Actress Mary Astor Attempted Suicide in Encino Home
Mary Astor, 45, despondent over illness, was found unconscious in her Encino home with sleeping pills nearby. She survived after stomach pumping and was reported resting at Culver City Hospital. Her history includes multiple marriages and a 1942 supporting actress Oscar for The Great Lie.
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Thomas Wheelock
Anthony T Tany del Campo
Wheelock
Marilyn
Franklyn Thorpe
Culver Ciy Hospital
Oscar
Kennetl, Tawks
Yuma
Ariz
Thorpe
Manuel del Campo
Mexico City
Thover
Anthony Paul
DelCampo
Br. Thorpr
Truman vows to shun peril of atomic war
President Truman urged Americans to reject MacArthur's Korea war plan, warning it could trigger a world war and atomic strikes on cities. On his 67th birthday and the sixth anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, he asked for public support as he defends continued action in Korea amid Republican calls for his direct involvement.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
America
Nazi Germany
Korea
Long Beach Municipal Primary Polls Open Until 7 PM
Citizens are urged to vote in today's Long Beach municipal primary. Polls stay open until 7 p.m. and residents are reminded to fulfill their civic duty in the voting booth.
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Long Beach
Earthquake Devastates Eastern Salvador with Massive Losses
Eastern Salvadoran towns faced ruin as the country endured its worst quake. In Jucuapa about 1000 killed in the initial shock, with Chinameca and nearby towns reporting hundreds injured and widespread destruction. Rescue work continued as officials warned injuries could total around 4000 and Imbo volcano erupted nearby adding to the crisis.
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Salvador
Red Cross
Santiago de Maria
Berlin
Jucuapa
Chinameca
Nueva Guadalupe
Casertos
Imbo
L B Officer among three killed in B 45 crash over Houston
Maj Robert C Reece of Long Beach and two other crewmen died when an Air Force B 45 bomber exploded mid air near Houston Texas. Lt Bob Hampton survived after being blown clear his parachute opened. The bomber from Barksdale AFB was on a routine flight to Ellington AFB when it exploded at about 1500 feet. Funeral plans will be announced.
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Robert C. Reece
Long Beach
Houston
Texas
Bob Hampton
Maj
Reece
In Mae Reece
Hampton
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
Barksdale
Ellington Air Force Base
Red China Arms Embargo Nearer at United Nations
At the United Nations in New York May, Britain and France dropped objections to an arms embargo on Red China. The United States submitted a formal proposal to the UN sanctions committee, with a vote expected late this week or Monday. The Soviet bloc is likely to ignore the embargo if voted.
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Weather Outlook With Cloudiness and Fog
Scattered high clouds prevail tonight followed by early morning fog. Tomorrow morning heralds improving conditions with mostly sunny skies in the afternoon and temperatures in the 70s. Light variable winds tonight and tomorrow morning shift to southwest 10 to 15 mph by tomorrow afternoon.
City Offered Help in Action Against Club
SAN FRANCISCO May 8 AP Chief Assistant State Attorney General Arthur H Sherry said his office told the Seal Beach City Council that the Airport Club a Seal Beach card parlor does not qualify as a nonprofit under state law. He said the club earned 1148900 gross profit in five months of last year while donating only 962.19 to charity and that its claimed nonprofit status is a subterfuge to evade laws. The attorney general offered assistance to Seal Beach authorities in any action against the club noting 40 percent of city revenue comes from licensing. council referred the transcript and letter for study and withheld press release pending his report.
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Arthur H. Sherry
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Attorney General's Office
Dana Williams
Rep John Kee Dies During Committee Session
Rep John Kee long time chair of the House foreign affairs committee collapsed during a meeting in Washington and died from a heart attack. A West Virginia lawyer and former state senator born August 22 1874 in Glenville he represented the Fifth District from Bluefield.
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John Ker
House
George W. Calover
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
Flo
Re. Sal Bloom
Bloom
Glenville
W. Va
West Virginia
Bluefield
State Senate
Warmer Baxter Wins Original Cisco Kid Award
The article notes that Warmer Baxter, famed as the original Cisco Kid, wins a Page Award and Pulitzer prizes are announced. Details indicate sections across the paper with ads, comics, editorials, obituaries, and various pages for sports, theaters, and women’s activities. The entry lists several page references and sections such as A-9, B-3, A-12, and B-5.
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Cisco Kid
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A-T
Halt Skyscraper Elevators in New York
New York AFL building service workers struck 60 commercial buildings today paralyzing elevator operations in Manhattan skyscrapers. The walkout over wages and working conditions sent hundreds of office workers to the street and many used stairs with food for coworkers as others skipped lunch.
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New York
AFL
Manhattan
U.S. Rejects Russia Plan on Japanese Peace Drafting
The United States rejected Russia's proposal to hand the drafting of a Japanese peace treaty to four Pacific powers including Communist China. State Department officials said the move aimed to obtain a double veto over a settlement.
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Washington
Ted
Russia
China
State Department
GI's Advance: Reds Angry at Russians
Allied forces advanced along a broad Korean front amid reports of Communist build ups and Western allied patrols probing Red lines. U N troops moved toward Seoul’s hinterlands while armored columns entered Chunchon for the second straight day as Fifth Air Force ran hundreds of sorties.
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U. N
Kimpo
Seoul
Han River
Uijangbu
John Randolph
No-Man’s Land
United Nations
Chunchon
Inje
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James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Defense Chief Says U N Cost Accentuated
Secretary Marshall defended U N Korea war aims before Senate citing plans to inflict terrific casualties on Chinese forces to break morale and destroy trained armies. He warned MacArthur's remarks could worsen UN troops morale and noted risks faced in Western Europe.
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Russia
Sen. Bridges
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Germany
Korea
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Bomber Crashes Near Atom Plant in Dayton Area
DAYTON Ohio May 8 A Pan Air Force light bomber burst into flames over an atomic research plant 12 miles southwest of Dayton and crashed killing at least two of its three crew members Police said Officials reported two bodies recovered from the wreckage All aboard were attached to the Air Force base military spokesmen said
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Dayton
Ohio
Pan Air Force
Here
Air Force Base
Voting Light City Primary Predicted by City Clerk
City Clerk Clyde G. Roseberry predicted a light turnout in today’s municipal primary with about 45 000 voters. He warned national and international events overshadow city issues and projected roughly 35 percent participation of 114 533 registered voters. Polls opened at 7 a m and closed at 7 p m across 230 consolidated precincts with all municipal offices open. Liquor stores remain closed until 7 p m.
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Clyde G. Roseberry
Roseberry
Warren Warns Civil Defense Deadline Looms At Capital
Gov Earl Warren of California warns the United States faces a civil defense deadline as Russia threat grows. He cites mass casualties from atomic strikes and urges states cities and citizens to plan and train for defense including first aid black wardens and air raid wardens.
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Earl Warren
California
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By Olen Clements
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