French German leaders vow to back Paris rearmament pact
In Baden Baden Pierre Mendes France and Konrad Adenauer agreed to ignore new Soviet warnings and push ratification of the Paris treaties to rearm West Germany. They said West Germany and France would take steps with three powers to ease East West tension and discussed a Western European arms pool and Saar dispute.
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Baden-Baden
Germany
Pierre Mendes- France
Konrad Adenauer
Paris
West Germany
Soviet Union
Mendes-France
Adenauer
Black Forest
France
East
Aden- Auer
Saar
Mendes- France
Saar Valley
Western European Union
WSU
Thut
Jack London Widow Dies at Her Home in Sonoma
Charmian London widow of novelist Jack London dies at Glen Ben in Valley of the Moon after years of illness. She was born Wilmington, North Carolina, met London in Glen Ellen, wrote about him, and accompanied him on travels. Survived by nephew Irving Shepard and four cousins. Private funeral at Chapel of the Chimes Santa Rosa.
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Sonoma
Calif
Wis
Jack London
Glen Ben
Valley of the Moon
Charmian Kittredge
London
Chicago
Glen Ellen
Londons
Irving Shepard
Jack
Charmian London
Wake Robin Lodge
Wilmington
Culu
Harold Baxter
Nab 18 Lads With Cache of Weapons
Eighteen youths aged 12 to 17 were rounded up by sheriff's deputies in East Los Angeles after a tip that they planned to crash a dance. Officers seized weapons including .22 rifles, knives, a gas gun, pellet gun, snap blades, baseball bats, tire irons, can openers, and hawk talons. The boys were booked on suspicion of gang activity and violating the deadly weapons act.
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Los Angeles
Senator Kennedy Recovers From Spinal Surgery
Senator Kennedy of Massachusetts is reported recovering satisfactorily from a major spinal operation performed in October. He is recuperating at his parents Palm Beach home in Florida.
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Boston
Uhr
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Palm Hesch
Fla
Josepa P. Kennedy
Costa Rica War Probed Over Foreign Involvement
An inter-American commission reported bombs and machinegun fire in Costa Rica came from foreign soil. Former President Teodoro Picado admitted his son leads rebel forces. The group urged OAS action under the Rio treaty while offering peace observation flights.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Nvestigating Commission
Teodoro Picado
Managua
Whica
Picado
West Point
Los Angeles
Jose Mora
Uruguay
Council of the Organization of American States
Nicaragua
Washington
OAS
Ecuador
Guatemala
Venezuela
OAS Council
Rio de Janeiro
Army-McCarthy Feud Brewing Over Risk
The fight centers on Corporal Marvin Belsky, drafted physician, who refused to answer if he is a Communist. McCarthy urges an honorable discharge citing loyalty concerns. the Army reports no disloyalty and keeps him on active duty until his term ends, citing non-sensitive assignments and a pending court-martial as options.
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Washington
SPI
Ser
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Army
Robert T. Stevens
PLC
Marvin
Belsky
Belisky
Stevens
Aturphy General Hospital
Boston
Lincoln
Defense Department
Robert N. Young
Arthur L. Redland
Airline claims record on Chicago Miami hop
Delta Air Lines announced a new record flying time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 8 seconds from Chicago to Miami. The DC-7 piloted by Captain Noble Buice of Coral Gables carried 68 passengers against tail winds of 90 to 130 mph Thursday.
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Miami
Fla
Chicago
Delta Armines
Delta
Noble Buice
Coral Gables
Ike Backs Part Way on Military Plan
President Eisenhower won quick bipartisan support in Congress for extending the draft and boosting military pay while facing skirmishes on other parts of a broad new manpower program. He urged a four year draft extension, greater benefits for career servicemen, and a strengthened reserve system with six months basic training for some 17 and 18 year olds.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
California CIO Seeks 1.25 Hourly Minimum Wage
The California CIO Council sponsors state legislation to set a minimum wage of 1.25 dollars an hour. John Despot, CIO legislative representative, says thousands earn less and the increase would raise living standards, boost purchasing power, and stabilize employment.
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Los Angeles
California Cio Council
California
John Despot
CIO
Heart Attack Kills Wife of James Farley
Mrs. James A. Farley, 60, wife of the former postmaster general and Democratic national chairman, died of a heart attack at 7 a.m. in the Waldorf Astoria home. Former Elizabeth Finnegan had previously suffered a heart attack last May but had been well. Survived by James A. Farley, three children, seven grandchildren. funeral Mass set for Monday at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
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New York
UPI
James A. Farley
Farley
Waldorf-Astoria
Elizabeth A. Finnegan
Coca
Six Liquor Officers Suspended in California Action
Six Southern California liquor control officers were suspended by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as formal criminal charges were prepared by the attorney general's office. The suspensions affect officers in Orange Riverside San Bernardino Los Angeles and San Diego counties over alleged bribery conspiracy and gifts from licensees. Charges include Orange County grand jury indictments and information from the Los Angeles DA.
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Sacramento
Sri
California
Malcolm Harris
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
State Board of Equalization
H. E. MacKenzis
District Liquor Control Administration
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego County
Cameron
Harris
Charles E. Cameron Sr
Jack Russell Graves
Graves
Anti Draw Poker Bill Returns to California Assembly
In Sacramento the anti draw poker bill returns, with Assemblyman Jesse M. Unruh introducing a measure targeting Gardena poker palaces. The proposal aims to stop municipal draw poker while noting past Senate committee rejections and ties to local governance and gambling concerns.
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Sacramento
California
Assembly
Senate
Governmental Efficiency Committee
Herbert R. Blockstein
Long Beach
Jesse M. Unruh
Los Angeles
Klocksiem
Kloeksiemn
Gardena
Unruh
John W. Evans
Evans
Klockstein
Unruth
Senate GE
Harry L. Parkman
R.-Millbrae
Earl Warren
United States
William H. Parker
Parker
Gardena Clubs
John A. Murdy Jr
Santa Ana
Harold 3. Fowers
Orange County
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