Veteran Bank Robber Shot in Los Angeles Heist
In downtown Los Angeles a gunman identified by the FBI as ex convict Louis William Hemmer t 24, a six time holdup suspect from Oregon and Washington, attempted a bank hold up. He wore a red shirt and blue trousers under a white nylon shirt. Guards Henry Miller and Ralph Gater fired, wounding him in the neck and shoulder. Hemmert collapsed. Miller faced minor injuries and was released after treatment.
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Los Angeles
FBI
Oregon
Washington
Louis William Hemmert
McNeill Island
Wash
California
Hammert
AlArthur Maxon
Maxon
al Lengtat
Henry Miller
Hemmert
Miller
Ralph Gater
Gater
Moves to Abolish Race Firing in Government Contracts
The article notes moves to abolish race discrimination in employment tied to government contracts. It quotes the NAACP praising the President for reaffirming that businesses with government deals must hire without regard to race religion or national origin and urges Congress to pass fair employment practices laws.
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Washington
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Walter White
Organization
United States
Congress
Liquor Clerk Fined for Sale to Minor
Mrs. Helen Eldred, a liquor store clerk, was fined 5250 after a conviction for selling 12 cans of beer to a 17 year old Camp Pendleton Marine. The Marine was arrested on intoxication charges following the purchase.
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Helen Eldred
Camp Pendleton
Thousand Dead as Greek Temblors Wreck Islands
Reports from Kefallinia Ithaca and Zakynthos describe widespread destruction with hundreds dead and many injured. Rescue crews struggle amid ongoing tremors as ships and aircraft deliver aid while King Paul and Queen Frederica head to the disaster scene.
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Hawkins
Yonian Sea
Patras
Ithaca
Kefallinia
Zakynthos
Argostolion
Tripoli
Germany
King Faul
Frederika
Rangler
Daring
Mediterranean
Malta
Gambia
Arca
Valletta
Washington
American Red Cross
Greece
400 More Allied PWs Returned to Freedom
Forty hundred Allied prisoners of war are said to have been returned from camps in Korea. The article notes most recent returns from Camp 1 at Chongsong and Camp 5 at Pyoktong on the Yalu, with coverage of Geneva Convention and Armistice Agreement interpretations. It cites Dulles warnings and Peiping radio claims, plus details of the Panmunjom swap, including 408 more promised for Friday and totals of returned and remaining prisoners. One Red truck overturned en route to Freedom Village, but no serious injuries reported.
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Chongsong
Camp
Pyoktong
Yalu River
Red China
Dulles J
U. N. Command
Nhot
UNC
Peiping
Dulles
United States
U. S. State Department
Washington
Panmunjom
U. S
U. N
Freedom Village
Norwegian family aided by fellow immigrants in New York
Norwegian American aid warmed a seven member Hestdalen family stranded in New York after losing a wallet with 700 dollars. Levi Hestdalen and his wife plus five children, en route to British Columbia, sold their station wagon to continue. Norwegian Americans in Brooklyn raised 200 dollars to help cover food and gas as they seek to reach Canada.
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New York
British Columbia
Big City
Levi Hestdalen
Hestdalen
Jim
Canada
New
York
Brogkvyst
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RCA
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Philco
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Colombia
Pacificre
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