Policemen's Car Overturns in Wild Ride
A 100 mph chase along Pacific Coast Highway ended near Manhattan Beach with three bandits captured after a patrol car overturned injuring two officers. Suspects Glen Elliott John Tharpe and William Rivera allegedly robbed two service stations and were likely to hit Hermosa Beach next. A Marine witnesses the escape and provided the license number to police.
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Redondo Beach
Manhattan Beach
Glen Robert Elliott
Lennox
John Eugene Tharpe
William George Neri
Lawndale
Statt Hots
Pacific
Coast Hwy
Hawthorne Ave
Hermosa Beach
Elliott
South Bay Area
Pvt
Roger Baker
Culver City
Pacific Court City
Ave, I
H. B. Evans
Salmon Ave
Dominguez
Tom Matsumoto
E. Deans St
Wilmington
CHASE
Hungarians Free Briton Held as Spy
A silver haired British businessman Edgar Sanders freed after more than three years in Red Hungary on false espionage charges. Sanders pardoned by the Hungarian Presidium and expelled to Vienna. Britain plans to lift embargo with Hungary. Italian Renato Sciotto pardoned and traveled with Sanders to the border. Vogeler and Sanders were arrested in 1949 and 1951 charges, trials kept secret.
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Nickelsdorf
Austria
Edgar Sanders
Red
Hungary
Freedom
Robert A. Vogeler
Sanders
Foreign Office
Vienna
Britain
Micenzo Sciotto
Sciotto
Commmunique
Foreignministry
Presidium
Istvan Dobi
Winifred
Standard Electric Co
Vogeler
San Joaquin Valley laborers poisoned by sunlit meat sandwiches
About 260 Mexican farm workers were treated for ptomaine poisoning in Merced County. 98 were released as health officials tested lunches from camps run by East Side Growers Association in Los Banos Le Grand Merced and Atwater. Two remained critical, 15 seriously ill, others miserable but stable.
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Merced
East Side
Asso
Los Banos
Livingston
le Grande
Atwater
Bill Norman
Health Department
City Orders Bus Lines to Restore Service Schedule
The City Council ordered Long Beach City Lines to restore service to pre August 10 levels after cuts without bureau approval. About 15 buses were withdrawn on Aug 16, with longer gaps between remaining runs. The council seeks data on municipal operation and a possible private operator.
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Long Beach City Lines
Bureau of
Samuel E. Vickers
State Public Utilities Commission
Long Beach Motor Bus Ca
Vickers
City Lines
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Print Office Employee Mum on Red Ties
Washington reports Edward J. M. Rothschild refused to say if he is a communist or if he stole government documents. He was suspended without pay as senators question security at the Government Printing Office. His wife Esther was named a communist by witnesses amid the McCarthy inquiry.
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Washington
Edward JM
Rothschild
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Esther
Senate
McCarthy
James F. Phillips
Daring Bank Heist Nets $200,000 in Floral Park
A bandit forced Nassau County bank cashier Erol Gronwall into a vault robbery at Franklin National Bank Floral Park. The thief, armed and bold, fled with about $200,000 after a quick, menacing act. Gronwall was dumped on a parkway. two suspects in a 1947 black Ford are sought by authorities.
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Floral Park
Franklin National Bank
Erol Gronwall
Gronwall
Bellmore
Nassau County
Stuyvesant Pinnell
Finnell
World War II Ammo Explosion Kills 501 at Tobrul
Reports from the Tobrul stronghold say 501 people were killed when an ammunition explosion occurred during salvage of old stores. The blast struck workers and caused widespread casualties in the Libyan area.
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Libya
Tobrul
Runaway Coal Cars Roar Through Northern Pa towns
Sixteen coal cars stranded on a Delaware and Hudson siding in Carbondale rolled free at 2 20 am. They sped through cities and grade crossings toward Yatesville reaching 75 mph before stopping near Avoca yard. A 17th empty car followed later. No injuries or damage reported.
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Scranton
Carbondale
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Yatesville
M. J. McDonough
Pittston
Glenn St
Green Ridge
John Gibbons
Avoca
la Siding
Five Believed Aboard Plane Lost in Wilds
A New Mexico oil man Ellis Hall and four or five passengers were missing after the Alaska to British Columbia route flight exited Annette Island near Ketchikan. Canadian and American agencies launched an immediate search as details emerged about the pilots wife, two daughters and a son who may have boarded at Juneau or Juneau listed on the flight plan. Authorities indicated the Hibben parents were on an Alaskan hunting trip and could not be reached.
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Vancouver
B. C
New Mexico
British Columbia
Ellis Hall
Albuquerque
N. V
Annette Island
Ketchikan
Alaska
Bellingham
Nash
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Seattle
Hall
Joann
Elizabeth
Juneau
Annette
John McCormick
CAA
Patrick Hibben
Hibben
McCormick
Frank Hibben
Patrick
Weather Update Brief With Sunny and Cloudy Trends
A terse forecast notes a mostly sunny period with a trough upcoming on Wednesday. Expect windier conditions, some cloudiness, and fog patches in the early hours and near coastal areas. Highs and lows not specified.
French Troops Called Out in Strike Crisis
Paris report notes nearly 2,000,000 French workers defied a back to work ultimatum. Premier Laniel warned of force and jail for leaders if not returning to jobs as communications and services faltered nationwide. Socialists press for a special assembly session over economy measures.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Lantel
National Assembly
Busy Newpaper Page Index Cluttered With Sections
The note lists newspaper sections and page numbers including Beach Combing on page 8 one Boyle on A-11 Bridge A-11 Classifieds B to H Comics A-8 Crossword B-6 Editorial A-10 Financial 8-3 Obituaries B-2 Radio TV A Shipping Table B-6 Sports A-12 A-13 Theaters A- and Tides Temperatures B-b Women B-4 5 Your World A-2 as a finder guide
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Boyle
H. Comiecs
Move to Invite Enemy to U.N. Turned Down
United Nations debate on Korean peace conference structure. Russia proposed neutrals plus six combatant nations, challenging U S goals. Vishinsky failed to gain Red China and North Korea seating. Britain and France urged broader representation. Russian plan requires assent from signatories to the armistice for any binding decisions.
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United Nations
Russia
Korea
U. S
United States
Britain
France
Red China
India
Poland
Sweden
Burma
North Korea
South Korea
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
U. N. Assembly
China
Vishinsky
Peiping
Fugitives Overpower Chief Steal Car In Valley Chase
Two Soledad Prison fugitives Albert S. Hutchinson and Floyd Ansiel overpowered Police Chief Floyd W. Randall, stole his revolver badge and official car, and fled north toward Stanislaus County. Officers set up roadblocks and air surveillance as the manhunt extended through Merced and Stanislaus counties. Hutchinson, 26, a robber, and Ansiel, 21, a San Bernardino burglar, were identified as the suspects. Hutchinson had been imprisoned for armed robbery and once lived near Salida.
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Modesto
San Joaquin Valley
Soledad
Albert S. Hutchinson
Floyd Ansiel
San Bernardino
Hutchinson
Salida
Here
San Joaquin
Benardino County
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Redondo
Pacific Coast Hwy
Pacific Ave
Lyndell Johnson
Hermosa
Clyde Stanier
Deil Brockman
U.N
Alexander Wiley
Andrei Vishinsky
World Organization Today
Georgi Zarubin
Wilds
Max Harrelson
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