Dope Ring Busted in San Pedro Arrests Two
SAN PEDRO A retired LAPD lieutenant and a police operator were arrested after deputies seized a 10 000 opium cache at Rankin and Miss Ebba Irvin's home. Officers found 20 cans of opium, a smoking kit, and jars, with Rankin confessing to years of use. Irvin denies use. Rankin had retired from the LAPD in 1945 after narcotics service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Sheriff's
Thomas Harry Rankin
St. Gordona
Ebba Irvin
W. 40Th St
Ed K. E. Irving
Rankin
Irving
Miss Irwin
Mexico
Police Department
Harbor
Lava Rivers Threaten Puna District in Hawaii
Lava rivers from two fissures near Ki lava threaten the Puna district in eastern Hawaii. The eruption has caused two million dollars in damage, burying cane fields and homes, with 400 residents homeless and a village of 70 homes deserted. Lava streams widen a two mile swath toward the sea, isolating Kapono and other communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Elsoyan
Pahoa
Hawaii
Java
Puna
Manhattan
Kilauea
Kapono
Laval
Montasena
Belt breaks send man plunging fifteen stories in Oakland
Mario Vlahov, 28, survived a 15 story fall at the First Western Bank building on 24th Street and Broadway. He landed on a skylight and marble floor after his safety belt reportedly failed. He remained conscious when officers arrived and was hospitalized in critical condition at Highland Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
IPI
Mario Vlahov
Highland Hospital
First Western Bank
24Th St
Broadway
Vianov
Weather Mostly Sunny Through Sunday With Fog Early
Forecast calls for mostly sunny skies through Sunday with morning fog and low clouds in the early hours Sunday. Temperatures will remain mild with light winds and minimal rain chances.
First Commercial Use A Atomic Electricity To Go On Sale
Atomic energy officials say land based atomic engine power from the Sea Wolf project near West Milton North Carolina will likely be offered for sale by late summer or fall. The 10 090 kilowatt plant is experimental and may produce up to six million kilowatt hours annually, with buyers sought among public and cooperative agencies.
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Washington
Vpi
Atomic Energy Commission
West Milton
N. C
Atomic Ener Commission
Idaho
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Shippingport
Kraus Atomic Laboratory
Schenectady
General Electric Corp
J. D. Anderson
AEC
Ager
Francis EH. King
Holyoke
Anderson
Montpelier
Joseph BE. Johnson
Johson
U S and Nationalist China eye joint Formosa command
At Taipei Admiral Carney said the United States and Nationalist China weigh a joint Formosa command to meet Communist aggression. He stressed speeding up military aid and did not provide details on talks or the hot pursuit policy. Moscow radio warns U S and Britain face hydrogen bomb retaliation, noting Soviet edge in weapons.
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Taipei
Formosa
Robert Carty
United States
China
Carney
Honolulu
U.S
Matsu
Quemoy
U. S
London
Russia
Britain
Moscow
F. Isayev
New Times
Soviet Union
British Isles
UC. S
Isayev
Washington
JS. A
Europe
Boy Killed Girl Hurt in Two Accidents Artelia
An 11 year old boy died and a 5 year old girl remained in critical condition after two separate traffic accidents Friday. Billy H Casey 11 of 22120 Funston Age died at St Helen s Hospital Bellflower after his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Marilyn Jane Moore 26 of 11301 Corby Ave Norwalk witnesses said. Kathleen M Beaman 5 was hospitalized in Artesia after falling from a car driven by her mother Frieda Mae Beaman 28 of 24533 Dalwood Ave Norwalk. The driver said the girl opened a door during the trip. Beaman s condition improved by this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artelia
Billy H. Casey
Funston
St. Helen's Hospital
Bellflower
A. B. Casey
Horst Ave
214Th St
Marilyn Jane Moore
Corby Ave
Norwalk
Kathleen M. Beaman
Artesia Hospital
Frieda Mae Beaman
Dalwood Ave
Indictments in Texas Veterans Lands Fraud Case
Former Texas land commissioner Bascom Giles was arrested on conspiracy to commit theft in the veterans land program, part of more than a hundred indictments in a wide probe. Also charged were Brady Rancher L. V. Ruffin and Griffin Rancher Brady Rancha, with Giles having resigned in 1949 amid the investigation.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Bascom Giles
Giles
Travis County Grand Jury
Brady Rancha
Brady Rancher
L. V. Ruffin
Veterans Land Program
Tornado Rips Mitchelville Area Injuring Several
A twister struck Mitchelville Tennessee injuring four to seven people, wrecking a school and 30 to 40 homes. Tornado warnings covered east central Arkansas, western Tennessee and Mississippi. Trees, power lines and debris caused significant damage as hail the size of pigeon eggs accompanied the storm.
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Siollen
Ohio
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
Plains States
Ohio River
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W. Va
Mitchelville
Tenn
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Jack Cesnar
Cintinnati
Baboy Hipton
Wild battles off the Philippines trigger Luzon panic
Reports of an air sea battle five miles off Currimao in Toews Norte Province sparked fear in coastal villages as residents evacuated. Officials later reported no confirmed engagement and local US aircraft Midway and Wasp were on routine tasks, with villagers possibly misperceiving maneuvers as battle.
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Manila
UPI
Wule
South China Sea
Philippines
Luzon
Currimao
Toews Norte
Currimac
PNSI
U.S. Navy
U.S
Midway
Wasp
Boy 14 says safety on when he fatally shoots girl
Montebello report says the 14 year old Joe Raymond and Patricia Clayton 14 were joking around when the 20 gauge shotgun discharged at his home injuring the girl in the neck and face. Raymond told juvenile officers he believed the safety was on and that the two clashed over a hunting knife before the shot. Police will file an accidental manslaughter petition in juvenile court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green River
Wyo
George Nimmo
Wyoming
Melvin H. Gray
Nimma
FBI
Washington
Nimmo
Gray
W.G. Sherman
Union Pacific Railroad
Gus Kalivas
Raiverds
Montebello
Joe Raymond
Patricia Clayton
E. Whittier Blvd
Pico
Goodwill Industries
Shberenn
Raymond
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The note lists sections and pages for the issue including Churches on A-4 and A-5, Classified on B-4 to B-11, Comics on B-12, Financial on B-3, Obituaries on B-4, Radio and TV on B-3, Schools on A-2, Shipping Table on B-3, Snorts on A-6, Theaters on B-2, and Tides Temperatures on B-3.
Light earthquake rattles Eureka area overnight
A light earthquake was felt in Eureka and other Humboldt County areas at 12 07 a m today with no report of damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Humboldt County
Tiny Japanese rockets aim for supersonic flight
Tokyo scientist Hideo Itogawa and team at Tokyo University unveil two miniature rockets, nine inches and three feet long, claiming speeds up to twice the sound and 11 miles altitude hopes. They foresee 275 miles altitude and five to six times speed of sound by end of 1957. Tests planned this spring. The Pencil and The Baby are described with remote control features and plastic bodies.
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Tokyo
UPA
Kyodo
Hideo Itogawa
Tokyo University
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