Winds, Dust Spark havoc in Southland with fire and outages
Southland faced record wind and dust as gales from the desert aided a major blaze in the Fullerton citrus warehouse district causing over two million dollars in damage. Ontario logged 700 mile per hour gusts while Cajon Pass and San Bernardino mountains saw strong winds. widespread outages and reduced visibility accompanied temperatures dipping below freezing.
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Fullerton
Ontario
Beaumont-Banning
Cajon Pass
San Bernardino
San Gabriel Mountains
Santa Monica
Glendale Highlands
Pasadena
Reseda
Southern California
Eddson Co
la Crescenta
DeLoris Nielson
Glendale
Foothill Blvd
Los Angeles Basin
Long Beach
Ailing skating queen Byron returns to stage today
Ann Scott, former Olympics figure skating star and queen of the Hollywood Tee Revue, is expected to return to the show today after a two day virus infection. She missed opening night at Christmas and Sunday’s TV telecast, was confined to her hotel room, marking her first missed scheduled performance.
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Sarpara
Ann Scott
Miss Scott
Comedy Hour
Scott
Geiger Counter Used in Dishwashing Test
Navy technicians in a laboratory here mix radioactive isotopes with food on Navy dishes and trays and run them through dishwashing machines, soaps, detergents and water temperatures. Geiger counters measure dirt removal but cannot identify the fastest or cleanest method.
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Isaxunne
de utieThe
Navy
Mother held after baby allegedly stabbed 136 times in Georgia
In Decatur Georgia Dolores Mary Degalleford Jr 24 is under guard at a hospital charged with murder of her 22 month old son Stephen Russell Degalleford found dead at home with extensive wounds. Police were alerted by a telephone call Sunday reporting harm to the child and the mother’s attempted self harm.
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Decatur
Folice
Hoke Broom
Dolores Mary Degalleford Jr
Stephen Russell Degalleford
Degalleford
Government Leaders See Peace Prosperity
Government leaders discuss peace and prosperity amid concerns on employment and defense spending. They predict an uneasy peace in 1935 with President Eisenhower unlikely to press Democratic goals amid Congress friction and economic worries. Harbor firemen battle Maersk blaze as ship sails from Singapore. 53 aboard, including six Americans, evacuated safely.
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Carey Secestary
Treasury
Humphrey
Wiley
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Congress
Singapore
Otto Carax
New York
150 Lbs of dynamite rocks Odessa Texas
Explosion near Odessa Texas injures one woman and destroys property two hours after a lumber yard fire. Police report 150 pounds of dynamite detonated three miles south of the city causing shattered windows and alarms. No bodies found. one casualty identified as a woman knocked down by a doorway being blown open.
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Odessa
Tex
Hany
Hey
Piper Lumber Co
Military pay raises aim to keep skilled technicians in uniform
Assistant Defense Secretary Fred Seaton said White House proposals for military pay raises would not affect ordinary privates but seek to retain skilled technicians through better incentives. He asked Congress to approve the pay hikes, while noting accompanying plans for overseas housing, dependent medical aid, and a rotation system for returning servicemen, with emphasis on training and experience rather than broad pay alone. A nearby explosion and fire near State Highway 51 caused window damage but no widespread injuries.
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Weeks
NBC
New York
Wiley
R.-Wis
Sparkman
D.ala
Clem Johnson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
James Carey
CIO
Johnson
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Fred Seaton
Seaton
Congress
Odessa
Air Force
T. B. Tripp & Sons
Williams
Thought Burglar Man Shot to Death by Lifelong Friend
In Indianapolis a 42 year-old electrician named James Wilkinson died after being shot by lifelong friend Herbert Skaggs. Wilkinson, mistaken for a Christmas burglar, was attempting to open a door for Skaggs' mother Lilly Breeden when two bullets were fired through a kitchen door. Police investigated the Christmas night shooting.
Fire at Fusa City Hospital in Japan Injures No one
A wind driven blaze destroyed most of a small Japanese hospital today. All 400 patients were moved to safety with help from nearby American airmen. Three wards burned before firemen and Air Force firefighting teams stopped the flames.
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U.S
Fusa City Hospital
Air Force
Korea seeks trade pact to draw US investment
South Korea's Foreign Minister Y. T. Pyun announced Seoul is preparing to negotiate a trade agreement with the United States to attract outside capital for postwar reconstruction, signaling an effort to spur investment amid damage from the war.
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Korea
Tokyo
Y. T. Pyun
United States
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