Robber Strikes Gas Attendant With Wrench
A 27 year old service station attendant Douglas W. Caple was found severely injured at 2:45 a.m. near 1875 Lakewood Blvd. He was taken to Community Hospital in critical condition after a wrench attack. Police found a blood stained wrench and a blood splatter trail from the office to the front of the station. Cash was missing but two safes remained untouched. Caple’s hometown is Bossier City Louisiana.
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Community Hospital
Douglas W. Caple
Caple
Lakewood Blvd
Earl M. Ash
Fashion Ave
Ash
Bossier City
Ike Meeting with Russ Faces Call for Good Faith
The article reports heavy combat on a 155 mile front with U S Sabre jets downing three Communist MiGs and damaging another, while South Korean forces and Allied bombing targets in North Korea inflict heavy casualties. It notes significant Chinese and North Korean actions across Kumhwa Outpost Texas Capital Hill and Nam River sectors along with multiple air-to-air kills credited to U S pilots.
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Seoul
Texas Capital Hill
Nam River
MI6
A. R. Cox
Denmark
S. G
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Mount Claire
N. J
Air Force
Mate Swap No Bargain, Wife Reveals
In Los Angeles a wife testified in court that she failed to secure a better deal in a mate swap. Mrs Virginia Oltmans Wagner sought increased child support from her former husband Overwin H Oltmans.
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Los Angeles
Virginia Oltmans Wagner
Overwin H. Oltmans
Oltmans
Marshall M. Wagner
San Marino
Las Vegas
Nev
Wagner
Willl
Olimans
Wegner
Altmans
Werner
Solons Balk at Extending Profits Tax
Republicans on the House ways and means committee oppose extending the excess profits tax on business. Chairman Reed says hearings are unlikely this winter. Speaker Martin reports President Eisenhower and Humphrey hopeful the federal budget may balance by July 1, 1954. Humphrey to present tax proposals and balanced-budget estimates next week. Opposition also targets raising regular corporate income taxes as a substitute.
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Washington
House
Ways and A Means
Eisenhower
Daniel A. Reed
Martin
R. Mass
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Halleck
Congress
GOP
Ways and Means
The
Treasury
Egypt moves to cut British supplies over Suez dispute
Cairo reports Premier Waguib's cabinet bans most Egyptian commerce with British forces in the canal zone unless special approval is granted. The move targets foodstuffs, alcohol, building materials and other raw goods, aiming to pressure the 80,000 British troops. Tensions flare after reciprocal accusations of canal attacks as Britain and Egypt clash over evacuation and base maintenance.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Interior Ministry
Mohamed Waguib
Cabinnet
Suez
Supply Ministry
Canal Zone
Britain
Associated Press
Port Said
Canal
Cyprus
Chequers
Chevron
Chieftain
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
London
Free World
Weather outlook with cloud cover and mild temps
Considerable high cloudiness today decreasing Friday. Low clouds along the coast tonight and Friday morning. Little temperature change.
Secret Government Ban Dies in Senate
California faced a bid to ban closed meetings by local governments as Assembly approval toppled in the Senate government efficiency committee. Assemblyman Ralph Brown urged a statewide push, while Sen. Clarence Ward moved to table, calling the measure indicting of officers and boards.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Assembly
Ralph Brown
Modesto
Senate
County Boards of Supervisors
Clarence Ward
Santa Barbara
Nap on Train Costs Commuter His Life
James E. Fagan a 49 year old telephone company official from Massapequa N Y died after dozing on a train home. He awoke as the train reached his stop leaped for the platform and was crushed under the wheels as the train moved away. He was unable to get assistance from fellow passengers. The incident occurred Wednesday night in Massapequa Long Island.
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Massapequa
James E. Fagan
Telephone Company
Long Island
Fagan
25 TEEN-AGERS HELD IN HELL-CATS SHOPLIFTING GANG
In Tacoma Washington sheriff and police sought a modern Fagin figure believed to steer a gang called the Hellcats. Twenty five teenage girls, some wearing leopard scarves, admitted stealing evening gowns, suits and dresses in a year of raids totaling over 4000 dollars. The group used professional techniques, with one girl drawing clerks' attention while others helped themselves. The girls came from well to do families and many are highly intelligent.
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Tacoma
Wash
Fagin
Harold Bird
Hellcats
Bird
Victory Ship Creighton Victory Disabled Near Hawaii
The freighter Creighton Victory en route from San Francisco under military charter broke down 100 miles east of Honolulu. Navy and Coast Guard sent aid and a rescue vessel stood by. The ship, reportedly not in serious danger, was expected to reach port tonight.
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Ian Sea Frontier
Creighton Victory
Honolulu
San Francisco
Navy
Coast Guard
Local newspaper index lists sections and page locations
The note outlines where to find content by topic across sections including Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorials Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Sparit-feas Theater Tides Temperatures Women and Your World across pages C-1 B-1 C-6 to J C-4 C-6 A-23-25 8-8 8-1 to 4 A-2.
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Boyle
Sparit—feas
British Lashed by McCarthy Over Chinese Trade Claims
Senator McCarthy charged that ships flying the British flag trading with Red China are owned by Chinese Communists. He attacked Clement Attlee for a “cheap” jab at Eisenhower and urged a British apology. Trade value rose from 74,000 to 1,200,000 pounds sterling between December and January, some of which funded Red China’s war needs. About 25 senators were present as he spoke to the House.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R.wis
China
Senate
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Eisenhower
Koerea
Attlee
House of Commons
U. S
Eisenhower Signals Openness to Big Power Talks
President Eisenhower said he would not oppose high level talks among major powers but requested evidence of good faith from the Soviet Union. He noted no such evidence yet in Soviet peace rhetoric and affirmed broad U S desire for peace while declining to judge individuals’ motives. He also commented on Clement Attlee’s remarks about U S restraint on Korea, insisting he has met no one in America who does not want peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
United States
Clement Attlee
Attlee
House of Comemons
Eisenhowey
Korea
Allewise
Merriam Rallies After Bad Night
Former Governor Frank Merriam recovered modestly after a heart attack and injuries from a Santa Ana car crash. Reported improvements included removal from an oxygen tent, a breakfast, and brief family visits as a granddaughter arrived from Washington, D. C.
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Frank Merriam
St. Mary's Hospital
Merriam
Santa Ana
Hazel Merriam
Florence Mereris
Washington, D. C
Boys Duel Ends With Stabbing in North Hollywood Park
Two high school youths clashed in a dark North Hollywood Park feud over weeks. Tony Sica 15 was stabbed in the chest by Dennis Cook 13 with a five inch hunting knife. Cook was held by juvenile authorities and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
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North Hollywood
Ile
Tony Sica
General Hospital
Dennis Cook
Neal Pivar
Cook
Janet Richardson
Tony
Janet
North Hollywood Park
Pivar
Sica
Dennis
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