Ex Red Bares Teachers Cell in L A Area
A Glendale College professor told the House Un American Activities Committee that a Communist party cell of Los Angeles area public school teachers existed before 1937. He said the local union was influenced by Reds, later purged and rechartered, with few teachers from various schools involved. He named himself and Richard Byrd Lewis as Glendale College members. He noted the group spanned a scattered city area.
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Los Angeles
Communist Party
Los Angeles Area
Glendale College
House Un-American Activities Committee
Leroy Travers Hernden Jr
la Canada
American Federation of Teachers
Herndon
Richard Byrd Lewis
Quake Felt Over Parts of New York and Connecticut
A tremor measured around 3 51 am shook southwestern Connecticut and Westchester County. Centered about 23 miles northeast of New York City, the quake prompted reports of a terrific explosion. No damage was reported though Stamford and White Plains police lines received many calls about shaking buildings.
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New York
Connecticut
Westchester County
N. Y
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
New York City
Long Island Sound
Mamaroneck
Stamford
Conn
White Plains
Armed robbery hits Paramount bakery driver cash pickup
A bandit crew blocked the rear alley exit at 15991 Paramount Blvd and held up bakery driver Mike Koury of Los Angeles, fleeing with 6700 dollars. The 45 caliber gunman, about 40, six feet tall, wore a brown hat jacket and jeans. Police described the getaway car as a green 1950s Oldsmobile with a stolen tag.
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Paramount
McCoy’s
Koury
Marines Regain Western Front Hills Near Old Baldy
In Seoul reports of Marine counterattacks describe a fierce 10 hour hand to hand fight to recapture one of two western front hills near Old Baldy, the area earlier seized by Chinese forces. The action follows a heavy Red assault with MIG jets and Australian jets engaging near Bunker Hill and Shohung as U S line pilots report damaging a MIG near Chinnampa.
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Seoul
APJ
U. 5
Vegas
Old Baldy
Bunker Hill
Shohung
U. 8 S
Chinnampa
Transport Plane Ditches Off S F Crew Rescued
A California Eastern Airlines DC-4 en route to Honolulu ditched 300 miles west of San Francisco after engine trouble. Four aboard, three civilians Captain George Dijeau pilot Nicholas Perweiler copilot R H Hamilton navigator and one military courier were rescued by the Swedish destroyer Bataan and later transferred to the Shanks for return to San Francisco. The plane sank after remaining afloat for hours.
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San Francisco
Honoflu
Pacific Ocean
Bataan
Coast Guard
Thescene
San Fran
Cisco
Shanks
Isai
California Eastern Airlines
Oakland
Military Air Transport Service
Honolulu
Cal Eastern
George Dijeau
San Lorenzo
Nicholas Perweiler
R. H. Hamilton
Palo Alto
Classified-Pages B-8 to S
A reader guide lists where to find items in the newspaper across sections including Beach, Boyle, Bridge, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Southland Cities, Sports, Theaters, and Women pages with page references and section ranges. The notice directs readers to locate stories and features on specific pages and sections.
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Beach
Boyle
Southland
Monty in Capital to See His Old Commander Ike
British Field Marshal Montgomery arrived in Washington for a White House visit with President Eisenhower and talks with U S government leaders. He left New York aboard the Queen Mary and was greeted at National Airport by General Omar Bradley and General J Lawton Collins.
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Montgomery
U.S
National Airport
Washington, D. C
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laurence §. Kuter
Air Force
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Washington
Britain
White House
Eisenhower
V. S
Viscount Montgomery
Allied Forces
Europe
New York
Atlantic
National
el- Alamein
Bradley
Weekend Forecast: Mostly Sunny With Weekend Clouds
The forecast calls for mostly sunny weather through Saturday with variable low clouds at night and in the early morning. Some high clouds are expected Saturday afternoon, and a high near 70 degrees is anticipated today.
Wild Harbor Free-for-All Involving Teens Ends In Jail
A brawl on Anaheim Street near the Terminal Island Freeway left seven youths and four girls jailed and two hospitalized. Police say long pipe knives and fists were used in the melee that smashed windows and drew gunfire calls. several youths and girls, including Clyde Brooks and Lornita Smith, were arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges. A loaded shotgun was found in a car but not used.
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Shihtey
District Attors
Miss O'Day
Stan Kenton
Gene Krupa
Donnie Roche
Roe O'Day
Wilmington
Clyde Brooks
Harbor Hills
Lornita
Jack Smith
Carmelites
Long Beach
Paul Maxson
St. San Pedro
Ernest Hampel
Castro Ct
San Pedro
Raymond Feliciano
S. Artholes Ct
San
Anaheim St
Terminal Island
Maxson
Lee
Powell
Smith
Anaheim
Sanford J Ave
Feliciano
Hampel
Figueroa St
Free River Floods Hit New England and New York
Heavy rain and melting snow caused widespread floods across the northeast. Over 1000 people evacuated from Mexico Maine with one death reported. Connecticut River rose toward flood levels from New Hampshire to Hartford. Black River flooded areas in Lowville New York and Lyons Falls. More rain expected, while other regions saw generally fair weather with cooler eastern temperatures.
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Associated Press
Mexico
Maine
New York State
New England
Connecticut River
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Hartford
Conn
Adirondack Mountains
Lowville
Lyons Falls
N. Y
Carthage
N. C
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Skipper of Missouri Dies on His Bridge
Capt. Warner Edsall skipper of the battleship Missouri died of a heart attack Thursday on the ship’s bridge as it entered Sasebo Naval Base for rearming after duty off northwestern Korea. He would have been 49 next May 7. Command will pass to Capt. Robert Brodie Jr. of Chevy Chase Maryland.
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Sastsu
Japan
Warner Edsall
Missouri
Sasebo Naval Base
Navy
Edsal
Isebo Harbor
Korea
Robert Brodie Jr
Chevy Chase, Md
Mexican landlord ordered wrecking crew to evict tenants
Carlos Solano faced charges after a wrecking crew toppled walls of a building while tenants were inside. Nine people were injured as the landlord allegedly acted to force tenants to move out.
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Jlane
Meace
Carlos Solano
Plane thief battles chases over coast before landing safely
A stolen four place Stinson aircraft piloted by Ronald Sperry, 32, from Inglewood, threatened to crash in a death message before flying between Gardena and San Diego for over four hours. Coast Guard jets and a sheriff's plane tracked him as Sperry finally landed at Lindbergh Field, where he was arrested. A friend urged him to avoid crashing into the Los Angeles area.
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Long Beach
Lindbergh Field
San Diego
Ronald Sperry
Inglewood
Gardena Airport
Paul Franklin
Los Angeles
Sperry
Stinson
Coast Guard
Sheriffs
Sewell Griggers
Hawthorne Air
Senate Showdown on Bohlen Near Washington
Senator Welker of Idaho condemned Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador nominee, saying the debate has destroyed his effectiveness and public confidence. The Senate prepared for a pivotal vote on the Bohlen nomination, with public galleries packed and crowds hoping to view the proceedings.
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Washington
Sen
Welker
Beldaho
Senate Today
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
Moscow
Bohlen
Senate
Eisenhower
I Sinhower
Jelke Jelke Meted 3 to 6 Years for Vice Conviction
New York AP report on Jelke, heir to a fortune, convicted of two counts of compulsory prostitution for living off earnings of call girls. He received concurrent three to six year prison terms. Earlier, he was sentenced to eight months in the workhouse for illegally possessing two guns found during his arrest last August. Judge Valente noted the unpleasant duty of sentencing but emphasized Jelke's rehabilitation prospects.
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NEW York
Minot F
Mickey
Jelke
Alen
Case Society
General Sessions
Francis JL. Valente
Toment Jelke
Pat Ward
Cail
Valente
Jelkc
Trainmen Strike Called on Nickel Plate Route
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced a 2300 member strike set for Friday morning against the Nickel Plate Road and its Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway lease. The lines cover 2192 miles across Ohio New York Pennsylvania Illinois and Indiana with about 17000 workers. Union leaders expect the walkout to proceed while other operating brotherhoods plan to honor picket lines.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad
A. m
Nickel Plate Road
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Indiana
BRT
W. E. B.chase
Detroit
International Union
Chase
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Miss Qday
Frank C. Charvat
Ralph Simonds
George Shibley
Simonds
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Denmark
UPI
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