Queen Juliana Arrives in Los Angeles for Two Day Visit
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard land in Los Angeles aboard an Air Force Constellation, greeted by Mayor Bowron. Rain briefly halted the welcome as the royal party begins a two day schedule with luncheons at MGM and home of Robert Gross, plus a hotel dinner for 300 guests.
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Los Angeles
Juliana
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
San Francisco
Air Force Constellation
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Fletcher Bowron
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer
Douglas to Build Planes in Torrance Factory
Douglas Aircraft Co moves to begin aircraft manufacturing in a large Torrance area plant near 190th Street and Normandie Avenue. The U S Navy filed condemnation against Columbia Geneva division of U S Steel for the property, previously idle since 1948 after a War Assets Administration purchase.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Torrance
Douglas
Peronniel
190Th St
Normandie
U. S. Navy
Columbia
Geneva
U. S. Steel Corfu
Ir D. Brett
U. S
Los Angeles
Douglas Aircraft
U. S. Steel
War Assets Administration
Classifieds and notices summary page reference
A concise directory style note lists where to locate church pages obituaries comics and financial items across sections A and B including sports theaters and shipping. It directs readers to specific pages for weather tides radio television and shipping details alongside sports results and theater listings.
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Weether, Tides
Queen Juliana Visits Los Angeles Amid Welcome Crowd
Royal party led by Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard lands at Los Angeles International Airport. A military honor guard greets them as Mayor Bowron welcomes the queen at City Hall. The entourage tours and dines, with the royal visit marking a first since 1919 for a reigning monarch on the U.S. west coast.
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U. S. West Coast
California
Albert
Belgium
Elizabeth
Los Angeles
Netherlands
United States
J. H. van Roijen
Selden, Chapin
Fletcher Bowon
Bowron
Robert E. Gross
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Stone Canyon
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Netherlands Royal Party in Southland Visits California
Royal party led by Queen Juliana spends a Southern California weekend with high level officials. Attendees include Prince of the Netherlands and ambassadors from Paris to Washington, plus household staff and unofficial aides.
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Netherlands’ Royal Party
Southland
Juliana of the
Netherlands
California
Queen of the
Etherlands
Prince of
Enlistments Extended Nine More Months for Volunteers
Washington reports about 125,000 volunteers whose terms end July 1 are extended by nine months. Army Air Force Navy and Marine volunteers are covered, with Selective Service 24 month enlistees excluded. Not all will serve full extension. no one kept longer than necessary.
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Washington
U. S
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Defense Department
Department
National Guard
Selective Service
Grass Fire Expands Along Florida Highway
A large sawgrass fire in the Everglades continued to burn south along U S Highway 27 in Broward County. It covered more than 200 square miles and moved at 10 to 12 miles per day as Chief Guy Bender warned the situation was very serious and rain was needed to ease the blaze.
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Imam
Fla
Everglades
Blaa
Hercely
U. S. Highway 27
Broward County
Guy Bender
Utah Rancher Gored to Death by Calf Bellowing Bull
In Daniel Utah on April 19 a 54 year old farmer and stock man Theodore Johnson was fatally gored by a Holstein bull in a corral. The victim’s grandson Dale Johnson shot the animal three times to stop it after finding him.
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Daniel
Utah
Theodore Johnson
Dale Johnson
NPA ends most rubber use restrictions nationwide
The National Production Authority announced near total removal of controls on natural and synthetic rubber use effective April 21 with a safety net to clamp down if stocks or prices worsen. It maintains limits on pale crepe and sole crepe and leaves the latex trading restriction in place until June 30.
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Washington
GNPAC
Henry H. Fowler
NPA
United States
Fowler
Moderate Quake Shows on Graph
A moderate earthquake about 2400 miles south of New York was recorded today at 5 05 35 a m on the Columbia University seismograph.
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New York
Here
Columbia University
Dear Bill Triple birth during wartime in Neillsville
A soldier in Korea learns his wife in Neillsville Wisconsin has given birth to triplet boys. Rickie Lee weighs four pounds at 2:34 a m Roger Allen two pounds 10 ounces Roy Edward three pounds 15 ounces all healthy in hospital.
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Neillsville
Wis
Willian Johnson
U. S. Army
Korea
Bill
Rickie Lee
Dunces
Roger Allen
Roy Edward
Telephone Strike Ended Amid Wage Deal for Installations Workers
In New York an agreement between Western Electric and District 10 of the Communications Workers of America ends the 13 day nationwide telephone strike. District 11 talks with mediators continue to settle differences. Installations workers gain 3.1 cents hourly rise with 1.7 cents for fringe benefits. picket lines to drop. Workers to return Monday morning pending ratification.
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New York
Western Electric
District 10
Communications Workers of America
CIO
District 11
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
California
A. T. Jones
Jones
Weather warning spans coast to San Diego with strong winds
Small craft warnings issued from Point Concepcion to San Diego through tonight, with west to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Winds expected to ease tomorrow, with slightly warmer conditions and mostly sunny skies tomorrow.
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Point Concepcion
San Diego
Missouri River Flood Threat Reaches Omaha Again
The Missouri River flood, described as the biggest in the Missouri Valley, surged through Nebraska and neighboring states. A sewer-line breach in Omaha raised alarm after crest passes, with authorities reporting ongoing flood-fighting costs and mounting damage across 200 miles of downstream reaches.
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Omaha
Missouri
Missouri Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha Council Bluffs, Tawa
Twin Cities
Ike Calls Off Trip to Scandinavia Over Sore Throat
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe says General Dwight D. Eisenhower canceled his planned trip to Scandinavia due to a throat infection. A SHAPE spokesman reports he has a fever but the condition is not serious.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe
Bwight D. Eisenhower
Scandinavia
SHAPE
Supreme Allied
700 Youths Questioned Parents Too Lenient
New York April 19 700 college freshmen voiced opinions on parental behavior reported by Dr P W Alexander dean of East Tennessee College at the National Conference of Girls' Clubs of America The teenagers called for a more stable home life less tense atmosphere more parental dialogue less brushoff phrases more home religion chores and smaller allowances Submitted by Alexander as their anonymous verdict on what is wrong with parents
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New York
P. W. Alexander
East Tennessee College
National Conference of Girls’ Clubs of America
Alexander
President Defied on Budget Action
President Truman threatened daily special sessions to push a defense and foreign aid budget of 52.2 billion despite Republican and Democratic opposition. Taft called his plan headstrong while Capehart warned Congress about overstepping its appropriations power. House cuts and Senate hopes for reductions loom as hearings begin next week.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Springfield
Mass
Amvets
Charles I
England
Sen. Capehart Rind
House
Senate
Prague Court Lists Four for Execution
Prague court today sentenced four persons to death and seven others to prison terms ranging from nine to 25 years on charges of counterfeiting ration cards announced by the Czechoslovak Tactic.
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Vienna
Austria
Prague
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Johannes G. Stegeman
Joseph W. Reap
Department of State
William D. Huskey
Stikker
Miss Tellegan
Florida
Council Bluffs
Associated Press
Ike
Trip
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