No Shots Fired in Recapture of Kostal
Albert J Kostal 39 escaped convict and alleged killer was recaptured Friday after a long chase. Officers FBI agents and local police surrounded a home on Firebird Avenue Ollicera armed with pistols rifles and machine guns. Kostal stepped out picked up a newspaper and surrendered after a phone call from Detective Dee Lightner who had returned him to Los Angeles. Kostal and Turner were in the home when surrounded and Turner was arrested as Kostal prepared to surrender.
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Kostal
Turner
DeWitt Dee Lightner
Los Angeles
Kansans City
Kossital
Lightner
Alm
Koatal
Fraternity Pranks End With Shaved Heads At UCLA
UCLA Acacia members brazenly shaved two pledge leaders at midnight after a raid on the Long Beach State area chapter. The victims Gerald Padget and Dick Wind endured a partial shave and a quirky triangle symbol. They were later driven to a location and given small cash. A prior UCLA raid involved 20 members targeting the Walnut Day house, with restraint and gagging reported.
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Cotlepe
UCLA
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Uclan
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Gerald Padget
Acacia
Dick Wind
Trituet
Padget
Ventira Blvd
Aaid Stadtget
Jollywoot and Vine
Fraternity
Washington
Balenciaga Debuts Knee-Length Skirts Stun Paris Runway
Paris reports Balenciaga unveiled the shortest skirts since flapper days with hems up to the kneecap. He contrasted Dior’s mid-calf looks with raised waistlines, sacklike dresses, and a bold barrel dress on display, including accordion plaited fabrics and square jackets paired with knee-length skirts.
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Paris
Balenciaga
Dior
Halenciaga
Weatherman Sees Clouds With Light Showers Ahead
A local forecaster notes ongoing cloud cover and chances of light showers while pondering luck. He recalls a Las Vegas misadventure with a stamp machine and keeps predicting changing skies despite odd outcomes.
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Las Vegas
Nurse Beaten to Death Identified in Inglewood
Police report a year old nurse was beaten to death with an iron in an Inglewood apartment. Her 8 year old daughter Patty found the body on the living room floor after waking. Officers sought estranged husband James Leon Hubler, an aircraft worker, who had visited the home Thursday night before the assault.
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Ueh
Marie Tubler
James Leon Ylubler
Hubler
Patty
Long Beach Oil Policy Criticized by Geologist
A geologist likens Long Beach oil production to an overeating habit that harms land. He notes the harbor area has sunk 24 feet and may drop further, warning oil practice threatens the shoreline as the city continues to consume oil.
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Long Beach
Paper Factory Explosion Kills One at Champion Plant
A shattering explosion at the Champion Paper and Fibre Co. plant in Houston, Texas, killed one man and injured seven others. The blast ruptured two 125,000 gallon tanks containing caustic soda, sending the liquid across the area and causing additional light burns to 20 to 30 workers.
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Houston
Tex
Vpi— Ai
Champion Paper and Fibre Co
Independent columnist Ray Tuck answers a Long Beach letter
Long Beach reader asks about restricting presidents in Congress to two party forms. Columnist Ray Tuck discusses the idea and its implications in a concise letter response. FBI Director Hoover predicts Communism will collapse once the world acts decisively, per reports on pages B12 and A6.
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Ray Tuck RR
Long Beach
Congress
FBI
Hoover
End of Strike Expected Today for 15000 Longshoremen
New York and ports from Maine to Yagil faced a return-to-work deadline today at 8 am after 15,000 longshoremen halted operations for about 10 days. A New York vote on a proposed contract showed strong support, with 6,829 to 4,017 in favor, moving toward resuming dock work amid nationwide tolls from the walkout.
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Maine
Yagil
International Longshore Nen'a Azan
Ind
ILA
Willam V. Bradley
Baltimore
Norfolk
Eaglion
Portland
Hampton Roads
Uner
Aldantie
Halifax
Weekend Rain Expected in Southern California
A Pacific storm fringes California with intermittent rain tonight and Sunday. Blizzard conditions are forecast for the High Sierras, while local mountains show little likelihood of snow as Southland remains largely dry.
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California
Sierras
AF Blames Army for Lost Matador Rocket
Alamogordo New Mexico Friday briefing by Maj. Gen. L J Pavia blamed the Army for a malfunctioning Matador self destruction system after a runaway rocket vanished over the Rocky Mountains about 700 miles northwest of White Sands The ground radar commanded destruction failed and the automatic system did not trigger despite 15 checks and coordination with the Army the sister service responsible for range safety Search has been called off.
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N. M
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Army
L. J. Pavia
White Sanda Proving
Rocky Mountains
Davis
Davin
Slater
Mizalle
Ailing Japanese Premier Resigns After Short Term
Tokyo reports Premier Tanzan Ishibashi and his cabinet resigned after two months in office. A panel of four doctors advised two more months of rest and treatment for the ailing leader, prompting the government to step down.
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Japan
Tokyo
Tanzan
Disneyland cave in claims three boys in Anaheim
Three boys aged 7 to 13 were killed in Anaheim when an excavation for the Santa Ana Freeway underpass caved in near Disneyland. Victims were William Darron 7, Steven Jones 10, and Larry Scherer 13. Neighbor Billy Hushman 10 survived after leaving to fetch a friend’s shovel. Police and investigators traced the scene to a hillside where soft sand collapsed around 1:15 pm, with the missing families reporting the youths had been at play near Broadway.
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Anaheim
Santa Ana
Larry Joseph Scherer
Broadway
Steven Wayne Jones
Belitlowery
Willliam David Darron
Redwood
Nous
Bily Hushman
Scherer
Poeley
Hig Hovel
Tie
Pollce
Pollee Agt
A. de Hoxie
Scherer Boy
Glenn Biggler
Biggler
Callifornia
Volunt
Exireer Teaders
Set Hoxle
Tomorrowland
Barron
Jones Bay
Jonathan
Buay
Manchester Blvd
Possible GOP governorship race looms at convention
Informal huddles at the Republican Assembly convention hint at a fight for the GOP governorship between Gav Goodwin J Knight and Senator W F Knowland. Speculation centers on Knowland not seeking Senate reelection and whether he will challenge Knight at the convention tonight at Knott's Berry Farm. Continued on Page A-2.
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Republican Assembly
GOP
Gav. Goodwin J. Knight
W. F Knowland
Knowland
Senate
Knight
Knott
Berry Farm
Boy Fires Guh Hits Neighbor in Accidental Shooting
In Encino police said Daniel J. Murphy, 40, was shot in the left hip when a 21 year old boy fired his father's 45-caliber pistol from a back room about 100 feet away while Murphy mowed near 5368 Louise Ave. Murphy was taken to Northridge Hospital. condition not serious. Detectives said the gunshot was accidental and the shooter found the weapon in the home.
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CNS
Daniel J. Murphy
Murphy
C. Zunel
Louise Ave
Northridge Hospital
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Lynch
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