PUC Rejects Bus Bid by Metropolitan Coach Lines
The State Public Utilities Commission denied Metropolitan Coach Lines authority to substitute buses for rail service on Los Angeles area lines, citing insufficient proof of public necessity. Metro plans to apply for a fare increase to offset losses while continuing the historic red cars, with expert testimony showing mixed projections on potential savings and rental charges.
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State Public Utilities Commission
Metropolitan Coach Lines
Los Angeles
Long Beach
San Pedro
Watts
Bellflower
Jesse Haugh
Metro
Cpinmon
Pacific Electric
Commission
Henry E. Jordan
City Bureau of Franchises
PUC
Haugh
Ofror
Second Delay in Tea Pat ch A Test Opens in Nevada
LAS VEGAS UPI atomic scientists meet to decide if Thursday will see the open detonation of Operation Tea patch. Shifting winds delayed the initial shot and a second postponement raised public safety concerns over radiation fallout. Winds up to 100 knots threaten the southeast Nevada near Lake Mead as 1,100 military personnel and about 100 planes prepare for the blast.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Lake Mead
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Six Die As Baby Spills Gasoline Trigger Explosion
In Highland Heights near Pontiac Michigan a 19 month old spilled gasoline igniting a blaze that killed six people in a basement home. Victims include Lamet Fowler 29 and his three year old daughter Jeannie and Robert Zeller 28 his wife Anita 22 and their two children Gloria Jean seven months and Robert Jr 19 months. Firefighters found the bodies amid wreckage after the blast cut off oxygen in the room. The incident followed Zeller and Fowler attempting to clean up gasoline near a coal stove.
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Pontiac
Mich
Highland Heights
General Hospital
Lamet Fowler
Jeannie
Robert Zeller
Anita
Gloria Jean
Robert Jr
Zeller
Fowler
Patricia Zeller
Robert
Bob
Mr. Fowler
Fowlers
Hazel Park
Michigan
Alta
Infonia
Longdyke
Raymond
Portia Ann
Esther Longdyke
Classifieds and listings page pointers
A catalog of sections and page references for the newspaper includes Beach Combing on C-1, Bridge on A-27, Classifieds on C-10 to C-15, Comics on C-8, Crossword on B-10, Editorial on A-26, Financial on C-3, Obituaries on C-2, Radio and TV on C-6, Shipping Table on C-10, Sports on 4, 29, 30, 31, Theaters on A-4, Tidles temperatures on C-10, Wilson on 4-27, and Women on B-2 to B-6 and Your World on A-2.
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Boretote Ae
Wilson
Russia and Japan edge toward New York peace talks
Tokyo reports a Soviet note paving the way for negotiations with Japan in New York likely within weeks. Moscow waives site preferences and moves to discuss fishing rights, trade benefits, and Cold War tensions. Hatoyama accepts the move indirectly, with Tokyo framing New York as the proper venue for talks at the United Nations center.
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Tokyo
Japan
New York
Kuriles
Ichiro Hatoyama
Komai
Moscow
Alern
Foreign Office
United Na
Russia
United Nations
Anirei Dominitsky
Hatoyama
Osaka
Dominitsky
United Ntions
Renzo Sawada
U. N
Arkady Sobolev
Sobolev
Sawada
Sprinkles Hit L B and More Expected Tonight
Sprinkles fell in Long Beach today as a storm began moving in from the Pacific. The Weather Bureau warned of more sprinkles through the night and light rain across Southern California Thursday as a low off the coast moves northeastward, with snow levels near 7000 feet in the Southland mountains.
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Long Beach
Pacific
Weather Bureau
California
Pt. Arguellc
Southland Mountains
Dollar Days Sale Promises Greatest Downtown Long Beach Event
The Downtown Dollar Day edition of the Press Telegram announces two days of sensational values from over 200 Long Beach stores. Sponsored by the Long Beach Retailers Association, the event runs Thursday and Friday with ads promising substantial savings across the downtown shops.
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Press- Telegram
Long Beach
Associatert
Bio Brass Mill to Be Built at Paramount
American Brass Co announces a 13 million dollar brass mill to be constructed in Paramount California. The plant will produce copper and copper base alloys in sheet ship rod tubing and drawn copper products with an estimated annual capacity of 30 million pounds. The site spans 45 acres north of Corpton Blvd between Garfield Ave and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The facility will employ about 500 workers and is expected to boost Southern California prosperity. Construction is planned to begin soon with bids issued for specifications.
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Los Angeles
John A. Coote
R. C. Mason & Co
Mason
Corpton Blvd
Garfield Ave
Union Px
Brass Company
Auto Lite
Paramount
California
A. C . Mason & Co
A. Buckhes
West Coast
Fire Devastates Wool Dock in Wellington
A waterfront fire in Wellington, New Zealand destroyed an estimated three million dollars worth of wool awaiting shipment. Fire crews battled the blaze with all available equipment. the flames threatened the dock area and at least two firefighters were hospitalized from smoke inhalation.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Dulles Formosa Talk On Radio And TV Tonight
Secretary of State Dulles will discuss the Formosa crisis and other world issues in a foreign policy speech in New York tonight. It will be televised on KRCA channel 4 from 11 30 to 11 43 p m and broadcast on KHJ KNX and KABC from 9 30 to 10 p m and on KEI from 10 15 to 10 30 p m.
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State Dulles
Formosa
New York
KRCA
Channel 4
KHJ
KNX
KABC
KEI
Rescued Collegian Marooned Three Hours on Breakwater
Donald D. McCampbell, 21, of 4765 Caldwell Ave, UCLA frat member, spent three hours marooned on a breakwater after his brothers of Kappa Sigma tied him and blindfolded him then drove him to Long Beach. He was rescued by Navy and later released after questioning by Navy authorities and Long Beach police.
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Donald D. McCampbell
Ucla
McCampbell
Caldcook Ave
Navy
Long Beach
Kappa Sig
House Members Vote Selves Big Pay Hike
Washington AP reports the House approved a 10,000 year raise from 15,000 to 25,000 for members of Congress, with companion boosts for federal judges and U.S. attorneys. The bill moves to the Senate as debates cite timing and fairness amid long-running pay hikes.
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House
Washington
Congress
Rep
Burdick Me
McCormack
Massacchusetts
Halleck
Indiana
Tepublican
Dies
Dtex
U. S
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Lead Found in Killing of Rubinstein
New York district attorney announced a list of names from a suspect who described a snatch plot tied to the January 27 slaying of financier Serge Rubinstein. Assistant District Attorney Alexander Herman said the case points to a kidnapping for ransom gone wrong and warned arrests are not imminent as more details and possible suspects are explored.
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New York
District Attorney's Office
Serge Rubinstein
Asst. Dist. Atty
Alexander Herman
Herman
Herman Wrke
Herman Scholz
Rubinstein
Audge
Scholz
General Sessions Court
Jonah J. Goldstein
Anti-Red Trio Surrenders in Legation Fight
In Bern Switzerland three anti-Communist men surrendered after a 42 hour occupation of the Romanian legation. They refused to reveal names. one chauffeur was killed earlier. The group aimed to demand Romania free five resistance leaders. Police planned a forceful ejection before the surrender.
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Bern
Switzerland
Hermann Alhoth
Legation
Romania
Alfred Zehnder
Aurel Sedu
Jend
Gav
Smoke scare evacuates Lakewood campus library crowd
A smoke scare in the north reading room of the Lakewood campus Library of Long Beach City College caused 2300 students to evacuate. Head caretaker Donald Ransford said the alarm tripped when a transformer in overhead fluorescent lights burned out, producing dense smoke. No damage occurred.
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Lakewood
Long Beach City College
Donald Ransford
Moving Van Tagged for Parking at 743 Loma Ave
Police today tagged a moving van stalled in front of 743 Loma Ave for two days. Officers noted the vehicle had not moved and issued a parking citation.
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Loma Ave
Tragic Explosion Claims 15-Year-Old Hiatt
A disabled father in a wheelchair watched as his son Gary N. Hiatt died from blast injuries after an experiment in a basement chemistry lab at the family home in Wasatch County. Sheriff Payne noted the cause of the explosion remains undetermined.
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Gary
Berneill H. Hiatt
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N. Y
L.B
Bio Brass
American Brass
Paramount District
American Brass Co
Waterbury
Conn
Dulles
By Bob Swanson
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Sev
John Hudson
Tevern
Hudson
Alabama
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