Eisenhower weighs plan to lift Seventh Fleet duty
Government sources report President Eisenhower weighing a move to remove Seventh Fleet guard duty from Formosa to allow Chinese Nationalist raids on the Communist mainland. The plan would reverse Truman's 1950 directive, but officials say it does not envision a blockade or U.S. invasion aid, and Chiang Kai-shek would have to supply ships for any raids.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Seventh Fleet
Congress
Truman
Formosd
Chiang Kai-shek
Tainland
Formosa
United States
China
U.S
Chiang
Vel
Dulles and Stassen Fly to Europe on Unity Mission
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and Harold Stassen depart from National Airport in Eisenhower’s plane on a nine day tour of seven European nations. They seek to gather information on common Atlantic community problems and reaffirm no new commitments while stressing peace security and economic health.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Europe
Free World
Dulles
Harold E. Staszen
National Airport
Eisenhower
White House
Atlantic Community
Bitter Korean Front Hit by 16 Below Cold Wave
The Korean western front faced 16 degrees below zero as U S Sabre jets battled a Russian built TD-2 and MiG aircraft near Sinanju. Lt Joseph McConnell Jr. of Apple Valley Calif credited with one MIG kill. Ground fighting persisted with Chinese Reds near Korange and Little Nori Hill as cold intensified patrol clashes.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
U.S
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Joseph McConnell Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Eighth Army
Korangpe
Little Nori Hil
Greek Queen's Father Dies in German Castle
Duke Ernst August of Brunswick died at Marienburg Castle near Hannover aged 63. He was the chief of Brunswick from 1913 to 1928 and father of Queen Frederika of Greece. The death was attributed to a rheumatic ailment.
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Hannover
Germany
Ernst August
Brunswick
Frederika
Greece
Marienburg Castle
Here
Tax Collector Reads Letter From Fan About Fined Lend
San Francisco County Tax Collector Walter Allen reviews a quirky overdue library bill. A letter signed with a feminine touch encloses five dollars for payment in full for One Night of Love. He notes the film title as the overdue item from the public library.
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San Francisco
Walter Allen
Soldiers Sent Overseas for AWOL Penalties to Korea
Camp Stoneman California reports 105 AWOL soldiers processed for shipment to Korea under the Army get tough policy. Most offenders, now in stockade after prison terms expired, are expected to be assigned to frontline duties. Runaways previously held at Evansville Indiana and flown with armed guards arrive within a week.
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Camp Stoneman
Calif
Army
Korea
Evansville
Ind
Camp Breckenridge Ky
Fort Lawton
Wash
Three Red Prisoners defeat Gt to passing on Koje Island
PUSAN Korea AP three North Korean POWs at Koje Island compound defeat an American private who was clearing a barracks. He dies on arrival at Koje hospital. The POWs surrendered three inmates after admitting fatal harm. Tear gas used. investigation underway.
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Koje Island
Pusan
Korea
Twommmang Sala Toudy
Republic of Korea
ROK
Koje
Saucers again sighted over Malibu in daytime sky
Air Force Marine Corps and CAA officials investigate reports of four flying discs seen over Malibu and Long Beach. Northrop pilot Rex Hardy Jr and crew spotted the objects flying in formation at about 9000 feet near San Nacinto Peak, speed estimated at 1200 mph, lasting five minutes before vanishing.
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Southland
Air Force
Marine Corps
CAA
Northrop Aviation Corp
el Toro Marine Corps
Long Beach
Rex Hardy Jr
Navy
Jay Mattis
Jim Wilkinson
Malibu
San Nacinto Peak
Hardy
Northrop
Blondie Bandit Robs Redondo Beach Liquor Store
A woman described as the Blondie bandit robbed Nick's Liquor Store at 2514 Redondo Beach Blvd Thursday night, taking 90 dollars in cash at gunpoint. Clerk Lorenzo Mansfield said the suspect spoke in cultured tones, wore a gray coat and a light bandana covering her hair, about 30 years old, 5 feet 9, of medium build.
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Redondo Beach
Southland
Lorenzo Mansfield
Nick's
Redondo Beach Blvd
Mansfield
Compton
Weather Forecast Says Sunny Saturday With Light Changes
Forecast calls for sunny Saturday with little temperature change. Increasing fog and low clouds tonight and Saturday morning, reducing visibility. Warming trend expected later with light winds and clear spells likely by afternoon.
Kidnap and Assault Claim by Newport Beach Housewife
A Newport Beach housewife told officers she was abducted at a downtown Long Beach street corner, taken to a Dana Point motel by two men, and assaulted through the night. Sheriff’s matrons in Santa Ana said medical exam showed numerous bruises from beating.
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Long Beach
Newport Beach
Dana Point
Classifieds and Comics Highlight Readers' Daily Schedule
A compact reader guide lists page references for sections including beach combing Boyle Briega and the classifieds from pages B-9 to B-15. It notes sports activities on pages A-15, A-17, A-18 and weather on B-2.
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Boyle
Briega
Southland
Wensttt
Gang Hush Action After Star Witness Vanishes
Los Angeles police and state agents hunt bantamweight Keeny Teran amid fears of foul play by dope traffickers after he skipped a voluntary 1 pm Thursday meeting with Assistant State Attorney General William V. O Connor. Teran had fought heroin habit recovery, and his absence echoes the unsolved Abe Davian murder case near Fresno.
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Los Angeles
Keeny Teran
Teran
William V. O'Connor
Ray Luna
Keeny
Mexico
Walter R. Creighton
Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement
Creighton
Davhman
Abe Davidian
Fresno
Edmund G. Brown
Danny Duran
Lee Diamond
Plane Crash Searched Off Spain Coast
The Belgium steamer Leopoldville scanned the southwest Atlantic near Spain for an unidentified crashed aircraft five miles from the vessel. A garbled message to Dirk Zwager Shipping Agency reported the plunge and a search began with no further details.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Belgium
Leoppoldville
Spain
Atlantic
Dirk Zwager Shipping Agency
Four Killed in Fiery B-50 Crash at Hunter AFB Georgia
A Air Force B-50 bomber crashed and burned at Hunter Air Base in Savannah Georgia killing four of seven aboard. The bomber, attached to the 49th Bomb Squadron, was involved in a series of recent Hunter crashes. Authorities noted a prior Isle of Hope collision and a separate takeoff crash with no casualties.
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Georgia
Savannah
Air Force
Hunter Air Base
Isle of Hope
UU UR
Sec
Hunter
Pacific Northwest
U. S. Navy
Central British Columbia Airways
Vancouver
B. C
CBCA
Rcaf Mitchell
Where's Tom Home Torn Up Cat Will Never Be Found
In London two weeks of a puzzling mystery end as a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector explains the ghost cat is a squeaky gas meter. Fred Langrish tore ceilings walls and floors in a futile search while the mewing persisted.
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London
Fred Langrish
Langrish
Royal Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Capehart tells sheep tale as Senate row ends in rebuke
In a Senate quarrel over State Department nominees, Homer Morse and Alexander Wiley traded barbs while Senator Capehart, recalling his Scot grandfather Uncle Billy Kelso, told of a black lamb that died, using a sheep tale to puncture the dispute and mock Republicans.
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Washington
Homer Capehart
Wayne L. Morse
Billy Kelso
Morse
Oregon
Alexander Wiley
R.wis
Gusto
State Department
Capehart
Wiley
Senate
Independent Party
Pike County
Indiana
A . Morse
Flaming Runaway Car With Corpse Raffles Officers
A pre dawn runaway car with orange flames crashed on Ridge Route Five Mile Grade. The driver died or was unconscious. autopsy pending. The victim was identified as Elmer L. Klamm, 31, of Ventura. An ignition key was off. a tin can and a silver cigarette lighter were found. An unidentified truck driver attempted rescue as the flaming sedan burned. The crash remains classified as accident, suicide, or murder pending investigation.
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California Highway Patrol
Elmer L. Klamm
Ventura
Eldred A. Arndt
Los Angeles
Gary
Here
Arndt
Carl W. Forstmann
Gilbert A Harris
Arndts
Pusan Fire Levels One Square Mile
A massive fire swept central Pusan Korea destroying about one square mile. Firemen fought the blaze past midnight and had it under control by morning. Some 500 shops and frame houses were leveled and thousands were left homeless with refugees fleeing the area. No American casualties reported though Korean losses were noted. About 8600 Koreans evacuated and at least 2000 homeless.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
Koray
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