Britain Will Resist Blockade of China
Britain rejects a formal blockade plan against Red China, warning such a move would be dangerous and ineffective. Foreign Office officials say any one sided repudiation of wartime pacts sets a bad precedent and could escalate East Asian tensions. Opposition to risking broader war remains, with Britain noting limited impact of China’s seaborne trade and awaiting allied consultation.
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AFP
Foreign Office
Britain
Red
China
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Yalta
Russia
Japan
Kurile Islands
Sakhalin
United States
Berlin
Shikotan
Habomal
Kus
Riles
Anthony Eden
Parliament
Far East
Red China
Korea
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Secret meeting to plan Seal Beach Airport Club vote
The Seal Beach Good Government Group schedules a private 8 p.m. meeting to back a second election on the Airport Club gambling issue on Coast Highway. William L. Robertson, owner of the card club, may present petitions for a new vote, while the group vowed to defeat the gambling proposal, noting a May 20 closing deadline. Horace W. Losch, elected president, cites vandalism and poisonings at his home tied to his political activity, with police collecting evidence from suspected tainted meat.
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Seal Beach
OCH
Airport Club
Robertson
Horace W. Losch
Fourth St
Losch
Loseh
Sheriff Arrests Man After Piggy Bank Contained Heroin
Compton deputies visited the Henry Elaman home on Monday night and arrested the 30 year old aircraft worker on suspicion of violating the State Health and Safety Code. The piggy bank yielded seven heroin capsules and prompted the arrest after authorities received information narcotics could be found there.
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Compton
Henry Elaman
Elaman
Elamat
WM FORECASTS BREEZES DUSTY SNEEZES
The Weatherman notes dry northeast winds push through canyons from past days, still hot and dusty. Expect clear skies, sunny conditions, and a high around 73 as lighter breezes continue.
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Dos Acert
AFL Orders Ryan to Remove Criminals in Longshore Union
National AFL leaders warned Joseph P. Ryan to purge criminals from the AFL Longshoremen’s Union or face expulsion as Florida convention headlines collide with Ryan’s refusal to testify on the New York situation. Meanwhile New York labor disputes persist amid calls for decisive action.
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American Federation of Labor
Joseph P. Ryan
AFL
Florida
Ryan
New York
New York Ducks
Romanian Oilmen Go On Trial as U S Spies
London AP reports communist Romania begun a trial of 23 defendants including a former cabinet minister and oil industry leaders on charges of spying for the United States and Britain and sabotaging the Ploesti oilfields. Indictments allege a U S British spy network aided by former King Mihai I. the trial opens before a military tribunal at Ploesti.
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U. S
London
Roumania
Britain
Ploesti
Romania
Mihai I
Radio Bucharest
Europe
Alexandru Alexsandrini
Romana Americana Oil
Standard Oil Co.nj
Astra Romana Co
Shell
Steaua Roma Oil Co
Muntenia Oil Central
Association of Oil Industrialists of Romania
Whitea Co
Creditul Minier Co
Moscow
Tass
Otto Stern
Brit
Not Bluffing Woman Stops Robber at Desk
A 70-year-old hotel desk clerk, Lavena Goodey, fought off a would be female bandit Sunday night. The robber, about 35, produced a pistol and demanded money but was struck on the wrist with a club and chair leg by the veteran clerk. The assailant fled with an accomplice waiting outside in a car.
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Los Angelf's
Lavena Goodey
Oregon Cons Seize Guards Release Them
Prisoners at the State Penitentiary ended a five hour rebellion by releasing the five guards they had seized. Warden Virgil J. O'Malley said ringleaders Dupree Poe and Albert Doolin, both serving life terms, led the disturbances yet no property damage was reported. The parole board was meeting at the prison when the incident began.
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Salem
Ore
State Penitentiary
Virgil
J. O'Malley
Dupree Poe
Albert Doolin
State Parole Board
Fall Hurts Acrobats in Kosair Shrine Act
Four young women in an aerial act of the Kosair Shrine Polack Brothers circus were injured when a lifting cable broke during a performance in Louisville Kentucky. The 15 to 26 year olds fell about 20 feet to the floor as they held a fetal frame. Ora Jo Jones 25 of Oklahoma City suffered a possible fractured skull and was most seriously hurt. Dorothy Pina 26 of Tampa Florida and Elaine Miller 20 of Los Angeles were believed to have multiple fractures. Dollie Green 15 of South Gate California sustained a broken left heel.
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Louisville
UUP
Kosair Shrine
Polack Brothers
Ora. Jo. Jones
Oklahoma City
Dorothy Pina
Tampa
Fla
Elaine Miller
Los Angeles
Hungarians Hold Plane For Ransom
Hungary demands payment of 98,797.29 dollars to return a U S C-47 forced down by Soviet planes in 1951. The United States calls the demand outrageous and notes alleged discrepancies between Soviet and Hungarian accounts. Four American airmen were previously convicted in Hungary for border violations and later released after fines paid by the U S government.
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Budapest
Hungary
United States
U. S
Washington
State Department
U.S
Yugoslavia
Germany
Soviet Union
Theu. S
Moscow
GI Flown In News Of Ailing Son
Memphis up. Navy officials advised an Air Force sergeant flown from Korea to approve an emergency operation for his week old son. James David Garrison, born Jan. 23, had a highly malignant forehead tumor. The father, Sgt Jack W. Garrison, overseas, was urged to consent despite his absence.
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Navy
Korea
O.K
James
David Garrison
Jack W. Garrison
Don’t Fight It Boy Plead Guilty in Richmond Case
Reese Elmer Shiflett a 26 year old Richmond man faces charges of careless and reckless driving causing an accident and driving after permit revocation. His car collided with Han’s vehicle in front of Trial Justice R Dixon Powers home. Trial set for Friday the 13th before Judge Jones.
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Richmond
Reese Elmer Shiflett
R. Dixon Powers
Sun Wind Burglary Ring Pair Jailed. Bride Held
Elizabeth I Nowlin, 14, placed in Juvenile Bureau after police booked ex convict husband Stanley D Nowlin 21 and Ronald N Gamler 20 for burglary. The trio allegedly stole thousands in jewelry watches and guns from homes in California Heights Los Altos and Los Cerritos while armed. loot recovered at Compton address. Authorities described them as local reps of a Southland burglary syndicate. investigation followed three days of surveillance.
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Elizabeth I. Nowlin
Juvenile Bureau
Stanley D. Nowlin
Arcadia
St. Compton
Ronald N. Gamler
E. Carson St. Bellflower
California Heights
Los Altos
Los Cerritos
Det
James L. Tong
Don C. McMahan
Southland
Blonde Joyce West Testifies in Oster Assault Hearing
Miss West, 18, testified at a preliminary hearing for George E. Oster, 26, charged with assault with intent to commit rape and auto theft. She described Oster driving up, covering her mouth, pressing for a car ride, and saying he meant business before she escaped to a neighbor’s home. Bail set at 3000 with arraignment scheduled for Feb. 17.
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Joyce West
Miss West
Webster Ave
George E. Oster
Oster
Delta Ave
Sheji
W. 23Rd. St
Dep
Tony Joyce
Long Beach
Frank C.charvat
Superior Court
Kuchel Promises Oil Tideland Return in 83rd Congress
Senator Thomas H Kuchel told a Lincoln Day dinner that California tidelands offshore from islands will be returned to the state by the 83rd Congress. He said the Navy had not asked Truman to transfer the lands, and criticized rising federal payrolls while pledging to protect competent civil servants.
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Sacramento
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Congress
Navy
Truman
Tidelands
Navy Petroleum Reserve
Kuchel
Valentine Day marriage licenses rise in Milwaukee
Milwaukee license clerk Harry L. Wilcox said about 112 couples have applied for marriage licenses to be married on Valentine Day at the Milwaukee County courthouse. He noted a practical reason for the popularity of the date, saying you can buy your wife candy and “kill two birds with one stone.”
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Milwaukee
Wis
Harry L. Wilcox
Milwaukee County
Wilcox
Navy Plans Midget Subs Minesweepers and missions
The Navy disclosed plans for 25 ton midget submarines launched from mother ships with Fairchild Aircraft for experimental design. Fifty midget minesweepers, 130 tons and 57 feet, will transport aboard fleet tankers or cargo ships, drawing four feet to pass mine fields, aiding coastline sweeps ahead of amphibious landings.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp
Farmingdale
Jever
Troop Fire Quells Guatemala Riot at National Palace
Federal troops fired on thousands of demonstrators in front of Guatemala City’s national palace. One or more were killed and several wounded as the presidential guard crushed the protest sparked by the government’s dismissal of four Supreme Court justices who had blocked agrarian reform rulings.
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Guatemala
National Palace
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