Man Shot and Robbed by Bandit in Los Angeles Park Lot
A masked gunman robbed a man lying injured in a Los Angeles park lot after shooting him in the leg and stealing his wallet. James Melateen, 42, of Norwalk, reported the suspect fled in a commandeered car after threatening to run over the victim. John L. Whitman, 29, Los Angeles, intervened and helped dissuade the robber from harming them as police sought the gunman.
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Norwalk
Los Angeles
Hendit
James Melteen
Fairford Ave
Meltem
Tim
Tila
Moelvnn
Rin
John L. Whitman
Melton
Whitman
Train Hits Car on Grade Killing Four in Tennessee
A long freight train struck an automobile on a grade near Knoxville, killing four occupants. The victims were identified as Jack Shary, Roger Leach, Prater aged 19 from Powell, and Nora Hackworth, 18, from Clifton Tenn. Authorities investigate the wreck.
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Hanor Vino
Runcay
Jack Shary
Roger's Leach
Knoxville
Jeasing Prater
Powell
Tenn
Nora Hackworth
Cline Ten
Bellflower Market Robbed of Over $20,000
Five men with a gun robbed McCoy's Market at Bellflower Boulevard Sunday night forcing manager Samuel Hedstrom to open the safe. They escaped with more than $20,000 in receipts and cash, while two witnesses pursued the exit. The heist followed a near-identical robbery nearby moments earlier, police said.
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Bellflower
McCoy's Market
Samuel H. Hedstrom
Virginia Ave
Compton
Bellflower Blvd
Nixon to Broadcast Report on Journey Through Asia
The White House announced Vice President Nixon will address the nation Wednesday from Long Beach time 7 39 as he completes a 5000 mile trip through Asia and the Middle East. Eisenhower reportedly urged Nixon to speak and present the journey’s findings.
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Nixon
Asia
Middle East
White House
Eisenhower
All Quiet on Iceland Glacier Plane Wreck Aboard Neptune
Rescuers on Myrdalsjokul Glacier report a United States Navy Neptune bomber crashed during a blizzard with no survivors seen. Ground teams led by John Jon Jonson crawl near wreckage, facing crevices and harsh weather as they search for a safe route and any signs of life.
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Reyesavik
Ireland
IUR
Jonson
Blind Denton sheriff killed by Jeep during walk
Hodges, Denton’s famed blind sheriff who had recently trained a seeing eye dog, died today after being struck by a Jeep on a street without a sidewalk. The dog also died in the incident. Hodges had been blinded by a January shotgun attack and had just returned from New York where he trained with a guide dog.
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Wwn Toa
Beans
Wll Jones Hodges
Denton
Hodges
Crim
Texas
Iodges
Dee
New York
Cve
Moscow Note Demands Ban on Weapons
The Soviet government agreed to join talks with the United States on Eisenhower’s proposal for globally peaceful atomic energy development. It urged all participants to pledge not to use nuclear, hydrogen, or other mass annihilation weapons, and called for international controls to prohibit military atomic energy. Russia signaled readiness to participate in negotiations and hinted at accepting a four power foreign ministers meeting in Berlin, while seeking clarification on parts of the plan and noting China’s involvement.
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United States
Eisenhower
Russia
U. N
Hussia
Berlin
China
Children Escape as Explosion Wrecks Three-Story Home
An explosion on the first floor of a three-story frame house in AnlAnglon NMASS-VEl injured no one and sent Army Sgts. Willis Gelding aged 28 from Hamilton Rhode Island and William Branson aged 21 from Providence Rhode Island to safety along with three other adults and three children who evacuated from the second floor while an elderly couple was rescued from the third floor.
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Anlanglon
Nmass
Vel Len
Army
Willis A. Gelding
Hamilton
R. I
William M. Branson
Province
San Francisco
U N Plans Hopeless' for Five Cons Broadcast to PWs
Detroit police and Allied Far East command reported three of five U N prisoners who escaped from Jackson prison have been recaptured. A last minute broadcast appeal was prepared for 22 American war prisoners held by Communist groups as authorities feared further attempts to flee or retaliate.
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U. N
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O City
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Robert
Tome Ideadlite
Nesses
Bach Seat
Souhhern
Weller
Daniel B. Botisha
Ward J Emelek
Virgil Framlondey
Ebel Kes
Red
Detroit
Jackson
John E. Hull
U. S
Iran
Seoul
Eustody
Appetiter
Witnesess
Usiondek
Relief Roll Leaps in California
Sacramento. Charles Schotland, California welfare director, warns of a sharp rise in general relief from 14 000 in November 1952 to about 25 000 last month. He notes California shows a broader increase than other states. Employment chief William Burkett says travel cuts will allow hiring 25 more staff to aid the unemployed. Youth Authority director Heman Stark says juvenile gangs are not in full control but fewer gangs in Los Angeles than three years ago. Circuit Court Commissioner A Tom Pasieczy, a special prosecutor, is moved for safety amid a manhunt in the northwest area following a Cadillac theft and fugitive escape.
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Charles {. Schotland
California
Social Welfare Department
Jie
State Department
William A. Burkett
Heman G. Stark
Youth Authority
Los Angeles
Los Anges
Stark
Foggy Night Fatalities Highlight Local Crashes
In dense southern fog two women died in separate traffic crashes on Sunday night. Mrs. Charles Barrs, 62, of Sunset Beach, was killed when her car struck a concrete barricade near Coast Hay and Anderson Street after a failed turn. Mrs. Abbie Louw Stevens, 60, of Wilmington, died in a Long Beach collision when her car was rear ended. police say her vehicle careened 206 feet after impact at Willow Street and Santa Fe Avenue.
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Artesia
Southland
Charles Barrs
Chestnut Ave
Sunset Beach
Abbie Louw Stevens
W. Denni St
Wilmington
Long Beach
Barrs
Charles
Coast Hay
Anderson St
San Diego
Stevens
Willow St
Santa Fa Ave
Auto Train Collision Kills Seven Near Wheeling
A Chicago area family of seven was killed in a car train crash at a line crossing near Wheeling Sunday night. Victims include Fred Galle, 37, laborer, his wife Violet, 33, and children Evelyn 10 John 8 Elaine 6 and Carol Ann 12. All died hours later from injuries including a skull fracture.
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Chicago
U“F
Soo
Wheeling
Fred Galle
Cary
Ill
Violet
Evelyn
John
Elaine
Carol Ann
Faughter
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Tuesday
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Tuesday with a gradual warming trend in the afternoons. Expect local breeze near canyon areas and slightly gusty winds at times.
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Canyons
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Sun Ends Journey South Shortest Day of Year at Capricorn
A giant cloud umbrella covered the nation as the sun reached its southernmost point, signaling winter's debut. The Weather Bureau noted three storm centers and widespread cloud cover, with colder temperatures sweeping the Midwest and variable rain and snow across the country.
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Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Dixie
Texas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Capricorn
Equator
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