Vegas Recovered by Leathernecks After Brutal Fight
Marine regiments recaptured Vegas from Chinese forces after a night attack at Reno outposts. Fifth Regiment reported firm control by 9:45 p.m. with mopping up on upper slopes. Walt, a Marine commander, said enemy losses were heavy and Marines faced massive artillery and mortar bombardment. Old Baldy remained in enemy hands north of Seoul as Allied air forces bombed the heights.
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Old Baldy
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U.S. Seventh Infantry Division
Former Red Reveals Teachers Cell in L A
Congressional hearing records Communist views on events from the Spanish Civil War to the rise of Hitler and Japan. Simon Lazarus, linked to Salt of the Earth, denies Russian or Communist backing, cites First Amendment protections, and notes he resigned as president of Independent Productions. The testimony covers free speech limits, subpoenas, and multiple party figures including Rev Heist and actress Jody Gilbert in the ongoing inquiry.
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Ohio
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Heist
Huntington Park
Velde
Jody Gilbert
Poner Point
Fort Worth
Committee Opens Chiseling Probe Opens Two Day Hearing
A Sacramento special Assembly committee began a two day inquiry into unemployment insurance fraud and improper benefit payments. James Bryant, director of employment, testified as the first witness as the panel seeks to properly evaluate a 775 million dollar handling fee and the scope of fraudulent claims. Bryant said fraudulent claims approached 326 thousand dollars with most recovered by court order. Governor Warren dismissed charges of 20 million in improper benefits as distorted.
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Special Assembly
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James C. Bryant
William A. Burkett
Bryant
Gov. Warren
Lew Ayres Mountain Home Destroyed by Fire
A mountain home owned by actor Lew Ayres southwest of Weldon Can yon was destroyed by fire Thursday night. An oil stove is believed to have started the blaze.
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Lew Ayres
Newhall
Weldon Canyon
Pilot Threatening Death By Own Action Crash Ed
Sperry, a licensed pilot, fled populated areas after taking off from Gardena Valley Airport with law officers pursuing a stolen four place Stinson. Eytensson borrowed a plane to ram Sperry in the air but abandoned the attempt when Sperry tried to ram him. Sperry lived at 619 Acacia Ave Torrance with his divorced wife Ovella and their three children.
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Griggers
Stinson
Eytensson
Torrance
Acacia Ave
Hawthorne
Gardena Velley
Ovella
Jelke Sentenced on Vice Charges
The judge barred press and public from the courtroom during the prosecution evidence in Jelke’s vice trial. Reporters relied on courthouse corridors to obtain stories as Valente denounced sensational coverage as unworthy of press freedom.
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Valente
Sisly
Silent Teacher’s Job Suspended in Boston Inquiry
A Boston mathematics teacher at Boston Latin School, George Faxon, 43, was suspended without pay for refusing to answer the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee about Communist affiliations. He joins four educators, including Maurice Halpern of Boston University, Leon J. Kamin of Harvard, and former Springfield teacher Roberta F. Anthony, in declining to disclose party ties.
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
George Faxon
Boston Latin School
Communist Party
Maurice Halpern
Boston University
Leon J. Kamin
Harvard University
Roberia F. Anthony
Springfield
Mass
Taylor escapes uninjured in helicopter collision
SEQUL-Gen. Maxwell D. Tapioni, commander of the Eighth Army, avoided injury today when two helicars collided. Taylor’s copter landed on a clear area behind the Western Front and was struck by the other helicopter. The second craft overturned, minor injuries reported to two officers.
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Maxwell D. ‘Tapioni
Eighth Army
Taylor
Technician Talked Out of Leap From Tower
A despondent Toronto television technician who had lost his job climbed over 200 feet up the Canadian Broadcasting Company TV tower in downtown Toronto Thursday night and threatened to jump. Detective talkments led him down. He was jailed on a charge of creating a disturbance.
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Tonowro—r
Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Company
Joe Lacosse
Classified ads lure more customers in Independent Press Telegram
Local classified section promotes business growth with ads inviting readers to place notices. Telephone contact 6-907 provided for advertisers seeking exposure.
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Independent- Press-Telegram
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