Vandals Shoot Up Cafes in Compton and Paramount
Vandals fired bullets and hurled missiles at cafes and businesses along Paramount and Long Beach Boulevards in Compton, injuring one man and causing about 2500 dollars in damages. Police logged 24 calls from merchants. four buildings reported bullet damage. An officer, Det. Sgt. Larry Picano, led the investigation as windows were pierced or shattered, with slingshot marbles and bullets cited as causes.
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Antonly
Compton
Paramount
Business A
Fouses
Nmne
Wuss
Paramount Business District
Paramount Blvd
Flower St
Firestone Blvd
Downey
Larry Picano
J. B. Eliington
S. Frailey Ave
W. Rosecrans Blvd
Ellington
Long Beach
Nadine’ Woolridge
Plymouth St
Marvin
Iney Ellington
Long Beach Blvd
L. B. Buckelew
E. Vernon St
S. Long Beach
Nat Green
Lumber Company
Germans Protest as France Dismantles Border Slice
Paris reports France will redraw 31 localities totaling 13 500 people from Germany onto sections under French Belgian Dutch and Luxembourg control amounting to 52 square miles provisional until peace with Germany. North Rhine Westphalia denounces move as violation of Atlantic Charter and international law provoking broad German protests.
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Paris
Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Finland
Austria
Japan
North Rhine, Westphalia
Frankfurt
Steps to Avert Pullman Strike
Washington March 26 national mediation board says it has intervened in a nationwide strike of Pullman conductors set for March 31 Indefinite postponement of the walkout If the dispute is not settled and the 2100 Pullman conductors strike it probably will mean a complete withdrawal of Pullman cars from the nation's trains
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Busy schedule vicar sets limit on wedding bells
In Maltby England March 26 the village vicar Rev William Surtess faced 21 weddings to conduct before nightfall. He organized a schedule and briefed church bell ringers on the time allowed for each chime before and after ceremonies to manage the day.
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Maltby
Eng
Yorkshire
William Surtess
Iran Considers Split With Russia
CAIRO March 26 The weekly Akhbar el Yar reported Iraq is weighing breaking diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia. The Baghdad datelined dispatch said Iraq arrested 100 Communist leaders on charges of arranging with Moscow and the Communist party of Iran.
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Cairo
Akhbar el Yar
Soviet
Russia
Baghdad
Moscow
Communist Party of Iran
Conferees OK 15 Month Rent-control Extension
Conferees from the Senate and House agree on a 15 month extension of federal rent controls with a home rule decontrol provision allowing states and localities to remove curbs with gubernatorial approval. The decision comes as the current law expires March 31 and debates over rent increases continue among lawmakers. An Associated Press survey suggests local officials show limited rush to end controls.
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Washington
Senate House
House
Senate
Sen
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Maybank
D.S. C
Associated Press
U. S. Encourages Slav-Russ Split by Trade Grants
Washington reports indicate the United States eases trade restrictions with Yugoslavia to deepen the rift between Marshal Tito and Russia. State Department offered no public confirmation, but officials say scarce American equipment and machinery denied to other eastern European nations has been shipped to Yugoslavia with government approval. More aid may follow if Tito stays independent from Moscow.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
State Department
Tito
Moscow
Bandit and Woman Sought After $1481 Hold Up Long Beach
Long Beach police pursue a bandit and a female accomplice after an $1481 holdup. The report highlights ongoing crime investigations and manhunt efforts across the city, with details located on page A-3.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Harbor
Los Angeles Harbor
Canadians Sent Home From Peace Meet in New York
U S authorities ordered two Canadians to return home after questioning at a New York peace conference at Carnegie Hall. A third Canadian was allowed to stay. officials cited Communist activity concerns. The event drew 1500 attendees amid protests and sharp Cold War rhetoric.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Russia
United States
Truman
Joseph Stalin
jThe
State Department
Guand
Waldorf-Astoria
John Goss
Margaret Fairley
Canada
Goss
Vancouver
B. C
High School Reefer Ring Smashed After LAPD Raid
Los Angeles Police Department San Pedro narcotics bureau arrested two men and seized marijuana worth about 500 dollars in a raid targeted at a ring selling marijuana cigarettes to students at Banning High Wilmington and San Pedro High and Dana Junior High. The operation, aided by juvenile officers, traced the supply to Jose Sumaron and Horacio Palacios, with further arrests and a cache found in a locked drawer. Over 30 students were interviewed during the three month investigation.
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Price
Harbor
Los Angeles
E. L St
Wilmington
Horacio Palacios
Palos Verdes St
San Pedro
Macantinn Aftviewe
Bidurard
Wanesee Walker
Herbert Hansford
Adrian Thornberry
E. A. Johansen
Sumaron and Palacios
Freddie Negrete
Emden St
Negrete
Edward Carter
Bolivia
Babich Held as Killer of Wife's Sister
Milwaukee news recounts a first degree murder charge against Milton Babich 19 for the killing of Patricia Birmingham 16 whose body was found in the Milwaukee River. Babich had eloped with Patricia Birmingham's sister after the slaying leading to a habeas corpus writ.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
William McCauley
Babich
Patricia
Milwaukee River
Tiny Field Mouse Slays Venomous Copperhead
In Providence New Jersey March 26 AP a tiny field mouse killed a poisonous copperhead snake. The mouse died after the fight. nature supervisor Mrs Mildred Rulison of Trailside Museum notes the struggle with the mouse dodging the snake and biting its neck before both perished.
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Providence
N. J
Mildred Rulison
Union County Park Commission
Trailside Museum
Rulison
Germans Defying Allies on West German Constitution
Frankfurt dispatch reports a seven member Bonn steering committee pledging to write its own constitution for a new west German state despite Allied veto threats. Delegates refuse dictation and plan to present the draft to the military governors, who oppose central power and urge stronger provincial tax powers in the draft.
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Frankfurt
Bonn
West Germany
Chinese Ship Blasted Near Canton Threats Escalate
In Canton on March 26, Chinese navy landing parties searched swamps for Pearl River bandits suspected of mining the 1200 ton Miss Orient six miles east of Canton. Casualties from the blast were undetermined with at least 50 bodies believed inside the wreck in 15 feet of water. Owners reported extortion demands of 2000 Hong Kong dollars with a threat of more violence if unpaid.
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Canton
Ejiot Passage
Pearl River
Hong Kong
U. S
Hong Kong Standard
Winds Spread Havoc Widely in Five States
Aerial and ground reports show tornadoes and high winds across Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and nearby areas, with at least eight dead and 76 injured. Crowder Oklahoma suffered severe destruction. Springtown Texas reported multiple injuries, and Desdemona Texas endured a tornado damage path.
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Mississippi River
Gulf States
Crowder
Oklo
McAlester
Springtown
Texas
Fort Worth
Mississippi
Louisiana
Oak Grove
Missisippi
Jamesville
Arkansas
Ohio River Valley
Texas-Mississippi-Louisiana
el Paso
Desdemona
Jackson
Miss
Vicksburg
U. S. Weather Bureau
Denver
Minnesota
North Dakota
Air Force
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Arsenal
Denver Municipal
New York
Pennsylvania
Tampa
Marijuana Charge Lands Santa Ana Man in Jail
SANTA ANA March 26 Jail for six months was ordered yesterday for Charles Henry Bruchhauser 37 of Santa Ana in possession of nine marijuana cigarets. Superior Judge Franklin G West rejected probation as policy in narcotics cases and dismissed a companion count based on the same arrest after Bruchhauser pleaded guilty.
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Santa Ana
Charles Henry Bruchhauser
Franklin G. West
Bruchhauser
Mumps Spread As Governor's Wife Exposes 50 Senators
Springfield Tl March 26 Mrs Adlai Stevenson wife of Illinois governor is ill with mumps and 50 state senators have been tested Mrs Stevenson hosted dinners at the governor mansion Tuesday and Wednesday nights for 50 state senate members Gov Stevenson had mumps as a child and is not vulnerable The exact number of immune senators is not known Mrs Stevenson 40 says she believes she contracted the illness from her son John 13
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Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Tiinois
Stevenson
State Senate
Gov. Stevenson
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Chicago
Hadeen
Ethel L. Able
Associated Press Wirsphoto
Iran
O.K
Twister
Port
Joe Merrill
A.P. Wirephoto
U.S
High
Say
Jackson, Miss
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