Aid Refused by Brea Man Struck by Rattlesnake Death
Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth Smith 64 of 5643 California Ave died after handling a rattlesnake during church services at the General Assembly and Church of the First Born in Long Beach. Her son-in-law Few Jordan 35 of Brea also refused medical care after being bitten. Police say no law requires treatment. The group of about 20 worshipers handled the snake after services at 185 E Market St. Elder Smith cited a New Testament command as the cause. The scene and details remain under investigation.
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Long Beach
Bertha Elizabeth Smith
California Ave
Few Jordan
Brea
Jordan
Smith
General Assembly
Church of the First Born
E. Market St
Mottell
Land Mottell
Churchill says Soviets behind US on hydrogen bombs in Commons
London AP reported Prime Minister Churchill warned the House of Commons that the Soviet Union trails the United States in hydrogen bomb development. He stated H bomb production is under way in the U S and possibly in Soviet Russia, urging calm amid calls for a high level Three Power meeting. He refused to halt American tests and warned against hysteria, noting Geneva talks in late April.
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Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing St
London
House of Commons
United States
Churchill
Soviet Union
U.S
Soviet Russia
Pacific
Eisenhower
U. S
Churchil
Laborite
Clement Attlee
Compans
Malenkov
McCarthyism origins and impact in early 1950s era
A historical overview of McCarthyism's beginnings and meaning, tracing the February 1950 events when Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy claimed 205 Communist Party members in the State Department. The piece notes media coverage, subsequent denials, and related investigations in Wheeling and Washington.
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State Department
Washington
McCarthy
Capitol Hill
Red Chinese Risking War Says Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles told Congress that Chinese Communists are nearing direct aggression in Indochina. He cited verified reports of radar controlled 37 mm antiaircraft guns used to shoot down French planes aiding Dien Bien Phu and said a Chinese general with many technical advisers is at Vietminh staff HQ. He warned action might extend beyond Indochina.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Indochina
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Dien Bien Phu
Aso
Vietminh
Nep
Morano
St. Louis
Uiles
White House
Woman and abalone shell stop motel robbery
Elmer Mason 50 and his wife Tressa fought off two young bandits in a 3620 Santa Fe Ave motel break in early today. Mason hurled one man through a window after a struggle over a .38 revolver. Mrs Mason struck the other with an abalone shell. The bandits fled in a car, Mason bruised but not seriously hurt. Police describe two men in their early 20s, who asked for a room around 12:30 a.m. and set off the confrontation.
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Elmer Mason
Tressa
Santa Fe Ave
Mason
Masons
Congress
California
Roosevelt Defies Call to Withdraw from Race
Roosevelt rejects Mitchell’s push for candidates to bow out over personal issues, warns of political blackmail and McCarthy era smears. He vows to campaign on issues and his qualifications. Senate subcommittee probes coffee price boosts as General Foods raises wholesale and retail coffee prices.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stephen A. Mitchell
Washington
Roosevelt
Mitchell
California
Robert L. Condon
Showdown Looms on McCarthy Inquiry Chief
The Senate investigations subcommittee plans a Tuesday meeting to decide if Samuel P. Sears remains as special counsel for the McCarthy Army row inquiry. Mundt says an announcement is expected after the 9:30 p.m. session. Sears, a Boston lawyer, denies public positions on McCarthy methods, though prior papers quoted him praising McCarthy in 1952.
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Sears
Mundt
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Symington
D.mo
Boston
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Pentagon
Army
Special Counsel
Samuel P. Sears
Washington
Senate
Subcommittee
Classified-Pages Mentioned Across The Paper
A list outlines where to find various sections in the issue. References include Beach Combing Page B1 Billy Rose Page A1 Boyle Page A11 Bridge Page A11 and Classified Pages B11 15 Comics Page B10 Crossword Page B11 Editorial Page A10 Financial Page B3 Obituaries Page B2 Radio TV Page B9 Shipping Table Page B2 Then age Tides Temperatures Page B2 Women Pages B4 5 Your World Page A2.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Dope Smuggling Ring Busted In San Francisco Raid
Federal agents seized millions in heroin smuggled from Communist China in a Sunday raid in San Francisco. Nine men were arrested including Judah Isaac Ezra, a Hong Kong gambling operation head, named as the key figure in a secret federal indictment seeking his extradition. One detainee ran the Fragrant Flower Shop in Chinatown delivering heroin concealed in flower boxes.
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San Francisco
China
Hong Kong
Harcotics
Washington
Judah Isaac Ezra
U. S
Lloyd Burke
Ezra
Chinatown
Ernest Gentry
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Gentry
Harry J. Anslinger
Anslinger
United Ete
Three Die As Somoza Quells Nicaragua Revolt
President Anastasio Somoza declared martial law and a state of siege after abortive revolutionary activity. Three people died in the clash: a habitual guard, a policeman, and a small boy who was killed during a gunfight in which another officer fell.
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MANA
Wharas Ue
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Weather Report Brief Mostly Sunny with Fog Overnight
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with Tuesday night and early morning clouds and fog. Temperature changes are expected to be minimal with little overall variation.
Eisenhower to Address Nation on Hydrogen Bomb Fight Tonight
President Eisenhower scheduled to speak tonight on hydrogen bomb concerns raised home and abroad. He previewed that the address will clarify fears and call for renewed faith in America’s destiny. A forenoon briefing with Congressional leaders preceded the televised remarks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
KENXT
KNBH
KABC
KNBEH
Fredio
KET
ENX
Khd
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
White House
America
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BEM Price
Wheeling
W. Va
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
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R. Lewis
Truman
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Tration
Charleston
Ameri
Norman L.can
Yost
Wheeling Intelligencer
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Lewis
Communist Party
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Whittaker
Myers
Soon &S Ine Olale Weparenment
Salt Lake City
L. B. Motel
Mate
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
Albert Ehspers, Inc
Northeast
M'Carthy
S.F
Nicaragua
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