American Can to Build Wilmington Factory at Once
Multimillion dollar plant to employ hundreds in the harbor industrial area of Wilmington. Site at Sepulveda Blvd and Main St will house a 200000 square foot monitor-type building with full operation aimed by mid 1951. Local Cal ship building space leased for interim storage, near Berth 210, to store up to 20000000 cans. The project reflects faith in California's agricultural and industrial growth and will service fish fruit and vegetable packing industries throughout Southern California.
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American Can Co
Harbor
Sepulveda Blvd
Main St
Wilmington Blvd
Californ
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Jose
Monterey
San Diego
Sacramento
W. Roberts
Pacific
Canco
Wilmington
Calship
National Metal & Steel Corp
F Roberts
California
Roberts
Four Dead As Southern California Forest Fires Spread
Four people died as fires raged across northern and southern California, burning more than 45,000 acres in mountains and valleys. Three Fort Ord soldiers and a civilian forestry worker perished near San Luis Obispo where a secondary fire trapped them. Los Padres Forest fires scorched over 12,000 acres near Santa Margarita and Santa Barbara area, with crews mobilized to 700 personnel. A dampening storm near Mt. San Gorgonio reduced danger, delaying evacuations of Forest Home and Igo.
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United Prew
Ryan
California
San Luis Obispo
Fort
Los Padres National Forest
Santa Margarita
Ait
Los Padres Forest
San Marcos Pass
Santa Barbara
Hanning
Mt. San’ Gergonio
Forest Home
Igo
Mt. San Gorgonio
Truman Announces No Plans to Activate Guard or Reserves
President Truman stated there are no current plans to call the National Guard or armed forces reserves to duty amid the Korean War. He expressed optimism Korea will be resolved positively and declined to provide a timeline for a mobilization report or new military funding.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Korea
Congress
Wreck kills ten on Santa Fe streamliners near Monica
AP report from Galesburg and Chicago states ten passengers died and 50 to 75 were injured in a head on collision as two Santa Fe streamliners, El Capitan and Kansas City Chief, ran side by side near Monica, Illinois. Coroner Chauncey Wood said the dead total 18 on one list, with several seriously injured including Mrs. Georgia Harkness and Mrs. J N Clema. Names of dead include W E Harkness Isadore Lititz John Hunt Moore Doyle Brown Delores Keith and others. Mrs. Rollins reported killed at the scene and coroner noted possible misidentifications.
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Chicago
Santa Fe Railway
el Capitan
Kansas City
Mon Lex
W. E. Harkness
Florida St. Long Beach
Calif
Isadore Lititz
Brooklyn
N.Y
John Hunt Moore
Cleveland
Ohio
W. S. Senolds
Doyle Brown
U. 5S
Delores Keith
Los Angeles
Céra Rollins
Chauncey Wood
Peoria County
Fred Starr
Pasadena
Frank Starr
Peoria Hospital
Georgia Harkness
Long Beach
W. EK. Harkness
Proctor Hospital
Pearis
J. N. Clema
Orchard Pi
Compton
Galesburg
Feorla County
Monica
Ill
Santa Fe
Associated Press
Injured in Collision of 2 Trains at Monica, California
A wreck involving the El Capitan and Kansas City Chief passenger trains near Monica, California left numerous passengers injured. Reports list Irene Wierman and several family members, plus others from Burbank, North Hollywood, Pasadena, Compton, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and surrounding areas treated at St. Francis, Methodist, Proctor, Cottage hospitals, with several released after treatment. The toll includes adults and children across multiple households, reflecting a large, multi-hospital casualty incident.
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Peoria
el Capitan
Kansas City
Monica
Lil
St. Francis Hospital
Irene Wierman
Burbank
Guy Mooney
North Hollywood
Frederick Start
Pasadena
W N. Clemz
Orchard PL
Compton
Ray Renata
Alhambra
Methodist Hospital
Caroline Wierman
Paul Wierman
Caroline
Ivan Wierman
Paul
Mark Koerples
Los Angeles
Proctor Hospital
Georgie Harkness
Florida St
Long Beach
Albina
Yapel
Jennie Yapel
Bessie Manning
Yu . L. Manning
Bessie
Yucaipa
Rose Scheff
Betty Rhorbacker
Dennis
Nancy
Elte
Doro Blakney
My . F
Cottage “Hospital
Gales- Orillse
Dolores Keith
Los Mire
Rose Cartons
Alhamora
Viola Smillie
San Gabriel
Sandra” Smile
Mra Smillie
Bertha Taylor
Holly
Luella Ostrander
Whittier
Bernice Olson
Lox An
Ada Berry
Los An
Leila
Friedline
Laslangeles
Panic to Exits Halted as Storm Hits NJ Circus
A fierce thunderstorm at the Cole Brothers show in Jersey City disrupted a 4000 strong crowd injuring 12, mainly children. Lightning struck tents causing collapses while police and staff managed a tense surge toward exits with the announcer urging calm.
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Jersey City
N. J
Cole Brothers Circus
Oklahoma City Bus Drivers Strike
Oklahoma City suffers thousands of stranded riders after a strike by 400 city bus drivers. The walkout, unanimously approved at 3:90 p.m., followed by drivers finishing final runs and union representative Gordon Malone outlining bargaining stance.
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Oklahoma City
Seerae i Breens
Gordon Malone
Red Hen Sits as Potatoes Sit Idle
A fragmented note recalls a hen idling with spuds while someone jokes about potatoes hatching. The lines mix playful rhythm with garbled phrases about beer and time, reducing to a quirky, fleeting image of a hen and stubborn potatoes.
Warlike Activity Stirs Pearl Harbor Base
Honolulu reports Pearl Harbor shifting to a wartime schedule as a vital shuttling and supply hub for U.S. forces in Korea. B-29 bombers arrive and depart for the Korean theater while ship movements remain under wartime secrecy. The Valley Forge carrier and ships including Juneau and Horchester patrol the area as plans to enlarge operations unfold.
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Honolulu
Thl
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Korea
Air Force
Hawaii
Valley Forge
Juneau
Horchester
Avy
Drive Perils Yank Flow of Men Supplies
Tokyo dispatches report a large North Korean advance forcing a general retreat of American forces in Korea. About 50 000 troops and over 100 tanks push from the Seoul Suwon area southward toward Pyongtaek and Taejon threatening rail links to Pusan. MacArthur notes field reports but lags in official wording as South Koreans hold Chungju with Samchok poised east of it.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Seoul-Suwon
Pyongtaek
U. S
Korea
Suwon
Douglas MacArthur
Osan
Pyontaek
Taejon
MacArthur
Chungju
Samchok
Pyongteak
Wartime VA Benefits Granted to Fighting GIs
United States servicemen in Korea are entitled to full wartime Veterans Administration benefits though not officially at war. The VA notes disability and death compensation at wartime rates for injuries and fatalities, plus waivers of life insurance premiums and other protections for those in the Korean action.
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Washington
Korerg
Veterans Administration
Korea
President Blames Rail Strikers and Threatens Action
President Truman accused a minority of switchmen on major railroads of an unjustified strike and said he would act. About 4000 AFL Switchmen’s Union members walked out against Rock Island, Chicago Great Western, Denver Rio Grande Western, Western Pacific and Great Northern rails seeking a 40 hour week with full pay. A presidential board had proposed the 40 hour week with an 18 cent hour pay raise while government mediators worked in Chicago to end the walkout.
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Washington
Truman
Chicago
Arthur J. Glover
A. F. L. Switchmen’s Union
Rockieland
Chicago Great Western
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Great Northern
Aussie gets blunt warning of U S blockade order
A teletype high tone reports a blunt warning to Australia regarding a U S order to blockade Korea. Parliament approves Britain policy to aid South Korea as part of a broad wartime defense stance.
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U. 5 S
Korea
Britain
South Korea
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Warren E. Harkness
Georgie Thompson Harkness
Harkness
Fil
Florida St. Lee
Tangle
K. C. Chief
U.S
Storm
N. J. Circus
Earnest Hobbrecht
Peter Kalischer
United Press
Kalischer
Boyle
Pons
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