Fog Causes Citywide Traffic Chaos and Injuries in Long Beach
Dense fog triggers a record wave of accidents across Long Beach and surrounding areas. Multiple crashes block routes on Spring Street and near the Artesia Street bridge with police and tow crews responding. Several sites including 6th Street, Atlantic Avenue, and the Terminal Island Freeway report injuries and heavy congestion. A four vehicle crash on Del Frays totals $2,000 in damage.
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Lynwood
Newport Beach
Orange County
Willington
Spring St
San Gabriel River
California Highway Patrol
Artesia St
6Th St
Atlantic Ave
Cherry Ave
Terminal Island
Pacific Coast Hwy
del Fray
Yort
Guilty Plea by David Clark in Costa Mesa Slaying
David H. Clark aged 55 a former Los Angeles County prosecutor pleaded guilty to murder in the Costa Mesa slaying of Mrs Rose Gill Blair 55. The judge dismissed first degree counts and Clark was sentenced to San Quentin five years to life with the plea aiming to limit publicity for his children. His lawyer Leonard Wilson noted prior successful defense in 1952 political writer Herbert Spencer and gambling figure Charles H Crawford cases. Clark had varied careers in law and engineering and was living with the Blairs when Mrs Blair was shot following a bitter dispute over support.
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Santa Ana
David H. Clark
Los Angeles County
Rose Gill Blair
Costa Mesa
Navy
San Quentin
Robert Gardner
Clark
Sis Terra
Lrorn
Civil
Ife
Leonard Wilson
Los Angeles
Wilson
Herbert Spencer
Charles H. Crawford
Blairs
Blair
George D. Blair
Newspaper Page Index Summary
A fragmented list shows where items appear in the issue. It enumerates sections such as Beach Combing on B-1, Billy Rose on A-11, Boyle on A-11, and a range for Classifieds B-8 to 15, with pages also noting Comics Crossword B-8 and other features like Editorial A-10 and Obituaries B-2.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Treaty-Power Substitute: Bill Ready Today
Sen. Knowland says a substitute for the Bricker treaty power amendment will be introduced in the Senate today with substantial bipartisan support. He declined to confirm Sen. Bricker would join, but said progress was made to find acceptable language. The plan would amend Article VI of the Constitution, not tack on a new amendment, and is built around Knowland and Sen. Ferguson's proposals.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
California
Bricker
Senate
Ohio
Eisenhower
Californian
George
Ferguson
Rmich
Phantom Sniper Dies as Hosmer Urges Coffee Boycott
A chaotic Washington dispatch cites Rep. Craig Hosmer proposing a three day a week coffee ban until prices drop to 90 cents per pound and urging milk consumption. Separately, San Quentin reports the execution of Evan Charles Thomas, a 50 year old Morwalk railway switchman, for a fatal public safety incident, with details on his final appeals and family reactions.
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Solons
Quentin
Washington
Craig Hosmer
Houde
Heavors & Ha Tlon
San Quentin
Los Ans
Evan Charles Thomas
Morwalk
Sas
Thomas
Anh
Hice
Tony Francis Hiles
Long Beach VA Hospital seeks 10000,600 in new wings
Veterans Administration chief Harvey Higley urged California lawmakers to fund four new hospital wings at the Long Beach VA hospital to replace wooden structures. Rear Adm. Boone joined the tour noting fire hazards and budget hurdles while praising coordinated research and high clinical care at the facility.
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Veterans Administration
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Harvey V. Higley
Veterans Affairs
California
Ilimsy
EV Edwards
Joel T. Boone
USN
Highey
Dr. Edwards
Higley
Congress
Itera
Boone
Imedice
Veterans’ Hospital
Boy 13 Rescues Girl From Muddy Creek in Oklahoma City
A 11 year old boy plunged into a muddy creek and fought a 45 minute battle to save 5 year old Regina Roden after she fell near the park creek bank. Joseph Basil Wells pulled her above water and called for help as rescuers pulled them out. Regina suffered severe shock, Wells exposure and shock, while Michael Lasnter, 4, was unhurt.
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Oklahoma
CIVY
Joseph Basil Wells
Regina Roden
Michael Lasnter
Regina
Joseph
Michael
Mrs James Roosevelt Sues Mate Names 3 Women Co Respondents
Pasadena AP report states Mrs Romelle Roosevelt seeks separate maintenance for herself and three children from James Roosevelt son of Franklin D Roosevelt. She lists nine women as having been intimate with him in letters allegedly written by him in 1945. Roosevelt, 46, had filed his own suit for separate maintenance earlier, seeking return of personal articles. Co respondents named include Gladys Owens Irene Owens June Nelson June Jordan and Elaine Hilton with alleged incidents across Moveland Boston New York Los Angeles Mexico and other locations in 1952 1953.
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Pasadena
James “Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Romelle Schneider Roosevelt
James
Roosevelt
Congress
California
Elaine Hilton
Revolt Hits Syria as Army Moves to Quell Riots
Beiruts report says martial law was imposed as Adib Shishakly rushed troops to the Jordan frontier to halt a revolt. After seizing power in December 1951, he accused rival Sultan El Atrash of seeking foreign aid to overthrow him. Arrests and clashes spread to Damascus Homs Aleppo and other cities with casualties reported.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Adib Shishakly
Shishakly
Ina
Sultan el Atrash
el Atrash J
Jbel Druze
Damascus
Alleep
Train derails near Empire injures three on Dixie run
A mid- afternoon derailment of the Southern Railway Kansas City Florida Special near Empire Georgia left three people in hospital and several others bruised. Eight of the train's fourteen cars derailed but no fatalities occurred. Traffic was expected to be restored by six p.m. according to Southern headquarters in Washington.
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Cochran
Gack
Southern Railway
Kansas City- Florida
Empire
Middle Georgia
Southern
Washington
Weather Update Fog Tonight Through Saturday Morning
Fog is expected tonight with low visibility then clearing Saturday morning. Variable high clouds follow on Saturday afternoon. Little temperature change anticipated across the period.
Big Four to Talk Disarmament Next Week
Berlin AP report says Russia and the three Western allies will consider rival disarmament proposals in a secret session next week. The ministers also moved to discuss German unification with a five stage plan by Eden. Molotov resisted moving to German and Austrian issues, urging focus on arms reduction and a disarmament conference. Dulles warned against turning Berlin talks into propaganda. Continued on Page A-6.
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John M. Hightower
Berlin
Russia
Britain
Eden
Ham
United States
France
Germany
Molotov
Gersman
Dulles
Unemployment rises to 2.36 million in January
The Bureau of the Census reports 2,360,000 jobless in January, up from December by about 300,000, with total unemployed roughly 450,000 higher than a year earlier. Civilian unemployment sits near 5.5 percent as seasonal factors affect several industries.
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Washington
Kensug Bureau
Montreal Leg Slasher Strikes Again Details Emerge
Montreal police and psychiatrists review a spate of 15 leg slashing incidents since last Friday. A 21 year old woman was cut while waiting for a streetcar in downtown Montreal and taken to hospital. Authorities question if a single attacker is at large or if publicity seekers and jittery women skew reports.
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Aga
Chie
Joe
Tases
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