Octogenarian Beaten Bound Gravely Hurt
An 85 year old Long Beach widow was slugged bound and gagged in her Plaza Hotel room on West Ocean Boulevard. She lies in critical condition from three head wounds with a possible strangulation instrument. Investigators note robbery likely though inconclusive.
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Long Beach
W. Ocean Blvd
Hattie Halderman
Plaza Hotel and Apartments
W. Octan Blvd
Halderman
Guy R. Runkel
Alderman
Truman Cooling At Mountain Retreat In Imagined Heat
President Truman spent 1 hour 9 minutes in or near the cooling waters of his Thurmont Maryland pool after rising early and walking before breakfast. The White House said he then read the papers and headed for the presidential retreat pool as heat concerns linger.
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Washington
Truman
Thurmont
White House
Maryland
Cold Front Ends East's Heat Wave Surge
A storm front cooled the eastern United States after two weeks of extreme heat. Philadelphia plunged from 96 to 79 by 10 p.m. with other cities showing sharp drops. New York City and Washington saw relief as temperatures fell and showers refreshed the region. At least 77 heat illness deaths were reported before the relief.
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Preas
Philadelphia
Maryland
Pittsburgh
Steel City
New York City
Manhattan
Newark
N. Y
Portland
Maine
Hartford
Isthmian Line
Steel Flyer
Islands
C. L O. International
Tl. W. U
Bat
Duncan McBryde
Castle and Cooke
New York
Honolulu
Baltimore
Hawaiian
Maritime Union Probe Postponed
The House un American activities committee postponed its inquiry into possible Communist influence in water front and maritime unions until fall. It had planned to begin next Tuesday with Joseph Curran of the National Maritime Union testifying before focusing on the Hawaiian dock strike and West Coast waterfront unions. Curran asked to testify after the upcoming convention in October.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
C.su
Curran
Manent C. I
Highlights of Today's News Radio Program on Different Page
The issue relocates the radio and television feature to the classified section with a full listing of main stations. Other items include local construction plans, National Guard activities, and upcoming conferences. Also noted are theater pages, editorial content, and various regional notices across pages B and A.
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National Guard
State United Brotherers
San Jose
Legion
Navy Colony
Public Forum
Rare Electrical Storms Hit Bay Area
San Francisco reports a rare electrical storm with scattered rain and loud thunder, causing many to mistake thunder for explosions. The Weather Bureau warned of more unsettled weather as high temperatures persisted in other regions, including Portland and Baltimore, while cooler conditions prevailed from the Great Lakes to the Rockies.
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Bay Area
San Francisco
California
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Maine
Portland
Baltimore
Great Lakes
Rockies
Plains
Oklahoma
Chicago
Expert Yegg Breaks Local Safe for $100
A professional safecracker described by police as a fast-working expert broke into the Shaver Screen Co. at 1000 E. Hill St last night and escaped with $100 in cash along with checks and papers. Investigators say he used a hammer to remove a window catch, entered the office, knocked off the safe knob and punched out the tumblers. the crime lasted about 15 minutes.
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Shaver Screen Co
E. Hill St
Esca
Clevelander Dies in Incinerator Accident
Peter Fasciano, 63, was burned alive in the 1600 degree incinerator at Cleveland Heights. City workers unaware of his presence dumped garbage from a go truck, striking him and trapping him in the blaze while he tended lettuce for his rabbits.
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Cleveland
Peter Fasciano
Cleveland Heights
Fasciano
Butcher-knife Thugs Caught by Police Report
Police report the Long Beach butcher-knife bandits who terrorized victims last week are caught. Two youths under arrest admitted several holdups, with later detentions of possible accomplices. Officers recovered two 12 inch knives tossed into shrubbery after a pursuit. Victims include Mrs. Rau, clerk at 464 W Third St, who lost 42 dollars, and O A Staples at 744 W Third St, bound and robbed of 35 dollars. Additional victim James W Doyle at 1442 W Willow St lost 65 dollars. Edward T Schwab, 23, U S N, Terminal Island, and John J Lordon, 29, 341 Magnolia Ave, booked on robbery suspicion.
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Long Beach
NAVY
Edward T. Schwab
U.S.N
Terminal Island
John J. Lordon
Magnolia Ave
Ted Sizemore
Frank Welch
Paul W. Guest
Robert Garrene
West Fourth St
Patr
Montez G. Rau
Third St
O. A. Staples
Bell Louise Brundige
Loma Ave
James W. Doyle
Willow St
Liquor Store Robbed on Long Beach Boulevard at Midnight
A beer buyer pulled a gun and robbed Pat and Mrs Campoesso at their liquor store at 6950 Long Beach Blvd just before midnight. The gunman fled on foot with $178, taking cash from the register and from the victims. Police reported the money taken and no injuries noted.
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A_beer
Pat Campoesso
Long Beach Blvd
Attlee Warns Labor Strikes Too Costly
London July 30 Prime Minister Clement Attlee warned British workers that costly strikes and inflationary wage increases threaten the country. He urged restraint to protect the postwar economy and public services.
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Attlee
London
Clement Attlee
Britain
Hawaii Dock Strike Faces Controversial Bill Loss of sugar cargos amid political clash
Governor Ingram Stainback and lawmakers clash over a bill to end Hawaii's 1 day dock strike by banning longshoremen hiring and shifting to government stevedoring. Isthmian Matson service ships load sugar cargoes to sustain island trade as strike disrupts Hawaii's vital sea borne commerce. Congress eyes extra sessions amid debate over legality of post July 31 actions while wartime emergencies linger.
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Ford
Hawaii
Terrice
Gov. Ingram
Stainback
Castle and Cooke, Ltd
Isthmian Line
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Isthmian-Matson
Matson Line
California
AT & F
Matson
San Francisco
Washington
Congress
United States
Grave Illness Blocks Reunion After 43 Years Search
Detroit July report: Harold Geddes learns his father William, a former Rochester railroad engineer, is alive in a San Francisco hospital. Doctors warned a reunion could endanger the elder man, while Harold and his brother George, long parted by mystery, reestablish contact after decades of absence. Police later reported developments in the case.
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Detroit
Harold Geddes
Brush
Geddes
Lance
William
Sol
San Francisco
Harold
George
Rochester
Bank Holdup Net $20500 In Coal Community
Two masked men robbed the First National Bank in Northfork West Virginia, escaping with $20,500 in twenties or smaller bills. Bank president L E W Cook reported the haul, while details of the second incident are unclear. The story also notes a separate report from London about the British sloop Amethyst engaging Chinese Communist forces on the Yangtze River, with casualties and prior shelling, and that Amethyst rejoined the fleet after downriver firing and shore battery clashes.
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Northfork
W. Va
National Bank
W. Cook
London
E. B
Evans
Yangtze Playes
Admiralty
Konight
Yangtze River
Rose Island
Nanking
Dazh
Dagikiy
Navy Flier Dies After Collision With DC-3
Wrightstown New Jersey July 30 A Navy fighter pilot trying to harass a Piper Cub collided with an Eastern Air Lines DC-3 killing himself and all 15 aboard. The DC-3 and the fighter broke apart in midair scattering wreckage over alfalfa fields near Fort Dix. The Piper Cub flown by George Humphrey landed safely despite the crash. The Navy identified the pilot as Lt Robert Vernon Poe 26 of Fairfax Virginia.
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Eastern Airlines
Ft. Dix
Saturde
Wrightstown
N. J
Eastern Air Lines
Grumman
Biot
Fort Dix
George Humphrey
Humhrey
Humphrey
Fairhaven
Imanager
Morrisville
Monmouth
Daredevil Rescued From Niagara Rapids Torpedo Ride
Major Hin, 30, a riverman from Niagara Falls aiming to beat a speed record through Niagara rapids in a specially built torpedo of one twelfth inch steel, was badly battered and unconscious after about half the 14 mile run. He, son of famed river rider William Red Hill, hoped to outdo his father and brother, but the tube capsized in a river eddy near Rainbow Bridge. A physician on scene reported internal injuries and possible leg fracture as Hin awaited extraction and hospital care.
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Nimcaraa Falls
Ont
Niagara Rapids
Hin
Ateel
2 Point
Rainbow Bridge
Hill
William
Red) Hill
Queenston
Red Hill Jr
Red
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Seaalde, Hospital
John’ Griffith
Bellingham
Wash
Dunkirk
N.Y
Maritime Union
Joint Chiefs
Veterans Administration
Ken Fae
Loco News
Yegg
L. B
Xtra
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William F. Arbogagt
Balks
Haruki
China
John Borland
Daredevil
Eddy
Riverman
Torpedo
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