Allies Press for Armistice Plan Progress in Korea Talks
UN and Communist delegates reported some progress in armistice talks at Long Beach as subcommittees agreed on three points and debated two others. US Major General Hodes said no withdrawal during early armistice stages, with discussion possible under Item 5. Allies pushed for an armistice commission and barred Soviet expansion of air power during the truce while red lines remained on troop limits and observer teams.
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China
U.N
Long Beach
U. N
Korea
Henry S. Hodes
Hodes
Swithdrawal
Howard M. Turner
Rets
Ner
Reds
la Second Subcommittee
Red
Armet Orcesta
Solon
Formosa
Ter- Taipeh
Titory
Greece condemns British French bid against Greece at Un
Athens reports disappointment after Britain and France backed White Russia for a United Nations Security Council seat, while the United States supported Greece for the Eastern European seat. The U N Assembly deadlocked and rescheduled ballotting, provoking sharp critique in Athens papers calling out appeasement and betrayal by allies.
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Athens
Britain
France
United States
Russia
Greece
U. N. Security Council
Council
U. N. Assembly
Kethimerini
Ethnos
Armistice Commission to Oversee Armistice Agreement
United Nations spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols outlined three general proposals for the ceasefire. All armed forces would halt hostilities within 24 hours, withdraw from the demilitarized zone within 22 hours, and stay out of the DMZ except for agreed military police. The armistice would not take effect until the armistice commission is ready to operate.
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U. N
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Fifty Gorgeous Girls Compete for Long Beach Float Spot
Fifty foreign descent contestants vie in a Municipal Auditorium contest to select three and six representatives for the upcoming Tournament of Roses float. The program includes Eugene LaBarre conducting the Long Beach Municipal Band and the presentation of last year’s Final Queen trophy.
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Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Eugene LaBarre
Jeri Powell
Petite
Jo Barbara Brown
James R. Seaton
Orient
Pacific Isles
Latin America
Europe
Scandinavia
Baltic States
Jefl
Catalina
Pan American World Airways
Universal-International Studio
Tax case fix claim looms in Capone family case
Testimony in a tax probe tied to the late gangster Al Capone alleges that two men offered $500000 to influence his tax troubles. Frank Nathan and Bert K Naster allegedly claimed access to a Washington clique. Rep King leads the Ways and Means inquiry as Oliphant seeks time and FBI locates witnesses amid committee tensions.
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al Capone
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Bert K. Naster
Hollywood
Fila
Washington
Teitelbaum
House
Rep
King
DvCaif
Schwartz
Charles Gilphant
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Oliphant
Untit
Joseph J. O'Connell Jr
O'Brien
Adrian Dewind
Rep. Kean
New Jersey
Dewind
Ren. Byrnes
Wisconsin
50 000 Reported Jailed by Reds
Berlin dispatch reports an anti-Soviet underground group saying East Germany has jailed at least 50,000 people as dangerous to the regime. It lists 24,200 political detainees, 10,000 political and criminal violators, 8,000 economic saboteurs, and 8,000 awaiting judgment. The amnesty for 20,000 prisoners remains unreferenced by the regime.
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Berlin
Dee
East Germany
East Zone
Playing Safe Danes to Arrest Santa on Sight
In Esbjerg Denmark Police Commissioner B Sebo declares Santa Claus will be arrested on sight to curb criminals hiding behind a Santa disguise. He cites a law making public disguises liable to arrest, aiming to prevent crime in the town.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
B. Sebo
Esbjerg
Santa Claus
Hebo
Six named to outline tax equalizing job agenda
Six members were named to outline the work program of the California Special committee on property tax assessment equalization. The group met behind closed doors in BACRAMEN TU. Members include James H. Quinn of Oakland as chairman, Richard Graves of Berkeley, John H. Keith of Sacramento, David W. Bird of San Diego County, A. C. Donnenwirtz of Plumas County, Ernest F. R. Hauck of Sutter County, and Hayden W. Pitman of Santa Clara County.
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Bacramen TU
California
James H. Quinn
Oakland
State Board of Equalization
Richard Graves
Berkeley
League of California Cities
John H. Keith
Sacramento
Board of Equalization
David W. Bird
San Diego
A. C. Donnenwirtz
Plumas County
Ernest FR. Hauck
Sutter County
Hayden W. Pitman
Santa Clara County
Ex Klansman Stephenson Returns to Indiana Prison
Former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader UP D C Stephenson, paroled in 1950 after 25 years for Madge Oberholtzer’s death, was turned over to Indiana authorities in Minneapolis to resume his life term. He had been working as a printer in a suburban Minneapolis newspaper office after parole violations.
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Minneapolis
Dec. T
D. C. Stephenson
Indiana
Muror
Stephenson
Holifield Warns Russians Lead Propaganda War
In Los Angeles on December 7 Rep Chet Holifield warned Americans for Democratic Action that Soviet Russia is ahead in spreading propaganda. He displayed a Lenin works volume bought in eastern Germany for about 25 cents, noting a U.S. copy would cost at least six dollars. He urged the United States to invest to win the war for minds of men and lead globally.
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Los Angeles
Chet Holifield
D.-Calif
Soviet Russia
United States
Americans For Democratic Action
Germany
America
Dying Child to Visit Movie Idol Mario Lanza
Ten year old Raphaela Fasano, suffering from Hodgkins disease, flies to Los Angeles with her mother to meet her idol tenor Mario Lanza. She will attend a birthday party, appear on a television program, visit Hollywood studios, and travel back after a week. two anonymous businessmen funded the trip.
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New York
Raphaela Fasano
Hodgkins
Los Angeles
Mario Lanza
Hollywood
Newark
N. J
Josephine Fasano
Raphaela
Lanza
Hollywood iStudios
Mario
Louis Fasano
Raphael
Car Crash Kills One Injures Two at Dominguez
A car rolled over three times at Adams Street and Santa Fe Avenue Dominguez killing 35 year old Willard R. Sullivan and injuring Geneva Rhodes 38 and Lucille Hensley 31. Patrol said the northbound vehicle skidded into a ditch around 8 p.m. and overturned. Sullivan died at Harbor General Hospital. Rhodes suffered a broken back and remained hospitalized.
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Adams St
Santa Fe Ave
Dominguez
Willard R. Sullivan
W. 20Th St
Harbor General Hospital
Geneva Rhodes
Lucille ‘Tl. Hensley
Arlington St
Know Your City tour planned by Long Beach group
The Associated Property Owners of Long Beach announce a Tuesday program led by Paul G. Wilcox executive director. Activities begin at 1 P M with a showing of A City at Work at Blackstone Hotel 330 W Ocean Blvd. A boat tour of Long Beach harbor follows, ending with a tour of the new water treatment plant at 3600 E Spring St. members are asked to call for advance reservations.
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Associated Property Owners of
Long Beachy
Paul G. Wilcox
Blackstone Hotel
W. Ocean Blvd
Long Beach Harbor
New City
Spring St
Wilcox
Madden Nominated for LA County Bar Trustee Post
Attorney Joseph E. Madden is nominated without opposition for a trustee seat of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is set for January election to a two year term starting February and is active in the Long Beach Bar Association and county and state groups. He leads the court procedure committee and helped implement the new criminal master calendar plan for the local Superior Courts.
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Joseph E. Madden
Los Angeles County Bar Association
Madden
Long Beach Bar Association
Local
Bar Association
Commerce Club Selects Officers
Paul Newland of Southern California Edison was elected president of the North Long Beach Commercial Club to succeed John E. Cannon. New officers include C. D. Gregory first VP Woodrow W. Baird second VP Bazil A. Carlson third VP JJ. L. Bentley secretary. new directors are Paul Wilkins A. A. Hunter Charles Dooley and Martin Culley.
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Paul Newland
North Long Beach
Southern California Edison Co
British Parliament Adjourns to Jan 29
London December 7 The British Parliament adjourned today until January 29. The 53 day holiday was decreed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to give his new Conservative government a chance to work up its legislative program following the Conservative victory over the Labor government in October.
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London
Winston Churchall
Labor
Multi-Lane Upgrade Planned for Delano Artery
California awards an $817,166 contract to Griffith Co. of Los Angeles to grade and surface 5.5 miles of additional two lane roadway on Highway 99 from Los Angeles to the Kern County line. Work covers segment between McFarland and the Delano underpass.
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Sacramenty
PITT
S. Hwy
Los Angeles
Karn
Griffith Co
McFarland
Delano
Kern County
200 to Be Initiated Into Shrine Order
Shriners met in San Bernardino for their desert ceremonial as 209 Knights Templar and 32nd degree Scottish Rite Masons are to be initiated into the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The event was held by the Southern California Shrine center.
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San Bernardinu
Der
Southern
California
Knights Templar
Mystic Shrine
US and Soviet Clash Over Greece and Disarmament
The U N debated a Soviet call to halt U S interference in Greece as Athens and allies reject the plan. The Assembly defeated the Soviet proposal 35 to 5 with six abstentions while the Big Four prepared for a secret disarmament meeting and no compliance was expected from the talks.
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Arandum
U. N
Greece
United States of America
Balkan Committee
Albania
Bulgaria
Andrei
Vishinsky
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Selwyn Lloyd
Jules Mech
Judgment Awarded in Fatal Injury Case
A $3000 verdict was returned in Superior Court yesterday against David Lee Baker and his mother Mary E. Baker for the death of Dorothy Bain in a June 20 1956 collision at Western Ave and Pacific Coast Hwy. Plaintiffs Marjorie Beck and Lorraine Hall are named as heirs, with attorneys Russell H. Pray and William Price presenting the case before Judge Percy Hight.
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Fortieth National Guard
Japan
Marjorie Beck
Fontana
Lorraine Hall
Torrance
Dorothy Bain
Western Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
David Lee Baker
Mary E. Baker
Russell H. Pray
William Price
Percy Hight
King of Thailand Legalizes Coup Proclamation
King Phumiphond Abduldet signed a royal proclamation legalizing last week's military coup. A military dominated government began to emerge after Radio Bangkok reported the news. The proclamation reaffirmed the dissolution of the 1919 constitution and the assembly appointed in the coup. Observers await whether the king will challenge the regime by declining to issue the proclamation.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Phumiphond Abduldet
Radio
Prnational
Phumiphon
Local Feline Judge at Inglewood Show
Long Beach cat judge Bavy mcGil will judge long hair classes at the fifth annual championship show at Hollywood Park race track dormitory Inglewood for morrow and Sunday. Mrs. Ethel Garson of Giendale will judge short hair breeds. The show, under United Cat Federation auspices, will be managed by Mrs. Zelma Philips of Arcadia.
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Bavy mcGil
Long Beach
Hollywood Park
Inglewood
Tormorrow
Ethel Garson
Giendale
United Cat Federation
Zelma Philips
Arcadia
Woman Refuses Juror Marriage Proposal in Slaying Case
Mrs. Richard Jackson a 27 year old French war bride mother of three was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the fatal stabbing of her Negro husband. A juror who tried her proposed marriage to her but was rejected by the defendant. Judge Kuhn deferred sentence and offered parole if she would return to France.
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Philadelphia
Richard Jackson
Joseph L. Kuhn
Jackson
France
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