Marine field in Santa Ana Cab Murder
SANTA ANA July 16 Claiming solution to the March 7 slaying of Cab. Driver Richard E. Grimsley 25 of Los Angeles was killed after a ride for the Los Angeles Yellow Cab Co. Broughton 20 formerly of Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Station was taken into custody in Honolulu and reportedly confessed firing a 43 caliber pistol into Grimsley’s neck after the cab ride. He was among 72 security force men questioned and fingerprints tied him to the murder. The case involved a $1000 reward and a weapon stolen March 1. Broughton was due to arrive in Oakland aboard a hospital plane.
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Roy Clifford Broughton
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Japan Reds Destroy U.S. Car With Bomb
Tokyo July 16 Kyodo News said Communist members at Kahe Lagi night threw a firebomb into an American car and destroyed it. A second firebomb narrowly missed another U.S. car in a Tokyo suburb during the Japan Communist Party's 30th anniversary observance.
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Pacific Crossed by 58 U. S. Jets
Fifty eight U S Thunderjets completed the largest mass jet overwater flight from Turner Air Force Base to Yokota Air Base near Tokyo covering 10 895 miles across the United States and Pacific Ocean The mission faced losses with one pilot killed Lt Col Elmerda Rosa Sacramento California The flight demonstrated rapid global mobility and refueling equipped F-84G jets led by Col David Schilling Kansas City and included in flight refueling from B 29 tankers It signaled expansion of air power toward Korea and hinted at more Sabre jets on the way.
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David Schilling
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McCarthy to Undergo Sinus Operation at Bethesda
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin was scheduled for a sinus operation today at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. He entered the hospital Sunday for treatment and was expected to remain for another week or ten days. The procedure would likely prevent him from speaking for 45 to 60 days.
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Raid at Changjin Reservoir Power Plants Bombed
American carrier planes attacked power plants at Changjin Reservoir in northeast Korea. Iowa shelled Red rail yards and coastal guns while U N infantrymen repelled a tank supported night assault on a key hill. Sabre jets claimed a Communist jet down and pilots reported flames around the target area.
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Estranged Couple Refuses To Take Newborn Baby
Chicago July 16 A baby born three weeks early remains unwanted by both parents. Mrs Marjorie Stegert 25 and her estranged husband Frank 25 each refused custody. Mrs Stegert said she did not want anything reminding her of him including the baby. Stegert also declined. Judge Fisher had hoped she would change her mind after birth. Mrs Stegert later urged her husband take the boy. A separate maintenance suit is pending against Stegert, co owner of a restaurant.
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Marjorie Stegert
Frank
A Democrat California Dog Stows Away to Chicago
A young shepherd type dog boarded a troop train in Pittsburg California on Saturday and arrived in Chicago where officials await identification before returning the animal to Alameda. Thomas Hadden a Santa Fe Railroad waiter turned the stowaway over to the Animal Welfare League. Humane officer Alen Misch telegraphed Alameda city clerk to learn the dog's owner. The dog wore Alameda license 259 expiring July 1 1953.
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Truman Hospitalized on Physician's Order
President Truman entered Walter Reed Hospital for a two to three day check up after a mild virus infection. At 68, he has not been hospitalized since becoming president more than seven years ago. His personal physician ordered rest while he continues to study legislation. he plans to attend the Democratic National Convention.
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Couple Accused of Neglecting Three Children
In North Hollywood on July 16, Arthur Bale and his wife Lucille faced neglect charges for leaving their three children unsupervised and unfed for a day while they drank. Neighbors aided the kids at the trailer court as police arrested the couple after noon.
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Double Tragedy Twins Inseparable in Life and Death
INDIANAPOLIS July 36 Fort Nine-year-old twins Louis and Benny Kelly of Indianapolis had never been apart. Louis drowned after sinking in eight feet of water at Pleasant Run Creek. Benny, unable to swim, jumped in to help and also drowned, sons of Mr and Mrs Roy Kelly.
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Big Staff Set to Cover Demo Convention for PT
The Press-Telegram announces extensive coverage for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next Monday. Lead writer Malcolm Epley and Washington correspondent Virginie Kelly head a team including AP and UP reporters and notable columnists to deliver up-to-the-minute accounts and photos.
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Virginie Kelly
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Don Whitehead
Relman Morin
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Jim Marlow
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Lyle“C. Wilson
David Lawrence
Walter Lippmann
Marquis Childs
Bruce Biossat
Peter Edson
Dying Spinster Hidden Hoard Spurs Money Hunt
A 76 year old dying spinster allegedly whispered to two cousins about money. authorities later uncovered over 300000 dollars in cash and securities in her closet and supply boxes. An attorney said more funds may be found as investigators search additional rooms and await a possible will.
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Emma Schuknecht
Tillie Stotz
Miss Schuknecht
Schuknecht
Boutell
Democrats vow orderly protests at national convention floor
Chicago July 16 Democrats pledge decorum at their national convention floor next week. Chairman Frank McKinney said demonstrations will be restricted to delegates and alternates and professional demonstrators will not be allowed.
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Frank FE. McKinaty
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McKinney
Partly cloudy weather with sunny afternoons
A brief forecast notes partly cloudy skies with sunny afternoons and a slight cooling trend. No precipitation expected as temperatures ease through the day.
Peiping OKs Geneva Pact on Prisoners
Two surprise moves by the Chinese Communists signal a possible breakthrough in Korean truce talks. Peiping recognized the Geneva convention for prisoner treatment and sought a two day recess extension. Observers expect a new proposal or idea from the UN on a neutral protecting power to mediate the exchange deadlock, potentially speeding to an armistice.
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Chow En-lai
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Peiping
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Communist Prisoners. the Move Might Bring On Jarmistice
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USW Chief to Convene Strategy Parley in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh July 16 The 170 member wage policy committee of the CIO United Steel Workers meets to decide the union s future course in the 45 day old strike that has tied up about 1.5 million American workers. President Philip Murray and Bethlehem Steel VP Joseph M Larkin report no common ground on the union shop issue after a brief negotiation. White House action is anticipated as the next step. Industry claims the road block is compulsory unionism while offering about 25 cents an hour in added benefits for workers averaging around 1.95.
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USW
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Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
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John R. Steelman
Mystery Explosion in Detroit Blows Boat Apart
Detroit police report a mysterious explosion on the Detroit River at Belle Isle Park around 3 33 a m. five men aboard an 18 foot inboard runabout were seen fleeing a police cruiser and attempting to steal gasoline. Authorities recovered the boat’s serial number linking owners Paul Carla Edward Carla and John Moon of Detroit who denied knowledge of the incident. Twenty two gallons of gasoline had been removed from the police pump before the blast and none of the bodies had been recovered.
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Edward Worms
Belle Isle Park
Coast Guard
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Paul
Edward Carla
John Moon
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