Solon backs Supreme Court test in tidelands plan
An Ohio Congressman predicts a new Supreme Court test if a bill granting states title to tidelands passes. Debate to begin in the House Monday, with Rep. Feighan proposing a substitute that would keep federal ownership to the edge of the continental shelf and share royalties with states up to three miles.
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Europe
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Free World
John Foster Dulles
White House
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Ex-POWs Plan Prison Meal and Convention
The first annual state convention of American Ex-prisoners of War Inc. will be held in Long Beach in April. The event aims to educate the public on POW treatment in Korea and discuss measures for better conditions. Los Angeles Post No. 1 members from Long Beach will host, with officers Fred C. Moffitt, Waller F. Cornell, William A. Garrison, and George S. Eisen serving in key roles.
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Los Angeles
Hypnotic Spell Bandit Sentenced to 25-Year Term
Roanoke Virginia report says Cletis Richards, a mild carpenter, was sentenced to 95 years for bank robbery, kidnapping the Salem assistant cashier, and a gunfight with police. He claimed hypnotic spell influenced him after a drinking binge to forget money and family troubles. He also faces charges for shooting William Akers, taxi driver.
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Esel L. Abbott Finday
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William Akers
Turks Hint at Boycott Over British Trade With Reds
Turkish Commerce Minister Enver Gureli criticized Britain for buying cereals from Russia and warned of a possible boycott of British goods. He argued London prefers Russian cereal sources to sell British products to the USSR and urged reducing imports until Turkey’s terms are met to protect the balance of payments.
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Russia
Enver Gureli
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London
Gureli
Statent
Jivo
Mechanics and Auto Workers Reach Settlement With Dealers
A two week dispute between auto mechanics and Wilmington and San Pedro dealers concluded Friday night. Facilitated by John L. Fenton of the U.S. Conciliation Service, the agreement grants a guaranteed minimum wage for a 49 hour week, paid sick leave, and other concessions to the workers.
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Wilmington
San Pedro
John L. Fenton
U.S
Six New Wells Go Into Production Across California Fields
Standard Oil of California reports six new wells now producing in California fields. Nicholson 539 in North Cat Canyon yields 365 barrels daily at 7 depth. San Gabriel So. 45 Seal Brac in Los Angeles region yields 285 bpd at 10,000 feet. L. & Inv. No. 141 in Inglewood field yields 115 bpd from 2 424 feet. Other two wells under 50 bpd. Williams No. 3 in Section 1, 421 between McKittrick and Symric fields streams gas at 5.5 million cubic feet daily and nearly 2 million feet per day during test. Includes details on ownership and area, plus oil course at Long Beach City College and Tejon Ranch wildcat.
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California
Nicholson
North Cat Canyon
Santa Maria
San Gabriel
Los Angeles
Inglewood
Public Petroleum
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McKittrick
Symric
Il Properties, Inc
L. R
Hundreds Freed From Prisons by New Russ Regime
The new Soviet government under Marshal Voroshilov issued an amnesty on March 27 releasing hundreds of prisoners for nonstate crimes. The decree halves long sentences, frees pregnant women, mothers, minors, elderly, and ill prisoners, and requires a constructive return to work.
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Moscow
WEP
Klimenti Voroshilov
Boarder kills widow and two children in Pittsburgh home
A Polish refugee boarder killed Mrs Christine Mazan and her two children, Barbara 2 and Wenceslaw 4, smothering them in their home after neighbors found the mother partially clad and the family dead. He then died by suicide. Doctors planned a pioneering double valve heart operation on the widow to restore heart function, with Dr Bailey and Dr Lefkin to perform the surgery and address a medical association meeting in Long Beach.
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Bent
Wilery
Christine Maveman
Ato
Barbara
Wenceslaw
Bailey
Philip Lefkin
Long Beech
Tiong Beach
The
Medical Association
Lafayette Hotel
Armed Services Y Choral Unit to Sing at Cross Roads Church
The Merry Maids Choral Group of the Long Beach Armed Services YMCA will perform three numbers during worship at Cross Roads Community Church, housed at Foster Elementary Series near Clark Avenue and South Street in Lakewood Park. Accompanist Gada Strode and director Wilton Fowler lead, with the Senior Choir being organized by Ira Vaughn and accompanist Clyde Miles. The pastor Rev. Bacon McLean will preach on For This Cause. Sunday School has grown from 100 to 240, and a Children's Church will be held at 9:30 Easter morning. new members will be received Sunday.
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Merry Maids
Long Beach
Bacon McLean
Foster School
Christian Science Lesson on Reality in Sunday sermon
The Sunday lesson-sermon on Reality in Christian Science churches emphasizes spiritual reality over material beliefs. It cites Isaiah 64 4 and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health, arguing truth defeats sickness and sin. Christ is the way the truth and the life.
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Mary Baker Eddy
St Barnabas Plans Holy Week Services
St Barnabas Church outlines Holy Week with Rev Fr Richard Payne CSP of Los Angeles as preacher. Palm Sunday blessing of palms at 9:30 am. Holy Thursday mass at 3 pm. Good Friday events include mass of the presanctified and Way of the Cross. Easter vigil at 10 pm and Easter Sunday high mass at 3 pm.
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St. Barna‘bas Church
Richard Payne
CSP
Los Angeles
A. mi
Father Payne
Mau Mau Attack Kills 12 In Nyeri Village
A Mau Mau gang killed at least 12 pro British native home guards in a night attack on a village near Nyeri, Kenya. About 100 terrorists armed with pistols and rifles carried out the raid in the Chingai location south of Nyeri. Government says state of emergency remains in force as reinforcements are flown in to aid the campaign.
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Kenya
Nyeri
Chingai
Vna
Mau
Combined Choirs Present Palm Sunday Cantata
North Long Beach Methodist Church and Immanuel Baptist routers unite for a cantata The Seven Last Words of Christ by DuBois Palm Sunday evening Carl H Robertson directs Madge Lewis organist soloists Philip Zinn Jack Harris Alice Felkner Borethy Howes Milton Sager Sam Kosowsky Ghrester of Immanuel Choir directs closing charelle
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Immanuel Baptist
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Christ
DuBois
Palm Sunday
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Madge Lewis
Philip Zinn
Jack Harris
Alice Felkner
Borethy Howes
Milton Sager
Sam Kosowsky
Ghrester
Immanuel Choir
St Anthony's Church Holy Week Schedule Announced
St Anthony's Church reveals Palm Sunday blessing of palms and mass, Holy Thursday mass and procession to the Altar of Repose with Exposition, Good Friday Tre Ore and Stations of the Cross, Holy Saturday blessing of the New Fire and Easter Mass.
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St. Anthony's Church
Salemn
Tre Ore
Ministers Sermon and Choir Plans at North Long Beach Church
Reverend Richard Gordon Irving of North Long Beach Community Presbyterian Church will preach Sunday at 8:30 and 11 a.m. on Gentlemen, the King, with Alice Felkner singing The Palms at the early service and Margaret Blakeman at the late service. The choir performs With Palms Adore Him and Ride On Ride Out. At 7:30 p.m. the chancel choir presents the cantata The Risen. A new sound room for the organ was built through the choir’s efforts.
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Racnard Gordon Irving
North Long Beach Community
Ing
Schnecker
Senate Approves Bohlen in Rousing Vote of Support
The Senate narrowly confirmed Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to Russia in a 2 party line vote, signaling swift approval for Eisenhower’s foreign policy team. The confirmation ended weeks of opposition over loyalty checks and past Yalta security issues, with Bohlen set to be sworn in early next week.
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Dean Achesor
Air Wing Ace Johnson Bags MIG in North Korea Duel
Air Wing CO James K. Jonson of the Fourth Fighter-Interceptor Wing shot down two MIG fighters to claim ace status in a high altitude engagement over North Korea. The pilot, credited with 29 career aces and 512 MIG kills, downed a MIG with machine gun fire, causing the plane to break up and crash across the Yalu River. Four additional damage claims were recorded in today’s action.
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North Korea
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Phas AQ
Yalu “‘River
Parade to Meet Lions Chieftain in Long Beach
William J. Goss district governor for the Los Altos Lions Club will be welcomed by a parade of National Guard vehicles in Long Beach shortly after noon Monday. The procession will go to Long Beach Recreation Park for a luncheon in his honor, with Cant. Mar BP Wai on hand. The vehicles will promote a reenlistment campaign for civilian soldiers.
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Los Altos Lions Ci
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Youth Tells Judge of Allergy to Jails
A Long Beach youth, Tommy A. Bird, 19, asked Judge Charlies D. Wallace for more time to pay a $10 traffic fine saying he has an allergy to jails. The judge offered 10 days or jail time if he cannot raise the funds, while Bird warned of withdrawal symptoms as he trembled.
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Charlies D. Wallace
Tommy A. Bird
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Wallace
Bird
Central Valley Fight on Malady Mapped
State public health experts urge mosquito control across the Central Valley to curb encephalitis. The report to an Assembly subcommittee says suppression must cover virtually the entire valley floor to be effective.
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Sacramento
Cental Valley
Great Central Valley
Assembly
Busy Service Station Cash Register Looted
A service station at 245 W Third St was robbed while workers served customers. The thief took $43 from the cash register, police were told by owner Don Brooks today.
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Don Brooks
Uncle of F D R Delano Dies at 89 in Washington
Adrian Delano, uncle of President Franklin D Roosevelt, a former railroad executive and Army colonel, died at age 89. Born in 1863, he led three railroads, served on federal commissions, and held public offices under Taft Wilson Coolidge.
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Burglaries Cleared Up as Pair Arrested in Whittier
Police say loot recovered in ten Whittier area burglaries with cash missing. Donald Primeau, 18, and a 16 year old allegedly led a gang linked to nearly 100 burglaries across Southland cities. Primeau jailed. youth held at Santa An detention facility after questioning.
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Herb Curtis
Whittier
Donald D. Primeau
Stamy Rd
Southland
Primeau
Orange County
Santa An
Chicago doctor kills wife and baby then dies by suicide
Dr Lawrence W. Leslie, 28, killed his wife Florence 32 and their three month old daughter Carol with drugs and a rifle in their North Side apartment. He left notes to explain the murders and his suicide, saying death was preferable to treatment. He served in the Army Air Corps and studied at Northwestern University before working at an industrial medical clinic.
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Lawrence W. Leslie
Florence
Carol
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Leslie
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Lestie
Amy Air Corps
Florence Tuthill
Oak Forest
Northwestern University
Murder House bones deepen Notting Hill serial case
London detectives uncover burned bones believed to be a fifth victim from the Notting Hill strangler case. A lodging house clerk John Christie aged 53 is linked to the flat, as more bodies are found under floorboards and in a rockery. Authorities fear further killings around the next full moon.
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Dead End
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Ing
Maret Boyle
Kay
Tickets to Aid Youth Center Breakfast Sale
A fund campaign by the Eastside Christian Church youth center promotes an open air breakfast at Iowa Park Shop on April 11 to raise money for building materials. Construction is slated near Obispo Ave and Seventh St starting May 1, with volunteers helping. Cub Pack 49 and Scout Troop 4, led by Jim Nerrie and Smith Crane, compete in selling tickets.
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Iowa Park Shop
Carson St
Orange
Obispo Ave
Seventh St
Jim Nerrie
Smith Crane
Four Air Force Reserve Officers Promoted at Long Beach
Four Air Force Reserve Officers promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the 9550th VAR Squadron based at Long Beach Airport. Names listed include Jonn H Veig, Harvey E Webb Jr, Roy H Fidel, and Richard L Catlin with their street addresses.
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Air Force Reserve
Gary Cooper hurt while filming in Cuautla Mexico
Gary Cooper recuperates from bruises on his right shoulder after being struck by bridge dynamite fragments during a movie score shoot in Cuautla Mexico Friday.
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Gary Cooper
Cuautla
Mexico
Farquharson and Others Obituaries in Long Beach Area
Obituaries note Bertha R. Farquharson dies at 2334 Quincy Ave and services held at Westminster Memorial Park. Survivors include Frant C. Farquharson and three daughters, plus eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Also listed are Mildred Jackson Brown and Anna Helena Colbert obituaries with service details.
City College Professor to Be Guest Speaker
Dr Kenneth Applegate professor of European history and culture at Long Beach City College will be guest speaker on Sunday at 11 p m Easter baskets made by women of the church will be on display during the fellowship coffee hour. An important council and board meeting will be held Sunday evening at 2411 E Third St.
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Kenneth Applegate
Long Beach City College
Third St
Earl Garrison Dies at 56 in California
Earl Garrison of 10405 Clancy Ave. Downey died March 26 after a long illness. Born in Huntington West Virginia he was a shoekeeper. Survived by wife Annette. Service set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Veterans Administration Center Chapel West Los Angeles. Interment at Veterans Cemetery Mottell’s Mortuary Long Beach.
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Sunnyside Memorial Park
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