Lakewood considers condemnation for new high school site
Lakewood Board of Education inaugurates condemnation of a 33 acre site at Palo Verde Ave near Spring St for a new Lakewood high school. Trustees also plan a new junior high in honor of Leland Stanford and discuss recruitment of teachers and a psychiatric consultation for staff. Funds and land deals include 3950 dollars per acre for the Irvine Estate property totaling about 138000, with the junior high projected at 1140000. Plans oversight by Van Alstine and Mace Lean, five percent of total cost, and a 12 acre condemnation at Conant Ave and Carson Ave for Helen Keller Elementary.
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Lakewood
Board of Education
Palo Verde Ave
Spring St
J James Irvine
Leland Stanford
Bellflower Blvd
van Alstine and Mace
Lean
Conant Ave
Carson Ave
Helen Keller
Weather Man Predicts Sunshine Amid Rain
The weatherman sobs at his desk as he recalls years of study and failed forecasts. He mutters about instruments, coin flips, and vague notes of Possible increasing cloudiness. The forecast hints at possible afternoon showers and a high near 57 degrees.
Phoenix Folk Hunted Off Baja California
Coast Guard launched an aerial search in the Gulf of California Tuesday for four Phoenix residents reported missing on a fishing trip. The missing party is led by W. C. Hooks of Standard Oil Co. in Phoenix, and includes his son and the two men’s wives, according to March Air Force Base.
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Phoenix
Baja California
San Diego
Sam
Coast Guard
Gulf of California
Phoenix, Ariz
March Air Force Base
Calif
W. C. Hooks
Standard Oil Co
Independent Has New Look Today
The Independent adopts Bodoni type for a crisper clearer appearance. Management consulted typography authorities including Joseph A. Brandt to improve readability and align with its content as it grows with Long Beach and surrounding cities.
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Independent
America
Joseph A. Brandt
American Institute’ of Graphic Arts
The
Long Beach
Mystery Ship Ex-Cook Sentenced for Theft
Clarence Carter a 49 year old ex cook on the mystery freighter 35 Fairhope was jailed for 60 days after pleading guilty to stealing from a cafe on Avalon Boulevard. He led officers to seven ten dollar bills hidden behind a truck and will testify before a federal grand jury investigating the disappearance of Carl Thurmond chief steward aboard the vessel.
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San Pedro
Clarence Carter
Fairhope
Joe Raycraft
Carter
Carl Thurmond
San Benito Island
Avalon Blvd
Fair Hope
Four pedestrians struck by car on Pacific Avenue
A car hit a group of four crossing Pacific Ave at 23rd St Tuesday night. Mrs Alyce V Smith, 48, suffered multiple possible fractures and was thrown over 35 feet. Her husband Herbert J Smith, 51, and Kenneth G Mort, 48, with Nellie M Mort, 1924 Marber Ave, were injured. driver Thomas E Pyeatt, 42, cited for failure to yield to pedestrians.
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Pacific Ave
23Rd St
Alyce. V. Smith
Whispering Pines
Julian
San Diego County
Seaside Hospital
Smith
Mort
Mrs. Mort
Ex-Sen LaFollette ends life amid health fears in DC home
Former Senator Robert M. LaFollette Jr. shot himself in his Washington home, despondent over a heart ailment. The 58-year-old, son of the famed Robert La Follette Sr., was found by his wife with a .22 pistol in his hand. Coroner Dr. A. Magruder McDonald issued a death by own action with no inquest. Voigt, a friend and business associate, said he had been ill and hospitalized years earlier. LaFollette had remained active in Washington after losing renomination in 1946.
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Washington
Robert M. LaFollette Jr
Wisconsin
W. R. Voigt
Rachel Young. LaFollette
A. Magruder McDonald
District of Columbia
McDonald
la Follette
Voigt
Senate
Robert 'M
Bob) la Follette
National Press Building
O ™ Pacific
Sears, Roebuck| Patton
Downey
Set & Co
United. Fruit Co
Senatete
Cattle Boom and Bust in Speculation Fervor
A long-running cattle market speculation has driven prices and sparked criticism of Secretary Benson for not injecting hundreds of millions to prop up cattle prices. Senators from cattle states denounce price declines even as cattle prices remain above many other food costs, with continued discussion flagged for page 8.
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Benson
de Weat
Allies Strike Red Stronghold With Flamethrowers
SEOUL PF Allied raiders using Flamethrowers burned a Chinese Red stronghold on the Western Korean Front near Panmunjom at dawn. U N troops repelled a four hour Central Front assault with heavy tank and artillery support. Two raider teams attacked from southeast of Panmunjom, burning trenches and bunkers before pulling back under smoke. The area had seen a previous breakout after a five hour fight.
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Seoul
U. N
Pan- Munjom
IVA Officials Hurt in Crash
BRISTOL Tennessee Valley Authority chairman Gordon Clapp and four others were injured when a two engine Beechcraft crashed on a farm near Bristol. Clapp suffered a fractured forearm and bruises, Gabriel Wessenauer fractured spine, John H. Clark shaken, while pilot Herschel Fleming and co pilot Roger Mahan escaped with minor injuries. All treated at Bristol Memorial Hospital after attempting to land at Tri Cities Airport amid bad weather.
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Bristol
Tenn
Gordon Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Here
Clapp
Gabriel Wessenauer
Power
Chattanooga
John H. Clark
Knoxville
Herschel Yf Fleming
Roger Mahan
Alcoa, Tenn
Bristol Memorial Hosiiital
Aides Doubtful On Budget Balance In 1954
Washington AP report says top Eisenhower aides briefed Congress that deep defense and foreign aid cuts are unlikely and budget balance for fiscal 1954 is questionable. Dodge Humphrey and Dulles testified on wage price controls and future spending while Capehart urged emergency power. Robertson noted excess spending since 1950 and Byrd pressed for rescinding unused funds. Continued on Page 6 Col 5.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Elsetmoved
Nas
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Joseph Dodge
Dulles
Dodge
Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
R-Ind
Sen. Robertson
D-Va
Robertson
Rainy San Antonio Expressway crash snarls traffic
A woman driver allegedly caused eight-vehicle pileup on the San Antonio Expressway in heavy rain Tuesday. The collision damaged eight cars for about $1400 and police issued eight tickets for negligent collision, but the back driver remained unnamed as the front of the line found the woman had driven away.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Expressway
Nationalist China May Blockade Communist China
Chinese Ambassador Hollington Tong said in Tokyo that the Nationalist government on Formosa plans to enforce a sea blockade of Communist China if it receives more warships from the United States. He noted the Chinese navy could not force a return to the mainland with American air, naval, and logistical support.
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Tokyo
Hollington Tong
Formosa
China
United States
Bank Loan Heist At Pacific Finance Co Downey
A slender young man demanded cash at Pacific Finance Co Downey directing clerks to hurry. After threatening with two small automatic pistols he grabbed 200 dollars from a teller and escaped through the front door with two witnesses noting his appearance. The bandit stood about 5 foot 7 and weighed roughly 123 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
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Pacific Finance Co
Firestone Blvd
Downey
Gladys Katanjian
Vultee Ave
Esther
Bruno
Gravell Ave
Ex Addict Helps Put 9 in Jail Ex-Addict Helps Put 9 in Jail
Ex addict Patricia Williams of Pasadena testified to the County Grand Jury detailing her undercover work to trap an international narcotics theft ring. The scheme traded stolen cars in Mexico for heroin with side routes into Southern California. Arrests included five in Los Angeles and four in Mexicali, with founder Frank H Teller tied to the syndicate. Williams, who turned herself in last October, helped organize a “score” that led to the capture of Garcia Saenz Lozano Lozano and other suspects.
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Los Angeles
Patricia Williams
Pasadena
Mexicall
Dist. Atty. S
Ernest Roll Sald
Frank H. Teller
Belvedere Gardens
Patricia
Grand Jury
Mexicali
Roll
Mexico
California
Manuel Romero Cesano
J. L. Pilkington
Tellez
Ysidro Lozano
George Saenz
Armando Garcia
Boyd H. Sellers
Miss Williams
Garcia
Saenz
Lozano
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