Blizzard Halts Traffic Across Northern Midwest
A paralyzing blizzard gripped the Northern Midwest forcing traffic to a standstill as 13 to 15 inches of snow blanketed from Fargo to Sault Sainte Marie. The storm, the season’s worst yet, delayed hundreds of travelers as it moved from South Dakota into Minnesota North Dakota Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa by nightfall.
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Chicago
Mar
Midwest
Fargo
N. C
Sault Sainte Marie
South Dakota
Minnesota
North Dakota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Towa
Beaten Woman Hunted After Jack the Ripper Style Attack
A 43 year old Long Beach woman, Audrey Forsberg, was attacked as she walked home near Carmelitas Housing Project. She is in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital with severe shock and wounds. Police sweep the area with a suspect description after the brutal assault.
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Jack the Ripper
Long Beach
Audrey Forsberg
Wanda
Carmelitas
Harbor General Hospital
38th Parallel Cities Seized by Allied Forces
United Nations commandos and South Korean guerrillas seized three border towns behind Communist lines in central Korea as Operation Killer advanced. The actions aimed to disrupt road networks and deter a Chinese North Korean counterattack, with Marine forces pushing beyond Hoengsong to secure key high ground.
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Tokyo
Mar
INS
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Korea
Hoengsong
Seoul
Car Drags Motorist 100 Feet After Crash
A 32-year-old motorist survived a three car crash at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Pacific Avenue being dragged nearly 100 feet after being thrown from his car. Harold Russell Underwood of 1600 Park Avenue reported the collision with Eugene Lewis Halsey of 21, and a third car driven by Charles McLeod. Mrs Myrtle Jane Halsey was treated for a head laceration at Seaside Hospital.
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Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific Ave
Harold Russell Underwood
1600
Park Ave
Eugene Lewis Halsey
Mountainview St
Halsey
Charles McLeod
Underwood
Myrtle Jane Halsey
Seaside Hospital
Television Triumph Editorial on Kefauver Hearing in L A
Editorial recalls the Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee telecast in Los Angeles as a major television triumph. It argues the public saw evidence of racket conditions and highlights William Bonelli’s Hillview Oil Company testimony. It notes prior exposure of the $2000 for $1 stock scam and mentions a reprint of 1948 material.
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Kefauver
Los Angeles
William Bonelli
Hillview Oil Company
Crime Commission
Bonelli
Real estate man confess hoax about syruped and feathered attack
Charles S. Smith, 48, Los Angeles real estate man, admitted to sheriff's detectives that his tale of being ambushed by three holdup men two weeks ago was a hoax to cover up $1600 in gambling losses.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Charles S. Smith
Sheriff's Detectives
Samish Boss Faces Million Dollar Brewery Lobby Fund
California brewers disclosed a Samish led fund totaling about 935 thousand dollars used to lobby the legislature and oppose local option. James Hamilton testified before Senator Kefauver's crime committee that three directors could sign checks, with Samish in control, from the fund financed by 5 cent per barrel assessments. The fund, plus a separate 4 cent per barrel levy, totaled roughly 939 thousand dollars over six years, half of which was claimed for tax deductions.
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San Francisco
Mar
California
James G. Hamilton
California Brewer's Institute
Estes Kefauver
Hamilton
Arthur
Artie) Samish
Institute
Samish Fund
Samish
Brewers Institute
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