Grand Jury indicts 3 Former Aids of Sheriff Biscailoz
Los Angeles reports the County Grand Jury indicted three former sheriff’s officers Al Guasti retired sheriff's captain Carl H Pearson and Set Lawrence Schaffer and a gambler George Bates Dalby on graft charges. Pearson Guasti and Schaffer surrendered posting 5000 bond. Dalby faces 25000 bond when apprehended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Focal
al Guasti
Carl H. Pearson
Lawrence Schaffer
George Bates Dalby
Pearson
Guasti
Schaffer
Dalby
Pearson and Schaffer
Vice Squad
Atty
Sam Rummel
Mickey Cohen
Miles
Guarantee Finance Co
Weather Outlook With Clear Skies and Warm Weekend
Mostly clear tonight and Sunday with a few fog patches early Sunday morning. Rising daytime temperatures but continued cooling at night. Light variable winds except southwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour Sunday afternoon.
Congressmen Blast Truman on Inflation Handling
Congress members criticized the administration s wage price approach while praising Truman s tax boost. Sen O Mahoney led the charge declaring the report lacked progress and urged immediate general wage price controls. Others echoed the demand with calls for firmer action as hearings set to begin Jan 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
AP Congress
Congress
Truman
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
Ives
Sen. Ives
R-N
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
O'Mahoney
J Joint Economic Committee
Police Pursuit Ends in Multi Car Crash Injuries
A Huntington Park police car on a pursuit ran a red light on Figueroa Street at Manchester Boulevard, striking two vehicles and injuring five people, including Officer Berge Starheim with a leg injury and Rowena Clinger with a skull fracture. The crash hurled the Sheheen vehicle 125 feet into the Johnson car. investigation delays determining why the patrol car was far from Huntington Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Huntington Park
Lon Figueroa St
Manchester Blvd
Berge Starheim
Paul Hickman
Rowena Clinger
Johnson
President Truman Presses Economy Amid Defense Needs
President Truman's advisers say the nation can support a defense program without harsh austerity, stressing that sacrifices and changes in habits will be needed. Leon Keyserling, John D Clark, and Roy Bilough say the current effort is sizable yet within U.S. resources and skills, with a focus on national security over personal pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Leon Keyserling
John D. Clark
Roy Bilough
Two Tots Drown Hand in Hand in Snowy Pond
In Mountain Top Pennsylvania on January 13, two young sisters, 7-year-old Sarah Ann and 4-year-old Mary Hourigan, wandered away from home and fell through thin ice on Solomon's Gap Pond while playing. They remained clasped hands as they drowned, shocking their mother who was preparing dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mountain Top
Appeasement Seen In U N Korea Proposal
Sen Taft denounces the U N ceasefire plan as appeasement of Chinese Communists and favors withdrawal of American troops from Korea. He says the proposal risks conceding to Communists and would prefer U S exit from Korea altogether. Other lawmakers echo calls for Korea withdrawal as debate intensifies in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tashington
Sen. Taft
Ohio
U. N
Korea
Taft
Heis
U. S
Formosa
House
Senate
Rep
Sikes
D-Frn
The
Douglas MacArthur
Gross
A-Iowa
Truman
Beauty Academy 199 GIs Charged in VA Fraud Case
New York January 12. WPA Manhattan Corp and 204 persons indicted for conspiracy to steal from the GI Bill program. Grow System beauty school on 42nd Street involved. principals Ora W. Graw and Cassie Graw plus Abelardo Martinez Victor Triale and Vincent Puma named. Veterans enrolled received tuition and supplies while schools claimed attendance and students kept subsistence checks and worked full time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
WPA _Manhattan corporation
Grow System Beauty School
42Nd St
Gerford Laboratories, Inc
Veterans Administration
Ora W. Graw
Cassie
Astoria
Queens
Abelardo Martinez
The
Bronx
Victor J. Trial
Issid Kaplan
Boy, 6, Dies After Imagined Flight From Cliff
In Glendale on January 13 Richard Boknam, six, reportedly told his mother I really did fly until I landed and it hurt before dying. He had been reading comic books about birdmen and fashioned a plane from a bath towel, then leapt from a twenty foot cliff attempting to fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Jan
Richard Boknam
Richard
Package Deal Denounced in Korea Cease Fire Debate
The U N plan for a five point cease fire is debated with Russia opposing it, while Chinese leaders condemn any talks with Red China. Romulo and Tsiang denounce the proposal as a sellout and warn the UN about surrendering to intimidation if talks proceed for a Korea truce tied to Formosa and China representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
China
T. F. Tsiang
United Nations
Korea
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Tihe
Israel
General Assembly
Peiping
U. N
Roraulo
Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani Dies in Vatican Armchair
Vatican City report notes the death of 79 year old Cardinal Machetti-Selivaggiani, long time dean of the college of cardinals, from cerebral thrombosis. He served as secretary of the Holy Office and prefect of the Ceremonial Congregation and was vicar general for Rome for two decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Francisco Cardinal Machetti-Selivaggiani
College of Cardinals
Cardinal Marchetti-Selvaggiani
Supreme Congregation of the Holy Office
Rome
Tipsy Driverette Offers Lift Then Sees Jail For All
Fort Worth report details a stalled motorist and a tipsy woman driver who offered a ride and allegedly wrecked both cars. Police described the pair as intoxicated with the woman’s chivalrous gesture ending in arrests for both and a damaged vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Man’s luggage stolen and wallet taken after fall
Portland cook Joe Lee, 42, arrived from Fort Worth with a man named Dick who offered to drive him to Crescent City. The pair separated without meeting the friend, Lee’s luggage valued at 900 dollars disappeared, Lee fell unconscious, someone stole his wallet containing 125 dollars and ID, and he’s recovering in Seaside Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Lee
Portland
Ore
Cook
Lee
Fort Worth
Texas
Crescent City
Seaside Hospital
Aviator Lands F-5 Safely After Wing Damage at Gowen Field
National Guard fighter pilot First Lt. D. Salmeier of the 190th Fighter Squadron stayed with his F-5 after losing three feet of his left wing in a mid air collision. He circled Boise for 90 minutes to burn fuel, then made a two pass landing at Gowen Field. Wheels touched down at 12 47 p m to complete a high speed recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
National Guard
Gowen Field
D. £. Salmeier
190Th
Salmeier
President Truman to Outline Budget Plans Monday
Washington Jan 13 President Truman will tell Congress his budget plans on Monday detailing government spending and taxes for the coming fiscal year. Early speculation suggests about 70 billion dollars in spending, largely for defense, beginning July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Counterattack Pressed With Mercury-25
Tokyo dispatch reports U S Second Division troops retook Hill 247 near Wonju after repelling multiple Red assaults in brutally cold fighting. Allied forces, aided by French and Dutch infantry, with 80 air units, inflicted heavy enemy casualties and pursued a strategic withdrawal line toward Pusan Taegu and Taejon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
Central Korea
Wonju
A. P
William C. Barnard
Eighth Army
Horseshoe
Where to Find It Continued on Page AS
A navigational note listing sections and page references for the newspaper. It directs readers to topics including Boyle on Page A-10, Churches on Pages A-7 to B-4, Classified ads B-5 to B-14, Financial A-4, S Comics A-S, Radio and TV B-4, Obituaries A-5, Schools A-3, Shipping A-4, Sports B-2 to B-3, Theaters A-10, and Tides temperatures A-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyle
More Time Given Defense Dept Draft Age Compromise
In Washington the Senate may receive a substitute to lower the draft age from 19. A compromise is eyed between letting 18 year olds be drafted with a year of training and limiting induction to 18 year and a half. Lyndon Johnson notes a midpoint option as Rosenberg reports potential draftee numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dan
Senate
Department
MacFarland
D.-Ariz
Anna M. Rosenberg
Marana
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Hosenberg
Defense Marshall
Rosenberg
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stuart F. Lampe
Atlanta
Marjorie Collins
Glen Hanie
Center
Hanie
Trix
Associated Prass
Biscailoz
Marvin 1
Arrowsmith
Speeder
Yanks
Reds
Charles J. Nelson
Seattle
Wash
South Korea
United States
Changjin Reservoir
A.P. Wirephota
By Jack Bell
Beauty Academy
Russia
iTax
Foe
Clen Clements
Defense Dept
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!