Police to Unveil Traffic Accident Chart on Tuesday
The police department will unveil a safer barometer Tuesday at 2 pm at Atlantic Ave and Ocean Blvd to log this year's total traffic deaths, a marker of Operations Safety. The event is tied to a month long safety program with sponsors including Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club, highlighting themes like Speed Kills and Night Traffic Hazards.
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William H. Dovey
Robinson A. Reid
California Bank
Long Beach
Kiwanis Club
Police Department
National Safety Council
Prlew
Atlantic Ave
Ocean Blvd
Civic and Industrial
Fone
Potter Department
Long Beach Kiwanis Club
Long Beach Sertoma Club
Junior Clumber of Commerce
Parent-Teachers Association
Fire Department
Rotary Club
Lions Club
New Mexico Ends Religious Teachers in Public Schools
New Mexico will replace Catholic nuns and brothers with lay teachers in several communities at term end. The Dixon case spurred action as the state school board moves to remove religious staff from public schools, with Archbishop Byrne stating contracts for religious teachers would not be renewed next fall.
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New Mexico
State School Board
Dixon
Edwin V. Byrne
Prisoner Shot Dead in Attack on Wife
In Bloomington Indiana on May 26 a prisoner Etherridge Grubbs 34 was shot and killed after attacking his wife Helen Grubbs 35 with a razor while she visited him in jail Sheriff Fred Davis said four revolver bullets were fired to save the wife’s life Grubbs had been arrested in Johnson County on December 28 following a prior shooting by his brother Warnie Grubbs 33 and Homer Sho St of Camby who were killed in Camby 121 miles southwest of Indianapolis
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Bloomington
Ind
Fred Davis
Etherridge Grubbs
Helen Grubbs
Grubbs
Johnson County
Jast
Warnie Grubbs
Homer X
Sho
Camby
Indianapolis
Perjury Case Jury Locks and Is Dismissed
A jury trying ex-sheriff's Captain Al Guasti for perjury was deadlocked 6 to 6 after eight hours of deliberation. Superior Court Judge Clement D. Nese dismissed the ten-woman, two-man jury when no verdict could be reached. Guasti faced charges of lying about a letter asking police to stay out of county territory, but the state failed to produce the letter as evidence due to a police lieutenant reportedly misplacing it.
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LS Angeles
al Guasti
Clement D. Nese
Guasti
Austria Votes Today in President Run off
Austrian voters split on the choice between a mildly leftist socialist candidate and a church backed conservative in a run off for the federal presidency. The outcome will shape the next six years as the pair contest the presidency after a six candidate race.
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Vienna
Austria
People’s Party
Oil crisis hits Europe if Iran oil lost
British and French may face gas rationing as Iran's oil nationalization nears completion. U S officials warn of heavy fuel oil shortages in Europe and Asia while Iran moves to transfer its fields from Anglo-Iranian. Experts say other Middle East producers could fill gaps, with possible gasoline rationing confined to the United Kingdom and France.
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Ashington
Iran
United States
England
France
Europe
India
Australia
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
U. S
Ior
A. P. Frame
U. S. Petroleum Administration For Defense
Russell B. Brown
Independent Petroleum Association
West
Frame
Military Petroleum Advisory Board
Cities Service Refining Corp
New York
Brown
Middle East
Abadan
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Iraq
Mediterranean Sea
Indian Ocean
U._S
United Kingdom
Priests of Labor Back Italian Workers From Reds
Milan Italy May 26 special chaplains of labor quietly cut into Italy's Communist ranks winning workers to the church. From Bologna to Turin they work in factories and mills converting 700 zealots to Catholicism while opposing Communist cells. Pope Pius praised the effort saying they meet the modern world based on labor.
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Milan
Italy
Communist Party
Pius Nit
Johor
Bologna
Milart
Genoa
Turin
Fiat
Raimondo Bertoletti
Caproni
Pope Pius
Shipyard Speedup Driven by Coordination Efforts
Rapid reactivation of Long Beach Naval Shipyard has been aided materially by outstanding supply department accomplishments. The department will gear to obtain larger quantities and more types of supplies in shorter times, handling receipt storage and transshipment with precise packing and safety for delicate instruments. Since Feb 1, about 7000 tons of materials worth roughly 88 million dollars have arrived, with 16.85 miles of rail and efficient truck and water facilities supporting operations.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Supply Department
Naval
Haison
Navy
Geerga
Three to Split 1500 Reward for Mosser Case
Three Joplin men receive 500 dollars each for tipping the Mossers recovery in the William E. Cook kidnapping case. Det. Chief Carl Nutt Det. Walter Camble and Jarald Suman supplied the vital tip leading to locating the Carl Mosser family bodies in an abandoned Missouri mine shaft. The reward derives from neighborhood friends of the Mosser family who lived near Mdqm mond and Atwead, Ti.
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Walter Camble
Jarald Suman
Friends of the Mossers
Mdqmmond
Atwead
Miss Truman Sets Sail on First Europe Trip
Margaret Truman sails on her inaugural European voyage aboard the liner America as the U S Lines flagship departs. She travels with her mother’s secretary Miss Reather Orturm and two Secret Service men, while Mrs Truman wishes her a bon voyage.
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Margaret Truman
Secret Service
Europe
America
U. S. Lines
Reather Orturm
Mrs. Truman
Norwalk Legion Plans Benefit at Legion Hall
American Legion Post 339 in Norwalk plans a fundraising event to support the Boys Baseball Association. A card party and dance will be held at Legion Hall, 1988 E Front St, on June 2 from 7 p.m. to midnight with Steve Zack and his orchestra providing music and refreshments available.
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Norwalk
American Legion Post 339
Post
Boys Baseball Association
Legion
Navy to Begin Production of Guided Anti Aircraft Missile
The Navy announced it will begin production of a guided anti aircraft missile for ship defense. Rear Adm. Sehoeffey said ordnance drawing No. 1 060 000 marks the shift from research to production, with drawing No. 1 000 900 speeding fleet deployment at Pomona California under a Consolidated Aircraft Corp contract. The file began March 14 1955 with drawing No. 1 for a five inch gun range for the old sail and steam frigate USS Chicago. Details on guidance method size and spread were not disclosed.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Sehoeffey Chick
Navy Ordinance
Pomona
Calif
Consolidated Airportl Corp
Jmarch
Chicago
Help for Israel Right Says Weep
Chicago May 24 Vice President Alben Barkley told the United Jewish Appeal national action conference that supporting Israel's democracy is natural and right. He spoke of a shared tradition and common goal of independence and democracy, urging democratic ideas in the Middle East as a model. David Ben-Gurion was set to speak next, his final appearance in the U S before returning to Israel.
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Chicago
Alben W. Harkey
Israel
National Action Conference
The
United Jewish Appeal
Barkley
America
David Ben-Gurion
United States
Picnic notices and community events in Bixby Park
Local residents from Chadron Holdrege and Long Beach plan picnics at Bixby Park on Sunday June 3. Various community gatherings include a Knights of Columbus meeting at Carmelitos Hall and a Daughters of Union Veterans Memorial Day ceremony.
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Fark
Chadron, Neb
Bixby Park
Holdrege
Neb
KC Council
North Long Beach
Knights of Columbus
Carmelitos
Memorial Rite
Daughters of Union Veterans
Anna Elaridge Tent SA
Veterans Memorial
Truman Begins 5 Day Yacht Cruise Tuesday
President Truman will embark on a five day cruise aboard the Williamsburgh starting Tuesday morning with a small White House staff showing, returning next Saturday. The voyage will stay in near by waters including the Potomac River as Memorial Day approaches. Proceeds from local events fund building projects.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
White House
Long Beach
Potomac River
Key West
Job Prospects Bright for Most College Grads
A coast to coast AP survey of placement directors shows June graduates faring well, with high demand for engineers chemists and physicists. Draft status and reserve officers hinder some, but salaries rise across fields with notable gains for women in training programs teaching and secretarial roles.
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West
Dartmouth College
Harvard
Cornell
Pennsylvania
New York
Columbia
L. W. Zimmer
NYU
Beach
Johns Hopkins
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Emory
Notre Dame
California
Bradley
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Southern Methodist
Texas
Travel Costs Trim Asian ICFTU Labor Conference Delegates
High travel costs and political issues thin the attendance at the first Asian conference of the anti Communist ICFTU. Delegates from Korea Japan Singapore Malaya Ceylon India and Pakistan plus observers from Burma Indonesia and France participate. Voting on establishing an Asian regional ICFTU headquarters to combat Communist influence in labor unions.
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Karachi
Pakistan
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Pace One
Hong Kong
Formosa
China
Korea
Iapan
Singapore
Malaya
Ceylon
India
Burma
Indonesia
Fran
American Federation of Labor
International Landowners Federation
International Labor Organization of the United Nations
Brussels
Belgium
Iecftu
ICFTU
Robber Says Gem Hid on Throat Ledge
Los Angeles May 26 A 2 year old gem thief Thomas Fasenmyer Jr confessed he hid a diamond in his throat for three days after stealing gems valued at 158 400 from Mrs Malcolm McNaghten. He described swallowing and coughing up the stone then hiding it under his tongue before swallowing again. Police recovered 140 000 of the gems. an emerald worth 28 000 remains missing. He said he threw it into the sea off Magnolia Ave Pier. A diver searched the area without success. He was arrested Tuesday in San Diego.
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Los Angeles
PI Thomas
Fasenmyer
Magnolia Ave
Long Beach
San Diego
Multiple Birth Notices and Obituaries From Local Records
A jumble of birth announcements and obituaries lists names and addresses with May birth dates. Notices mention Mr. and Mrs. Williams, the Cerritos Avenue couple, and various families with addresses on Starker Street, Second Street, and Funipero Avenue. Funeral details reference Patterson & Snively Chapel and local memorial parks, with several survivors and formal services planned.
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Zirtt
Raches
Ign St. Joseph
Mrz
Husesell
Thapman
George AW
Patterson & Snively Chapel
Euat
Richard Pres
Colt
Wess ‘Memorial Park
William
Locust Ave
Dig Fay
Pacific
Renlem Ciass
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Jordan High School
Southern Pacific Loyalty Club
Southern California
G McKee
Southern States Society
Milton T. Aldrich
F. E. Aldrich
Prospect Ave
Colorado
Piente
the Woods School of Mines
Ox Ward County
Okla
XI Chapter
Theta Sigma Phi
Phi Teta Clase
Third St
del Mar Rebekah Lodge
Nazareth Shrine
White Shrine
Town
Hall
Ben Ann Hancock
Supreme Shrine
Cisiifornia State Society
J. 3. Campbell
Society
Machinists Hall
Etm
Vista’ Reese
David Taylor
Marke
Asocaiet Press Education Reporte
York
University of California
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Dame
Far East Labor Convention
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Ioas
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Harry A. Roth
B. W. Coon Funeral Home
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Mottell's Mortuary
Holton & Son
Lee
Ranceco
Batur
Garden Grove
Ierney
Orange County No
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Alamitos Ave
PoHriem
Greyhound
Igat
Lakewood Theater
Ocean
Humane Society
Anaheim
Crystal Gazer
Press-Telegram
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Surfas
Taye
Towa
Zoe
Cedar Rapids
Towa City
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Siks
Ase
Kew York
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Henry F. Eddins
Josentt
Kilchrist
ED Boyd
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ASTOR
New
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Rayant
Inglewood
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