Probe Denies Arson in Fatal Christmas Fire
A Christmas Day fire gutted a garage apartment at 1430 Olive Ave killing 20 month Walter Harris and 3 year old Sammy Lee Harris. Investigators found no arson, citing accidental causes and intoxication rumors as unfounded. Both children died at Sea Side Memorial Hospital despite rescue efforts.
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Long Beach
Pacific Electric
T He
Walter Harris
Brather
Sammy Lee Harevis
Olive Ave
Capl
F. D. Burdette
Leon Ad V. Foster
James Thiele
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Colder Weather Grips Central U S with Subzero Lows
Cold air surges from the Rockies into the central United States with subzero readings in the Rockies and western plains. Temperatures hover below freezing into the day while warm spots appear in Florida with above normal readings.
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Rockies
Wastern Plains
Cartatia
Western Plains
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Butte
Mort
North Central
Texas
Virginia
Florida
Orlando
Narthern
Montana
Great Lakes
Questioned Seamen Given Shore Leave
New York report says 262 seamen aboard six foreign freighters received shore leave under the McCarran Act provisions. The act aims to bar subversives from landing in the United States.
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New York
Liberte A
U.S
Holiday Death Toll 340 Across Nation Sets Record Fear
The Christmas weekend toll rose to 340 with 278 traffic deaths since 6 p m Wednesday. The toll could break the 1936 four day record of 555 if the pace continues. Chicago reported a grim 24 hour period with 1309 accidents and several deaths.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Chicago
Michael Ahearn
National Safety Council
Ned W H. Dearborn
Council
Dee
California
Tragedy Strikes Two in Shadyside Street Collapse
In Shadyside China on Christmas night Peter Schram aged 80 collapsed and died of a heart attack. Witness Charles Boyd aged 32 ran to help and then suffered a fatal heart attack himself. Both deaths confirmed locally.
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Shadyside
China
Peter Schram
Charles Boyd
Schram
Boyd
Lemonade vs Alcohol in France Sparks Debate
France's lemonade dealers blame home brewers for rising alcoholism. They cite 4,000,000 private stills and a postwar liver disease rise from 2939 to 4396 deaths. Farm liquor rules allow up to 10 liters per farmer with taxes, while no age limit exists for home drinkers. city rules ban bistro sales to under 20. Lemonade dealers offered no reform, just figures for readers to weigh.
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France
Grandma Bandit Reveals Wealthy, Turbulent Family Backstory
Mrs. Ethel Arata 52, daughter of late financier Robert M. Catts, recalls a fortune once worth 20 million dollars lost in 1929. In federal court for bank robbery, she sobs over memories of a life in real estate and construction finance, citing a divorced parents tale and a troubled past.
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Los Angeles
Grandma
Ethel Arata
Robert M. Catts
New York
Philadelphia
Ethel
Catts
Norwalk State Hospital
Here
Arcadia
Marymount School
Tarrytown
N. Y
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Europe
Dorothy Tennant
Arata
Marshall Field Department
Chicago
Land & Tithe
Lane Title Bank & Trust Co
Port Woman Assaulted on Busy Street
A Port woman, Margorie Hager, 30, said five men assaulted her as she dozed in a parked car on S Pacific Ave at 1 30 am. Her fiancé Kenneth Teague chased two suspects, held them until police arrived. Frank Carbajal 22 and Mario Hurtado 21 were booked on suspicion of rape. both denied involvement with Hager noting injuries from a barroom fight.
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San Pedro
Margorie Hager
24Th St
S. Pacific Ave
Teague
Frank Carbajal
B. Grant St
Willinngton
Mario Hurtado
S. Armana Ct
Carbajal
Bay City Bus Auto Collision Injures 14
A Bayshore Highway crash south of San Francisco injured 14 people including 12 bus passengers and the driver’s 40 year old Joseph Pritchard. The northbound car driven by Donald E. Rains crossed the center line and hit a southbound Greyhound bus. Rains had internal injuries. one passenger was reported seriously hurt.
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San Francisco
John Cherry
Joseph Zlathinich
Donald E. Rains
Greyhound
Rains
Adviver
Joseph Pritchard
San Luis Obispo
Weather Outlook Shows Cloudy Tonight Through Saturday
Increasing cloudiness is expected tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. The forecast calls for overcast skies and minimal cooling or warming, urging readers to plan accordingly.
Partner Slain Woman Found With Sick Chicken
Los Angeles report says Oma Keyes, 52, jailed on suspicion of murder after being found in bed with a sick chicken. She told officers she kept the bird warm, but detectives noted conflicting statements about the fatal shooting of Ronald Breers, 37, partner in a rooming house. Police seek a tenant for questioning. A phone call to the victim’s brother in Flagstaff occurred minutes after entry.
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Los Angeles
U Pla
Piursday
Murer
Oma Keyes
Ronald Breers
Breers
Keyes
Yank Frees His Soviet Captors in Wild Tale
Lt. Horace Sincore of Homestead Florida recounted to reporters a dramatic account of being kidnapped by Soviet guards, fighting them, and being released in a forest near the border. He said his release came without standard channels and that his unit found him near the U S sector after a tense month-long ordeal.
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Berlin
Horace Sincore
Homestead
Fla
Christmas Sit
Sincore
Shin
U. S
Sincere
Where to Find It Beach Camping and More
The notice lists sections and page ranges for a local newspaper. It includes Beach Camping on Page A-7, Bridge on Page A-7, Classified Ads on Pages 5-8, Comics on Page B-6, Crossword on Page B-8, Editorial on Page Ad, Financial on Page B-7, Obituaries on Page 8-3, Radio and Television on Page A-4, Shipping Tube on Page B-6, Southland Cities on Pages B-2 and B-3, Sports on Pages A-8 and A-?, Theaters on Page B-12, and Tides Temperatures on Page B-8 with Activities Pages B-4 and B-5.
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Pege
Boyin
Southland
Dulles Seeks Concrete Proposals From Stalin on Peace
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State designate John Foster Dulles promised to treat any concrete proposals from Stalin with seriousness and sympathy after Eisenhower spoke with the president elect. Dulles said diplomatic channels and UN contact remain open for efforts to promote peace and end hostilities, including Korea.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
New York
New York Times
United Nations
Walington
Moscow
Hosiety
Capitol Hill
Ike Has Toothache Purely Personal
New York UP reports President-elect Eisenhowerleft his home shortly after 11 am to visit a dentist for a toothache He rubbed his jaw with his left hand and said he was going to see a dentist and would be back in about an hour It’s purely personal.
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New York
Eisenhower
Second Nagoya Blast Kills Eight Persons
A second explosion in downtown Nagoya, Japan killed eight people and injured 21 as a camera shop was struck. Six nearby houses were wrecked and burned amid the blast, part of a string of explosions that began five days earlier with a chemical plant blast that killed 21 and injured over 200.
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Nagoya
Japan
Mother risks death to save unborn child in caesarean
Mrs. Jean Garrett, 27, under Hodgkins disease, gave birth to a son at 9:42 am by Caesarean at Angelus Hospital. Doctors warned against another pregnancy but she chose life for her baby as her condition improved briefly after delivery, with transfusions aiding her fragile state.
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Los Angeles
ICE
Jean Garrett
Mrs. Garrett
Yspital
Angelus Hospital
Four Americans among 23 killed in Iran plane crash
An Iranian Airways DC-3 crashed near Tehran in dense fog killing 23, including four Americans. Passengers included Cecile DeMoisy, 29, nurse. Thomas Pispoli of Atlanta. James Blakemore, 38, Long Island teacher. Arlene Blakemore, 37, wife of the teacher. two survivors were Adil Young and a Point Four engineer.
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Tehran
Iran
Isfahan
Jee Ran
Cecile Ann DeMoisy
Shiraz
Charles DeMoisy
Ogden
Utah
Thomas Pispoli
U. 5
Alanta
James E. Blakemore
Grey Neck
Long Island
N. J
Middle East
Ford Foundation
Blakemore
Great Neck
Arlene Blakemore
Enemy Airs Yule Cheer for Allies on Korean Front
SEQUL-VM and Chinese speakers broadcast Christmas programs to Allied troops on the central Korean front. White Horse Mountain and Triangle Hill echoed with carols and the Korean national anthem. A loud-speaker near Triangle urged surrender with a taunt about the White House.
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SEQUL
Iaud
White Horse Mountain
Triangle Hill
Triangle
White House
Air Force to Add Escape Seats to New B 47 Bombers
The Air Force said escape ejection seats will be installed in new B 47 jet bombers after next February to improve crew survival in emergencies. A spokesman dismissed reports labeling the B 47 a death trap and noted no design changes to current models are planned, with the present system usable if the aircraft remains under control.
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Washington
Air Force
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