Jail Suspect as Polka-Dot Cap Burglar
Police arrested 23 year old Donald Lloyd Roderick on burglary and attempted rape charges linked to a polka dot cap burglaries in Belmont Shore. Investigators found loot from three homes and a police badge in his apartment. Roderick claimed to be a writer with published articles and said three men beat him previously.
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Belmont Shere
Donald Lloyd Roderick
Bayshore
Shore
Rogerick
Nimeno Ave
Ocean Blvd
Roderick
Belmont Shoreau
Long Beach Juvenile Bureau
James Allan Sprague
Rogatick
Fortune
Andl: “Life
Navy Jet Crashes Into San Diego Camp
A Navy FOF2 Panther jet crashed into a supply building at Camp Elliott near San Diego today. The trainer base reported the fighter plane demolished and the pilot appeared dead. No ground casualties were reported.
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SAN Dilener Wi
Camp Elliott
Navy Retraining Command
Eisenhower Bets Prosperity With Tax Cuts in 1956
President Eisenhower warned of a prosperous year ahead and signaled tax relief next year. He said the recovery was well under way and projected a 500 billion dollar output by 1965. He cautioned against stock speculation and labor strife that could threaten growth, and proposed a 90 cent minimum wage.
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Pie Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
U.S. and Britain Push for China War Cease-fire
The United States and Britain seek to end the conflict in China as both sides discuss peace feelers. Eisenhower supports UN good offices for a cease-fire while Nationalist Chang Kai-shek resists peace terms. Red forces face pressure as Nationalists fear abandonment and both sides warn of potential wider war.
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Meshineda
London
United States
New Zealand
United Nations
Eisenhower
Washington
Chang Kai-shek
Formosa
China
Idea
Amoy
Ridgway Won't Retire at 60
Washington dispatch reports General Matthew Ridgway will stay on as Army chief of staff beyond the usual retirement at 60. Secretary Robert Stevens said a law allows retention of up to five generals with 35 years of service, enabling Ridgway to complete a two year term begun August 1953.
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Washington
Matthew B. Rideway
Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens
Ridgway
Stevens
Army
Weather outlook Mostly clear and cold ahead
The report notes mainly clear skies with continued cold tonight. A slight warming trend is expected Friday as temperatures edge up modestly.
Break Looms in Three Day Prison Siege
Washington moves toward a potential breakthrough as President Eisenhower proposes a 10 year plan aiming at over 500 billion dollars in annual production and a 1956 tax reduction while urging unemployment relief and a higher minimum wage. In Boston four convicts in Massachusetts State Prison hold five guards and six inmates, with negotiators and officials meeting amid guarded conditions as a possible early break is reported.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Boston
Massachusetts
John J. O’brien
E. Lawrence Spuer
Edward F. Hartigan
Samuel Merlin
Dr. Merlin
Sudenly
Father Hartigan
Merlin
National Guard
Fort Devens
Otis M. Whitney
Armed Services
Spain
O'Brien
Boston Traveler
Mary Tierney
Theodore Green
Pastor Slain in Argument in Las Vegas Drive-In
In Las Vegas Rev. T. Malcolm Jones, 49, pastor of Christ Episcopal Church, was shot dead by a long time friend, Raymond P. Smith, 51, in a car at a drive in restaurant. Jack Wallace, in the back seat, wrestled a German Luger from Smith after the first shot. Wallace and Mrs. Jones aided police by recounting the evening and identifying the participants. Smith was arrested on murder charges after admitting to drinking prior to the shooting.
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Las Vegas
Smith
Jones
B. J. Hanon
Wallace
How to Read Faster Sweep Reading Technique
Summary of a Time Magazine described method by Ernest Hemingway advocating sweep reading. Readers should glide eyes across lines, focus on whitespace, and ignore individual words to increase speed, accepting initial comprehension loss with later improvement. Includes practice prompts from a college speed reading class and a progress test.
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Ernest Hemingway
Time Magazine
City College
Third Yank Freed From Russ Camp
An American soldier, Pvt. William A. Verdine of Starks Louisiana, freed from Soviet prison camps in Berlin, arrived at the U S Army Hospital for medical exams. He reported suffering stomach trouble and heart concerns after six years in captivity. Verdine, missing since February 3 1949, was questioned about possible desertion and was under guard. He weighed about 140 pounds and described being fattened at a repatriation camp near Moscow. Further inquiry will decide if his absence was accidental or deliberate.
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Berlin
U. S Army
William A. Vardine
Starks
U. S
India
Verdine
Everett G. King
Army Hospital
Arctic
Vorkuta
Moscow
Coburg
West Germany
West
John MH. Noble
Detroit
Marchuk
Norristown
Ego
Where to Find It in the Daily Paper
A catalog of section references lists content across the newspaper. It shows page designations for topics such as Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Editorial Obituaries Radio and TV and other features. The notice directs readers to locate specific sections by page letters and numbers.
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Boyle
Wilson
Plans for luxury motel near Disneyland unveiled
A group led by Texas industrialist Jack Wrather announced start of construction on a 500 unit luxury motor hotel adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim. The 30 acre complex will include color TV in every room, a large pool, nursery, golf course, 1250 seats across several restaurants, lounges, a shopping center, and five minute shuttle service to the Disneyland site with initial 200 rooms ready for mid 1955 opening. Wrather and Mrs Helen Alvarez of Tulsa are linked to WEFMB TV, with Wrather also operating L’Horizon, Twin Lakes Lodge, and married to actress Bonita Granville. Architect Pereira and Luckinan prepared plans.
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Disneyland
Texas
Jack Wrather
United States
Wrather
Helen Alvarez
Tulsa
San Diego
Wefmb-Tv
Bonita Granville
L’horizon
Palm Springs
Twin Lakes Lodge
Las Vegas
Big Votel
Anaheim
Walt Disney and Associates
Disney
Santa Ana
Pereira and Luckinan
Million Dollar Ocean Front Apartment Project Approved
The City Planning Commission approved a $1,000,000 apartment project at 6371 Atlantic Ave across from Houghton Park and Jordan High School. Francis J. Heusel designed the plan for Ernest S. Belcher, featuring about 20 single and two story frame buildings with 2,000 square foot units and outdoor diving areas. Occupancy is expected within one year on land formerly Houghton Park Village wartime housing. Belcher, once in office supply, is the owner.
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Atlantic Ave
Houghton Park
Jordan High School
City Planning Commission
Francis J. Heusel
Ernest 5. Belcher
Houghton Park Village
Belcher
Tong Beach
Patrol Bomber Down in Pacific
The Hawaiian Sea Frontier reported a Navy PBY down at sea between Johnston and Kwajalein in the central Pacific. Up to seven men serve on the plane but exact crew on the missing craft was not released. The two engine aircraft was en route from Johnston to Kwajalein 1,450 miles west. The pilot radioed feathering one engine at 4 30 pm and SOS half an hour later before contact was lost. A search was ordered.
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HONGLULU_ UPi
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Johnston
Kiyajalein Islands
Central Pacific
Navy
Kwajalien
U S Plane Fired On in Korea Kills Soldier
An American soldier was killed and a lieutenant colonel seriously wounded when bullets hit a light plane near the demilitarized zone. The pilot 1st Lt E G Weide landed the crippled craft safely. two other passengers were uninjured. Names of the dead and wounded were withheld.
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Seoul
Belgian House Approves German Rearming Pact
The Belgian House of Representatives approved the Paris accords to rearm Western Germany. The vote was 11 to 3 with two abstentions. The treaties now go to the upper house.
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Brussels
Belgium
House of Representatives
Germany
Speeding salesman Leo Reisig killed in highway crash
Leo Reisig, a Portergile shoe salesman, died after losing control of his car on Highway 39 about 12 miles south of here. He had been cited at noon for 70 mph and six hours later for 75 mph near Lone Pine, when the fatal crash occurred in a field after sideswiping another vehicle.
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Sishup
Leo Reisig
Reig
Here
Lone Pine
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Associated Press
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Yank
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