Taft Would Consult Eisenhower on Military Matters
Taft said at a National Press Club luncheon he would seek General Eisenhower's advice on military issues if elected president. He declined to answer whether a professional soldier is qualified for the presidency. Taft pledged a 15 percent tax cut and projected government spending around 70 billion dollars in year one, with further reductions in year two.
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Washington
Taft
Dwight D. F Eisenhower
National Press Club
Eisenhower
Ohio
Press Club
Caltech Scientist Dies in Lab Blast
Pasadena reports a lab explosion killed John W. Parsons 31, a California Institute of Technology jet propulsion researcher. His mother Ruth Parsons 58 died hours later after an apparent sleeping pill overdose. Police cite multiple suicide notes and a confidential Mexico trip as context.
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Pasadena
John W. Parsons
California Institute of Technology
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Parsons
Ruth Virginia Parsons
Huntington Memorial Hospital
John
S. Orange Grove Ave
Help Offered To Purse Snatcher L B
An 18 year old Long Beach mother held on grand theft charges admits she tried to snatch a purse to fund herself and her baby. Police say she grabbed Mrs Nora F Lewis's purse near E Pacific Coast Hwy before midnight. Officers will pursue juvenile options and may provide help if her story proves true.
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Long Beach
Joseph Kenrick
Pacific Coast
Hwy
Harold A. Strahan
Mary C. Conk
Charlemagne Ave
Nora F. Lewis
American Ave
Taft Seeks National Ruling on Texas Delegates
Washington June 18 Sen Robert Taft urged the Republican National Committee to settle the Texas seating dispute at the GOP convention rather than leave the decision to the state committee Eisenhower and Taft backers split Texas seats with a July 7 convention in view Rep Hugh Scott warned the issue could sway voting in the general election and warned Democrats could gain if the Texas fight reaches the convention floor The national body would designate seats and refer the matter to credentials and the convention
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Washington
Robert Taft
Republican National Committee
Texas
State Committee
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
National Committee
State
Hugh Scotter
E S Steak Now Valiant Bull Stops Freight Train
In Vidalia Georgia a 1500 pound Hereford bull halted a freight train near yesterday. The diesel locomotive and eight cars of the Blue Goose freight train blocked the tracks after colliding with the animal, causing a woodpile-like spread across the rails.
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Vidalia
Geogia & Florida Railroad
British at Aden Seize Iran Oil Bound for Swiss
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Co won a temporary Aden court injunction to stop removal of 1000 tons of Iranian oil aboard the Rose Mary bound for Switzerland. Aden armed police boarded the tanker after Bandar Mashur loading, amid Iran’s nationalization of AIOC assets and a dispute before the ICJ in The Hague.
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London
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Aden
AIOC
Rose Mary
Switzerland
Bandar Mashur
Persian Gulf
Iran
ATOC
International Court of Justice
Rubbenberg and Cie
Spitz
Nicola Rizzi
Geneva
Location listings text from a newspaper
A catalog of where to find various sections in the newspaper, listing pages for Beach Combing, Boyle, Bridge, Classified Ads, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Lookout, Obituaries, Radio and Television, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Tides and Temperatures, and Women's Activities, with page ranges and partial end.
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Boyle
Seven Die In Brooklyn Apartment Fire
A four story Brooklyn apartment fire killed seven people and left a crippled man and his family trapped on a second floor ledge. Neighbor Leroy Fredericks rescued the infant and helped others reach safety as flames forced a perilous crawl along a 144 foot ledge. Names include Mrs Anna Rodriguez and Mrs Lucy Sento among the dead and Juan Colon with his wife Marie and children among the injured or missing.
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New York
Brooklyn
Crick
Anna Rodriguez
Ferdinand
Ralph
Alessandra
Lucy Sento
Sento
Juan Colon
Marie
Juan Jr
Nereida
Colon
Leroy Fredericks
Fredericks
Weather Outlook With Low Clouds And Haze
Night and morning low clouds with local fog and hazy afternoons. Highs near 77 degrees with little temperature change. Winds light.
Stockholm Petitions Note Over Soviet Shootdown
Stockholm demands a formal reply after a Soviet air attack on an unarmed Swedish Catalina rescue plane. The cabinet met in special session to review Russia note and respond to Moscow’s claims amid Danish air defense alerts.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Acheson condemns Soviet shoot down of Swedish plane
Secretary of State Dean Acheson called the Soviet action indefensible after a Swedish aircraft was shot down. He said Red aggression in Indochina is checked and the tide may be turning in the United States favor. The Stockholm incident involves disputed Baltic waters as Denmark warns its airmen to fire if fired upon.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Indo- China
Baltic
Copenhagen
Adm. E. J. C. Quistgaard
Denmark
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Churchill Rejects Truce Talk Parley
London June 18 Prime Minister Winston Churchill rejected calls for a high level conference on Korean truce negotiations raised in the House of Commons by Norman Dodds of the Labour opposition. Churchill said there is constant exchange of views among governments and a formal conference is not necessary.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Norman Dodds
Labor Party
Dodds
United Nations
Korea
Sir
Churchill
U. N
U S Hints at Steel Boost if Strike Ends
Washington June 18 AP John L Lewis backing CIO steelworkers in their strike pledge 10 million dollar fund from Mine Workers Union to aid their fight with wages and union shop leaders Murray and Lewis frame steel clash as battles against predatory interests while rejecting Taft Hartley action and seeking a price boost if settlement comes, with possible financing from the fund.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Philip Murray
Murray
Roger L. Putnam
Harriman Upsets Kefauver 4 to 1 in DC Primary
Averell Harriman defeated Sen Estes Kefauver 4 to 1 in the District of Columbia Democratic primary winning all six at large convention votes. Harriman led in 14 073 to 3377 with record turnout, stressing federal civil rights sponsorship and drawing strong African American support in Washington. He pledged to continue progress echoing Roosevelt Truman era aims.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
Abe Lincoln
Estes Kefauver
District of Columbia
Harriman
Tennessee
Kefauver
D. C
Mutual Security Agency
D.C
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Guard Rail Breaks Six Killed Under Train
Tokyo dispatch reports a guard rail collapse at a Tokyo railway station, killing six persons and injuring seven others. Affected passengers were struck when the rail gave way under an approaching train, causing chaos and prompting emergency crews to respond swiftly.
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Tokyo
Long Beach Motel Manager Warps Police With Pistol Stand-off
James C. Harrison, 37, manager of a Long Beach motel at 1770 Pine Ave, held four police officers at bay with an automatic pistol for over an hour early today before they disarmed him. His wife Norma reported the threat to shoot himself, prompting the call. Officers entered to find Harrison on a couch with the weapon, demanding the others stay away. After a tense standoff, he offered to lower his pistol if officers laid down theirs, but they did not comply and continued negotiation.
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Long Beach
James C. Harrison
Pine Ave
Norma V. Harrigen
Harrison
Hills
Rosenlof
Lindsay
Welch
Senate Rejects Seaway Bill
The Senate voted 43 to 40 to return the Seaway and Power Project bill to the foreign relations committee for further study, rejecting President Truman's plea to join Canada in a $818 million effort. The action mirrors 1947 steps and leaves no chance for revival this session before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Sen
O'Conor
D.-Me
Foreign Relations Committee
Burned girl taken from church during prayer healing
Springfield dispatch reports Officers entered the Free Pentecot Mission Church at Mountain Grove and rescued 16 year old Ruth Carder, burned on face, chest and shoulders by an oil stove blast. She was kept at the church for medical care by prayer before being transported to a Springfield hospital. Parishioners amid hysteria did not allow treatment.
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Springfield
Ozarks Mountain
Ruth Carder
Free Pentecot Mission
Mountain Grove
Cora Carder
Bers
Jim Baker
Et 2
Garner Moody
Dave Hopkins
Barclay
Baker
Moody
Mother of Four Killed in Dawn Auto Crash Here
A Los Angeles mother of four, Mildred Walder, 40, died at Seaside Hospital after a convertible struck a light standard at Fico Ave and W Seaside Blvd at 5:20 am. Driver Warren Becker, 30, and passenger Dolores Garcia, 23, were injured. Becker faced manslaughter and drunken driving investigations. Skid marks indicated failure to stop at the boulevard.
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Los Angeles
Fico Ave
W. Seaside Blvd
Mildred Walder
Chicago St
Seaside Hospital
Christensen & Pine Mortuary
Warren J. Becker
Guardia St. Los Angeles
Dolores B. Garcia
Becker
Seaside Blvd
Long Beach
Twin Girls Born to Ingrid Bergman in Rome
Ingrid Bergman delivered twin daughters in Rome on June 18 after a delayed labor that exceeded two weeks. Roberto Rossellini was by her side as the blond star’s twins arrived about a half hour apart, each weighing around seven pounds. The mother and babies were reported as fine. Bergman also has a son by Rossellini born in 1950 and a 13 year old daughter from her prior marriage to Dr. Peter Lindstrom.
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Rome
Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
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Conrad
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Norway
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