Vaccine shortage threatens Long Beach school immunizations
A polio vaccine shortage endangers first and second graders in Long Beach and Los Angeles County. An air shipment from Indianapolis was expected to bolster supplies, with 450 Long Beach children at risk of missing their Salk injections this week.
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I. D. Litwack
State Department of Health
Indianapolis
Ind
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Southland
Los Angeles County
Det
LitWacek
City Health Department
Litwack
House Nears 8.2 Percent Postal Pay Hike
The House moved toward passage of a bill boosting postal pay by 8.2 percent amid Republican warnings that any higher raise would be vetoed. Earlier votes blocked a 10 percent amendment and limited the raise to 7.6 percent while President Eisenhower signaled a veto of larger increases. The debate centered on whether to set the 8.2 percent figure despite the risk of a presidential veto.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tevel
McCormack
Mass
Tighreisi
Martin
Eisenhower
Where To Find It Aggregated Page Listings
The notice lists where to find various newspaper sections. It enumerates page designations for Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Grossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures Wilson Women and Your World across pages B-1 A-23 B-3 B-8 B-10 B-2 B-0 A-24 to 27 A-20 B-2 A-2 and B-4 to B-6.
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Boyle
Wilson
Diane Skelly’s turn from addiction toward hope in Bellflower
In a Bellflower recount, Diane Skelly describes her troubled path from a lie filled high school exit to early marijuana use, a return to old crowds, and the pull of loneliness before seeking a new start away from her reefer past.
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Diane Skelly
Bellflower
Texas
Diane
Beys
Compton
Zhukov Calls Peace Effort Amid Cold War Tensions
Marshal Georgi Zhukov told the Overseas Press Club dinner he is confident President Eisenhower will push for peace while condemning Paris and London defense pacts. He urged avoiding atom bomb brinkmanship and warned against appeasement, stressing the need for world common people to strive for peace.
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New York
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Paris
London
Zhukov
Germany
Augusta
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower asks 3.53 billion for Asia and world security
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 3.53 billion dollars to counter communism, most for Asia. The request allocates 717.2 million for military aid and forces, 712.5 million for economic aid, and 1.0003 billion for defense support, with emphasis on free Asia from Korea to the Middle East.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Asia
Free
Paich
Formosa
Vietnam
Harold E. Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
James C. Hagerty
White House
Noj
Magerty
Stussen
Europe
Eisenower
Free Asia
Republic of Korea
Japan
Middle East
Wild Trailer Collides With Bus, Six Killed
An empty trailer broke loose from a truck on the Montevideo Colonia highway Tuesday night and crashed into a passenger bus. Six persons were killed and 14 injured among the passengers returning from a holiday trip.
Several Hundred Die in Java Landslide Report
An unofficial report from Java says a landslide in Pakasiran overnight killed several hundred people. Earth and debris 15 feet deep buried 46 houses with only two survivors. Villagers ignored warnings after a February storm as four bodies were later recovered.
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Jskarta
Indonesia
Itacay
Java
Pakasiran
Radford and Dulles Head for Formosa amid Asia tensions
Adm. Arthur E. Radford and Asst. Secretary of State Walter Robertson flew to Formosa on a sudden trip tied to the tense Asian situation. Radford minimized crisis claims and said he would meet Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek while away about ten days.
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Arthur Radford
Walter Robertson
National Airport
Washington
Formosa
Defense Department
Arthur E. ‘Radford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Chiang“Saissheik
Asia
Congress
800 Commie Planes Face Nationalists
Formose area reports say China has about 800 planes, including Ilyushin 35 jets, along the Fukien coast opposite Formosa. Nationalist and U.S. sources note Russian aircraft types, with mentions of MIG variants and a Red airfield buildup at Luchino and expansions near Foochow, raising tensions described by Dulles as dangerous.
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Taipel
U.S
Dulles
Tomist Strew
Formosa
Washington
Luchino
Foochow
Matsu Islands
Strait
China News
Smog Named Top Cause of Lung Cancer by USC Researcher
Pasadena AP report quotes Dr. Paul Kotin of USC pathology stating atmospheric pollution is the leading single cause of lung cancer. After four years of animal experiments under a U.S. Public Health Service grant, Kotin cautions that ordinary city smog exposure may be excessive, and identifies hydrocarbons in oxidized form as the irritant. He notes smog shows no overall toxic effects in healthy or impaired animals beyond cancer risk.
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Pasadena
Paul Kotin
University of Southern California
U.S Public Health Service
Kotin
USC Medical School
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Riot at Sperry plant leaves one dead two hurt
About 300 pickets rioted at the Sperry Gyroscope plant in Lake Success on the second day of an CIO electrical workers strike over a new contract. A non-striker died of a heart attack, a policeman was injured, and a striker suffered a broken arm. Police feared arrests. reinforcements were sought but not obtained as the massed crowd disrupted the entrance and halted production of electronics for armed forces.
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New York
Sperry
Lake Success
CIO Electrical
Los
Humans
San Francisco
Two New Earthquakes Shake Central Chile Today
Two new tremors struck Coquimbo Province in central Chile today following earlier quakes Tuesday that killed one person and caused property damage. The series of seismic events underscores ongoing quake activity in the region and potential aftershocks.
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Jaanuaga
Coquimbo
Chile
Appeal to Supreme Court for rehearing in tidelands case
Long Beach petitions the California Supreme Court for a rehearing of the Mallon decision claiming the state overreached on oil and tide revenue from local tidelands. The city estimates current losses at 160 million dollars, growing 2 million monthly, and argues the core issue was not decided, risking future confusion. The filing, dated in San Francisco, seeks vacatur and was prepared by City Atty Walkfred Jacobson and O'Melveny & Myers. Eight days are given for opponents to answer, with a May deadline if the court does not act.
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Long Beach
Mallon
Long, Beach
State Supreme Court
Lone Beach
Malfon
San Francisco
City Atty
Walkfred Jacobson
Joseph B. Lamb
Atlee S. Arnold
O'Melveny & Myers
Louis W. Myers
California
Pierce Works
Wiliam W. Alsup
Felix Malson
Alma Swart
Supreme Court
Four Crewmen Feared Lost In Carrier Plane Crash
SAN DIEGO UP reports four Grumman S2F crewmen aboard the carrier Princeton were presumed dead after the anti-submarine plane dived into the Pacific while attempting to land. Lt. Raymond G. Johnher and Copilot Lt. Jim Lee Showalter, both of San Diego, were aboard with Lt. Charles R. Arent and Orin Lee Bradfour of Glendale. A 12 hour destroyer search found no trace. Exact position not released.
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San Diego
Pacific
Navy
Fleet Air Forces
Puet
Raymond G. John
Jim Lee
Charles R. Arent
Wash
Bylington
Orin Lee Bradfour
Glendale
Prince
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