Lethal cobalt capsule hunt alarm in LA area
A dangerous cobalt capsule used to detect gas pipe flaws triggered a wide safety hunt in North Long Beach and South Campton early this morning. Deputies warned residents of potential harm as experts with a Geiger counter combed Atlantic Drive north of Artesia Boulevard. The capsule, carried on a 12 foot pole, was reportedly taken by a local child and linked to the Southern California Gas Co. investigation led by Ross Richardson of Los Angeles.
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Leo Posse Hunts
No Progress on Truce at 16th Session in Tokyo
In Tokyo on July 381 the Allied truce delegation reported no progress in today’s meeting with the Communists. After an hour and 34 minutes of fruitless talks the two sides left tightlipped. The communique noted no perceptible change in viewpoints as they debated a buffer zone across the 38th parallel.
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Testimony in Santa Ana sex murder case
Audrey McCracken, 19, testified outside the Santa Ana courtroom about her estranged husband Henry Ford McCracken, whom she married in 1947 in Yuma at age 15. She recounted their Detroit separation after a brief three-month marriage and said she had no observed abnormal behavior by him, while stressing she came to testify at attorney Chula's request.
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George Barker
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Long Overdue Action Against Communists in West Coast
The FBI should have moved earlier to disrupt communist groups long active in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The groups allegedly fueled by government tolerance for 15 years, allegedly connected with CIO unions, aircraft strikes, and a CIO newspaper guild influence. The piece hints at continued coverage on page 16.
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Miss Birdsall Removed to Prison
Rose Marie Birdsell, 24, was moved from San Bernardino County Jail to Tehachapi Women's Prison to begin a one to ten year term for voluntary manslaughter. A jury found her guilty July 12 of beating her brother in law Warren Eddenfield, 46, to death with a vodka bottle, flashlight, and rock sax while claiming to protect her honor.
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Warren Eddenfield
$148,090 Expansion Plans for School Administration Building
Plans for a 148000 expansion of the School Administration Building were announced by Superintendent Douglas A. Newcomb. The remodel will relocate the Plant/maintenance offices from Eighth Street and American Avenue to 1306 East Pacific Coast Highway, creating about 12 000 square feet for administrative offices and related services including health, attendance, counseling, psychiatric services, and special education.
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House votes to extendtidelands oil rights to states
The House approved a Walter bill 265 to 109 overriding a veto threat and clearing Long Beach tidelands title under California grant. The measure would strip federal claim seaward three miles from Louisiana and California and 101 miles off Texas, releasing tied up oil revenues to states and education. Senate passage expected. rival Cel ler and Mansfield substitutes defeated.
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