Soldier robbed after hitchhiking home from Long Beach
Dean L Hunter, 19, Camp Cooke, said three sailors a girl and a man in a Stetson offered him a ride at Pacific Coast Hwy and Seventh St. After entering, they demanded money with a sharp instrument to his throat. They drove off, tossing him out. Hunter was taken to Sea Side Hospital by Julio Ayala, a passerby. He lost about $100 and his wallet, with a cut hand and ripped jacket.
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Dean L. Hunter
Camp Cooke
Long Beach
Hunter
Pacific Coast Hwy
Seventh St
Julio Ayala
Summer St
Norwalk
Seaside Hospital
Republican Victory Danger Editorial Recount
The piece cites a Calvin Coolidge remark about a downturn following inflation, predicting Hoover’s regime would worsen the 1920s price surge and stock market crash. It argues the inflation crisis began before Hoover’s tenure and would continue until a bottom is reached, with the note “Continued on Page 40-4.”
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Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Europe
Nations Call to Slash Aviation Gas Use Worldwide
The United States and Britain urge free nations to cut aviation fuel consumption by 30 percent amid the U S oil workers strike. State Department spokesman Michael McDermott said the move is needed to compensate for a 40 percent drop in production due to the walkout.
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Washington
United States
Britain
State Department
Department
Michael 3. McDermott
Unharmed Officer Grilled by Brass
Former prison camp commandant Dodd, pale and nervous after landing at a Seoul area airfield, described the “ransom” negotiations with Gen James A Van Fleet. An Eighth Army spokesman warned some demands could be political while Dodd and aides were escorted to a sedan for transport to the army headquarters.
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James A. van Fleet
Dodd
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Seoul
Paul Young
Lifeline Highway blocked by armed Russian guards in Berlin
In Berlin on May 10, armed Russian guards barred American and Allied military police patrols from the International Highway linking West Berlin with Western Germany. Western commandants protested to Soviet commander Gen. Vassily I. Chiu kov, calling the move possibly a misunderstanding. The incident recalls the 1948-49 starvation blockade and unsettles West Berlin's 2.5 million residents amid new Soviet air corridor allegations.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Germany
Vassily I. Chiukov
West
Russia
Storms leave four dead and nineteen injured in the South
Tornadoes rip Arkansas and sweeping storms from Texas to the Atlantic cause four deaths and nineteen injuries. High winds up to 100 mph hit Greenville South Carolina and knock out lines in Rome Georgia. A marine incident and other injuries are noted as power failures and damaged property report wide impact across several states.
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Tennessee
Hehning
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Atlanta Weather Bureau
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Gulf Coast
Georgia
Carolinas
Greenville
S. C
Greer
18Th Air Force
Rome
Douglas Lake
Dandridge
Tenn
Jack Hamilton
Eulas Ledford
Harley France
Knoxville
Strets
Oak Ridge
Atomic City
el Dorado
Marchatornia
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