Warren seeks purge of dishonest lobbyists in California
Governor Warren opens the eighth special session with a call to outlaw disreputable lobbying and purge the state capitol of dishonest influence. He outlines broader issues, including aid to aged and needy blind, school funding, and sex crimes, and urges continued financing of the aged blind program until June 30.
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Sacramento
Warren
California
State Capitol
State Assembly
Senate
Reg Wate Fobb
Tdeas
Assembly Democrats
Julian Beck
San Fernando
Beck
Fog Envelops New York City Again
Heavy fog enveloped New York City for the second straight day hampering air and harbor transportation. The Coast Guard called fog in lower New York Bay pretty thick and reported many ships slowed.
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New York
New York City
The
Coast Guard
New York Bay
Cargo Ship Afire in South Atlantic
The 1230-ton cargo ship Ceste is afire in the South Atlantic. Her 28 crewmen are fighting the blaze below decks. The fire broke out last night and the ship radioed plans to reach Matto del Plata, Argentina. The vessel left Buenos Aires Saturday bound for a Patagonian port with general cargo.
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Buenos
Inclement Weather Kills 12 Across U S Over Weekend
Severe weather battered the nation with snow sleet fog and cold causing at least 12 deaths over the weekend and at least 35 weather related fatalities. Central and western areas froze with temperatures from 1 below in Denver to 16 below in Glasgow Montana. Tornadoes hit Arkansas Missouri and Illinois causing damage and casualties with Arkansas alone estimating 100000 in losses.
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Midwest
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Tenn
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Ilinois
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Beebee
Velvet Ridge
Cross Roads
Providence
Bradford
Garland Robbins
Four Picnickers Crushed to Death by Granite Slab
A 70 ton granite slab split from Dead Man's Point rock and struck a holiday picnic near Victorville killing four men and women and injuring two others. Victims were Robert Asper 35 Jessie Isom 45 both of Upland California Florold Bovee 40 Ventura and Frances Morris 38 Pomona. Critical injuries to Frances Long 35 Upland and Clifford Morris 38 Pomona. Children witnessed the tragedy as rescuers tunneled to reach Long.
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Victorville
Dead Man's Point
Father Land
Mojave Desert
Robert Asper
Jessie Isom
Upland
Florold Bovee
Ventura
Frances Morris
Pomona
Frances Long
Clifford Morris
Morris
J For An Hour To Reach Mrs. Long
Freighter Rams Terminal Wharf at Berth 287
The inter coastal freighter Marine Leopard rammed the Terminal Wharf at Berth 287 in Terminal Island at 7 30 p m yesterday. Authorities said damage to the wharf was not extensive and noted a gust of wind as a contributing factor. The Marine Leopard was maneuvering out of the slip en route to San Francisco and continued the voyage.
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Luckenbach Lines
Terminal Island
San Franccisco
Woman's Body Found Near School Gym in Franklin
Franklin Tenn Dec 12 a body of an unidentified white woman about 35 was found near the Franklin high school gym. Police Chief Oscar Garner said the woman's throat had been slashed, apparently with a razor.
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Franklin, Tenn
Franklin High School
Oscar Garner
Mercury weather report notes 34 degree low in Long Beach
The brief item on page 6-1 warns of a chilly morning with a 34 degree low reported for Long Beach. Other items announce where to find various sections such as census tips, classifieds, and entertainment listings across the paper.
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Long Beach
Ward Boards Vessel Tells of Suffering
Consul General Angus Ward and 19 companions boarded the Lake Land Victory off Tientsin announcing they endured “hellish treatment” at the hands of Chinese Communists. Ward, freed after 13 months with 28 days in a Chinese jail, described freezing quarters and bread and water as the diet. He refused to sign until all party members joined him aboard.
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S. Lakeland Victory
Tientsin
Angus Ward
United States
Mukden
St. Peter
Ward
Paul Sexton
Lakesland
Reds
Searchers Hunt Girl 15 in Woods Near Kelso
A search party works through wooded country near West Kelso for Ruth Aberle a 15 year old girl who vanished yesterday noon during a Christmas tree gathering with friends. Deputies say she became separated from the group, likely near twelve miles northeast of town, as volunteers scoured all night without result.
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Kelso
Wash
Ruth Aberle
West Kelso
Costa Watts
Here
Pilot sobbed recounting 28 killed in Dallas crash
Capt Laurens Claude of Fort Worth testified at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing about the American Airlines DC plane crash near Dallas on November 28 that killed 28 people. He described flight from New York to Dallas and engine trouble over Arkansas before the disaster, breaking into tears as he detailed the moments before the crash.
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Pec
Laurens Claude
Fort Worth
American Airlines
Claude
New York
Mexico City
Civil Aeronautics Board
Arkansas
Robert W. Chrisp
Ex premier Chang Freed by Turncoats
Former Premier Chang Chun arrived in Hong Kong by plane after release by Nationalist deserters in Kunming. He was captured with four top army commanders when turncoat troops seized the city for the Communists. Chiang Kai-shek narrowly avoided being trapped in Kunming. Formosa reported Red agent executions and plans for a Communist assault on the island.
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Chang Chun
Kunming
Yunnan Province
Lu Han
Chiang Kai-shek
Kun-shing
Formosa
Woman Jailed After Chase at 90 M.P.H.
Mildred Kay, 26, jailed on burglary and automobile theft charges after a 90 mph chase ending near Seventh Street and Pacific Coast Highway. Police recovered over $3,000 in camera gear from Lett's Photo Service, a check protector, and about $20 in cash. the Ford two‑door used in the burglary was stolen from a dealer on E Anaheim Street.
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Mildred Kay
Lett
Tenth St
Clinton R. Gandy
George Marshall
Wilson High School
Seventh St
Pacific Coast Hwy
E. Anaheim St
Typhoon lashes Northern Luzon near Manila
A typhoon struck Northern Luzon with winds above 75 mph and heavy mountain rainfall near Baguio. Manila reported 38 mph winds and driving rain as the storm center passed north, sparing Clark Field 60 miles away home to the U S 13th Air Force.
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Luzon
Baguio
Clark Field
U.S. 13Th Air Force
U S Rests Case in Trial of Hiss
The government rested its case in the Leon Alger Hiss perjury trial in New York. Hiss faced charges for denying to a federal grand jury that he gave State Department papers to Whittaker Chambers for transfer to a Soviet spy ring.
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New York
Leon Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Navy Chief Sees Shipyard Problem In Long Beach
Navy Secretary Frances Matthews studies subsidence at the Long Beach base with Capt. W. E. Sullivan reporting progress. He meets city officials and groups urging keeping the shipyard open and may delay any closure decision.
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Navy
Francis P. Mathews
Matthews
Clyde Doyle
Wilder Baker
1Th Naval District
G. C. Crawford
Long Beach
W. E. Sullivan
Mathews
Prest-Telegram
Naval Shipyard
Francis }. Matthews
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Naval
Washington
Capt
Sullivan
Clyce Doyle
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
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Crawford
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I Doyle
San Diego
12Th Naval District
Adm
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Doyle
L. C. Coxe
Ence
Samuel E. Vickers
Rotary Matthews
Los Alamitos
Baker
Sas Alamitos Field
Terminal Island
Quiz Renewed on Atom Leaks
Washington December 1 The House un American activities committee decided to day to recall Lt Gen Leslie Groves and former Maj George Racey Jordan for more questioning on wartime atomic leaks to the Russians Rep Harristin Virginia said Chairman Wood Delaware advised committee counsel Frank Tavernier by telephone that he wants Groves and Jordan to come back to the witness chair
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House un-American Activities Committee
Leslie Re Groves
George Racey Jordan
Harristin
D.-Va
Wood
DwGa
Frank Tavernier
Groves
Jordan
Plane search continues for wreckage in Sierra after flight
Placerville reports ongoing search for a plane possibly crashed in the Sierra. Sightings of wreckage could not be confirmed. The Cessna monoplane piloted by Ray Hyland of Eugene with four aboard including Mrs. Hyland departed Eugene for Los Angeles last Friday morning.
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Sierra
Ray Hyland
Eugene
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