Courageous Stand by MWD on Water Plan Contract
LAC says: Courageous Stand. The Metropolitan Water District faces pressure to endorse the governor's 1.75 billion water plan and sign a binding but potentially changeable contract. Critics argue the plan favors the north and south, with political pork, landholders, and major interests profiting. MWD demands safeguards guaranteeing southern water share and protection against legislative changes.
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Metropolitan Water District
MWD
Los Angeles Times-Mirror
Tejon Land Co
Bakersfield
Aqueduct
San Joaquin Valley
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Oh Co
Cab driver returns pearls in Chicago pickup
In Chicago a cab driver Leonard Cunix 22 returned a suitcase with $4000 worth of pearls after passenger Maurice Massey 67 from New York left it in the cab. Massey called police but Cunix delivered the pearls at the hotel receiving a handsome reward.
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Chicago
UPI
Leonard Cunix
Maurice Massey
New York City
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Cunix
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Beer-Drinker Survives Leap From Bridge Like Brodie
Edward J. Quigley, 25, drank with friends near the Brooklyn Bridge and then jumped into the East River, surviving a stunt once pulled by Steve Brodie. A second man, Nick Sandusky, 28, attempted suicide from the Triborough Bridge but was restrained by a priest and police. Quigley boasted of the leap, while onlookers reacted with disbelief.
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Edward J. Quigley
Bruoslyn
New York
East River
Steve Brodie
Nick Sandusky
Triborough
Quigley
Brooklyn Bridge
Steve Bendie
Independent Daily Advertises Long Beach Delivery Details
Publication blurbs show an Independent paper issued daily except Sundays from Sixth Street and Pine Avenue Long Beach. It notes mail and second class entry March 27 1943 and a Superior Court adjudication in Los Angeles County on October 6 1941 Decree G 102B0. Carrier delivery terms appear as part of the notice.
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Sixth St
Pine Avt
Long Beach
Superior Court
Los Angeles County
Poles Execute "Bloody Max" War Criminal in Lublin
In Lublin Poland the Polish authorities executed Mlaksymi Jan Belgart known as Bloody Max for killing Polish resistance members and Jews during World War I. A former Polish citizen in German police ranks, he had escaped to Germany while under death sentence from an underground court and was arrested during a 1938 return visit.
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Lublin
Poland
UPD
Mlaksymi Jan Belgart
Belgart
Max
Germany
Screenwriter Townley Dies After Loneliness
Hollywood obituary for 63 year old screenwriter and former child actor Jack Townley who died on Saturday after a lengthy illness. Townley had a long career in film and a notable stint as a child performer.
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Hollywood
Jack Townley
Oceanfront Hotel Amenities and Rates Highlighted
A fragment describes a Huntington Hotel location with oceanfront access, roomy paths, walking areas, valet service, daily dining options, and a pool. It mentions room rates around S27 per week and telephone access with catering at a nearby restaurant.
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Huntington Hotel
Ocean
Chace Sloaks
Ross
Yorker
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