Fullerton Raid Nets 8 Aliens and Hunted
Police in Fullerton arrested eight illegal entrants found at a dirt-road orange grove tent camp near Sunny Hills. Four others escaped. immigration officers later searched but did not locate them. The setup included clothing, food, and beer and wine, with plans to raid hills at dawn to capture remaining entrants.
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Fullerton
Sunny Hills
E. E. Garner
Valencia Mesa Dr
Mike Aturphy
B. T. Gibson
Robert Reilly
Jim Glimpse
Wiliam Parns
Santa Anal
Hey
Anaheim
Flush
Reilly
Miramar Ave
Sunny Ellis Ranch
William Barns
Mike Murphy
Wearing Path Fire Runs to Same Spot
Firemen answered alarms from an apartment at 1308 E 13th Ave for four consecutive days. Wire truck No 6 wore a path to the unit as tenants contained small blazes on two prior days. Assistant Fire Chief Murray Wolz said a frustrated person likely set fire to clothing fixtures and materials. No extensive damage occurred.
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Denver
13Th Ave
Murray Wolz
Little Farmer Breaks Ground in Viet Nam Land Reform
In Viet Nam, Bao Dai endorses farmer friendly laws to divest big estates and reward peasant ownership. Authorities set up a 20 million Indochinese piastre credit fund with 8 percent interest for up to 10 years. Peasants may buy 30–50 acres in the Red River Delta, 37–112 in Central Viet Nam, or 75–250 in the south, with typical new holdings around 30–60 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River
Indochina
Asia
Viet Nam
Chung Dinh Quy
Party Chief Takes Over Demo Dinner Plans in Chicago
Stephen A. Mitchell has taken charge of arrangements for the Democratic fund dinner in Chicago on September 14, replacing John J. Kelly who resigned because his plans conflicted with Mitchells. The event aims to raise 250000 to pay national committee debts, with Guy M. Gillette listed as toastmaster. Former President arath and Adlai Stevenson are slated as speakers along with other party leaders from across the country. Meanwhile in South Bend Indiana a separate note follows about Avis Meier and a Korean War missing soldier, detailing her marriages and annulment after learning her first husband Ralph Meier survived.
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Chicago
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
John J. Kelly
Kelly
National Committee
Hell Cartier
Guy M. Gillette
Arath
Adlai Stevenson
South Bend
Illinois
Farty
Avis Meter
Herald Kepsch
Mitchell, S. D
Cpl
Ralph W. Meier
Kapsch
Meier
Ralph
Avis
Remarried Wife of PW Faces Marital Mix Up
The remarrying wife of a prisoner of war faces a marital mix up after her husband was captured by the Communists on December 31, 1951. Mrs Meier says she has no plans to meet Meier and that she married Kapsch believing her husband was dead after a Korea rumor last fall. She declined to discuss Kapseh, saying her life had changed and everything tumbled down.
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Meier
Kapsch
Korea
Kapseh
Deadly playthings kill two Creswell youths near Camp Grayling
In Grayling Michigan two 15 year olds Gary Stewart and Paul Halverson were killed when they hammered on live 57 mm fragmentation tank shells at cabins rented by Gary Stewart's mother six miles east of town. Sheriff Jom Papendick said the boys gathered empty casings then found a live shell triggering the blast.
Grape Crop Faces Setback From Prolonged Cool Weather
Fresno County Farm Adviser John L. Quail warned five months of below normal temperatures have made the 1953 growing season the coolest on record, threatening both quantity and quality of the San Joaquin Valley raisin crop. He said the cool spell prevents grapes from ripening to adequate sugar levels, risking poorer quality fruit.
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San Joaquin Valley
Fresno County
John L. Quail
Quail
Love Letters Bypass Censors In POW Fiances Story
A Brookyn girl writes three word love notes to her prisoner of war fiance in Korea. About 400 messages slipped past Communist censors to Cpl. William C. Rhatigan of Queens. To ensure news and gossip reached him, she added a single continuous telegram of letters, filling 200 yards of adding machine tape.
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New York
Brook+ Tyn
Korea
Cpl
Wiliam C. Rhatigan
Queens
Theresa ‘MacDonald
Rhatigan
Miss MacDonald
ROK Leader Vows Stand Against Reds in Korea
South Korean President Syngman Rhee declared his growing army would stand to fight communism and aid allied security, delivering a dockside address as American relief ship New Rochelle Victory arrived at Pusan with 8000 tons of rice worth about 1.8 million dollars. Additional vessels carrying rice, cotton, and barley were en route as U.S. officials joined Korean leaders in the reception.
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Pusan
Syngman Rhee
Indochina
Rhee
Xerea
New Rochelle Victory
Korea
U. S. Senate
William F. Knowland
R.-Calif
C. Tyler Wood
U.S
Pivr
Port Man to Dive for Lost Ammo
Wilmington diver E. F. Cross sails to Salt Lake City Utah on a federal assignment to recover 240 cases of 105 mm shells sunk in 80 feet of water at the reservoir after a truck and trailer toppled down an embankment. Cross with two assistants will work four to five days to recover the ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
E. F. Cross
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cross
Job's Daughters Picnic at Orange Park in Orange City
Job's Daughters and their families will picnic at Orange City Park Sunday sponsored by the South Coast Guardian Council Association. The first annual joint event unites Bethels from Redondo Beach to Laguna Beach and Long Beach to Fullerton with swimming races and games and cups for winning units. Mrs Ruth Lawrence serves as association president.
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Job
Orange City Park
South Coast Guardian Council Association
Bethels
Dinghy stolen from Bay Yacht Club beach
Police report a Sabot type S foot light blue dinghy belonging to Robert B. Hoffman was stolen from the Ada tmitos Bay Yacht Club beach on Ocean Boulevard Friday. Boat valued at 300.
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Bay Yacht Club
Robert B. Hoffman
Second St
Adatmitos Bay Yacht Club
Ocean Blvd
Beryl Tests to Determine Mine Riches
Reading Pennsylvania reports the Beryl lium Corp testing 230 pounds of ore from a site near New Milford Connecticut to gauge beryllium content that could reveal a rich mine. Prospector Howard J Hewitt plans to start a full-scale operation if results are high with an estimated $306 per ton potential. Beryllium is used to harden copper and in A bomb production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Beryllium Corp
Howard J. Hew Jitt
Paterson
N. J
New Milford
Conn
Hewitt
Richard M .Quimby
Three Cars Collide In Norwalk Injuring Trio
In Norwalk at 2 30 a m a three car crash on Imperial Hwy near Fairford Ave left three people injured two seriously The injured include Thomas J McCorry 17 Margeret Irene Stanley 19 and George Miller 16 treated at Rancho Los Amizos Emergency Hospital A separate accident injured a Long Beach youth taken to Seaside Hospital The crash occurred in a rear parking lot at 98742 Via Seaside and involved drivers Maurice Mokeng 26 Harry Cunnington 5 and Thomas Boland 37
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Norwalk
Imperial Hwy
Fairford Ave
California Highway Patrol
Long Beach
Rancho Los Amizos Emergency Hospital
Thomas J. McCorry
Iérst
Margeret Irene Stanley
Greystone
George Miller
E. Lindale Ave
McCorry
Maurice E. Mokeng
Jersey Ave
Harry Cunnington
Wanda
Thomas Boland
Atlantic Ave
Seaside
Seaside Hospital
Melon bombing reported in Richmond front window
Richmond police investigated a new crime described as melon bombing after a watermelon was hurled through a front window into a bed where Mrs. Joseph Danner and her husband slept. Police believe the fruit was stolen from a nearby stand and discarded when thieves panicked.
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Richmond
E Viday
Joseph Danner
Wild Beast Hunts Hint at Trouble in Red China
Hong Kong broadcasts talk of hunting beasts in Communist China as a possible sign of brewing uprisings. Radio Hupeh Hankow and Radio Sian describe campaigns to kill tigers and panthers while promising farmer aid and ammo loans. The coded talk suggests unrest behind the Bamboo Curtain without identifying rebels.
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Hong Kong
Communist
China
Red
Hupeh
Hankow
Sian
Shensi
Red China
Reds
Radio
Yunnan
Reds Offer Repatriation of Allied Prisoners
Panmunjom reports quote the Communists promising to return all prisoners seeking repatriation including those jailed for offenses in captivity. They noted more than 30 Koreans and more than 20 non Koreans refuse release though the process continues with expected changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inchon
Brooklyn
Man
John
Camp 3
Chongsong
North Korea
James C. Goelzer
New Albany
Ind
U. S
Korea
Reds
Three Air Crash Settlements Totals 34335 Dollars
Superior Court approved settlements in three lawsuits over the North Continent Air Lines crash near Whittier last year that killed 25 people. The total settlements amount to 34335 dollars, with the largest 17542 dollars to Hartog and Mariem Walg's two Caracas children. Esther Smedile and her three Boston children received 16750 dollars for Michael Smedile’s death. Harold Yahn and daughter Barbara Ann, both of Boston, were awarded 2500 dollars for Dorothy Yahn’s death. Negligence charged in all actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Superior Court
North Continent Air Lines
Whittier
Hartog
Mariem Walg
Caracas
Venezuela
Esther Smedile
Boston
Sea Oil Exploration Permits Granted Off Santa Barbara
The California Fish and Game Commission approved three seismic oil exploration permits despite objections from Santa Barbara residents. Richfield Oil Corp Western Gulf Oil Co and Humble Oil and Refining Co won authorizations to conduct underwater surveys off Santa Barbara beaches Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
IWE
California Fish and Game Commission
Santa Barbara
Richfield Oil Corp
Western Gulf Oi Co
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Four Destroyers Return From Korea Duty
Four destroyers of Division 9 will return from Korea to Long Beach on Sunday docking about 9 30 a m. The ships are the USS Maddox USS Brush USS Samuel N Moore and USS Herbert J Thomas. They took part in blockade and bombardment missions along Communist held coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Long Beach
Maddox
Brush
Samuel N. Moore
Herbert J. Thomas
Cattle Rustlers Return Stolen Herd After High Feed Costs
In Shamrock Texas rancher P T Boston reports cattle thieves took 16 head this week but, considering feed costs, decided crime doesn t pay. The animals with unsmirched brands were returned to his pasture two days later. Boston quipped the thieves probably had some bookkeeping experience.
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Shamrock
Texas
P. T. Boston
Boston
ROK Tours Conferee Site Talks for Korea Peace Conference
United Nations delegates consider site options for the Korean Peace Conference including San Francisco, Honolulu, Geneva, Beirut, Stockholm, and Ceylon with Latin American Rio de Janeiro as an alternate. U.N. decisions grant a conference body of nations that fought under its flag in Korea, while Red China and North Korea may join if invited. No date set, but convening before October 28 under armistice terms.
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United Nations
N. Y
South Korea
San Francisco
Honolulu
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
U. N
General Assembly
Korea
Soviet Union
Red
China
North Korea
Dag Jarskjold
U.N
United States
India
New Delhi
Geneva
Switzerland
Beirut
Lebanon
Stockholm
Sweden
Ceylon
State's Right of Way Unit Tops Land Buyers
Sacramento based Highway Right of Way Agency has grown to 250 agents, becoming the nation’s largest land buyer. Officials seek up to 40 more as funding jumps from 51 million to 91 million dollars this year. Factors include a program to buy rights of way years in advance and higher motorist levies to finance faster highway work. Chief Frank C. Balfour notes the hiring challenge and stresses agents must master land title law, engineering, valuation, and diplomacy. Some 4000 out-of-state and 100 internal applicants were considered. about 48 may be hired. About 22,000 California property owners will be approached this year to sell homes or buildings for highways, with fair prices guaranteed and most deals settled by negotiation.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Annam
Council of Ministers of
Sacramento
UPI
California
United States
Frank C. Balfoun
Tlober
San Francisco
Balfour
Thieves Loot 2 Concessions of Cigarettes
Police on patrol found a break in at a beach concession owned by Lee Chamness at 4 58 am. About 40 dollars worth of cigarettes film and candy were stolen after a window was broken. Fullerton and Anaheim police also reported burglaries.
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Huntington Beach
Lee Chamness
Chamness
Fullerton
Anaheim
Ben Dauser
Commonwealth Ave
Cypress St
E. Juliana St. Ansheim
Fred Villa
American Legion
la Palmas Park
Knowland Urges Asian Unity To Preserve Freedom
Senate Majority Leader William F Knowland told the South Korean National Assembly during a Far East tour that Asians seeking freedom can resist the Communist threat if they unite with a common purpose. He warned against appeasement and said the free world cannot afford more Munichs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Far East
Free’world
Knowland
Two Men and Youth Die in Fiery Air Crash Near Duncan
A plane crash on the Duncan Alliance oil lease six miles southeast of here killed two oil drillers, Joe Glenn Booth, 36, of Deer Creek, and Joe Brookhart, in his early 40s from Lindsay, along with Booths’ 18 year old son Jerry Allen.
Decline in July Idleness From Steel Strike Decline
Washington reports idleness from labor strikes fell to 3,000,000 man days in July from 3,750,000 in June. The Labor Department notes both months are below last year when the nationwide steel strike affected activity. There were 700 strikes in July involving 410,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Jilly
Lunch Bucket Swigs Cost Busman in Detroit
James Purdy, a Detroit city trolley coach operator, was arrested August 20 after passengers complained of speeding and loud singing. He pleaded guilty to driving while drunk, receiving a $200 fine. the $2000 balance refers to a separate amount, and his job was terminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
James Purdy
Purdy
Daughter of Mum Witness Resigns Justice Dept Post
Washington a Justice Department stenographer was suspended and then resigned after her father refused to testify about Communist meetings at his home. Gayle V. Gift, 43, had served since 1945. her father Charles Gift was a machinist at the Naval gun factory. Attorney General Fogarty said the employee was suspended and that no further action was planned. Gift said she was unaware of her father's political activities and had not lived with him since 1935 except briefly in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Gayle V. Gift
Department
Charles Gift
Naval Gun
Brownell Fiidgay
Brownell
Miss Gift
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Ne Shad
Hish
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Fullerton Hill District
ROK
Orange Park
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S.F
Francis W. Carpenter
Joseph J. Lipper
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Justice Dept
Justice
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