Season’s Biggest Rainfall Prompts Citywide Deluge
The Weather Bureau said more rain will fall today after a downpour drenched Long Beach and the Southland, swelling the season total to 10.78 inches. Traffic slowed to a crawl as rain caused multiple accidents, sending two people to Seaside Hospital with possible major injuries. Cab driver Barney Shapiro and passenger Cris Jacobs were hospitalized, following a three-car crash near Cedar and Seventh Streets that also involved William Mandel’s stalled vehicle. Jimmie Knight sustained minor bruises in the incident. See SEASON'S, Page
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Five Quakes Blamed on No Calif Volcano
BERKELEY November 13 A series of five earthquakes in three hours near Lassen National Park Northern California were blamed on volcanic action by UC assistant seismologist Don Tocher. The main quake at 6 34 p m PST lasted four minutes preceded by a fore shock and followed by three after shocks. no damage reported in the remote area around Lassen Peak.
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Dangerous Days Ahead Editorial Outlook on looming war risk and shortages
Editorial warns that six months bring possible world conflict from Korea Indo China and Europe. It forecasts a dangerous boom period with manpower shortages and spiraling inflation starting in four months and accelerating by year's end, reflecting government sentiment. Page 14.
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Allies Beat Off Red Air Attack
FIFTH AIR FORCE reports a bitter air battle over the Manchurian frontier as six MIG-15 jet fighters engage 20 B-29s and F-80s. No planes were lost, but two B-29s crash landed at a Korean airfield with several crew wounded. Jet vs jet clash highlights the northern front as winter weather closes in.
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Nice Guy Takes a Holiday
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 18. Stanley B. Gallat, known as a quiet well behaved man, refused to pay a restaurant bill and quarrelled with a waitress. He backed his truck into a questioned officer, led eight into a high speed chase, sideswiped vehicles, backed into a police cruiser, and fought with a dozen officers in his apartment bathroom, breaking noses of five officers and his own. Hospital attendants said he was very intoxicated.
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Mrs Roosevelt to Visit Hiroshima in December
Hiroshima officials say Eleanor Roosevelt plans to visit the atom bomb site early in December. Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto in New York says she will leave around November 14 or 15 en route to India and is to reach Hiroshima December 5.
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