Egypt Act Recognizes King Farouk as Egypt and Sudan Ruler
The text notes King Farouk of Egypt is recognized as ruler of both Egypt and the Sudan under a historical framework. It references an 1899 joint administration agreement and mentions Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Achmad Soebardjo announcing recognition amid shifting colonial ties and mid October denunciation.
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Farouk
Sudan
Sudan Sakarta
Indonesia
Achmad
Soebardjo
Egypt Donesia
Justice Shivers as New Court Opens
Los Cerritos Municipal Court opened January 2 in a Bellflower unheated courtroom with Judge Roberta Butzbach and assistants quickly disposing of four drunk cases. The court serves Bellflower, Lakewood, and Signal Hill, with the first sentence going to Joseph Bruce of Downey who paid a $25 fine for drunkenness. The civil action filed by Chief Clerk Robert Costley seeks $200. The court will meet in a temporary church venue at 9434 Center Street until a $60,000 courthouse is built in Flower Street civic center by local investors on a gift-deed basis, with ownership reverting to the county. Deputy clerks include Doris MacInnes and Lorraine Coley. deputy marshal is Sgt. done George. bailiff is George arr.
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Bellflower
Roberta Butzbach
Lakewood
Signal Hill
Joseph Bruce
Woodruff Ave
Downey
Robert Costley
E. Albin St. Downey
Butzbach
Justice of the Peace
Center St
Pacific Ave
Flower St. County
Costley
Doris MacInnes
Moline Ave
Signal Hil
Lorraine Coley
E. Washburn Crossing Rd
Sgt
Done George
George Arr
Cardinal Spellman Visits Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan
Francis Cardinal Spellman archbishop of New York toured the U S Naval Base at Yokosuka Jan 3. He joked with sailors in the chow line, celebrated mass in the Chapel of Hope, and inspected naval installations including the hospital. He lunched with Rear Adm Kenmore M McManes commander of fleet activities for Japan Korea.
Frozen Woman Receives Artificial Legs in Chicago
Chicago on January 3 reports Mrs. Dorothy Mae Stevens, 25, famed as the city's "frozen woman," was given artificial legs by the Chicago Welfare Department. Her feet and ankles were amputated last March after she was found February 8 in an alley, body temperature 64 degrees, the lowest ever recorded for survival.
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Chicago
Dorothy Mae Stevens
GOP Conclave Chiefs to Meet
Planners for the Republican national convention will meet tomorrow for the first on the spot survey of problems facing them. The convention opens July 7 at the International Amphitheatre in the stockyards district. Werner W. Schroeder, Illinois committeeman, says the session will start at the Conrad Hilton Hotel and then move to the amphitheatre to confer with auditorium management. The executive committee is chaired by Guy Gabrielson of New York.
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Chicago
International Armphitheatre
Stockyards
Werner W. Schroeder
Illinois
Conrad Hilton
Guy Gabrielson
New York
National Party
Rose Tourney P T Mailed Abroad
Readers in Africa India Germany England France Japan and Korea plus various U S states will read the Tournament of Roses edition of the Press Telegram. The Jan 1 issue covers the tourney and game and mailed to Nairobi South Africa India Germany England France Japan Korea and servicemen. Iowa leads as the state receiving the most, followed by Illinois and Missouri.
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India
Germany
England
France
Japan
Korea
Press-Telegram
Nairobi
Kenya
East Africa
South Africa
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
House Probe Finds New Military Waste
The House armed services committee reported waste in military buying, citing price variances from 7 to 37 cents on common items. Investigators noted 15 catalogs used across services, with millions of items listed, and questionable terminology in catalog cards.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vingon
D.-Ga
Army Engineers
Medical Corps
Signal Corps
Navy
Army
Transportation Corps
General Services Administration
Navy Medical Department
Sev
Jury to Try Fired Collector Named
A federal jury was chosen quickly in Boston for the trial of Denis W. Delaney, former internal revenue collector for Massachusetts. He faces bribe charges totaling 12,500 to influence tax cases and 180,000 in allegedly falsified tax liens not settled. The indictments cover 1949 to 1951.
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Boston
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
Charles ©. Wyzanski Jr
John H. Mitchell
Delaney
Samuel and
Eva Marker
Morris Leavitt
Merker Counter Company, Inc
Americans Ate Less Meat in 1951
In 1951 Americans consumed less meat than in the previous nine years. Final production likely around 20 billion pounds, near 1941–42 levels, with per capita consumption about 140 pounds after early estimates of 148 pounds for the year. The Agriculture Department awaits final figures for both demand and output.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Prices Rise For Leading Food Items In Early Year
Fresh retail prices edged higher in the first week of the new year as butter, beef cuts, lamb, chicken, and several produce items gained modestly. Canned milk may rise, while eggs fell. Cucumbers and peppers eased. rhubarb arrived from Michigan hothouses. specials varied by store. The agriculture department highlighted processed orange products as plentiful for thrifty buying.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
State Offers Cash for Economy Ideas
New Jersey opened today a jackpot suggestion box for state employees. Cash awards range from 100 to 3500 for ideas to increase efficiency and economy. Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll noted New York and Maine operate similar systems. New York reports savings over 400000 in four years.
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N. J
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
New York
Maine
Driscoll
Berling Trial Ends with Guilty Verdict in Los Angeles
Violet John Berling, 34, an accordion teacher, was found guilty of first degree murder in the 1951 torture slaying of Kay Frances Erickson, a 10 year old pupil. Defense lawyers Ram sey and Emslein begin an appeal brief seeking reversal or downgrade to second degree murder or manslaughter. Berling remains confined at Tehachapi State Prison with eye treatment and a radio in her room.
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Violet John Berling
Kay Frances
Erickson
Los Angeles County
Miss Berling
Albert C. S. Ramsey
Milton Emslein
District Court of Appeal
Berling
Tehachapi
Los Angeles County Hospital
Bakersfield County Hospital
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