Buses and autos trapped by drifting snow across plains
A winter storm battered the Rockies and Great Plains, driving temperatures down and snarling air and road travel. At least 18 people died in the storm area or ahead of it as buses were marooned in Wyoming trapping 30, all later rescued. Dozens more faced frostbite and lengthy waits as trains halted and highways closed in Colorado Nebraska Minnesota and Wyoming. Tornado warnings and thunderstorm activity were noted in Texas as the storm moved east.
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United Frees
Rockies
Great Plains
Colorado
Wyoming
Continental di- Side
U. 5
Craig
Cole
Jtock Springs
Wyo
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dallas
Tex
Weather Bureau
Bryan
Lufkin
WindAgain Delays Nuclear Test At Nevada Site
Las Vegas report says high winds postponed the spring atomic test opening. A 3 day delay disrupted tower shot plans at Yucca Flat as 30 to 40 mph gusts forced evacuations of test camps and nearby trenches. Weather briefings warned of an unfavorable outlook for Sunday detonation.
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Las Vegas
IWA
Norte
AEC
Camp
Desert Rock i
Army
Frn Gax
News Nob
Yucca Flat
259Th
Special Weapons Center
Kirtland Air Force Base
Fain HH
Pool
Lawton
Oklo
Eugene W. Cox
Louis
Las
Missing TWA plane over northern New Mexico mountains
An overdue TWA twin engine Martin 404 with 16 aboard is feared crashed in rough snowbound terrain north of Albuquerque. State police say the aircraft almost certainly went down after departing Albuquerque bound for Santa Fe. Dozens of Air Force and Civil Air Patrol planes search the stormy area, with 12 local cars combing a 75 mile square zone for survivors or the wreckage.
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Albuquerque
TWA
New Mexico
Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Kirtland Afb
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
March Afb
Calif
Amarillo
Clovis Air Force Bases
Democrats Push Immediate Income Tax Cut Plan
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee unveiled a plan to cut income taxes starting next Jan 3. The proposal would grant at least $20 off each taxpayer and $20 per dependent, aiming to amend the extension of corporate and excise taxes. President Eisenhower opposes cuts. Democrats outnumber Republicans on the committee 15 to 10 and plan a floor vote next Thursday or Friday.
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Washington
Sam
House
Ways and Means
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Flo
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
F Rayburn
Ictien
Ex-Convicts Admit $300,000 San Francisco Robbery
Three ex-convicts confessed to a $300,000 diamond heist at a downtown San Francisco firm. Edmund Lindsey Steve Sorrentino and Frank Mendez were arrested Friday and Saturday. diamonds and cash were recovered. Mendez, a federal parolee, had 500 in cash and diamonds. The takeover involved six hostages and a registered mail parcel. the heist was the city’s largest in 26 years. Mexico-US phone lines also reported severed ties amid related disruption.
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San Francisco
Edmund Lindsey
Steve
Sorrentino
Golden Gate Park Panhandle
Frank Mendez
Highway Patrol
Salinas
Highway
W. W.ranklin
Mendez
Franklin
Paul de Vries
Martin Lee
Lindsey
Lee
Westside
Israel
Washington
Mexico
San Antonio
Deam
Yries
Classified and Fun Pages Listing
A concise directory note lists where to find sections in the paper. It includes Churches, Classifieds, Comics, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Schools, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, and Tides Temperatures across pages A-2, A-6, A-8, B-3, B-8, B-9.
Chiang Forces Sink 15 More Red Vessels
Formosa AP report says Chinese Nationalist pilots sank 15 motorized armed Communist junks and damaged five more in heavy air and surface strikes near the Taishan Islands, 120 miles northwest of Formosa. Twenty three ships sighted. communique notes no opposition by Reds.
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Taipei
Formosa
Taishan Islands
Peiping Radio
Tachens
Formos
Chiang Kaishek
Tachen Island
Dope Seed Incident Leads to Narco Arrests
Two youths discarded marijuana seeds from a car onto an off duty officer’s vehicle at 2230 S Walker St in San Pedro. Officer W R Furriel chased them back, found seeds were marijuana, and with vice squad arrested Fred Edworthy 20 and a 17 year old boy on narcotics suspicions.
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San Pedro
W. R. Furriel
Furriel
S. Walker St
Fred Edworthy
W. 24Th St
Two Undercover Wiretap Suspects Arrested in New York
District Attorney Frank Hogan ordered the arrest of Carl Ruh and Walter Asmann after an undercover wiretap center was discovered in a Manhattan apartment. Ruh, a seven year employee, tested phones while Asmann linked subscribers to central exchanges. A 13 state alarm sought a third man, Warren Shannon, on legal wiretap charges as Hogan planned to present evidence to a grand jury.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank §. Hogan
Carl E. Ruh
Bronx
Walter Asmann
Jamaica
Queens
Ruh
Asmann
Warren B. Shannon
Hogan
Shannon
Call on Faure to Try for Government
President Rene Coty summoned Radical Socialist Edgar Faure to form a new government after long talks failed to yield a successor to ousted Premier Pierre Mendes-France. The Assembly had rejected Socialist Pineau, while Faure becomes the fourth to seek the post since Feb. 5, with Faure previously serving as premier in 1952 and holding finance and foreign portfolios.
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Antoine Pinay
Pierre Pilemlin
Faure
France
Mendes-France
Peru Seizes Five Local Tuna Boats
Seven Southern California fishing boats and their crews were rounded up by a Peruvian gunboat and detained at Talara port in Peru. Impounded were Miss Universe owned by Jerry Thomas of San Pedro Alaska Reefer and Marsha Ann owned by Andrew Vililich of San Pedro Sea King owned by Tom Mason of San Pedro Stanford owned by Matt Karmelich of San Pedro E. Lucide owned by Anthony Lusido of Monterey and Santa Ana owned by John Gradis of Monterey.
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California
Fishermen's Co-operative Assn
San Pedro
Talara
Peru
Jerry Thomas
Alaska Reefer
Marsha Ann
Andrew Vililich
Sea King
Tom Mason
Stanford
Matt Karmelich
E. S. Lucide
Anthony Lusido
Monterey
Santa Ana
John Gradis
12 Dead in Heavy Pakistan Quakes
A severe earthquake in the Quetta region Baluchistan caused 12 deaths and widespread damage. Tremors affected Sheikhmanda Bale n Kuchlagh Sibbi and Madi with many houses collapse and power outages reported.
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Pakistan
Queita
Quetta
Baluchistan
Sheikhmanda
Balen
Kuchlagh
Sibbi
Madi
Long Beach Cold Spell Caps City as Winds Hit 50 mph
The temperature dropped to 39 degrees in downtown Long Beach with northeast gusts up to 50 mph. Desert and interior areas reported strong winds and small craft advisories were issued while a United Airlines DC6B set a new San Francisco to Los Angeles speed record despite the weather.
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Long Beach
Southland
San Fernando Valley
Santa Monica Municipal
Santa Monica
United Air Lines
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Robert Shirley
del Monte
Palos Verdes
Woodland Hills
Hollywood
Lancaster
Palm Springs
Weather Update Brief For Mountains And Valleys
Clear conditions with strong gusty winds in the mountains and below canyons. Slightly cooler tonight, warmer Sunday afternoon.
Van Dyck painting found in Long Island shop
A muddy oil painting bought by Mrs. Janet Schiffelbian for 65 dollars is deemed an original Van Dyck, conservatively valued at 15000. Dr. Erik Larsen, Flemish and Dutch art expert, identifies it as The Magdalene, last seen in Manchester in 1857.
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Moriches
Long Island
Janet Schiffelbian
Erik Larsen
Anthony van Dyck
Larsen
The
Mary Magdalene
Manchester
England
Allies Question Russian Nuclear Plan At Disarmament Talks
United States and Britain plan a top delegation to review Russia’s latest disarmament proposal at next week’s conference in London. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and Anthony Nutting will meet Andrei Gromyko, amid skepticism about reaching a formula. The Kremlin’s mood suggested limited headway could occur.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Britain
Russia
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Anthony Nutting
Andrei Gromyko
London
Washington
Kremlin
Man Sues Wife After Hair Cut Put Into Pipe Tobacco
Los Angeles report says 59 year old Sisto Carletti sued his 67 year old wife Maria for divorce on cruelty grounds after she gave him a lock of hair she chopped up and placed in his pipe tobacco. The judge granted the decree.
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Los Angeles
Sisto Carletti
Maria
Carletti
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WindAgain
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U. S
Chiang
Taishan Isles
Fred Hampson
Luanne Savini
Anna Restmeyer
Carl Ruh
New York Telephone Co
L.B. Shivers
Mercury
van Dyck
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