Western powers settle on January 25 for Big Four talks
The United States Britain and France accept Russia's January 25 date for a Berlin Big Four foreign ministers meeting postponing three weeks from January 4. They also agree to have high commissioner representatives handle site and technical arrangements and to avoid early agenda disputes while ministers prepare for talks. Officials note the concrete next step is agreeing on a Berlin meeting site.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Berlin
Germany
Vlow
Notces
State Department
Charles Bohien
Moscow
Long Beach
U. S
Kid Fifty-Four KOs Student in New Year’s Riot Tale
A Pomona-Claremont College student, 23, Roberts Wallace Moon, admits attempting extortion of $40,000 from four Long Beach families. He wrote threatening notes to Elmer Becker and partners, and Edward Frank, demanding $10,000 from each. Moon was arrested in Pomona after attempting a payoff. The piece also describes Times Square New Year celebrations with 1,060,006 revelers and widespread festivities.
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New York
Times Square
Manhattan
Europe
Long Beach
Pomona- Claremont College
William H. Davey
Davey
Roberts Wallace Moon
Pes Moines
Pomona
James W. Wood
Country Club
Lester Callahan
al Oj
Edward Frank
Moon
Cedar Ave
Bixby Rd
Robert W. Maan
Moen
Long Beach Firms Chronicle in Special Section
A four and a half page special section in the Press Telegram presents a chronology of 180 Long Beach companies. Dates show each firm’s establishment, led by Long Beach Amusement Co. and ending with a firm just one month old. The theme is “Another Year” for local business.
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Long Beach
Press-Telegram
Long Beach Amusement Co
Totally Blind Fined for Driving Without License
East Jordan Michigan police fined K Arion Ebenstein aged 23 ten dollars on Thursday for driving a car without a license. Police said Ebenstein is totally blind.
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East
Jordan
Mich
K. Arion Ebenstein
Ebenstein
Weather Outlook: Fog Tonight and Warmer Overnight
Increasing fog and low clouds tonight with warmer temperatures. Partly cloudy and windy Saturday with cooler conditions.
Rose Parade float sweepstakes winner highlighted by Long Beach entry
Pasadena dazzled as Long Beach float Liberty the Heritage of America won the sweepstakes for the Rose Parade's postwar era. Miss Universe Christiane Martel and Miss United States Myrna Rae Hansen celebrated on the float with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. General Foods won the grand prize for The Covered Wagon, while Minute Maid and others claimed theme and special awards. The 65th Tournament of Roses attracted 1.2 million along the route and millions on TV.
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Christiane Martel
France
Long Beach
Myrna Hansen
Illinois
United States
H. 5. Melvin
Pasadena
Liberty
Heritage of America
Frante
General Foods
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Sean Pedro
Minute Maid Corp
The
Union of Co. of California
Uncle Wiggily
Southern California Floral Association
Mexico
California
St Louis
San Francisco
Three Pedestrians Die In New Year’s Traffic Crashes
Three people died and a 16 year old boy was critically injured in separate high speed crashes around Long Beach on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 1953. Victims include Bertha Morris 53, Jerry Kimball 19, and Arnold Ross 5 with drivers cited for speeding during celebrations.
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Long Beach
Sareau
Ponce
Bertha V. Morris
Third St
Arnold Lawrence Ross
W. Whitaker
Fullerton
Franklin
Allard St
Norwalk
Lancaster
Palmdale
Brady
Edwards Air Force Base
Morris
Seventh St
California Ave
Richard H. Vanderhoff
Cambridge St
Vanderhoff
Seaside Hospital
Ton
Two Men Die Watching Rose Parade in Pasadena
Two men collapsed and died while viewing the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. William Ledbetter, 79, a Fresno, California rancher, suffered a heart attack while seated in a grandstand. Richard Hels Frans, 52, of South Pasadena, also died from a heart-related event.
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Pasadena
William Ledbetter
Fresno
Calif
Richard
Hels Frans
South Pasaana
Rain Ends December Dry Spell in North
A late December dry spell ends as northern California faces light sprinkles and potential rain Saturday after noon. The Weather Bureau notes a low pressure system over Oregon and Washington, with snow in the high lands and another storm expected in the extreme north late Saturday.
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North
Nancisco
California
Weather Bureau
Highlands
Oregon
Washington
Bureau
Air Crash Kills Pair, Child Lives
In Harlowton Montana a single engine plane crashed killing Dick and Barbara Smart of Denver. Their 5 year old daughter Sherry Smart survived, found by motorists near the highway with minor injuries and in tears for her parents. The crash occurred about one mile northeast of town during a visit to relatives.
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Harlowton
Monty UP
Denver
Sherry Smart
Barbara Smart
D. E. Perkins
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Smarts
Sherry
Freed Turncoat Says Others May Return
Cpl. Claude J. Batchelor a Texan who chose communism in Korea said it is possible other unrepatriated American prisoners may decide to return home. Repatriated after 30 months at Panmunjom he claimed prisoner leaders fear and mistrust influence remaining Americans. His wife in Tokyo helped persuade him to abandon communism.
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Seoul
Claude J. Batchelor
Batchelor
U. N
Panmunjom
Hermit
Texas
Lam
Tokyo
Korea
Coastal Page Directory Teasers And Section Guide
A catalog of sections and page references lists where to find local features such as Beach Combing on Page B-1, Billy Rose and Boyle on Page A-21, and various pages for classifieds, comics, editorial, obituaries, radio and TV, sports, theaters, tides, temperatures, women, and Your World, with page coordinates across A and B series.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Holiday Auto Death Toll Rises Slowly
The nation marks a slow rise in highway fatalities during the New Year weekend with 56 deaths after 16 hours. The Safety Council had projected 360 deaths for the period, while earlier weekends showed higher counts. Comparisons include 523 deaths last Christmas, 407 for the current four day period, and historical records of 611 in 1951 52 and 793 in a 1959 July 4 span.
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The
Nations Safety Council
Man Fatally Burned in Maine Hotel Fire
In Canibou Maine a deadly hotel blaze killed an elderly man and forced 75 guests to flee in nightclothes amid 14 below zero weather. Firefighters battled flames as rescue teams searched rubble for victims.
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Maine
Canibou
Mnight
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