Grizzly Riverside murder pulls baby from crime scene
Police hunt for Doris Cook missing after Richard M. Cook 48 was found dead beside a Riverside County road. His 8 month old son Jeffery was unharmed as officers seek his wife, believed kidnapped by the killer. A Riverside sergeant is connected by peculiar evidence, with mine shaft searches conducted nearby.
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Long Beach
San Diego
Los Angeles
Richard M. Cook
Maywood
Lake Matthews
Riverside County
Jeffery
Cook
Doris
Nuevo
Perris
Riverside
March Air Base
Don Schrader
Gavilan Hills
Strength in Sight to Balk Any Enemy
Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson said the country has in sight the military power to deter any aggressor and warned inflation must be licked. He noted possible changes to price ceilings for farm products under the Defense Production Act and expressed hope the Wage Stabilization Board will soon be reorganized with dispute-setting powers.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Defense Production Act
WSB
Wage Stabilization Board
Jabor
Truman
Medal of Honor for Gl Who Gave Life for His Men
In Korea on Sept. 19 Sgt. William R. Jecelin, age 20, smothered an enemy grenade with his body to save his fellow soldiers. The Army awarded him the Medal of Honor posthumously, noting his act as incredibly gallant. Only five other Korean War soldiers have won the medal, all posthumously after being listed as missing in action.
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Washington
Korea
William R. ‘Jecelin
Army
Jecelin
Decelin
Cohen Shuns Texas Quiz Over Contempt Action
The Texas House crime committee recommended certifying Mickey Cohen’s failure to appear to the district attorney for grand jury action, aiming at possible contempt. Cohen, who said he lacked funds to travel, suggested appearing later, while officials noted his past attempts to influence Texas wire rackets.
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Austin
Texas
House Crime Committee
Mickey Cohen
House of Representatives
Cohen
House
Fred Meridith
Santa Monica
Calif
Meridith
Homer Garrison Jr
Los Angeles
Houston
Idle Long Beach Harbor as C-Trader Docks Again
Fifteen ships idled in Long Beach Los Angeles Harbor as 1500 longshoremen failed to work amid a jurisdictional dispute over unloading the C-Trader. Only two ships were worked while unloading lumber proceeded at Wilmington after crews failed to report and a court order restrained labor action. The ship, from Reedsport Oregon, has sparked disputes with ILWU and Sailors Union of the Pacific, with expected future trips about every two weeks.
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Sailor's Union of the Pacific
C-Trader
Patten-Blinn Lumber Co
Wilmington
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union Hall
Los Angeles
ILSWU
Reedsport
Ove
Acheson Warns Latins on Reds
Secretary of State Acheson urged the American republics to act against international communism. He warned no free nation is secure and called for full economic and military cooperation with the United States during the first regular session of the Inter American Conference of Foreign Ministers.
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Washington
Acheson
United States
inter-American Conference of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Lioness runs loose at Palm Springs circus ball with stars
A hungry lioness slipped from a cage during a circus costume party in Palm Springs and cavorted among movie stars and socialites for about 15 minutes before handlers lured her back. Singer Allan Jones, Renaldo Ferrari, and photographer Earl Theisen helped corner the animal, aided by elephant trainer Rudolf Hernandez who deployed an elephant to block exits. Police arrived after the escape but the lioness was already secured.
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Alm Springs
Allan Jones
Renaldo Ferarri
San Francisco
Earl Theisen
Stewart Hopps
New York
Rogers Ranch Club
Hopps
Desert
Jones
Ferarri
Tiesen
Rudolf Hernandez
Hernandez
John Ringling North Jr
Sonja Henie
William Powell
Mervyn le Roy
Harry Joe Brown
Hopeless Cancer Patients Show Response to New Serum
A Chicago report says the serum drug krebiozen cured two terminal cancer patients and showed promise in others. Developed by Dr. Steven Durovic, the treatment uses horse-derived material and was presented by Dr. Andrew Ivy of the University of Illinois at a scientific meeting. The drug has been used on 29 patients, 22 in Chicago and seven in New York.
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Chicago
Steven Durovic
Argentina
Andrew C.' l Ivy
Univerisity of
Llinois
Ivy
New York
Fulbright decries moral collapse and calls for a national morality commission
Senator Fulbright warned that moral corruption beyond the reach of the law threatens American democracy. He urged reviving Pilgrim and founding father precepts and proposed a commission of respected private citizens to restore national morality, naming ten potential members.
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Wasitington
Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Gls Push Ahead in Korea with Surrender Leaflets Dropped
On the western front American troops pressed forward past a Chinese regiment toward the Red Korean border, killing about 350 Communists. A U N unit with the aid of air action trapped Reds, while elements of six Chinese armies gathered near the border. East coast Korea forces held Younpo with no strategic value and the central front reported rain and mud as advances continued toward 43 miles from the front.
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U. S
United Nations
U. N
26Th Army Corps
Imjin
Republic of Korea
Younpo
U. S. Eighth Army
East Central
U.N
Classifieds and Notices Summary from Local Pages
A compact summary indicates where to find sections across the edition including Beach Combing on Page B T and Page A-9, Bridge on Page A-9, Classified ads from Pages B-8 to B-14, Comics on Page A-6, Crossword on Page B-5, Editorials on Pages A-8 and A-9, Financial Finarttial on Pages B-6 and B-7, Obituaries on Page B, Radio and television on Page 8-5, Shipping table on Page B-7, Sports on Pages A-10 and A-11, Theaters on Page A-12 and Tides temperatures on Page B- T, Warr activities on Pages B-2 and 10.
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Boyle
Bradio
Tax Officials Grilled by Crime Board on Racketeers' Returns
Senate crime investigators pressed Treasury officials for why racketeers list only about 100000 in income on tax forms. Sen Tobey charged miscEllenous entries pass through. Edward Foley defended IRS efforts for full disclosure but noted gaps in criminal returns.
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Crime Board
Ashington
Senate
Treasury
Micnallananne Ianma
MMS Uemmeaus Siuuelite . Ok
Sen. Tobey
R.-N.h
Tobey
Senate Crime Committee
Edward Foley
the Treasury
Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
China Reds Offer Opium for Sale, Crime Probe Told
Senate crime investigating committee was told by Harry Anslinger that Chinese Communists have offered 500 tons of opium for world sale smuggled from Tientsin to Japan and destined for the United States. He urged suppression of the traffic and noted U S efforts via United Nations channels to redirect drug production to medical use.
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China
Washington
U. S
Tientsin
Japan
United States
Harry J. Anslinger
The
Treasury
Buureau
Senate Crime Innvestigating Committee
Anslinger
United Nations
Weather outlook with clearing sun and light winds
Partly cloudy tonight and early tomorrow gives way to mostly sunny conditions tomorrow afternoon. Light variable winds shift to west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Senate report highlights rise of teen narcotic addicts
Washington reports from March 27 1949 say a Senate crime investigating committee heard Harry Anslinger describe a sharp rise in narcotic addicts under 21. He cited smuggling from Italy Turkey China and Japan and warned most are youths drawn into crime to fund addiction.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Harry J. Anslinger
Treasury’s Bureau of Narcotics
Italy
Turkey
China
Japan
Anslinger
U. S. Public Health Service
Lexington
Boca Pigodhumas
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Peat Neee Eae
RFC
National Commission of Noted Citizens
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Leonard Alllore
Iron Mountain
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Allore
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
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