Tidallands clash noted in Brownell message
Brownell urged Congress to let states exploit oil while retaining titles to tidelands. Harbor Commission questioned policy split as AP report noted administration stance. Local officials disputed federal ownership, saying tidelands belong to states. Brownell’s position drew GOP criticism and concerns over coastlines policy.
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Congress
Associated Press
Brownell
Harbor Commission
Joseph Lamb
Irving Smith
Washington
Tidelands
Lamb
Capitol Hill
J. Frank Wilson
D-Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Wilson
Weatherman’s Lions Fizzle Into Sunny Chill Spell
A playful forecast turns odd as the Weatherman spells trouble for the March Lion only to see calm sunshine emerge. The weekend brought a cold snap, down to 36 degrees, with lingering gusty winds and a clear but chilly day ahead.
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Leo
Algernon
Nis
Poker Ban Bill Wins
California Assembly judiciary committee gave unanimous approval to a bill to ban draw poker in the state. Key supporters cited crime links and murders tied to games in Gardena and Seal Beach, while opponents urged supervision over prohibition and criticized the measure as publicity-driven.
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Sacramento
California
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Dudley Gray
Gardena
American Legion
United States Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kelanger
Gardenal
Gray
Klockstein
Mayor’s switch triggers city lights blackout
Redondo Beach notes the moment mayor J Russell Shea flipped the switch at a civic ceremony to light the new mercury vapor system. A nearby power line blown down by winds caused the entire street lighting grid to go dark, leaving technicians explaining the outage.
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Redondo Beach
J. Russell Shea
Labor Leaders Fight to Strike Down Injunction Clause
LA area editors report labor leaders' campaign against the injunction section of the Taft Hartley law. They argue the provision limits the right to strike, while opponents claim wage disputes and communist influence drive unrest. The article notes broadside campaigns and calls for repeal in the labor movement.
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Tait-Hartley ‘Jabor
Reuther
Jetliner Wrecked 11 Killed in Karachi Crash
A Canadian Pacific Comet jet crashed on takeoff from Karachi airport killing 11 aboard. The De Havilland four engined plane, named Empress of Hawaii, was on a delivery flight from London to Sydney, diverting due to fog. Only one badly charred body recovered. fire raged over three hours. Officials opened investigation. names withheld pending family notifications.
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Karachi
Pakistan
London
Sydney
Australia
Honolulu
K. P. Kirkwood
British Overseas Airways ,Corp
CPA
Charles Pentland
Pacific
North Lawle
de Havilland
Midwest Storm Persists Eastward Amid Fatal Accidents
A winter storm moving from the central Rockies into the Midwest and Ohio River region caused heavy snow and drifts. At least 20 deaths were attributed to traffic crashes and storm-related hazards as fronts shifted into Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania with mixed rain and freezing drizzle.
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Chicago
Midwest
Rockies
Ohio
Northern
Kentucky
West’ Virginia
Pennsylvania
Oldest Vet 111 Rallies After Leg Cut Off
Rochester news reports America’s oldest war veteran James Ay, 111, fought for life after his right leg above the knee was amputated following a 45 minute operation. Physicians called his condition very satisfactory given his age, noting he could pass away at any time. He is one of two surviving Union Army Civil War veterans.
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Rochester
N. Y
Wet
America
James Ay Hard
Locomotive Put Leaman in Jail Cell
A chaotic incident in Los Angeles when a switch engine in the Southern Pacific yards operated with no crew. John L Murray, a former railroad firefighter, faces a 60 day jail term as he contemplates the costs of his actions. He managed the locomotive’s controls with one hand while attempting to clamp it in place, ending with his detention.
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Los
Angeles
John L- Murray
Costie Murray
Southern Pacific
Muprray
Pation
Police Probe Mysterious Injuries to Msgr. Dolan
Police investigate a chain of circumstances after Msgr Bernard J Dolan 63 was found semi conscious near 3613 E 10th St early Monday. He was reported resting comfortably at St Mary's Hospital as detectives seek leads to the bloody trail across 30 blocks and a possible connection to a St Anns Parish Fr. Bradley.
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St Anthony’s Parish
Bernard J. Dolan
St. Mary’s Hospital
Dolan
E. 10Th St
James Thiel
Harry Finch
St. Anthony's Parsonage
Olive Ave
Fr. Bradley
St. Ann's
St. Anthony's
Cerritos “Ave
7Th St
Installment plan murder confessed by Pittsburgh trio
Pam Butler reports three Pittsburgh hoodlums confessed to killing 49 year old Alice G Storch in Butler County after an installment plan arranged by her husband Ernest Storch. District Attorney Clark H Painter said the trio were paid a down payment for the murder and scheduled to be arraigned on first degree murder charges.
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Butler
Pam
Pittsburgh
Butler County
Clark H. Painter
Alice G. ‘Storch
Ernest
Storch
Richards
Walter
Bunderson
Stevenson Sails After Union Delays Ship
Adlai E Stevenson began a four month world tour after a nearly three hour delay caused by a labor dispute delaying the liner President Wilson. The former Democratic candidate, greeted by California Democrats, urged unity to back Eisenhower.
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San Francisco
Adlai E Stevenson
Wilson
Llinsis
California
President Lines
George Killian
Crotadiomen’s Union
Wig Wham Divorce Case Puts Chicago in Spotlight
A Chicago divorce hearing reveals a witness testifying about the couple, highlighting the unraveling of a strained marriage. The proceedings focus on personal disputes and the credibility of testimonies within the family court setting.
Vishinsky and Lodge in Dispute at United Nations
At the United Nations, Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky charged the Eisenhower administration with planning a wider Far East war and using Asians as cannon fodder. U.S. delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. countered, stating Russia is the one employing Asian soldiers in Korea. Vishinsky dismissed Lodge’s facts and pressed for a cease fire with POW questions through an IN nation commission, while warning of a potential new world war.
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Andrel
Vishinsky
Eisenhower
United Nations
Asia
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Russia
Vishirsky
U. N
Eiisenhower
Formosa
Far East
Korea
Jay Formosa
Burma
Pakistan
Ieland
South Korea
Lodge
Kremlin
L-Nation
Burmese Sentry Wounds Two Russians in Rangoon
A Burmese sentry wounded two Russians near a restricted military area in Rangoon. The incident occurred Monday as tensions in Burmese Soviet relations rose amid the guarding of a Soviet embassy zone.
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Rangoon
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