Bank Robbers and Other Oddities Mixed in Weekend Mirth
A Norwich style column sketches oddities from Sunday events. Norfolk Prison Colony two man team debates bank robbery versus insurance, Pablo Picasso auction in Paris raises bids for a vase, Florence Gould buys then smashes, an Aw Heck Hazardville oil gusher mystery ends with Socony crew, Ezra Taft Benson jokes about being called senator during a TV interview in Washington.
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Tedd Thomeyocals
Norfolk
Mass
Norfolk Prison Colony
McGill University of Montreal
tEpm
Pris
Pablo Picasso
Cancer Fund
Paris
Florence Gould
Picasso
Harry Pilcher
Alltis
Sam
Heck
Hazardville
Conn
Socony Oil Co
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Washington, D. C
Rebel City Bombed by Indonesian Air Force
Manila Bulletin reports Menado airfield in Celebes bombed Sunday by two B25s from the Indonesian Air Force. The raid, marking the Permesta council anniversary, involved six bombs a strafing pass and a bridge strike at Kairagi. Antiaircraft fire drove off the raiders, with casualty checks in progress.
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Manila
Manila Bulletin
Menado
Celebes
Antonio Escoda Jr
Ventje Sumual
Permesta
Universal Struggle Movement
Escoda
Kairagi
Bitung
Manila Times
Two Plane Crashes Kill Pilot and Injure Three
One man, James W. Nichols 44, died after a Luscombe two seater crashed near Sun Valley. Joseph J. Capes 44 and his 16 year old son were injured alongside Thaddeus Ku sier 41 who suffered leg and ankle fractures. The crashes occurred 45 minutes apart near Whiteman Airport and a flood control channel as pilots reported engine failure after takeoff from Oxnard. Authorities said the elder Capes was the occupant of the crash landing at 10849 Farralone Ave. and Paxton Street.
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North Hollywood
Whiteman Air Park
Joseph J. Capes
Farralone Ave
San Fernando Valley
Arthur
James W. Nichols
Brad- Angeles
Deadley Ave
Paxton St
Sun Valley
Capps
Gine
Whiteman Ai Park
Vanja
Thaddeus Kusier
Los Angeles
Luscombe
Weather roundup and city temps from major U S stations
Weather bulletin lists temperatures for Long Beach to New York and other cities with highs and lows, plus tides for today and Tuesday. Sunrise and sunset times are provided.
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United States
Weath
H. Long Beach
Okta. City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Jostan
Portland
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
St. Louis
Denver
Washington
Vanished Bride Explains Trip to Los Angeles and Back
Miss Arzedi said she left after a Brooklyn drugstore visit and rode a subway to Manhattan. She bought a suitcase and lingerie with saved cash, then boarded a bus to Los Angeles where she arrived noon Wednesday before returning to New York that night. She cited personal reasons and avoided telephone contact with her mother.
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Brooklyn
Manhattan
Arzedi
Port Authority
Los Angeles
New York
Motorist Fired on at Curb in Early Morning Incident
Edwin Tracy Brown, 29, of 51 Gist Place, said a young man fired a small calibre pistol through his car window as he parked in the 800 block of East Carson Street around 3 am Sunday. Two youths approached, flashed a flashlight, demanded entry, then fired when Brown hesitated. No group claimed responsibility.
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Edwin Tracy Brown
E. Carson
St. Early
Pres- Brown
Terrorists Kill 8 Near Capay Dam Tragedy
A young man named Woods, 18, drowned when a rubber boat capsized in a lake behind Capay Dam five miles west of Woodland. Witnesses report an 180-man terrorist band firing on convoys near Bandung Indonesia, killing eight. Woods abandoned a raft and tried to swim ashore but did not survive. His mother watched in horror as the youth died.
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Woodland
Fullerton
Woods
Capay Dam
Jakarta
Indonesia
Bandung
First Phase Completed in Citizens Subsidence Work
The first phase of the Citizens' Subsidence Committee work is finished after months of study and many meetings. A bill to stop subsidence is on the way, reflecting progress and continued effort by officials and advocates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Younama
Citizens
Bill
Subsidence Committee urged to push remedial action
PETRONIUS JR emphasizes monitoring subsidence work and urges swift repressure of the Wilmington field to protect the Navy Shipyard and local industry. The Citizens Subsidence Committee could remain a powerful advocate for years to come.
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Thera
Wilmington
Navy
Life at Huntington Hotel: Oceanfront Rooms and Dining
An advertisement touts the Huntington Hotel at 290 E Ocean Blvd Long Beach offering new wall to wall carpeting telephones desks and daily maid service. It highlights an ocean facing dining room breakfast and dinner options with prime ribs beef roast turkey and Virginia home cooking at $2.15 to $2.50 meals.
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Riley
Huntington Hotel
Ocean Blvd
Long Beach
All Tooma
Paina
Ocean
Cholegatenin
Virginia
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Sixth St
Pine Ave
Calif
Superior’ Court
Los Angeles County
Certified Trust Deeds, Inc
Bankers Association
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Pinto
Queens
Miss Arzedi
By Petronius JR
Wanderlust
Raed
Ham
Lues
Ralphs
Ralphs Modern New Bakery
Patman
Manning
Hills Bros
Zee
Gerrers
Comesasan
Bio
Simoniz
M.J.B
el Ee
Kraft All Purpose Oil
Betty Crocker Protein Plus
Ajax
Molloway House
Wight
Limst
Srewers
MOM, Tuas
WED
Jms
Leslie
Wong's
Woodbury
BOC
Complete Food
Orange Counties
Oth & Curry
Long Beach — Broadway Shopping Center
Anaheim
Lakewood & Firestone
Downey
del Amo & Paramount
Lakwood
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