Three killed on U S Navy minesweeper in Korean coast attack
Navy reports Thompson, a minesweeper converted from a destroyer, was hit by ten direct shells from Communist shore batteries off the Korean east coast. Three crewmen were killed and four wounded, with Thompson able to reach a Japanese port under her own power. The Thompson’s home port is San Diego and its present commander is Lt. Cmdr. Walter H. Barckmann.
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Washington
Thompson
United States
Navy
Arnold J. Isbell
Walke
Korea
New Jersey
Magpie
Firate
Pledge
San Diego
Walter H. Barckmann
Bollermat John Dreith
George Dreith
South Sixth St. Lincoln
Neb
Jose Gallegos Jr
Jose Gallegos
Tex
Canutillo
Willis Devon Groggy
Robertla Mae
Gregg
Middlebury St
Elkhart
Ind
Arleiz Dale Allman
Amos Roscoe Allen
Box
Arcadia
Clarence Dexter Lynn
Viola Vielen Lynn
Bayard St
Calif
Charles Edtgin Pittman
Naomi Elaine Pittman
Beard St
Shawnee
Oita
Daniel J. Murphy
Charlotte Murphy
Sal
Promontory St
Braille Picnic Expected Guests In Long Beach Park
More than 10 guests are expected at the annual Braille Club picnic today at Bixby Park. Long Beach club hosts with representation from Los Angeles Orange County Foothills and Eagle Rock clubs per president Mrs. Ora Howerton.
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Long Beach Braille Club
Bixby Park
Ora Howerton
Los Angeles
Orange County
Foothills
Eagle Rock
Long Beach Delegates Attend YMCA Centennial Rally
Sixteen Long Beach residents join about 5000 delegates heading to Cleveland for the YMCA Centennial Convention Thursday through Sunday. Among speakers are President Truman Sen Paul Douglas Ralph Bunche and Paul Hoffmann. The theme is Youth and Our Christian Purposes with representatives from Downtown North Long Beach and Armed Forces in the group.
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Long Beach
Cleveland
United States
Canada
Truman
Paul Douglas
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations Trusteeship Department
Paul G. Hoffman
Ford Foundation
North
Glenn R. Snyder
Lewis K. Cox
Hester Gunderman
Ann Milanovitch
George McLean
E. J. Wightman
J. R. Whippo
Leland Bowers
Gary Driver
Kenneth Nelson
Stephen Brixey
Dave Atwater
Lee Griffith
Les Humphrey
Contino Granted Permission to Return to Burbank
Dick Contino, renowned accordionist, won leave to return to his Burbank home to prepare his draft evasion case. Accompanied by his attorney, he intends to interview witnesses. They must return to San Francisco by June 25 after court permission was previously denied.
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San Francisco
INS
Dick Contino
Edward P. Murphy
Burbank
Murphy
Contino
Solons Aim to Blow at Dope Racket
Washington June 15 A House Ways and Means Committee endorsed harsh narcotics penalties to curb the drug trade. Peddlers face up to 20 years with no early release, fines up to 2090, and probation barred. Harry Anslinger praised the bill as a strong blow to narcotics.
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Washington
House
Harry Anslinger
Ee Ways and Means
Grange Moves State Convention to San Jose Site
The California State Grange announced it has switched its 79th annual convention from Merced to San Jose. The change, effective Oct 16 to 19, comes after the executive committee was advised of housing shortages in Merced for delegates.
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Sacramento
INS
California State Grange
Toney
Merced
San Jose
Morced
Tragedy After Party Line Delay Fire Kills Four Children
Everett Washington fire officials report a fatal blaze that took the lives of Beth Bryant aged 2 Boyd Bryant 3 Paulann Sweeney 5 and Renee Sweeney 2. A party line obstruction delayed sounding the alarm as a woman argued over her telephone bill. Vivian Bryant escaped with 10 month old Bernice by leaping from the second floor. The alarm came from a nearby naval reserve armory as firefighters fought a six room blaze. parents Roger and Sweeney were away at Aurora, Illinois.
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Everett
Wash
Beth Bryant
Boyd Bryant
Paulann Sweeney
Renee Sweeney
Vivian Bryant
Naval Reserve
Roger Sweeney
L B Yank to Arrive In U S on Rotation
Sgt. Ronald B. Sutter of 529 W Broadway will arrive in Seattle Monday with 1488 Army enlisted men returning from Korea aboard the Tay transport. Pvt Joe Mar imaz also listed among the returning troops. exact unit details not provided.
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Ronald B. Sutter
W. Broadway
Seattle
Korea
Tay
Joe Marimaz
21 Booked in Drive on New York Dope Peddlers
Police raiders hit Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn arresting 21 dope peddlers amid a state inquiry into narcotics trafficking. The dragnet, sparked by teenage addicts’ testimony, targets hotels and bars in Broadway and Harlem as sources of heroin. Police faced a violent Harlem arrest scene where detectives subdued a suspect and scattered a hostile crowd. Lt. Bernard Boylan pegged 6000 youths as addicts and noted a 2100 percent rise in narcotics arrests among under 16 since 1946.
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New York
Broadway
Harlem
Manhattan
Bronx
Brookyn
Marcellano Flores
Flores
Edward Roman
Bernard Boylan
Boylan
Book Suspect In Woman's Death
80S ANGELES June 15 Barber Adams 27 was arrested today in connection with the mysterious death of Mrs Vera Sue Hoyle 19 in a downtown Los Angeles hotel room last Tuesday and booked on suspicion of murder Barbara Hughes in whose room the young woman died told police she lapsed into a coma from which she failed to recover almost immediately after a man gave her a hypodermic injection of heroin Adams admitted he was a drug addict but denied administering the dope to Mrs Hoyle.
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80S
Angeles
Barber Adams
Vera Sue Hoyle
Los Angeles
Barbara Hughes
Adams
Hoyle
Housing Curbs Relaxed for Escondido Units
The Housing and Home Finance Agency today relaxed credit rules to permit the construction of 2,200 housing units at Escondido California and nearby areas.
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Washington
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Escondido
Calif
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