Lovett warns House on tense world, Korea stalemate
Secretary Lovett told the House armed services committee the world remains as tense as three years ago and there is no time to relax. He cited a stalemate in Korea and questioned full scale force to drive Communists from caves, while suggesting economic pressure on China and keeping allies. General Bradley accompanied Lovett and will add JCS military appraisals on Friday.
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Washington
Lovett
House Armed Services Committee
Short
R-Mo
Korea
China
Fentagon
Army
Navy
Air Force
Omar Bredley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Oil Heater Explosion Kills Gardena Man
An exploding oil heater burned to death 78 year old Alan W. Abbott at his Gardena home while he attempted to light the device. Sheriff deputies reported the fatal incident occurred today at 1496 West 132nd Street.
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Gardena
Sheriff's Deputies
Alan W. Abbott
Phe
Arch
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A compact index lists page references for major sections such as Beach Combing on C-1, Boyle on B-9, Bridge on B-6, Classified Ads on C-7, Comics on C-4, Crossword on C-7, Editorial on B-1, Financial on C-6, Obituaries on C-7, Radio and Television on C-5, Skipping Table on C-3, Southland Cities on C-2 and 3, Sports on A-19 to A-21, Theaters on Be, and Women’s Activities on B-1 to B-4 plus B-8-2.
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Boyle
Southland
Violet Berling Wins Appeal for New Trial
Violet Berling, accused murderer, won a new trial by a State Court of Appeals ruling that her illness at times during the long trial prevented her from knowing what was happening. The 1951 first degree murder conviction, stemming from an Oct 42, 1950 studio bite case, was ordered reconsidered.
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Violet John Berling
Frances Erickson
State Court of Appeals
William O'Doran
Tostlee E.G
Drapau
Miss Berling
Los Angeles
Churchill Sees Truman on Arrival in Washington
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington to meet President Truman after talks with President-elect Eisenhower. He was greeted at an overcast, rainy airport by Secretary Acheson and officials, then walked to the terminal under an umbrella to meet envoys and Sir Roger Makins, the new British ambassador. Churchill said he came to pay respects to the President and called Truman an old friend.
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Washington
Winston Churchill
Truman
Eisenhower
New York
White House
Churchill
Acheson
Roger Makins
Sai
British patrol abandons armored vehicle on Iron Curtain frontier
A British patrol in the Uelzen area of the Russian zone in Germany reportedly abandoned an armored vehicle after it bogged down near the frontier during a routine patrol. The three man crew attempted to free the vehicle but was fired at from the east and forced to leave it behind. British officials are negotiating for the return of the vehicle.
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Germany
UPA
Rhine
Uelzen
Missing C-46 search spans Idaho Utah Wyoming joins
In Montpelier Idaho an aerial search by air force planes for a missing C-46 troop transport continues. A jeep posse failed to reach the east side of Bear Lake where farmer Jesse Schidegger reported three flares Wednesday night. Sheriff Arnall said planes will check the area today with a horseback party ready if terrain proves inaccessible. The missing craft was en route from Seattle to Fort Jackson with a crew reportedly released from service.
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Montpelier
Idaho
Air Force
Utah
Wyoming
Bear Lake
Gilbert
Arnall
Amnall
Jesse Schidegger
Paris
Schidegger
Bear "Lake
Eattle
Wash
Fort Jackson
Plane Crash Kills Newport Beach Executive Near Wintersburg
The wrecked Cessna 170 crashed in a spinach field near Wintersburg, Orange County, after an 8 p.m. Wednesday attempt to land at Long Beach Municipal Airport. The victim, Henry Stanley Bent, a 39 year old construction company executive from Newport Beach, was found dead in the wreckage with weathering rain.
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Henry Stanley Bent Jr
Newport Beach
Henry ‘Stanley Bent Dr
Newport ‘Beach
Orange County
Winstersburg
Long Beach
Santa Ana
Bert
Buchhe Field
Wintersburg Rd
Bushard Ave
Winternburg
Talbert
Sinking Dutch Ship Captain and Crew Saved
The captain and nine crewmen of the 500-ton Dutch coastal ship R.P.S. were rescued after abandoning their sinking vessel off France’s west coast. A French fishing boat radioed that the R.P.S. was going down about 60 miles southwest of Essant Island, and the crew were picked up from a life.
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Eskest
France
R.P.S
Brit
Tua
R.P. S
Essant Island
Avanti in Pacific Crisis as Tanker Splits in Storm
A Swedish tanker Avanti with a 40 crew split in two amid 50 to 70 mph winds off the Pacific. Four other ships including King Edgar and Santadespo drifted helplessly while Cynthia Olson jettisoned cargo and headed for safety off Oregon. Cardena lay tied near Vancouver Island awaiting tugs.
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San .Francisco
Pacific
Avanti
SOS
Sullivan Harbor
Alert
Bay Area
Vancouver
B. T
Globe Wireless
Okinawa
Kyushu
Lloyd’s Register
Rederi AB Fraternities
Gothenburg
Pierce
Honolulu
Midway Island
Cynthia Olsen
Oregon Coast
Jet
Hope for Liberation By U S Priest Says Chinese Bitterly Opposed to War
Paris report quotes Father George Germain former president of the Catholic University of Shanghai stating Chinese people bitterly oppose continuation of the Korean War yet feel powerless to act. He notes bearded Jesuit priests and others returned to Korea face pressure from Communists and fear manpower drain on China as the United States pushes into conflict.
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Paris
George Germain
Catholic University of Shanghai
Jesu
Newamen
Clriest
Krabce
Seohtrom
China
United States
Blind Jet Pilot Guided to Safe Landing by Fellow Pilot
An Arizona F-84 pilot, Second Lt. Joel T. Tudor of Yuma, was blinded by Red ground fire over northwest Korea but was guided to a safe landing by Lt. James E. Larue Jr. of Houston. Tudor, resting in a South Korean hospital, suffered eye injuries from shattered canopy while dropping bombs on a rail line near Sariwon. Larue credited with talking Tudor through instrumentless navigation, three passes to position, and a final gear-down. Col. Victor Warford praised Larue for sound judgment and calm leadership.
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Seoul
Arizona
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Joel T. Tudor
Yuma
South Korea
James E. Larue Jr
Houston
Texas
Tudor
Sariwon
Korea
Larue
Victor 'E
Warford
Chickashaw
Okla
Family Dead From Gas Poisoning in Boone County Farm
Five members of a Boone County family were found dead from apparent gas poisoning at a rural farm home north of the town. The four room dwelling showed no signs of struggle, with authorities noting the incident occurred within the past week.
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Belvidere
Boone County
Lightning strikes town amid freezing rain in Ohio
A brief report from London Ohio describes a summerlike lightning storm in Central Ohio. Multiple bolts struck, knocking knobs off a kitchen stove and damaging a concrete block wall as freezing rain persisted. Local residents reported startled, the storm caused property damage but no injuries were listed.
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London
Ohio
Two Children and Two Women Die in Boeing Field Crash
A DC 4 freighter owned by Flying Tiger Airlines crashed in a storm east of Seattle during a routine instrument approach to Boeing Field. Seven aboard perished including two children and two women among the crew of three men and four others. The craft struck a field near Issaquah after reporting altitude changes and radio silence. A witness described the moment as the aircraft burst into flames upon impact.
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Seattle
Here
Boeing Field
Flying Tiger Airlines
Burbank
Calif
Issaquah
McChord Air Force Base
Vincent Herling
Michael
Herlihy
Herlhy
U N Raiders Launch Dawn Raid Into Chinese Lines
An Allied raiding party attacked Western Front Chinese positions at dawn using flame throwers tanks artillery mortars and hazardous devices. They withdrew after 55 minutes leaving about 35 Chinese dead and at least 25 more believed hurt. A second raid followed nearby as South Korean forces blew up a tunnel at Anchor Hill fatally harming Reds while engaging a North Korean platoon.
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Seoul
Panmunjon
U.N
Anchor Hill
Far Eastern
Roks
Pee
Eighth Army
Weather Update Parity Cloudy Tonight and Friday
Parity forecasts cloudy conditions tonight and into Friday with a slight warmth. Highs near 65 expected today, followed by a warmer day Friday as the pattern continues.
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John Banuelas
Violet Berling
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Hillbilly Tune
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Henry 'S. Bent JR
Tom Bingham
Aubrey
National Turkey Federation
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HOPE
U. S
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Seattle Field
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