Reds Collapse on Front as Seoul Evacuated
American troops pushed to within one mile of the Chinese Hongchon River defense line and four miles from Seoul as Communist resistance collapsed on the central Korea front. Field dispatches said Seoul was abandoned behind the Hongchon line with replacements manned by strawmen. Sentries guarded the Han River approaches as U S forces probed east of the capital, while air observers noted kilometers of traffic heading north. Heavy reinforcements were reported en route to the area.
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Tokyo
Hongchon
Red Bastion
Central
Korea
Seoul
Han River
U. S. Third Division
Halt at 38th Would Be Huge U N Victory
Eighth Army commander Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway said a U N victory would be tremendous if the Korean War ends with Allied forces reaching the 38th parallel. He cautioned he knows of no plan to aid advancing UN troops once they reach the prewar boundary between Korea's Republic and Communist areas.
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38Th
U.N
Korea
Eighth Army
Matthew Ridgway
United Nations
U. N
Thief robs Pacific Finance Co. in Long Beach gun duel
A gunman robs the Pacific Finance Co. at 1 45 p m in Long Beach taking 3170 in cash after threatening the switchboard operator and cashier Miss Mary A Michaelis He escapes after a pistol duel with pursuers and a chase spanning several cities as police from San Diego to San Luis Obispo join the search The robber, wearing sport clothes and dark glasses, flees in a car while an officer on a three wheel cycle fires at him
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Pacific Finance Co
American Ave
Long Beach
San Diego
San Luis Obispo
Sophia Hoppock
Mary A. Michaelis
Lime Ave
Miss Michaelis
Hoppock
Collection Department
Robert E. Fox
Nero Wolfe on Taxes and Government Spending
A Nero Wolfe quote rails at tax objections as dog barking, while arguing government spending follows needs desire or power. It notes the largest portion arises from the government simply having money to spend, a claim described as the shabbiest reason. The text continues on Page 28.
Blackout Dims Belmont Shores Residential Area
Belmont Shores residents were plunged into darkness for about an hour last night after a short on a line kicked out a circuit at 6 16 p m. A spokesman for Southern California Edison confirmed the outage and repair after trouble was located.
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Belmont Shore
Second St
Southern , California Edison Co
Search Continues For Lost L. B. Flier
Mrs. Betty Brown of 2268 Graham Ave. Long Beach awaits news as SOS signals from a missing B-29 co-pilot Capt. David Brown and 11 crewmen believed crashed in the Mediterranean. Two bombers picked up faint signals near Frankurt Germany but identities remain unknown.
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SOS
Long Beach
Mediterranean
Betty Brown
Graham Ave
David Brown
Nab 200 in East German Crackdown
East German government sources report executions and arrests of more than 200 anti-Stalin Germans in the occupation zone crackdown. Doomed officers reportedly hanged at Torgau during Feb 27 28 after swift military trials. Families deported to Siberia. further actions anticipated.
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Torgau
Russia
Siberia
East
Ger- See
Stalin
Noise traced to harbor tests of Hughes flying boat
A loud roaring noise disturbing West Long Beach last night was traced to the harbor where workers tested engines inside the shed housing Howard Hughes gigantic flying boat.
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West Long Beach
Howard Hughes
450 Convicts Moved to New State Penitentiary
Salt Lake City March 12 More than 450 convicts were moved from Utah State Prison to a new modern penitentiary in Southern Salt Lake County. The convicts were handcuffed in pairs and boarded chartered city buses under the guard of more than 150 peace officers in a carefully planned transfer.
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Salt Lake City
Mar
Utah State
Salt Lake County
Warm midweek reprise brings record temps in Southern California
The U S Weather Bureau reports clear skies and warm air with Tony Beach in shirt sleeves as thermometers hit 85 degrees in Southern California yesterday. Expect similar highs today as spring nears, with Loa An showing 83 amid the balmy conditions across the Southland.
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Tony Beach
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Cali
Southland
Loa An
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L.B
Fox
Drew Pearson
Ray Tucker
L. B. Flier
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