In Lawman Self Defense Claim After Los Altos Fatal Fight
A Desperate hand to hand struggle between two brothers in law ended with Bernie McFarling shot dead by his own revolver. Frederick Webster is jailed on murder investigation claiming self defense. Witness Dixie Webster, wife of Frederick, says he acted to protect their home. Police report five shots were fired and a .38 revolver found at the scene. Neighbors heard the gunfire as officers arrested Frederick Webster.
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Charles Tally
Los Altos
Bernie McFarling
Los Angeles
Frederick D. Webster
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McFarling
Donnie
Donna
Diane
McFarring
Tie
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Harlan Deck
M. T. Allen
Smith Wesson
Jack C. Guthrie
Harry F. Finch
Charles C. Sullans
Foes of Acheson Study New Move
In Washington on July 28 a Republican bid to curb Secretary of State Acheson’s control of foreign aid gains traction. Senator Taft plans a policy committee meeting to discuss removing Acheson as policy head of the $8.5 billion program, arguing the State Department should not run it. He questions the projected needs and says the plan aims to sever policy from diplomacy.
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Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
State Department
House
Lightning Strikes Two OPS Men at Golf Course
Washington July 28 A lightning bolt killed Warner B Hutt 43 and seriously injured W W Mechlanahan 36 both Office of Price Stabilization press staff as they played a round on a miniature course at Hains Point near the Jefferson Memorial. Police said they sought shelter beneath a tree when the storm struck.
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Washington
Warner B . Hutt
Build Might to Win Peace Urges by Wilson in Detroit
DETROIT July 28 AP Defense Mobilizer Charles E Wilson urged that America's growing might, production strength, and liberty ideals could push Russia toward peace. He said speaking from may strength may open real settlement, even as Truman warned of Communist war moves worldwide.
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Charles E.wilson
Russia
America
Wilson
Soviet Russia
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Politburo
Truman
Free Nations
Seven and a half Billion in Jobless Reserve Funds
Washington July 28 The federal government reports seven point three billion dollars in the state unemployment reserve fund with an added 641 million from employer contributions at last fiscal year end June 30. The funds support states in paying jobless benefits, which vary by state and can run one to two dozen weeks.
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Washington
Tobin
U.S. Treasury
Highlights of today’s news off the teletype
A fragmented listing outlines where to find various sections such as Auto News Aviation News Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Crossword Puzzle Editorials Luncheon Clubs and Military NevaHreses across pages A-3 A-13 A-14 A-15 B-10 C-10 and sports pages A-17 to 21 plus theaters Waterfront and Women’s Activities in Southland Magazine, with page references and section labels.
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Public Forum
Southland Magazine
Waterfront
Desert Cloudburst Strikes Desert Cities and Palm Desert Floods
Heavy cloudburst rain swept through desert towns including Palm Springs Palm Desert Rancho Mirage Cathedral City Thousand Palms and Palm Village causing debris filled streets and washed out highways Steve Hwys. 111 and 4 reported closures. Beaumort Riverside and Thermal logged rainfall while Beaumont Needles and San Bernardino saw varied totals. Temperatures remained high with Needles 100 and Riverside 72 at San Bernardino.
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Los Angeles
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Torrents Strike Eastern Pennsylvania Killing Two Men
Torrential storms across eastern Pennsylvania cause two deaths and widespread damage. Four inches of rain in four hours floods areas around Allentown Bethlehem and Schuylkill County. lightning hits homes and barns. roads and rail lines blocked. Victims are Douglas Reasoner 34 and Dr Clayton V Spangler 55. Reasoner electrocuted repairing downed wires near Ahlerstown. Spangler’s car crashed on a wet highway. About 100 homes flooded in northern Schuylkill. nine families rescued by boat at Connerton.
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Allentown
Schuylkill County
Douglas Reasoner
Flemington
N. J. & Telephone Company
Clayton V. Spangler
Northampton
Reasoner
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Spangler
Connerton
Lightning Strikes Tank Ignites Four More At Casper Plant
A lightning bolt hit one tank at the Socony Vacuum Oil Co plant in Casper Wyoming triggering fires that destroyed five storage tanks and threatened about 15 others. Workers concentrated on containing the blaze around the immediate area as flames spread through adjacent tanks.
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Socony Vacuum Oil Co
Water Crisis Strikes 46 Homes Near Bellflower
Residents of 46 homes near Lakewood Blvd Clarke Ave and Imperial Hwy face three days without running water after a well failure. A bucket brigade gathers at a single emergency tap on Carl Adams property as a mass meeting plans a solution amid fears of fire, disease, and unwashed conditions.
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Lakewood Blvd
Clarke Ave
Imperial Hwy
Carl Adams
Robert Myers
Rose ,St
Beatrice Dotson
S. Rose St
Myers
Bolt Explodes Alcohol Tank In Institute West Virginia
A lightning strike ignited a large ethyl alcohol storage tank at the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Division Institute plant. Firefighters battled a nearby benzene tank feared more flammable as flames roared. No casualties reported as residents fled the eight adjacent houses.
Defiant Texas Housewives Face Seizure Warrants
Treasury notices warn 18 Texas housewives they may have property seized or salaries levied for unpaid income and social security taxes. They oppose the tax laws as unconstitutional and say they cannot act as tax collectors, citing constitutional rights and petition to the government.
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Treasury Department
Marshall
United States
John P. Armistead
Treasury
Longview
Texas
Mar
Snyder
Armistead
Secretary of Treasury
Sister of St. Therese Dies at 90 in Lisieux France
LISIEUX France July 28 Pr Mother Agnes of Jesus elder sister of St Therese of Lisieux died today at the Carmelite Convent of Lisieux where she was prioress She was 90 years old.
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King Farouk Wins High Stakes Poker in San Remo
In San Remo Italy on July 28 King Farouk of Egypt played poker with 3,000,000 lire in the pot about $5000. Italian industrialist Pier Bussetti called Farouk’s straight after the king threw in his cards without showing them. The royal couple, King Farouk and Queen Narri Pan, are honeymooning in the city.
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Farouk
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Pier Bussetti
Bussetti
Narripan
Shift in Policy Hinted to Bar New Outbreak
Tokyo reports indicate 13th Kaesong talks where allies inch toward trading battlefield gains for anti Communist guarantees. A possible concession on the armistice line, with UN troops still near North Korea, and a demand for an iron clad guarantee that an armistice commission may visit Reed held territory to verify compliance.
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Kaesong
Korea
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North Korea
38Th Parallel
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Reed Held
Washington
Ridgway
U.N Planes Strafe Massing Reds Over Korea Front
Allied warplanes struck North Korean force concentrations as ground troops stalled on the eastern front. Fifth Air Force said B 26 bombers hit more than 800 Communist vehicles with about 180 destroyed or damaged. Bomber attacks targeted areas near Wonsan and Kangdong, while Pyongyang radio claimed heavy U S Second Division losses. A new division joined allied forces, consolidating units from Britain Canada Australia New Zealand and India into a First Commonwealth Division on the western front.
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Pyongyang
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India
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