Grand Jury Inquiry Due in Adkins Case
Dr Timothy Ho a former Nationalist army officer who fled China was refused a Long Beach area home purchase because he is Oriental. FHA cannot deny loans on race and no violation exists if no loan is granted. Ho and his wife Mary want to raise their three sons Kenneth Jimmy and David in the La Mirada area.
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Timothy Ho
China
Long Beach
University of Southern California School of Phamacy
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Dr. Ho
la Mirada
Mary
Kenneth
Jimmy
Davit
HE HO
Mary Ho
James
David
Explosion at Sunset Refinery Tanks Near Torrance
A mighty blast at Sunset Refinery on 208th and Main just before midnight Sunday set an 80 barrel crude tank ablaze. Six county fire companies battled flames east of Torrance, halting spread to the neighboring high octane gas tanks at Golden Gate Refining Co, with more units summoned due to danger of spread.
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Sunset
208Th
Main Streets
Torrance
Golden Gate Refining Co
Pittsburgh
St. Bernard's Church
Mount Lebanon
Sam Hastey
Across the Nation Twisters Rip Central U S
A wave of tornadoes tore across the central United States from Texas to Wisconsin on Sunday night, leveling farm buildings and injuring several people while destroying hundreds of livestock and poultry. In Iowa two twisters hit Fansler and Green Bay suburbs, with homes and a warehouse damaged. No deaths reported, cattle and turkeys killed, and fires reported in multiple states along the path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Plains
Fansler
Oklahoma
Preble
Ashwaybenom
Green Bay
Wisc
Grand Jury to probe bogus estate recoveries in county
A full scale grand jury investigation into records of the county public administrator is sought to determine how many estates were targets of bogus heirs. Deputies Adkins and Lindsay face possible charges after arrests on suspicion of conspiring to commit grand theft. Preliminary checks show at least 60 thousand dollars lost from seven estates, with potential for many more cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip A. Adkins
Bounty
Phil. Lindsay
Long Beach
Richard Rogan
Los Angeles
William McKesson
Rogan
FBI CHIEF Hoover urges tougher treatment of young lawbreakers
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover calls for harsher, more uniform handling of juvenile offenders in a broad policy speech. The article frames the stance within recent crime trends and law enforcement debates.
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FBI
Hoover
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Sideswipe Crash Injures Four on SP Trains near San Luis Obispo
Two Southern Pacific streamliners collided north of San Luis Obispo on a steep Santa Lucia grade. Four diesel units and three cars derailed, 235 passengers and crew aboard. Injured include Bonnie Daniel, Edmund Edelman, Mrs Sherman, and Mrs Kelley. Train service disrupted. northbound train to San Francisco diverted by bus, southbound train continued to Los Angeles.
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SAN Luis Obispo UA
Southern Pacific
Here
Santa Lucia
San Francisco
Los
Edmund Edelman
Los Angeles
James Sherman
Canada
Calif
Florence Kelley
Bay City
Mich
Daniel
Edelman
French Hospital
Sherman
Kelley
Soviet demand halts Geneva Big Four talks
The Big Four foreign ministers conference stalled Sunday as the Soviet Union pressed to recognize Communist East Germany as a full party. Western powers rejected the demand, creating uncertainty about the conference opening set for 2:30 pm. The issue was to be revisited today before the first session.
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Geneva
Big Four Foreign Ministers
Soviet Union
East Germany
Spokesszen
California officials pick nonresident for Long Beach State College post
State education officials selected a nominee not from the California system to become president of Long Beach State College. The nominee’s name was not released pending State Board of Education approval in Sacramento. The process follows retiring Dr. P Victor Peterson, with Morehead leading a faculty committee to help set criteria and assist in selection.
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State Department of Education
I Rorvice
Long Beach State College
California Educational System
State Board of Education
Sacramento
P. Vicitor Peterson
Roy 5. Simpson
State Superintendent of Instruction
Simpson
LBSC
Peterson
Hubert Morehead
Tion
Morehead
Mittee
Weather report fragment hints at hidden note
Fragmentary OCR reads a weather day report with odd phrases and quoted musings about scent and freshness. The passage also references a professor friend and a reply from a figure titled Great Man. The text is garbled and lacks a clear event or date.
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Adkins
China War Aide
Hong Kong
United States
University of Washington
St. John's Unit
Bulletin
U.S
Dayton, Ohio
UPI
United Fireworks Co
Jeffer
Dulles
Washington U
John Foster Dulles
Glendale
Esteed Cross
Mrs. Cross
Ramillo Ave
E A Winstanley
Lindsay
Julie Andrews
Page
R. Treadwell
San Luis Obispo
Sistant Professor
Speech
Lucker
Tun
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