Eisenhower May Attend Jamboree
President Eisenhower may attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree at the Irvine Ranch in Newport Beach in mid July. George Murphy relayed word from the President about plans for a nonprofit film at the event for the Scouts and the State Department. The jamboree opens July 17 for a week with tours planned in Hollywood and nearby sites.
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Eisenhower
Newport Beach
George Murphy
White House
Boy Scouts
State Department
United States
Boy Scouts of America
Hollywood
Long Beach Pike
Catalina
Idyllwild
Lake Arrowhead
Terminal Islands Navy Base
U P Atent City
Baby Coughs Give Alarm in Long Beach Blaze
A fire at 3920 Jarmboree and E 11th St, Long Beach, awakened by a baby’s coughing and cries, sent a mother fleeing with her infant. Christine Daniels, her husband William absent, and tenant Richard Grant escaped as three rooms burned. The Daniels had moved in a month ago from Fred Rea’s Lamia Avenue address.
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Christine Daniels
Fereity
Bonnie Daniels
Smong
Venus
Jarmboree
Batverree
Hennie Daniels
Christine
William Daniels
Richard Grant
Daniels
Fred Rea
Lama Ave
Apt
Southland Forecast Promises Sunny Memorial Day Weekend
A sunny Memorial Day weekend is forecast for the Southland with higher temperatures after an unseasonable storm that brought wind rain snow and low temperatures dissipated. The California Highway Patrol warns mountain motorists above 4500 feet to carry chains as Thursday’s storm dumped record snow for spring in Big Bear and other highlands.
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Southland
California Highway Patrol
Where to Find It in the Paper This Week
The note lists sections and page locations for features and columns including Comics, Editorial, Obituaries, Classifieds, Theaters, and Women pages. It guides readers to specific pages and section codes such as Bridge A-9 and Financial B-6 for quick access to content.
Press Telegram raises home-delivery price to $2.00 a month
Effective June 1 the Press Telegram increases home-delivery to $2.00 monthly, 25 cents more than prior. The rise funds delivery pay and production costs, with a 25 cent monthly discount for subscribers also taking The Independent. The paper remains the lowest price among major California cities for an evening and Sunday newspaper.
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Press- Telegram
Press-Telegram
Independent
California
Los Angeles Herald Express
San Francisco
Call-Bulletin
San Francisco News
Oakland Tribune
San Diego Tribune
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Ozelie
Memorial Day Traffic Toll May Reach 240
The National Safety Council predicts 240 people will die on U S highways during the Memorial Day weekend starting at 6 p m today. Spokesmen warn the hourly death rate could be as bad or worse than in past holidays.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
President to Attend Memorial Day Service
President Eisenhower will attend Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday. He will lay a wreath at the Unknown Soldier tomb and participate in services in the marble amphitheater without delivering a speech.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Arlington National Cemetery
White House
La Force Jail Plot Against Joyce Hayden Revealed
Convicted poisoner Richard La Force appeared in Superior Court as prosecutors described a plan to smuggle a faked letter from a jail cell. The letter, allegedly typed on Joyce Hayden’s machine, aimed to smear her character and involved a prisoner due for release. Bail reduction was denied and La Force, facing appeal after a May conviction, was portrayed as nearing mental instability.
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Richard la Force
Superior Court
District Attorney’s Office
Joyce Hayden
la Force
Hayden
Cal Tech
Dep
Joseph Carr
Carr
Richard
Robert
Joyce
Garr
Richard Montague
Vincent Lamb
Kingsburg Police Halt Truck Finds 24 Aliens
Kingsburg police stopped a truck for a signal violation and found 24 Mexican aliens huddled in the rear of the vehicle. The individuals were rain soaked and shivering as the officers intervened.
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Kingsburg
Kingscure Splice
Sailor's last minute leave arrives after bride injured in charivari
Leonard Weast on 3 day leave hurried to San Francisco for Navy duty. An hour after news reached Burling ton Kansas that his 10 day extension was approved disaster struck during a Lebo Kansas wedding charivari. The car parade collided with a parked vehicle injuring Mrs Weast with both legs broken.
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Emporia
Kan
Leonard Weast
Weast
San Francisco
Navy
Red Cross
Santa Fe
Burlington
Knt
Weasts
Foe Rejects Part of Allied Truce Plan at Panmunjom
North Korean Gen Nam Il announced the Reds reject both the Allied postarmistice options on prisoner disposition and the idea of turning uncooperative POWs over to the United Nations. About 48,500 prisoners in Allied camps have refused repatriation, and Nam called the proposals inconceivable. The UN had supported a plan allowing final disposition after a limited period of explanation.
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Munsan
Panmunform
United Nations
Nam I
Nam
U. N
U. N. General Assembly
India
Health Bureau Ousts About 1200 Employees Amid Budget Cuts
Washington AP reports the Health Education and Welfare Department issued dismissal notices to about 1200 employees due to budget cuts. Public Health Service faces a 1000 cut, FDA 100, Office of Education 50, and others 50, with Senate funding possibly altering the totals.
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Washington
Health, Education and ‘Welfare Department
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
Office of Education
Senate
House
Heal
Bethesda
Leonard A. Scheele
The
Health Service
A. Senate
Eisenhower
Truman
L A County Treasurer Injured in Accident
L A County treasurer L Byram, 61, of Los Angeles County, was injured Thursday night when a taxi he rode in was struck by a car that ran a stop sign. He was hospitalized with multiple broken ribs and a facial cut. A 26 year old San Francisco resident was jailed on charges of drunken driving and going through a stop sign.
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L. A
San Francisco
Howard
L. Byram
Los Angeles
Byram
Imitedbese Cox
Weather forecast snippet for the week
Fragmentary weather note reports a warm spell through Saturday. Outlook shows slightly above normal temperatures with highs near mid forties for today and continued mild conditions into the next days.
Dog Pal Gone Port Lad to Get Another
David Lean Wells, 11, of Wilmington, ran away with his dog Lightning after his parents said the pet was growing too big. He slept behind the Torrance police station, was found near Pacific Coast Highway and Figueroa Street, and his worried parents reported he would be getting another dog.
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David Leon Neill
Raymond Neill
Wilmington
Stelf
Roger Coar
David Lean Wells
David
Traymond Neill
Lagoon Ave
Lightning
Pacific Coast Hwy
Figueroa St
Torrance
Neills
Korea War Casualty Totals Show U N Losses Rise
United Nations figures list U N casualties at 406 542 with allied troops, while Communist losses are estimated at 1 897 000. The total dead and wounded for both sides reaches 2 303 542 as full figures span through April and early May.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea
U. N
U.N
Associated Press
U. S
ROK
South Korea
Allies Hurled Off Three Hills in Wild Battle
In Korea on Friday night Chinese forces launched their heaviest attack in eight months, forcing American and Turkish troops from three vital western outposts toward Seoul. About 15,000 Allied troops withdrew under orders, with Turks retreating from Outpost Vegas and Americans from Elko, while Carson came under pressure earlier. U.N. artillery shelled the positions. no main-line penetration was reported two miles from the outposts.
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Seoul
Korea
Rets
25Th Division
Vegas
Elko
Carson
Yokohama Indicts Five In International Narcotics Ring
Japanese procurator's office indicts five members of an alleged international narcotics ring accused of smuggling heroin to U S soldiers and selling to prostitutes near Tachikawa air base. The group also allegedly shipped embargoed goods to Communist China and used children to sell the narcotics. Suspects include Lin Che-Hsiu, Fumi Tanaka, Bun Mu Sik, Yu Chun Sik, and Eiko Yu. Lin allegedly directed shipments arriving weekly in Kobe and Yokohama.
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Yokohama
UBP
Japan
China
Procurator's
U. S
Air’bane
Tachikawa
Tokyo
Lin Che-Hsiu
Fumi Tanaka
Bun Mu Sik
Yu Chun Sik
Eiko
Lin
Hui’ Chung Trading Co
Kobe
Yokonama
Bun
Formosa
Hong Kong
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Irvine Ranch
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Len
Sailor
By Robert B. Tuckman and
Bill Shinn
Health Bureau
Dog Pal
Port Lad
U.n.’S
Robert Udice
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