Fire at Shell Hutton No 3 well in Signal Hill
A gas blaze at Shell Oil Hutton No 3 well on Signal Hill’s 23rd Street and Molino Avenue burned 3:45 to 9:25 a.m. and again later, totaling about 30,000 dollars in damage. A portable rig, whiphouse, and drilling gear were destroyed. the rig valued at 25,000 dollars. Firefighters from Signal Hill aided by Long Beach crews controlled the flames after gas shutoff.
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Shell Oil Company
Hutton No. 3
23Rd St
Molino Ave
Signal Hill
Slenat Hill
Long Beach
E. 1
Albrecht Sak
Shell
Weil
Hutton No. 7
Press-Telegram
Berlin Resumes Power Deliveries After four months
Berlin officials announced that power deliveries to the three western sectors would resume after a four month shutout. Western officials argued the Eastern Communists were testing the system to verify if their new power plant could meet the demands, amid a dispute over the method of hatsh payments.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Marin County snafu delays airman in bad check case
Sheriff missteps in Marin County lead to Cpl Charles L. Perkins return from Japan for bad check charges while key witness Cpl William Towne travels to Korea. The mishap suggests officials wasted time and resources during the transfer.
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San Rafael
Marin County
Uving
Air Force
Charles L. Perkins
Japan
Perkins
Willam Towne
Kowea
House backs automatic wage and price controls plan
Washington Aug 3 AP The House tentatively voted to trigger wage and price controls automatically when the Labor Department cost of living index rises 5 percent from June 15. It later rejected giving President Truman broad power to act on labor disputes limiting national defense, 166 to 83. The McKinnon amendment ties the trigger to the index and would remove standby authority.
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Washington
House
Labor Department
Truman
Rep
McKinnon
D.calif
Senate Banking Committee
iSen
Fulbright
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Ressources Board
Capitol
Ewan Clague
Clague
Warren warns of possible red sabotage peril
Gov. Warren warns law enforcement advisory committee of the State Disaster Council about Communist sabotage and subversive activity in California. He cautions against hysteria, urges funneling information through the FBI, and backs FBI control actions. National Guard home defense will activate when first units enter federal service on Aug. 14.
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Acramento
Warren
State Disaster Council
FBI
California
Dap Eeeearsann Gan Mewremnon
North Korea
Russia
Richard Hood
Los Angeles
Harry Kimball
San Francisco
Truman
Curtis D. O'Sullivan
National Guard
Home Defense Corps
U S Battalions Breach Deep Behind Korean Lines
A U S battalion fought 22 miles behind enemy lines in Korea and saved a regimental command post in a bold morning action described as a reconnaissance in force. The assault pushed toward Chinju and Masan as Red forces mass near the Pusan port area while leaflets urged civilians to shelter.
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U. S
Korea
Lhp
Chinju
Masan
Pusan
Red
Mason
Five Dodge Death in Fiery Crash
An Air Force C47 plane crashed after takeoff at Decatur Municipal Airport in Illinois. Five aboard were injured but not seriously. one crew member was a WAC. The aircraft, coming from Wright Patterson Field to collect cargo from the Decatur Signal Corps Depot, plunged and caught fire, destroying the plane.
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Decatur
Ill
WAC
Decatur Municipal Airport
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
Decatur Signal Corps
News Highlights From The Teletype
War taxes slash corporate earnings while marchers clash with police in Ni Y demands. Features, Beach Combing, Boyle, Bridge, classifieds, comics, editorials, radio and TV listings, sports, theaters and women’s activities across sections A B C.
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Boyle
Five injured as Nirvana fishing boat explodes near Long Beach
A 42 foot charter fishing boat Nirvana exploded twelve miles southwest of Long Beach this morning injuring five of twelve aboard. Mrs. George Billings suffered burns and a serious head wound, her husband George Billings saved her from drowning despite burns and a broken arm. Others injured include L. E. Martindale H. L. Camp and J. A. Sykes with Camp reporting his socks burned off. Boats Cub and Patsy K rescued all on board before the Nirvana sank. Coast Guard investigating.
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Nirvana
Long Beach
George Billings
Park Ave
Bellflower
L. E. Martindale
Linden Ave
H. L. Camp
Grand Island
Neb
J. A. Sykes
Pico
Calif
SOX
Camp
Bob Lewis
Ward St
Walteria
Cub
Patsy K
Coast Guard
Pico St. Landing
Seaside Hospital
Ralph Grinter
Vernon McDonald
E. Second St
Marcela Lopez
Los Angeles
Dean Camp
Gibbson
Maurice Gross
Crews St
Compton
Seaside Blvd
Strike Called Over Tea Breaks at Auckland Docks
Auckland dock workers begin a strike over a protest against an employer denying morning tea breaks. The dispute affects shipping as the first general waterfront strike in New Zealand since the early protests.
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Auckland
Ans
New Zealand
New Russian U N Boycott Threat Seen
LAKE SUCCESS Aug 3 1 AP Russia faces a diplomatic setback over seating Red China in the United Nations amid talk of a Soviet walkout. Malik presided briefly as council president and faced opposition on the China versus Korea agenda, with American delegate Warren Austin opposing linked settlements. The piece notes China’s council seat contest and Korea’s issue dominating debate in the Security Council.
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Jakob A. Malik
Security Council
Council
China
Malik
Korea
Warren R. Austin
U. S&s
North Korean Reds 35 Air Miles West of Pusan Port
On Friday August 4, U S Marines and Army reinforcements moved to the front along a 150 mile Korean line. North Korean forces stood 35 air miles west of Pusan and within 12 miles of Taegu as First Cavalry crossed the Naktong River and preparations for a push by newly landed Marine and Second Infantry Divisions continued. Front dispatches noted a forceful reconnaissance by the 24th Division near Chinju and Masan with contact expected against Communist reserves massing at Chinju for a Pusan knockout attempt.
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U. S
Naktong River
Second Infantry
First Marine
Chinju
Yongdok
Taegu
Hyonpung
Prass
Pusan
First Cavalry Division
iNaktong
First Marine Division
U. S. Fifth Regimental Combat
Masan
Chungam
Chun
Five Inch Rain Halts Nebraska Traffic Near Haigler
Haigler Nebraska Aug 3 a five inch rain struck near Haigler four miles east causing traffic disruption for a time. Haigler lies in southwest Nebraska at the Kansas and Colorado borders.
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Cal
Nebraska
Haigler, Neb
Haigler
Kansas
Colorado
Democrats Prepare 5 Billion Tax Hike Measure
Senate Democratic Leader Lucas said the party will push a large tax boost to fund the war effort. The plan seeks about 5 billion dollars with no excess profits levy in the immediate bill, aiming to accelerate the first wartime tax increase. He warned profits should not be exploited and pledged drastic action if war intensifies.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Tlinois
Congress
Truman
Col. B
Bow Wow Bow Wow Puts the Book Into His Name
In Santa Monica on August 3 a motorist reporting theft of car accessories offered his name. He declared, call him Bow Wow rather than Wojtkiewler Wowicz, a nickname that has become his informal identifier among locals.
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Santa Monica
Wojtkiewler
Wowicz
Bow Wow
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Umong
Taegu Tae
Rite Wolny
Kyongoe
Hanawo
Cluatyae
Yongebar
Choy. Choy
Pyongyong
SPU Quay
Kargau
Pohang
Kyongin
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U.N
Reds
Key Pusan Port
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