U S Rejects French Plea for Airmen
Washington defense chief Charles E Wilson ruled out sending American pilots to Indochina. He said a direct military victory over the Communists without U S intervention is possible and probable, though Lt Gen John W O Daniel might be sent to Indochina to head a new mission after talks with the JCS and civilian officials.
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Washington
Charles E Wilson
Indochina
Wilson
John W. O'Daniel
U.S. Army
Pacific
U. S
O'Daniel
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Trance
Subchaser Aids Search For Dirigo Racing Schooner
Navy dispatches subchaser Tyom Acapulco to locate the 60 foot Dirigo racing schooner after it radioed for help claiming water and sinking amid heavy seas off the Mexican coast 1800 miles south of Long Beach. Coast Guard alerted Panama HQ and asked cargo ships to assist. Four aboard including owner James W Crawford Jr two crew named Hanford Hinkel and Paul Must. one remains unidentified. Dirigo sailed in recent San Diego to Acapulco race and prior Los Angeles to Honolulu event.
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Navy
Acapulco
Mexico
Long Beach
Coast Guard
Panama
James W. Crawford Jr
Hanford Hinkel
Paul Must
Dirigo
San Diego
Weather forecast variable clouds and coastal fog
The outlook shows variable high cloudiness with decreasing conditions by Wednesday. Fog will persist along the coast in early mornings and afternoons will be slightly cooler with gradual clearing.
Coffee Probers May Subpoena Speculator Lists
Senators plan to subpoena lists of large traders and speculators on the New York Coffee Exchange unless voluntary disclosure is made. Beall and Payne seek November to January data to probe price increases, aiming to link speculation volume to price climbs. Exchange officials favored voluntary submission with confidentiality, while a broader bill to regulate coffee trading awaits possible approval.
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Washington
New York Coffee Exchange
Beall
Senate
Alfred Boedtker
Walkart Bros
Boedtker
R-Md
Sen. Payne
R.-Me
Gustavo Lobo Ir
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Sean Israel
Exchange
Payne
Sen. Aiken F-Vt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Churchill hints at Far East conference after Berlin talks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill said there may be a big power conference on Far Eastern problems after the foreign ministers conference in Berlin. He noted discussions in Berlin with Molotov on possible Russian intervention in Korea and Indochina, and confirmed American air bases would remain in Britain as long as needed for world security.
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London
Ile
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Churchill
Britain
United States
Vyacheslav M. Moloway
Red China
Tom Dpriberg
Brown Tells Confidence in Chief Dovey Post Ruling
The FBI opened a complete probe into Long Beach Police Department evidence methods used to convict bookmaker Patrick Irvine amid a Supreme Court decision. California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown expressed complete confidence in Police Chief William H. Dovey while noting state law on dictaphones and warrants.
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FBI Today
Long Beach Police Department
California
Edmund G. Brown
Press-Telegram
San Francisco
William H. Dovey
FBI
U.S. Asst
Warren Olney
Olney
U. S. Supreme Court
Patrick E. Irvine
Secon
Irvine
Justice Frankfurter
Black
Burton
Douglas
Bank Robbery in Danville Branch Yields 33500
A lone bandit robbed the First National Bank branch in a Danville residential area, taking 33500 in currency of 10 denomination and up. Police initially reported 68000 but bank officials clarified that total reflected only money in the branch vault. Early reports cited three assailants and multiple getaway cars, later clarified as confusion over numbers.
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Danville
First National Bank
Benjamin Booth Jr
Iman
Where to Find It in the Newspaper Sections
A compact index lists page locations for sections such as Beach Combing on B-7, Boyle on A-1, Bridge on A-1, Classifieds B-9 to B-13, Comics B-6, Crossword B-7, Editorial A-10, Financial 8-3, Obituaries 8-2, Radio and TV B-8, Shipping Table 8-9, Sports A-12 and A-13, Theaters 8-7, Tides Temperatures B-9, Women 6-4 and 5, Your World A-2.
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Boyle
Molotov Presses German and European Security Plan
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov attacked the EDC and the proposed European army during a Berlin session with Western ministers. He promised a new proposal on Germany and European security for the Big Four meeting on Wednesday, while Austria pressed its case for immediate independence. The Four planned to address the German unification issue and Austria state treaty, with Molotov expected to offer a fresh approach.
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Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Molotov
Soviet Union
Red China
Korcan
Mostara
East Germany
Erich Offenhauer
Konrad Adenauer
Wrest
Bramblett Defense Rests in Kickbacks Case
The defense rested without calling witnesses after Judge Walter Basitian acquitted Bramblett on 11 counts tied to payroll irregularities involving Mrs Olga Hardaway of Santa Barbara. The court denied acquittal on seven remaining counts connected to payroll "kickbacks" involving Mrs Margaret Swanson of Arlington. The judge suggested the jury might hear those counts late today.
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Washington
Rep
Bramblett
R.-Calif
Walter M. Basjtian
Olga Hardaway
Santa Barbara
Calif
Margaret M. Swanson
Arlington
Edward Bennett Willams
Bastian
Brampblett
Congress
Hardaway
Farm Fire Kills Baby Buckled in High Chair
In Kingwood West Virginia JP reports a 14 month old Shirley Bessie Thomas perished in a two room house fire after her mother left to feed chickens. Five other children aged 4 months to 6 years were carried to safety by the mother and then taken barefooted through snow to a neighbor's home half a mile away.
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Kingwood
Shirley Bessie Thomas
Hosmer Hears Woe of Sardine Industry
In San Francisco, George J. Christo of Northern Packing Corp urged the House small business committee to aid California’s sardine sector. He cited more than $100 million invested in gear and plants and noted thousands employed in the industry as it faced hardship after sardines vanished.
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San Francisco
California
House of Representatives
George J. Christo
Northern Packing Corp
Christo
Craig
Hosmer
Long Beath
Abraham
Multer
Stoallyn
Reformia
Fragmentary Industry Passage On Sardines Return
Incomplete text notes plants closing doors while others continue operations. Christo mentions shifts in the industry and the movement of workers, including women in lower income groups, as sardine stocks and related canning activities face change.
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Christo
Quake Shakes Chile Causing Rural Panic
A strong earthquake struck northern Chile near Calama and Chuquicamata Monday morning, triggering panic despite no reported deaths. Walls cracked and tumbled in some homes, recalling December quakes that damaged about 40 percent of Calama’s houses.
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Chile
Calama
Chuquicamata
Here
Calarria
World War II Air Ace Dies in Korea Crash
World War II ace Brezas dies in a Korean crash while on a training reconnaissance flight in an F-84 jet. The Bloomfield, New Jersey native was the Mediterranean theater’s third-ranked ace with 24 aerial kills and eight ground blows. He earned a law degree after the war and left a wife Mary and two children in Centerville, California.
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Bruce C. Ogilvie
San Francisco
Douglas
Terry
New York
Queen Mary
Ogilvie
London
England
Korea
Bloomfield
N. J
Brezas
M Mary Brewas
Air Force
Mary
Michael Jr
Patricia
Centerville
Crlif
Weather Ends February Heat Wave In Long Beach
The temperature fell to 56 degrees at noon in Long Beach ending a nine day heat wave that set February records. The Weather Bureau predicts variable high cloudiness and decreasing conditions by Wednesday with coastal fog tonight. Monday marked the 89th all time February high, despite cloudy sites and no rain expected. sprinkles possible in San Diego and Imperial Counties.
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Mercury
Long Beach
Weather Bureau
San Diego
Imperial
Temblors Batter Guatemala with 100 Shocks in 12 Hours
Guatemala recorded 100 earth tremors in a 12 hour period ending at 6 a.m. Eighty three were very slight, sixteen small, and one near strong at 11 10 p.m. Monday night.
Parents Seek $1,020,000 After Student Injury
Los Angeles area claim filed on behalf of Mil ford L. Seuver Jr., 15, a San Fernando High student, who fell from a horizontal bar on November 17. The parents seek 300,000 general damages and 520,000 for support and medical care for life, with total damages listed at 1,020,000. The incident occurred at the high school gym and the student is hospitalized in Sun Valley.
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OS Angeles—W
Los Angeles
Milford L. Seuver Jr
San Fernando High School
Sun Valley Hospital
Scramble Setup Extends to Six More Downtown Intersections
City Manager Sam E. Vickers told the City Council that traffic regulation will expand to Pine Ave at Fifth and Sixth Streets Locust Ave and First St Broadway Third and Fourth Streets. No date set for the change though funding may come from the current budget. extension follows two months of success at the Pine Ave intersections.
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Sam E. Vickers
thesPine Ave
Locust Ave
First St
Vickers
Four Pine Ave
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