GOP Delegates Picked in Five States Amid Eisenhower Taft Clash
In Arizona Arkansas Colorado Georgia and Utah Republicans chose delegates today as a Taft Eisenhower race dominates the scene. Gov John F Fine in Harrisburg called it a two horse race with Eisenhower and Taft. Harold Stassen echoed the assessment in Cleveland remarking on the GOP contest.
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Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Utah
Paint State
Dwight Eisenhower
Chin
Robert Patt
John &. Fine
Pennvania
Harrisburg
Eisenhower
Taft
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Cleveland
Sen
General Patton Honored in Luxembourg Farewell Ceremony
In Luxembourg on April 26 General Patton is honored as Eisenhower arrives to pay respects at Patton’s burial site. Eisenhower lays wreaths at the cemetery and Luxembourg’s WWI memorial, while French and Luxembourg officials recount battles and sabotage by German occupiers. A later salute notes U.S. anti aircraft capabilities, tied to Korea era tensions.
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Luxembourg
Fisenhower
Tacembourg
Tay
Cemnetary
Inarms S. Patton
Hisenhower
Patton
United States
Joseph Bechen
George
Watertown
Mass
Coblenz
U. S
Korea
Crash Kills Manville's Eighth Wife
GREENBURGH New York April 26 Georgina Campbell Manville 33 estranged eighth wife of playboy Tommy Manville was killed in an automobile crash. A car she drove collided with another at an intersection. She was thrown from the car and crushed beneath it. The other driver William Rogers 48 White Plains was unhurt. The accident occurred about 6 30 am. She had interviewed Manville as a reporter for The Hobo News and they married December 12 1945. Manville announced legal separation February 16 1951 with alimony but no divorce. The 18 room Son Repos mansion in New Rochelle was recently up for sale.
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Greenburgh
N. Y
Georgina Campbell Manville
Tommy Manville
Eugene Breit
William Rogers
White Plains
Manville
the Hobo News
Ro‘chelie
L B Area Men Due on 2 Ships
Two large Long Beach area service contingents return from the Orient. Thirty six local men are among 1123 Marines aboard the transport Gen. William Weigel, docking about 3 a.m. in San Diego at Navy Pier tomorrow. On Monday, 41 Long Beach area Army men aboard the Navy transport Marine Phoenix will dock in Seattle.
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Orient
Torrow
William Weigel
San Diego
Navy Pier
Long Beach
Hooky Student Flies To Texas From San Pedro
A San Pedro boy, Bobby Stovgle, skipped school and stowed away on an American Airlines flight to Texas. He rode midway before being discovered when the passenger count didn’t match tickets. Dallas juvenile officers retrieved him and sent him home to 1141 Arica Ct. with his mother, Mrs. Louise Pelayo.
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San Pedro
Robert Stovgle
International Airport
Louise Pelayo
Janice MecKale
American Airlines
Bobby
U.N. Truce Plan Faces Three Major Obstacles
April 26 report says U S Command contemplates a new move to break stalemate in Korean armistice talks. Communist delegates signaled willingness to attend a full plenary session but insisted on negotiations over a “surmistior agreement.” Brig Gen William P Suckels said the main issue remains prisoner repatriation and whether prisoners can choose their fate.
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Munsan
Wnorea
U. S
Ardmir Ankl
William P. Suckels
CLS
Long Beach Market Robbed of 1600 by Two Bandits
A Long Beach market was held up last night by two masked bandits who forced 10 people to the floor and stole about $1600 from grocery and meat tills. One bandit looted the grocery department while the other took $860 from butcher Charles Kleine. Both fled in a waiting car as Miller and other workers complied.
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Long Beach
Frank Miller
BAL Hircourt
Pulleg Fat
Topom
McCoy’s
Anl
Miller
Charles W. Kleine
Kleine
Crest of Flood Near Clinton, Iowa
A Mississippi River flood crest threatens Clinton Iowa with a rising river at 18.0 feet and a near all time level. Levee breaches reported upstream near Fulton and dike work continues downstream toward Quincy. Missouri River crest moves downstream past Kansas City with Davenport preparing for a crest near 18.7 feet.
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Clinton
Towa
Duebuque
Borner
Jollas
Fulton
Quincy
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas City
Lyons-Futton Bridge
Tllinois
Davenport
Lexington
Lews Mo
Carrol County
Grounded vessel breaks in two near Tokyo
TOKYO April 26 The Navy said the merchant ship William Eaton, which ran aground April 14 near To Shima about 60 miles south of Tokyo, has broken in two. The captain and chief engineer, the only two aboard, are safe in the stern section and will be removed when sea conditions permit.
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Tokyo
Navy
William Eaton
Eaton
Shima
Eleven Die as Huks Battle Island Army
Philippine Army and Huk forces clash across three Luzon areas. Eleven killed and three wounded today in Pangasinan Province and surrounding zones. An army patrol killed six Huks, with one sergeant and two civilians dead.
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Huks
Battle Island Army
Manila
Luzon
Pangasian
Weather outlook with mild winds and sun
Partly cloudy tonight and mostly sunny tomorrow. Warmer conditions expected with westerly afternoon winds of 15 to 25 mph.
Highway Crash Kills Five Near Los Banos
Five people die and five are seriously injured in a two car collision ten miles west of Los Banos on April 26. The Cope family from San Francisco and pedigree names are listed among the dead and injured, including Paul Cope, his son Peter, and Bennie Espinosa. Authorities say Espinosa’s car skidded into the Cope station wagon.
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Lon Banos
Here
Hiwy
Paul Cope
San Francisco
Peter
Larry Espinosa
Tracy
Ablina Cruz
Salinas
A. Cruz
Pearl
Larry
Margie Ann
Cope Ca
Agnes
Pamela
Michelle
Clabourne Tatum
Bennie Espinosa
Los Banos City
Espinson
Cope
Braarside
Ex-British Officer Fined After Punching Village Rector
Retired Rear Admiral Ernest W. Bridgwater, once convoy commodore in World War II, was fined 120 pounds after an incident with village rector Rev. Harold G. Cole. Bridgwater claimed Cole aimed insults at him in a Sunday sermon.
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Bridgwater
Eng
Ernest W
Leir
Harold G. Cole
Local Page Index References For Daily News Sections
The note lists where to find church pages classified ads and other sections. It specifies pages for Camiés, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, tides and temperatures.
Sunset Beach head on crash leaves husband dead and wife hurt
George A Loesbe 41 of Huntington Beach died at 4 50 pm after a collision at Coast Highway and 24th Street in Sunset Beach. His wife Hazel A Loeshe 37 suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries while her husband’s car was struck by a Long Beach driver A T Melkash 2036 Eucalyptus Ave. Melkash sustained major injuries but is not in critical condition. Mil ler of Huntington Beach 1017 England Street escaped injury. The wreck blocked the highway and Soeshe was removed to Smiths Mortuary Huntington Beach.
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George A. Saesbe
Huntington Beach
Sunset Beach
Pacific Coast Hwy
Alfred McKash
Eucalyptus Ave
Press-Telegram
Chuck Tally
Long Beach
George Alfred Loesbe
Nichols St
Coast Hwy
24Th St
Hazel A. Loeshe
Seaside Hospital
A. T. Melkash
Hendell H. Miler
England
St. Huntington Beach
Loesbe
Miller
California
Soeshe
Smith
Four Red Terrorists Slain by British Forces
Singapore dated dispatch reports Long Pin, chief of the No 1 regiment of the Malay and liberation army, shot dead with three lieutenants by troops of the British Suffolk Regiment. Gen Sir Gerald Templar congratulated the regiment. Long Pin bore a $25,000 price on his head.
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Singapore
Long Pin
Selangor
Suffolk Regiment
Gerald Templar
Malayan and Liberation Army
French Cabinet Plans Cuts to Balance Budget
Paris April 26 The French cabinet approved cutting government spending by 110.62 billion francs about 314 million dollars as part of Premier Antoine Pinay effort to balance the budget without tax increases. The total budget stands at 3.494 trillion francs. The military allotment was not reduced.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Boys steal radium fishing sinkers in Carteret incident
Three boys aged 10 and 12 stole a box of lethal radium pellets used for industrial X rays valued at $200,000. They hid the pellets in a sidewalk crack awaiting a fishing trip. Doctors report no immediate radiation effects but say tests continue under pathologist Casili. Police suspect youths. one boy admitted theft and guided investigators to the cache.
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Carteret
A. R. Casidi
Elizabeth
Foster Wheeler Corp
George Sheridan
Joseph's
Nicholas Norusis
Casilli
Remember to set clocks ahead for daylight saving time
The article notes that about 65 million Americans will advance their clocks tonight or tomorrow morning. In California including Long Beach the switchover occurs at 1 am Sunday, moving to 2 am. The extra hour will return on September 28 when standard time ends the daylight saving period.
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Long Beach
California
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