Man Arrested After Fatal Shooting Near Ocean Blvd Home
Police say Virgil R. Teed confessed to shooting Mrs. Elenece Williams as she sat in a car outside her 1000 E Ocean Blvd home. Williams, 36, remained in extremely critical condition at Seaside Hospital with a chest wound. Teed, 28, of Garden Grove, is jailed for assault with intent to commit murder after being identified by Calvin H. Doughty who aided a suspect in a ride from Garden Grove to Long Beach. Doughty said the man carried a rifle in a scabbard and was dropped off near the Seventh Street golf course. Teed admitted the shooting, stating he intended to rob them and drive to Tucson, then claimed the rifle discharged. Helen M Foster, 25, Williams’ friend and the driver, was present. The incident occurred shortly after work near Williams’ apartment. more details follow on Page A-5.
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E. Ocean Blvd
Calvin H. Doughty
Appleton St
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Garden Grove
Long Beach
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Teed
Los Angeles
University St
Ocean Blvd
Williams
Helen M. Foster
Greenbrier Rd
Lakewood
Nation Sweltering With No Relief Predicted
The nation faces extreme heat with 90s to 100s and high humidity. New York City set a record water intake while Newark and Boston reported near all time highs. Heat caused power outages, hospital cases, and widespread worker idling as forecasters warned of no relief soon.
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Ariz
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Berlin Commune battle halts city council again
Berlin Communists stormed the city hall as Russian police watched while Western diplomats sought a Moscow accord to end the Berlin blockade. The eighth Kremlin session in a month looms large with the West and Russia at odds over Germany and future Berlin governance.
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Berlin
Kremlin
Russia
Germany
U S Supports French Plan for Western European Assembly
The United States backs France's move to form an all western European parliament with advisory powers. Britain is cautious, while Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg and other Brussels pact partners are considered for inclusion as the project expands under the Marshall plan framework. The State Department emphasizes closer European integration and self-initiated steps toward unity.
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United States
France
State Department
Western Europe
Britain
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
European Representative Assembly
Attlee
Winston Churchill
U. S
Michael J. McDermott
State wide search pressed for 16 year old hit run suspect
A statewide manhunt is underway for a 16 year old suspected in a hit and run incident. Authorities report swift action as investigators pursue leads across jurisdictions. The case draws local attention amid growing concerns over traffic safety and youth culpability.
Local Newspaper Index and Page Labels
A fragmented index lists sections such as Bridge Comics Editorial Markets Local News Radio Theaters and Shipping Table with page references and temperature notes. Mentions multiple pages A-10 A-11 A-12 A-13 A-14 A-15 and B-1 B-6 B-7 across unspecified dates.
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Rail workers defy ban on strikes across Japan
Tokyo Aug 27 Spotty rail service as government ban on strikes prompts partial walkouts. Workers backed the ban by leaving some shifts, refusing certain runs, and in other cases going on strike without returning to duty.
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Tokyo
Japan
Rumors Persist Settlement Near in Dock Dispute
Waterfront rumors claim prospects of a labor settlement between CIO longshoremen and employers, though spokesmen deny negotiations. Longshore leaders urge readiness to strike Sept 2, with talk of continuing the hiring hall via a dispatcher until the Supreme Court rules. Rumors also mention a possible 10 cent an hour raise and dismiss the NLRB hearing as useless.
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National Labor Relations Board
San Francisco
Thief Cachet Takes 250 Cigarettes From Bank Directors
A Brighton thief cracked a Barclay's Bank branch and stole 250 cigarets from the directors' board room. No other loot was taken and no injuries reported. The incident occurred today in Brighton, England.
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Brighton
Eng
Britain
Barclay’s Bank
Horthy Aide Nabbed for Old Atrocities
Budapest report Lt. Gen. Laszlo Magas first aide de camp to Adm. Miklos Horthy was arrested for alleged counter revolutionary atrocities in 1919. He faces charges in connection with the former regent era actions.
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Budapest
Hungary
Laszlo Magas
Nicholas Horthy
Spy Hunters Push Probe Deeper Into Hiss Affairs
The House Un American Activities Committee pressed its inquiry with renewed vigor after a Baltimore News-Post report linked Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers to a Westminster Maryland farm. Witnesses questioned included Chambers and five others as investigators sought the car Hiss sold in 1936 and a handwriting expert joined to compare conflicting accounts of their past.
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Whittaker Chambers
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Hiss
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Leon Cherner
Henry Cherner
Floyd Brewer
Samuel M. Bialek
Robert Bialek
Rep. McDowell
R.-Pa
Arabs Claiming Jews Shelled Two Posts
An Arab Legion spokesman said Jewish forces shelled Arab posts at Abu Tour hospice and Selwan village this morning, killing one Arab and wounding two others near Amman Trans-Jordan.
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Amman
Trans-Jordan
Arab Legion
Abu Tour
Selwan
Atlantic Hurricane Veers Toward Florida Coast
A 115 mph Atlantic hurricane bends toward the west northw est as a ridge of high pressure builds north of it. The center lies about 760 miles east of Miami and may shift course. a Navy hurricane hunter reports 115 mph winds at the core. Steamships flee the path. the freighter Petmakis Nomikos is missing, coast guards say not in distress. The John Howland seeks tow after repairs, heading toward New Orleans.
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Grady Norton
Federal Storm Warning Service
Florida
Miami
Norton
Navy
C. W. Gibbs
Laurens
S. C
Petmakis Nomikos
Coast Guard
John Howland
Brunswick
New Orleans
Four Drowned Six Missing in Jap Storm
A 48 hour rainstorm struck Wakayama prefecture causing four deaths and six people missing. Rescue teams searched coastal areas and riverbanks for survivors amid rising weather alerts in Japan.
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Tokyo
Wakayama Prefecture
Grieving Lad Kills Self After Accidental Brother Death
In San Diego on Kearny Mesa near Linda Vista a 16 year old boy Ronald Earnest shot dead his 14 year old brother Ralph during a hunting trip after the rifle discharged. Kenneth Goetschl, 15, witnessed the two shootings and recalled Ronald’s subsequent suicide by gunshot. Deputy Coroner Lloyd Jones reported the double tragedy ended with Ronald reloading and shooting himself after saying he wanted to shoot himself.
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Lloyd Jones
Jones
Ronald
Ralph Earnest
Kearny Mesa
Linda Vista
Kenneth M. Goetschl
Goetschl
Navy Medical Exam Scheduled Oct 4 to 8
The Navy announces its annual medical officer recruitment drive with commissions as lieutenants in the Medical Corps and a $100 bonus for qualified applicants under 32 who pass tests at naval hospitals, scheduled October 4 through 8.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Hospitals
Helen Keller to Aid Japan's Blind Folk
Miss Helen Keller leaves Sydney by air for Japan to raise a fund for the Japanese blind. General MacArthur invited her and Polly Thompson, Keller's interpreter and companion, accompanies her on the trip.
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Helen Keller
Japan
Sydney
Australia
Gen. MacArthur
Polly Thompson
Miss Keller
Infant Locked in Car Found at Marlboro Race Track
At the Marlboro half-mile track in Upper Marlboro Maryland an infant about 16 months old was found locked in a parked car behind the grandstand as temperatures rose to 113. Track attendants paged the parents and asked them to leave. No names or signs of illness were released.
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