Inglewood Officer Slain Over Wife Suspect Standoff
Sgt. Clifton B. Medart, 41, a Korean War veteran, was found shot to death in a gutter near his Inglewood home after a planned check on his wife. He and Sgt. Robert L. Hopkins, 22, had followed Mrs. Laura Medart, 34, and Earl J. Lewis, Van Nuys, from Camp Roberts to Hughes Aircraft Plant. Police described a prearranged night gathering and pursuit before the slaying.
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Inglewood
Clifton B. Medart
Camp Roberts tCalit
Laura Medart
Earl J. Lewis
van Nuys
Robert L. Wopkins
Medart
Hopkins
Camp Roberts
Hughes Aircraft
U N Offers Reds Compromise to settle armistice issues
MUNSAN Korea March 15 U N negotiators offered the Communists a package deal to settle five secondary issues blocking agreement on policing a Korean armistice. Reds would buy only part of the package. In an adjoining tent Communist negotiators accused the U N Allies of illegally killing prisoners of war in a riot at Kose Island prison where 12 Communists were killed and 26 injured. The Reds accepted returning to staff officers to resolve deadlocked prisoner exchange. Tokyo March 15 U N Allies banned passports to Russia for travel, citing internments and seized vessels. The ban also applies to Japanese business travelers invited to Moscow next month.
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Munsan
Korea
U. N
Kose Island
R. E. Libby
Reds
Tokyo
Mare
Guv
Russia
Okue Oyama
Moscow
WA. N
Leacher
Bureau of Public Information and Guttural Affairs
Akira Miyazaki
Soviet Union
Weather Update With Rain and Strong Coastal Winds
Occasional rain tonight with showers tomorrow and possible moderate to heavy bursts. Storm warnings issued along the coast for southeast winds to 45 miles per hour with locally stronger gusts. Strong west to northwest winds expected tomorrow. Continued cool conditions.
St Louis Tax Agent Guilty on 2 Counts
St Louis tax agent James P Finnegan was found guilty on two counts of misconduct in office amid investigations by the Internal Revenue Service and Reconstruction Finance Corp. The case centers on his activities as a city tax collector in St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louis
St, Louis, Mo
James P. Finnegan
Internal Revenue and Reconstruction Finance Corp
Harbor crash injures three in Wilmington
Three people were critically injured in a head-on collision on Wilmington Blvd at 10:30 am. Vehicles were nearly demolished and crews pried doors open to reach victims. Theo Josalle and Eleanor Josalle of Los Angeles and Paul Jenks of Lomita were treated and moved to local hospitals.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Blvd
Seaside’ S Hospital
Long Beach
Theoadore Josalle
Los Angeles
Eleanor
Paul P. Jenks
Cypress St
Lomita
Harbor General Hospital
Yank Stoned Trying to Save Red POWs
A jury convicted Finnegan, a Democratic leader, of accepting 30000 from American Lithoford for pressuring RFC officials. He faces sentencing March 24 after a long probe linked to Washington scandals. The report notes the fallout from investigations into the Internal Revenue Bureau and the RFC.
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Yank Stoned
Red
Where to Find It Boyle Page A B4
A list of where to find various sections in the newspaper is provided. It includes Churches on pages A and 7, Classified ads on pages 8-5 to 8, Comics on page A-8, Financial on page A-4, Obituaries on page B-5, Radio and television on pages 1-4, Shipping on page A-. Sports on pages B-2 and B-3, Theaters on page A-2, and Tides temperatures on page /ixd.
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Boyle
Reno Loot Thefts Capture Two In Federal Case
FBI arrested Louis Gazzigli in Reno and Leona Giordano in Los Angeles for the $1.5 million Redfield burglary at Reno Mev on Feb 29. Andrew Young was seized in Milwaukee. Gazzigli faces U S criminal code charges and Giordano is charged with transporting over $5000 of loot to Los Angeles.
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Washington
FBI
Laverne M. Redfield
Reno
Mev
Louis Gazzigli
L. R. Greeson
Leona Macc -Giortano
Los Angeles
Redfield
J. Edgar Hoover
Gazzigli
Andrew Robert Young
Nevada
Young
Milwaukee
Hoover
U. S
New York
California
United States
Li Aura Mae Giordano
FSI
Truman Says No Politics in Talk Today
President Truman travels from Hey West to address over 3000 student editors on Citizenship via radio and television. He interrupts a vacation for a 2500 mile round trip, denying any political connotations as photographers snap pictures at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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New York
Truman
Hey West
Stan
Waldorf-Astoria
Associated Press
Major Southern California Storm Deluges Coast
Storm battered Southern California with heavy rain and snow as warnings spread along the coast. Santa Barbara logged 3.40 inches of rain, while the Maria River neared flood stage threatening Guadalupe and Casmalia. Long Beach saw a brief downtown snow flurry, 48 mph gusts at the airport, and aerials toppled. Continuous rain and expected showers Sunday prompted flood and civil defense readiness. Marines faced stranded transport as a five foot snow cover blocked Highway 395 near Bishop, with two buses trapped en route to Camp Pendleton. Donnor Summit reported 20 inches of new snow.
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California
Santa Barbara
Guadalupe
Casmalia
Long Beach
Los Angeles International Airport
Catalina Island
Civil Defense Disaster Unit
Red Cross
Rotary
Pickle Meadow
Camp Pendleton
State Division of Highways
Bishop
Bridgeport
Sonora Junction
Sierra Nevada
U. S
Donner
The
Southern Pacific
U S May Seek U N Probe of Germ War Charges
United States officials in New York indicate a U N inquiry may be sought into Soviet accusations that the U S uses germ warfare in China and Korea. Benjamin V. Cohen defended the U S at a press briefing calling the charges false and uncorroborated while noting possible UN disarmament commission involvement if needed.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
U. N
China
Korea
Benjamin V. Cohen
Jacob A. Malik
Cohen
Red Cross
Reds
U. N.disarmament Commission
North Korea
Thei
Malik
U. S
Brazil and United States Sign Defense Pact
Brazil and the United States signed a bilateral military assistance pact to defend the western hemisphere and the free world. U S Ambassador Hershel V. Johnson and Brazilian Foreign Minister Joao Neves de Fontoura signed the agreement at the foreign office as similar accords have been reached with Peru Ecuador and other nations.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Western Hemisphere
Free World
Foreign Office
U.S
Herschel V. Johnson
Joao Neves de Fontoura
Peru
Ecuador
Elliott Roosevelt Plans Havana Home in Cuba
Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late president, announces plans to establish permanent residence in Havana after meeting Premier Fulgencio Batista. He has ordered a house prepared in Miramar and says he feels a strong friendship with Batista following Havana coup events last Monday.
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Havana
Cuba
Maron
Eliott Roosevelt
Ahibel Roosevelt
Fulgencio Batista
Miramar
Batista
Barge Brown Aground Off Downtown Long Beach
The 168 foot Laua K ran aground 50 yards off shore opposite Atlantic Ave after dragging anchor for three miles in high winds. Coast Guard cutter Morris intercepted and boarded the unmanned barge, which had narrowly missed Belmont Pier on its impromptu voyage from the breakwater. The vessel is owned by Mack McNeil. the Kanak towboat sheltered near Santa Cruz Island. Airport conditions delayed arrivals at Los Angeles Harbor as well.
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Atlantic Ave
Coast Guard
Morris
Villa Riviera
Rainbow Pier
Belmont Pier
Mack McNeil
Pierpoint Landing
Long Beach
Kanak
Pacific Towboat & Salvage Co
Santa Cruz Island
San Francisco
Mardene
Buenos Aires
Quaker Line
Colorado
Los Angeles Harbor
Severe snowstorm blankets Cape Breton Island region
A severe snowstorm struck Canada's Maritime provinces last night, hitting Cape Breton Island hardest with nearly 10 inches of snow and 50 mile per hour winds. Roads were blocked across Cap Breton and surrounding areas as the storm moves toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Halifax
N. S
Canada
Maritime
Capel Breton Island
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cape Breton
Denial of Thai government overthrow report
Bangkok dispatch reports that rumors of a government overthrow were denied as unfounded. The March 15 notice clarifies there was no coup or toppling of authorities, calming public concern and confirming continued official leadership.
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Bangok
Thailand
Sierra Snow Delays Trains and Blocks Roads
Sierra Nevada snowfall from noon yesterday through morning delays trains by hours and blocks highways. Reno reports 17 inches. City of San Francisco eastbound due Reno last midnight still not in by 9 a.m. but expected soon. Westbound City five hours late. prior snows caused slides near Denner Summit in January.
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Reno
Nev
Sierra Nevada
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Denner Summit
Soda Springs
Donner Summit
Orden
U. S. Hwy. 4
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Galland
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U.N
Japan
By Sam Summerlin
American Lithoford Corp
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Warwick Hotel Co
Internal Revenue Bureau
RFC
William Boyle
National Democratic
American Litheford
Finnegan
Joan
Rubey M. Hulen
Lithoford
Koje Island
Feddie-hards
Republic of Korea
Walter R. Leahy
Newton
Mass
L.A
C. E. Rodine
Mahanna Ave
Rodine
City Parks Division
Bodine
Press-Telegram
Elliott Roosevelt
Maritime Canada
Sierra
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