Sump Drags No Trace Of Missing Norwalk Boy
Charles Houghton ten years old vanished Thursday noon from his Norwalk home. Deputies and county lifeguards dragged a water-filled sump on Excelsior Drive near the San Gabriel River but found no trace. Earlier searches covered an abandoned oil tank farm, new tracts, schools, river, and nearby airports with no results. Charles is described as four feet one inch, 70 pounds, blond hair, blue eyes, last seen in faded blue jeans and a white Ranger T-shirt with no shoes.
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Norwalk
Charles Houghton
Charles A.houghton
San Gabriel River
Sheriff's
Charles
Sant Gabriel River
Los Angeles
Dennis
Richard
Shirley
Cone Ranger
Injured Pair Fight for Life in Headon Crash Near Midway City
A three-vehicle collision on Huntington Beach Boulevard near Hazard Street left Ernest Lloyd Weaver 58 Long Beach dead along with Fred James Beaumont 69 Baldwin Park and Mrs. Beaumont. Davis Gibson and John Webster Gibson were also injured. Two Air Force men in a second crash on Cherry Avenue were seriously hurt and hospitalized.
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Long Beach
Midway City
Ernest Lloyd Weaver
E. 20Th St
Fred James Beaumont
Baldwin Park
Beaumont
Huntington Beach Blvd
Hazard St
Westminster
California
Zimmerman
Walter Meter
Orange County
Weaver
Carroll Evans Davis
Davis
Beaumonts
John Webster Gibson
Mrs. Davis
Gibson
Santa Ana Community Hospital
Smith
Huntington Beach
Air Force Training Center
Municipal Airport
Cherry Ave
San Antonio
Earl Peterson
William G. Columber
Community Hospital
Kennebec Hotel Fire Ravages Downtown in 1948 Blaze
The Kennebec Hotel on W Ocean Boulevard in Santa Monica was hit by a major fire yesterday afternoon causing about 300000 dollars in damage. The blaze gutted the fourth floor, forced evacuation of 100 guests and 60 Roxy Theater patrons, as 68 firefighters battled for over two hours. Fire officials suspect an electrical short in a fourth floor apartment started the fire. Hospitalized firefighters sustained injuries from smoke, glass and nails as crews used new ladders to control the flames. The fire damaged nine storefronts on the main floor and caused over 100000 dollars in fire damage alone. The hotel, built in 1905 and remodeled at 150000 dollars, is owned by C A Owen Inc.
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Roxy Theater
Samuel T. Sameson
Floyd A. Wells
Seaside Hospital
J. M. Snow
L. V. MacMakin
Frank Sandeman
C. A. Owen, Inc
Trio Nabbed Sneaking Antibiotics to China
SAN FRANCISCO April 14 Three crewmen of the Incz President Wilson were arrested by customs agents and charged with attempting to smuggle antibiotic medicines for Hong Kong from the US. Several hundred bot. sanTA MONICA April 14 ties of aureomycin and chloro-Veteran screen star Warner Rax myccetvicin were found in earlier, ailing for months, waste board boxes the trio were carry sturned today to St. John's Hospital for emergency surgery.
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San Francisco
Incz
Wilson
Hong Kong
Pawl
Leake
Santa Monica
Warner
St. John's Hosing
Pital
Allies Attack Before Dawn Across Korea Front
Allied troops surprised the Reds in Central Korea with a pre dawn assault winning high ground at Hwachon Reservo i within range of Yanggu. UN forces hold the reservoir south shore while attempting the dam near Hwachon. West of 38th Parallel allied units push across ridges. heavy enemy resistance, artillery, and counterattacks reported. Red casualties rose sharply. Ongjin Peninsula Marines gain control near Chinmampo. Ridgway hands command to Van Fleet as air strikes continue and Formosa presence draws propaganda.
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Tokyo
Korea
Hwachon
Yanggu
United Nations
Seoul
Chorwon
Inje
Yangeu
Tom Bradshaw
Iselose
Hwachon Reservoir
South Korea
Eighth Army
Ongjin Peninsula
Chin'mampo
Yellow Sea
Pyongyang
van Fleet
Matthew B. Ridgway
James van Fleet
Husky
Normandy
Greece
Ridgway
Tovko
MacArthur
U. S
China
Foochaw
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
U.S
FBI May Be Put on Contine's Trail
Monterey April 14 A nationwide talent contest winner Dick Contine disappeared from Fort Ord just before he was to be sworn into the Army. He had checked in Friday with draftees from Los Angeles and was assigned quarters when he turned up missing. If he does not appear soon the FBI will take over the case.
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Monterey
Dick lContine
Fort Ord
FBI
Jecpatin
Los Angeles
Hirohito Visits Gen. MacArthur
Emperor Hirohito made an unprecedented social call on General Douglas MacArthur at the U S embassy in Tokyo. The two leaders discussed the post surrender era as MacArthur planned to address Congress on Japan’s peace treaty, with Dulles delaying Tokyo contact. The Emperor’s visit lasted about 45 minutes before Hirohito and his party prepared to depart for the United States via San Francisco after stops in Honolulu and Tokyo.
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Avsecto
MacArthur
Ta. m
United States
Congress
Washington
Truman
Hirohito
Ni Can
Sir Jemerged
John Foster Dulles
Dulles Iorobi
Tokyo
Dulles
Alaska
Hawaii
San Francisco
Honolulu
Monk Outruns Fireman On 30 Foot Roof Chase
An Oriental monkey on Terminal Island eluded a long chase by Freeman K. Dier Jam a Los Angeles fireman. Dier Jam was injured after tumbling from a rooftop while pursuing the animal and later regained consciousness at hospital. The monkey escaped from the S S Hoegh Trader where 460 Javanese monkeys were imported. The creature had sparked a city wide hunt by about 500 seekers since its weeklong freedom continued.
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San Fedho
Terminal Island
Freeman K. Dier Jam
Los Angeles
Freeman
Dier Jam
Engine 40
Delmar Tilley
Harbor Animal Regulation
Dierlam
Continental Can Co
San Pedro
S. S
Heat talk denial and MacArthur plot exposed
Sen Kerr denies heating talk to blast MacArthur as balloon pans plot to bar MacArthur remarks. Rep Martin reveals a plan to impede his speech. Church and civic groups express deep concern as stripteaser boom rises in Los Angeles.
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Sen. Kerr
Oklahoma
MacArthur
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Truman Warns Republicans of Deadly Peril in Korea Aide
President Truman at a high priced dinner accuses Republicans of petty politics while warning that the nation faces grave danger in Korea. He vows no appeasement or compromise with aggression by the Soviet and Chinese Communists and notes MacArthur’s dismissal without naming the Republicans. The crowd responds as he departs from script to address critics.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Kremlin
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Republican Party
MacArthur
Wake Island
Europe
Russia
Manchuria
1500 Free Flood as Mississippi Sat 70-Year High
A Mississippi flood surged to a seventy year high around 19 feet driven by a torrent that forced about 1500 people to flee and threatened more than 300 homes. An estimated 100000 cubic feet of water per second swept the riverward, with crest projections near 19.2 feet as engineers warned it could exceed early estimates.
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Mississippi
ST. Paul
Minn
Mississippi River
Temurcow
Albion Teenager Remembers Deferments In War Era
An Albion, Indiana report recalls a 14 year old amid wartime deferment debates. The fragmented note references military service, local sentiment, and ongoing community impact from the era.
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Garrat
Hoyd A. Wells
Cady—Prass-Telegram
W. Ocean Blvd
Pacific Ave
Warner Baxter
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Air Force
Don Huth
Contine
Gen. MacArthur
Loose Monk
Freeman K. Dierland
Berling
Hawali
Paliticat News
Public Forum
Southland Magazine
Waterfront
St Ig
Albion
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