The L B Thefts Solved After Year and Half
Seventeen and two 17 year olds tied to 18 burglaries totaling 25000 dollars in Long Beach and nearby. large robberies included 20000 at Roller Derby in Veterans Memorial Stadium last August and 1550 at Circle Drive-In Theater last April. Sixteen suspects taken after an 18 month Long Beach task force probe. Wilson High School store break in Feb 22 interrupted by officers. ringleader William E Wood arrested. others scheduled for preliminary hearings.
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Long Beach
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Circle Drive-In
Tackle School Safe
Wilson High School
Edward W. Scott
E. Carson Sr
Raymond J. Willoughby
Conquista Ave
Richard M., Deam
Mezzanine Way
ENCYA
Parkey Brown
California Youth Authority
Youth Authority
Scott
Willoughby
Deam
George
Doyle
al Myers
A. B. Castillo
James
Terry
Long Breach
J. Cady
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
F. L. Fahrney
M. L. Viney
Los Angeles Sheriff's Office
Willem G. Wood
Gen Vandenberg to stay as Air Force chief for 14 months
President to nominate Gen Hoyt Vandenberg for a 14 month term as Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Gen Curtis LeMay would be named deputy chief of staff to succeed Gen Nathan Twining. Vandenberg’s four year term ends April 30 and will serve until June 12, 1953 before retirement. LeMay widely rumored to take top post.
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Washington
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Joseph Short
Curtis LeMay
Short
Nathan F. Twining
LeMay
Strategic Air Command
Vandenberg
Four Quakes Drive Sicilians From Homes on Etna Slopes
Residents of half a dozen villages on Mount Etna fled into the streets as four tremors struck the area. authorities reported no immediate injuries though damage to several dwellings was noted.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount Etna
Yate Budget Up Tomorrow in Legislature
California moves toward a third budget exceeding one billion dollars as Gov. Warren frames the session. Senate and Assembly convene at noon to hear the budget and policy proposals. Tax cuts spark debate while a $140 million June surplus funds prisons and hospitals. Warren campaigns between here and Wisconsin as he forecasts a budget over $1 billion for the year starting July 1.
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Sacramento
California
Senate
Assembly
Warren
Wisconsin
Capitol
Harold K. Levering
Los Angeles
Richard H. MacCollster
R.mill Valley
Julian Beck
D.san Fernando
Governot
UAW President Reuther to address mass meeting today
Local front highlights note Walter Reuther will speak at a mass meeting today. Also listed are Hamilton Junior High School construction approval, various Southland Magazine features, and a roundup of pages across sections.
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UAW International
Walter Reuther
NPR
Hamilton
Southland Magazine
John Wayne
Long Beach
la Pox
Baja California
65 mph gale breaks record for Long Beach
A 65 mile per hour gale roared through Long Beach, toppling trees and injuring an elderly man Albert Binder. In San Pedro Mary Radich was swept into a storm drain. 16 yachts turned back near Santa Catalina. Light planes tied down as gusts reached 61 at LAX. Weather Bureau warned of continued wind, showers near foothills, and small craft warnings along the coast.
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Long Beach
Albert Binder
Pacific Ave
San Pedro
Mary Radich
California
Santa Monica
Santa Catalina Island
Long Beach Senipal
Los Angeles International
Mwe
Weather Bureau
Oceanside
US Truce Team Reprimands Reds Over Violations in Korea
In Panmunjon meetings on March 2, two UN truce negotiators accused the Communists of flagrant violations of armistice agreements and questioned Reds future intentions. Allies denied breaking talks and planned to resume discussions on prisoner exchange and truce supervision at 11 am next day. The Soviet Russia issue remains a point of contention as Reds insist on neutral status denied by the UN.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Pan-munjon
Russia
Soviet Union
Neutral Supervisory Commission
MacArthur Urges NH Backers to Support Taft
In Manchester New Hampshire March 1 Gen Douglas MacArthur urged New Hampshire followers to back Sen Robert A Taft in the March state presidential preference primary The newspaper reports the note may influence the primary outcome Colburn Manchester former state senator received the message marking MacArthur's first explicit named endorsement of Taft in the campaign.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire Sunday News
Douglas MacArthur
New Hampshire
Robert A. Tait
MacArthur
J. Wesley Colburn
Colburn
Taft
Pacific Greyhound Strike Halts West Coast Bus Service
Pacific Greyhound Bus Line operations in seven western states were halted by a midnight walkout of 3500 drivers and staff. In Long Beach about 400 daily passengers on 106 scheduled runs are affected. Negotiations in San Francisco aimed to avert the strike as union demands for a five day 40 hour week faced company offers. The stoppage disrupted service for roughly 100,000 riders across California Oregon Nevada Arizona New Mexico and portions of Utah and Texas.
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Pacific Greyhound Bus Line
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Hoskins
Front-line Fire Escalates as Truce Talks Sours
Four unidentified planes attacked allied positions in central Korea as front-line action quickened. Allied tanks raided Red lines for the second straight day, destroying or damaging up to 15 Communist tanks and bunkers amid artillery and night bombing. The action comes as truce negotiations stall and concern grows over a potential spring offensive.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
Yongehon
Panmunjom
U. S Eighth Army
North Korea
Chorwon
Kamisong
Ex-Woman Champion Lea Cauria Renames Herself Leon Cauria
Lea Cauria, former French sprint champion in the 100 and 200 meters, will be Leon Cauria. Verdun court on Feb 13 allowed the name change after disputes over a medical exam by the French Federation amid 1948 Olympic controversy. She had stopped competing following the incident.
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Metz
France
Lea Cauria
Leon Cauria
Verdun
Lea Caurla
Bomb Explodes in Rome Kills Youth on Cemetery Road
An American bomb buried beneath a Rome street exploded today, killing a 16 year old youth and injuring 15 others. The street is called The Way to the Cemetery. The disaster highlights the dangers of unexploded ordnance in wartime urban areas.
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Rome
Marek
Red Radio Reports North Korea Plague Epidemic
North Korea is described as gripped by a plague epidemic per a Red broadcast heard in San Francisco via AP. A nine volunteer antiplague team from Shanghai Peiping and other cities heads to Korea, with accusations of U S germ warfare countered by the U N Command as propaganda.
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Red Radio
North Korea
San Francisco
Peiping ‘ Barlio
Associated Press
National Medical Association of China
Airie
Korea
Shanghai
Peipinga
Radio
United States
United Naations Command
U. N
Alan Winnington
Red
Peiping Radio
Winnington
Naemun
Kaesong
Chorwon
U. S
Washington
China
Peiping
Canton
Defense Department
Severe Northeastern Snowstorm Paralyzes Regions
A major storm roared across the Atlantic states dumping up to 44 inches of snow in Pennsylvania and creating blizzards from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and New York. The system caused a 25 car pileup on New Jersey’s Turnpike and two deaths in the state, with Nantucket and Cape Cod buried under heavy snow as New York’s LaGuardia and idleairports suspended operations.
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Mareh
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Nevada
Utah
Dakotas
Montana
Lake, Superior
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
Connecticut
Merritt Parkway
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
New York City
Idie
Wild
la Guardia
New York
la Guardia Run
Market robbery at Wrigley Market on Magnolia
Two masked bandits robbed Wrigley Market at 2400 Magnolia Ave at 6 40 pm last night, gaining more than 500 dollars. They menaced owner Paul Hight his wife Beulah and two customers Nevada Wall and William Ryals with pistols and fled. The thieves split the loot from meat and grocery registers and also took Hight's wallet containing about 200 dollars.
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Wrigley Market
Magnolia Ave
Paul K. Hight
Beulah
Nevada H. Wall
William M. Ryals
Daisy Ave
Meat Department
Highs
Sir Thomas Beecham Cancels Four Washington Concerts
Famed British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham is in Los Angeles on tour. He has been taken ill but not seriously and canceled four Royal Philharmonic performances in Washington. Physicians advised stopping the tour and Beecham plans to return to England when able to travel.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Beecham
Washington
Beecham
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London
Asaan
England
Pope Observing Birthday Elevation Anniversary
Vatican dispatch notes Pope Pius XII marking his 76th birthday and 13th anniversary of election. Reported health attributes center on moderation and spiritual strength, with physician crediting his endurance and calm amid adversity.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Papal
Vatican
Riccardo Galeazzi-L'si
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