Governor Knight May Wed Sacramento Widow
Reports claimed Governor Goodwin J. Knight might wed Virginia Carlson of Los Angeles within weeks. Knight refused to comment while Carlson avoided speculation, denying confirmation of any wedding plans. The social link between Knight and Carlson had been longstanding after Carlson’s husband died in World War I. Knight had said he planned a vacation at month’s end, offering no further details.
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Sacramento
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Sacramento Bee
Virginia
Carlson
Los Angeles
Losangeles
Eight Million VA Hospital Job OKd by Senate
The Senate approved a compromise appropriations bill adding eight million dollars for new construction at the Long Beach Veterans Administration hospital. Funds, added to the 1955 budget, await White House signature and are slated to become available July 1 for a start by September. Work focuses on replacing four temporary barracks wings housing severely disabled veterans, cited as fire hazards and hard to evacuate.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
House
Eisenhower
Long Beach
Bill Would Ban Arms to France and Italy
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill to deny arms to France and Italy unless they join an international army. The panel backed a plan that could lead to a European defense organization including nations approving the European Defense Community pact. Countries may still receive weapons if they join collective defense or develop mutual programs as acceptable to the President.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Italy
Chipperfield
United States seeks European help to stop Guatemalan arms
Washington officials say the United States asked western European shipping nations to halt arms to Guatemala and to authorize high seas seizures as a last resort. Britain balks, preferring naval policing at home. A conference of American foreign ministers is planned to discuss quarantining Guatemala and creating a five nation watch-dog to enforce the embargo and curb communist activity.
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Washington
United States
Guatemala
Britain
Vfontevidao
Caribbean
U. S. Navy
State Department
Freeworld
Guatemala Exiles Arm For Border Assault
Guatemala urged Honduras to halt anti Arbenz forces massing at the border amid reports of well equipped Guatemalan exiles mobilizing near the frontier. Ambassador Amadeo Chinchilla said Honduras promised action to prevent border incidents as anti Arbenz factions prepared for a possible bid to unseat the regime.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Amadeo Chinchilla
J. Edgardo Valenzuela
Arbenz
Chinchilla
Bobo Rockefeller to Divorce After Wealth Settlement
Barbara Sears Rockefeller leaves her Park Avenue home for Reno amid reports that her divorce from Winthrop Rockefeller is settled. She allegedly receives 34 million plus a 500 thousand dollar trust, keeps custody of son Winthrop Paul, while the father gains visitation rights. final terms reportedly agreed last January with Wednesday night details finalized.
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New York
Upi
Barbara Sears
Bobo) Rockefeller
Park Ave
America
Winthrop Rockefeller
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Arkansas
Sobo
Richard Sears Jr
Boston
John D. Rockefeller
U S Launches Big Roundup of Wetbacks
A federal task force launched Operation Wetback in the Los Angeles area and beyond, arresting about 200 Mexican nationals. Officers checked bus stations, factories, and questioned people as a marshal center operated at Elysian Park. Suspected leaders claimed broad success despite many eluding capture as buses ferried arrestees toward Nogales. In Troy, a school bus crash injured 22 children and prompted hospital treatment for 120 minor injuries with two held for observation.
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Brownell
United States
Border
Los Angeles
Elysian Park
Nogales
Ariz
Gold Advance
Troy
Thej
Roland Eaton
Samaritan Hospital
Dangerous sex offender escapes from Norwalk asylum
A 24 year old Los Angeles man, Donald Bain, classified as dangerous, escaped around 1 35 am from Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk while under observation. Bain, with blue eyes and blond hair, is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 147 pounds, and has scars on his left hand and moles on the neck. He has a prior record including assault with intent to commit rape, and was arrested in Lynwood in 1953 and Los Angeles in 1954 on sex related charges. Authorities issued a lookout for his apprehension.
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Norwalk
Metropolitan State Hospital
Sheriff's
Donald Bain
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Superior’ Court
K. H. Tutunjian
Bain
Lyn Wood
Basault
Lynwood
Sheriff's Deputies
Sheriff’s Deputies
Report 5 Yanks Held by Indochina Rebels
Five American Air Force technicians including a director and superintendent, recently arrived in Hong Kong, were reportedly captured by Vietminh near Tourane while swimming. Initial reports lack confirmation from official sources. The five were said to be stationed in Indochina and were associated with an effort to France. No names are confirmed yet.
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Hong Kong
Indo
Robert E. Wyers
China
France
Indochina
Combe
Baines
Imunist Vietminh
Ofon
Pes Dow
Bain
Tourane
Annsm
Los Angeles
Hueg
Willowbrook
Bus Car Crash Kills Woman in Pomona
A collision between a car and a school bus on Puente High School’s last run killed a Los Angeles woman, Mildred La Johnson, 35, who rode as a passenger with her husband Fred A Johnson, 44. He was injured and twelve Puente High students were shaken but not seriously hurt.
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Pomona
UPA
Los Angeles
Mildred la Johnson
Fred A&. Johnson
Puente ‘High School
Tax Boosted With Record County Cost
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a record $319,026,805 budget for 1954-5 with a 6 cent per $100 tax increase. The rate set at $1.7595, higher than current $1.6985, as surpluses trimmed the rise. Additional funds funded Wayside Honor Farm jail, park facilities, and transit authority, with $150,000 for engineer raises.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles
Arthur J. Will
Wayside Honor Farm
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Red Youths Beaten at Berlin Rally
West Berlin residents clashed with Reds at a mass meeting outside city hall injuring 15 civilians and three policemen. At least 10 wounded were Red youths from the Soviet sector who were distributing leaflets. A UPI photographer was roughed up as his camera was smashed.
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United Press
Edward E. Rogge
Rogge
Weather forecast notes cloud cover easing by Friday
Night and morning low clouds persist into Friday with clearing in the afternoon. Temperatures trend slightly warmer as conditions improve later in the week.
Auto Hits Streetcar Head-On Kills Driver
A motorist, Howard M. Johnson, 51, of Los Angeles, died after his car crossed the double line and collided with a northbound interurban streetcar at 14th Street and American Avenue. Passenger Marjorie Jané Kester, 38, suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized. witnesses said Johnson had been driving erratically. The crash also caused minor damage to another car driven by Raymond Arthur Jones.
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14Th St
American Ave
Howard M. Johnson
Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles
Seaside Hospital
Fae
Pauly Johnson
Marjorie Jané Kester
E. St. St
St. Mary's Hospital
Johnson
Jone
Wailis Ivy Griffin
Neptune St. Torrance
Metropolitan ‘Transit ‘Co
Raymond Arthur Jones
Long Beach Blvd
Strong Earthquake Felt Near Aleutians Reported in Boston
The Boston College seismograph station logged a strong earthquake at 9 51 38 EDT on Wednesday night. Reverend Francis Donahue S J said the tremor occurred about 3900 miles northwest of Boston, likely near the Aleutian Islands.
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Aleutians
Weston
Mass
Boston College Seismograph Station
S “Trong
Francis Donahue
S. J
Boston
Aleutian Islands
Where to Find The Paper Sections Listed
The message lists section locations within the newspaper across pages and departments. It enumerates Beach Combing on C-1, Boyle on A-21, Bridge on A-1, Classified C-6 to C-11, Comics C-4, Crossword A-22, Editorial A-20, Financial C-3, Obituaries C-2, Radio and TV C-5, Shipping B-7, Sports A-23 to A-25, Theaters B-12, Tides and Temperatures B-7, Your World A-2, and Women B-2 to B-4.
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Boyle
Politics Row Rages at McCarthy Army Hearings
Washington AP The McCarthy Army hearings devolved into political wrangling as Sen McClellan accused the Republican administration of lack of capacity to govern and Sen McCarthy warned Democrats will suffer for promoting the charges. Welch sought to limit McCarthy’s questioning, with McCarthy denying involvement in efforts to gain a commission for Schine and criticizing the proceedings as a harangue.
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Washington
Sen. McClellan
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Army
Joseph, N.welch
Welch
J. Meyer Schine
Pvt. G. David Schine
New York City
Gloversville
N.Y
Schine
Miles Reber
Reber
Congress
James St. Clair
John G. Adams
Army Loyalty Board
St. Clair
McClellan
Arkansas Democrat
Senate
Demo Says 2 McCarthy Aids Cleared or Not
Washington UP report says Sen McClellan states two McCarthy subcommittee staffers lack Defense Department secret clearance. Symington had questioned denials. no names disclosed. Cohn dismisses report of refusals as baloney while noting some staff clearances may still be pending.
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Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
McCarthy’ Subcommittee
Defense Department
Army-McCarthy Earings
Symington
D-Mo
Subcommittee
Ray H. Jenkins
Cohn
McCarthy Subcommittee
Baloney
McCarthy
Secre
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