Yanks Shot Down Saved Sink Again near Swatow
AP dispatch reports a U S Navy Neptune patrol plane was shot down off the South China coast near Swatow. A U S Navy Mariner rescue plane sank while taking off with 10 survivors. Rescue ships at the scene reported survivors in sight and none seriously hurt, amid ongoing danger of capture.
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Riot at Western State Penitentiary Seizes Guards and Fires
In Pittsburgh area reports of a large Sunday night riot at Pennsylvania's western state penitentiary describe 1000 felons seizing five guards as hostages and setting fires across the facility. Fire crews battled blazes for over two hours while police surrounded the complex. Officials say no shots were fired and no prisoners escaped walls despite some climbers on the roof. Governor Fine pledged firm action as hundreds of officers detained the situation.
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Attack Reported Near Communist Ching Off Hong Kong
A U S rescue aircraft probing five plane crashes off Ching coast reportedly radioed it was under attack by an unidentified plane. Spokesmen would not confirm. The shipboard tale mentions Red anti air fire from Namoa and Rear Admiral Williamson leaving Kaohsiung aboard the Sui Sun.
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Soldiers Donate Dimes in Korean March of Dimes Drive
In Seoul on the weekend, eight US armed forces radio stations held a disc jockey marathon for the March of Dimes. By midnight Sunday US troops in Korea had contributed over $35,000 to polio effort. Captain Chris Peterson said the initial goal was $16,000 to $12,000 and the drive will continue for several days.
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Entertainers Set Record With Free Shows for Armed Forces
Hollywood entertainers performed 8157 free shows for the armed forces, the Hollywood Coordinating Committee announced Sunday, marking the greatest 12 month record in its history.
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Moro Bandits Strike Again in Sulu Islands Attacks
Moro bandits renewed bloody attacks on Philippine soldiers and civilians Sunday in the Sui islands near the Southern Philippines. The Philippine News Service reported one soldier and one civilian killed on Jolo Island in separate Moro attacks.
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Roll of Honor report to city council on public improvements
Citizens' Committee on Public Improvements will present its report to the City Council tomorrow listing studied projects and recommending for funding from tides and oil money soon to be released to the city. The committee comprises private citizens who have spent long hours unpaid and seek expenditure only on projects explicitly voted by the people.
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Woman Dies in Norwalk House Blaze
NORWALK The nude, badly burned body of Minnie Jane NeI, 78, of 12117 Walnut St, was found at 10 a m Sunday in her bedroom. A gas heater burned through the floor, scorching the right side. Neill reportedly suffered heart trouble and may have been attacked by the heater during a fall. The body was taken to Norwalk Funeral Home after pronouncement at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. Surviving are nephew J J Huston, his mother Glenna Huston, another nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Richard Gulman.
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Johnson New Film Reporter profile in Long Beach Independent
Erskine Johnson, Hollywood columnist for the Long Beach Independent, is portrayed as a warm, down to earth reporter who covers everyday Hollywood scenes. He balances a rapid schedule with family life, writing columns after hours about high spots in Hollywood and down to earth moments.
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Three Sunset Beach boys found safe after weekend wanderings
Three youths from Sunset Beach, Donald Roebuck 11 Clyde Roebuck 15 and Johnny Johnson 13, crept away on a self planned excursion by boat and on foot. They were found Sunday after an almost 20 hour disappearance. They later told officers they slept on the beach and explored lagoons near Sunset Beach before returning home with their families. Larry Sanders 11 rode along briefly with them as a dog caretaker.
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Auto Crash Kills Tony Perez Ramirez on Main Street
Tony Perez Ramirez, 46, of 20808 Jamison Ave, was killed early Sunday when his car left Main Street south of 223rd, struck two trees, overturned, and he died after arrival at Harbor General Hospital. California Highway Patrol reports indicate he was northbound at 12:25 a.m.
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Yugoslav Paper Denounces Russian Doctors Plot
Borba, a Yugoslav communist newspaper, calls the new Russian doctors conspiracy charges an excuse for massacres and murders. Belgrade radio quotes Tito’s anti Stalin regime noting that from Lenin’s death in 1924 to the 1952 Soviet CP congress, over 240 high Soviet leaders disappeared.
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Clouds Over Long Beach Before Inauguration Day
Forecaster says today will be overcast with low cloud cover and substantial high clouds over Long Beach. Temperature around 65 degrees with little wind change expected, signaling a gloomy day ahead before the events of inauguration.
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Zionist group offers aid for Jewish emigration
The Zionist Organization of America said it would gladly undertake a mass emigration of Jews from Soviet dominated Eastern Europe. The resolution demanded Russia end its intimidation campaign and release about two and a half million Jews living there.
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Floods Roar as Klamath Town Evacuated and Coast Braces
Torrential rains unleash floodwaters across Oregon and California. Humboldt County declares emergency and evacuations expand to Klamath and Orick as the Eel and other rivers flood. Crests threaten coast with high tides and new storms. Rescue crews search for missing railroad workers after a massive slide on the Eel River.
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Eisenhower Inaugural Address About 15 Minutes
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower’s speech is expected to run about 2300 words and take roughly 15 minutes to deliver. Press secretary James C. Hagerty said the speech text would be available to newsmen by Monday evening. The arrival at the hotel drew a crowd as Eisenhower and family moved to the presidential suite for official greetings.
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