Flying Bandit Nabbed After Midway Escape
Chicago police captured Michael Hekimian at Midway Airport after a rapid armed robbery of a Thrifty Drug Store in Redondo Beach. He fled by plane toward Chicago following a knife threat to the manager and theft of about $1400 found in his suitcases. authorities traced the flight and arrested him on arrival.
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Chicago
Michael Hekimian
Redondo Beach
Midway Airport
Redondo
California
Hekimian
Pacific Coast Hwy
Frances Yarnell
Los Angeles
el Segundo
Los Angeles International Airport
Yarnell
Frank Pape
Riots, mass arrests hit East German uranium belt
In East Germany, fresh riots at Erz Gebirge near the Czech border triggered a police and court crackdown. About 200 miners were arrested this week amid demands for the release of 1200 comrades from the June 17 revolt, as refugees report night raids and mass roundups across the region.
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Berlin
East Germany
U. S. High Commission
Neue Zeitung
Schwarzenberg
Johanngeorgenstadt
Aue
Czech
Russia
West Berlin
Plane Ammo Box Falls Into House Near De Land
A C 47 Air Force transport on one engine jettisoned 20 crates of ammunition over De Land area. One crate, about 70 pounds, crashed through a house roof into the basement but caused no injuries as the aircraft landed safely at Chanute Air Force Base. State police reported no injuries.
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Rantivul
de Land
Chanute Air Force Base
de Tana
Draft quotas unlikely to fall after Korea truce
Selective Service Director Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said a truce in Korea will not reduce draft calls unless the Defense Department plans to shrink the standing army from about 3.5 to 3.3 million. He questioned Secretary Wilson’s figures and noted he has heard rumors of large cuts, but he doubts any reduction in manpower unless military strength is cut.
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Denver
Selective Service
Lewis. B. Hershey
Departmente Defense
Hershey
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Korea
Wilson
City Bus Fare Hike Proposed by Bureau of Franchises
The Bureau of Franchises approves raising Long Beach City Lines fare to 11 cents cash or eight tokens for 85 cents, with no change to the 5 cent inter zone fare. Council action needed to amend the franchise ordinance. Vote 4-1 against by Councilman Carleson.
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Bureau of Franchises
Long Beach City Lines
Bureau
Henry E. Jordan
Bazil Carelson
Samuel E. Vickers
A. L. Parmley
Raymond C. Kealer
Clarence E. Wagner
Jordan
City Lines
State Public Utilities Commission
Long Beach Motor Bus Co
Carleson
Motor Bus Co
Pacific City Lines of
Oakland
Airplane Crashes Into Farm Near Harlingen Texas
A crop-dusting plane crashed into a truckload of farm workers about 25 miles south of Harlingen. Authorities report at least three killed and 15 injured. The victims were migrant cotton pickers from Mexico. The pilot and other details remain unclear.
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Harlingen
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Mexico
Police Hand Out 222 Citations In Los Angeles Drive
Police issued 222 citations on a Wednesday on the freeway for speeding and other violations. The action targeted speeders and crawlers while traffic enforcement continued through the day.
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Los Angeles
Devin Tao Alos
Oss
Cara
Korea Armistice Near As North Hears Plea For Action
North Korean radio hinted an armistice document was complete and ready for formal approval within 72 hours. Pyongyang warned South Korea’s Rhee to stop blocking talks and said preparations for signing were virtually done based on staff actions, translations, and prisoner exchange talks.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Red Radio
Pyongyang
United States
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Man Plotting Wife Death Draws Prison
Francisco A. Mariani, a Puerto Rican antique dealer, was sentenced to one to five years in prison for plotting to murder his wealthy wife. Superior Judge Ben Schienman denied a new trial, noting the plan would have been a cold blooded murder for personal gain. The couple, married last January, were reconciled after his arrest. A sheriff’s deputy posing as a killer was paid 1500 dollars to slay Mrs. Mariani, who refused to testify.
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Pasadena
Francisco A. Mariani
Ben Schienman
Mariani
Marian
Fragmented Classifieds and Pages Reference Fragment
A garbled OCR listing shows page and section references for a newspaper, including Bach Combing page, Bridge page, Classifieds, Comics, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, TV, Stock Tables, and a stray line about Women. The text lacks coherent events or names to summarize a single news item.
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Bash
Tane
Stocie Tego
Evangelist Hands Over Girl Addict in Downey
Downey minister Rev. Jack Lucas surrendered 19 year old Stella Ann Norton to Sheriff’s deputies after claiming she stole a Luger from his home at 9539 Parrot Street. Norton, an escapee from Camarillo State Mental Hospital, said she traded the pistol in Tijuana for heroin and admitted narcotics use. Camarillo officials confirmed recent admission on narcotics charges and subsequent releases and return to Camarillo after bad checks.
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Norwalk
Downey
Camarillo State Mental Hospital
J. J. Moran
Sheriff's Station
Parrot St
Jack Lucas
Stella Ann Norton
Dirtwoodie St
Dowed
Moran
Tijuana
Mex
Camarillo
Los Angeles
Leatherneck in 60 Hours Behind Enemy Lines
Marine sergeant Robert F. Rich of Cincinnati recounts 60 hours trapped in a crumbled bunker during the Outpost Berlin clash. Surrounded by Chinese and North Korean forces, he describes repelling attackers, shooting two enemies, and turning back a grenade before surviving in Communist territory with scarce water and two shots left.
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Berlin
Verte BP. Ludwig
Associated Press
Western Front
Korea
First Marine Division
Robert FE. Rich
Cincinnati
Ohio
No-Man’s Land
Boy Scouts Mass in Final Show Tonight at Jamboree
JAMBOREE CITY The Boy Scouts will mass tonight at their fulside amphitheater for the last time. All 50,000 of them will converge on the arena from every camp quarter for the Cavalcade of Scouting. The 30 yard stage will present the Scout story with thousands in action. The theme Forward on Liberty's Team will be depicted in a dramatic tribute to Scout leaders.
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Fulside
Liberty
Pravda Spurns Four-Power Conference Invitation
Pravda denounces the West’s bid for a four power foreign ministers conference on Germany and Austria as a backroom deal to force Soviet concessions. The front page editorial signals Moscow’s likely rejection of a September meeting proposed by the United States Britain and France after the July 15 invitation to Molotov.
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Moscow
Pravda
Germany
Austria
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
U. S
London
Kremlin
Weather note on late night to early morning changes
Weather briefing notes a late night to early morning fare change with uncertainty about high temperatures. No precise values provided.
Conant appeals to Russians over German food aid
Berlin reports U S High Commissioner James B Conant urged Russia not to block free American food for East Germans amid postwar hunger. He warned counterproductive actions could derail aid and noted plans to deliver 15 million dollars in relief via the American relief program.
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Conant
Berlin
U. S
James B. Conant
Poncey
Germany
van Ina
Amerie
Uwe
Germa
Goethe Otter
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Red
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MR Cash
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Russ Spurn
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