Eleven Whittier schoolboys admit three year burglary ring
Whittier sheriffs investigators disclosed a three year pattern of burglaries by eleven elementary schoolboys aged eight to sixteen who stole more than $2000 in loot from numerous targets. One boy began stealing at five after being coached by older youths. Victims included John Barton's Service Station and Glen Rinehart's Supply Co among several Whittier locations.
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Whittier
Juvenile Authority
John J. Moran
CF. Hough
Pico
M. Reich
Longfellow Scchool
Amepola
Pioneer
Dell Corporen
Whittier Blvd
Richardson Lumber Co
Better Food Market
Northern California storms claim seven lives and strands trains
Wind rain and snow battered Northern California over the weekend, causing seven deaths and stranding seven passenger trains with about 1570 passengers. Flooding and power outages paused travel across the region while eight miles of track near Dunsmuir were cleared by snowplows. Two men and two children died when wind toppled an oak house roof near Ukiah, with others injured or missing in Humboldt and Alder Point. Rivers flooded lowlands, forcing evacuations in Marin and Mendocino counties as crews aided stranded motorists and residents.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
Dunsmuir
Here
Klamath Falls
Ore
Siskiyou
Oregon California
U.S
Ukiah
Russ Tulsa
Logan ‘Trever
Bobby
Tulla
Carl Srndner
Humboldt County
Stanton Coleblank
Alder Point
Hohn
Eureka
Mendocino
Woodacre
Marin County
Kay Park
Plans Afoot to Fire A Shell Next Spring
Reports from the Pentagon indicate preparations for a test firing of a genuine atomic shell at the Nevada atomic proving ground. Army Secretary Pace said the 85 ton atomic cannon has belched a shell designed for an atomic warhead, with a test firing planned and targets being prepared to simulate battlefield conditions.
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Washington
Pentagon
Atomic Proving Ground
Nevada
Army
Aberdeen
Frank F. Pice Jr
Arrest Dragna for Deportation in Los Angeles Racketeer Case
Attorney General McGranery announced the deportation arrest of Jack Ignatius Dragna, a Los Angeles racketeer. Immigration officers seized him at his home as the 61 year old Italian national, native of Palermo, faced a warrant stating he re entered the United States in 1932 without proper admission documents. He had previously lived in Italy and returned to the U.S. for permanent residence in March 1923. The case is part of a broader program to remove undesirable aliens involved in racketeering and crime.
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Washington
McGranery
Jack Ignatius Dragna
Justice Department
Los Angeles
Dragna
United States
Palermo
Italy
Trumans Observe Quiet Funeral at Little White House
Independence Missouri reports a private funeral for Mrs. David W. Wallace the 50 year old mother of the First Lady. President Truman and Mrs. Truman along with daughter Margaret attended in strict privacy at the Little White House home in Independence. The service followed by burial at Woodlawn Cemetery with no flowers requested.
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Independence
White House
David W. Wallace
Truman
Margaret
Little White House
Woodlawn Cemetery
Classifieds and Page Cues From The Daily Paper
The reader is guided to locate sections across the newspaper including Beach Combing on Page B-1, Boyle Pace on A-15, fridge Pace on B1, Ads on B-13 to B-17, Comics on B-8, Crossword on B-13, Editorial on A-14, Financial on 8-12, Lookout on 8-2, and a Shipping Table on B-13, with Scion Cities on 3-2 and 3, Sports on A-4 and 17, Theaters on B-1, Tidles and Temperatures on E13, and Women’s Activities on 8-4.
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Boyle—Pace
fridge—Pace
Lookout
Pags
Eisenhower Opens White House Conference Aboard Helena
President elect Dwight D Eisenhower met with advisers and future administration members aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena en route to Hawaii from Wake Island. The Korean War was the likely topic, though no subjects or decisions were announced. A press secretary said nothing definite had been decided yet.
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Helena
Hawati
Elsen
Hower
Hel
Holiday Traffic Checks Planned by California Patrol
California Highway Patrol announced wide spread traffic checks to reduce Christmas and New Year accidents. Commissioner Clif ford E. Peterson urged patience from law abiding drivers while targeting drunk drivers and faulty brakes. Last year the force halted 170,004 vehicles during yearend holidays and issued 3,500 citations along with 6,500 warnings.
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Sacramento
California
HWy_ehway Patrol
Clifford E. Peterson
Pilot's Posse Praised After Near Catastrophe Landing
Forty four aboard a Trans-World Airways Super Constellation survived a crash near Fallon Nevada. Two engines failed and brakes burned out as Irvin Kravitz landed on the Navy auxiliary strip with two wheels and a wing tip touching. The 39 passengers and five crew were unharmed and praised Kravitz for keeping the plane steady. An alternate Constellation was sent from Los Angeles to complete the trip to San Francisco. The craft carried President elect Eisenhower to Korea on a prior flight. Passengers described themselves as very lucky and lauded the crew.
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Fallon
Navy
Sey Sung
Trans- World Airways
Irvin Kravitz
Kravitz
Associated Press
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
TWA
T. L. Borman
Reno
Defense Dept Reports 124 New Korean War Casualties
The Defense Department identified 124 additional Korean War casualties in List No. 707. Among them 16 are dead and 100 wounded, with the rest injured in the battle zone.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pele
Acci
Partly cloudy today and tonight with cooler risk
Partly cloudy conditions continue through the day and into the night with a cooler air mass leaving a low around 44 degrees tonight. Sunshine returns on Tuesday with calmer skies and warmer daytime temperatures.
Rioting convicts release hostages at New Mexico prison
In Santa Fe a 20 hour prison uprising ends as eight inmates release eight hostages. Warden Morris Abram says the prisoners left the hospital, cell block No 2, and yard unannounced and unharmed. National guardsmen and state police stood by ready to storm if needed. One hostage, Fred Johnson, reunited with his son at the main gate amid quiet scenes.
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Santa FE
N. M
UPI
Morris Abram
New Mexico State
Ares
Fred Johnson
Big Stone
Compton Post Office Safe Cracked Over Weekend
Burglar ripped open the East Compton Branch safe and fled with an undetermined amount of money. The burglary occurred while the post office was closed over the weekend. Los Angeles inspectors, led by John Hudson, investigate. Postmaster Clark Wallace declined to disclose the loss. The office is at 6625 E Compton Blvd.
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East Compton
Norwalk
Los Angeles
John Hudson
Clark Wallace
Compton Bivd
Purge of Czechoslovak leaders flagged by Belgrade radio
Belgrade radio cites Tan Yugoslavia News Agency reporting a new purge underway in Czechoslovakia. Names named include Antonin Gregor Ludwig Svoboda Vladimir Kopriva Eugene Khan Augustin Kliment Zdenek Fierlinger, amid broader Soviet satellite shakeups after the Prague treason trials and Slansky case.
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Alex Singleton
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgrade Radio Today
Czechoslovakia
Teysé
Tanjug
Antonin Gregor
Ludwig Svoboda
Vladimir Kopriva
Eugene Khan
Augustin Kliment
Zdenek Fierlinger
Prague
Rudolf T Slansky
Reds
Slansky
Flames Raze Long Beach Purse Seiner
Unprecedented losses of the Southland fishing fleet mount as four more vessels are destroyed over the weekend. The Long Beach purse seiner American Rose burned off San Clemente Island with $100,000 loss. all crew saved. San Diego fleet losses reach 28 for the year with the Coronado sinking 650 miles south of the border. others include Aztec and Sun Streak. Coast Guard records show over 25 boats lost from Long Beach and San Diego. fires, explosions, and a Peruvian collision contribute to the toll.
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Southland
San Clemente Island
San Diego
Long Beach Coast Guard
Hardier
Coronado
Vite Zotiola
Rosarito Beach
Coast Guard
Peru
Shark Kills Lad in Monterey Bay
A 17 year old, Berry Wilson, was killed by a large shark 30 feet from shore in Monterey Bay. Brookner W Brady Jr., 15, was attacked while others intervened. the shark fled as swimmers neared. Marine biologists identified the species. storms were blamed by fishermen for driving the shark into the area. This marked a rare human injury off the Northern California coast.
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Pacific Grove
Calit
Berry Wilson
Monterey Bay
Wilson
Brookner W. Brady Jr
California
Reuther Seeks Unity By Willing Step Down
Walter Reuther said on national TV he would drop the CIO presidency for a lesser post to advance AFL CIO unity. He argued against personal advantage in merger and commented on Eisenhower and Durkin, defending Durkin's Labor Department appointment as correct.
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Detroit
Walter Reuther
CIO
Afl-Cio
Atlantic City
Reuther
Labor
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
AFL
Martin Durkin
Sen
Taft
R-Ohlo
Durkin
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Morocco
M. Ribes
Guthress
Moroccan General Labor Confedeeration
CGT
Tunisian Workers Movement
UGT
UTG
Tunisia
Tunis
Farhat Hached
UCT
Jimmy
Jimmy Richard
St. Louis
Northern
Calif
Trumans
Wake Island
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior
Herbert Brownell
Charles £. Wilson
John Foster
Dulles
George Humphrey
Treasury
McKay
Humphrey
Wake
Cariser
U. S. Navy
Lice
Pilot's Posse
Defense Dept
Compton
Long Beach
Rose
Lad
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