Four Aboard Big Airliner Feared Dead
Four aboard a large transport plane and a jet collided over the San Fernando Valley during a test flight. Wreckage fell on three nearby schools, injuring many students and killing several, with minimal details on the deceased. The transport was a four engine Douglas aircraft from nearby Santa Monica. the jet was an F89 Scorpion from Palmdale.
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Faecoima
Jack
Berger
North Hollywood Valley Times
Facoima Junior High
Whece
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Amabue
Ferrabella
Sdon
Vas Douglas Aircraft Co
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Santa “Monica
William Carr
Archie Twitchell
Jet
Palmdale
Antelope
Vessey
Northrop’ Aircraft Co
Curtis
A. Adams
Northrop
St Joseph Hospital
Burbank
United Press
Hollywood
Vernon Scott
Towns Devastated by High Waters Across Region
Widespread floods across Kentucky West Virginia Virginia and Tennessee leave at least twelve dead and thousands homeless. Eisenhower designates Kentucky a major disaster area with federal relief. Army Red Cross and local agencies rush generators water purifiers and vaccines. Hazard Perry County reports only 24 hours of food and water. Fire destroys three buildings in Prestonsburg as residents flee. Operation Jupiter sends Army personnel and medical supplies to affected areas.
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Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
East
Tennessee
Eisenhower
A. B. Chandler
Cecil Underwood
Chandler
Army
Red Cross
Civil
Hazard
Perry County
Prestonsburg
Ft. Knox
What Young People Think and The FBI Story Explore
Teenagers admit carelessness but defend need for social standing while higher insurance rates are seen as justified. The FBI Story recounts platinum smugglers halted by federal agents during World War II. Featured pages include various columns, notices, and listings across the newspaper.
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FBI
Building Unionists Threaten Labor Merger Split
Miami Beach AP reports a building trades clique led by an embattled Teamsters faction threatens to breakup the AFL-CIO merger. The group, claiming about 3 million of the 15 million union members, seeks to strengthen its charter jurisdiction to protect regional power. Peter Schoemann, president of the Plumbers Union, backs plans to enlarge the trades group’s influence.
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Éters
Afl-Cio
Building’ Trades
Building Trades
CIO
Peter, Schoemann
The
Plumbers Union
Briefcase Theft Probe and Hoffa Ties Roil Labor War
FBI probes a vanished briefcase linked to Teamsters Vice President James R. Hoffa amid rising labor racketeering worries. The Detroit based union stake in building trades sparks clashes with CIO AFL allies as officers warn of sanctions. The case signals a broader power struggle over jurisdiction and organizing authority for work piecing together labor’s future.
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Afl-Cio
Congress
Wradés
Teamsters
James R. Hoffaest
Chicago
FBI
Detroit
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C Wachlieh
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Esda
CIO
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Thinois
Tal Railroad
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Piesse
Hoffa
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Eisenhower urges immigration reforms to aid refugees and raise quotas
President Eisenhower in a special message to Congress urged easier asylum for refugees fleeing Communist tyranny and called for revisions to raise annual immigration to about 65 000 more than the current 154 587 quota based on 1920 census. He proposed redistributing quotas by 1924 through July 1 1955 actual immigration, increasing southern European and Mediterranean admissions, and using unused quotas for Europe Africa Asia and the Pacific on a first come basis. He also proposed eliminating mortgage quotas and admitting orphans yearly among other administrative changes.
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Eisenhower
Congress
United
Europe
Africa
Asia
Pacific
Atrand
Dior Debuts New Look Amid Fashion Energy in Paris
Paris designer Christian Dior marks his sixth anniversary at the helm with a spring collection featuring longer hemlines and a slim tube silhouette. Dior offers a choice between long and longest lengths, while other designers trend toward floor-skimming gowns. Across the channel British designers push hems upward, yet Dior maintains a shift toward calf-length elegance.
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Christian Dior
Dior
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Sahara
Sondoh
Lwest
Chicago
Jani
Dee
Blaze Flares at Torrance Oil Refinery in 100000 Damage
Early today a ruptured fuel line at Sunset Oil Co Refinery 21000 Figueroa St Torrance spurted hot crude air into flames. Fire caused about 100000 in damage to the cracking unit and threatened the 5 million gallon gasoline plant. Fire units led by Captain John Snyder battled two hours, covering the fire yard and protecting the producing area. No injuries reported.
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Sunset, Oil Co
Figueroa St
John Snyder
Dominguez County
William Sutherland
Dominguez
Compton
Willowbrook
Gardena
Omn
Southland Skies Remain Sunny Despite Slowed North Storm
The weather forecast predicts sunny conditions in Southland with warmer afternoons and light winds. A northern storm moving toward Southern California has slowed, delaying rain and keeping major roads open though motorists are advised to carry chains as a precaution.
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W.ll
Southland
All Beast
Feather Bureau
California
California Highway Patrol
Weather Update Clear Skies Through Friday
Weather notes indicate mostly clear skies with warmer conditions through Friday afternoon. No significant precipitation expected. daytime highs rise while overnight lows remain mild. Local forecasts expect sun and light winds, aiding outdoor plans.
Justice Reed Resigns from Supreme Court After 19 Years
Justice Stanley Reed resigns from the Supreme Court at age 72 after 19 years on the bench. President Eisenhower will name his successor, the fourth appointee of the administration, while Reed takes retirement with full pay and occasional service.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Justice Reed
FDR
Jurist
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Eisenhower
Supreme Court
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Haclan
Brennan
White House
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Reed
Seizures Linked to Hong Kong Heroin Ring in Pan American Case
San Francisco area men faced federal charges for smuggling heroin into the United States from Hong Kong via Pan American routes. An informant described hiding heroin in patkas sewn into Paris flight liners, with shipments valued up to $1.9 million over two years and 154 pounds seized in prior operations.
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United States
Hong Kong
George.h. White
Federal Narcotics Bureau OE
Hong, Kong
Paris
Tan Airways Dctc
San Fran
New York-to-Paris I Sc
Parkas
Four Pasadena Boys Rescued From Ice on Mt Wilson
Four Pasadena youths and a father were rescued on Mt Wilson after a near tragedy in sub freezing weather. Ronnie Hartley 15 Arcadia Freddie Nuetze 14 and Gary Garrigan 15 Pasadena plus Henry Neutzel were located by 25 sheriff's volunteers near a television transmitter station. Garrigan collapsed deep in snow but was kept warm as others shielded him. Hartley, Nuetze and Ballufe helped carry him to safety. Hartley received soup and blankets from the caretaker.
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Pasadena
Mt. Wilson
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Sheriff's
Ronnie Hartley
Freddie Nuetze
Gary Garrigan
la Salle High’ School
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Nuetzel
Ballufe
Garrigan
Frank Dunn
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Dunn
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Fred
Neutzel
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Building Unionists Peril Labor Merger
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