Russians Claim British Bomber Shot Down Over Germany
Russ Tell reports Soviet officials say two Russian jet fighters shot down a British four engine bomber over the Elbe border area, killing six of seven crewmen. Moscow protests to Britain call the action deliberate while Britain cites the Allied air corridor. London reports an American Thunderjet downed earlier and promises an inquiry.
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Lueneberg
Germany
Britain
Soviet Union
Georgi Malenkov
Josef Stalin
Churchill
Elbe River
Vassily Chuikov
Berlin
Ivone Kirkpattick
Chuikov
Czech Airmen Flee to British Zone in Austria
Three members of Communist Czechoslovakia's Air Force fled to the British zone of Austria today aboard a military plane. The Arado type 96 landed at Graz where British authorities seized the craft and detained its lieutenant and two non commissioned officers. They cited political motivations for the escape.
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Nina
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Graz
Sustody
Congressmen demand get tough after Soviet air attacks
Chairman Dewey Short of the House Armed Services Committee urged shooting down any Communist planes that fire on American aircraft or violate Allied territory. He criticized the previous administration, noting massive defense spending, and called for a tough response as Soviet jet fighters attacked Allied and American aircraft over West Germany. Officials privately expressed concern over the Red actions and instructed US planes to return fire when fired upon over the Iron Curtain.
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Washington
Dewey Short
House Armed Services Committee
United States
Missouri Republican
Congress
Russia
Short
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wiesbaden
Germany
United States Air ‘Force
Iron Curtain
Frer
West Germany
Dope Detail Arrests Two Key Suspects
NORWALK deputies arrested Fidel Chavez 24 of Carmenita Street and Javier Viramonts 23 of Berry Avenue Anaheim on narcotics charges and armed robbery suspicion. They tossed drugs from their car after being stopped and Viramonts led to an Anaheim home where more heroin and other drugs were found. Both were booked at Norwalk station.
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Norwalk
California
Imperial Hwy
Carmenita St
Sheliff
Fidel Chavez
Viramonts
Anaheim
Don’t Relax, War Threats Loom Over Communists
L A C warns against easing tensions with the Communists and recalls the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941. The piece argues that appeasement could risk dragging the nation into another war and notes friction between the United States, Japan, and Communist leadership.
Eden Urges U S to Fight Restricted War in Korea
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told a New York audience that the United States should pursue a partial war in Korea with restraints. He praised royal cooperation in the struggle for peace, and defended Britain’s restrained approach after talks with Eisenhower and Dulles in Washington.
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Eden
U.S
Korea
NEW York
Anthony Eden
United States
Assa
China
Washington
Bent Eisenhower
Dulles
Defense Job Slash Ordered
Secretary of Defense Wilson ordered civilian federal employment reduced by 39,340 by May 31, with 26,400 cuts by Apr 30. The armed forces now employ just over 1,327,000 civilians, to be trimmed in two stages. Wilson urged deeper cuts in a memorandum to Army Navy and Air Force secretaries.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
Navy
Air Force
Wilson civilian cutback slight in Long Beach area
Long Beach Navy Shipyard with 8025 civilian workers expects only minor impact from President Wilson’s civilian payroll cutback. Payroll turnover runs about 24 percent monthly nationally, and the facility already operates below its 8100 target. The order couples civilian reductions with limits on replacing workers and requires service secretaries to report results by April 2.
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L. B
Wilson
Long Beach
Long Beach Navy Shipyard
Conscience of Wash. Court House Man Ends Pig Sales Pass
Roseville jeweler A C Lembke received a $30 check and a letter explaining that Frank Shaw of Ohio sold a pig to Lembke's father, the same pig reappearing after escaping, then Shaw resold it to the elder Lembke. The case concludes after 35 years.
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Roseville
Washington Court
House
A. C. Lembke
Ohio
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Lembke
Lembhe
Newsman Buys Narcotic in Four Hours in Tijuana
A Long Beach reporter journeys to Tijuana to document how narcotics are sourced and sold across the border. He describes street hawkers, a patient seller, and a quick procurement of marijuana, illustrating easy access and rising narcotics arrests in the region.
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Tijuana
Long Beach
Larijuana
Weather Bureau Forecaster Falls Silent at Desk
A Weather Bureau forecaster, overwhelmed by a sudden lapse, fell quiet at his desk as instruments hummed and a somber tune drifted from the wall. The scene hints at a momentary lull in routine amidst a tense morning shift.
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Weather Bureau
Lakewood Plaza annexation to Long Beach approved
Residents of Lakewood Plaza, comprising blocks 3 4 and 5, voted 1173 in favor to 574 against joining Long Beach in a special election Thursday. Turnout rose to 6 percent with 1753 of 1711 registered voters casting ballots. The half square mile area bounded by Spring Street Studebaker Road and Palo Verde Avenue will join Long Beach, expanding its population by about 1 person. The city council will canvass results within 3 to 16 days and, if approved, begin 60 to 70 days of legal steps to complete annexation. Plans for Long Beach services will start immediately upon completion.
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Lakewood Plaza
Long Beach
Plaza
Spring St
Studebaker Rd
Palo Verde Ave
Southleast Lakewood
Willither
Lakewood
Don Berger
Milton Bercick
James A. Hard, Oldest War Veteran, Dies at 111
James A. Hard, 111, eldest of six remaining Civil War veterans, died Thursday in Rochester N Y. He fought at Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, South Mountain and Antietam, later becoming a construction foreman and lawyer. His death leaves Albert Wilson of Duluth Minn. as the last Union veteran. Hard met Lincoln at a White House reception early in the war.
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James A. Hard
Rochester N. V
James A.hard
Bull Run
Albert Wolson
Duluth
Minn
Union
Vuny Ay
Hard
Fredericksburg
Chancellorville
South Mountain
Antietam
Lincoln
White House
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Josie Ave
Hal Romain
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