Six Ships Idle As West Coast Labor Dispute Bites Lurline
A half dozen harbor ships including Matson Lines Lurline were idled as AFL Masters Mates and Pilots Union held stop work meetings in Wilmington and other west coast ports. Capt May said deck officers seek a 14.5 percent raise matching east coast ships while radio operators seek 95 percent and owners counter with 9 percent. Talks continue in San Francisco between MMP and Pacific Maritime Association to resolve pay scales and staged walkouts loom.
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Matson Lines
AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Honolulu
CIO American Radio Association
MMP
May
R May
Officers’ Union
AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific
Radio Association
Fishermen Seek Three Mile Limit On Tidelands
Senate Interior Committee hears John J. Real of San Pedro urge that any lands under the marginal seas be limited to three miles. He argues a broader claim risks international sovereignty and could push American tuna boats out of vast productive areas outside territorial waters.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
John J. Real
San Pedro
Tessas
Florida
Gulf Coast
Sen
Holland
Harry Truman
Eisenhower
United States
Real
Ecuador
Mexico
TowWay Courtesy Day Sparks Traffic Warnings
Police at Third Street and Alamitos Avenue staged a courtesy day with new traffic signals in operation. Motorists ignored signals, prompting Officer K. W. Watkins to issue warnings rather than tickets for about two weeks under Capt. William E. Kummer's traffic division plan.
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Third St
Alamitos
Alamitos Ave
Third’St
William E. Kummer
K. W. Watkins
Watkins
Dangerous Prisoners Escape Warren County Jail Break
Five inmates described as dangerous escaped Warren County Jail by sawing bars and using blankets as ropes. The break from the two story building went undiscovered until morning, according to Chief Otto Finane.
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Vikneowe, Suas
Uep Ive Imen
Warren County
Sheiel Eelly
Otto Finane
Journey to Jerusalem Jesus and Church
Julien C Hyer reflects on Jesus in the synagogue and Sabbath worship from Luke 4 16 urging modern believers to attend church and pray rather than seek diversion He questions if viewers would find one faithful in church on Sundays and stresses personal worship.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Aysagogua
Julien C. Hyer
Trigger Happy East Berliners Shoot Refugee
West Berlin police report border guards fired at four people along the frontier between the Soviet zone and West sectors of Berlin. The incident follows orders to halt refugee flights with no man’s land created and shops closed in the area. Several injured or detained. some refugees are Jewish residents seeking asylum.
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Berlin
U. S
Land
Wester
No Man's Land
West Berlin
Inorce
West
Where To Find In The Daily Chronicle
A compact guide to sections and page numbers across the paper. Notes listings include Beach Combing Bridge Classified Ads Comics Editorials Financial Obituaries Radio and Television Leipland Cities Sports Theaters and various feature pages.
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Boyle
Cormics
Pags
Leipland
Ethiopian to Get New Leg for Korea War Vet
An Ethiopian soldier who lost a leg in Korea will receive a prosthetic limb in New Jersey after an American Army nurse kept a promise. Pvt Gabremhail Tumebo, 22, from Emperor Haile Selassie’s bodyguard, traveled from Addis Ababa to the United States for fitting and rehabilitation at the Kessler Institute with Dr Henry H. Kessler overseeing.
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New York
United Nations
Korea
New Jersey
Gabremhail Tumcbo
Emperor Haile Selassie
Imperial Bodyguard
Tokyo
Sonny” le Glaire
The
Bronx
Tumebo
Ethiopia
Miss le Glaire
Fey
American Veterans Committees
AVC
U.S
Henry H. Kassler
Kessier Institute
West Orange
Nuj
Kessler
Judge Suspends Jail Sentence for Model Inga Borg
Blond model Inga Borg escaped jail for a Sept 20 tryst with Richard H. Mitman in South Laguna. Judge Robert Gardner suspended a day jail term, noting notoriety but partial guilt. Borg, facing deportation to Germany, had pleaded for probation with support from many, and Mitman was later deemed a sexual psychopath.
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Santa Ana
Inga Borg
Richard H. Mitman
Laguna
Robert Gardner
Gardner
Borg
Germany
Mitman
Erlend
U. S
Ingeborg ‘Schnitzler
Norwalk State Hospital
St Louis Cardinals Sold to Anheuser Busch Inc
The St Louis Cardinals were sold today for 3 760 000 to Anheuser Busch Inc the large St Louis brewery. The sale was announced by Fred McLaigh who was sentenced earlier this month to 15 months for income tax evasion.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
To -Anheuser-Busch, ‘Inc
St. Diouls
Atton’s
Fred McLaigh
Actress Mother Embezzler Sentenced in Detroit Case
Mrs Beatrice Hollingsworth received five to 14 years in the House of Correction after admitting embezzling 25000 to fund her 18 year old daughter Jill's path to Hollywood. The judge condemned her actions as lacking remorse while noting the public interest sparked by claims to promote her child’s career. Jill was not present, being in Hollywood after signing a Ken Murray TV contract.
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Detroit
Beatrice Hollingsworth
Hollywood
House of Correction
Rafnee
Mimeine Santence
Jill
Ken Murray
Liack
Blizzard paralyzes plains as buses trains ground to halt
A massive blizzard, the worst in four years, swept the northern plains from Colorado to Wisconsin, closing highways and grounding trains and planes. A missing bus driver and nine children were found safe near Sterling after 17 hours, with Sheriff Ernie Brown reaching them through six foot drifts. The storm disrupted travel, shut schools, and forced closures across Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and surrounding states. 40 hurt residents took shelter in Sidney, Nebraska.
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United Press
Plains
Sterling
Cole
Ernie Brown
Blizgard
Central
Rockies
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sidney
Neb
City
Union Pacific Railroad
Greyhound Bus Lines
Omaha
Windom
Mankato
Marshall
Willmar
Minn
Texas
Colorado
Lincoln
John McMeekin
Weather Outlook Sees Clear Sky Through Saturday
The forecast calls for clear conditions through Saturday with slightly warmer afternoons. Expect occasional strong winds near exposed canyons inland, but winds diminish within the city.
Hysterical Slayer Escapes Bonds in Gas Chamber
Lean dress Riley, 32, condemned for a 1949 Sacramento holdup slaying, freed his arm straps in the gas chamber delaying his execution at San Quentin. Guards resecured him, gas started at 10:07 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. after a brief struggle with guards. The incident followed his conviction for shooting Walter Hills, a cafe laundryman, during the getaway.
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San. Quentin
Leandress Riley
Riley
Harley C. Teets
Sacramento
Walter Hills
Hills
Vandalism Spurs Curfew Crackdown by City Council
Los Angeles area vandalism causes thousands in damages to schools and churches. City council orders strict enforcement of curfews for under 18s after 9 pm and directs Police Chief William H. Parker to tighten and review current curfew laws.
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Los Anu
William H. Parker
Eisenhower Completes First Month in White House
President Eisenhower marks one month in office amid grim world concerns and market pressures. He maintains an upbeat mood after briefings with Congress members and a luncheon with Democratic Senators, then hosts a golf practice and a full cabinet session before meeting Rockefeller on government reorganization and greeting high school essay contest winners.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Renee
R. S. Truman
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Marie Stratton
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Central Front
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South Korea
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