Dianna Bixby Aviatrix Dies In Baja California Crash
The noted aviatrix Dianna Bixby, 32, died when her cargo conversion A200 bomber crashed near Creto Baja California. Her husband, following in a DC3, retrieved her body from five feet of water as Mexican fishermen sighted the wreck. A memorial service is planned at Lingdapley Ranch in Santa Casita with Rev. George M. McDougal officiating. Donations to the Cerebral Palsy Fund are requested in lieu of flowers.
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Aviatrix
I. 8. Childers
San Diego Coast Guard
Bixby
Mrs. Bixby
Lingdapley Roanch
Santa Casita
Dianan
SkiHin
la Paz
Long Beach
Nel
Alvs. Bixby
Coast Guard of Discovery
Blaze Rips Normandie Village Apartments On Sunset Strip
A spectacular fire destroyed 20 units at the Normandie Village on Sunset Strip, driving 200 tenants from their homes in nightclothes. Damage nears 500000 dollars, 17 cars lost, and two firemen were injured by falling timbers as flames spread across three tiers of Hollywood hill apartments. A youth was questioned by deputies in a stolen car case. Photographer Paul Hesse saved his studio by spraying water from a second floor window.
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Hollywood
Normandie Village
Sunset Strip
Sunset Blvd
Wormandie
Hollywood Hills
Paul Hesse
Leo Durother
Hesse
UN Chief Arrives in Hankow Aims for Airmen Release
Dag Hammarskjold traveled by Chinese and Indian planes from Calcutta to Hankow and planned to fly on to Peiping to press for the release of 11 American airmen and other U.N. personnel held by Red China. He would confer with Chou En-lai on the espionage charges as tension figures into the Werean war aftermath. Prime Minister Nehru reportedly declined to send a senior envoy to Peiping.
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U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hankow
Peiping
Red China
Lammarskjold
Canton
Calcutta
India
Sai Hammarskjoldt
Nankow
New Delhi
Peipings
Chou En-lai
Hammarskjold
Fear Children Took Deadly Gas Cylinder
A container of methyl bromide was left to drain in a downtown alley and carried away Monday. Police warn fumes could blind or kill. authorities fear children may have picked it up as a plaything.
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Denver
Clifford Stanley
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
The notice lists sections and page locations across the newspaper, including Beach Combing on Page B-1, Boyle on Page A-11, Bridge on Page A-0, Classifieds on Pages B-7 to B-11, Comics on Page B-6, Crossword on Pages 4 to 6, Editorial on Page A-10, Financial on Page B-3, Obituaries on Page B-2, Spotts on Pages A-12 and A-13, Theaters on Page A-8, Tides Temperatures on Page B-2, Wilson on Page A-1L, Women on Page B-5, and Your World on Page A-2.
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Boyle
Wilson
Marina Work Approved for Alamitos Bay Unit 2
City Council authorized a 2,253,045 contract with Connolly Pacific Co of Long Beach for Unit 2 of the Alamitos Bay Marina. Dredging 2,500,000 cubic yards is planned with 842 craft facilities upon completion in about 300 working days.
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Sam F. Vickers
Connolly-Pacific Co
Long Beach
Alamitos Bay
Marina
Connolly-Pacific
Vickers
Entrance Channel
Bay Area
Ocean Blvd
2Nd St
Market Dips Then Recovers GM Stock After Share Sale
New York brokers report a volatile session as GM slid 6.12 at opening to 599 but later rebounded to 102.50. Analysts cited a planned 325 million dollar new G3 share issue to present holders, with the offer set to begin February and possible price determined by January 20. Other movers included DuPont, General Electric, Western Union, Studebaker-Packard, Radio Corp, and Bethlehem Steel. Volume early trade totaled 870 thousand shares with mixed results across the market.
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General Motors
DuPont
General Electric
Western Union
Studebaker-Packard
Stinghouse
Radio Corp
Climax Molybdenum
Kennecott
Douglas Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Associated Press
General Motors Corp
Securities and Exchanze Commission
Japan Settles Bikini Atoll Damages For Two Million
Japan accepts a two million dollar settlement from the United States for damages from hydrogen tests at Bikini Atoll. Tokyo says the amount covers most losses and expresses goodwill, while noting tuna price drops and fisheries impact. For Garden Grove, hail and snow-like precipitation cover streets as orange orchards remain frosted. locals report Frosty imagery and sun later clears yards.
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United States
Japan
Bikini Atoll
U. S
John M. Allison
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U.S
Dgapan
Gatermine
Tohira Haroyyama
Japan Welfare Ministry
Fisheries Board
Japan Honolulu
UFI
iMolokai Island
Coast Guard
Molokai
Honolulu
Want to Be Slim Now's Time to Trim
A New Year resolution feature promotes eight week self improvement with daily tips on nutrition, beauty hints, slimming exercises, and dieting ideas. The columnist discusses overweight in relation to personality and its impact on self image.
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Yosephine Lowman
Press-Telegram
Weather outlook Mostly clear tonight and cool
Mostly clear tonight with a cool start. Increasing cloudiness on Wednesday brings a chance of rain late in the afternoon. Temperature remains cool as the day progresses.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Orning
Howver
Heroic girl saves siblings as fire destroys farm home
A 10 year old girl, Mary Swan, pushed her four younger siblings from a second floor window then jumped to safety as flames from a wood stove engulfed the Swan farm house. Six month old Diana Irene was the only child injured, with a mouth laceration, and all five children were treated at Westfield Memorial Hospital. The parents were away on a trip to Union City, Pa., neighbors arrived as the house burned.
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Ripley
UPA
Westfield Memorial Hospital
Mary Swan
Norman Swan
Mary
Diana Irene
Norma Mae
Irene
Norman Jr
Union City
Enraged father over oil heater causes deadly home fire
In Saginaw Michigan a quarrel led to a stove overturn and a flash fire that killed five children, three of them Pierce’s own, and burned his wife Ada Lee. Eugene Pierce, 29, was detained on manslaughter charges.
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Eugene Pierce
L. C. Valentine
Pierce
St. Mary's Hospital
Valentine
Betty Jane Pierce
Sherlee Laverne Pierce
Allen Pierce
Juanita Johnson
Caroline Craion
Ada Lee
Peartier Craion
Lyeretha
Gleason Signs Five Million CBS Deal Amid Ventures
Hollywood reports Gleason has signed a new contract with CBS potentially adding five million dollars. Gleason Enterprises will supply a Saturday night show with Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey for the 1955-56 season, with a renewal guarantee of similar pay next year and a 15 year exclusive CBS services clause. The network guarantees one hundred thousand dollars annually through 1972. Plans include a summer replacement show at three hundred fifty thousand dollars, negotiations for eight shows with General Motors, and a planned New York film studio for The Honeymooners and other programs. Gleason heads east for the weekend after vacation and producer Jack Philbin’s wedding to Jean Harris.
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Hollywood
Jackie’ Gleason
George Durgom
Jackie Gleason Enterprises, Inc
Gleason
CBS
Jack Philbin
Jean Harris
Gleason Enterprises
Tommy
Jimmy Dorsey
June Taylor
CBS Gleason
Durgom
General Motors
New York
Chessman Denied Death Stay by Federal Judge
San Francisco Judge Louis Goodman refused Caryl Chessman another federal habeas petition and denied a stay of execution. Chessman, 33, has been on San Quentin's death row since 1958 after a Los Angeles jury convicted him on 17 counts including kidnapping and sexual offenses.
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Louis E. Goodman
Caryl Chessman
Chessman
San Quentin
Goodman
San Quentin Prison
Sines
Flo
Los Angeles
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