Two Men To Be Arraigned In Army Officer Car Theft
TORRANCE Two Lawndale men who confessed stealing an Army officer s car containing 510 000 in jewelry last month were scheduled for arraignment today in South Bay Municipal Court on grand theft and burglary charges. John C Calder 25 and Robert B Hunt 19 were arrested by Newport police Tuesday while driving another car stolen in Long Beach. Det Capt Ernest Ashton said the men admitted taking Maj James Barrett s car from in front of the officer s home in the Hollywood Riviera area. They said they thought the jewelry in the glove compartment was cheap costume jewelry and gave most of it to recover funds. One bracelet valued at 2000 was thrown away but the remainder of the jewelry has been recovered. A third suspect Harry Thias 19 also of Lawndale is in San Diego jail awaiting jurisdiction determination. He was arrested by Mexican police in Baja California while driving Barrett s car. Thias denied participation in the auto theft but admitted he knew the car was stolen.
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Order June Draft Quota Cut to 32,000
The Army trims June draft requirements to 32,000 men from 53,000 in the prior four months. The Defense Department attributed earlier high calls to the Korean conflict and said future inductions should flow more evenly unless world events change. The June quota raises total drafted or earmarked since September 1950 to 1,446,430.
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Report on General Dean Held in Peiping China
An unconfirmed report from the China Union Press said Maj. Gen. William F. Dean has been transferred to Peiping China. Dean, former U S 24th Division commander, was held earlier at Antung in Communist Manchuria after being captured in Korea in July 1950.
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Five Insurance Firms Pay Riot Damage Settlement
Santa Ana reports five insurers agreed to pay 53.83 each to cover Orange County Jail riot damages totaling 266.65 after prisoners damaged bunks windows and plumbing in a March 11 protest over stew. Board of supervisors accepted the offers as Sheriff Musick and jail officials faced internal discipline questions.
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Master Bank Swindler Quits But Nabbed After Final Act
Dallas con Acuff, 38, jailed after boasting of a perfect bank swindle and calling his last crime his final act. He duped two savings and loan associations of about 7000 in under 30 minutes, leaving a letter to Atty. Gen. Bratnell detailing schemes across Washington, Kansas City, Ft. Worth, and more. Detectives say it was a time-honored bilking method.
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High Tides Flood Canadian Villages
High spring tides driven by strong winds flooded dozens of villages along Gaspe Peninsula and the south shore of the lower St. Lawrence River. Peak levels reached 17 feet, about 12 feet above normal, inundating more than 150 miles of coastline from Rimouski to the Atlantic Coast. Many families evacuated their homes.
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