U.S. weighs using ships planes in formosa evacuation
Intelligence suggests two Communist submarines may operate in the Formosa Straits as Dulles and Radford briefed lawmakers on possible U S moves to aid a potential evacuation of Nationalist troops. Senators debated authority for United States air and sea power to defend Formosa and adjacent islands amid a pending U S Formosa defense pact.
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Formosa Straits
U. S
Congress
Dulles
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Red China Coast
State Dulles
State Department
Tachens
Yikiangshan
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate Democrats
Pescadores Islands
Senate
U.S
Dfense
Fortmoasa
Pescadores
Alexander Smith
Young Couple Sentenced for Heroin Relapse in Bellflower
A Bellflower couple, Gordon Keith Clark and Diane Lee, were sentenced to six months in county jail for possession of heroin after a prior plea and five year probation. Judge Joe Wayeralt warned of possible modification for treatment, ordering visits to Rev. Raymond O. Rikers and 90 days at Metropolitan State Hospital, Norwalk, for detox. They face additional 90 day terms for probation violations, with the dealer's punishment noted as deserved.
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Gordon Keith Clark
Midway
Diane Lee
Joe Wayeralt
Gordon
Wayeralt
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Diane
Raycraft
Raymond O. Rikers
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Long Beach
Therm
Metropolitan State Hospital
Norwalk
Taw
Roberta Kutzbach
Los Cerritos Municipal
William Lawson
Adm Stump Downplays Tachens Importance
Admiral Stump, commander of the U S Navy Pacific Fleet, said the loss of Yikiangshan was of little military significance and that even the Tachens result in no serious threat to Nationalist China on Formosa. He noted the island’s lack of harbor and called it an observation post while defending the Tachens and the broader Pacific fleet strength.
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Yikiangshan
Formosa
Felix B. Stump
U. S. Navy
Pacific Fleet
Kana
Wuay
Tachen Islands
China
Stump
L. Saval
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Nese
Adm
Tec
U. S
Stumawala
Pacific
Southland
Reland
Smoot
Felons End Siege and Free Five Hostages
In Boston after 44 days, four convicts surrendered and released five guards and inmates. A civilian and religious mediator committee, formed Thursday, met twice with the prisoners and led to the release. The convicts named include Theodore Teddy Green, 29, a bank robber. Walter Balben, 38, robber-gunman. Joseph Flaherty, 32, a Baptist. and another Flaherty, 32, who killed a policeman. None of the guards or prisoners were harmed.
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Boston
Theodore
Teddy) Green
Walter Balben
Joseph Flaherty
T'S
Red China to Permit Kin to Visit Yank Prisoners
The State Department said it cannot encourage relatives to visit Americans imprisoned in Red China and did not confirm whether passports will be issued. The U N reported Peiping agreed to allow visits by relatives of 17 U S prisoners, a step noted during Dag Hammarskjold’s Peiping visit. The U S has not recognized the regime and has barred travel there for five years.
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State Department
Red China
Press J . Suydam
United Nations
Red
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Peiping
United States
Suydam
U. S
United Nations Command
China
Chou En-Lai
People’s Republic of China
Red Cross Society of China
Hammarskiold
Yugoslavia
U.S
State Dept
Six Hurt in Blast at U S Rubber Plant
In East Los Angeles a blast at the United States Rubber Co. plant injured six. The explosion occurred in the milling section and fire was put out quickly. Injured workers were taken to Samaritan Hospital as officials investigated the cause.
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Los Angeles
Linked States Rubber Co
Samaritan Hospital Company
Telegraph Rd
Pork Pilfered Three Pigs Lead to Jail Time
Two young farm hands, Lee Roy Lindsey and Joseph W. Wilkerson, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to grand theft pig after stealing three 10 week old Berkshire pigs from Elbert A. Borden in Artesia area. They admitted to taking the pigs to an Ontario auction yard hoping to sell them to raise quick cash to repair Lindsey’s car, which burned when the crankcase plug was left out. Charges of grand theft calf and chicken were dropped. Lindsey, 21, of Norwalk, and Wilkerson, 23, of Mira Loma, received 60 day terms.
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Lee Roy Lindsey
Norwalk
Joseph W. Wilkerson
Mira Loma
Artesia
Superior
Ontario
Elbert A. Borden
Girl's Name Row Settled in Court
An eight-year-old girl appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court as Judge Louis H. Burke lectured two adults on the child’s best interests. The natural father Louie K. Thresher objected to a petition by stepfather Don W. Shearer to change the child’s last name to Shearer. The judge denied the name change to avoid dual existence, noting the child should use the stepfather’s name if it serves her welfare. Thresher and Shearer shook hands after the session while Beverly and her mother Mrs. Belle Joe Shearer smiled.
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Beverly Thresher
Atty
Don W. Shearer
Louie K. Thresher
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Superior Court
Teverside St. Lakewood
Don W.shearer
Shearer
Beverly Eloise Thresher
Belle Joe Shearer
Louis H. Burke
Thresher
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How to Read Faster Concentrate Despite Distractions
Ruth S. Purdy outlines a home reading drill focusing on concentration and posture. She warns against nervous habits, advises an upright position, and suggests variable practice to improve speed reading. The piece repeats key tips and ends with a self test on page A Monday.
Fire destroys AF Officers Club in Maryland blaze
A major fire at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland caused extensive damage to the AF Officers Club with flames leaping high and threatening surrounding structures. Investigators assess the scale of the 250000 dollar blaze and its impact on base operations.
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Andrews Air Force
Ibase
Living Costs Drop With Food Prices in December
The labor department report shows living costs fell for December, marking the first over the year decline since 1949. Substantial drops came from eggs pork chops and poultry while the overall index slipped to 114.3 percent of the 1947-49 base, about one per cent below October 1953 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Families of 17 Welcomed by Chou En-Lai
United Nations and Peiping announced that 17 American relatives might visit U N prisoners in China. Hammarskjold noted safety concerns and the State Department gave a cautious response, signaling uncertainty about whether visits would be permitted.
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Chou En-Lai
California bill would require aerials atop tunnels
Sacramento to require the State Division of Highways to place aerials on all highway tunnels to provide uninterrupted radio reception for drivers. Assemblyman Charles Meyers says the measure is sought by safety committees and would not interfere with law enforcement vehicle radio reception.
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Solontraes
Sacramento
California
Charles Meyers
San Francisco
State Division of Highways
Meyers
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Saturday
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Saturday with gradually rising daytime temperatures. Light breezes, low humidity, and no precipitation expected, making for pleasant late spring weather across the region.
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