Four Tots Rescued From Family Prison
Four malnourished children aged 2 to 4 were rescued from a dirty backroom prison-like home in Atlanta after neighbors alerted authorities. Siblings slept on a soaked bed and a torn quilt served as a mattress while three were hospitalized for malnutrition and diaper rash. Parents Edward B Carney and wife were held on suspicion of neglect.
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Tlanta
Sgt
LA. Thomas
Edward BD. Carney
Curm Platain
Thomas
Local Briefs and Community Notices From Minnesota
A jumble of society meetings and public events is listed for Saturday including a Minnesota Shire Society gathering at 1 pm at the YWCA and a grand soiree at Machinists Hall 724 Elm Ave. Other items mention traffic signal activations on Pacific Coast Hwy and California Pier, a Victory Chapter meeting, St Patrick’s Day dinner plans, bake sale and covered dish dinner in Long Beach area, and various lodge and church activities with names and addresses in the state.
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Grand Solese—Clan
Lady McDonald
BP. m
Machinists
Elm Ave
Pacific Coast Hwy
California Pier
Maj
Atex Mi
Ohio State Society of
Long Beach
Linoln Park
Jamie Siler
Carpenters Hall
Olive Ave
Brig. Gen. Merrick Dies Aboard Train
Brig. Gen. Merrick, assistant chief of staff to Air Force Gen. H. Arnold, veteran officer and soldier of fortune, died today aboard a train in Salt Lake City Utah from an apparent heart attack.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Marlowe
ML Merrick
Atall
Air Force
Namie Cath
Wes
Westinghouse Plant Work Stoppage Reported
A disrupted shift at the Westinghouse plant of the Weating e Electric Corp halted production today. Three workers left after a dispute over a time study, followed by more workers quitting later the same day, affecting transport and generator divisions and involving SOE employees.
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Big East
Letra
Weatinge Electric Corp
SOE
Transporta
Aera
MacArthur Seen Subject to Draft
Washington March 4 Rep A L Miller Nebraska said Gen Douglas MacArthur would accept a Republican presidential nomination. He noted the supreme commander of Japan could be a substitute for President on the November ballot while stressing some candidates fear asking the general to retire to testify before Congress committees and the American people could accept him as the next president.
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Washington
A. L. Miller
Aneb
Dobglas MacArthur
Miller
Supreme Commander of
Japan
Congress
Wedemeyer
Ching
Truman
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Czechoslovakia
Finland
America
Kee
Vetomeyar
United States
United Nations
MacArthur
Gen.j. Douglas MacArthur
Fae
Marshall
Crice
House
Tokyo
Sen. Vandenberg
R -Mich
Natly
Itis
Europe
Brisis
Roosevelt Criticizes U S Race Bias in UN Rights Draft
A State Department report from Geneva details Franklin D Roosevelt criticizing U S racial discrimination during drafting of a United Nations declaration on human rights. It notes Soviet pressure over economic and social rights and Russia's stance impacting negotiations.
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Washington
Franklin D.’ Ross
United States
United Nations
State Department
Geneva
Russia
Aiia
Roosevelt
Rusia
Soviet Union
Bridges Defies C. I. 0. Ousts Northern California Leader
SAN FRANCISCO March 4 Bridges the near coast longshore leader defies the national organization to oust him as Northern California director. Allan S Haywood national director of organization for the I.G. said he would delay action until Bridges' final position. C. S. O. President Philip Murray is pleased with Jett wing defeats to follow national policy. They will have to get in line. National policy supports the Marshall Plan and opposes a third party.
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San Francisco
California
C. I
Allan S. Haywood
National
C. SO
Philip Murray
Haywood
Nebraska Ballot Lists Vandenberg For April 14 Ballot
Lincoln March 4 The request of San Vandenberg that his name be kept off Nebraska s April 14 Republican Presidential preferential ballot was disregarded. A bipartisan committee headed by Raymond A McConnell Jr of Lincoln filed the petition after telegram exchanges between McConnell and Vandenberg. The Michigan Senator asked if his name could be withheld but did not answer when asked if he would accept nominations offered by the national convention.
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Lincoln
Neb
San. Vandenberg RoMich
Nebraska
Raymond A. McConnell, Jr
Uncoln
Vandenberg
McConnell
Michigan
Natont
Air Line Publicity Name New Catalina Airline Director
Don Houghton son of Comat and Mrs C A Murray has been named public relations director for Amphibian Air Transport's Catalina airline. He teaches civilian flying in the area.
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Don Houghton
Comat
C. A. Murray
W.st SL
Amphiblan Air Transport
Catalina
Disney-Bioff Deal Alleged in 1942 Strike
Washington reports A F L Conference of Studio Unions chief Herbert Sorrell testified that Disney and Bioff struck a deal to discredit strikers during a 1942 walkout at Disney Studios. He claimed torpedo plots were used to dynamite homes of nonstriking workers and blamed unions, while Disney allegedly criticized Communists in his films.
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Washington
Herbert XK. Sorrell
Wile Bloff
Walt Disney
Disney Studios
Sorrell
A. F. O. J. Conference of
Firgse
Inpo
Hollywood Blod
Sorrel
Angee
Jq Sorrell
Disney
Bus Contract Not in Jeopardy Here
The present contract between Long Beach City Lines and the Bus Drivers Union remains in force. The California Council of the Amalgamated Association voted to seek wage increases of 30 percent and a 40 hour work week for 11,000 AFL transit workers in 10 California cities. The Long Beach union contract continues until August 1949.
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Long Beach
Bus Drivers Union
California Council
ACU. Gy
San Diego
Joseph M. Litteral
Motor Woach
AFL
Tanners Predict Shoe Price Drop
New York reports trade spokesman say retail shoe prices could fall amid leather cost changes. At the Tanners Council of America's annual show, quotes suggested price cuts of up to 2 to 3 dollars on high priced men s shoes and smaller reductions for various lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tanners' Council of America
Joyrider Sentenced to 90 Days in County Jail
A 24 year old Navy veteran Louie Mike Brabo received a 90 day sentence after crashing a stolen car into another vehicle. Superior Judge Leslie E Pailee noted the incident occurred while Brabo was behind the wheel of the car previously reported stolen.
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Joyrider
Louie Mike
Befors
Lesiie E. Pailee
Brabo
Wedemeyer Sees Chinese Aid Tied to Global Policy
General Wedemeyer urged careful military aid to China, citing need to protect U.N. interests and prevent totalitarian spread. He said U.S. should back compatible governments with military force, while warning against funding that could bolster Chinese strength without proper safeguards.
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MacArthur
Marshall
Ita
China
Nas
U MacArthur
Park Avenue plan eyed by Park Commission
Park officials studied a proposed Park Avenue realignment affecting Recreation Park and Federation On to Anaheim Street. The plan would extend Park Ave from Seventh Street north of Seventh to Anaheim Street then onto Prospect Avenue to improve access and reduce student cross traffic. Werner Rucht will present the proposal to the Henning Commission for study next Thursday.
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Park Ave
Recreation Park
Park Commission
Planning Commission
Seventh St. Uraugh Recreation Park
Federation
Anaheim St
Prospect Ave
Seventh Ath Ste
Wilson High
Yiealan
Shoreline Planners Elect G F Morgen President
Geoffrey F Morgan was elected president of the Shoreline Planning Association at a Santa Monica meeting. He succeeds Richard Laynes of Long Beach. The group adopted a resolution backing a bill to return tidelands to the states and highlighted state tideland funds as a key revenue source for development.
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Geoffrey F. Morgan
Shoreling Planning Association
Santa Monica
Morgan
Richard Laynes
Long Beach
Loynes
Maid Hig Group
Ildeland Funda
Registration for May 11 Vote Urged
Voters are urged to register for the May 11 election. The notice stresses timely registration at City Hall to avoid penalties or missing the ballot. The message emphasizes deadlines and steps to complete registration with the registrar.
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Lepulty
Ithe City Hall
Mihai Says He Was Forced From Romanian Throne
Former King Mihai of Romania said his abdication was forced and he did not consider himself bound by it. He planned to sail to the United States and after lunch with the British royal family at Buckingham Palace issued a statement claiming the act was imposed by a foreign-supported government and by force.
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London
Suhal
Romania
Tony
Bmihai
United States
Buckingham Palace
Europe
Bir
Petru Groza
Gheorghu-Dej
Ship to bear war hero name honored at ceremonies
The widowed mother of the lone Japanese American Medal of Honor recipient was notified that a ship will be renamed for the soldier. The ceremony on March 12 at New York will mark the posthumous honor for Pic. Sa dao 8 Munemori, whose mother and brother reside in Hawaii. The ship, a wartime troop carrier, had been modernized for peace as the Army transport service moves forward with repairs and changes.
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Thalr Beach
New
Pic
Sadao
Munemaori
Mra
Nawa Munemori
Rober
Truman Boyd
Army Transport Service
New Group Forms in L A C 1 0 Split
Los Angeles reports a new local committee forming as split factions organize a committee for national C 1 0. Jerome Posnar of Amalgamated Clothing Workers is named head with John Despal of United Steelworkers as secretary. The group organized at a meeting of 100 union representatives led by Irwin Deshtter and George B. Robers.
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Los Angeles
C. LO
Jerome Posnar
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
John Despal
United Steelworkers
Irwin
Deshtter
Southern California
George B. Robers
Southern — California
O-P. A.C
Bandits Take 104 Dollars in Holdup
A report describes robberies around city streets including George P. Ellington at 4230 Lime Ave losing 104 dollars and Eb Ley’s rear porch theft while a parked car blocked rear access at 420 Gunar Five. A purse was stolen from Pauling E Warren at 2643 Easy Ave during an absence.
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George P. Ellington
Lime Ave
Gunar
Eighty Communists Arrested in Piraeus
ATHENS March 4 Vi Ap Approximately 80 Communists were arrested in Piraeus today charged with recruiting young men for guerrilla bands police reported. They said 33 women in Piraeus termed dangerous Communists had been exiled to the island of CHLO8 in the Aegean Sea northwest of Athens. Two civilians were killed and five wounded last night when guerrillas fired artillery and mortar shells into Nagussa 50 miles west of Salonika.
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Piraeus
Athens
Chlo8
Aegean Sea
Athena
Nagussa
Salonika
Yacht From Avalon Remains Missing
Coast Guard reports no trace of yacht Lammest and its passengers from Avalon. The couple von sailed to Aramalong Mexico weeks ago and sent letters from La Paz to friends who care for their two children. A bulletin was issued seeking information on the missing vessel.
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Coast Guard
Mexico
la Paz
California
Informa Fon Srone
Deaths of Two Men From Heart Attacks at Home
Two men died from heart attacks in their homes last night. Sidney Ward Tons, 68, of 4331 E fourth Street, and Ray D. White, 50, of 2 Wenster Place, were found by neighbors. Fire department responders cited the incidents as cardio incidents.
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Sidney Ward Tons
Ray D. White
Wenster
Mercury Dips Below Zero Across Wide Area
Cold March winds push temperatures below seasonal levels from the Rockies to New England. Through the central Rockies, Great Lakes, and northern states, readings fell near or below zero with heavy snow blanket covering the region from the northern Plains to the East. Grand Forks reported -1, Fargo -10, Pembina -9 as the coldest early morning spots.
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Cricago
Winda
Inns
Rockies
Canadian
Great Lakes
New England
Forthern
Central Rockies
Rocky Mountain
Indiana
Ohio
South Atlantic
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Fargo
Pembina
Red Cross Luncheon Drive Report Friday at Memorial
The first island drive luncheon of the Long Head Chapter American Red Cross will be held at 12 noon Friday at Veterans Memorial Cedar Ave and Broadway. Capt E A Becker U S Navy commander will speak. Musical numbers by Long Beach PTA performers. reports by fund solicitors Wetter Havehorst and Mrs Cloyce Bogle. Canteen Corps will prepare and serve the luncheon. all drive workers invited.
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Long Head
American Red Cross
Veterans Memorial
Cedar Ave
Broadway
E. A. Becker
U.S. Ny
Mother Sing
Era
Long Beach
Arbaugh Lawyer Hire Ties To Habeas Case In Court
Lester A. Sullivan testified in Superior Court before Judge Leslie E. Still that he hired Attorney William E. Turner to represent Glenn O. Arbaugh, a former ice man convicted of burglary who faces a 10 year to life sentence. The testimony covered the hiring agreement, discussions with Strangh, and borrowing money from Arbaugh’s grandmother to pay the attorney.
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Lester A. Sullivan
Superior Court
Leslie E. Still
Atorney
Wiliam E. Turner
Glenn O. Arbaugh
Iceman
Arbaugh
Sullivan
Hag
Turner
Strangh
Head
Worker Burned in Fumes Explosion at New House Site
In Pasadena on March 4, 22 year old South Los Angeles carpenter helper Crouch suffered severe burns when fumes from a floor adhesive ignited at a new house in the Poppy Peak area. A Huntington Memorial Hospital attendant aided the injured worker at the scene.
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Fasadena
Randall
Crouch
Los Angeles
Poppy Peak
AC Huntington Memorial
Two Men Injured Here in Falls
A 40 year old man, identified as Tuttie, of 107 Mitchel Street, sustained a head wound after a 19 foot fall while tripping on a top pipe on the street. He received treatment at Seaside Hospital. Patrolmen R. Carabine and W. Carter reported he lost his footing during the fall on Olive Avenue near 30th Street yesterday afternoon. A second man, Jack B. Simms, 70, a calga painter of Dar Avenue, suffered possible fracture to the right hip after falling in back at a church on Olive Avenue. He was treated at Seaside Hospital and later transferred to Harbor General Hospital in Torrance.
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Faling
Mitchel St
Carabine
W. R. Carter
Fonting
Q Church
30Th St
Olive Ave
Jack B. Simms
Dar Ave
Seaside Hospital
Harbor General Hospital
Torrance
Police Report: Personal Crisis Ends in Hanging
NE Brewer, 32, of 568 gE, 2 St, died by self inflicting hanging at his home last night. Police say the body was found this morning by family in a garage storeroom. Investigators note Brewer faced a personal crisis and is under inquiry.
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Brewer
Investigaton
L. B. Woman Reported Dead After Fall From Window
Lara Kroger, 57, of 925 Dalay Ave., died after reportedly falling from a fifth floor window at General Hospital Los Angeles while under treatment on oxygen. Police were notified by a second floor attendant, Miss Clair Walker, who found Kroger’s body and alerted authorities.
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Lara Kroger
Dalay Ave
General Hospital
Los Angeles
Knott
Clair Walker
Air Parcel Post Goes Global Soon
Postmaster Howard K. Goodwin announces the inauguration of air parcel post between the United States and 27 foreign countries. The service will be available at all U.S. post offices and use domestic air mail for overseas transport. Countries listed include Austria Belgium Ireland Finland Italy Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland Turkey and more.
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Ing Long Beach
United
West
Jern
I Polads
Sidaca
United States
Howard K. Goodwin
Ieene Beach
Austria
Belgiag Iuda
Czechoslovakia
Dereen Reve
Ireland
Fineland
Aly Mall
Alr
Pary
Tony
Americans Rap Czechs Set Up
Two Americans accuse the new Czechoslovak government of curtailing academic freedom. Jim Smith of Houston says the vow will be reported to the National Student Association. Frank Lewand of Philadelphia calls the celebration a propaganda tool.
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Prague
Torsay
Czechoslovakia
Jim Smith
Houton
Texas
United States
Frank Lewand
Philadelphia
U. S
Charles University
Tne Bieta
Pene
Propagands Institute
Kidnaper Receives Life Term in San Diego Case
San Diego reports a kidnapper was sentenced to life imprisonment with a possible 60 year maximum on related counts after pleading guilty. The case involved the decaying aftermath of a December prison escape and linked robberies.
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San Diego
Earp
Herschel Graham
Eecondide
Seaen
Tte
Cordon Thorn
Garrison
Ingley Center Farmer
Wien
Autos and Robes Budget Scene in Assembly Debate
An assembly committee debated spending on juvenile court robes and autos. The budget, totaling 360,560, was approved except for proposed robes and autos for juveniles, with officials set to supply or authorize as needed.
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Sachanento
Assembly Comeens
Senne
Anak
Eara
Navy Identifies Parachute Accident Victim
Naval authorities identified Frederick H. Currey of Portsmouth, Va as the victim in a parachute accident aftermath. Details from the scene and official statements confirm his role and report the incident occurring during training operations.
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Ele
Frederick H. Currey
Portamouth
Calexico Desert Cavalcades Highlight Police Shootout Report
Calexico events include I Beach police pistol matches and individual contests at the Desert Cavalcades on Saturday and Monday. The team is led by Bade and includes Ralph Sredford among others.
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L. B
Calexico
I Beach
Dakota Senator Seriously Sick in Naval Hospital
A Dakota senator was reported seriously ill on March 4 while in the Naval Hospital in Washington. His condition prompted transfer to Bethesda for further care and observation, according to his office.
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Dakota
Washington
Fea
Naval Hospital
Save
Bethesda
Pillow Smothers Los Angeles Infant
A disturbing incident is reported from Los Angeles where a pillow smothering led to the death of an infant during the night. Authorities are investigating the case with emphasis on the family background and circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
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Pillow
Los Angeles
Iohn Pumphrey
Pillaly- Tah
Fia
C. Pumphrey
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Mie Millington
Townend Merting
Townserd
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Norman Fendleton
Totensend
Harid
Taury Ave
Richard
Leaper
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Walter W. McMillan
Wisconsin State Society
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Knutson
Gant
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Lodge of Perfection
Scottish All Freemasons
Kire
Aubrey R. Parke
First Church of God
Community Church of God
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Community Church
Wendel West
Wilford N. Denton
Flist Church
Wesley Neal
Vine and Education Department
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St. John's Lutheran Church
S6th St
Orange Age
Henry Fisher
University of Redlands
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Ces
Roscoe Ruthrautt
Corona Ave
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Jonn G& Wagner
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Aan Mescr Bishop
Gen. Merrick
Westinghouse
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Bridges
Air Line
Ther Badger
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Alvin F. Sleight
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Robert E. Barrick, Jr
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Bland Watkins
Donald A. Sternberg
Clifford D. Shorweld
Charles Lambert
Albert D. Schlossin
William A. Dacter
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