Incorporation Petitions Allegedly Forged in South Lakewood
County District Attorney Ted Sten announced a probe into forged signatures on South Lakewood incorporation petitions. About 30 residents allege their names were forged, potentially violating state election law. James Newman leads the investigation, with handwriting samples to compare and hundreds of petition sheets in Los Angeles County records.
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Lakewood
Dept. Dist. Atty
Ted Sten
Press-Telegram
South Lakewood
Sten
James Newman
Newman
County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Stocks Surge Ahead After 24 Year High
New York stock market surged to a fresh high, marking a 24 year peak as blue chips led gains. U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Standard Oil New Jersey, General Electric, American Telephone, Republic Steel, Chrysler, and Gulf Oil saw higher prices amid strong demand and brief morning profit taking.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Standard Oil
N. J
General Electric
American Telephone
Republic Steel
Chrysler
Gulf Oil
McCarthy staff prober admits altering photo
James Juliana an investigator for the McCarthy committee testified he ordered the printing of a cropped Betnut graph showing Stevens and Schine alone and enlarged images including Bradley. He said he delivered the Stevens Schine image to investigators and that the decision to bring the two-shot enlargement was his.
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Washington
James Juliana
McCarthy Committee
Hel
Bnetgraph
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Pvt
David Schine
Air Force Cal
Jack T. Bradley
Juliana
Schine
Bradley
Senate
Mundt
R-S. 10
Don Surine
Tylana
Sen. McCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy
Welch
Georgs Anastos
Francas Mims
Nike Ring to Protect Southland from Air Attacks
The Army announced a network of Nike guided missiles will defend the Long Beach Los Angeles area from enemy aircraft. After eight years of research the Nike missiles are launched from prepared launching and control sites in the Southland. The missiles 20 feet long carry a warhead and use a liquid fuel propulsion. Detecting and tracking is electronic until targeting.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Army
Southland
47Th
Fort MacArthur San Pedro
Nike
Tornadoes Strike Texas Cities Across State and Beyond
A series of vicious tornadoes lashed more than a dozen Texas towns and crossed into Oklahoma. The storm damaged Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and many others, injuring several people, knocking out power, and tearing buildings. At Hugo Oklahoma one man was hurt as 100-plus structures were damaged. A funnel cloud hit Smithfield Fort Worth area, injuring two residents and damaging property, with witnesses describing a blue black sky and roaring danger.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Oklahoma
Little Beglah
Lufkin
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Bryan
Tyler
Mineola
Grapeland
Shegmond
Floise
Franklin
Coupland
Kyle
Taylor
Byersville
Gause
Jones
Prairie
Minerva
Hanover
Splawn
Lore
Star
Galveston Bay
John Ellis
Barbara Heyden
Hugo
Okla
State Fair Auditorium
Metropolitan Opera Company
Charles Meeker
N. T. Fisher
Smithfield
Nancy Bernstein
Jesse B. Cochran
J. B. Terwater
Bandit Pair Robs Liquor Store in Artesia Street Heist
Louis Wolfe, 66, was slugged by one of two bandits who looted a liquor store at 1049 EB Artesia St at 11 a.m. today, taking $350. Wolfe, injured, went to Seaside Hospital. a witness, Mary Clark, 36, saw the getaway in a car. The two suspects were described as tall, thin men. one wore light pants and jacket, the other a tan hat and sunglasses. The incident follows a prior threat near the store on April 9.
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Artesia St
Louis A. Wolfe
Ladera Dr
Seaside Hospital
Wolfe
Mary B. Clark
Lewis Ave
House OKs Defense Funds No Troop Ban
The House approved nearly 29 billion dollars for defense with little opposition, rejecting an amendment to curb presidential authority on troop movements abroad. The bill moves to the Senate with major allocations to the Air Force, Army, and Navy, reflecting votes on budget and policy limits.
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House
Washington
Senate
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
Rep. Coudert
Congress
Coudert
U. S
Indochina
Bobby Baird
Rep. Halleck
Indiana
United States
Air Force
Army
Navy
Trapeze Artist Paralyzed Mid‑Act Saved By Husband
A 28-year-old trapeze performer, Mrs. Eileen Johansen, suffered sudden paralysis of her left arm 75 feet in the air during a show in the arena dome. Her husband Allan Johansen fastened a coping tether to her, saving her from a fall as 6,500 spectators watched. She was lowered and taken to City Hospital after the rescue delayed the opening night by 20 minutes.
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ST. Louis
Ger
Eileen Johansen
City Hospital
Weather outlook with clouds and light showers
Mostly cloudy today and Saturday with a chance of light showers. High near 65 degrees as the weekend begins.
Catastrophic Temblor Strikes Central Greece Near Granitsa
A severe earthquake hit Greece with its center near the Granitsa Findus Mountain area, about 135 miles northwest of Athens. Officials report collapsed homes in Lamia and Agia Marina, injuries across multiple towns, and widespread telegraph and telephone outages amid rugged terrain and challenging access.
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Athens
Greece
Joh Nikolitsas
Ionian Islands
Findus
Granitsa
Athens Observatory
Lamia
Agia Marina
Kate Domokos
Trikkala
Dean to Come Home From Seoul in Week
A Vancouver Sea Island Royal Canadian Air Force hangar fire destroyed seven aircraft and threatened nearby jet hangars. No injuries were reported. Officials estimate damage over 1 million dollars. Ambassador Arthur H. Dean announced he will leave for home next Friday ending his mission to keep President Syngman Rhee informed at the Geneva conference.
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Vancouver
B. C
Royal Canadian Air Force
Sea Island Base
Dean
RCAF
Three Die as Auto Plunges Into Ravine Near Chino
Three men died when their car left Carbon Canyon Road and plunged into a ravine twelve miles southwest of Chino. Deceased are Lea Verne Gish and Homer G. Dean of Chino and Herman Dean, 31, of Bloomington. A fourth passenger, Jack M. Etter, 31, of Silverado, was hospitalized with leg, head, and chest injuries.
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Chino
E. FP. Doyle
Lea Verne Gish
Homer G. Dean
Herman Dean
Bloomington
Jack M. Etter
Silverado
California
Carbon Canyon Rd
Asia Talks at Geneva Bog Down in Indochina Talks
The Geneva conference closed its first week bogged down on Indochina peace talks with no sessions planned for the weekend. Eden conferred privately with Molotov and Chou En-Lai during a luncheon at Molotov's villa, as U.S. officials planned further meetings and debated India’s possible inclusion in the talks.
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Eddy Gilmore
Geneva
Indochina
Anthony Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Molotov
U. S
Dulles
Eden
Georges Bidault
Molostov
Dien Bien Phu
India
United States
Nehen
Bidault
Chou
Finding contact details across the newspaper sections
The text lists where to find various sections and features in the edition, naming pages for Beach Continuing Billy Rose Boyle Beteerae and others, plus Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Sports and Tides Temperatures Women Your World across pages A-2, A-6, A-8, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-7, B-8, and B-9.
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Beach
Eae
Billy Rose
Boyle
Beteerae
Shipping
Thesters
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