Norwalk Recall Set In Carmenita District
A recall election against Carmenita school district board president Kyle Holmes was scheduled for July 27. Superintendent Bruce Hawk announced the date after a tense meeting. Supt. Lewis McGraw will become superintendent of the Oraloma district in Fresno, and Devil Stowers was named the new Carmenita superintendent. The board abolished principal positions at Carmenita but rehired Ramona School principal G. O. Runsvold as a teacher amid internal strife and recall petitions signed by about 250 people. filing for candidates closes June 27 at 5 p.m.
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British oil talks near collapse as Iran seizes assets
The British negotiators prepared to quit Iran after mobs stormed Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. offices and Iran’s Mossadegh won a landslide vote of confidence. Iran began seizing British oil properties and taking over Naftishah fields and Kermanshah refinery, while British evacuees were ordered to concentrate in Abadan.
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Agreement To Provide Higher Wages Ends West Coast Ship Strike
The six day West Coast maritime strike ended after six hours of talks between the CIO American Radio Association and shipowners. Federal mediator Omar Hoskins announced a wage increase and improved working conditions as part of the deal, with full terms to follow.
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U S Planes Score Fifth Air Force Gains in Korea
American planes claimed two Russian built MIG 15 jets down and damaged three more in air battles over northwestern Korea. The June 22 report from Fifth Air Force headquarters notes the engagements involved U S aircraft against Soviet era fighters.
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Fifth Air Force
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Girl's Honor Plea Hit in California Murder Trial
Long Beach witnesses testified in San Bernardino as prosecutors press a motive theory in the murder of Rialto cafe owner Warren L. Eddenfield. Rose Marie Birdsall is accused of killing her brother in law just after midnight on January 30. Marvin Milkes said Birdsall recounted plans after a Long Beach nightclub meeting.
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Tax Hike Hits All As Congress Debates 12 Percent Plan
A 12 percent income tax increase is expected to take effect in October or later, touted as simpler yet harsher on high earners. Critics say the top brackets would see more tax than the entire annual income of many individuals, while the plan supposedly eases the burden on smaller taxpayers compared with a prior 3 percent bracket-wide increase. The text notes the “little fellow” has been hit hardest, with further discussion continued on page 6.
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Congress
Two Girls Injured in Downey Car Crash at Washburn Crossing
Wynona May Fowler, 24, of Bellflower, and Grace Cano, 18, of Downey, were hospitalized after a two car collision at Washburn Crossing Road and Woodruff Avenue. The drivers were Wynona Fowler and Frank C. Cline, 21, of Los Nictos.
Hurley Says Roosevelt Found Flaws in Yalta Treaty
Hurley, former ambassador to China and Roosevelt envoy, told the MacArthur committee that FDR realized parts of the Yalta accord justified fears. He said he was undermined in China duties and that secret reports may have reached the Communists as he prepared to discuss Yalta revisions with Stalin in Moscow.
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