Eisenhower Seeks 1955 Budget With Big Cuts and Red Ink
President Eisenhower presented a 65.5 billion dollar budget to Congress, calling for a 5.25 billion cut in spending focused on national security. He warned the government would run about 33 billion dollars in deficit next year despite reductions. He proposed tax changes including a 10 percent personal rate cut and corporate tax realignment, while cautioning against further broad cuts.
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Voters Show Slow Start In 25 Oct Long Beach Election
Early voting in Long Beach for the special municipal election indicated a light turnout with only about 4 percent of the 149 534 registered voters casting ballots by 11 30 am. At precinct 153 1061 Atlantic Ave only three voters had appeared before 9 30 am. The seven measure ballot is very short, and many voters left booths in under a minute. Officials expect returns to be compiled quickly tonight.
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Long Beach
Atlantic Ave
Itis
Coast Guard seeks Fat Squaw in Mexican waters after distress call
The 30 foot ketch Fat Squaw carrying owner William Bodenios Jr and his wife Marie plus four others sought medical aid from Mexican waters during the San Diego to Acapulco race. The vessel, out of Los Angeles Harbor, was near Guadalupe Island after two days of radio silence before a doctor was requested.
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Acapulco
Guadalupe Island
William Bodenios Jr
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Haildale Ave
Gardena
Curtis Highley
la Selva
Palos Verdes Estates
Clifford Hawkins
Altadena
Los Aneles Harbor
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Landing Ship Capsizes in Korean waters with 28 Marines dead
INCHON Korea AP Twenty eight U S Marines were dead or missing after a troopship loaded with Chinese war prisoners collided with and capsized a small landing craft The toll was second only to another naval disaster in the theater Maj Gen William S Lawton said 22 survivors were rescued from the chill waters including Third Division Marines and crewmen The LST carried 1000 Chinese PW s returned to UN custody The LSM helmsman Pfc John D Gates Jr said high current forced his boat against the LST and it capsized before he could move The weathered Marines were weighed down by gear and six bodies were recovered with 22 others presumed dead as dusk ended the search The log of the nearby Army transport Pope indicated the LST was under way Mission: Formosa bound shipping line to Formosa confirmed by officials The incident involved a big Formosa bound LST and an LCM The accident marked a severe naval disaster in the Korean theater with heavy casualties among Marines and crew members The survivor described rescue by a Korean child with four other Marines and noted two of the five had died by later reports
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Korea
U. S
Kercar
William S. Lawton
Kcean
Inchon Hashor
Dhuri
Lawton Sala
LSM
John D. Gates Jr
Pensacola
Fla
LST
Formosa
U. N
Treops
Gates
Sherman
Two British Soldiers Shot in Suez Zone Killings
In the Suez Canal Zone near Moascar Cairo two British soldiers were found shot along the railway line. Names withheld. A third officer was shot while escorting a military vehicle and died later in the hospital.
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Egypt
Moascar
Suez Canal Zone
Canal Zone
San Gabriel Duo Jailed in Phony $20 Flood Plot
Police and federal agents say Clarence Forrest and Clifford Vincent plotted to flood Los Angeles with 500000 in counterfeit bills. Forest, a 48 year old printer, was found with 4000 dollars in bogus notes after a traffic stop. Vincent, a 44 year old photoengraver, is jailed on counterfeiting charges. The pair resided at 2406 North San Gabriel Boulevard and a printing shop and equipment were seized.
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Los Angeles
U. S
Secret Service
W. W. Hatch
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Clarence Oscar Forest
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Clifford Vernon Vincent
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Visalia
Alhambra
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Kidnaper Robs Cugat and Wife in Hollywood
Hollywood bandleader Xavier Cugat and his wife Abbe Lane told police they were kidnapped and robbed of nearly 20 000 in jewelry and cash by a masked gunman after a performance. They were held briefly, forced to move to a nearby parking area, and later released. Police were summoned from a telephone booth after the incident in Pan Pacific area.
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Abbey Lane
Pan Pacific Auditorium
AP Phota
Hollywood
Abbe Lane
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Bandit
Third St
Fairfax Ave
Miss Lane
New York Airports and Harbor Shut by Dense Fog
Fog blankets the metropolitan area closing New York airports and disrupting harbor traffic and road travel. The thick haze settled early Wednesday and lingered, with only a temporary lift before a cold air mass from the west was expected to clear the haze around noon.
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Indians Seek Return Of 21 Americans From Red Camp
Indian Command appeals to Communists to repatriate 21 Americans and 328 other prisoners from a Red camp. If refused, camp gates open and prisoners may go free. 21,809 anti Red Chinese and North Koreans then move to safety under U N control. Thimayya warns of personal talks before withdrawing custodial troops. If Americans reject repatriation, US Army may declare them undesirable and bar veterans benefits.
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George McArthur
Seoul
Aj pra-Red Camp
Long Beach
Reds
U. N
Formosa
U. N. Command
K. & Thimayya
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Thimayya
U. S. Army
Nautilus Launch Opens New Era in Sea Power
The Nautilus, first atomic powered submarine, slid into the Thames at 10 57 a m in Groton Conn as Mrs Dwight D Eisenhower christened it before about 12000 spectators including notables Speakers hailed the nuclear driven craft as a peaceful boon of atomic power The launch symbolized new vistas of American sea power and atomic capability with remarks by Lewis L Strauss and Adm Robert B Carney
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Conn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thames River
Eisenhower
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Navy
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Strauss
America
Indio Highway Crash Kills Five and Orphans Baby
A highway crash near Indio claimed five lives and left 4 month old Mary Ellen Baldwin severely injured. The deceased were Norton R. Baldwin and Mildred Baldwin both 32, Norman R. Morrell 14, Alonzo B. Morrell 5 of Abilene Texas, and Clarence W. Stockman 46 of Merced, the second car occupant. The two Baldwin children were from Mildred's previous marriage.
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Mary Ellen Baldwin
Norton R. Baldwin
Mildred
Norman R. Morrell
Alonzo B. Morrell
Abilene
Texas
Clarence W. Stockman
Merced
Stockman
Baldwin
Weather outlook with sun and clouds today and Friday
Variable night and morning low clouds give way to mostly sunny afternoons today and Friday. Increasing high cloudiness Friday and slightly warmer afternoons follow, with a calm to mild trend into the weekend.
Baby Scalded to Death in Kitchen Sink
Mrs Darlene Stevens 26 left 16 month old Carol Donetta Stevens playing in a deep kitchen sink at 2042 Via Wanda while she checked a noise outside. Returning five minutes later she found the faucet turned on and Carol submerged in boiling water. Carol died at Community Hospital of scald burns and drowning. Deputy Sheriff Paul A Manly noted the mother was given sedatives after the tragedy. Milton W Stevens the father was at work. Firemen could not revive the child.
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Wanda
Carol
Community Hospital
Paul A. Manly
Norwalk
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