Hunt L B Bigamist in Kin s Murder
Police seek Arthur Elerbert a 61 year old bigamist in connection with the murder of his stepdaughter Maryhelle McGuire 39 in San Carlos. An all points bulletin is out as surveillance guards the Long Beach wife’s home. The suspect is to be arraigned in Superior Court on a bigamy charge after allegedly marrying twice more in 1948 and January 1951.
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Long Beach
Arthur Elerbert
Maryhelle McGuire
Mary Herbert
Palo Alto
Carson City
Beulah Herher
Banner Dr
Los Angeles
Beulah Herbert
Herbert
Marybelle McGuire
Ben McGuire
San Mateo
San Carlos
Arthur Herbert
California
House Backs Ike Plan to Reorganize Ag Department
Washington reports the House approved President Eisenhower's plan to reorganize the Agriculture Department. The vote was 261 to 128 after a heated session. Only Rep. Gross of Iowa joined 127 Democrats in opposition, with 20 Republicans, 55 Democrats and one Independent voting for the plan.
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Washington
House
Hisenhower
Agriculture Department
Rep. Gross
Iowa
Steel Answers Union Pay Increase Demand
U S Steel countered the CIO United Steelworkers on a general pay raise for 500,000 basic steel workers. Neither side disclosed if a raise was granted as talks paused to 1 p.m. Thursday. Negotiations will shift from 35 to six-member subcommittees to refine discussion areas.
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Pittsburgh
F. U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
John Stephens
Big Steel
USW
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Three Die as Marine Helicopter Crashes at Laguna
A Sikorsky transport helicopter based at Santa Ana Marine Air Facility crashed in El Morro Canyon near Laguna Beach at 11 25 am killing three men from the Santa Ana area. A witness described a mid air jet explosion near Laguna Beach leading searchers to Emerald Bay Peak where the wreckage was later found to be old. Authorities said the jet blast story may have been a misread of a sonic boom from a high speed plane.
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Laguna Beach
Marine Corps
el Morro Canyon
Santa Ana
Coast Hwy
Emerald Bay Peak
Laguna
Santa Ana Marine Air
el Toro Marine Base
Bakers Strike Threatens Southland with Major Walkout
A 2500 baker strike against 25 major bakers from Santa Barbara to San Diego was voted by Local 37 AFL Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union in Los Angeles. Walkout could affect Long Beach within days, with talks ongoing and union entitlements at issue.
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Santa Barbara
San Diego
Long Beach
Baking Industry Council
Los Angeles
Local 37
AFL Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union
Ray Gulick
John Pfau
International
AFL Central Labor Council
Weber Baking Co
Dolly Madison and Log
Cabin
14Th St
Wonder Bread Bakery
Redondo Ave
Jensen Baking Co
Pacific Coast Hwy
Queen Elizabeth II Tours London After Coronation
Queen Elizabeth II began a four day series of official tours of London. She visited a Cockney working district and awarded coronation medals to 2600 Commonwealth troops from Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa Pakistan Ceylon Southern Rhodesia and others amid cheering crowds. Prince Charles led cheers from Buckingham Palace balcony as the family mingled with soldiers and spectators.
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London
Elizabeth II
Prince Charles
England
Charles
Buckingham Palace
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Pakistan
Ceylon
Rhodesia
Duke of Edinburgh
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear With Coastal Clouds
Mostly clear through Thursday with some local early morning clouds along the coast. Slight warming with a high around 75 today.
President Eisenhower to Deliver TV Report Tonight
President Eisenhower prepares a first television address aimed at explaining how spending can decline without tax cuts, with four cabinet members on the program. The White House cautions no major announcements, focusing on administration achievements in four months and upcoming coverage of the May 19 radio address.
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Washington
Eisenhower
The
People Tonight
Long Beach
Capines
Hisenhower
White House
Atty
Gen. Brownell
Agriculture Benson
the Treasury
Humphrey
Health, Education and Welfare
Where to Find It Catalog Note
A short reference list indicates where to locate sections in the newspaper. It names pages for Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Sports Theater Tides Temperatures Women and Your Works.
Lonely girl learns why parents cannot visit in hospital
Shirley Harmon, a 4-year-old in St. Louis after a train car crash, learns her mother father and infant sister were killed. An attending surgeon explains the loss as gifts flood in from readers in 53 states. Her uncle William Beil plans a trust fund for her and brother Gerald Bell as guardians prepare a home.
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ST. Louis
Shirley Harmon
Len Ray Harmon
Decatur
Ind
Shirley
Paul W. Strickland
Missouri
Baptist Hospital
William Beil
Greenway
Ark
Gerald
Bell
Saxon Star Stranded After Loss of Radio Contact Near Tarama
The Royal Navy and Royal Observatory report lost contact with the British steamer Saxon Star, which had radioed from around Tarama Island that it was in a dangerous condition. Tarama Island lies about 275 miles east of Formosa.
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Hung Kong
Royal Navy
Royal Observatory
Saxon Star
Tarama Island
Formosa
Enemy Renews Savage Battle With Bayonets
SEOUL AP reports North Korean troops renewed a bayonet attack along the eastern front, pushing into Allied lines and clashing with South Korean infantry in savage close quarters near the Lake the Gook’s Castle. Details on force size were not available as fog and rain hindered aerial operations.
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Seoul
Korea
Lake the Gook
Defense Dept Bates Survey by Scientists
An advisory committee to the Defense Department says there can be no safety against atomic attack for the United States. Led by M. J. Kelly, the group urges rapid development of a strong atomic offensive capability as a deterrent and advocates a continental air defense system beyond current programs.
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Washington
Defense Department Today
United States
M. J. Kelly
Bell Telephone Laboratories
North American
Defense Department
Geir
Hoyt Vandenberg
House Group Kills Senate Controls Bill
The House banking committee voted 25 to 0 to remove a Senate approved plan for a 90 day wage price and rent freeze in a future emergency. The panel also voted 27 to 1 to strike provisions granting the Federal Reserve Board power to restore controls on consumer installment and real estate credit. Chairman Wolcott denounced the proposal as ridiculous and said it would hinder business expansion.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate
House
Wolcott
R.mich
Federal Reserve Board
Hunger strike ends as sisters gain welfare hope
Two elderly sisters Mary Hicks 77 and Mildred Hicks 73 ended a two day hunger strike after a welfare worker promised to speed processing of their claims. The women, once told ineligible, were advised by Louise Chastain that rule changes and dwindling savings now allow prompt aid and future payments.
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Meigs
Gal
Mary Hicks
Mildred Hicks
Louise Chastain
Welfare Department
Eorgin
Georgia
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Mrs. Beulah Herbert
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Anne
Brother Charles
Defense Dept. Bates
Elton C. Fay
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