Annexation petition drive eyed for Lakewood area
A group of 31 residents in a half square mile Lakewood district bounded by Carson Bellflower Centralia and Palo Verde seeks permission to circulate petitions for annexation to Long Beach. The plan includes planning commission report and a 25 percent voter signature threshold. The area contains about 2000 homes and is near Shotgun Strip. A March 12 vote is already set for nearby Lakewood Plaza annexation.
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Lakewood
Long Beach
Samuel E. Vickers
Carson St
Bellflower Blvd
Centralia St
Palo Verde Ave
Vickers
Carson Gardens Taxpayers Association
Eugene
Stindt
Briercrest Ave
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Lakeweed
Wardlow Rd
Lakewood Plaza
Spring and
Stearns Sts
Cigarette price hikes ripple through wholesalers
Long Beach prices rise one cent per pack after ceiling adjustments, with retailers mulling a move to 23 cents per pack. Grocery prices unchanged for now, as manufacturers pace announcements while some brands hold firm. Separate narcotics crackdown in Los Angeles area yields multiple arrests, including a 16 year old. undercover work linked to an auto theft ring paid in heroin.Federal moves tighten border inspections at Tijuana, slowing crossers and delaying returns to the United States.
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Long Beach
Smart & Final ‘Co
Cigaret
FR. J. Reynolds Co
Camels
Cavaliers
Los Angeles
Iwas
Compton
Bolice
Patricia Williams
Pasadena
Ernest Roll
Mexico
Ros
Grand Jury
Mexicali
Mex
Roll
Miss Williams
Tijuana
C. A. Perkins
Immigration Service
San Ysidro
Collector of Customs
Bogan
United States
Man Hunted for Stickups Nabbed Here
John Cecil Ringwood, 28, sought for a $15,000 Hollywood market holdup and linked robberies, was nabbed in Lakewood after running a boulevard stop sign. Deputies stopped a car on Bellflower Blvd and Monlaca Rd, found a .22 revolver, and booked Ringwood on weapons charges. Warranted for July last year in L A Superior Court and El Monte Municipal Court, he faced robbery and grand theft charges. Investigators planned to question him and have victims identify him. Ringwood had been visiting a relative in Lakewood.
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Hollywood
Lakewood
Bellflower Blvd
Monlaca Rd
LB. Miller
F. K. Dunann
John
Cecil Ringwood
Norwalk
Ringwood
Los Angeles
el Monte
Central California Dry Spell Reaches 37th Day
A Central California drought marks its 37th day as forecasters from the Weather Bureau note no definite signs of rain. The agency indicates fair weather may persist Friday with no clear relief in sight.
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Central California
Dan Suangislu—U
Central
California
Weather Bureau
Sailor Lost Overboard During Navy Maneuvers
A sailor disappeared over the side while destroyer Ozboun conducted maneuvers off the Southern California coast. The name remains pending notification and official word awaits.
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San
Navy
Iota
Ozboun
California
Korea records warmest day since November frontlines
Record warmth sweeps three Korean fronts with temperatures rising. Western front climbed to 63 degrees after a night low of 19. Central front reached 58 with a 27 low and eastern front 54 with a 23 low.
Classified Ads And Page References Weigh News Sections
A dense index lists newspaper sections and page designations across topics from Beach Combing to Obituaries and Sports. It maps page codes Boyle Bridge Editorial and other departments for reader navigation.
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Southland
Prisoner transport crash injures deputies. one dies
Two deputies aboard a car transporting prisoners from Inyokern to Bakersfield were hurt when the vehicle blew a tire and overturned in Red Hook Canyon. Capt. Rowland Barbeau died of head injuries at Kern County General Hospital. Lt Charles Dewey escaped with minor injuries. Prisoners Joseph Willard and Robert James, both Glendale, aided the injured officers and later remained with them.
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Bakersfield
A& Cat
Inyokern
Red Hook
Canyon
Rowland Barbeau
Kern County General Hospital
Charles Dewey
Dewey
Joseph J. Willard
Glendale
Harvard Teacher Refuses to Answer Reds Inquiry
Washington A Harvard physics professor, Wendell H. Kurry, refused to tell House Un-American Activities Committee whether he belonged to a Communist cell. He argued the panel lacks the right to probe beliefs and associations, invoking constitutional rights against self-incrimination and free speech. The professor was among 21 named by Robert G. Davis in the Reds in education probe.
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Washington
Harvard
House
Red Hunters
Wendell H. Kurry
House un-American Activities Committee
Furry
Robert G. Davis
Smith College
Eisenhower Flies to Georgia for Four Day Vacation
President Eisenhower departed aboard the Columbine at 2 31 p m for a four day vacation in Augusta Georgia The trip aims to give the president a brief rest away from Washington while maintaining normal travel procedures and security measures through the journey.
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Ike
Georgia
Washington
Eisenhower
Augusta
Venice Wife Pleads Guilty In Check Cashing Spree
A Venice housewife, Betty Sue Hissong, 45, told Santa Monica officers she cashed 28 worthless checks totaling about 6000 to feed her children after a gambling fever struck. She said her estranged husband Walter Hissong took their kids after she admitted the theft and faced court arraignment.
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Venice
Long Beach
Betty Sue Hissong
Santa Monica
Gardena
Walter Hissong
Pennsylvania
Rae
Walter
Ike Stalin Parley Possible Dulles Comment Refocuses Talk
Secretary of State Dulles told Congress that a possible Eisenhower Stalin meeting remains entirely conjectural with nothing set up yet. He faced questions about the implications of Eisenhower's news conference remarks and the willingness to meet under certain conditions.
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Sun—Um
Dulles
Eisenhower-Stalin
Congress
Eisenhower
House Foreign Relations Committee
Stalin
Pinch of Justice For Policewoman After Massage Parlor Incident
Rita Meany a Chicago policewoman says she was illegally pinched in a Highland Center massage parlor by operator William Kritinar 31. Detained with three officers she arrested Kritinar on charges of impropriety as she sought relief for neck pain. The case echoes the headline line about “one pinch deserves another” as the incident unfolds.
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Chicago
Rita Meany
William A. Kritinar
Meany
William Hennessy
Kritinar
U S Entry Challenged Over Mexican Actress Arrest
Mexican actress Rosaura Revueltas was arrested in Silver City New Mexico while filming Salt of the Earth. Immigration director Joseph Minton considered an open or closed deportation hearing but gave no final ruling. Revueltas questioned about visa and passport. she says she entered legally and received Mexican consular aid.
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EL Paso
Texas
Rosaura Revueltas
Silver City
N. M
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Warfare
Miss Revueltas
Joseph Minton
Denver
the Union
Miss Requestas
Counbrel
Wright
U. S
Juarez
Mex
Rio Grande
Lamsa Airlines
Mexico City
Lamsa
United States
Miss Re
Miss. Revueltas
Congress
Rep. Jackson
R. Calif
Russia
The
Union
Holly
Stevenson Speech on Radio TV Tonight in Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson addresses the Democratic dinner in Los Angeles at $100 a plate, with local TV telecast on KLAG TV from 9 to 9 30 p.m. and radio broadcasts from 10 30 to 11 p.m. via NBC Mutual Don Lee KEG and KPL channels 44 35 to midnight.
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Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Klagtv
Channel 13
National Broadcasting Company
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Don Lee Chain
KEG
KPL
Dulles Urges U.S. Condemn Russian Despots
Secretary of State Dulles urged Congress to declare that the United States will not join in any deal fixing Soviet despotism in Europe and Asia. He pressed action toward future liberation of captive nations, warning against revisiting past U.S.-Russia pacts and urging clear presidential and congressional authority.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
United Nations
Chow
Shin‘ Tae‘Yong
Pusan
Washington
Dulles
Congress
United States
Europe
Asia
House
Administration
Russia
Baby adoption racket probes border smuggling into United States
Police in Toronto and American authorities probe a baby farm operation allegedly smuggling hundreds of infants into the United States over the past year. Arrests include Jack and Mrs Shinder of Brooklyn on fraud charges after attempting to board a New York bound flight with a five day old boy. Authorities say the ring used fake birth certificates and charged about 250 dollars per infant with headquarters believed in the United States.
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Toronto
United States
U. S
Torito
Jack
Shinder
Brooklyn
Malton
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