Two Red Jets Downed by American Fliers
Reported air clash adds to wartime tensions in the Formosa crisis era. American fighters engaged Soviet and Chinese air forces near Korea and Japanese waters, with pilots killed or captured in controversial exchanges.
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Asst
Murray Snyder
State Department
Sabres
Yellow Sea
Korea
North Korea
Kuriles
East Eoant
Bokkaido
Reds
John E. Hull
Far East
Air Force
Western Pacific
Russia
China
Navy
Sea of Japan
U.S
Vladivostock
Hokkaido
Neptune
Swatow
Peiping Radia
Manchuria
Lying-in-Wait Wife Slayer Byrd Executed at San Quentin
Byrd, convicted of the February 5 1954 slaying of Mrs Susan Byrd at their Santa Susana Mentura County home, was executed in the San Quentin gas chamber after delays. Federal courts rejected his habeas corpus pleas as officers carried out the sentence at 2 04 p m, with officials reporting he was pronounced dead ten minutes later.
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San Quentin
T. Byrd
Byrd
Louis E. Good- Man
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Harley O. Teets
Teets
Susan Byrd
Santa Susana
Mentura County
Walter J. Pope
William Healy
Homer T. Bone
Lakewood Mayor Seeks Separate Post Office Amid Growth
Lakewood Mayor Angelo Tacobeni urged the Postmaster General to establish a separate post office for the city, arguing that consolidation harms a city over 70 000 in population. He cited 1854 postal receipts of 175 000 and benefits such as international money orders longer hours and better service. Rep. Craig Hosmer said he had presented the request to the Post Office Department six months earlier.
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Angelo Tacobeni
Taoee
Funay
Arthur Db. Summerfield
Long Beach
Lakewood
Tacoboni
Craig Hosmer
Post Office Department
Man Breaks Elbow in Train Tumble
Henry J Musselman 65 of 504 The cost of making the E Ocean Blvd suffered a free change must be counterbalanced to red right elbow Friday when he fell from a moving locomotive at Union Pacific freight yards W Sth St and Pico Ave Takewood residents and business men Police reported He is in Seaside Hospital.
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Henry J. Musselman
E. Ocean Blvd
Union Pacific
Pico Ave
Takewood
U S Studies New Steps for Peace
The United States weighs new diplomacy options to end fighting in Indochina and Formosa. A plan would have Red China negotiate through Britain and Nationalist China through the United States, potentially as a prelude to a wider UN role if talks show willingness to make peace. The State Department opposes a Geneva style conference, citing past rancor from Chou En Lai. London discusses Formosan crisis with Nehru and St Laurent, focusing on Indochina and a possible peaceful settlement.
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China
United States
State Department
Geneva
Indochina
Henry Suydam
Chou En-Lai
United Nations
London
Anthony Eden
Nehru
India
St. Laurent
Canada
Formosa
Wehru
Seven Formosa Duty Warships Dock Here Sunday
After a fourth Far East tour including patrols in the Formosa Strait, seven destroyers from Divisions 32 and 131 will dock at 9:00 a.m. Sunday. An eighth ship from the two divisions will arrive at Pearl Harbor at 4:00 p.m. Monday. Cmdr. R. W. McElrath leads Division 32 with ships Rupertus, George K. MacKenzie, Omar, Leonard F. Mason, and Henry F. Tucker. Cmdr. H. M. Ross leads Division 131 with Blue, Alfred A. Cunningham, Frank E. Evans, and McKean. About 2,000 officers and enlisted men aboard.
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Far East
Formosa Strait
Pearl Harbor
Cmdr
R. W. McElrath
USN
Division 32
Rupertus
E. F. Schreiter
George K. MacKenzie
Omar
J. D. Chase
McKean
Cardr
E. Orme
Ex-L. B. Resident Reelected Bank President in Covelo
Ira J. McLimans, former resident of Long Beach, was reelected president of the Bank of Covelo in Covelo California. He previously served as treasurer of the Long Beach chapter of the Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America.
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Long Head
Ira J. McLimans
Bank of Covelo
Covelo
Calif
Long Beach
Society For Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America
Will Stevens Follow Adams Out of Army
Washington hears fresh speculation that Secretary of the Army Stevens may resign after Adams quit as Army counselor. Stevens announced he would start a third year and accepted Adams' resignation effective March 1. Pentagon insiders expect Stevens to return to private life after the Peress dispute, while McCarthy signals more resignations. Adams said Stevens likely stays in government. McCarthy refused to name other targets.
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John
G. Adams
Stevens
Adams
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy Cohn
Nory
Army
White House
James C. Haff
Erty
Pentagon
Senate
Irving Peress
Peress
McClellan
D-Ark
Seventh Fleet N to Assist Evacuation and Training
Tachens in the East China Sea report says Seventh Fleet vessels sank one enemy craft and damaged three as air raids aimed to slow Communist manpower and supplies for an invasion. Navy Air Force missions continued with carriers launching jets and Sabre jets operating from Formosan bases amid ongoing training and readiness drills.
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East China Sea
7Th Fleet
Hong Kong
Roman Catholic Center
Yukiang- Shan
Formosa
Tan
Woman jailed after husband stabbed five times in Wilmington
Mrs. Maxine Putnam, 31, was jailed on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly stabbing her husband Clifford, 42, five times with a paring knife. He is in serious condition with three abdominal and two chest stab wounds at Harbor General Hospital. The incident followed four hours of bickering at their home, 96612 McDonald Ave.
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Wilmington
Maxine Put Mam
Clifford
Harbor General Hospital
McDonald Ave
Smoke fills Dawson Avenue home as no fire found
Fire units found heavy smoke at 1374 Dawson Ave at 7 p m but no flames inside a single story structure. Battalion Chief Vorhies suggested wind from outside could have blown smoke in through an open window while occupant Marie Bratcher was away, and the house remained under observation.
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Dawson Ave
Don E. Vorhies
Marie Bratcher
Vorhics
Common Law Mate Backs Accused Wife
Barbara Fiore 29 was jailed on suspicion of murder in 15 month old Kathy Fiore’s death. Her common law husband Ernest Fiore 34 from San Francisco said he would stand by her and called the suspicion ludicrous. He said she was a good mother. Police found a third child bound to a bed with strips of cloth and Kathy’s bruised body had been brought to a fire station saying the baby drowned. Mrs Fiore claimed the child fell in the bathtub and an inquest is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Fiore
Ernest Fiore
San Francisco
Fiore
Kathy
Premier contenders swirl as France seeks new premier
Premier candidates include Antoine Pinay and Edgar Faure as Mendes France allies debate leadership. Pinay, seen as conservative, faces Socialist opposition while some followers push him to wait for leadership on West German rearmament. Faure, former finance minister, cited for NATO Lisbon meeting role and foreign minister appointment. Bonn says Mendes France fall unsettles Paris treaties amid Senate ratification looming.
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Antoine Pinay
France
Edgar Faure
Faure
Mendes- France
Pinay
Senate
Assembly
West Germany
Worth Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Lisbon
Mendes-France
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
Police arrest three youths after near riot at YWCA
In San Pedro police summoned six squad cars to quell disruption after a dance ended with a large crowd outside the YWCA. Officers arrested two boys aged 36 and 17 for allegedly resisting arrest and 18-year-old Thomas E. Billhardt of Fort Ord for allegedly interfering with officers. Authorities noted multiple such incidents at the same location in recent months.
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San Pedro
Y ¥Wca
Thomas E. Billhardt
Ft. Ord
Knowledge Your Legislature Most Sports Bills Deal With Racing
In Sacramento lawmakers consider sports taxes on events and TV boxing. Racing bills target track ownership, pari mutuel rules, and state control of leases on state land. Proposals seek open racing board meetings, larger boards, and funding shifts to public nonprofits. Activities also cover water skiing and semi pro baseball taxation and eligibility.
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Sacramento
McMillan
Thomas Doyle
Ralph M. Brown
D-Maedesto
Harry Parlonon
R Woodside
Java
Knight
Milan
Golden Gate Fields
Albany
Bay Meadows
San Mateo
Parkman
del Mar
Bays Inc
Texas Oil
Brown
State Department of Finance
State Horse Racing Board
California Turf Foundation
Patrick D. McGee
R-Van Nuys
Kilpatrick
Paul Byrne
R-Chico
Pauline Davis
D-Portale
Jin State Park
Plumas Country
Godfrey scolds Marvin on air amid show turmoil
New York gossip reports Arthur Godfrey berated Marvin on air for ad lib remarks while millions watched. The incident follows prior on-air rebukes of Jijus La Rosa and tensions within the Godfrey troupe as Dor othy McGuire, Archie Bleyer, and Larry Puck faced firings or role changes in past episodes.
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New York
Tony Marvin
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Marvin
Marvin m
Jijus la Rosa
Dorothy McGuire
la Rosa
Florida
Archie Bleverland
Larry Puck
Bleyer
Puck
Mail Clerk Steals Cash for Boys Town
The arrest in Utah of railway mail clerk Lloyd Alvin Richan, 47, of Ogden, on embezzlement charges involving about $1,000 from letters to Boys Town in Nebraska was reported by U. S. Atty. John Raper. Richan is in custody in Utah and reportedly confessed to stealing 18 letters containing money, mostly from Oregon and Washington, while trains crossed Wyoming.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Utah
Nebraska
U. S. Atty
John Raper
Lloyd Alvin Richan
Ogden
Raper
Richan
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
Plane Drops Bombs Near Japan Boat
An unidentified plane dropped three bombs on a Japanese fishing boat north of the Yachen Islands. The Maritime Safety Board said it warned all Japanese craft in the area to move to safer areas. About 301 Japanese fishing boats are believed operating in or near Formosan waters.
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Lukyd Gh
Yachen Islands
Maritime’ Safety Board
Formosan
Geiger Counters and Scintillators Offered by Shelby Instrument Co
Shelby Instrument Co advertises professional Geiger counters and scintillators with gamma scope options and complete accessories. Items include carrying straps, calibrators, and trade ins, with prices ranging from 49.00 to 308.00 dollars. Local technicians available for service and demonstrations at 1701 AllA Long Beach.
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Geiger
Striks
Uragium ‘Exploration Core I Sss
Atc
Shelby Instrument CO
Alla
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