Ike Scores Big Oregon Victory
In Portland Oregon Eisenhower built a commanding lead in the Oregon presidential preference primary. Kefauver carried the Democrats with a 3 to 2 plurality while Taft failed to rate a strong write-in showing. Eisenhower held a two to one edge over rivals as partial returns showed him sweeping all 18 GOP national convention delegates.
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Portland
Ore
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Oregon
Ike
Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Kefauver
No More Truce Concessions Say U N Negotiators
At Panmunjom the United Nations insisted there can be no armistice in Korea without Allied terms for prisoner exchanges. Vice Admiral Joy said no further concessions would be offered, centering on the issue of allowing Communist prisoners to refuse repatriation. North Korean Lt. Gen Nam Il pressed for another truce session, which Joy agreed to for Sunday.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Adm. C. Turner Joy
Joy
Nam Il
Five Youths Die in Speeding Crash Near Detroit
DETROIT May 17. Five youths died as three girls and two boys, rushing to keep late promises, crashed head on on a highway seven miles west of Detroit. Three others were critically injured, including Harold Spence Sr.’s son. The Spence car struck a convertible carrying Daryl Lewis, 21, Romulus, Mich, and Barbara Stewart, 16, New Boston, Mich, who were killed instantly. Victims in the Spence car were Arthur Maxwell, 14, and Barbara Jane La Beau, 15, of Taylor township and Lorraine Schwochow, 15, Wyandotte, Mich. The injured included Harold Spence, 18, Marvin Crowley, 17, and Nancy Schwochow, 12, a cousin of one victim.
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Detroit
Harold Spence Sr
Harold
Spence
Daryl Lewis
Romulus
Mich
Barbara Stewart
New Boston
Arthur Maxwell
Barbara Jane la Beau
Taylor Township
Lorraine Schwochow
Wyandotte
Marvin Crowley
Nancy Schwochow
Weather Forecast: Low Clouds and Fog Then Sunny Afternoon
Tonight brings low clouds and fog with clearing by morning. Tomorrow starts damp, but skies brighten to mostly sunny in the afternoon with slightly warmer temperatures. Winds will run 10 to 18 mph in the afternoon.
Classifieds and Pages Shipping to Theaters and Sports
The notice lists where to find sections in the paper including Churches pages on A-6 and A-7, Classified ads on B-5 to B-8, Comics on A-8, Financial on A-4, Obituaries on 5-4, Radio and TV on A-3, Shipping on A-4, Sports on B-2 and B-3, Theaters on A-2, and tides and temperatures on A-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financia
Truman Demands Full Defense Fund
President Truman urged Congress to approve all defense funding requested to sustain the Cold War effort. He argued the nation must back military needs to prevent escalation, stating only allied strength can curb Soviet power and that defense costs harm only soldiers and their families.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
National Armed Forces Day
Acheson
United States
Russia
Prominent Long Beach Attorney Phil Swaffield Dies
Long Beach attorney and civic leader Phil M. Swaffield died shortly before midnight in Coldwater, Michigan, on May 23, 1891, after more than a year of illness. He practiced law in Long Beach since 1913, was a USC graduate with BS and LL.B., and led the firm Swaffield Madden and McCarry. He served in multiple bar associations and earlier partnered with his brother Roland G. Swaffield.
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Phil M. Swatfield
Long Beach
Country Club Co
Coldwater
Mich
Swatfield, Madden and McCarry
USC
University of Southern California
California
Roland G. Swaffield
Swaffield and
Bayonet Raiders Hit Red Outposts Near Panmunjom
Bayonet swinging Allied raiders struck Communist outposts northeast of Panmunjom at dawn killing 27 Reds and wounding 13 while blasting 20 troop bunkers before retreating to their lines. Allied fighters and Sabre jets fought aggressive MiG-15s in a series of strikes against rails, supply centers, and troops with no early MiG losses reported.
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Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
Actor Paul Curtis Survives Explosive Blackmail Plot
HOLLYWOOD May 17 AP—A self described actor from San Francisco named Paul Curtis, 28, was injured when an explosion ripped through his hotel room after two men strapped him to a bed and attached dynamite sticks. Curtis, who later gave the name George Yoho, said the would be blackmailers planned to extort $50,000 from Hollywood actresses. He refused to cooperate with the plot. Police investigate as a possible attempted homicide or self harm case. no complaint filed. Curtis is in serious condition at General Hospital.
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Hollywood
APJA
Paul Curtis
San Francisco
Curtis
Fred Hartung
Hartung
Noice
Pennsylvania
General Hospital
George Yoho
Mom Breaks Neck Riding Bucking Elephant for Prize
Doris Scott, 29, of Phoenix, broke her neck attempting to win a $1000 prize by staying on a Wallace Bros. Circus elephant for three minutes. Doctors say she has a fractured vertebra near a nerve and may need surgery. Her husband Frank, both out of work, said clothing for their 10 year old son James Earl was at stake.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Maricopa County
Doris Scott
Wallace Bros. Circus
Frank
James Earl
Local Pioneer Fred Bixby Dies Quietly in Long Beach
Fred H. Bixby 77 longtime Long Beach pioneer and rancher died at 7 20 a m in Community Hospital after a period of confinement. He led the Rancho Los Alamitos cattle operation and chaired national livestock groups. A noted Southern California citizen, he served on the California State Fair board for over two decades and was a past president.
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Fred H. Bixby
Long Beach
Mr. Bixby
Southern California
Bixby
Rancho Los Alamitos
National Livestock Association
California State Fair Board
Brink's Robbery Suspect Carlton M O'Brien Shot Dead
West Warwick Rhode Island May 17 A man identified as the main Brink's robbery suspect Carlton M O'Brien 49 roadhouse owner was killed by shotgun blasts outside his home early today Police said he was shot in the chest and a second gunman fired at close range The case ties to the Boston Brink's robbery 28 months earlier with Massachusetts and Rhode Island officials weighing charges and guarding related subjects
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West Warwick
R.I
Brink
Boston
Carlton M.‘ O'Brien
Hector Groleau
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
James V. Crowley
O'Brien
Providence
Kelly
Alfred A. Gagnon
Rhode Island
Howard
William E. Powers
Gagnon
Williamsburg
O’brien
Paratroops Arrive on Seething Koje
In Pusan Korea on May 17 UPI reports U S paratroops arrived on Koje Island to restore control over rebellious Communist war prisoners. Gen Mark W Clark sent the 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment to Koje per Gen James A Van Fleet to ensure complete control of the prison camp holding 79200 Korean and Chinese Reds.
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Pusan
Korea
U.S
Koje Island
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
187Th Airborne Infantry
Koje
Clark
Tokyo
James A. van Figet
8Th Army
Huge Corpus Christi refinery blaze finally extinguished
A multimillion-dollar refinery tank farm fire near Corpus Christi was brought under control just before dawn after foamite floods and extensive firefighting by over 1000 crew. An additional kerosene tank exploded, sending flames 2000 feet into the air and injuring at least eight firefighters.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Frank Reneau
Taylor Refining Co
Houston
Pride Flares During Long Beach Armed Forces Day Parade
Thousands line downtown Long Beach for the largest Armed Forces Day event in Inland history as 3000 service members join Navy and Coast Guard ships tours, air base displays, and radio messages sending greetings to overseas relatives. Rear Adm. Hopwood leads a march of units and civic officials amid sunshine and marching bands.
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Uncle Sam
Long Beach
Patrijtic
H. C. Hopwood
USN
Navy
Coast Guard
LST
Long Beach Air Force Base
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Fort MacArthur
San Pedro
Chimp Escapee Bites Three In Florida Flight Ends
A 150 pound baboon escaped from a private zoo in Miami Florida. It attacked three people as it fled through a residential area over two miles from northwest 79th Street and Third Avenue to nearby Hialeah. Police fired a carbine to stop the animal.
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Miami
Fla
79Th St
Third Ave
Hialeah
Gas Pipeline Break Injures Six in Marietta
In Marietta Pennsylvania a section of the Little Inch pipeline ruptured at a valve injuring six workers at the station. The 20 inch line, parallel to the Big Inch, carried natural gas from Texas to eastern cities. No fire occurred but authorities warned residents nearby as a wall of gas sent debris and grit across a mile square area. The incident caused brush burns and bruises to all six men and slightly nauseated reporters within a quarter mile.
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Marietta
Lancaster County
Texas
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Sant
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Norwalk
REDS
Camp No. 3
Chang-song
North Korea
Edwin B. Jones
USMC
Tulsa
Okla
Frederick J. Stumpges
Sheboygan
Wis
Jay Ryle
Calif
Frank Noel
Morrie Landsberg
Phil M. Swaffield
L. B
Phil M
Swaffield
Scott
Fred Bixby
L.B. Leader
Florida
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