Test Case Filed Over City Pension Dispute in Long Beach
Russell L. Thompson, a Long Beach Fire Department retiree, sues the city for about 200 dollars claiming pension underpayments since retirement May 1 and raises issue of postretirement pay increases. Attorney Kenneth Sherry prepared the complaint. A similar case exists for a police widow and related Superior Court litigation on charter amendments to pension payments.
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Russell L. Thompson
Long Beach
Cartoonist Virgil Partch Delights Chamber Forum
Virgil Partch, once a Long Beach resident and noted American cartoonist, entertained Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Forum members with a sketching talk in the Marine Room Wilton Hotel. His well known cartoons include Vip and Vip's War. Partch began commercial cartooning after World War II and worked with Army newspapers during service.
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Virgil Partch
Long Beach
America
Chamber of Commerce
Marine Room
Wilton Hotel
Newark Plane Crash Sparks Urgent Ouster Demand
Reports detail a Convair crash near Newark Airport killing 56 and injuring 11, with officials calling for relocation. Mayor Kirk warns of danger as residents describe the disaster near Battin High School and a near miss at nearby homes. President Truman mourns Paterson, former wartime official.
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Union County Grand Jury
Miami
C46
Florida
Newark Airport
Elizabeth River
Elizabeth
James T. Kirk
Kirk
Battin High School
Newark
New York City
New York Port Authority
New York-New Jersey
Buffalo
Patterson
Truman
Washington
Michael
Rand
Lu Vaby
Crashrat Miami Airport Kills 5
Five Aerodex employees aboard a privately owned Lockheed Lodestar died when the aircraft failed an engine and crashed near the 36th Street taxiway at Miami International Airport. Pilot Benjamin Terry, 52, vice president of Aerodex, may have steered to avoid two loading transport planes, Port Director A B Curry said.
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Miami
Tia
UPA i
Miami International Airport
Aerodex, Inc
Benjamin Terry
36Th Street
A. B. Curry
Terry
POW safeguards agreed and Panmunjom talks
Reports from Panmunjom say one agreement emerged on protecting prisoners of war while talks continued on other topics. The U N command released details of POW camp locations in South Korea with estimates of Allied prisoners, while Red camps were said to hold about eleven thousand five hundred Allied soldiers.
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U. N
Panmunjom
Iestice
Long Beach
R. E. Libby
Kaesong
James C. Murray
Murray
Waesong
Pyongyang
William P. Nuckais
No Place for a Woman recipe for political housecleaning
Senator Margaret Chase Smith urges active political participation in February Ladies' Home Journal. In the piece titled No Place for a Woman? she argues only women can curb dishonest government and outlines steps for political involvement.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Ladies' Home Journal
Rain and Cold Snap Raise Flood Fears Across West and Midwest
Rain in the north and heavy mountain runoff triggered flood worries as all floodgates from Lake Tahoe toward Truckee were opened to ease lake levels. U S 50 remained closed at Kyburz with emergency routes in place. several highways opened for limited travel. Bitter Arctic air then spread across the Midwest with subzero readings in International Falls and other cities. Snowbound trains faced delays and cancellations, with the Olympian Hiawatha running hours late after drifting conditions.
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Lake Tahoe
Truckee
California
Nevada
U. S. 50
Kyburz
Reno
Calif
U. S. 40
U. S. 40 For Emergency Travel Only. State Hwy. 24, Through the Feather Ri Canyon
Belden
Midwest
Rockies
New England
Dakotas
Western
Innesota
International Falls
Minn
Grand Poor N. D
Cut Bank
Mont
Fargo
N. D
Canada
Plains
Mid-Continent
Gulf of Mexico
Appalachians
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Mobridge
South Dakota
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F&m
Pine Ave
van Camp
Pollution Board
Earl Warren
Gilbert C. van Camp
van Camp Sea Food Co
Terminal Island
Regional Water Pollution Control Board
Division of
Fish’ and Game
WEY
Winstead’s
AMPRO
The
Raig Thalwood
Ciraflex
Ventura
Apotar
Agnar
Kodak Tourist
S.y
Bolsay
Bolsey
Kodak
Argus
Leica
E Price
LE Price
Keystone Olympic
Revere
Keystone
Dajur
Lin
Compur
Leitz
Hale
Winstead Camera Shop
Har
Parker, Sheaffer
Eversharp
Kroehler
Jacquard
A &Ft
Miami Airport
Albert Ragone
Anne
Emil
Rob
Walter Z. Bukowski
Peter Lesniak
Mink Coats
Southland Wean, Inc
PAYNE
Long Beach Blvd
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