Duff in Demand that RFC Probe Be Pressed Home
Senator Duff accuses RFC witnesses of perjury and calls for a full investigation. He cites contradictory testimony by C Edward Rowe and Florence M Smoot amid ongoing hearings on RFC loans and irregular conduct. Full bright signals resumed questioning on a ship purchasing car profits totaling 2 506 000 as hearings resume.
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Washington
Ben
James H. Dutt
R-Pa
RFC
Senae
Dutt
Len J. Wiliam
Fulbright
D.-Ark
France
Pennsylvania
Republican
C. Edward Rowe
Florence M. Smoot
Walter Dunham
Durhem
Senate
Rowe
Duff
Fullbright
Joseph E.eisey
D.mass
Local Briefs From the Abra ham Lincoln Circle and More
Local briefs report events across organizations including Ladies of the GAR hosting a sandwich lunch at 11 36 a m Wednesday in Veterans Memorial, a rummage sale at Searchlight Chapel OES tomorrow and Tuesday at 1154 Pine Ave Promenade, Harbor Voiture dinner at 6 30 p m Wednesday at Samuel Thomas Post clubhouse followed by a prom at 8 p m, Oasis Lodge 447 IOOF initiatory degree work Monday at Randall Hall 6201 E Anaheim St, Nazareth Shrine White Shrine of Jerusalem electing officers Monday at Town Hall 835 Locust Ave with new members welcomed Lorene Johnson hosting, FC and L Club auxiliary to Woman's Relief Corps meeting Tuesday 10 30 a m Veterans' Memorial, Lunen at noon honoring January February March birthdays, Sigma Nu semianual dinner at University Club with 50 alumni and members present officers 1951 Phil Clark president Jack Gresham VP Bob Driscoll secretary treasurer, local club noted monthly meetings at University Club, Ministerial Union March luncheon at Long Beach Armed Services YMCA dining room with Chaplain Earl Brewster and George F McLean speakers executive committee to meet 11 a m Rev Ralph M Grove presiding
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Nazareth
White Shrine of
FC and
L Club
Woman's Relief Corps
Whil
Veterans’ Memorial
Lunen
Sigma Nu
University Club
Phil Clark
Jack Gresham
Bob Driscoll
Earl Brewster
Naval Base
George F. McLean
Armed Services Ymca
Long Beach
Armed Services
Ralph M. Grove
13 year old boy to sing on KGER radio program
Charles Booker a 13 year old boy from 4908 Pacific Ave will appear on Peter Flack's radio show tomorrow at 2 10 p m on station KGER. He will sing classic and ballad numbers on the program.
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Charles Booker
Boy Bopreno
Pacific Ave
Peter Flack
KGER
Solon Says Probe of Reds Not Blast at Film Industry
Washington March 24 A member of the House Un American Activities Committee said the current investigation of Communism in Hollywood targets only the subversive few not the entire film industry. Subpoenas for several film figures are being considered after Star Larry Parks admitted Communist ties in the 1940s and named others. About 40 people in movies radio stage and TV have been subpoenaed as hearings resume April 10.
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Washington
House UN- American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Larry Parks
Red Cell
I. Er
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
Jackson
Twentieth Century
MGM Studios
Parks
Jim
Birthday marked by surprise party and appendectomy
Barbara Price aged 16, at 2023 Jefferson Street Dominguez, celebrated a birthday with a party hosted by Mr and Mrs Marker W Price. One hour after guests left she went to hospital for an appendectomy and was reported to be in satisfactory condition, with return home expected today.
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Barbara Price
Jefferson St. Dominguez
Marker W. Price
Barbara
T. 3. Peterson
Salvage Ship Pulaski Purchased by Smith Rice Co
The former Coast Guard cutter Pulaski built in 1925 and rebuilt here by Craig Shipyards during the war has been purchased by Smith-Rice Co. of Long Beach and will be outfitted for salvage work. Capt. Bill Collins, Smith-Rice salvage expert, leads the reoutfitting effort. Since the war it was sold as surplus and changed hands several times.
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Coast Guard
Pulaski
Craig Shipyards
Smith-Rice Co
Long Beach
Bill Collins
Smith-Rice
U N Shoes Shortage Leaves Many Italian Children Barefoot
United Nations distributed about 800 000 shoes to Italian youngsters for Easter but many received none due to limited stock. Some towns refused aid to avoid crowding and riots, with reports of 600 names waiting in one list and only 150 pairs allocated.
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U. N
Nations
M. Y
United Nations
U.N
Somme
I U.N
Glongjo
Diet Ibation
Omalo
Lions Club to hear Buss on China headlines
Former Foreign Service officer Claude A. Buss, Stanford University professor, will speak on Behind the Headlines in China at the Wilton Hotel Marine Room Friday noon. Buss, linked to MacArthur and Japanese leaders, has traveled in Hong Kong Siam and the Philippine Islands and served as executive assistant to the American High Commissioner for the islands. He chaired USC’s international relations department and mentored during wartime studies in Washington DC. Kenneth E. Sutherland will chair the day.
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Lions Club
Claude A. Buss
Stanford University
China
Wilton
Hotel Marine Room
Buss
Foreign Service
United States
Ohent
Stanford
Japan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Prince Taka- Taatsu
Ohta Sapuro
Hong Kong
Siam
Philippine Islands
Manila
Department of International Relations
University of Southern California
National War College
Washington, D. C
Kenneth EF. Sutherland
National Guard Divisions to Japan for Training
Secretary Pace told Senator Kerr that the Oklahoma 45th and California 40th National Guard divisions will sail for Japan within days for extended training. Gen MacArthur needs two divisions to occupy and defend Japan, with units then potentially reassigned as Korea demands. Kerr notes this shifts guardsmen from local duty to broader strategic tasks.
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Washington
Secretary of the Army
Pace
Sen
Kerr
D-Okle
Oklahoma
California National Guard
Japan
California
Face
MacArthur
National Guard
Navy Fliers Blast Train in Tunnel
Aboard the USS Vallejo Forge off Korea on March 23, Navy pilots chased a Korean Communist ammunition train into a tunnel. The train protruded at both ends as Corsairs strafed the locomotive and cars. Lt Robert L. Severns set the engine afire. Lt Comdr Emory Coffman led support planes. Lt James Timadaiski described the tunnel eruption. Ensign Warren R. Brown noted heavy flak and smoke rising to about 2000 feet.
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Valley Forge
Korea
Robert L. Severns
Patchuska
Okla
Corsairs
Emory R, Coffman
Elkmouth
Ala
James Timadaiski
Scobeyville
N. d
Warren R. Brown
Oakland
Calli
Coffman
AP Lensman in North Korea Captured Letter Report
Albany dispatch reports AP photographer Frank Noel, captured by Chinese Communists near Chengjin Reservoir in North Korea, wrote home Jan 5 declaring good health and no wounds. His wife Mrs. Frank Noel in Albany received the first letter March 24, saying an earlier letter via Moscow attic may have been lost.
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Albany
Frank Noel
Associated Press
Noel
North Korea
San Francisco
Moscow
Cratk
Chengjin Reservoir
Glidden Paint Store Names New Manager in San Diego
Ralph L. Fulton appointed branch manager of Glidden Paint Store at 927 Pine Ave. He began in Cleveland, promoted sales promotions, then moved to San Diego last March, worked in Northern California, then Long Beach. He and his family reside at 70 Giendora Ave.
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Ralph L. Fulton
Glidden
Pine Ave
Fulton
Cleveland
Ohio
West Coast
San Diego
California
Long Beach
Giendora Ave
Titoists in Germany Meet Toss Rivals Out
In Worms Germany March 24 the formal founding of two West German Titoist Communist groups was interrupted when Kremlin loyal Reds disrupted the meeting. Chairs broke and windows crashed as dissidents opposed Moscow decrees chanted down with the Moscow Communists. Six were injured before ceremonies resumed.
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Worms
Germany
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Moscow
Hon and the American Water Works Society
A brief item notes a meeting or association involving Hon and the American Water Works Society, referencing collaboration or recognition within water utility circles. The readable text highlights organizational ties and a scheduled event or joint effort in the field.
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American Water Works Society
MacArthur Parley Offer Heard on the Central Front
A radio announcer reports General MacArthur ready to meet the Chinese commander at a neutral site to discuss Korea. Word spreads rapidly through units from the division to frontline fox holes, stirring hopes of a possible end to America’s stay in bitterly cold Korea. The message, though often garbled, injects a surge of cautious optimism among battle weary troops.
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MacArthur
Ocean
Man
Haison
America
Korea
Yalu
Zirman
1000 mile long cliff found beneath Pacific off Cape Mendocino
Geologists report at the Cordilleran meeting that a vast underwater cliff miles wide and high lies beneath the Pacific near Cape Mendocino. Observers say it may extend the San Andreas fault system, with uncertain extent. Navy oceanography researchers Menard and Dietz led the discovery at USC. officers elected include Dr. Ian Campbell as chair.
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LS Angeles
UPA
Pacific Ocean
Cape Mendoino
Geological Society of America
University of Southern Callifornia
H.W. Menard
Dietz
Oceanographic
Navy Electronics Laboratory
San Diego
San Andreas
Imperial
San Joaquin
San Francisco
California
Geologists’ Group
Ian Campbell
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
I. Hoover Mackin
University of Washington
Benediction for Los Angeles Pets Given in Church
In Los Angeles on March 24 a benediction for animals was held at the Church of Our Lady, Queen of Angels, before Easter. Cows, chickens, horses, dogs, donkeys, cats, turtles and hamsters were blessed as part of the Mexican community’s ritual in the city.
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Los Angeles
Benedicion de Los Animales
Church of Our Lady, Queen of Isaels
United States
Ishado de Gloris
Clothing for Unborn Baby Stolen Here
Lester T. Armstrong of Ontario reported a theft of a suitcase containing clothing for his unborn child and his wife’s garments from his car last night. The car was parked at the rear of a doctor’s office at 830 Atlantic Ave while his wife waited to give birth at BixbyKnolla Maternity Hospital.
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Lester T. Armstrong
Ontario
Armstrong
Bixby Knolla Maternity Hospital
Atlantic Ave
Eye for Friend Ex-boxer Seeks to Restore Sight
British boxer Eric Josepth offers his intact cornea to blind veteran Philip Pron of Jersey City in a planned corneal transplant at Marine Hospital Staten Island. Doctors expect partial restoration of Pron's vision. operation slated for next Wednesday.
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New York
Marine Hospital
Staten Island
Eric Joseph
Philip Pron
Jersey City
Chinese Dish Stew Incident Leaves Two Boys Injured
In Hong Kong on Sunday four Chinese boys reportedly threw items into a pot of Bay water causing an explosion. Two youths were injured. A Hong Kong court ordered the boys held for three days on charges of unlicensed possession of 63 live heads of 303 cartridges.
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Hong Kong
Two Youths Tie for First in Glider Meet
Two youths shared first place in a model glider contest held yesterday at Parr American Park in Lakewood. The event, sponsored by the Lakewood Exchange Club, featured girders and flights built by entrants from the free model plane class at Lakewood Junior High School. Judges included John E. Loutek and W. K. Reyburn as the field noted scattered entries such as Mike Levand Tom Thom Son Ron Denner Ed Bennett Don Boss Bill Robertson and Dave Wilkenson.
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Haworth
Hazelbrook
Rapperwood Aves
Hirsterwood Ave
Exchange Club of
Lakewood
Parr American Park
Mike Levand
Tom Thom
Ron Denner
Ed Bennett
Don Boss
Bill Robertson
Dave Wilkenson
Lakewood Junior High School
Dudges
John E. Loutek
W. K. Reyburn
Ernie Scheuchl
Henry F. Ross
James M. Bennett
Rhee Urges UN Push to Yalu River Boundary
PUSAN Korea March 24 The president of the Korean Republic urged United Nations forces to drive across the 38th Parallel to North Korea’s river borders with Manchuria and Siberia The Yalu and Tumen rivers were named as northern boundaries with a pledge to stop only when a ceasefire is agreed upon, despite ongoing enemy resistance.
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Korea
Korean Republic
United Nations
Acros
38Th
North Korea
Manchuria
Siberia
Selo
Syngman Rhee
Yalu
Tumen
Condition Unchanged For Sen Vandenberg
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, 67, remains gravely ill in Grand Rapids after his physician reported his condition is grave though he enjoyed a comfortable day. Dr. A B Smith cited stabilization but did not improve prognosis as the Republican Senate leader in foreign policy fights for recovery.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
America
A. B. Smith
Vandenberg
Taeer
Killer Cook to Study Bible in Alcatraz
Oklahoma City March 24 Billy Cook left for Alcatraz to begin a 300 year sentence with a pledge to study the Bible and not trouble anyone aboard a Rock Island train under guard en route to Oakland California where he is due Monday.
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Oklahoma City
Billy Cook
Albatraz Prison
Rock Island
Oakland
Calif
Ferguson Demands Spies Financier Be Run Down
Sen Ferguson of Michigan urged a Senate internal security inquiry into reports that a former Communist known as Comrade Z finances a espionage setup. Earl, a former naval intelligence officer, said the man is a native of Russia living on Long Island.
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Sens
R.mich
Senate
Michigan Awnnalk
Toesesan
Tee Ferguson
Eliott Earl
Naval
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Bostonian Society
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Department
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O-Nev
Beth Ee
Oes
Ton
Kari
Angie Phonoaragh
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