Washington Welcomes Princess Today
Three policemen struggle to hold Mrs Shirley Ann Finley in jail elevator after a 100 mile an hour chase through Long Beach. She is captured in a fiery red Cadillac on Bixby Road and Long Beach Boulevard. Officers drag her from the car and handcuff her after she refuses to exit. Shirley shouts protest at Sgt Frank Welch as he charges her with reckless driving.
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Fiery Red-Head
Shirley Ann Finley
Long Beach
Bixby Rd
Long Beach Blvd
Red-Head
Cadillan
Shirley
Frank Welch
Raging Blaze Touched Off By Smashup
A U S Air Force C 47 crashed into Box Spring Mountain near Riverside killing six believed Air Force personnel. Maj Wood of the public information office said six known victims but more aboard possible. Ton Smith reported a flash and roar before the explosion.
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Riverside
Box Spring Mt
Air Force
William A. Wood
Armed Forces Public Information Office
Ton Smith
State Dion of Forestry
Smith
Civil Aeronautics Administen
Princess Elizabeth to Be Honored in Washington Arrival
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip travel from Canada to Washington for a three day state visit. Officials and the Truman cabinet prepare a gala greeting at National Airport with a 21 gun salute as scattered showers loom.
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Washington
Elizabeth
Britain
Philip
Canada
United States
Major Snowstorm Snarls Minnesota Traffic
A heavy snowstorm swept across Minnesota and the Dakotas, dumping up to 13 inches, snarling traffic and closing schools. The system stretched into upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin with 45 mph winds on Lake Michigan. Cold air pushed south across the plains, with North Dakota expected to plunge to 10 above zero and Nebraska to around 20 degrees.
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Duluth
Minn
Minnesota
Dakotas
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Great Plains
North Dakota
Nebraska
Sabotaging Defense Editorial on New York Dock Strike
An editorial notes the Peking Communist radio applauded the New York dock strike as a revolt against American rearming and anti Communism. It argues the strike may explain halted shipping in the world’s busiest harbor and warns of harm from delays in military supply delivery.
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New York
Peking Communist Radio
Nab Woman, 22, on 17 Counts in Fast Long Beach Chase
Mrs Shirley Anninley aged 22 was arraigned on speeding up to 100 mph and 16 other traffic and disorderly conduct charges. Bail set at 100 dollars with plea by Nov 2. Police say she led a record Long Beach pursuit in a 1951 Cadillac from Ocean Blvd to Long Beach Blvd, stopping after a spree up to 100 mph.
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Shirley Anninley
Wilber F. Downs
Robert A. Wenke
Finley
Woodruff Ave
Long Beach
Tory
Ocean Blvd
Pine Ave
Long Beach Blvd
Bixby Rd
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Riverside Mountain
Drew Pearson
Ray Tucker
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