Dilemma of Palestine Debated by U N Delegates at Lake Success
At Lake Success the Palestine crisis leaves United Nations delegates in low morale with fighting continuing and debates drifting on. Trusteeship, partition, and enforcement hinge on a disputed plan as 58 delegations push a trusteeship concept while Israel and Arab states clash over old city ceasefire terms and the path to peace.
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AKE
Palestine
United Nations
Peace Agency
Holy Land
Special Assembly
Trusteeship Council
Security Council
U. N
Britain
Assembly
Jerusalem
Old
Old City
AIK
U. Nw
United States
Egerton
League of Nations
Trygve Lie
Lake Success
Chemical Blast Fatal to Student at GE Lab
A 24 year old student engineer, Lawrence W. Eggers, was killed and assistant Walter Ruminski, 36, seriously burned in a chemical explosion at a General Electric laboratory in Schenectady. The blast blew out sixth floor windows. Eggers died from burns and crushed chest. Ruminski was in fair condition. Army project details remain undisclosed.
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Schnectady
General Electric
Lawrence W. Eggers
E. J. Senn
Eggers
Des Moines
Iowa
Walter Ruminski
Schenectady
Ellis Hospital
Wors
Klondike Kate sues NBC over radio misnaming
Klondike Kate, famed Alaska gold rush queen, seeks 150000 dollars from National Broadcasting Co for using her name without permission on the Fibber McGee and Molly program on February 17. She says she is the daughter of a judge and not a gambler's daughter as stated.
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Los Angeles
Kate
National Broadcasting Co
Kate Rockwell van Duden
Strike Alert Fails to Move GE Co
New York May 1 The General Electric Co says its stand against a third round of wage increases remains unchanged despite a strike alert issued by the CIO United Electrical Workers The union claims no settlement without a wage rise and says all legal requirements for a strike have been complied with The alert covers about 200000 union members
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New York
General Electric Co
C. I. C. United Electrical Workers
Census chief dodges explosive question in LA visit
Los Angeles May 1 census chief Capt director of the Census Bureau declined to name the larger city in the ongoing dispute between Los Angeles and Philadelphia over which is the biggest. He joked that even he would have to wait until 1950 to learn the answer.
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Los Angeles
Philadelphia
James
Census Bureau
Three Steel Workers Die in Inland Steel Blast
Three steel workers were killed by an explosion at Inland Steel Company's Indiana Harbor plant in East Chicago. Five others were injured as molten slag and incandescent coal and ore set clothing ablaze. Names listed in St Catherine's Hospital include A F Joseph Gary Glen Becker Whit ing and Alfonso Martinez with ages unavailable.
Chiefs Asked to Form Defense Groups
Chiefs of police from 40 Los Angeles County cities urged today to organize skeleton defense groups in case national attention shifts. Dave E. Andrew, coordinator of the State Disaster Council, warned that U S military leaders list the Los Angeles metropolitan area as a key target for attack and urged rapid defense and disaster relief setup.
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Los Angeles
Dave E. Andrew
State Disaster Council
U. S
Organization of Defense
Terminal Isle Co Seeks State OK for Fare Boost
The State Public Utilities Commission is urged to allow Terminal Island Transit Co to raise fares. Owner Pete Drake seeks token abolition with four for 25 cents and new rates for routes to the U S Disciplinary Barracks in East San Pedro and nearby points. Fares vary from 10 to 15 cents with 30 ride family tickets canceled and Wilmington to East San Pedro tickets rising to 3 dollars.
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Terminal Island Transit Co
Associated Press
San Francisco
Pete Drake
Commission
East San Pedro
U. S
Ferry St
Terminal Way
U. S Disciplinary Barracks
U.S. Disciplinary Barracks
Ford
Long Beach
Wilmington
Anaheim St
Avalon Blvd
Neptune Ave
C” St
U. S. Disciplinary Barracks
East San Pedroside
First and Pacific
San Pedro
Arab invasion plans and Jerusalem under siege report
Trans-Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon chiefs of staff met with Arab leaders to plan near term operations to encircle Jews in Palestine. King Abdullah touted imminent Arab mastery of the land while denying a firm invasion date and offering peace if a Jewish state abandons a Jewish nation. Irgun bombed Jaffa police, while Haganah took over captured Manshieh quarter as British ships evacuated refugees.
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Abdulla
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
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Jordan
Syria
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Hafiz Bey Bakry
Palestine
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Sayed Pasha
U.N
Cairo
Arab League
Holy Land
Saudi Arabia
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Lake Success
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Guerci II
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Palestine High Commissioner
Jerusalem
Jaffa
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Manshieh
Hassan Bea
Irgun
Haganah
Py Toon
Manstieh
Shield wall proposed to guard against atomic radiation
Princeton University scientist Dr. P C Gugelot outlined a three foot thick shield built from concrete scrap iron and Omnite for cyclotron operators. The design aims to absorb neutrons gamma rays and other radiation and could extend to beta synchrotrons and atomic engines though practical weight limits remain a concern.
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Washington
Princeton University
American Physical Society
P. C. Gugelot
Princeton
Gugelot
Freedom Earned Not Given Says Jordan High Principal
John Wilson of Jordan High spoke to Lions Club about the American heritage requiring effort and sacrifice. He described visits on the Freedom Train and a trip to the east coast, noting how pioneers maintained freedom. Public Schools Week featured a 45-voice Boys Glee Club and Jordan student musicians, with city officials and civic leaders attending.
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Jordan High School
Lions Club
Wilton Hotel
Wilson
Long Beach
East Coast
Franklin Junior High
Jah Matheson
James Mitchell
Alice Boylan
Vernon Overmyer
Mary F. Shouse
Herbert Klockstein
Lynn Parmley
Raymond C. Kealer
Jo- Rr. Ezellner
Lawrence O
Woman expert trainer of sulky race winners
Acadia May 1 PF reports on women breaking into harness racing led by Freda Shetler a 36 year old trainer and part owner who handles trotters for husband Maynard while managing stables in Ferndale Wash. She claims bias from grooms and drivers but notes two teenage daughters at home as she and her husband travel seasonally seeking success in Santa Anita and Circles Grand Circuit.
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Santa Anita
Freda Shetler
Maynard
Mrs. Shetler
Ferndale
Wash
Shetlers
Claudette Colbert
Coast Guard Academy Cadet Appointment For L B Youth
Robert Dale Peters son of LL Col and Mrs Earl A Piper receives notice of appointment as a cadet to the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London Conn reporting July 6. Born June 29 1928 in Long Beach he attended Los Cerritos School Elsinore Naval and Military School and Loyola University then studied at the Rutherford School Long Beach preparing for the academy. Lt Col Piper is a retired Army officer.
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Robert Dale Peters
Earl A. Piper
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London
Loyola University
Rutherford School of
Long Beach
Coast ,Guard Academy
Cat. Piper
Woman Honored by Bank Staff
Miss Mabel M. Knox aged about 25 years of service to Bank of America was guest of honor at a Los Angeles luncheon hosted by A. J. Gock. She received a ring emblem for 25 years service and is secretary to Walter Havekorst, VP and Manager of the Long Beach First Street and Pine Avenue branch, with a career in several positions there.
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Mabel M. Knox
Lime Ave
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Miss Knox
Walter Havekorst
First St. and
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Large Collie Found by Humane Society
A young white sable collie with no collar or ID was found by a passerby and turned over to the Southern California Humane Society. Manager W. H. Streator said the dog is well behaved and hopes the owner will identify him within a few days.
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California Humane Society
W. H. Streator
The
Humane Society
Zoning Ordinance Final Reading Approves Artesia Street Change
City Council approved an amendment to the zoning ordinance affecting Artesia Street between Paramount Boulevard and Hammond Avenue. The reclassified area shifts from R-4 apartment housing to C-2 light business use.
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Artesia St
Paramount Blvd
Hammond Ave
Stolen Register Report From Facitic Ave Burglary
Police report a burglary on Facitic Avenue where a cash register was stolen last night. The thief escaped with about $50, leaving damaged surroundings. Local investigators are reviewing nearby surveillance and interviewing shop staff.
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Facitic Ave
Aerial Expansion Bill Delayed by Senate Dispute
The 70 group Air Force expansion bill faced delays as a Senate dispute over nonmilitary matters and a home insurance wrangle stalled action. Bridges sought unanimous consent to speed passage but faced objections, with Taft's stance signaling potential further delay.
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Washington
Senate
Bridges
R-N. H
Senate Appropriations Committee
New Hampshire
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Taft
House
Truman
Defense Forrestal
Split Worker. Contined From Page A-1
Left and anti-Communist groups split parades with socialists moderates shunning Communists. Mass for Russia planned in New York as Catholics sponsor pray for Russia events. Across the country rival marches and Catholic gatherings signaled the divide. In Latin America delegates at the Pan American Conference condemned international communism. Greek forces tightened control as guerrillas around Mount Parnassus surrendered in large numbers.
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Russia
New York
Fifth Avenue
Bogota
Colombia
Mount Parnassus
Horse Killed When Trailer Snaps Loose In San Diego
A trailer detached from a car on the Torrey Pines grade north of San Diego killing one horse and stunning another after the trailer broke loose. Harold D. Cornell of Santee said the coupling snapped as he began down the grade and the trailer swerved and toppled over a 500 foot embankment. One horse was thrown free and died. the other remained in the trailer and was stunned.
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San Diego
Torrey U Pines
Harold D. Cornell
Santee
Two Alabamans Charged With Assault and Robbery
Two white men, John C. Howard Jr. 30 and Jack Oliver 20 of Elmore County, Waived preliminary hearing in Wetumpka and were bound over to the grand jury without bond for assaulting two Negro women and robbing their husbands.
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Wetumpka
Ala
John C. Howard, Jr
Jack Oiiver
Elmore
Radar Eyes Peering Into Atom Tiny World
Radars tiny microwave waves, the eyes of radar, are aiding science to map molecules and atoms. Harvard’s Dr E Bright Wilson told the American Physical Society scientists use microwaves to probe gases, revealing molecular structures and even nuclei. Distances between atoms in molecules are measured as precisely as land surveyors measure points on Earth.
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Wilson
Local Briefs From The City
Watch theft reported by Mile A Johnson for a $68 timepiece. The Britan nila Society hosts a social at 7238 Elm Ave at 8 pm. Holy Innocents parish plans a Sunday food sale at 1915 Pasadena Ave church hall. City to auction obsolete cast iron light arms batteries for $436.21. William Mc Kinley Auxiliary begins initiating new members tonight at Veterans Memorial. Planning Commission board referred sign ordinance to allow roof signs on light business zones. Lost dog Snooky described as red encker spadel, missing from 129 W Eighth St since last Sunday. Leonards welcome a son born April 27 at Davis Monthan AFB Hospital Tucson Arizona. baby weight 7 pounds 12 ounces. Sgt Leonard is son of Mrs Earl Thomas Leonard of Long Beach.
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Leonards
Earl Leonard
Davis Monthan Air Force Base Hospital
Tucson
Ariz
Sgt. Leonard
Earl Thomas Leonard
Long Beach
Income Tax Cut Goes Into Effect
The new federal income tax cut took effect today affecting about 50 million Americans. Withholding is reduced under pay-as-you-go rules and personal exemptions rose from 500 to 600 dollars per person. Tax rates dropped from 12.6 to 5 percent for higher brackets, while credits address both the percentage cut and exemptions.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Cab Company Deal Heads To Los Angeles Council
Los Angeles May 1 Veterans Transit Corp reorganization plan approved by the Board of Public Utilities and Transportation was sent to City Council. Auto dealer Barli Muntz to receive 750000 shares of par stock and sign a 143000 note, with 90 days of backing, as part of a campaign to revive the business.
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Los Angeles
Veterans Transit Corp
Board of Public Utilities and Transportation
Barl Muntz
Union of Co
Slg
Beeit Jaincd
Life for Mother and Sons Appealed in Georgia
In Americus Georgia on May 1 Rosa Lee Ingram age 40 and her two sons Wallace 16 and Sammie Tee 14 who were given life sentences for killing a white tenant farmer appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court. Attorney Austin T Walden of Avanta filed the action yesterday on their behalf.
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Americus
Georgia Supreme Court
Austin T. Walden
Avanta
Rosa Lee Ingram
Wallace
Sammie-Tee
Tires Stolen From Service Station Display Rack
New tires valued at 25 dollars were stolen last night from a service station display rack at 5661, according to police.
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Toledo
Carnation Days Proclaimed May 7 and 8 by Mayor Chace
Mayor Burton W. Chace proclaims May 7 and 8 as Carnation Days in Long Beach to honor Penetieee Wa Mathers. He urges residents to buy carnations on those two days to support the charitable work of the group.
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Burton W. Chace
Chace
Long Beach
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