Storm Rips North As Snow Closes Roads In California
A severe coastal storm battered Northern California with winds up to 70 mph, closing U S Highway 99 between Mt. Shasta and Yreka and halting traffic into Oregon. Snow drifts, blocked highways, and power outages affected the Bay Area while colder air moved into the central U S with subzero readings in Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Korea Plane Crash Kills 14
A Greek air force transport plane crashed near a South Korean airfield early today killing 14 aboard. Four Greek crew, an American Air Force radio operator, and nine unidentified passengers died. It was the second Greek aircraft crash in Korea within a week after a Royal Hellenic hospital plane collided with an American jet, killing 14 including six American patients.
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Suspect Flees L B Police in Hail of Shots
Long Beach police hunted a 32 year old check forger named Billy L Richmond after he leaped from a police car at a Lime Ave motel. He fled across yards and fences while police fired several shots and a pursuit ended without a trace. Richmond arrived from Michigan with Ida Mae Stubbe 19 Wyandotte Michigan.
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Equally Disloyal Highlights in Kid Mexico and Owen Lattimore
The editorial notes a wide gap in background between Kid Mexico, a prize fighter and bingo operator, and Owen Lattimore, a highly educated diplomat, but both share a disregard for the nation's decency and loyalty. It references a pair of stories read in adjacent columns.
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Death prompts relief fund for Long Beach boy
Ronnie Pries 9 was killed by a Pacific Electric train near his home on Park Lane. His family, destitute and heartbroken, received hope as a fund was raised to return his body to Washington for burial and to help them start anew. Donations to The Pries Family Rehabilitation Fund are accepted at Sciots Temple.
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Man Grimley Injured After Unprovoked Attack
Dick Buford, 50, of 1914 Pacific Ave, suffered two black eyes then a fractured nose in an unprovoked assault at Spring St and Cherry Ave. He followed the assailant seeking an explanation before being further harmed, and he reported the incident to police Friday.
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Intruder, 14, Beaten by San Pedro
San Pedro police report a 14 year old boy was beaten by a man who accused him of burglary and attempted rape. The youth, on probation for rape, was treated for injuries at San Pedro Receiving Hospital. His father called police to report the assault and the suspect fled with an accomplice.
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Body of American Found Near Tijuana
A burned American man about 28 was found three miles south of Tijuana on Christmas with two bullet wounds and remains unidentified. Police described him as blond with a ruddy complexion, suggesting he was American.
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Driver Dies In Parking Lot Crash At Lakewood Center
Budd Finch, 46, of 4717 Pepperwood Ave., Lakewood, was found dead at the wheel after his car, starting from a parking space near 4601 Silva St., surged forward likely from a heart attack. The vehicle struck a parked car, jumped a curb, and hit a cement light stand before stopping. Finch’s body was moved to Dilday Mortuary.
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Weather Watch at Santa Anita Says Rain Likely All Day
The weatherman forecast breezy conditions with rain past time at Santa Anita today, rain continuing tonight, and temperatures not exceeding 60. Snow is expected above 6000 feet today and above 4000 feet Sunday, with winds peaking at 25 mph today and easing to 15 mph on Sunday. No races are planned for Sunday, and rain on Sunday was not yet decided.
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City Tax Intake Rises by 347,536 in Period
City Treasurer Frank W. Brejcha Friday reported that total receipts before the first installment deadline reached 2,433,607, 67.5 percent of the 1952-53 levy of 3,601,432. Spending by proper owners rose 247,536 from the previous year, reflecting a higher tax intake overall.
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Lion Mauls Child After Escape From Cage at Gardena Farm
A 175-pound lion named Bud escaped its cage and mauled a 6-year-old girl, Mary Lynne Baddin of Hawthorne, leaving severe facial and body wounds. Attendant Danny Moore and photographer Charles Neiswender were briefly injured during a rescue attempt and photo setup. Lions and other animals at the Kerr farm face community pressure to remove them, though Kerr defends the animals as tame.
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Dulles Signals Willingness To Consider Soviet Proposals
John Foster Dulles said the Eisenhower administration will seriously consider concrete peace proposals from Soviet Premier Josef Stalin but prefers they be submitted through regular diplomatic channels. He noted Stalin’s openness to meeting Ike but remained cool to such a meeting and warned about Korea peace talks through established channels.
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Truman Seeks World Peace by Possible Stalin Accord
President Truman said he would be pleased if any agreement with Soviet Premier Stalin could achieve world peace. He gave the one sentence remark to reporters in Washington.
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Will Meet Eisenhower in New York
Prime Minister Churchill sails to New York on New Year’s Eve for informal talks with President-elect Eisenhower. They plan to discuss Korea, western defenses, trade, and the coming administration’s policies. Churchill will then travel to Jamaica for a vacation.
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Ike to Get 5 Flags On Inauguration Day
The Army reports five presidential flags will be presented to President-elect Eisenhower at his January 20 inauguration. Flags feature Eisenhower’s coat of arms on blue, embroidered by skilled needlewomen, with Nixon receiving a set bearing his office emblem. Churchill plans Washington visit en route to meet Truman, aiming to discuss a possible Eisenhower Stalin summit in New York.
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