Southern California Thunderstorm Knocks Out Lakewood Power
Lightning strikes caused outages across Lakewood as a storm toppled wires and sparked transformer fires. Rain mixed with hail drenched Long Beach and Bellflower, driving crowds to beaches while lifeguards rescued swimmers and reported dozens of weather related incidents.
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Long Beach
Lakewood
Southern California Edison
South St
Paramount Blvd
Bellflower
Carson St
Cherry Ave
Union Pacific
Wood Fire Department
W. Duncan
General Telephone Co
Frank W. Henkle
Gregory
Geoffrey
Alamitos Bay
Los Angeles
Compton
Lynwood
Orange County
Paramount
Downey
Rhee Pledges Not to Block Armistice in Writing
An informed source says President Rhee pledged that South Korea will not obstruct an armistice and indicated a shift away from forced unification. The Panmunjom talks saw Communist charges of Allied bombing near Pyongyang with five UN prisoners killed and 15 wounded, while no UN reply was announced.
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Seoqul
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Pyongyang
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U. N
Sourve
Associated Press
Tokyo
Robert Bunson
Eisenhower
Robertson
Dulles Says Korean Truce Now Up to Communists
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told the Big Three at a foreign ministers meeting that a Korean truce is now up to the Communists. White said Dulles reviewed the armistice course, noted it is possible if the Communists want one, and discussed Indochina tensions and French proposals for greater freedom for the three Indochinese states.
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Washington
Nbl
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Lincoln White
Dulles
Walter S. Robertson
Syngman Rhee
White
Georges Bidault
Lord Salisbury
U. N
Korea
Bidault
China
Indochina
Sn White
Hopes for Survivors Spur Pacific Air Liner Search
The Navy reported ongoing hope for survivors from a four engine transocean air liner with 58 aboard that disappeared Saturday night in mid Pacific near Wake Island. A second green flare was sighted before midnight Sunday and an empty liferaft and seat cushion were found in the same area as intensive air and sea searches continued despite darkness and rain squalls.
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Honolulus
Navy
Wake Island
Barrett
WN. J. F. Frank Jr
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Farlher
Guam
Ferrer Weds Clooney In County Courthouse Ceremony
Jose Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney were married today in Durant's county judge chambers. The couple presented as Rosemary Clooney 25 of Maysville Kentucky and Jose Vicente 41 of Ossining. Ceremony officiated by County Judge Ceph Shoemaker of Durant. An additional couple joined them from Dallas among the wedding party. Ferrer’s prior marriage ended last week in Juarez Mexico.
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Juarez
Mexico
Navy Seaplane Crashes East of Cape Henry
A Navy Marlin seaplane from Patrol Squadron 42 crashed 25 miles east of Cape Henry at 12 35 p m and sank. Coast Guard, Navy searched and found one survivor aboard a raft at 2 15 p m. The aircraft normally carries four to seven crew and up to 20 to 25 passengers. number aboard unknown.
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Cape Henry
Navy
Coast, Guard
Hanes
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Anglo Egypt Tensions Rise in Ismailia Zone
British troops sealed Ismailia near the Suez Canal and searched entrants for arms after a missing soldier, while Egyptian officials denied abduction. President Nazarbayev summoned cabinet to emergency proceedings, as U.S. diplomats and British leaders sought calm amid mounting clashes and routine patrols.
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Fyne Bre Uyuye Bevee
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Egypt
Mohamed
Nazarbl
Gabo
Ismailia
Cairo
Naguib
U. S. Aihnes
Jefferson Caffery
Dssador
Robert, Hankey
Caffery
London
Foreign Office
Er Smit Stell
McCarthy Opens Solo Senate Hearing On Aide Probe
Senator McCarthy chairs a one man hearing with only his attendance, alleging a $150,000 shakedown by State Department employees. He says the case is being turned to the Justice Department and the FBI. Three Democratic subcommittee members resign in protest over firing power and partisan control.
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Washington
Meg Carthy
Ty-Wis
Senate
McCarthy
Acheson State Department
State’ Department
Justice Department
FBI
McCarthvy
Kansas Scouts Arrive In Jamboree City Camp
The Kansas contingent leads arrivals at the Newport Harbor site for the 3000 acre jamboree. About 8500 Scouts will reach the camp by train with 50,000 total in attendance as the opening ceremony nears.
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New Mexico
Earl Huffman
Jay Wheeler
Jamboree City
New Mex
Joe Risinger
Kansas Scouts
Kansas
Newport Harbor
Santa ‘Ana
Sunflower State
Pacific Ocean
Oklahoma
Hou
Tom West
Muskogee
Dave Baker
J “Wellington
Portland
Salem
Ore
Puente
San Diego
Santa Ana
Chi
Rate Mother Steeplejack Fights Eagle Atop Tower
Howe Indiana witness reports a mother eagle with two eaglets atop a damaged tower during repairs. A 11 year old steeplejack observed the nesting pair and their brood as workers addressed the roof damage.
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Howe
Ind
Lethol
California Wildfires Blaze Over Hundred Thousand Acres
A series of seasonal fires in California raged today across more than 100000 acres of brush, wheat, and timberland. The largest blaze covered 52000 acres east of Santa Maria with about 3000 firefighters, including 1700 Camp Roberts soldiers, fighting to gain control.
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San Francisco
California
Santa Maria
Camp Roberts
Mon-terey County
Hunter Liggett Military Reservation
Long
San Lucas
Monterey County
Lake County
Middletown
Weather forecast notes variable clouds tonight and Tuesday cool down
Variable cloudiness with a few isolated thundershowers tonight and a slight temperature drop. The trend continues Tuesday with cooler conditions and southwest winds from 10 to 18 miles per hour after noon.
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Weather Bureau
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Pacific Air Liner
Jose Ferrer
Rosemary Clooney
Canal City
Siez Canal
Awmad Taundan
Solon
West
C. W. West
Young West
Teain
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