New Mayor Norris Poulson Takes LA Helm
Fletcher Bowron ends 14 year run as mayor of Los Angeles and hands city to Norris Poulson. Council chaos continues as six members skip meetings, sparking a liberal conservative split over the $110 million public housing program. Observers expect a 7 to 7 deadlock as housing politics heat up.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Norris Poulson
Waralg Henry
Don A. Allen
Edward J. Davenport
Poulson
House Committee On Government Operations
Los Isales
L. A
Bowron
Three VA Projects Cut From Money Bill
A Senate appropriations subcommittee voted to remove 48.867 million dollars from a bill funding four federal agencies. The projects affected include a new VA Hospital in San Francisco, a hospital rebuilding in Topeka Kansas, and an addition to the Houston Texas VA facility.
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Washington
Senate
Veterans Administration
San Franisco
Topea
Kan
Houston
Texas
Weather Forecast Passes Through Thursday
Mostly clear conditions continue through Thursday with brief night and early morning fog patches. Little temperature change expected as days remain mild and nights cool.
Attorney Shibley jailed for contempt in O'Day case
Anita O'Day’s lawyer George Shibley was jailed briefly by Superior Court Judge Halbert for contempt after accusing the judge of prejudicial misconduct. He was released 20 minutes later with a suspended five day term. The narcotics case was reassigned to Judge Miller after the incident and the hearing adjourned.
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Attorne
George E. Shibley
Arnold Neilsen
Anita O'Day
Shibley
Halbert
Shibey
Fred Miller
Balhert
Miller
Hel
Eisenhower discusses liberty, libraries, and Big Three talks
President Eisenhower said unrest behind the Iron Curtain shows people who have known freedom will sacrifice life to regain it and ruled out U S support for revolts in satellite states. He endorsed Dulles directing overseas libraries to stock works on American life and government and opposed removing leftist works. He described the Anglo American French foreign minister talks as aimed at broader understanding on Korea, Middle East, NATO, Indochina, and world trade.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Dulles
State Department
Dashiell Hammet
U. S
BIG Three
Korea
Middle East
Indochina
Bermuda
Churchill
Children Witness Slaying of Father in Cafe Crime
In Santa Fe, two children of fireman Myri Swanson witnessed the shooting of W A Duncan 64 a railroad engineer. Police report three shots went wild and a fourth killed Swanson after a dispute over a 50 cent payment to Duncan's daughter. The two youths and the cafe proprietor's younger daughter witnessed the event.
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Naevius
Santa Fe
Myri Swanson
W. A. Duncan
Swanson
Duncan
James Lewis
Unexplained Truce Voices Blare From Frontline Loudspeakers
A Chinese Communist frontline loudspeaker on the western front announced that the truce committee had agreed and that soldiers would be going home soon. The message was followed by music, leaving the exact agreement unclear.
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Seoul
Ike Sees Hope for Korean Armistice Solution
President Eisenhower said he believes a satisfactory solution to the Korean armistice tangle is coming. He noted the clash of allies with similar aims, cautioned against overstatement, and referenced potential talks with Rhee. oge: Lookout Mountain battle sees Chinese counterattack drives South Koreans from key high ground as fighting continues along Lookout, Virginia Hill, Finger Ridge, and Sniper Ridge.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
U. B
North Korea
Walter Robertson
Seoul
State Department
Dulles
U. S
Forrest Edwards
Seoqul
Lookout Mountain
Lookout
Redg
Kumjsong
Virginia Hill
Finger Ridge
Snipler Ridge
East German Red Army Cut in Half Amid Revolt
East Germany announced a plan to halve its 125000 strong army amid a workers revolt and shift funds from armament to housing and consumer goods. The move targets the Kasernierte Volkspolizei while recalling Soviet officials and tightening border controls as unrest spreads in the region.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Telegraf
Kevin Jobsby
Moscow
Vasiliy J Chuikov
Kremlin
East Zone
Kaserniarte Volkspolizei
Volkspolizei
People's Police
KVP
Otto Grotewohl
Ree
Red People's
Falice
Poland
Canchaslovakia
East Berlin
Grotewohl
Jilted Youth Steals Back: Gifts Nabbed
Boyd W. Lister of Redondo Beach, 21, was arrested Tuesday for burglarizing about 93 dollars worth of gifts and clothing he had given his 17 year old girlfriend before their engagement ended. He claimed he sought return terms without success. The theft involved teddy bear dolls and other items taken from the girl’s bedroom. a burglary report was filed by the girl’s mother, Beverly Schramm.
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Boyd W. Lister
Redondo Beach
Lister
Lawrence Schramm
Orange Avé
Beverly Schramm
Heir to Throne of Tunisia Slain
UNIS Tunisia reports Prince Azzedine Bey, heir presumptive to the Tunisian throne, died from a bullet wound inflicted by a Tunisian assailant amid unrest. The 72-year-old cousin of the Bey of Tunis, Mohammed Al-Amin, was shot twice and wounded. the attacker was arrested by police.
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UNIS
Tunisia
Azzedine Bey
Tunis
Mohammed Al-Amin
Fragmented Classifieds and Page Notices Framed in Aged Ledger
A jittery OCR list outlines sections and page references across a newspaper with Beach, Bridge, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, and Women items. It notes pages B-2 to B-9 and A sections for various features without readable event details.
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Beach
I- Boyle
Philippines Brace For Wild Typhoon Approaches
Philippine authorities raised storm signals across Manila and Luzon as a fierce Pacific typhoon moved toward the northeast edge of the country, threatening coastal areas with high winds and heavy rain.
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Manila
Luzon
Battle Casualties Rise by Six Hundred Fifty in Korea
U S battle casualties in Korea reach 147512, up 650 from last week. Defense Department weekly summary lists 21009 new reports, 1745 known captured, 24800 dead, and 1526 returned, with Enid noted among locations.
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U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Enid
Aelion
Gross Tota
Decresan
Detroit Couple Takes In Woman and Eight Children
Mrs Martha Nolan, 30, and eight children lived in a car for two weeks in a Detroit park before accepting shelter from a struggling Detroit couple, Mr and Mrs Bill Neering. Neering, 36, is sought on a nonsupport warrant. Marguerite Neering works at a nearby supermarket.
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Detroit
Martha Nolan
Bill Neering
John
Neerings
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