Inch by inch to Old Baldy halted by rain
A heavy rainstorm paused a major assault on Old Baldy in Korea as Seventh Division troops reporter inch forward against Chinese forces. Casualties rose in a fierce 51 hour battle with both sides shelling across the front while reserves moved up to reinforce the line.
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Nti
Old Baldy
Seoul
Seventh Division
Cherwell-Yonchon
Mo Thad
Long Beach
United Press War
Arthur G. Trudeau
U.S. Seventh Division
Kendrick
Trudeau
Thit
Crinesa
Korea
Yalu River
Elyesanjin
Iendrick
Old Balas
Thokev O Reads
Woman Nabbed After Robbing Fort Worth Bank
A young woman robbed First National Bank of Handley of more than $500 in various bills by presenting a baby in a blanket and a gun. Police tracked her via radio description and captured her within an hour in a motorcycle patrol pursuit.
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FT. Worth
First National Bank of Handley
T. W. Curtis
R. C. Campbell
Jennie DeVore
Als. Devore
Four Airmen Die In Plane Crash Near Columbia
Four Air Force liaison squadron airmen were killed when their five place trainer broke apart in flight and crashed into a wooded hillside near Columbia on a Monday night. The aircraft was on a round trip training flight from Donaldson Air Force Base in Greenville to Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. An eyewitness Ronald Cowart, 14, reported that one wing came off before the plane spiraled to the ground.
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Columbia
U—or
Air Force
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
Shaw Air Force Base
Sumter
Ronald Cowart
Weather wary clouds and fog linger into Wednesday
Increasing low cloudiness and fog with occasional drizzle to night and Wednesday morning. Mostly sunny Wednesday afternoon. Little temperature change.
Office Manager Shoots Woman Then Kills Self
San Fernando police say Emory J. Sharpe, 34, Glendale, manager of the local Asbury Transit office, shot a woman at the Meadden Market and then killed himself when cornered by officer Dare ny Velasco. The victim, Mrs Enna Wagoner of San Fernando, was in critical condition at San Fernando Hospital. Police report a yearlong affair and a quarrel over a proposed Kansas City divorce.
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San Fernando
Theman
Emory J. Sharpe
Glendale
Asbury Transit
Enna Wascarr
Ban Fernando
Greyhound Bus
San Fernando Hospital
Walter Herhing
Wagoner
Three U.S. yachtsmen reported prisoners in Shekki
Hong Kong papers cite Macau reports that Richard Applegate of NBC Donald Dixon of INS and Capt. Ben Krasner were seized Sunday aboard a yacht by Chinese Communists. They were said moved by gunboat to Tongchiawan near the Pearl River estuary then transported by bus to Shekki, 20 miles inland from Macau.
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Hong Ghp
Shekki
Macau
Richard Applegate
National Broadcasting Company
Donald Dixon
International News Service
Merchant Marine
Ben Krasner
Hong Kong
Tongchiawan
Chungshan
Pearl River Estuary
Just Tryin to Dodge Law Copeland Found Alive in Casket
Yazoo City police tracked L. C. Copeland, 25, wanted on petty larceny, to a funeral home. Four officers searched a dim room of about 15 caskets and found Copeland alive in a coffin with lids up, mumbling he was dodging the law. The funeral home denied knowledge of his presence.
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Yazoo City
Miss
E. W. Russell
Jackson
Russell
L. C. Copeland
G. B. Williams
Paul Bennett
Copeland
Daring Czechs 53 Planes Escape Reds in Dawn A-Test
FRANKFURT Germany AP Four anti Communist Czechs hijack a Czech National Airways plane with 29 aboard and force a landing at Rhine Main base seeking political asylum. The aircraft, an American designed C 47, crossed into West Germany under radio contact with U S forces avoiding interception. LAS VEGAS AP Air Force trains lead bomber crews in B 36s over atomic proving ground for early detection of buck fever and to prepare for potential atomic operations. More planes than any prior test observed as AEC maintains secrecy around today s shot. Continued on Page A 6 Col 5.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Czech National Airways
U.S
Skoda Armament Works
James BR. Conant
Hich
Rhine-Main
Here
U. S
Conant
Prague
Bero
ANG
Monant
Las Vegas
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Nevada Desert
Ela A.m
AEC
Carroll L.tyler
Drizzles in Store for L. B. Tonight
Occasional drizzle expected in Long Beach and vicinity tonight with a few showers possible late Wednesday night or Thursday morning. The Weather Bureau notes a front off Washington and Oregon may push rain toward the coast, extending about 450 miles west of Los Angeles unless the pattern shifts.
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Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Washington
Oregon
S Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Dynamiters Strike Power Lines Near Gorman and China
Two 220000 volt towers on lines from Big Creek to Los Angeles and from Hoover Dam to Los Angeles were dynamited within 12 hours. The towers did not fall but caused outages. A $5000 reward was offered by Edison for the culprits. Union leaders condemned sabotage and urged peaceful picketing amid a strike that began March 9. Police believe the charges were set by someone with demolition expertise. Federal mediators reported little settlement progress.
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Southern California Edison Co
Gorman
Big Creek
Los Angeles
Sues Ank Ge
China
Hoover Dam
Drymamiters
Electrical Workers Union
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Edison Co
Edly
E. W. Bordenkircher
Woman leaps to death at St. Peter's Basilica
A poorly dressed Italian woman about 35 years old jumped today down the shaft of the elevator used by visitors to the top of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. She died in a hospital two hours later.
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Vatican City
Ufi
St. Peter's Basilica
Council Picks Successor to Burton Chace
The Long Beach City Council elected Lyman Sutter mayor on one ballot to succeed Burton W. Chace, who resigned to become Eighth District supervisor. Bazil A. Carleson was chosen vice mayor after a heated session, with Kealer briefly considered as chair and unanimous results declared.
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Lyman
Sutter
Long Beach
Bazil A. Carleson
Burton W. Chace
Clarence
Wagner
Carleson
Raymond C. Kealer
Kealer
Carl Fletcher
Chace
Raymond Darby
Britain Accepts Soviet Talks Bid to Prevent Air Losses
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons Britain would accept Russia's proposal for talks to prevent air incidents after a British bomber was shot down by Soviet jets near Hamburg. Seven British airmen were killed. Gen V I Chukov led the Soviet liaison proposal.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Germany
House of Commons
Hamburg
V. I. Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A brief index lists sections and page numbers for beach combing, Boyle, bridges, classifieds, comics, crossword, financial, editorials, obituaries, radio and TV, shipping table, sports, theaters, tides and temperatures, and women. It notes page placements on B-1, A-11, B-3, B-10, A-14, A-10, 8-2, 6-8, B-2, B-7, and B-4, 6.
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Boyle
RCA Ready to Begin Color TV Broadcasts Pending Approval
A RCA spokesman told the U S Congress that RCA readiness to start color television broadcasts exists through its NBC affiliate and would be compatible with current black and white receivers. Elmer Engstrom urged prompt FCC approval without prolonged hearings, noting extensive compatible color research by RCA and other NTSC members.
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Washington
Radio Corporation of America
Congress
Bis
Elmer W. Engstrom
RCA
National Broadcasting Co
The
Communications Commission
Commission
National Television System Committee
Engstrom
Copany
Seta
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Queen Mary
Alary
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Margaret
Duke of Windssor
Duchess of Kent
Canterbury
Marlborough House
Queen Mar
Elizabeth II
British Radio
Mary
Lyman Sutter
L. B. Carleson
West Germany
Mt. Charleston
Atomic Proving Grounds
L. B
Dynamiters Strike
Edison
Burton Chace
Iowa
House Commerce Committee
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