Picket Acquitted Of Striking Deputy
A jury in Signal Hill court found Russell W. Johnson innocent of assault and battery charges after an hour of deliberation. The 23 year old Santa Ana resident had been accused of slugging a deputy sheriff with a picket sign during a picket line flare up. Defense witness testimony claimed Johnson did not strike the deputy.
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Roberta Butzbach
Signal Hill
Russell W. Johnson
Santa Ana
Douglas Aircraft Co
Johnson
Atty
Philip E. Poppler
Long Beach Strike Talks Strain On C-124 Plant
Negotiations between Douglas and the UAW extended from 10:15 a.m. to 8:20 p.m with a lunch break as John Livingston of the Wage Stabilization Board joined labor members. A 2:30 p.m. session is planned though progress remained elusive amid an eight month strike that halted C-124 Globemaster II production. The union seeks a 10 percent retroactive raise, a 10 cent hourly bump, reclassification changes and additional benefits.
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Lee Wayne Ween
Walter A. Maggiolo
John Livingston
UAW
Korea Editorial Urges Action on Casualties in Korea
The piece argues that over 100000 young men are killed or wounded annually in Korea, equating to one in ten of draft age. It notes ground forces face intensifying combat, air battles rival World War I scales, and questions the police action label as casualties mount.
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Korea
Blonde slays rival in courthouse corridor
In Rome Georgia a 38 year old wife, Mrs Net Boswell, shot and killed the divorced husband’s alleged new partner in a courtroom corridor. She said the rival “smirked” in court as they waited for the case to be called. A pistol was wrested from her by officers after three shots rang out.
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Rome
Mrs. Net
Boswell
Atomic Maneuvers in Nevada Prepare for Start
Las Vegas reports preparations complete for the world’s first atomic maneuvers involving 5000 troops. Officials stay tight lipped about top secret blasts as indications point to tests starting next Monday or Tuesday.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yanks Strike Deep Behind Enemy Lines at Heartbreak Ridge
Tokyo Oct 11 United States forces pushed up to eight miles behind enemy lines in a bold operation that scattered Chinese troops. A task force of 50 tanks from the 7th Tank Battalion and accompanying infantry led the strike cited by Gen James A. Van Fleet as potentially crushing Red resistance at Heartbreak Ridge.
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Tokyo
James A. van Fleat
Heartbreak Ridge
U.S
V7th Tank Battalion
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