Ship Champollion grounded off Beirut in fierce storm
The 12,546 ton French liner Champollion lay held aground four miles off Beirut after striking a reef in gale force winds. With 328 aboard including 108 pilgrims, 220 crew and reported Americans, rescue relied on a thin Manila rope and a distant helicopter fleet. Crews battled seas to secure a shore line as darkness and weather hindered rescue efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Messageries Maritimes
Holy Land
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Sidon
Dharan
Saudi Arabia
Manila
Champollion
Beirut International Airport
Beirut Harbor
No Garbage Service This Christmas Day Omission
Director of Public Service James Kincaid announced there will be no garbage and rubbish collection on Thursday Christmas Day is the only holiday when service is omitted.
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James Kincaid
Dear Boss and the Venice Strip: A Local Poker Sweep Stakes
A reader letter details ongoing gambling at a Long Beach venue feeding thousands weekly from pensioners and young bettors. The piece traces city actions: council, ordinance committee, city attorney, and police departments all stalling on a Venetian amusement zone inquiry with reports delayed beyond months.
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Signal Hill
Airport
Long Beach
Venice
Pike
Lodges and clubs shape unity through student views
A South American student at State College shared a contrasting idea about American clubs. He spoke at the Rotary Club about being invited into Elks Masons Rotary and other organizations, noting how such groups form campus life in Long Beach. The piece reflects on differing viewpoints about civic clubs.
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State College
Rotary Club
The
Elks, Masons, Rotary
Long Beach
Wrecks in Half Hour As Shoppers Rush Home
Police reported eight traffic crashes in twenty minutes on crowded downtown streets as shoppers left late at night. Navy men Donald C. Shaw and Russell P. Warnecke, both 22, were treated for cuts and bruises after a three car crash at Seventh Street and Pacific Coast Highway. No other injuries were reported.
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Navy
Donald C. Shaw
Russell P. Warnecke
Seventh St
Pacific Coast Hwy
Civic Center Poll Slated By Long Beach Officials
The Long Beach City Planning Commission approved submitting an eight million dollar civic center project to a special municipal election set for April 3, 1933. The plan includes three million for land and five million for an administration building to replace crowded city hall, financed from tide lands oil funds.
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City Planning Commission
Long Beach
Ocean Blvd
Seventh St
Pacific Ave
Chestnut Ave
Commission
Citizens’ Committee On
Tideland
Avalanche Traps Bus In Alps 23 Dead Near Langen
An avalanche buried a bus on the Arlberg Pass near Langen Austria killing 23 tourists en route from Langen to Stuben Zuers and Lech. Rescue teams worked within an hour as officials noted the bus stopped 30 minutes for a tire repair, complicating victim identification.
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Alps
Innsbruck
Austria
Killin
Arberg Pass
Langen
Arlberg
Stuben
Zuers
Lech
Arlberg Range
Allied Bombs Smash Foe Round Clock
Allied air offensive against North Korea struck Communist supply and troop centers early day and night. Sabre jets claimed three MIGs down on Monday afternoon, lifting December kills to 38. Superforts hit Pyongyang northwest billets and supplies, B 26s knocked out 55 trucks. Ground probes were few as 80 Chinese on the western front remained unengaged.
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Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
Pyongyang
Up and Down Warm by Day Cold by Night Forecast
Weather forecast notes warmer daytime temperatures but colder nights. An unseasonably low 33 degrees was reported in Long Beach and Lakewood, with a high near 77 expected today before another cold night. The forecaster advises keeping warm and ready for temperature swings.
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Mercury
Long Beach
Lakewood
Long Beach Men Missing After Alpine Snowslide
Two Long Beach men Ward Vickers 28 and Hal McCann 27 were on a world tour and believed to be in the Austrian Alps on a ski trip. They were due at an Alpine resort last Saturday along with Santa Monica men Steele Watkins and Arthur Teets. Mrs. Thomas Vickers fears for her son's safety amid uncertainty.
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Long Beach
Austrian Alps
Innsbruck
Thomas Vickers
Jothamel
Ward Vickers
Hal McCann
Fine Ave
Santa Monica
Steele Watkyns
Arthur Teets
Bus crash kills British tourists on forbidden Alpine route
A bus carrying 33 passengers collided and buried under wreckage, killing 23 and seriously injuring four others with six minor bruises. The driver escaped unharmed and reported the incident to a nearby hamlet. Police noted the road was closed due to avalanche danger and questioned him about the route.
Premier Pinay Offers to Resign
Paris reports Premier Antoine Pinay offered his coalition government’s resignation early this morning. President Vincent Auriol postponed action until later. Pinay’s move followed the Catholic Popular Republican Movement’s decision to abstain on a confidence vote.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Vincent Auriol
Pinay
Catholic Popular Republican Movement
Year End Parade Pictorial Edition By The Independent
The Independent and Press Telegram publish a special Rose Parade pictorial edition for January 2 featuring page after page of large parade pictures, including color images. Advance orders are 15 cents. The issue also covers Rose Bowl game photos and related details by combined sports staffs.
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The
Independent
Press- Telegram
Pasadena
Parade
Woman Plunges To Death At Wilted Hotel
A blonde woman in her forties, Evelyne M. Spokes of Monterey Park, fell to her death from high floors of the Wilted Hotel. Police say she rented a ninth floor room Monday and may have searched for an open window on upper floors before dying in the alley below. Early clues include a small amount of cash, a New York medical group card, two religious books, and a note naming nephews to notify.
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Evelyne M. Spokes
Almora
Monterey Park
Gary Wilson
Detective Bureau
Wilson
New York
Socom
Hadley
Thousand Riders Delayed by Fog
Nearly 1000 passengers were stranded in Toronto as Trans-Canada Air Lines cancelled 68 flights due to dense fog. The TCA spokesman said planes had been grounded since Sunday and service might not resume until 1 p.m. Tuesday. Cancellations affected Toronto routes to Montreal Winnipeg New York Chicago and intermediate points.
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Toronto
Trans-Canada Air Lines
TCA
Montreal
Winnipeg
New York
Chicago
Land Threatened By Disaster Condemnation Planned in Harbor District
The Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday announced plans to condemn and purchase about 40 blocks totaling 68 plus acres of land in the harbor district between Water Street Seaside Boulevard the Flood Control and the Inner Harbor entrance. The move targets at least 75 businesses including 10 retail stores 11 cafes nine warehouses and storage areas and oil industry offices while noting that price estimates and a June deadline will follow after recommendations from Port Manager E J Amar.
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Board of Harbor Commissioners
Harbor District
Water St. Seaside Blvd
Inner Harbor Entrance
Port Mgr. E. J. Amar
R. R. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
E Shoemaker
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Ralph Wallis Sr
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Los Angeles
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Rueport
City Counsell
Ordinance Committee
L. A
L.A.C
Civic Center
Air Force
Moses Lake
Wash
Gladys’ Hadley
Dispay Mortuary
Harbor Board
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