Heat wave ties May 4 record in Long Beach spread
A mid spring heat wave pushed Long Beach to 90 degrees by noon, tying the May 4 heat record set in 1944 and marking the hottest day of 1953. Beaches thronged Santa Monica to San Diego as lifeguards prepared for peak summer patrols amid ongoing hot spell forecast to continue through Tuesday.
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Poll of State Solons Favors Gas Tax Hike
Sacramento AP report notes Assembly Speaker James W. Silliman said a poll of 76 Assemblymen shows a one cent gas tax hike likely, with several preferring no increase or only a minimal rise. Legislation, along with a proposed highway plan, continues to move through the Lower House as talks continue.
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Thieves Hit Thieves Mart at Pine Avenue
Thieves visited The Thieves Shoe Market at 26 Pine Ave Sunday night. They lowered themselves through a skylight, took more than $1000 from a hiding place, and escaped via the skylight. Two men fled down an alley around midnight but were gone when police arrived. Police said the robbers used a stepladder to exit after taking receipts.
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Britt returns home from prisoner exchange with Marines
Cpl Britt, wounded in Vegas Hill fight, a former Wilson High student, boards the fourth Freedom Air lift for home along with 38 other repatriates. Only 13 Americans remain out of 149 released still awaiting return. Four brothers greet him as he heads toward Long Beach after May 10 1951 enlistment.
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Dangling in Space Motorist Pulls Two From Flaming Truck
A motorist pulled two Portland men from a burning truck that crashed through a bridge railing over Pit River near Shasta Lake. driver-owner Paul Overbay and helper Henry Baum Jr. were saved minutes before the cab fell 45 feet into a valley. gasoline stored nearby did not ignite. Charles White of Central Valley threw a rope to reach the dangling pair as the cab broke away, leaving the truck on the edge with wheels locked aboard the trailer and the scene near a Southern Pacific tunnel portal.
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Freed POW Tibor Rubin to reach Long Beach today
Cpl. Tibor Rubin the first Long Beach man freed from Communist imprisonment is due to arrive by plane at 3 04 p m at Los Angeles International Airport then transfer to a flight to Long Beach. He left Travis Air Base Saturday with 39 other ex POWs and was met by his brother Irwin Rubin and sister Mrs Irene Goldberg. He walked with a cane and said he felt pretty good after a hospital exam. The family visited relatives in Oakland over the weekend.
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265 Korean Casualties Named in New Defense List
The Defense Department released a new list naming 265 Korean War casualties. It records 321 killed, 216 wounded, 10 missing, and seven injured.
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Nehru Says Bomb Plot Foiled Near Bombay
The Indian premier Nehru announced a foiled bomb plot aimed at harming railway tracks near Bombay. The device was found 35 miles from the city, minutes before a train carrying high officials including Amit Presa was due to pass.
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Drowned Picnickers after Boat Capsize at Lake Hauser
Helena Montana reports a green rented boat capsized during a Sunday outing at Lake Hauser, killing nine of ten aboard. Rescue workers called it Montana’s worst water disaster in memory, with mother Billie Akins and several relatives among the survivors, while Edward Akins and others perished.
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U N Warns Commies Time Is Running Out
In Panmunjom the United Nations pressed for a neutral country to handle Korean POWs refusing to return home. Pakistan was nominated by the UN as a potential host, while China’s Communists proposed Pakistan, Burma, India, and Indonesia. Talks paused as both sides debated next steps amid no fixed armistice deadline.
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Iron Lung Man Begins 225 Mile Trek To Santa Monica
APolio victim confined in an iron lung departs Modesto in a converted hospital van for a 225 mile journey to the Kabat Kaiser Institute in Santa Monica for physiotherapy and rehabilitation. The vehicle carries two gasoline generators and a 150 foot cord to plug into any power source along the route.
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Bandleader Artie Shaw Denies Joining Party
New York AP reports bandleader Artie Shaw told House un American Activities Committee he never knowingly joined the Communist Party. He said after Navy discharge in 1946 he sought to fight injustices and explored ideas, insisting he has never been disloyal to the country. He admitted attending several Hollywood Red meetings out of curiosity amid questions of past influence.
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Pilot lands plane after 40 bail out near Victorville
Forty men bailed from a crippled Air Force C-119 over the Mojave Desert twelve miles northeast of Victorville. The pilot Captain Roy Boyle of the 781st Troop Carrier Squadron and three others remained aboard and safely landed the craft after one engine failed. The passengers, Air Force personnel bound for Indian Springs and Frenchman Flat atomic bomb tests, dispersed across the desert. three suffered minor injuries including a fractured shoulder.
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Naval Guns Devastate Red Coast in Korean War Action
The American forces bombed the northeastern Korean coast destroying or damaging numerous Communist buildings around Hungnam and Hamhung. Carrier aircraft from Princeton and Valley Forge hit supply areas while New Jersey shelled the coast, with Panther and Sabre jets supporting air strikes near Pyongyang and along the 38th Parallel.
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Andrews Sisters dispute threatens act in Hollywood
The piano-playing husband of one sister allegedly seeks higher pay, stirring a public split rumor. Maxene and LaVerne deny a breakup, while Patti remains distant. business manager Bo Hoos guides talks as offers are declined. The trio aims to resolve disagreements before resuming touring.
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