Death Wins Hockey Game Sparks Parley on Prisoner Explanations
Report details disputes over prisoner treatment and forced explanations at camps in the postwar area. It notes allegations of violence against prisoners wanting to go home, uncertain screening of un interviewed inmates, and a 90 day period for explanations by allied and communist authorities amid competing narratives from Indian, Czech, and Polish delegates.
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Ers
Hriton
Peiping
Pyonzyang
Reds
Desert Wind Dumps Pall of Dust Across Los Angeles
A San Gabriel flood of dust from Desert Wind blanketed Los Angeles County. Gusts toppled trees in Brentwood and West Los Angeles while fires burned in the San Fernando Valley. A transformer failure cut power near Olive Avenue and Hollywood Way, and sand cleared from highways in Upland. Planes at March Air Force Base were tied down as winds, 30 mph on the coast and higher in mountains, lingered with storm warnings issued along the coast.
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MoGave Desert
San Gabril
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Sant Fernando Valley
Burbank
Olive Ave
Hollywood Way
Subacad Ontario
Claremont
Pomona
Palm Springs
Maren Air
Supervisors Study Civil Defense Cost Cuts in CA
The County Supervisors Association of California forms a committee to explore reducing Civil Defense costs without hurting program efficiency. Chairman is David W. Bird of San Diego County. members include Marshall Lane and James F. Lyttle among others, with county officials J B Askew, J Frank Coakley, Jack Gleason, William Golden, and Harold Kermerly represented.
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Sacramento
County Supervisors Association of California
Roger W. Jossun
Los Angeles
Gay
Goodwin J. Knight
David W. Bird
San Diego County
Marshall Lane
Glenn
James F. Lyttle
Sonomi
Cheater Peterson
Humbout
Charles Pt. Salzer
Kern
Willits Warner
Orange
Dr. J.baskew
San Diego
J. Frank Coakley
Alameda
Jack Gleason
Wiliam Golden
Contra Costa
Harold W Kermerly
Store Fire Rages Near Milwaukee Suburb
WEST ALLIS Wis fire swept a department store during the early morning rush, forcing 62 firefighters to battle the blaze for about three hours. One firefighter was injured as crews forced entry and sprayed water through the roof while smoke required masks. Damage estimate not given.
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West Allis
Wis
Milwaukee
Henry Nelson
Inferno Rages Across Southern California Mountains
A severe forest fire swept Mt Wilson and surrounding canyons forcing evacuations from Monrovia Canyon to Santa Anita and Claremont. About 600 to 1900 firefighters battled the flames, which damaged lines and delayed inspections. A schoolteacher, Miss Donny M. Schuster, 65, died in Griffith Park fire ruins.
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Sierra Madre
U.S. Forestry
Big
Santa Anita Canyou
Mt Wilson
Fee Aivay
Los Angeles
Heallywood
Five Fingers
Mt. Wilson
California
Palmer Canyon
Padua Tiilis
Claremont
Cucamonga Canyon
San Antonio Canyon
Cucamonga
San Antonio
San Bernardino Na
Lin Forest
Anselon National Forest
Ly Forest Service
Los Argeles
Santa Anita Canyon
Monrovia
Forest Service
Cloverless Canyon
Ans
Santa Monica
Riverside
Corona
Elsinore
Palm Springs
Perris
Riverside County
Griffith! Park
Donny M. Schuster
Glendower Ave
Schuster
Otis Art Institute
Italian Seismograph Reports Strong Early Quake
Faenza Italy is shaken by a strong earthquake detected by The Bendani Observatory. The epicenter is estimated to lie in Southeast Europe as investigators assess damage and hazard implications for the region.
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Faenza
Italy
Bendani Observatory
Europe
Asia-Africa U N Bloc in Policy Meet
United Nations delegates from the fifteen nation Asia Africa bloc met to review world issues and consider a possible special General Assembly on Korea. Indian delegates signaled readiness to pursue a special session if chosen. Burmese chair James Barrington led the meeting amid talks on Palestine Suez and nationalist movements in Tunisia and French Morocco.
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United Nations
General Assembly
Korea
India
James Barrington
Palestine
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Egypt
Fire devastates block of apartments in Holyoke
Early morning fire in Holyoke Massachusetts engulfed a four story four building city block on High Street endangering about 75 residents including women and children. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours with some residents hurled from windows to awaiting rescuers. Thirty people taken to Providence Hospital for smoke inhalation with none seriously burned. The mayor opened the War Memorial Building as a temporary shelter.
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Holyoke
Mass
Joan Ronan
Providence Hospital
Providence
War Memorial
French Planes Hit Reds in Laos as Vietminh Advance
Vietminh forces in Laos claimed a 100 mile invasion with Laotian rebels, pressed Me Kong supply lines, and challenged Vientiane. French sources counter that regular Vietminh troops led the push, while Ho Chi Minh urged peace and a return of French troops. Thailand declared emergency near the Laotian border amid regional jitters.
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Red
Saigon
North Annam
Mekong
Laos
Vientiane
Indochina
Ho Chi Mini
France
Bao Dai
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Grass Blaze Beaten in 4 Hour Battle
A grass fire near the old Santa Ana Army Air Base in Costa Mesa burned over 20 acres in about four hours Sunday evening. Four fire companies fought the flames that threatened the Orange County fair building and Santa Ana Country Club, with guards posted at nearby county dumps. A 1952 automobile and a mobile home were damaged, with total losses estimated around $3,900.
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Costa Mesa
Orange County
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Newport Blvd
Santa Ana Country Club
State Division of Forestry
Alen Nicad As & Diimn
Television Will Keep Eye on Prisoners in Redlands
City officials announced plans to equip the city jail with small television cameras to monitor prisoners. The cameras will give a complete view of the area under custody and operate on a closed circuit, transmitting pictures to receivers facing the desk sergeant on duty.
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Redlands
Ifl
San Diego Tuna Ship Destroyed by Blaze
San Diego tuna clipper Columbus, 150 tons, was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day near Manzanillo Mexico. The vessel had fished in the Manzanilla area for six weeks and the loss was reported to Van Camp Sea Food Co. part owner Surday.
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San Diego
Columbus
Manzanillo
Mexico
van Camp Sea Food Co
Sur- Day
Manzanilla
Jordan Shows Progress After Emergency Operation
Sacramento UPI reports Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan, 65, continued to improve after Christmas morning emergency surgery for a stomach ulcer. A hospital attendant said he is doing very well as he recovers.
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Sacramento
UPI
Frank M. Jordan
Jordan
Michigan beauty asks about smog in Southern California
Sealy Wish, a Michigan beauty from Muskegon, asked Governor Williams' special representative to the Rose Bowl what she most wanted to see in Southern California. He bluntly replied "Smog," reflecting the era's air concerns.
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Michigan
Pasadena
Phyllis Jorissen
County polio toll reaches 33 in Los Angeles County
The death of Charles Gleekaman, 43, at General Hospital today raises Los Angeles County's 1953 polio toll to 33, matching figures from the same period last year.
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Angeles
Charles Gleekaman
General Hospital
Los Angeles County
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