Koreans Fire on Yanks as Hodge Foresees Crisis
Seoul dispatch reports Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge warning that critical days lie ahead for American forces after a U S civilian was wounded near the Soviet border by Korean constabulary. Carl Smith, 45, Huntington engineer, was hit by four rubber bullets while his jeep companions escaped. Hodge stressed no withdrawal orders exist and decisions depend on further events.
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Seoul
John R. Hodge
U. S
Carl Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Korea
Hodge
Mediator Bernadotte Leaves for Palestine Mission
Paris May 27 Count Folke Bernadotte Palestine mediator for the United Nations assembly left by plane today for the Middle East. It is believed he will stop at Athens before going to the Holy Land. He heads the Swedish Red Cross.
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Paris
Folke Bernadotte
United Nations Assembly
Middle East
Athens
Holy Land
Red
Cross
Burglary at Freeland Putnam Home Reports Jewelry and Checks Missing
Police say burglars broke into Freeland Putnam's home at 4321 Olive Ave last night and stole jewelry valued at 225 and checks totaling 408. A list of other items and local notices follow, including a military furlough report and various community events.
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Freeland
Putnam
Olive Aye
Marine Visits—Plc
Randolph A. Bean
San Diego
Randolph A- Bean Sr
11Th St
Montana Dam Plan Faces Opposition At Public Hearing
In Hot Springs Montana residents packed a public hearing on Army Engineers plans for a 231 million dollar multipurpose dam on the Clark Fork near Paradise. Opposition supported by Flathead Reservation representatives argued the project would flood reservation lands, violating a treaty made nearly a century ago.
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Mont
Montana
Army
Clark Fork
Columbia River
Paradise
Flathead
North Fork
Flatheads River
Columbia Falls
Army Engineers
Fog Delays Queen Elizabeth and America at New York Harbor
Dense fog snarled air and harbor traffic in New York as liners Queen Elizabeth and America were delayed from docking. LaGuardia Field halted flying with all air operations suspended at 2:20 a.m. The Queen Elizabeth, due with 2112 passengers from Europe, could only dock at slack tide, delaying the vessel until mid afternoon.
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New York
America
LaGuardia Field
Europe
Elizabeth
California Vote on Trade Act Brief Says Delegates Split
WASHINGTON May 27 California Democrats Lea and Elliott joined 13 California Republicans in voting for a Republican sponsored bill to extend the reciprocal trade act for one year with Congressional veto power. Several California Republicans backed a Democratic substitute to extend the act in its present form for wares years. Meanwhile California delegates to New York press for Gov Warren as favorite son candidate.
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California
Lea and
Elliott
Theasure
Miss Eltire
Lestie
St. Will
Havenner
St.Douglas
Northfield
Minn.jyre
Anderson
New York
Douglas
Elliot
Haven
Jod F. Stagsen
Jackson
McDonough
Powlson
Boston
Senate Group Moves to Repeal Oleomargarine Taxes
The Senate finance committee unanimously approved a bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine. An amendment requires labeling and prominent notices that oleomargarine is served and prevents misrepresentation as butter. Taft said the GOP policy committee would decide next on sending the bill to the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Firebug to Be Tried on 19 Counts
Los Angeles prosecutor unveils 19 arson counts against Louie Lopez who police say admitted starting 60 fires in the area. Deputy D A How ard Hinshaw says charges relate to the latest fires Lopez admitted setting, claimed to have started them since age eight.
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Los Angeles
Louie Lopez
Howard Hinshaw
Lopez
Notary Offers Free Notary Service for Shut-ins Ballots
Mrs. R. D. Eliott active in Long Beach civic affairs arranges notary calls for shut-ins voting absentee ballots. Four telephone numbers listed for scheduling, ask for name address and desired time. California law requires absentee ballots of shut-ins to be notarized.
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Shutins
R. D.eliott
Long Beech
Elliott
California
Bay Area Foundry Strike Settled
The Bay Area molders strike against 41 Bay area foundries ends with a 12 1/2 cent hourly wage cut approved tentatively by union members. California Metal Trades Association said settlement was reached at yesterday’s negotiations.
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San Francisco
A. F. of L. Molders
Bay Area
California Metal Trades Association
Union Oil Men Hurt in Mexico Air Crash
VERACRUZ Mex May 27 Two employees of the Union Oil Co from Los Angeles were seriously injured when their light plane crashed between Tehuacan and Cordoba. Gus Tilbury sustained serious head and neck injuries and a mangled ear while Francis Wil dom Aller, a photographer for the oil company, suffered a fractured ankle and serious body bruises.
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Veracruz
Mex
Union Oil Co
Los Angeles
Tehuacan
Cordoba
Gus Tilbury
Francis Wildom Aller
Javanese Plotters Given Short Terms
In Jogjakarta seven of seventeen defendants in the July 1946 coup plot received short prison terms. Nine were acquitted for lack of evidence and one case was postponed. The trial dated May 27 was held by a Republican military tribunal.
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Jogjakarta
Java
Tribuna
Political Refugee Returns to Russia
London reports that Col. J. D. Tassojev, once head of the Soviet reparations mission in Bremen, has returned to Russia at his own request. He sought refuge in Britain after leaving Germany and handing himself over to authorities.
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London
Britain
J. D. Tassojew
Tassojew
Bremen
Germany
England
Foreign Office
Tassoie
Gna
Russia
Ito
Church Officials Defend German Baron in War Crimes Case
In MERNBERG Germany May 27 affidavits from Catholic Church officials across several countries were submitted in defense of Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker former state secretary in the Nazi foreign ministry and wartime ambassador to the Vatican. They portray him as a church friend who tried to check Hitler's assaults.
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Mernberg
Germany
Baron Ernst von Weizsaecker
U. S
Weizsaecker
Hitler
Foreign Ministry
Vatican
I Christian Churches
Weigsnecker
Check-kiter Draws Nine-year Term
A Los Angeles man Edwin Betzler Herder pleaded guilty to five counts of passing bad checks and received a nine year prison sentence with no parole or probation. Detainers are lodged against him by authorities in nine other cities and he admitted cashing about $14,000 in bogus checks since 1944.
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Scranton
Los Angeles
John W. Murrphy
Edwin Betzler Herder
Herder
Executive Killed in San Mateo Collision
F C Hardeman 60 vice president of Armour Co San Francisco was killed when his car struck a switch engine on railroad tracks crossing to South San Francisco.
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San Mateo
F. C. Hardeman
Armour& Co
San Francisco
Ben C. Duniway
California Conference of Social Welfare
Municipal Auditorium
Maynard Toll
Los Angeles
Bowen McCoy
Duniway
Press-Telegram
Parley of Harbor Unions Scheduled
Harbor unions prepare for a Friday 12 a m conference called by the ULO Joint Maritime Committee to address a broad maritime labor dispute threatening port shutdowns as CGLO contracts near expiration. Delegates from ILWU, Marine Cooks and Stewards, and NMU report stalemates while shippers rush inbound and outbound cargo ahead of a June 15 deadline.
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U. LO
Joint Maritime Committee
W. S. Lawrence
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
San Francisco
Longshoremen
Waterfront Employers Association
Dennis Hooper
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Ken Osthimer
National Maritime Union
Kid Mexico Freed Quickly by Jury
In Signal Hill, Judge Stanley Foult acquitted Todd C. Faulkner known as Kid Mexico of violating state lottery and banking laws in operating a keno style game. Defense witnesses and admitted investigators testified the game was a radio quiz style contest with prizes only for correct answers.
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Signal Hill
Stanley Foult
Todd C
Kid Mexico
Faulkner
C. Ransom
Samuelson
Andy McConnell
Richard Tobey
Tobey
Steel Seeks Congress Aid From Industry Leaders
Walter S. Tower and David F. Austin urged Congress to clarify pricing methods after a Supreme Court ruling. Tower warned broad application could disrupt steel producer customer relations, while Austin opposed controls and defended voluntary allocation as fair and practical. Basing-point pricing involves fixed prices by zone regardless of distance from production.
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American Iron and Steel Institute
Walter S. Tower
Supreme Court
David F. Austin
United States Steel Corp
Congress
Tower
Long Beach City College election names Schaefer semester president
Victor Schaefer won by a three tonne margin over rival Bob Schaefer to become semester president of the Long Beach City College Associated Student Body at Lakewood campus. Winners include Ronald Kennedy Marian Soyster Bette Bowman Shirley Reece Jack Carroll Jim Cone Rod Shippey and Frank Biogdottle with cabinet posts to be filled. Margie Gimes will join the fall cabinet as Associated Women Students president.
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Shirley Reece
Arts
Betts Bowman
Jack Carrall
Bob Schaefer
Prass-Talearam Phota
20Th St
Long Beach City College
Lakewood
Schaefer
Ronald Kennedy
Marian Soyster
Bette Bowman
Jack Carroll
Jim Cone
Associated Men Students
Rod Shippey
A. M.S
Frank Biogdottle
Margie Gimes
Ifall
Associated Women Students
Shippey
Arrests in U S Sector Berlin Plebiscite Probed
Berlin reports 17 Germans were arrested by German police in the American sector for promoting a Communist inspired plebiscite to unify Germany. Four released. remaining held for trial on military order violations and property replacement with painted slogans. Russian press claims a manhunt.
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Berlin
U. S
Germany
Movie Will Depict Guarding of A-bomb
Eagle-Lion Studio will film the Army counterintelligence guards and transport of the atom bomb. Bryan Foy will produce and photograph parts of Oak Ridge Tennessee. A cast and crew depart June 15 to work under Army and Atomic Energy Commission supervision.
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U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Bryan Foy
Foy
Oak Ridge
Foy Said
Army
Atomic Energy Commission
Chicago Housewife Wins 25000 Prize in Radio Contest
Mrs. Florence Leadinghouse of Chicago won 25000 in Procter and Gamble hidden treasure contest selecting Baltimore as the mystery city. She also submitted the best contest essay and had only a 2 prize prior to this win.
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Chicago
Florence Leadinghouse
Procter and Gamble
Baltimore
Triple killer seeks delay before planned San Quentin execution
San Francisco May 27 UK Federal Judge Michael J Roche scheduled a habeas corpus hearing for Paul Charles Winton Ukiah triple murderer ahead of his scheduled execution in the San Quentin prison gas chamber. Winton argued Mendocino County officials gained a confession and sought relief.
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San Francisco
Michael J. Roche
Paul Charles Winton
San Quentin
Winton
Mendocino County
Bradley Speech on Air Tomorrow TV Radio Talk
Rep. Willis W. Bradley will address listeners tomorrow night in a 15 minute broadcast recorded in Washington last Tuesday. The program airs at 9 30 p m on station KFOX, with campaign manager Don P. Davis noting Bradley remains in Washington during the primary and will discuss his views on reelection.
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Willis W. Bradley
Airways
Washington
KFOX
Don P. Davis
Bradley
Civic Research League backs Bradley Grant Sullivan for office
The Civic Research League endorsed Rep Willis W Bradley for congress from the 18th District Assemblyman William S Grant for the 70th District and Emmet M Sullivan for the 1st District Assembly seat. Announcement came from Dr M A Shipman of Pasadena.
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Bradley, Grant, Sullivan
Civic Research League
Willis W. Bradley
Wiliam
Grant
Emmet M. Sullivan
Tist
M. A. Shipman
Pasadena
Oscar H. Walter
Glen A. Black
Herbert R. Klockslein
Bazil A. Carleson
Arias Victory Seems Assured in Panama
In Panama on May 27 Arias Madrid led with 71 594 unofficial votes as results from 547 of 576 precincts favored him over Domingo Diaz Arosemena who had 69 430. Officials fast track the national elections jury to certify the tally after voting on May 9.
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Panama
Arnulfo Arias Madrid
Domingo Diaz Arosemena
Baptists Approve National Council Formation
The Northern Baptist Convention representing 1,600,000 Baptists approved joining the National Council of the Churches of Christ to form a national Protestant merger body. Public relations director Stanley Stuber said Baptists were the last major denomination to join the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Formation seems assured as 11 other church bodies had already approved.
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Milwaukee
Northern Baptist Convention
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Stanley Stuber
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In
America
United States
Civil Service Exam Closing Dates Listed
The Civil Service Commission announces final filing dates for Long Beach exams. Friday, June 4 is the last day to file for library page positions at $155 to $160. Tuesday, June 8 is the final date for public health nurse tests at $250 to $260.
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Long Beach
Dairy Workers Vote 6532 to 216 for Union
In 12 Southern California counties dairy workers vote 6532 to 216 in favor of a Union shop clause in a contract under negotiation. Secretary Marl Whiting of Teamsters Local 93 said eight locals voted yesterday in the election ordered by the National Labor Relations Board under the Taft Hartley Act.
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Los Angeles
California
Marl Whiting
Teamsters’ Union Local 93
National Labor Relations Board
Ex-Gl Stabs Wife and Self in Theater Tragedy
In Shelby North Carolina May 27 a medically discharged veteran stabbed his wife on a theater balcony then wounded himself after chasing her and claiming bombing scenes in the film Homecoming drove him to frenzy The assailant Ar buth Bumgarner 26 was said to have attacked Mel donia his estranged wife before an usher halted the attack Bumgarner said he went nuts after seeing the movie and his mother said he had served in Normandy and was injured there
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Shelby
N. C
Paul Stamey
Arbuth Bumgarner
Meldonia
Stamey
Bumgarner
Normandy
M. C. Bumgarner
Baltimore Colts pass on Sinkwich for 1948 season
Baltimore's All-American football club will not sign Frank Sinkwich for 1948. President Robert C. Emery said Sinkwich's contract was returned to the New York Yankees, noting the Colts cannot gamble $17,500 on an unknown quality due to a recurring knee injury.
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Ull
Frank Sinkwich
Baltimore Colts
Robert C. Emery
Sinkwich
New York Yankees
Colts
Drive for Nearby College Started in Downey Township
A noon meeting in Downey with Assemblyman Ralph Dills launched a drive to locate a four year state college nearby. Matthew Oliveira of the Bellflower Chamber of Commerce presided as Downey civic leaders formed the Southeast College Association. Cities including Compton Gardena South Gate Lynwood and Huntington Park were invited to join.
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Downey Township
Ralph Dills
Downey
Mattew Oliveira
Bellflower Chamber of Commerce
Southeast College Association
State College
Compton
Gardena
South Gate
Lynwood
Huntington Park
Parley Breaks Deadlock Over Germanys Future
London reports a six nation deadlock over Germany's future was broken. Delegates agreed to broad powers for an international central bank over Ruhr mineral resources after concessions by the United States. France secured safeguards against potential war use of expanded production. Bevin and Douglas helped broker the accord ahead of a provisional German government setup.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
United States
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
U. S
Lewis W. Douglas
Return of Trieste Only Solution
Maj. Gen. Terence Airey, British commander of the Anglo American zone, said the only solution for the Trieste problem is the return of the Free Territory to Italy before troop withdrawal. He told the UN Security Council that regrafting Trieste onto Italy will revive its shipyards and related industries.
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Trieste
Terence Airey
Italy
U.S
United Nations Security Council
Airey
Anti U S Leaflets Flood Chinese Mail
Mimeographed propaganda leaflets purporting to be a students' newspaper flooded the Chinese mails yesterday denouncing American imperialism and Chinese government oppression. The timing coincides with leftist plans for a May 30 student demonstration and a sudden quieting of critical commentary on American policy toward Japan.
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Shanghat
Japan
Editor to Judge at L B Flower Show
Alfred C. Hottes former editor of Better Homes and Gardens will be among horticultural experts judging and lecturing at the Long Beach Flower Show at Municipal Auditorium on August 28 opening four day run. Byron Rownd says about 35000 visitors are expected.
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Northwest
Oregon
Washington Society of
Long Beach
Bixby Park
Washington
Alfred C. Hottes
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Byron Rownd
Truman Endorses Canal for Louisiana
Louisiana Senators said President Truman assured them he is 200 per cent for a tide water canal from New Orleans to the Gulf. Sen. Eliender and newly appointed Sen. Feazel said they invited Truman to visit Louisiana and seek his support for the proposed 60 million dollar canal.
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Washington
Louisiana
Truman
New Orleans
Gulf
Eliender
White House
William C. Feazel
Negotiators Seek RCA Victor Peace at Camden Plant
Negotiators pressed an all night bargaining session at RCA Victor Camden New Jersey as unions Local 103 United Electrical and Radio and Machine Workers with 500 production workers and Local 241 United Office and Professional Workers with 600 draftsmen and technicians sought to avert a strike at the Radio Corporation of America plant.
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Camden
N. 3
M. J
Rca-Victor
Radio Corp. of America
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
United Office and Professional Workers
Smith in Berlin on way back to Moscow after fishing trip
Ambassador Welter B. Smith arrived in Berlin today from a fishing trip in France and is en route to his post in Moscow. He is expected to depart for Moscow within two or three days.
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Welter B. Smith
Moscow
France
Smith
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