Truman orders plan to guard UN staff loyalty
President Truman directs State and Justice departments and the Civil Service Commission to draw up a plan to guarantee that disloyal Americans are not employed by the United Nations. Attorney General James McGranery announced the move after discussing it with Senator Alexander Wiley. India and Canada urged caution until a general UN policy is set.
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New York
Truman
United Nations
Atty
James P. McGranery
McGranery
State and Justice Departments
Civil Service Commission
U. N. Seety
Tryeve Lie
U. S
U.S
State Department
U. N
Lie
India
Canada
U. N. Assembly
Washington
Ser
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Seaate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
United States
Benny Brings a Cigar to L. B. Veterans Hospital
Jack Benny opened the Christmas season at Veterans Hospital Tuesday night with a casual flick of his cigar while Don Wilson extolled a cigar brand on a taped radio show. Benny, the sly master of comedy, staged a lighthearted performance that blended humor with the seasonal setting.
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Jack Benny
the Star
Veterans Administration Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Don Wilson
Wet weather soaks Long Beach as Benny and cast perform
The forecast calls for heavy showers and dense fog today, with small craft advisories from Point Conception to San Diego and winds up to 30 mph through Thursday. Benny's veteran show drew about 900 veterans to a recreation hall before and after the formal program, with Mary Livingston, Mel Blane, the Sportsmen Quartet, Bob Crosby, Dennis Day and Rochester in attendance. a transit show rehearsal is planned for later this month.
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Long Beach
Point Conception
San Diego
Mary Livingston
Mel Blane
Sportsmen
Bob Crosby
Dennis Day
Rochester
Drunk man escapes jail but breaks leg on fire escape
Ralph E. Lish, 45, jailed on a Tuesday night drunken charge, leaped from his seventh floor cell early today. The fall from the jail building left him with a broken leg and he was taken to Seaside Hospital.
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Ralph E. Lish
Lish
Magnolia Ave
Seaside Hospital
Harbor board standoff over expense reports blocks public view
Harbor Commissioners clashed with an Independent reporter over whether travel expense discussions should be on the record. The city auditor proposed limits, sparking a heated session until a commissioner recalled the reporter’s presence and urged nonreporting. Continued on Page 10.
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Harbor Department
Harkor
GI Insurance Dividends Declared for 1953 Payments
The Veterans Administration announced that February 1953 will see GI insurance dividends totaling about 180 million dollars. National Service Life Insurance policyholders will receive dividend checks within 39 to 40 days after their policy anniversary. Most veterans will receive six dollars per thousand dollars of insurance.
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Washington
Iep
Veterans Administration
National Service Life
Captain's License Suspended Over Be Nevolence Sinking
The Coast Guard suspended Capt. Leonard C. Smith's master license for two months following the Be Nevolence hospital ship tragedy in September 1950, which claimed 23 lives.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Leonard C. Smith
Seven year old killed by Rivera school bus
A seven year old boy Charles T. Gable was killed after slipping under the right rear wheel of a Rivera school bus he had just left. The incident occurred near 3428 Cedartrees in Rivera with bus driver Andrew Jackson Essary. He died at Pico Emergency Hospital. Charles was a Gallatin Elementary pupil and son of L. and Mrs. Gable. Funeral plans will be announced by Miller Mortuary Downey. He is survived by parents and two sisters Nancy and Judy.
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Rivera
Charles T. Gable
L. Gable
S. Buchman St. Rivera
Cedartrees
St. Rivera
Charles Goblecording
Norwalk
Andrew Jackson Essary
Fidel St. Norwalk
Pico Emergency Hospital
Charles
Gallatin
Denver
Miller Mortuary
Downey
Nancy
Judy
Drifting Vela Makes Port After Gale Off Newfoundland
The Navy cargo ship Vela with a civilian crew of 45 and 10 to 15 officers lost engine power in a 45 knot gale and drifted toward Newfoundland. The vessel later regained power and began moving at about three knots, reaching Cape St. Marys harbor and anchoring Tuesday night.
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New York
Newfoundland
Cape St. Mary’s Harbor
Brahman on the loose in Highland Park ignites police chase
A runaway Brahman escaped from a railroad car and roamed Avenue 45 and Marmion Way in Highland Park for 150 minutes before police halted the stampede with gunfire. Six bystanders aided by chasing the beast alongside patrol cars in a dramatic urban pursuit.
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Los Angeles
Highland Park District
Avenue 45
Marmion Way
Lippe and Curti Convicted Will Appeal After Trial
After a five hour deliberation a Superior Court jury found Morris Lippe and Pete Curti guilty on two of three bookmaking charges while acquitting them on one count. They were convicted of pool selling and maintaining a bookmaking operation, with a defense appeal planned citing inconsistency and lack of evidence.
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Morris
Jamoke) Lippe
Pete Curti
Lippe
10Th St
Curti
Hawaiian Ave
Hawaiian Gardens
Andrew H. McConnell
Joseph M.ma*sy
Inside dope on Ike from Helena stay aboard ship
Scuttlebutt reports on President-elect Dwight Eisenhower during his Korea trip aboard the cruiser Helena. Marines Joe Dohnalik Dan Truax and Blaine Goff recall Ike’s rest, casual greetings, and 24 hour guard duty as he prepared to assume office. The Helena is described as a presidential cruiser with chrome fittings and close, informal rounds with sailors.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Helena
Joe Dohnatik
Phillips
Wis
Dan Truax
Watson
Blaine Goff
Washington
Marine Pie
Eisenhower
Dohnalik
Truax
Goff
Gen. Eisenhower
President Truman
HST
Truman
Death Race To Reach Home For Christmas Flight
An English carpenter Charles Cassidy, 46, near death from an incurable disease, raced home for Christmas aboard a British overseas airliner. He left Australia after help from St. Vincent de Paul Society, traveled via Fiji and San Francisco, reaching New York before continuing to Worthing, England, with nurse Miss Norma Mosher beside him.
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New York
England
Helena
Charles
Cassidy
Pedro Lintiacci
Australia
Vincent Pangeliman
Iago Cassidy
l/c
Sydney
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Worthing
London
Fiji Island
San Francisco
Norma Mosher
Ike’s Simple Taste Praised by Stewards
Reported to eat what was served to all, the general showed no special preference and did not seek special treatment. A steward noted that being an officer brings compensations, yet the general ate modestly with the others. The remark captured a candid glimpse into military life and leadership humility.
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Ike
Storms Hit Italy Kill 3 Hurt Dozens Flood Yugoslavia
Storms in Italy and Yugoslavia caused casualties and damage. At least three people died in Italy, with many injured as floods and hail hit regions between Rome and Naples. The Po Valley and Tiber ran high, forcing evacuations along the Neretva.
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Italy
Rom
Nuesdzy
Yugoslavia
Neretva
Mostar
Yale Rush Aids Bandit at City of Paris Store Heist
A mid aged bandit exploited the Christmas rush in San Francisco to rob the City of Paris department store on Tuesday night, escaping with 200 dollars.
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Yale Rush
San Francisco
City of Paris
Tod Faulkner Surrender Due Today
Tod Faulkner and Royce J. Bushong face a grand jury indictment alleging conspiracy to violate state election law. The case centers on meddling with voter registration before the November 4 election that approved Signal Hill Proposition Q. Faulkner Sr. is due to surrender at 9 a.m. today in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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Wily Tod
Kid Mexico
Faulkner
Royce J. Bushong
Bushong
Signal Hill
iSignal Hill
Ted Faulkner Sr
Superior Court
Philip H. Richards
Hall of Justice
Los Angeles
City of
the Kid
Richards Tursday Ty
Raymond C
Two 16 year olds held in county liquor store robberies
Johnny Contreras of Campton and Jesus Navarrete of Los Angeles were arrested Tuesday night after a clerk identified them as the pair who robbed a Long Beach liquor store Saturday. Officers found a loaded Italian Take automatic pistol under the front seat of their car.
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Long Beach
Johnny Contreras
Willowbrook Ave
Campton
Jesus Navarelte
Los Angeles
J. L. McMurry
K. D. Johnson
Windsors to shun Queen coronation in England
The Duke of Windsor said on Tuesday night he and his Baltimore-born duchess will not attend Queen Elizabeth II's coronation next June. He likely will be in England at the time.
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Cherbourg
France
Duke of Windsor
England
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