Global science gains and political notes headline in 1940s style
A column reviews American efforts to improve world health and nutrition, citing Dr. N W Flodin's claim of boosting protein supply by up to 50 percent and noting potential impact for Asia, Africa, and Europe. It also reports on wildlife trends, Truman’s Korea policy remarks, Churchill’s visits, and assorted crime and cultural items with regional flavor.
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Liberty
America
N. W. Flodin
St. Louis
Asia
Africa
Europe
Science Front
Truman
Tony Vaccaro
Korea
PRDIE
Churchill
United States
HOUSE
Justice Department
T. Lamar Caudle
Treasury
Will Tell
Granddaughter of Wealth Leads Grand Bank Robber Case
Ethel Arata, 52, once a wealthy heiress living in Monrovia, claimed a Robin Hood motive for robbing California banks. She described her father, financier Robert M. Catts, and said her family fortune vanished in 1929. Arata faced three robbery counts, sought to plead guilty, and described arthritis crippling her hands limiting work.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
Land & Title Bldg
Land Title Bank & Trust Co
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Europe
Wall St
Grandma
New York
Robert M. Catts
Ethel Arata
U. S
Howard V. Calverly
Calverly
Arcadia
California Bank
Citizens National Bank
Union Bank & Trust
Union Bank
Seestine
Fruit Cake Upset Downplays Friday Robbery Incident
New York report describes Mrs. Alice Bademier delivering weekly payroll to her husband’s lamp and shade firm on West 25th Street. A gunman intercepted her in the elevator and fled after snatching a bulky envelope, but only a snack of holiday fruitcake was left as the loot.
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Billie Seamy
Imerreatten
Billie
Miss Shonnae
New Orleans
Boston
Gatgland
Detroit
Marvin Cremeans
Rome Zoo
New York
Alice Bademier
West 25Th Street
Flerre Badenier
Mrs Dulles Hospitalized After Hotel Fall
Mrs John Foster Dulles wife of the secretary of state designate was taken to Doctors Hospital for a check after an accidental fall in a hotel room. A secretary said she tripped while retiring for the night and fell against a bookcase leading to x-ray checks and a planned overnight stay, with Mr Dulles joining her at the hospital.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Doctors Hospital
Dulles
New York
Kaiser's Ex-Wife to Wed Tarham in February
Mrs. Jane Kaiser 32, former wife of Henry J. Kaiser Jr., disclosed Friday she will marry Thomas W. Tarham 34, in February in Los Angeles.
$16 Million Health Plan To Be Aired
Four city wide hospital projects totaling 16 382 000 will be discussed in a public hearing to place them on the ballot at the April municipal election. George J. Battenhausen outlined the plan with four units including Seaside Hospital and St Marys Hospital expansions. The package aims to meet immediate hospital needs per a survey showing 1500 beds needed by 1957.
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Citizens’ Committee On
Paul B. Wilcox
Seaside Hospital
St.Mary's Hospital
St. Mary's
Pine
Pacific Aves
Bacenhausen
Badenhausen
Cone
City Sanitary
City Consolidated
Roy van Alstine
Eugene Tincher
Tideland
Loffshore Lande Ts
Mayfair Pool Project Seeks New Federal Approval
Mayfair Park plans a 60 by 160 foot Olympic type swimming pool with bathhouse showers and locker rooms pending a second appeal to the National Production Authority in Washington. If approved the project financed through Lakewood County Club will start promptly. The pool will serve the public and support Bellflower and Paramount schools.
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Fedal
Mayfair Park
National Production Authority
Washington, D. C
Herbert C. Leer
Tegg
Lege
Lakewood Count Club
Palmdale
Bellflower
Paramount Schools
Warren to Outline 1953 Legislative Program Schedule
Sacramento newsmen will attend two Warren press conferences Monday and Tuesday to hear parts of the 1953 program. The Monday briefing at 10 will cover social legislation, while Tuesday includes highways at 10 and water and other proposals at 2.
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Sacramento
Warren
Burned L B Children Die After Christmas Fire
Two children Walter Harris age 20 months and Sammy Lee Harris age 3 died at Seaside Hospital after a garage apartment fire on Christmas Day. Police and fire officials ruled arson not a factor. A witness, later jailed on intoxication charges, sparked rumors. The children's mother Minnie Lee Davis and stepfather Clarence Davis were at a party nearby and carried them to safety.
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Seaside Hospital
Walter Harris
Sammy Lee Harris
Ve. Oliver
Minnie Lee Davis
Clarence Davis
Davis
Iran Air DC-3 Crash Kills Four Americans and 19 Others
An Iran Airlines DC-3 from Abadan crashed at Tehran airport in fog, killing four Americans and 19 of the 21 aboard. Only two Iranians survived. The U S embassy identified the American victims as James E Blakemore and his wife Arlene from Great Neck New York Sgt Thomas Rispoli of Georgia and Cecile A De Molsy of Utah.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
U. S
James E. Blakemore
Arlene
Great Neck
N. Yu
Thomas Rispoli
Georgia
Cecile A. de Molsy
Utah
Weather bulletin lists high and low temperatures across cities
United States Weather Bureau reports temperatures for Long Beach New York Chicago Denver and other cities. The bulletin also notes tide levels today with highs around 6 feet at 5 58 and 8 5 feet later and low tides near 4 6 feet followed by another at 9 47.
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Inted States Weather Bureau
Long Beach
New York
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Las Vegas
Chicago
Acre
Denver
Putissuegh
Ges Moines
Portland
Detroit
Louis
Fairbanks
Draper Flies Home From Paris for Ike Talk
William H. Draper Jr., head of the Mutual Security agency in Europe, departed Paris by plane Friday for New York to confer with President Eisenhower. The return follows his European mission and prepares for high level discussions.
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Draper
Paris
William H. Draper Jr
Mutual Security Agency
Europe
New York
Eleet Eisenhower
Eortpemiarranche
Doomed Mother Bears Baby After Defying Advice
In Los Angeles a 27-year-old mother, Mrs. Jean Garrett, delivered a healthy eight pound seven ounce son by Caesarean section after warning from doctors. She had four children and chose to proceed despite Hodgkin’s disease risks, with surgeons reporting her condition after surgery as very good and mother and baby in good condition. Her husband Thomas Garrett praised her decision.
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Thomas Garratt
Los Angeles
Garrett
Jean Flarrett
Mrs. Garrett
Thomas
Garretts
Thomas Jr
Robert
Raleigh
Christmas trees pose growing fire hazard after holiday
Christmas is over with minimal losses from fires, but trees left in homes dry out daily and become as dangerous as matches. They should be removed and burned as soon after Christmas as possible to avoid fires between Christmas and New Year. Today is a good day to remove that danger in your house.
Diplomat views Stalin bid as propaganda maneuver
Diplomats in Moscow and Washington analyze Stalin's call for diplomatic talks on Korea as a possible propaganda move. John Foster Dulles pledges to treat concrete peace proposals seriously, while observers warn Eisenhower may need to meet with Stalin to avoid weakening his position and easing world tension amid Soviet signals.
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Moscow
Buplansy de Iiplomats
Stalin
Russia
Senhower
Eisenhower
Stalin Eisenhower
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Korea
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