Cold snap grips Long Beach and Orange County
Long Beach and Orange County endured a deep cold spell with temperatures near freezing for a second day. Downtown Long Beach and the Municipal Airport logged 34 and 34 degrees at 5:30 a.m., with Orange Olive area at 22 degrees. Gas usage spiked during the chill hour, and officials warned the cold would continue with some rise expected Thursday.
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Southland
Orange County
Ynvercury
L. L. Bendinger
Municipal Gag Department
Lintdostat
Oranige-Olive
Tustin
Santa Ana
Anaheim
Filledton
Santa Ana Canyon
Cypress
Citrus
Stock Market Surge Halts Trading Boosted by Heavy Volume
NEW YORK The stock market rose smartly with unusually heavy trading. Stocks advanced toward the final hour with gains led by steels aircrafts coppers chemicals and some motion pictures. The opening ticker showed delays as transactions lagged on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The market has climbed sharply for 35 months amid a booming economy.
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New York
Toye
Los Angeles County Population Up 4.1 Percent
The California Taxpayer Association notes Los Angeles County population will reach 5,211,600, a 4.1 percent rise from last year. The report says LA County is among 19 counties in California with larger growth than the state average into the 1930 census, and that 1954 growth outpaced the statewide 3.7 percent average.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Cafornia
Train Truck Crash in Hungary Kills Five
Five people died and several were critically injured when a passenger train collided with a truck near Debrecen Hungary on Tuesday night reports Redin Budapest. The incident involved an Incal train and occurred in a rural area, authorities said, with emergency crews responding to the scene and transport delays expected.
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Hungary
Vienna
Austria
Tayo
Debrecen
Redin Budapest
Weather note Mostly sunny through Thursday
A brief weather item reports mostly sunny skies through Thursday with little temperature change and calm winds. The short forecast emphasizes steady conditions and minimal variation in temperature.
Two Stations and Western Union Robbed in Bay Area Heists
Bandits struck two gas stations and the Western Union office, netting about 184 dollars. Three men staged the robberies, using a late Chevrolet, a brown jacket, and a disguise. At 2:45 p.m. Earl Starling was robbed of 88, and at 4 a.m. Ellen Malone, 31, was forced to hand over 26 from a Western Union cash drawer. The assailants demanded silence and displayed a .32 caliber pistol while a mute lookout handled the telegrams.
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Western Union
Vol
Lakewood Theater
Earl W. Starling
B. 7Th St
Ellen M. Malone
Chestnut Ave
Broadway
Telegram
Air Force Flying Boxcar Crashes Killing Eight on Mountain
An Air Force Flying Boxcar crashed on Shin Tlook Ridge near New Hope Alabama, killing eight to nine aboard with two survivors. The C-119 carried personnel from Sewart Air Force Base Tennessee to Brackley Air Base Alabama. Military authorities withheld names pending next of kin, and the cause was not yet known. Redstone Arsenal units and helicopters aided search and recovery efforts.
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New Hope
Ala
Air Force
Sewart Air Force Base
Smyrna
Tenn
Brackley
Mobile
Will Mickle
Huntsville
Times
Jerash
Shin Tlook Ridge
Stattering
Acca
Varity
A14th Troop Carrier Command
Sowvart
Will D. Dy
Amnulancces
Redstone Arsenal
Oklahoma Kansas Battle Ice and Drifts
A winter storm stranded about 2,000 motorists across north Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Kansas with crews and National Guard aiding. One man, Luther Edmondson, 65, died from exposure after going missing near Vidopres. Snow blanketed Tulsa and Kansas City as officials prepared for more flurries and units worked through the night to reach strandees.
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Vernon
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Snydey
Luther Edmondson
Tulsa
Kansas City
Jectra
Sey Tour
Cités
National Guard
Electra
Emen
Sheppard Air Force Base
Rusty Rocket Zooms to Life Crashes Through City Hall
A Japanese rocket that lay in a back yard since World War II suddenly sprang to life and smashed into City Hall injuring five persons. It wrecked Ice area park tore through two houses and ploughed 60 feet into Judge Nicasia Yateo's chambers before halting. The warhead did not explode.
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WLEZM
Cee Anh Ben
Lesty
Iinto
City Hall
Nicasia Yateo
French in Showdown on German Rearmament Vote
Paris AP reports the French National Assembly nears a final decision on West German rearmament with a potential vote before midnight. Premier Mendes France faces a tense choice as deputies weigh the fate of the western alliance and his government amid heavy police guards outside the chamber.
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French National Assembly
Western Defense Alliance
Pierre Mendes- France
Pee
Long Beach
Mendes- France
Andre le Troquer
Mende
Mendes
France
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Britain
West Germany
Mondey
Bonn
42 Years Late Murder Charge Flailed By Warrant
Long Beach police revived a 1912 murder warrant against Ralph E. Jones, alias Joseph E. Jones, with notes claiming he planned to surrender on a date in 1912. The aged document was found among 35,000 records, tied to an old San Quentin and Los Angeles case for grand larceny and a 1910 murder allegation.
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Hope
Joseph &. Jones
Ralph E.jones
Tor Jones
Police i
Marshal's Office
Long Beach
A. H
Judson A. Drake
Ralph E. Jones
San Quentin
L. A
A. B. Austin
Justice of the Peace
S. H. Underwest
R. E. O. Rocke
Joseph E. Jones
Drake
Traffic Fatality Forecast Prompts Safer New Year Drive
The National Safety Council predicts 240 road deaths over the New Year weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. President Ned H. Dearborn urges pedestrians and drivers to act safely, noting last year’s 317 deaths over the holiday period and that prior forecasts missed the mark.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Safetg
No clear news item to summarize
The excerpt lists sections and page designations for a newspaper. It shows where to find content such as Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Editorials Obituaries and other features across pages A-1 to B-14. It does not present a reportable event.
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Wilson
Ike to Ask Federal Pay Boosts
Augusta Ga UPI President Eisenhower to send a special Message to Congress January 11 urging pay increases for federal Civil Service workers and postal employees. A second message January 13 will outline a pay and benefits program for armed services and address a new reserve program, including six month training for select youths and extended draft provisions.
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UPI
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Congress
Capitol Hi
Little White House
Armed Services
Reserve
Secreaf
Wilsor
Progran
James C. Hagerty
White House
Furs Worth $38,000 Stolen from Los Angeles Store
Robbers smashed a plate glass window at Beckman Furs on Wilshire Boulevard and stole fur valued at about 38,000. Co owner Arthur L. Cornsweet reported a 15,000 golden sable a 12,000 Russian sable a 7,000 pastel mink coat and five mink coats, totaling 38,500.
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Los Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
Arthur L. Cornsweet
Beckman Furs
Hope 3 000 Acre Fire Will Be Curbed Today
SAN BERNARDINO fire fighters expect to control the San Bernardino brush fire started Monday. No danger to inhabited areas remains, though one ranch home and a guest house were burned. About 700 men battle the blaze with fire breaks built on ridges above the affected area. Several families returned to Verdemont as winds remained light.
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U. S&s. Forest Service
Dick Johnsen
Forest Service
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Cajon Pass
Devore Heights
Verdemont
Sugar Pine Mountain
U. S. Forest Service
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