clever close approach to reveal his lack of knowledge. The exchange captures a light moment in a weather office.
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Weatherman
Imer
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L.B. Man
Rex Goins
Summit
Nikita
Geneva
Japan
Eisenhower Be Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Harold Macmillan
Adenauer
Moscow
Kremlin
Ife
Across the Nation
Coyote
Boy
APS
Senate Commerce
Merrie Christmas
Washington, D.C
L.A
Lido
Alexandre
Rue Figalle
America
Pig Alley
Montmartre
Church of Sacre Coeur
Patis
Mits
East
L.B
Jim Phelan
Long Beach Area
Johnny Lee Rodden
Francisca Ave
Redondo Beach
Margaret Rodden
Charlotta Crisp
Woodruff Ave
Bellflower
Louis Wilson
Paulsen St
Compton
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