Brother-in-Law Held in Shooting
A 94-year-old ex-Texan Bernie McFarling died from five gunshots in a struggle over a .38 revolver with his brother-in-law Fred Webster 37 at Webster’s home. Webster, a commercial artist, was held for investigation of murder. he claimed self defense after McFarling threatened them over money and attacked first. Police reported Webster retrieved the gun during the struggle and fired, wounding McFarling fatally. See EX-TEXAN Page 4-A
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Harland C. Deck
Bernie McFarling
Los Angeles
Fred Webster
Fidler Ave
Webster
McFarling
Harry P. Finch
Det
Pearson outlines Russian peace overture in Moscow magazine
Drew Pearson analyzes a Moscow magazine article on a Russian peace overture read on Moscow radio. The piece, detailed for the first time in print, provokes global diplomatic guesses whether it is a trap or a Communist bid to cooperate in world peace, while the writer warns against trusting Communist statements.
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Drew Pearson
New Moscow
the News
Moscow Radio
Woman Rescues Drowning Child in City Lagoon
Two city ambulancemen and an unidentified woman credit with saving 2 year old Stella Martinez from drowning in the Colorado Street lagoon. The girl was pulled from the water by a woman bather and rushed to Community Hospital where she revived.
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San Pedro
Colorado St
Stella Martinez
San Pedro- Wilmington Rd
Joy Spurns Buffer at 38th Line
Allied and Communist truce negotiators held their 13th Kaesong conference amid a tense argument over cease-fire line location in Korea. The long session from 11 a.m. to 4:05 p.m. ended with a recess and adjournment to 11 a.m. Monday, signaling progress toward basic issue resolution.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
Korea
Long Beach
United Press
Earnest Haberecht
Seo U. N. Reds
Downey Pig Sty Water Shocks 47 Families In Need
Forty seven Downey households face three and a half days without water as a private well failure hits a triangular district near Lakewood Boulevard Clark Street and Imperial Highway. Evacuations for infants and sick children are underway while residents appeal to the County Board of Supervisors and the Red Cross for emergency aid as water comes from a pig sty connected well owned by Carl Adams.
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Downey
County Board of Supervisors
Red Cross
Bellflower
Lakewood Blvd
Clark St
Imperial Hay
Beebe
Wayne Wad- Tiss
Carmelita Rd
Norwalk
Carl Adams
Adams
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