Arid cold wave sweeps central U S with heavy snows
Arctic air pushes from Wisconsin to Oklahoma driving temperatures down as much as 30 degrees. Fatal crashes occur on icy bridges near Union City Oklahoma and a youth dies in a skidding car near Salem Oregon. Snow and sleet spread across the region while driving conditions worsen from Missouri to Arkansas and the Texas Panhandle.
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Winconaln
Texan
International Falta
Minn
Hill City
Bar
Glenview Naval Air Station
Chicago
Midway Alport
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Salem
Portland
Okla- Woma
Texas Panhandle
Plains
Colby
Kan
Toy
Idaho
Minnesota
U. S. Weather Bureau
Missouri
Arkansas
West Virginia
Harmon, Air Force Academy’s 1st Head Dies at 90
Lt Gen. Vubert Reilly Harmon, first superintendent of the U S Air Force Academy, died Friday at Lackland AFB Hospital after a long illness from malignant lung cancer. Survived by wife Mia Rosa Maye Harmon daughter Eula and son Kendrick who will graduate from West Point in June. Harmon, a West Point classmate of President Eisenhower, will be cremated and buried at the Academy in Colorado Springs. Funeral at Randolph Field Chapel in San Antonio slated for 3 PM Monday.
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San Antonio
Tex
Vubert Reilly Hors
Jendent
U.S. Air Force Academy
Lackland Air Force Base
Marnon Ye
Mia
Rosa Maye Harmon
Eula
Kendrick
West Point
Harmon
Eisenhower
Colorado Springs
Colo
Air Force Academy
Randolph Field Chapel
Ralph Oliver L B Teacher Dies at 68
Ralph Eston Oliver longtime Long Beach educator died at 68 after 36 years teaching at Polytechnic High School and Long Beach City College. He lived at 18 E Esther 1 and was a former Long Beach president for 40 years. Survived by wife Glenne Elizabeth son Robert G and two granddaughters. Funeral at 1 p.m. in Mottell's Peck Chapel Ann Street and Alamiton Avenue.
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Ralph Eston Oliver
Polytechnic Hgh School
Long Beach City College
Oliver
Esther
Long Beach
Hexper
Iowa
Glenne Elizabeth
Robert G
Servica
Tucany
Mottell's
Dungareed Teen-agers Storm Theater for Rock 'n Roll
A riotous mob of 3 700 teens packed the Paramount in New York to see a rock show. Police struggled as boys and girls wore dungarees and leather jackets, vandalized doors, and demanded autographs from performers. Crowd chants echoed on 43rd Street while food shortages and chaos persisted. The incident left windows smashed and the theater partially cleared for a new audience.
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Teddy Rondazzo
Paramount Theater
New York
Unn
Washington
Tne Mount
Alfies
Elvias
Presley
Jared
Square
Yes
Alan
Kreed
44Th St
43Rd St
Paramount
Boya
Nehru Attacks U.S. Britain Over Pakistan Aid
In Hyderabad Nehru charged the United States and Britain with backing Pakistan, warning it could spark conflict as the Kashmir dispute remains unsettled. Pakistan Premier Suhrawardy urged world help to shield Pakistan from India’s alleged “suppressive” tactics while stressing Pakistan’s need for security alliances. He argued India can fund its army and does not require pacts.
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Hyderabad
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pakistan
Nehru
U.S
Britlan
U.N. Security Council
Kashmir
Karacht
Paklatan
Paklatani
H. S. Sahe
Lrawardy
Inn
National Assembly
Suhrawardy
Educational Drive Aides Plan Public Merits Campaign
California State Employes Assn convenes to promote merit system efficiency and integrity. State President Charlesworth urges a formal launch with a law resolution passage, proposing UC nonacademic staff move to the State Personnel Board. Gov Knight to address, UCLA physicist Kaplan to speak at noon luncheon, officers to be elected Sunday.
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California
University of California
University Board of Regents
State Personnel Board
Goodwin J. Knight Ix
UCLA
Joseph Kaplan
Car Crash Kills Man as Mexican Naval Delegation Arrives
Leo Norton Volberg 64 of 140 American Ave. dies after his car swerved on U S Highway 1. A Mexican naval delegation led by Adm Roberto Gomez arrived in Los Angeles for a three hour visit to U S Navy facilities. The group includes Vice Adm Antonio Vasquez and Rear Admirals Alvaro Sandoval An lonio Aznar and Alfredo Marquez with Lt G Oxwaldo Fourzan Marquez. They are to tour Long Beach Naval Base and meet with Rear Adm Robert L Campbell.
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Leo Norton Volberg
American Ave
Roberto Gomez
U. S. Hwy
Southereretary
Marine
Mexico
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
U. S. Naval
Fatah
Long Beach
Naval Base
Mons
Robert L. Campbell
Gomez
Antonio Vasquez
Alvaro N. Sandoval
Iehler Af Statt
Anlonio J. Aznar
Washington
Alfredo N. Marquez
jAdm. Gomez
G. Oxwaldo Fourzan Marquez
Beautification awards to Buffums and Bixby Co in Long Beach
The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce awarded certificates of achievement Friday to Buffums and the Bixby Company for civic beautification efforts. Buffums planted five insured fig trees on Broadway, while the Bixby Co planted five on Pacific Avenue. The ceremony on Broadway included Mayor George Vermillion and other officials.
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Buffums
Bixby Co
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Broadway Alde
Hixby Co
Pacific Ave
Harry Dullum
Richard A. Blaby
Chamber
George Cadenhausen
Isl
Broadway
Buttums
George Vermillion
Gerald Desmond
Virginia Trussell
The
Park Commission
Thurlene Waite
Long Beach Beautiful Association
Robert Mulvey
Chamber of Commerce
Darrell Neightore
Bixby Company
George Johnson
CE Philips
Robert L. Iain
W. Campbell
Grace Carriker
Chamber Civic Department
Richard A. Bixby
George Badenhausen
Buffums' President Harry Buffum Recognizes Achievements
Harry Buffum, president of Buffums', presented achievement awards to staff members during the year’s awards ceremony. The ceremony highlighted outstanding performance across departments and honored long service.
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Harry Buffum
Buffums
Lakewood Shy Siren Finally Decides to Wail
Lakewood residents heard the siren wail for the first time in about six months during a Friday civil defense test. Fire Capt. Warren Aber of Lakewood Station 43 confirmed officials saw the siren loud and clear despite previous remote control failures from Los Angeles headquarters.
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Lakewoods
Lakewood
Warren Aber
Lakewood Station
Los Angeles
Senate panel to probe Teamster racketeering in Portland hearing
Senate investigators plan public hearings Tuesday to examine alleged gangster infiltration of the Teamsters union. Kenneth Kennedy, committee counsel, disclosed the disappearance and destruction of Portland and Seattle records from the 11 state western conference. A Teamsters lawyer said Seattle files were inadvertently destroyed in 1934 or 1954 during basement cleanout after a fire department crisis. Kennedy questioned the missing Seamater record and subpoenaed documents remain unfound.
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Senate
Teamsters Union
Portland
Robert ¥. Kennedy
Wlon
McClellen
D-Ark
Seattle
Western Conference of
Teamsters
Ramuel Bassett
Chicago
Kennedy
McClellan
Mate of Slain Man Questioned
Solomon Mitchell a 40 year old junk dealer was found beaten and shot to death in his home Friday police arrested his common law wife Mia Katherine Mitchell 32 after she reported the body misstatements in her account led to questioning. authorities searched for motive and suspects while A investigation continued.
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Solomon Mitchell
Mandar
Pollce
Mia
Katherine Mitchell
Used Car Dealers Win $225,000 Settlement in Oklahoma Row
Wichita used car dealers Don Schild and Johnnie Eagle settled out of court in a federal trust suit against franchised auto dealers. They alleged a conspiracy kept them from advertising new cars Oct 1952 to Aug 1954. Plaintiffs sought up to 6.18 million in damages, later reduced to 2.4 million. The settlement was announced before Federal Judge Royce Savage.
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Wichita
Kan
Plaintita
Don Schild
Johnnie Eagle
Thelp Wulta
Schmid
Eagle
Bronze Star Medal for Hero Chaplain Omar Follard at War
Chaplain James F. Follard of the heavy cruiser USS Rochester received the Bronze Star Medal for heroism while with a Marine battalion in Korea. The award cites his actions August 23, 1951, aiding wounded under heavy fire. Follard served March 1943 to January 1944 in the Maritime Service before Navy commission.
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James F. Follard
Rochester
John A. Webster
Follard
Korea
Omar
Korer
Marina
Cmdr. Follard
Maritime Service
Navy
Guam
Agat
India
United Nations
X Marine Corps
Cash Pay Delayed by Bank Error on Washington's Birthday
Hartford bank delays payday for 3900 Underwood Typewriter workers after a bank vault mix up. George Dunbar Sr. says he managed to scrounge 100000 dollars. 40 percent of the Friday payroll, with many employees choosing to wait until Monday. A local bank handled the payroll Thursday, delivering funds by handcart to a vault locked until banking hours resume.
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Hartford, Coon
Washington
Anniver
Hartford
George Dunbar
Comepany
Underwood
Writer Corp
Dunbar
UN Political Committee backs Cyprus peace plan
The 80 nation UN Political Committee approved a conciliatory Cyprus resolution urged General Assembly to press for resumed negotiations for a peaceful democratic settlement in the revolt torn British colony. Initiated by India, it mirrors Algeria action and calls Greece Turkey and Britain to the conference table to craft an accord under the UN charter, with expected unanimous Assembly support.
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United Nations
N.Y
Solumon
Cyprus
General Assembly
Mediterranean
India
Algeria
Greece
Turkey
Britain
Cypnus
U.N
United States and Britain Reject Soviet Foreign Ministers Meet
At United Nations New York United States Britain reject Kuznetsov proposal for a private foreign ministers talks on disarmament slated for London starting March 18 The decision followed discussions with Soviet deputy foreign minister and British officials as part of the postwar diplomacy efforts
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Britain
Russia
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Henry
Cabot Lodges Jr
Allen Noble
France
Canada
London
Judges Back Blood Tests for Drunken Drivers
A San Francisco judges panel rejected full compulsion on field sobriety faking but voted 7-1 for mandatory blood tests. Recommendations go to California judges conferences for possible action. Justice Altea favored tests as a stronger deterrent than jail, while Judge McNabie warned of privacy concerns and suggested liquor regulation. Additional resolutions urged a tiered traffic system and broader license suspension powers.
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San Francisco
Gov. Knight
California
Saaid
Carl I. Altea
John B. McNable
Stockton
Caid
Jquor
Georgia Moves to Impeach Six Supreme Court Justices
Georgia lawmakers completed action on a resolution calling for impeachment of six U.S. Supreme Court justices. The measure accuses Justices Douglas and Black of accepting money or valuables from groups, while other charges cite high crimes and sedition. A separate bill to ban interracial sports and social activities was killed by filibuster.
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Atlanta
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Wan
Senate
Douglas
High Court
West Germany Nazis Plan Comeback in Elections
Hanover Germany D Nazis planned a comeback Friday in the September West German elections after their defeat in the last parliamentary campaign. Herbert Freiberger chairman of the German Reich Party in lower Saxony said the party would run candidates nationwide and push a platform for neutrality to pave reunification and topple the Communist East German regime. The party vowed the sharpest ideological campaign against Communism.
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Hanover
Germany
Herbert Freiberger
German Reich Party
Lower Saxony
Federal Republic
Freiberger
Road Victim Lawrence Alexander Identified in LA Collision
Lawrence Alexander a 32 year old resident of 1215 Lewis Ave was killed in a two car auto crash Friday night at the intersection of Alst and Hoover Sta in Los Angeles.
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Lawrence Alexander
Lewis Ave
Alst
Hoover Sta
Los Angeles
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