Pair Hold Woman as Getaway Shield in Downey Shootout
Haven L. Walker, 83, of Los Angeles, died after a kidnaping gang used Mrs. Bennie Earles as a shield during a fleeing robbery at a Downey service station. Earles, 22, Norwalk, survived by recounting the escape as the bandits fled toward South Gate. Police fired five shots, wounding one bandit who died. accomplice escaped on foot.
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Downey
South Gate
Haven L. Walker
Highland Ave
Los Angeles
Bennie Earles
S. Painter Ave
Norwalk
Firestone Blvd
Old River Ltd
Old River Rd
Bandit
Grimm
Dallas
Earles
Jack
Walker
Bonnie Earles
Frustrated Lover of Brother's Wife Dies in Lomita
Dean Dickey eighteen battled a year with forbidden love for his brother's wife Loretta Dickey. After two suicide attempts in San Pedro, he returned to Lomita and, in a despondent moment, died from a shotgun blast at the home of his sister. Police suspect self-inflicted tragedy over love.
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Lomita
Dean Dickey
Dean
Associated Press
San Pedro
Loretta Dickey
Alvin
Navy
Blythe McKee
Wesley
Cypress St
McKees
W. A. Halloway
McKee
Rioting Koreans Kill 69 in Koje Island Prison Riot
In Koje Island stockade off South Korea, 69 detainees died and 165 were injured after a three hour riot led by Communist prisoners against U S guards. About 1500 of 5000 civilians in Compound No 62 attacked with improvised weapons while 730 U S troops and 1500 interned Koreans were involved. One American soldier was killed and 22 wounded slightly. 2 other Americans were injured.
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Pusan
Korea
U. S
Koje Island
South Korea
U.S
Eighth Army
Ian
Kase
iGompound
Red
Strike-Town police swarm as UMW resumes picketing
HYDEN Kentucky February 22 AP Dozens of state troopers moved into the coal town as a precaution when the United Mine Workers resumed picketing at two mines. The strike affects about 80 workers with most miners alleged to be union members. Operators and many workers want to continue operations as usual.
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Hyden
United Mine Workers
UMW
Kentucky
Leslie County
Earth Shocks Again Hit Vancouver Isle
A third earthquake in as many days shook Vancouver Island city residents at 1 40 am. The tremor was sharper and longer lasting than previous quakes and rattled windows and dishes across the area. Continued on Page A 7.
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Victoria
B. C
Vancouver Island
Cal, i
Firm gets RFCs 460000 loan and 25000 brokerage fee
Washington reports Rep Redden said a firm received a 460000 Reconstruction Finance Corp loan for Skybrook Farms Hendersonville plant and agreed to pay him and his brother 25000 each as a brokerage fee. He said the fee was for arranging the sale on favorable terms and predates the loan.
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Redden
Dvn
Joan
Hendersonville
N. C
Justice Department
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Solis Horwitz
W. Stuart Symington
Horwitz
Skybrook Farms
European defense army endorsed with German units
Lisbon dispatch says 14 Atlantic allies endorsed a European Defense Army including German soldiers. Six nations move toward a treaty to permit German divisions, joining France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg in a 2,006,000 strong Western Europe defense force. Ratification and recruitment depend on parliamentary approvals amid French conditions on German units. United States aid to France of 8570 million accompanies the decision.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Western
Europe
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
NATO
United States
Paris
Truce talks near accord in Korea negotiations
In Munsan Korea Feb 92 Allied and Communist negotiators offered compromise deals on troop rotation and ports of entry. Differences narrowed to one port and a 5000 man monthly rotation ceiling, down from nine ports and 70000 men. The U N rejected Soviet nomination to the neutral inspection commission. Disruptions from the recent riot with 69 Koreans dead and 142 wounded loom over prisoner exchange talks.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Uhe
Soviet Russia
Red
Rose Island
Weather update scattered clouds through Sunday
Scattered cloudiness continues through Sunday with mostly sunny days and slightly warmer afternoons. Highs rise modestly across the period as the pattern shifts to brighter conditions.
ROKs Repel Red Raiders On Yang Island Battle
In a 33 hour clash off northeast Korea, Republic of Korea Marines repelled a Red amphibious assault on Yang Island near Songjin. The combat left nine South Korean Marines dead, six wounded, and 70 invaders killed with six captured. Allied planes from USS Essex destroyed boats and sampans, sinking one supply craft and damaging 25 more.
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Seoul
Korea
Red
Yang Island
Songjin
Yang
Choi Chung Song
Republic of Korea
U. S
Essex
Waste at Air Bases Ascribed to Haste
Assistant Secretary Edwin V. Huggins testified before a Senate subcommittee that rush construction of overseas air bases caused waste and higher costs. He cited the urgent wartime decision by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and delays in site negotiations in French Morocco as factors. Pentagon reports noted delays false starts and ignored engineering standards under Army Corps of Engineers supervision.
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North
Air Force
Edwin V. Huggins
Senate
Senaors
Huggins
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Europe
Africa
French Morocco
North Africa
Hun
Wyon
Munt
Hunt
Downey Rice
Army Corps of Engineers
Rice
Pick
Lewis A. Fick
Army Engineers
Tanker Fort Mercer Split In Storm Off Cape Cod
Thirteen sailors rode out the storm aboard the stern section of the Fort Mercer as it broke in half near Cape Cod. Of 43 aboard, 34 were on the stern, 21 rescued, five lost on the bow and others saved later. AP reporters joined the shattered stern near Brenton Reef light ship, the first outsiders on deck since the disaster.
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Fort Mercer
Narragansett Bay
Newport
R. 1
Kurt Carlson
Cape Cod
Mass
FEVE
Jost
Associated Press
Frank Curtin
J. Walter Green
Brenton Reef
Bill Champion
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
A compact transit through the paper’s guide to sections and page numbers. It lists where to find features on beach combing, bridges, classifieds, comics, editorial pages, obituaries, radio and television, shipping, sports, theaters, tides and temperatures, and women’s activities across pages A-6 to B-9.
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Boyle
8000 Marines In War Game Aboard Camp Pendleton
A helicopter invasion force of Marines demonstrated mobility and dispersion in a mock amphibious assault at Camp Pendleton. Eight thousand Marines swarmed ashore, with nearly 300 helicopter lifts, while ships bombarded the island and air units provided support. The exercise showcased rapid deployment and evasion of atomic weapons, ending with a dawn landing as underwater charges and smoke effects aided the assault.
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Camp Pendleton
Merrill Twining
Towa
Helena
Toledo
San Clemente Island
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