Toll of Saigon clash in Diem push against Binh Xuyen
Saigon burned over a square mile as fighting raged between Nationalist forces and the Binh Xuyen Society. Premier Ngo Dinh Diem declared war after a triple incident at his palace, army, and police HQ. Authorities reported hundreds dead or wounded as troops advanced toward the Binh Xuyen stronghold in Cho Lon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Indochina
South Viet Nam
Mier Ngo Dinh Diem
Binh Kuyen
Diem
Binh Xuyen
le van Viet
Bao Dai
Binh Sayen
National
Surete
Cho Lon
Binh Xuyyen Society
Sireet
Choon
Binh Xayen
Cholon
Neutral mediation proposal on Chinese talks faces Chiang opposition
Senator George urged a neutral nation could represent the Chinese Nationalists at future talks on Formosa. He warned Chiang Kai-Shek would resist any such arrangement, while urging cautious openness to a US–Communist China dialogue. Knowland and McCarthy pushed back against negotiating with Red China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen George
D.-Ga
George
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
China
Eisenhower
Ching
Chou En-Lai
Sen. Knowland
R-Calif
Cou 1 Jn
Senate Gop
Knowland
U. S. Formosa
Sen
McCarthy
B.wis
Vaccine vaccine rollout amid Cutter polio concerns
Federal health officials defend continued polio immunization after eight cases occur following Cutter Laboratories doses. The Cutter vaccine halted nationwide as California tests probe whether faulty batches caused the deaths and illnesses. Surgeons general urge ongoing vaccination while other firms’ vaccines face no incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carey Washington
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Leonard Scheele
Public Health Service
California
King Tells Why Boy Fails to Appear on Speeding Charge
Van Nuys Municipal Court dealt with ten year old Larry H. White who did not answer speeding citations after a fatal April 14 auto crash on the Long Beach Freeway. Police said he was speeding. His Los Angeles grandmother, Mrs. Der witt T. Lewis, sent a letter explaining the boy’s death and included the tickets and a newspaper clipping about the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wuyo
Nig T
Larry H. White
van Nuys
Long Beach
Derwitt T. Lewis
Los Angeles
White
Butane Stove Blast Destroys Trailer in Compton
An explosion from a butane stove at 11 p.m. Wednesday sparked a fire in a trailer house at 15208 S. Avalon Blvd Compton. Occupants Georges and Harriet Stern were uninjured as the blaze caused about $4,000 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compton
Georges
Harriet Stern
S. Avalon Blvd
Classifieds and Notices Across The Paper
A catalog of page references lists where to find Beach Combing Bridge and other sections including Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries and more across pages B-1 A-23 B-13 to 19 B-12 A-8 A-22 B Obituaries-Page B-2s B-3 B-2 Shipping Table B-2 Sports A-4 to 27 Theater B-10 Tides Temperatures B-13 Wilson A-23 Women B-4 to 7 Your World 4-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
Wilson
Polio Shots Continue in Orange County Make-Up Clinic
Long Beach children joined a countywide effort as 33 Orange County school clinics inoculated 6 226 pupils before a halt on Cutter vaccine. Officials said future injections depend on Dr Jonas E Salk and may require restarting the three shot series next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynda Sturges
John Sturges
E. 5Th St
City Health Dept
Philip Reames
Adah Tier
Georgia Mowrey
Don Webster
Long ‘Beach
City Health Department
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Zype Ce
Orange County
California
San Diegline
Ventura
Russell
Santa Ana
Edward Lee
Grange County
Tne
Perary
Jonas E. Salk
Long Beach
Ini
Fires Kill 12 In Chicago Hotel And Apartment Blaze
Two fires in the Green Mill Hotel and a nearby four story apartment building killed at least 12 people in Chicago. Eight hotel victims including one fire captain were recovered, four from the apartment house including three children died. Twenty two hotel residents leaped from upper floors and many fled. Coroner and fire officials label the fires arson and police seek suspects. The Halsted Street Milwaukee Avenue district was the scene, with explosions reported and flames from the second floor stairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Green Mill
Walter J. McCarroon
Halsted St
Milwaukee Ave
Saiety
Earle Townes
Ithe Hotel
Ten Airmen Die in B-29 Crash Near Naha Okinawa
A B 29 bomber crashed three miles from Naha Airport in overcast conditions. Ten bodies were recovered with unclear crew count. An F 86 Sabre Jet is reported missing near Itazuki Air Base on Kyushu. Four Okinawans were burned and hospitalized when a separate jet crash scattered wreckage over a 400 yard area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naha
Okinawa
Naha Airport
Tease
Air Force
Itazuki
Kyushu
Japan
Little Field
Oldster Jailed After Hula on Pacific Avenue Stunt
A 67 year old man was jailed after dancing the hula in the street on Pacific Ave at 7th St. Police traced him to his home then he ran through a back door. He reportedly claimed he had run four miles and would run another four once rested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ave
7Th. St
Jay
Mallon Joins City in Fight for Title Fund
Long Beach plaintiff Mallon joined city counsel in seeking a rehearing before the State Supreme Court on the 1951 tideland revenue dispute. Atty. Stratton argues the trust remains with the city for commerce and navigation, not the state, and challenges the court’s reversion clause citing pre-1931 trust law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Mallon
Long Beach
State Supreme Court
Court
Stratten
Gordon Keith Clark
Joseph B. Lamb
Ima
Fay
Gordon
Wes
Ney
Diane
Monkey Returns Home After Backyard Escape
A ringtail monkey named Bimbo escaped from the Payton home at 1911 Cedar Ave due to jealousy over a new baby Nancy. Neighbors, police, and the shelter searched for about 45 minutes before Bimbo quietly returned, hugging Mrs Payton and posing as if ashamed of himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Payton
Cedar Ave
Bimbo
Payton
Nancy
Ol Te
Morozely
Diana Barrymore Overdose Incident On Tour
Actress Diana Barrymore 34 recovering after overdose of sleeping pills in Boston while on tour for Pajama Tops. She says she took three daily to calm nerves amid six months of touring and a recent cold, and was moved to her hotel by husband Robert Wilcox after collapsing at the Hotel Touraine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Upi
Diana Barrymore
Miss Barrymore
Robert Wilcox
Boston City Hospital
New Haven
Conn
Touraine
Sohn Barrymore
West German Pacts Win Final Parliamentary Approval
The Paris treaties cleared the last hurdle as the Dutch Senate approved the pacts 32 to 2, following votes 71 to 6 in the Dutch lower house. West Germany aims to end Allied occupation and restore sovereignty, join WEU and NATO with meetings in Paris May 7. Signatures by state chiefs will follow in Bonn Brussels and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THS
Hague
Netherlands
Paris
West Germany
Western European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Germany
Bonn Republic
West
WEU
Saar
France
Bonn
Brussels
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Green Hill Hotel
John Roderick
King
Boy
Oldster
Mallon
City
Title
Bert Resnik
Diane Wal
Monkey
William Payton
Barrymore's
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!