Plush estate rented for Russian peace talks near San Francisco
Aug 30 UP Russian delegation rented a 46 room Peninsula mansion as headquarters for the peace conference. They reportedly secured it from widow Mrs Romish Jacks, while keeping 28 rooms reserved at the St Francis for arrival from New York by train. The estate in Burlingame, once Templeton Crocker’s, sits about 18 miles south of the city and cost $1.6 million to build in 1917.
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San Francisco
Andrei Gromyko
Peninsula
Cracker Banking and Railroad
Mra. Romish
Jacks
State Department
St. Francis Stote
Oasly
Andre? Gromyko
New York
Tral
Hilla
Burlingame
Bay Area
Reds Charge 3 Violations In Kaesong Zone
Tokyo dispatch reports the Communist claim that three Kaesong neutral zone violations occurred. They accuse a US B 26 bomber of dropping a parachute flare over Kaesong, with allied ground forces allegedly responsible for the other two. The London Daily Worker adds fighting inside the zone and South Korean troops advancing toward Kaesong.
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Toyko
Alliea
Kaesong
London Daily Worker
Alan Winnington
Federal Aid to Education Reaches Long Beach Schools
Long Beach schools received a $329,246.46 federal education grant after officials leveraged a federal provision that boosts aid when national activity impacts local districts. Supporters call it a doorway to broader federal involvement, while critics warn of increased federal control.
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Long Beach
Schoel Beard
Party Ends In Drowning In Long Beach Channel
Police identify Percy Arthur Mitchell, 49, of 45 Mariposa Ave Apt 6, as the drowning victim after attempting to swim the Long Beach Flood Control Channel. He was with companions Joe A. Ray, 45, transient, and Harry C. Tibbins, 123 Daisy Ave Palm Beach Park, when the incident occurred.
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Percy Arthur Mitchell
Mariposa Ave
Apt. 6
Long Beach
Mitchell
Joe A. Ray
Harry C. Tibbins
Daisy Ave
Palm Beach Park
Live telecasts planned for S F peace treaty conference
Richfield OH Corp will sponsor live telecasts of the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco for Southern California starting Sept 4 at a purchase price of $73,000. The deal includes a telecast of the Pacific mutual defense pact signing next Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Richfield OH Corp
San Francisco
Southern California
Dean B. Tatum
West Coast
American Broadcasting Co. Television
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Omaha
Mother of 3 Slain At Hot Dog Stand NORWALK
Fear grows of a phantom marksman as sheriff’s deputies hunt clues in three connected shootings. Lois Mae Krutzer, 21, of Rivera, shot in a public phone booth, remains in critical condition as investigators seek ties among similar attacks in East Los Angeles and Norwalk. The only solid clue is a bullet removed from Krutzer.
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Norwalk
Sheriff’s Department
East Los Angeles
Rivera
Cater Dean
Davdallene
Lois Mae Krutzer
Holiday Bus Strikes Averted by Greyhound Settlement
A seven state strike by Greyhound office workers was averted through a compromise settlement reached with the company. Federal conciliators W Wayne Kenaston and Arthur C Vint aided negotiations. The AFL Amalga mated Assn of Motor Coach Employees was recognized as the bargaining agent for all Greyhound office workers, ending the threat of a midnight strike.
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San Francisco
Greyhound Bus Lines
W. Wayne Kenaston
Arthur C. Vint
AFL Amalgamated Assn. of Motor Coach
Greyhound
Truman invokes Taft-Hartley in copper strike
President Truman invoked the Taft-Hartley law to curb the four day copper strike as union spokesmen cautioned that a quick settlement may still be possible. The move underscores federal action amid labor dispute tensions.
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Washington
Aug
Truman
Boy Injured by City Dump Truck in Seaside Incident
Gregory Epps, 2, of 902 Via Wanda Ave., remains critical at Seaside Hospital after being struck by city dump truck driven by Herman Pifer, 49, of 2245 Fashion Ave., in an empty field behind 5144 Via Wanda. He suffered a fractured pelvis, head injuries and undetermined internal hurts.
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Guregory Epps
Wanda Ave
Seaside Hospital
Herman
Pifer
Fashion Ave
Wanda
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Reds
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