Long Beach teen escapes after terror chase to San Clemente
A 16-year-old Long Beach girl Joann Bodorff, kidnapped from her bed by ex-boyfriend David G. Butchart, was carried to an Austin auto and fled a police chase ending in San Clemente when the car overturned. She escaped with minor injuries, while Butchart disappeared amid a trail of footprints and a beach search.
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Long Beach
San Clemente
Joann Bodorff
Tulane Ave
David G. Butehart
Carlsbad
Glenn
Josephine H. Bodorff
Bodorff
FE. C. Carroll
Austin
Wesley Marshall
Tulane
Joann
Det. Carroll
Miss Bodoroff
Butchart
Bodorffs
Glenn Bodorff
Faota
Eight Children Die in Twin Home Fires Near Medway
Flames consumed a one room house while the Pinkham children Connie two Michele three and Maurice Gordon three slept inside. Constable Paul H Farrington said the youngsters had no chance as the couple were away visiting a neighbor and returned to a blazing scene within minutes.
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Medway
Connie
Michele
Maurice Gordon
George Pinkham
Paul H. Farrington
Bangor
Farrington
Five Children Die In South Carolina Farm House Fire
Five children aged 3 to 8 perished Friday night in a fire that destroyed a five room frame house near here. Police said the children were alone while their mother, Mrs. Mary Williams, was shopping. The victims were Gil Lee Williams 8 Mary Nell 6 Georgia May 5 Sandra 3 and Joseph Lee 1.
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Bel In
Mary Williams
Gil Lee Williams
Mary Nell
Georgia May
Sandra
Joseph] Lee
Four-Alarm New Jersey Fire Injures Thirty-Eight Firemen
A brutal four alarm blaze in sub freezing weather ripped through a string of stores in the main shopping district causing over 500000 dollars in damage. Orange Memorial Hospital treated eighteen firemen and two policemen for smoke poisoning with three detained for further care. Another eighteen firemen received first aid at nearby stations.
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Strange
Sears
Cuban With Suitcase Bombs Arrested in Santiago
Cuban intelligence agents announced the arrest of Miguel Rodriguez Limonta, a single man, aboard a bus in Santiago, carrying a small suitcase with three bombs and leaflets inciting rebellion. The city had seen earlier unrest tied to anti government activity.
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Santiago
Miguel Rodriguez Limonta
Chou En Lai Pushes Resume of Korean Peace Talks
Panmunjom dispatch reports Chinese Premier Chou En-lai urged speed in restarting the Korean peace conference. He proposed three ideas to restart talks, including U N General Assembly consideration with both Red China and North Korea as entitled delegates, and using the Berlin Big Four as a pathway to a five-power meeting. The United States dismissed the plan and North Korea denied reopening informal talks. Chou warned POWs must not be released before a formal conference, insisting rapid progress.
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Panmunjom
China
Chou En-lai
Chou Sugvested
Ral
Tokyo
Red
Russia
U. S
Arthur Dean
U. W. General Assembly
Chow
North Korea
U. N
Berlin
Chon
Ald
Chou
United States
Korea
U. N. Command
Defense cuts eyed as Wilson signals lower military outlays
Defense Secretary Wilson said spending could be slashed by about 1 billion dollars bringing this year's total under 42 billion. The 1954-55 year may see Army force levels cut from 1.9 million to under 1.2 million, while trimming combat strength aligns with reliance on air power and atomic weapons.
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Washington
Defense Secy
Charles E
Wilson
Defense Department
GOP
Rail pact signed with 60,000 firemen and enginemen
Negotiators announced a five cent hourly wage rise and other terms as a second agreement in just over three weeks. Spokesmen said terms mirror the December 17 settlement with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and related talks continue with Locomotive Engineers and Switchmen unions. The National Railway Mediation Board has stepped in on the wage dispute with conductors.
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Chicago
Carriers Conference Committee
Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Switchmen's Union
North America
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Record High iEarnings Hit in December
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports hourly factory earnings averaged 1.79 dollars in December, matching November's record and six cents above December 1952. Weekly factory pay averaged 71.78 dollars in December.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Soviet Jazz Cheer Raises Grooves in Utyosov Push
Russia’s “king of jazz” Leonid Utyosov urged Soviet squares to dance regardless of capitalist music, defending jazz in So viet Music and praising Gershwin Kern and Ellington. He urged youth to celebrate and cool the conservatism, arguing American jazz can include melody and harmony.
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London
Russia
Leonid Utyosov
Ruszia
Josef Stalin
Parade
Soviet Union
Jaz
Grergl M. Malenkov
Kremlin
Sam Aes
Utyosov
Pravda
George Gershwin
Jerome Kern
Duke Ellington
Blizzard Cancels Midwestern Heat Wave and Snows Reach East
Arctic air broke a Midwest heat blast as blizzard winds of up to 40 mph dumped five inches across the eastern Dakotas into Minnesota. Roads iced, motorists stalled, and two deaths were linked to the storm near Hinckley Minnesota. The system moved toward lower Michigan with snow for New York State, while a separate flight snowstorm hindered a search from Bradley Field to Richmond. Temperatures plunged to below zero in North Dakota with Drake at 18 below and Devils Lake at 17 below.
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United Pies
Dakotas
Sestern
Minnesota
New
England
Bradley Field
Mass
Richmond
Drake
N. D
Devils Lake
Watertown
S. D
Darryl ‘A. Rosen
Aurora
Minn
James N. Schofield
Chicago
Hinckley
Weather Bureau
Michigan
New York State
Evansville
Ind
Finnish Girl Becomes African Tribe Princess in Wedding
A 17 year old Finnish schoolgirl Sinitta Torvonen wed 27 year old Crown Prince Ankrah of the Otehublum state on the Gold Coast in a ceremony at the registry office. The bride's Helsinki shopkeeper father blessed the match and the couple plan residence in a modern 46 room palace. The chief, Nukpakpo Oti, affirmed no color prejudice guiding the union.
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London
Finland
Sinitta Torvonen
Helsinki
Ankrah
Gold Coast
Wilh Rekuen
Prince Ankish
Nukpakpo Oti
Otehublum
West African
Paddington
Sinitta
Hungry Wolfpack Attacks Ski Bus in Italy
A pack of wolves attacked a bus full of skiers near the Apennine mountains Friday. Driver Carol Canale rammed the wolves to protect the passengers, forcing the bus to continue after retrieving a dead wolf and trophy. The incident drew hunters from Roccarancola to Naples.
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Italy
Thin
Appenine Mountain Resort
Sporsmen
Roccaranc
Naples
Carol Canale
Canale
Jung
World Record Hydrogen Test Hinted by AEC Move
Washington reports the AEC announced plans to relocate men and equipment to the Marshall Islands for a new phase of weapons tests in the Pacific. American efforts prompt speculation of a hydrogen bomb test more powerful than World War II air power, with no specific device named.
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Washington
United States
mid-Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
AEC
Pacific Proving Grounds
Marshall Islands
Nevada Desert
Hiroshima
ABC
Weather outlook shows variable clouds through Sunday
Forecast indicates variable high cloudiness but mostly sunny conditions through the weekend. Afternoon temperatures rise slightly with warmer mid to late day hours expected across the area.
Rockefeller to Divorce Wife After 5.5 Million Settlement
Winthrop Rockefeller plans immediate divorce from Bobo Rockefeller after she accepts a 5.5 million settlement. He filed in Arkansas where separation is grounds, noting residence in Little Rock. Earlier, Bobo resisted, demanding 10 million, half for their five year old son Winthrop III.
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New York
Milion
Winthrop Rockefeller
Bobo
Rockefeller
Winthrop
Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Winthrop, Ir
Eisenhower Rejects UMT Push Pending New Study
President Eisenhower ruled out any administration request for Universal Military Training legislation until a new study and possible overhaul of the U S reserve system is completed. He backed ODM recommendations to postpone UMT and reconsider reserve organization, noting a Defense Department forecast of needing about 3,000,000 in uniform through 1960 and potential draft disruption from an emergency. Fleming said reserves are not yet adequately organized or trained.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Arthur S. Fleming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Fleming
ODM
UMT
Defense Department
Korea
Flemming
Five Children Stricken Ill Rushed to Aid in Compton
Five young children in a Compton family were rushed to Physicians & Surgeons Hospital in unconscious condition after falling ill while riding in a car. Edward nine Joyd seven Roxy Ann four Sue Ann two and Carolyn three months were among those hospitalized. The father Edward Southern of 1323 Willowbrook Avenue said Roxy Ann first collapsed in the rear seat near Alameda Street and Rose Crans Avenue during a search for a new home. Police Officers George Drew and Wendell Schad assisted as the family returned to their temporary residence and the others fell ill. The driver and family were en route when the incidents occurred and the cause remained undetermined by Dr. W. E. Tunnell at press time.
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Compton
Physicians & Surgeons Hospital
W. E. Tunnell
Edward
Katie Southern
Willowbrook Ave
Joyd
Roxy Ann
Sue Ann
Carolyn
Alameda St
Rosecrans Ave
Gardena
Southern
George Drew
Wendell Schad
Classified navigation hints and page breaks
A clipped newspaper index lists where to find sections such as churches classifieds comics financial obituaries and radio TV on various pages with cross references and tidal temperature notes along B and A columns. It resembles a catalog page guiding readers to specific content areas.
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Boyly
Tidal
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N. J. Blaze
Red Cat
Russ
Middle West
Tke
Finn
Prince
U.S
Pacific
Boro Rockefeller
John F.marshon
Otway
Ohio
Charles E. Somarville
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Memphis
U.S. Reserve
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