Poulson Tops Mayor Bowron in L. A. Vote
In Los Angeles, Republican Norris Poulson leads Mayor Fletcher Bowron in complete returns from the municipal primary. Poulson held a 33,000 vote lead with 211,247 to Bowron’s 178,362 as final May 28 runoff looms. Incumbents fared well in city council races.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Norris Poulson
Sermi
Bowron
Poulson
Lloyd Aldrich
Paul Burke
Board of Education
Myra Tanner Weiss
Socialist Labor Party
Roger Annebergh
Ellis Patterson
Richard F. Erwin
Dan O. Hoye
Troy Chenoweth
Ed Davenport
Ransom Callicott
Civil Service
California
Weekly Korea casualties rise to 1039 amid Old Baldy fights
Washington reports a 1039 casualty increase in one week as heavy fighting on the western Korean front, including Old Baldy Porkchop Bunker and Las Vegas hills, pushes total U S casualties to 132,967 with Marines bearing a large share. Deaths number 183, wounded 763, missing 94, prisoners 2322.
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Washington
Old Baldy
Korea
Defense Department
Porkchop
Bunker
Las Vegas Hills
Bunker Hill
Seventh Infantry
Army
Navy
Air Force
April Freeze Withers Northern State Valley Crops
In Napa Valley heavy frost damaged prune crops and vines during a five hour cold spell. Temperatures dropped to 25 degrees as crews planned orchard heaters for tonight. A Pacific Northwest low-pressure system sparked a spring blizzard closing Sierra routes and halting travel on highways 50 and 40 despite chained cars.
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San Francisco
California
Napa Valley
L. S. Weather Bureau
Edwin Legg
Lege
Pacific Northwest
High Sierra
Siskiyou
Hiker Treads 11,700 Miles to Niagara
Dick Cook, 52, from Gainesville Florida, walked 11,706 miles toward Niagara Falls since April 1 1951 traveling through 44 states at twenty to twenty five miles daily. He pulled a 430 pound red wagon into Buffalo and planned to reach the falls by night. He says the secret is not to hurry and has worn out 18 pairs of shoes without a corn while camping in a mobile dwelling on wheels.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Dick Cook
Cook
Gainesville
Fla
Weather outlook mostly clear through Thursday
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Thursday with decreasing winds tonight. Continued cool temperatures persist across the region, with chilly mornings and cool afternoons expected.
U N Adopted Western Disarmament Plan Amid Soviet Push
The United Nations General Assembly approved a Western plan for disarmament talks by a 32 to 51 vote with three abstentions. Soviet delegate Vishinsky failed to win changes but succeeded in dropping commendation of the Disarmament Commission’s work. He also urged omitting references to the last year’s establishment resolution, a move the West rejected. U S Delegate Ernest A. Gross and Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb argued the implications for control of atomic energy and arms reduction remain crucial. Continued on Page A-6, C.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Abanasivany
Vishinsky
Disarmament Commission
Soviet Union
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebbjt
Democrats Train for Congressional Charity Baseball Game
Florida congressmen relaxed team rules to golf in off hours during recess. Democrats and Republicans, 17 to 14, train for the June 5 Washington charity game. They practiced on Daytona Beach with Charlyn Scott as umpire and ended the session by figuratively devouring baseball gear.
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Daytona Beach
Washington
Cleveland Indians
Charlyn Scott
Girl 11 Beats Baby to Death With Baton in Madera
District Attorney Walter L Chandler said an 11 year old girl, influenced by her 78 month cousin, beat Yolendia Perez to death with a majorette baton in Madera. An autopsy showed bruises and a fractured skull. The cousin Margaret Perez claimed the baby caused a mess, provoking the beating and stating she did not intend serious harm.
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Madera
Walter L. Chandler
Yolendia Perez
Dearborn Hospital
Chandler
Margaret Perez
Lloyd K. Dulaney Theaby
Margaret
Stock Market Gains Second Straight Day
New York reports the market advanced for the second straight day as a robust rebound from a sharp decline sparked by original Communist peace feelers over a week ago. The rise reflects renewed investor confidence and a broad-based uptick across key indices.
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New York
Judge Uses Night Club Restroom In O'Day Case
Municipal Judge Frank Charvat held court today in the ladies room of a night club where Anita O'Day was arrested March 14 on heroin charges. Defense seeks restroom view evidence to challenge officers' testimony, as preliminary hearing nears its sixth day.
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Frank C. Charvat
Anita O'Day
Miss O’day
Long Beach
George Shibley
Miss O'Day
E. Fourth St
Shibley
Robert Shaw
Charvat
Beach Combing Classifieds And Page References
A brief listing shows where to locate features in the edition. It cites Beach Combing on Page 1, Boyle on Page A-17, Classifieds from Pages B-4 to B-19, Comics on Page B-12, Editorial on Page A-16, Financial Page B-13, Obituaries on Page B-2, Radio and TV on Page B-10, Sports on Pages A-9 20 21, Theaters on Page B-3, and Women on Pages B-4 B-5.
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Boyle
Police Crack Down On Rimmed Car Rally At Cliff Edge
Police halted a 50 plus car meet at a 250 foot cliff in Palos Verdes Estates. Officers from Torrance and Redondo Beach set up roadblock at three approaches and captured youths from Inglewood and West Los Angeles after a Buick was set ablaze and rolled off the cliff. Vehicles attempted to flee through rutted fields but were stopped. The incident, sparked by an Inglewood drive in gathering, left youths in jail or released to parents while investigators probe links to other cliff incidents and check if the burned car was stolen.
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Palos Verdes Estates
Cloyden Rd
Rocky Point
Torrance
Redondo Beach
Inglewood
Los Angeles
Meager Red List of Ailing POWs Sparks Discord
United Nations and Communist negotiators clash over prisoner exchanges in Korea as the Reds offer 600 sick and disabled captives, far below Allied demands. Staff officers from both sides meet to finalize the draft agreement with the exchange possibly beginning within days.
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Munsan
Korea
North Korea
John C. Daniel
U. N
U.N
Williard B. Carlock
Galveston
Texas
Douglas Kairns
Riverside
Calif
Lee Soo Yung
Lee Pyong i
Wang Ching
Daniel
Allied Troops Smash Drives for Key Hills
Allied UN infantry repelled Chinese offensives aiming to hold hill positions during the Korea war armistice period. B 26 bombers hit a convoy of about 300 Chinese troops while rail bridges and a radio station on the Haeju Peninsula were destroyed. The Belgians and South Koreans clashed over positions in the Hantan River Valley and Outposts Texas Old Baldy and Reno remained held by Chinese forces on other fronts.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Bunker Hill
U. N
Haeju
Red
Hantan River
Texas
Pukhan River
Old Baldy
Reno
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By Robert B. Tuckman
Ed Kibbe
Lorain
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