Tide lands Bill Backers Cheered Across States
Reports of a Truman signature on tidelands legislation gained credence as backers in Texas and beyond urged support. Connally faces re election pressure while Daniel competes, and conferees in both houses prepare to meet after passage of the Walters and Holland bills.
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Truman
Tidelands
Long Beach
Washington
Texas
Sen
Connally
Tru- Tan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Storm Delays Easter Parade Rain Expected in L A
The Weather Bureau predicts storm arrival in Long Beach delaying Easter parade attire. Cloudy skies and a high near 65 degrees are forecast with light variable winds. The storm from the north should bring light rain as far south as Bakersfield, with temperatures ranging 52 to 67 degrees.
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Long Beach
Orrow
Weather Bureau
Ruthiwest
Perour
Bakersfield
Pilgrims End 18 Hour Vigil in Jerusalem
Pilgrims finished an 18 hour vigil in Jerusalem after midnight bells rang to declare Christ has risen. Worshipers from Catholic Orthodox Protestant communities filled Holy Sepulchre area and Via Dolorosa with chants and prayer amid dim streets and moonlit paths.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Holy ‘Sepulchre
St. Mary Magdalene
Calvary
Giacinto Faccio
Old City of Jerusalem
New City
Holy Sepulchre
Old City
Damascus
Via Dolorosa
Jesus
Christ
Marine Killed by Auto Navy Lieutenant Heid
SAN DIEGO April 12 A Marine pedestrian was struck and killed by an auto near the Marine Corps Recruit Depot One Marine, Frank W. Weckstrom stationed at the depot, was hit and knocked 87 feet Navy Lt Richard B Linekin 30 listed as the driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter
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San Diego
Frank W. Weckstrom
Marine ‘Corps
Re‘cruit
Navy
Richard B. Linekin
Ready for POW Talks Says Foe
In MUNSAN on Sunday April 13 the Communists said they were willing to resume prisoner of war talks “any time” the Allies are ready. The Western Allies promised an answer later. Talks were recessed April 4 to seek “additional avenues of discussion” on remaining issues, with speculation a breakthrough could affect truce supervision and other key topics.
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Munsan
WA. N
Russia
Pilot Falls From C 46 Then Returns In Flight
Air Force Captain Fred C. Seals of Dallas Texas says he fell out of a C 46 during an airdrop and swung back into the aircraft. He described being near the open door as the plane pitched and twisted then finding himself mid air outside the craft before returning inside and collapsing on the floor.
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Tokyo
Air Force
Fred C. Seals
Dallas
Texas
Itakgo
Missouri River Flood Threat Tests Omaha Council Bluffs
Army flood experts and soldiers fought to hold back the Missouri River as it swelled toward Omaha and Council Bluffs. The crest was forecast for Thursday with thousands evacuated in Sioux City and South Sioux City as water rose through suburbs. Red Cross mobilized and Weather Bureau warned of possible storms.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Omaha Council Bluffs
Midwest
Red Cross
Washington
National Weather Bureau
Alabama
Florida
Tennessee
Omaha
Cornell Bluffs
Sioux City
Neb
Towa
Opn
Sioux
Founda
Units Gather for A-Games
LAS VEGAS Nevada April 12 4 Troops selected to participate in atomic bomb experiments later this month begin arriving tomorrow The Army announced today The troops will be based at Camp Desert Rock near the Atomic Energy Commission Nevada proving grounds The 2nd Airborne Division and the Transportation Company of the Sixth Army are scheduled to arrive tomorrow Troops of the 31st Infantry Division will arrive Monday These units have just completed the two month Long Horn maneuver at Fort Hood Texas Other units are expected to arrive later Approximately 7000 troops both Army and Marines are scheduled to participate in the atomic exercises.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Camp Desert Rock
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
Army
S2nd_ Airborne Division
Dist
Sixth Army
31St Infantry Division
Fort Hood
Texas
Soldier risks life to save child in California crash
A Marine City corporal, home from Korea, saved a two year old who fell from a car near the Golden Gate Bridge. He swerved into oncoming lanes to avoid a collision as his wife was injured. the driver, James Walsh, and his wife, Astrid, also injured. The child sustained only a skinned knee.
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Mill
Valley
Calif
Cpl Avelino Barrass
Marine City
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
Barros
Anna
James Walsh
Vallejo
Astrid
Fat
Lynn Simmons
Loretta Simmons
San Rafael
Senate Inquiry Into Steel Action Prompts Probe Request
A GOP bloc in the Senate urged a formal investigation into President Truman’s steel seizure, directing a resolution to the judiciary committee. Separately, talks between steel firms and the CIO union stalled, with officials hinting at a possible down payment wage boost for workers pending a new contract. Negotiations remain adjourned over the weekend as the dispute stretches past due terms.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate ‘Judiciary Committee
Sen
McCarran
D.-Ney
White House
Philip Murray
CIO
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Sen. Ferguson
Rmich
Know
Torrance Cattle Stricken Die by Arsenic Poison Suspected
Torrance cattle herd of 120 suffered mass deaths with 68 dead and 26 in serious condition. Investigators suspect arsenic poisoning as Det. Sgt Ray Etienne notes symptoms. George E. Agajanian of Los Angeles owned the affected steers in two adjacent pastures at Barl Street and Spencer Avenue.
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Torrance
Sheriff's
George E. Agajanian
Los Angeles
Barl St
Spencer Ave
Ray"Etienne
Lennox
Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
Easter Bunny Interview Sparks Quiet Store Duel
In Richmond on April 12 a department store scene features a freckled boy and his uneasy father awaiting a chat with the Easter Bunny. The boy confirms good behavior before the bunny asks him to lay an egg, a moment tucked into a lighthearted news snippet.
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Richmond
Taft Urges Ike to Speak Out on Issues
Taft of Ohio challenged Gen Eisenhower to state his political views as he retires from European command and may campaign. Eisenhower said he plans three speeches but offered no explicit policy positions. In Korea, Sabre pilots claimed air victory destroying MIGs and damaging others while Easter battles continued with limited ground action.
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Associated Press
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Paris
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Butler
Rep
Judd
R.minn
West Point
Columbia University
Salina
Kan
S. Kentucky
Seoul
Korea
USS
Sabre
Sinanju
China-North Korea
Chongju
Pakehon
Girl 12 Crushed as Elevator Rises With Door Open
In Wichita Kansas a 12 year old girl, Carol Louise Cavitt, died in an elevator accident in a downtown office building. She was trapped half out of the main passenger cage as the elevator rose with doors open. Det. Karl Triplet described witnesses saying she hung on the rising cage floor with hips and legs dangling, crushed in the inch and a half gap between the cage and the floor.
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Wichita
Kan
Teday
Carol Louise Cavitt
Karl ‘Triplet
Three Vehicle Crash Kills Four Near Sacramento
Four people died in a three vehicle crash on Highway 40 near Sacramento. Victims include Mrs Evelyn Foster about 30 and her infant son, Jerry Fink 35, and Mrs Mollie Beam 53 of Citrus Heights. Foster and Fink had planned to marry. Several children aged 31 to 3 were taken to a receiving home. Edward De Walt 31 and truck driver Joseph R Berube 36 were injured.
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Sacramento
Highway 40
Russ Hershey
Evelyn Foster
Jerry Fink
Fink
Mollie Beam
Citrus Heights
Hershey
Foster
Wileane
Clinton
Billy
Charlotte
Dale
Yale Foster
Portrait of Laraine Day and Leo Durocher on Parade
Southland magazine highlights Easter sunrise images and Long Beach life. features cover art stamps records and garden scenes with lighthearted notes on cooking and home topics. a portrait of baseball’s famous couple Laraine Day of Long Beach and Leo Durocher headlines the national scene alongside Auto and bridge pages and multiple sections.
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Southland Magazine
Southland
Long Beach
Laraine Day
Leo
Durocher
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Russell
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