Navy leases Catalina Island for ordnance testing ground
The Navy announced in Washington that it will lease 12 000 acres on Catalina Island for an ordnance testing ground under Public Law 155 at 30 000 dollars yearly with annual renewal. The plan may affect northwest island fishing and yacht cruising but omits recreation areas outside the base. Catalina Islanders retain grazing and roundup rights. Malcolm Renton of Catalina Island Co declined to confirm the lease.
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Official Condolences to Russ by U S Eisenhower Order
Moscow death of Joseph Stalin raises international crisis as Soviet leaders, including Molotov and Beria, await succession. The official notice, broadcast from Moscow, notes Stalin’s leadership and calls for unity under Communist Party leadership as the world watches the transition.
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Nicholas ‘Bulganin
Ona Telly Porarily
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Mostow
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SAS
Prosecutor Questions Assailant in County Hall Tragedy
In one of county annals strangest incidents, Raymond V. Darby a 56 year old supervisor collapsed after being struck on the jaw during a Palmdale rezoning hearing. Samuel H. Emerson 50 and his wife left the Hall of Records unaware of Darby’s collapse. Postmortem cites massive spontaneous brainstem hemorrhage worsened by stress and preexisting vascular disease. An inquest is set for Tuesday. no formal charge against Emerson pending inquiry.
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Georgia St
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Walter Harbert
Dist
Ernest Roll
Ben, H.brown
Roll
Frederick D . Newbarr
Paving Way to Oust Top Demo Holdovers
President Eisenhower ordered civil service protection stripped from several hundred holdover officials improperly placed under the merit system by the Truman administration. The move aims to empower new Republican agency heads to fill policy jobs with their appointees, with an executive order to be drafted immediately. White House aides estimate up to 2000 officials could be affected, but no agency was singled out.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Oil as Issue Cited in L A C Says
An unclear LA based column argues oil is the central issue, outlining definitions of lending and outward debt. The piece references economic factors and policy angles, emphasizing how oil market dynamics influence local and regional finance discussions.
Sneakin Up Ole Spring Near Record Temperatures
A fragmentary weather note hints at spring warmth approaching with rising temperatures and shifting conditions as readers anticipate seasonal change.
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Ole
Battleship Missouri Comes Under Enemy Fire Near Wonsan
Toky o Friday report says the battleship Missouri endured enemy fire for the first time since World War II during a bombardment of besieged Wonsan off the Korean coast. American aircraft supported the attack with heavy bombing of Chongjin and nearby shore guns as the Mighty Mo sailed from port.
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