Incumbents Lead In City Elections With Mansell Upset
Eight Council incumbents were renominated in yesterdays municipal election as John R. Mansell shocked voters by winning the auditor race outright in a 10 candidate field. Mansell, recently appointed to fill the unexpired term, captured 17 611 votes to 15 019 for his rivals, with Edwin L. Macdonald close behind. City Attorney Irving M. Smith held his post while other incumbents faced June 5 general election contests.
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John R. Mansell
Irving M. Smith
Patrick Ahern
Max Ligon
Bazil A. Carleson
North
Long Beach
George Vermillion
Carleson
Mansell
Myntelle Gunsul
Edwin L. Macdonald
Mansel
Gunsul
Casualty totals rise in Korea War weekly update
Washington reports U S casualties in Korea now total 64 055, up 1 256 from last week. Defense Department figures show 9 765 killed, 43 350 wounded, 10 940 missing, with 1 135 of the wounded later dying. Combat deaths reach 11 001 including 1 163 returned to U S control and 114 prisoners of war. Army 53 115, Navy 682, Marine Corps 9 695, Air Force 563. Release delayed as Marshall testified on MacArthur matter.
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U. S
Korea
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Defense Marshall
Senate
MacArthur
Second Woman in Astor Case Tries Death by Own Action
Beverly Hills May 9 AP An attractive dancer who accompanied Actress Mary Astor's husband on a tour of night clubs Monday night when Miss Astor overdosed on sleeping pills is hospitalized. Joan Blair Casparis 33 identified by Detective Sgt. Joe Gebhardt as the escort. Wheelock, Miss Astor's husband, said Casparis was a friend of 20 years. Police call the action an attempted death by own action. No notes found and capsules half-filled were reported.
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Beverly Hills
Mary Astor
Miss Astor
Idancer
Joe Gebhardt
Joan Blair Casparis
Thomas Wheelock
Miss Casparis
California Lutheran Hospital
Los Angeles
I Wheelock
Gebhardt
Wheelock
Guided by Sensitive Finger Reopens Vital Heart Valves
In San Francisco on May 9, Dr. Charles Phila more Bailey, a famed Philadelphia heart surgeon, used a knife attached to his finger to perform internal valve operations. He reopened the mitral valve in two patients, an 18 year old girl and a 41 year old man, to restore normal blood flow after rheumatic fever. Both patients were reported in good condition after the operations.
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AN Francisco
Charles Philamore Bailey
Philadelphia
Bailey
Massive Allied Raid Hits Sinuiju Airfield on Border
Tokyo May 9 Allied air forces unleashed a massive attack on the Sinuiju airfield in northwestern Korea across the Yalu, with 312 fighters and fighter-bombers from every US and allied field. The strike followed reports of a looming Communist offensive and involved intense flame and smoke as 70 to 100 enemy planes were spotted on the ground.
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Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
United Natons
Korea
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu River
Earle
E. Partridge
Yalu
Robert Dixon
Newton
Iowa
U. S
U. N
Hongchon
Inje
Hospital Held Up Narcotics Taken in Glendale
Glendale police arrested Robert B. M. Erno 23 Albert G. Geise 39 and Sheila Jane Malone 30 after a dawn robbery of narcotics at Glendale Emergency Hospital. A male nurse Clarence W. Davis identified the suspects, reporting 20 boxes and bottles stolen. one robber allegedly said, I hate to get narcotics this way.
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Glendale
Glendale Emergency Hospital
Burbankoff
Robert BM. Erno
Albert G. Geise
Sheila Jane Malone
W. W. Wheelock
Clarence W. Davis
Davis
Mer
Sinking Vessel Pushed to Shoal After Collision
In the Delaware River near Chester Pennsylvania two freighters the Antinous and Transamerican collided early today. The Antinous suffered a 30 foot hole in its port side and began sinking while the Transamerican wedged its bow into the hole to keep both ships afloat. Three Philadelphia tugs worked through the night to move the damaged vessel toward shallower water near the New Jersey shore with no casualties reported.
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Delaware River
Associated Press
Chester
UPS
New Jersey
Transamerica
Here
Philadelphia
Mobs Attack Radio Station as Panama Strikes
Panama City witnesses report shooting and mob violence during a general strike against President Arias. A radio station backing the president was attacked. equipment was destroyed and several people were wounded. Police detained armed individuals as the government moves to broaden presidential powers amid Canal defenses concerns.
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Panama
Abboita Arias
Panama Canal
Ridgway Raised to Full General in Far East Roles
Washington May 9 President Truman elevated Lt Gen Matthew B Ridgway the successor to Gen Douglas MacArthur in the Far East to the rank of full general.
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Washington
Truman Heaney
Matthew B. Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Relaxation Nation's Worst Foe Tells Businessmen
President Truman declared relaxation is the country's worst enemy, not foreign aggression or inflation, addressing 600 Interior Department Defense Advisory Council members. He warned of a two to three year need for price and wage controls and urged industry to support mobilization plans should Moscow spark a third world war.
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Truman
Interior Department
Defense Advisory Council
Lovercome
Korea
Snyder
the Treasury
Mr. Truman
Moscow
U. S
Kremlin
Pension Changes and Contracts Limit Raised in City Vote
Voters approved two measures with large margins. Pension changes will freeze and restructure benefits for retirees, shift future calculations to the last five years of service, require 10 percent contributions, and create a pension fund. The contracts amendment raises the bid threshold from 1500 to 3500 dollars, enabling city work without bids.
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Long Beach Firefighters Association
Hiker survives 150-foot fall in Yosemite cliff report
A Detroit man, 20 year old JJ Walcon, was found with an ankle fracture after tumbling 150 feet from a 19-foot cliff in Yosemite National Park. He was hospitalized for treatment and listed in stable condition.
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Yosemite
Michigan
Yosemite National Park
JJ Walscon
Detroit
Hs Fou Yestentog
N Y Policemen Booked In Bookie Racket Case
Twenty one policemen including five inspectors one captain and two retired lieutenants were indicted for conspiring to protect a twenty million dollar a year bookmaking racket. Retired inspectors Frederick Hofsaes of Brooklyn and John F Flynn were named by the district attorney’s office. Captain Joseph Workman of Brooklyn and lieutenants John F XX Shaughnessy of Brooklyn and George Hanold of Jamaica, Queens were among those charged.
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New York
Frederick Hofsaes
Brooklyn
John F. Flynn
William F. O'Brien
Hofsaes
Joseph Workman
John F. XX, Shaughnessy
George Hanold
Jamaica
Queens
Weather outlook for tomorrow mostly sunny
The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions with patchy fog and low clouds late tonight and early tomorrow morning. Temperatures to remain relatively steady with little change.
Beath Combing Pages Reference Summary
Newspaper page list notes sections and page ranges across departments. It lists Beath Combing Boyle Page A-17 and other sections including ads B-12 13 15 crosswords B-6 comics B-8 editorials A-16 F7 financial B-10 11 obituaries A-12 radio B-6 shipping table B-IT sports A-1 19 theaters 8 9 tides Tameentuiks 8-11 and Women’s Activities B-2 3.
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Marshall says allies uneasy over MacArthur rift in Korea
Secretary Marshall told Senate committees that MacArthur’s quarrel with Korea policy caused unease among U S allies and risked the United States going it alone. He denied allies prompted MacArthur’s removal, citing rising policy disputes and limits on action.
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Washington
Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Silves
Mae
Korea
Manchurian
China
Formosa
United Nations
Japan
Man Kills Stepson's Wife Then Himself
In Tujunga, a 67-year-old widower and his stepson's wife were found dead with gunshot wounds in his home. Police identified the man as Harry Green and the woman as Rachael A. Blakeley, 45. A revolver was found in Green's hand, suggesting he shot Blakeley and then himself.
Acheson Says Price Too High for Big Four Talks
Secretary of State Acheson said Russia aims to force a suspension of Western defense programs to gain a Big Four meeting, but warned the price is too high. He outlined possible Paris formulas for a ministers session, noting Russia has rebuffed U.S. proposals and signaling near end of rope on negotiation. He avoided comment on Formosa policy and Korea materiel reports.
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Acheson
Russia
U. S
Paris
United States
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
Formosa
Tokyo
Red
Korea
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