Traffic Crash Kills Parents of 11 Orphans in Pontiac
Eleven children were left orphaned when their parents Murray J. Moore and Grace Moore died in a highway crash near Pontiac. Police said a teenage driver swerved onto the wrong side while a group of teens rode with him, and a surviving girl reported drinking in the car. Gerald Moore, 15, led his siblings after the tragedy, while neighbors set up a fund for support.
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Moore
Ghose
Michigan
Pontiac
Mich
Gerald Moore
Murray J. Moore
Moores
Gerald
Charles Moss
Grace Moore
Jeanette Palmer
Raymond D. Smith
Clawson
Smith
Pension Plan Proposed by Bridges for Longshoremen
The Wage Stabilization Board is urged to approve a pension plan for longshoremen and warehousemen. If accepted, pensions would range from 180 to 220 dollars monthly, supplementing Social Security at age 65 after 25 years on the waterfront. Details, including page reference, indicate continued coverage.
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Harry Bridges
Bridges
Wage Stabilization Board
Thousands of Dollars Sent To Save Kin Ransom Demands Hit San Francisco Chinese Americans
In San Francisco and Oakland, Chinese Americans report paying large sums to the Red China ransom racket to spare relatives from harm. Kai-Yu Hau of the Chinese World cites about 20 local cases with a butcher sending 15000 Hong Kong dollars to save his mother in Eunen from threats tied to a Nationalist school donation. Authorities note many demands claim past taxes or rents were unpaid and exploit relatives abroad.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Red China
Kai-Yu Hau
Vica
Tims
Oakland
Eunen
Hong Kong
Kai-Yu
China
der- Shing Liang
United Press
Motorist Killed on 101 as Stalled Car Causes Crash
California Highway Patrol said Noeninckx and his brother, George Bershaw Jr, stalled their vehicle on the 101 and flagged down help. Gwendolyn Ruth Brown stopped to assist but could not align cars properly. Noeninckx was struck by Sailor William Parkin Bone’s car. Brown was unable to prevent the collision.
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Community Hospital
Sheelar- McFadyen Mortuary
California
Highway Patrol
Noeninckx
George Bershaw Jr
Geneva St
Huntington Beach
Gwendolyn Ruth Brown
Los Angeles
William Parkin Bone
U. S
Floyd B. Parks
San Diego
Bone
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