Waves Pound 6-Block Area as Dwelling Falls at Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach suffers ongoing ocean assault with 12th straight day of heavy surf. Mount Lebanon apartments at 322 The Strand cave in as 33 families lose homes and streets wash away. High tides reach 5.7 feet as rocks and debris flood the oceanfront, with continued risk into the weekend.
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Redondo Beach
Mount Lebanon Apartments
Strand
Redondo
Theater
Hermosa Ave
Ocean
Lebanon Apartments
Redonda
Defense Leaders Describe Deadly Weapons Buildup
Washington AP report summarizes a semiannual defense release showing static manpower at 3.6 million while armies, navies, and air forces gain modern weapons and carriers. Lovett cites rising arms costs and production strains, with continued high draft calls.
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Washington
Defense Establishment
Lovett
Trucker Dead in L B Crash
Forrest B. Pike a 50 year old truck driver died after his empty moving van struck the rear of a produce truck at Third Street and Redondo Avenue. Police say he likely had a heart attack and lost consciousness before the crash. Ray Hernandez 31 narrowly escaped injury as the produce truck driver.
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Forrest B. Pike
Third St
Redondo Ave
Fire Department
Seaside Hospital
Patterson Snively Mortuary
Ray Hernandez
Newport Ave
Soldier's car flight ends in crash and escape
Charles Clemence, 23, an Ashland Oregon soldier misclassified as Army, allegedly "flew" his car over 100 feet, crashed into a tree after tearing through a guard rail by a dead end street near Herndon Canal, then walked away, Fresno police say.
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Fresno
Chrles Clemence
Ashlland
Ore
Air Force
Istead
Clemence
Herndon Canal
Most Wanted Fugitive Nabbed in Arizona by FBI
Harden Collins Kemper, one of the FBI's ten most wanted, was captured in Glendale, Arizona by agents. He had been living under an assumed name for about a year and worked as an automobile mechanic at a weekly wage. Kemper, 50, previously jailed in 1951 for involvement in a wide auto theft ring and had failed to surrender to US Marshals in 1951. He faces arraignment before a U.S. Commissioner in Phoenix.
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Washington
FBI
Harden
Collins Kemper
Glendale
Ariz
Rots
J. Edgar. Hoover
Kemper
Hoover Sai Hoover
Avith Kemper
Ole Harvey
Charles Kennedy
Southwest
Albuquerque
N. M
Kempertis
U.s
Phoenix
Hoover
Atom Spies Must Die Court Rules
A federal judge denied an appeal to spare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg from execution for passing atom bomb data to Russia. Judge Irving R. Kaufman reaffirmed the death sentence, noting the crime was worse than murder and indicating the clemency path would only be through the White House. They await execution at Sing Sing during the week of January 11.
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New York
Atom
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Irving R. Kaufman
Sing Sing
Kaufman
fFr
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Russia
Newspaper Section Index and Page References
A compact listing shows where to find sections and features across the newspaper. It includes Beach Combing, Boyle, Bridge, Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and Television, Shipping Table, Southland Cities, Sports, Theaters, Tidbits, Temperatures, and Activities, with page designations such as A-8, B-2, and BT to H.
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Beach
Boyle
Bridge
Southland
Eisenhower briefed on Universal Military Training plan
Government commission members met President-elect Eisenhower and stated there is no conflict between his views and their recommendation to implement Universal Military Training immediately. Spokesman Dr. Karl Compton said he does not know Eisenhower's decision and noted earlier House rejection of an immediate 40,000 18 year olds program.
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NEW York
Eisenhower
Karl T. Compton
National Security Training Commission
Commission
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corp
Raining “ Commission
Raymond Sr." McLain
Thomas C. Kinkaid
House of Representatives
McLain
Kinkaid
Telcome
Campton
Foxy
Burglar Slain and 10 Suspects Nabbed in Cleveland
Police set a trap for safe rackers early today, shot and killed James Buffa, 31, a convicted burglar and associate of Cleveland hoodlum Julius Petro, and rounded up 10 others. Deputy Inspector James A McArthur said several Petro gang members were among the arrests after they plundered about 73 business places in recent months.
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Cleveland
James Buffa
Julius Petro
Warren
Ohio
James A. McArthur
Petro
Kuchel becomes senator and leaves California post
Thomas H. Kuchel is sworn in as a U.S. Senator from California and resigns as state controller. Governor Earl Warren appointed him to fill the seat vacated by Vice President-elect Nixon. Kuchel gains Senate seniority dating from today as the 83rd Congress prepares to convene.
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Washington
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Senate
Earl Warren
Nixon
Kuchel
Allied Planes Hit Red Tanks On Western Front
United Nations fighter bombers attacked Communist tanks on the western front, destroying one and damaging three. The strikes, near frigid lines, aimed to test Red readiness for a rumored Jan 4 offensive as U N patrols pressed into enemy positions. Thunderjets hit a tunnel northwest of Syngye and a tunnel south of Hanju, with supply areas near Kumsong also targeted and reported full coverage. F-86 Sabres patrolled the skies but no clashes with MIG-15s were reported.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. N
U.N
la Red
Syngye
Hanju
Kumsong
Unique surgical feat kidney transplant from mother to son
A 16 year old boy, Marius Renard, received a kidney from his mother after his own failed kidney. The operation, performed on Christmas Day at St Broussais Hospital by Dr Gaudart d Allaines, followed the donor’s death before surgery could begin. Doctors called it unprecedented and risky, with uncertain survival.
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Paris
Marius Renard
Idney
Reed
Dire Rof
Gaudart d/Allaines
St.- Broussais “Hospital
Simultanieoust “D
Parties Organize for New Congress in 1950s Detail
Senate Republicans chose Taft as floor leader and Democrats tapped Lindon Johnson for their leader. House Democrats named retiring Speaker Rayburn as floor leader, while House Republicans aimed to choose Joseph Martin for speaker and Charles Halleck for floor leader. Closed session announced Taft’s selection after two hours, amid committee and rule-change talks.
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Washington
Indiana
Taft
Senate
Sen
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Styles Bridges
New Hampai
William Knowland
California
Eugene D. Mullkin
Colorado
Congress
Traffic Fatalities Lead 218 Toll in New Year Holiday
Traffic accidents dominated the nation’s violent death toll during the New Year holiday, with 159 highway deaths and 22 from tires. Overall 218 violent deaths were tallied from 6 p.m. Wednesday to noon today, far below the Christmas holiday period. California reported 14 highway deaths and six in miscellaneous accidents.
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Aswoui
National Safety Council
California
Walkout of Longshoremen Spreads Across New York Piers
A strike by three small unions of longshoremen specialists began in New York and quickly spread to 60 of 143 active Port piers. Piers at Army bases remained active while others in New Jersey and Philadelphia operated normally. The stoppage threatened broader port tie ups along the eastern seaboard as ILA officials seek to protest waterfront crime investigations.
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New York
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York Harbor
AIL Inter
Police’ Department
Joseph P. Ryan
Jongshpreme
Manhattan
Jersey City
Hoboken
N. J
Eastern Seaboard
Ryan
ILA
Waterfront
Corryathon
New York State Crime Commission
Stupidest Thing I’ve Done Address Lost On Sidewalk
Jesse Beck, 75, supervised a moving job when a hole in his pocket caused the new address to be lost. Furniture including lamps, chairs, stoves, and refrigerators was left on the sidewalk in O Donnell Heights while the tenant could not be located. The truck returned after the address mix up left the scene, leaving Beck guarding the items in chilly air.
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Baltimore
Jesse Beck
Beck
Minnie McKay
O\Donnell Heights
Teacher
Peck
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Johnson
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