Navy Veteran Delivers Own Baby at Home
Royce Hough a metalsmith and Navy veteran of Korea delivered his own newborn son Gary Royce Hough at home in Signal Hill after being awakened by his wife Delores. The 6 pound 12 ounce infant arrived in minutes before ambulance help, with both mother and baby in good condition at Commu hospital. The father, still shaken, called it the toughest duty he has faced beyond combat.
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Royce Hough
Ban Hough
18Th St. Signal Hill
Delores
Houghs
Royce
Gary Royce Hough
Hough
Hooper Island
Terry Evans
Signal Hill
Gary Roagce
Karilyn Jean
Commu-i Qn Hospital
Father
Long Beach Builds Record With 1953 Permits Surge
Long Beach permits for January through June 1953 rise by 12,358,435 over 1952, with totals reaching 10,081 for the period and 6,975. Half year figures show strong gains in residential and nonresidential construction, including 1,111 apartment units. Schools issue 71 new buildings valued at 2,206,000, while hotels face a desert resort coded scene and a dress code debate led by the city’s lone woman member.
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Long Beach
Tata
Consus Ucion
Jasty
State Funeral for Taft Held Monday Two Worlds Mourn Taft
Taft will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda after his body is moved from New York. Leaders including Knowland Martin and Bricker recessed the Senate as the House adjourned in sorrow. tributes flowed from Eisenhowers Truman Meany Reuther and world leaders as Taft’s sons William Horace Lloyd and Robert mourn his death.
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New York
Capitol
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
House
Martin
Meassachusetts
Taft
Bricker
Washington
Georgetown
America
Sen. Taft
AFL
George Meany
CIO
Walter Reuther
Europe
Britain
France
Italy
Moscow Radio
London
London Radio
U.S. Senate
William Howard Taft
Hii
Ireland
Horace Taft
Lloyd Taft
Robert Taft
William
Horace
Lloyd
Robert
Cincinnati
Ohio Eyes Taft Successor as Taft Dies
In Columbus Ohio Gov Frank Lausche weighs appointing a Democrat to fill Sen Robert Tafts seat after Tafts death Showy Republican factions seek a law change to require a special election but most feel it would be dirty pool to alter rules midgame Lausche delays naming nominees until Taft funeral and Cancels Seattle governors conference attendance.
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Colmbus
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Frank 47
Tausche
U.S. Senate
Eisenhower
Lausche
Tal
Senate
John W. Brickpre
Taft
Whisever J
Seattle
Fear of New Eruption at Sicilian Mount Etna
Si lian volcano Etna shows renewed rumblings with a possible eruption feared. Lava erupted from the northeast crater earlier, sending hot ash toward hamlets but causing no major damage. Activity resumed late Friday, last major eruption occurred in 1953.
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Calanla
Dich
Etna
Cilian
Justice Department Eyes Perjury in McMichael Case
In Washington UPI reports the Justice Department may review perjury accusations from the McMichael hearing. Rep. Velde says there is substantial evidence of perjury in questioning Rev. Jack Richard McMichael, who clashed with witnesses. House members urge sending the record to DOJ while McMichael faces a subpoena for further questioning.
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Justice Department
McMichael
Washington - Upi
Justices Department
Velde (ReLidy
House Un-American Activities Committee
Jack Richard McMichael
Velde
Dorle
D.califi
Rep
Clardy
Johnson
New York
New York Newsman Named Chair Of Security Training Commission
Julius Ochs Adler vice president and general manager of the New York Times was named chairman of the National Security Training Commission. He was designated after two other civilians took the oath at White House ceremonies. Also sworn in were Dr Karl Compton MIT Corp head and Warren H Atherton former American Legion national commander.
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Washington
Julius Ochs Adler
New York Times
National Security Training Commission
Adler
White House
Karl Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corp
Warren H. Atherton
Stockton
Calif
American Legion
Nine year old Rita Lynch wins baton twirling title
Nine year old Rita Lynch, member of the Long Beach Youth Band, took first in the novice division of the State American Legion Baton Twirling Contest at Lincoln Park. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lynch of 4463 Goldfield Ave, the win was announced today.
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Rita Lynch
Jovette
Long Beach
American Legion
Lincoln Park
Robert Lynch
Goldfield Ave
Pants Go Out Motel Window Heist Shocks Jennings Family
Edward H. Wender of Jennings reports a burglary at a motel on 101 W. Pacific Coast Hwy. He says he and his wife and two daughters were in a dark room when the Venetian blinds rustled and his trousers emerged from the window. The burglar fled with the pants containing $147 and $500 in travelers checks.
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Edward H. Wenener
Jennings
Wender
Pacific Coast Hwy
Legion Delegates Back Anti Communist, Tax, and Education Measures
Delegates at a state American Legion convention urged strong anti communist action, continued U N forces in Korea, and expanded aircraft procurement. Resolutions supported dissolution of treaties conflicting with the U S Constitution, narcotics enforcement offices, and standardized school construction. A proposal urged care for illegitimate children of Allied occupation in Japan and informed students about communism. The conclave ends with officer elections as about 15,000 Legionnaires attend.
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State Senate
un-American Activities
United Nations
Korea
Russia
United States
Los Angeles County
U. S
Harold Velde
House
UN American Activities Committee
McCarthy
Senate
San Diego
Fresno
Japan
American Legion
Hold¢kom Post
Adobe Post 828
California
Verdugo Hills
Molly Pitcher
Auxiliary
George Kelley
Yorba Linda
William Burke
Los Angeles
Leon Farrand
North Hollywood
Belbert Brown
San Rafael
Laura Mahan
San Francisco
Wwernsurer
Brown
Doppy
Ans
Architectural Woodwork Value and Craftsmanship
Architectural Woodwork extols the beauty of fine woodwork including wainscoting and paneled ceilings that reveal natural wood grains, highlighting the aesthetic and joinery of well crafted interiors.
Milan Cardinal Warns Tourists To Respect Cathedral Dress
In a letter published by L Italia the archbishop of Milan Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster urged foreign visitors to cover shoulders and legs before entering the world famous cathedral. He urged clergy to enforce modest dress in church noting foreigners’ worship habits abroad and warning Italy could seem lacking in interior civilization if lenient.
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Milan
Italy
Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster
L'Italia
Holy Place
Schuster
Britain
America
Switzerland
Presbyterians Plan Vacation Church School
Westminster Community Presbyterian Church will hold a daily Vacation Church School from August 3 to 14. Classes run 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday for children ages 4 to 11. Mrs. Virginia Lewis is supervisor.
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Westminster Community Presbyterian Church
Virginia Lewis
State Seizes Boston Milk Mills to Block Strike
Massachusetts Governor Christian A Herter used emergency powers to seize 12 metropolitan Boston milk mills and prevent a rush hour strike by 1200 Milk Wagon Drivers Local 380 workers and processing plant staff over wages and benefits after a breakdown in a State House conference between management and the union.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Christian A. Herter
Boston Mills
Membef
AFL
Concert Program by Municipal Band in August Weekend
Concert program notes for a Municipal Band event over August 30 and August 31 featuring Conductor Eugene Cabare and Assistant Primo, with selections including Salut dAmour, Donna Diana, Hungarian Rhapsody arranged by Fayne, Walters The Spinning Song, excerpts from Praeludium, Nobles of the Mystic Court, and marches by Philip Sousa and Victor Herbert. performers listed include Priscila Howard and others.
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Eugene CaBare
sInmeRom
Misa Priscila
Howard
Salut
Donna Diana
E. N. von Lernteek
Fayne
Walters
Praelad Jam’ Finne
Sohn Philip Sones Urrenk
Paradeines
Victor Herbert Darnefcit
U S Protests Soviet Plane Incident Lie Charge
The State Department said Soviet accusations of lying on the B 50 flight were a “deliberate lie” and demanded punishment for those responsible. Capt John E Rorke, the co pilot, identified as the sole survivor, stated the aircraft was 40 miles off the coast in international waters as it carried through Korean territory amid hostilities. The United States defended its stance, criticizing Soviet claims while noting potential Soviet casualties and pursuit by MiG 15 fighters.
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State Department
United States
China
John E. Rorke
Washington, D.C
Roche
Bank Official Marks 30 Years With Bank of America
Arthur Wryonnson assistant manager at the First Street and Pine Avenue branch celebrated 30 years of service. He began as a bookkeeper in Hanford in 1923 and moved to the Long Beach district in 1945 as assistant branch supervisor, serving as assistant manager since 1946.
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Arthur mm Wryonnson
First St. and
Pine Ave
Bank of America
Hanford
Long Beach
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