Armistice Day Observances Across Nations Mark Remembrance
Fear of war shadows armistice rites as ceremonies mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 1918. Marshall speaks at Arlington National Cemetery honoring fallen Koreans. Paris Champs Elysees bunting and Unknown Soldier flame, wreaths by Bohlen and others. Belgium, Canada, and Moscow hold services. Britain to observe Remembrance Day with King George VI at the Cenotaph.
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Marshall
Ariington National
Washington
John J. Pershing
U. S
Korea
Ufe
Paris
Champs Elysees
Arch of Triumph
Vincent Auriol
Hene Pleven
Charles E. Bohlen
Brussels
Belgium
Prince Royal Baudouin
Canada
New York
United States
Moscow
John Brassard
Alan G. Kirk
Yves Chataigneau
Russia
Britain
George VI
Whitemoriat Hall
London
Fire sweeps San Fernando area as winds aid spread
A fierce brush and home fire raged through San Fernando and nearby valleys, burning about 2500 acres. Fire crews from Los Angeles and Ventura counties fought 20 to 50 mph gusts, with 45 acre blaze near San Diego and several barns destroyed. Dozens evacuated, one home wrecked, unseasoned weather worsened by low 26 degree temperatures. The Red Cross aided victims at Chatsworth emergency center as preliminary damage grew.
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Loma Linda
Fed Cross
Chatsworth
Fort Bares
Sen
Los
MacArthur Angeles County
Los Angeles
Ventura Counties
Sea Angeles City
Weather Bureau
Citrus Belt
Pomona
Covina
Azusa
Cucamonga
Redlands
California
San Diego
San Fernando
San Bernardino
Allied Drive Ends Lull in Korea War
Allied forces push to connect east and west front in Korea while heavy fighting resumes. U S Marines advance toward the Chosin reservoir, reporting Chinese rear guards and destruction of key power plant machinery. Air forces claim multiple MiG-15 kills and broad strikes across front.
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Korea
Tthe Marine Regiment
Chosin
Hagaru
Garland
Fifth Air Force
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Wellava
United Press War
Charles Moore
Chosen Reservoir
Homer Litzenberg Jr
7Th Marines
1St Marine Air Wing
Litzenberg
Moore
French attack to retake Mon cay outpost in Indochina
French troops mounted a counteroffensive to recapture a small outpost near Mon cay in eastern Indochina, after evacuating it yesterday. They intensified air raids against Vietminh concentrations while noting no proof Ho Chi Minh was hit. fighting continued around Mon cay and Dinh Lap as mortar exchanges persisted.
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Saigon
Indochina
Moncay
Ho Chi Minh
Red
Monteay
Dinh Lap
Pele
Bowron Survives Gall Bladder Surgery in Los Angeles
Mayor Fletcher Bowron of Los Angeles remained in satisfactory condition after a gall bladder operation that lasted 1 hour 18 minutes. He had fallen ill last Sunday, voted in the recall election, then briefly appeared at his office before returning home to rest. His doctors said he was pretty well tired out and would be hospitalized about two weeks.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Irene
Uninvited Visitor Creatively Dwells in Pa Living Room
Doris Walton, 25, of upper Providence, Pa., awoke to a man with a B2-caliber pistol in her living room. They watched TV together for four hours before he left promising to eat. Police say the man was likely a fugitive from justice.
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Doris Walton
Providence
Lynch Named San Francisco District Attorney
San Francisco November 11 reports Thomas C. Lynch has been appointed district attorney by Mayor Elmer E. Robinson. He succeeds Ed Mund G. Brown the newly elected state attorney general. Lynch, 46, has served as Brown's chief deputy for seven years.
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San Francisco
Thomas C. Lynch
Elmer, E. Robinson
Edmund G. Brown
Lynch
Brown
Knowland Heads to Tokyo to Discuss Chinese Nationalists
Senator William F Knowland of California flies to Tokyo with wife Helen to meet General MacArthur. He plans talks with Chinese Nationalist leaders and will decide if Nationalist troops should be used in Korea, a position he has supported before.
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San
Francisco
William F. Knowland
R.calif
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Knowland
San Francisco
Helen
Farmer
MacAruh
Korea
Riot at Detroit plant halts dies removal clash
Riot squads suppressed brick throwing pickets at a Detroit plant as workers tried to remove dies from the American Metal Products Co tied to Ford and other auto makers. A bed of trucks collided during the melee. The strike has idled thousands at Nash Motors and Packard works.
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Detroit
American Metal Products Co
Ford Motor Co
American Metal Products
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Kenosha
Wis
Packard Motor Car Co
Nash
Tool Shed Blaze Attributed to Boys
Small boys are believed to have started a fire causing extensive interior damage to a tool shed on Lindbergh Junior High School grounds. Officials from Brunzell Construction Co. of Culver City said blueprints and engineering data were destroyed. A boy told police he saw others near the shed shortly before the blaze was discovered.
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Lindbergh
Brunzell Construction Co
Culver City
Blue Peints
Nepalese King Flees to New Delhi Amid Himalayan Clash
Nepalese supporters of the deposed king invade from India as Tribhuvana arrives in New Delhi with his queens. Nationalist Nepalese Congress fighters clash near Birgani after dropping leaflets calling for revolt against the hereditary premier who ousted the monarch in a palace rotation. The king, crown prince and royal retinue are escorted into India by officials including Prime Minister Nehru.
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New Delhi
India
Nepal
Haeia
Tribhuvana
Congress
Birgani
Raxual
Jawaharlasehru
Trial set in travel fraud case against Earl York
Earl D. York, 33, of 34 Magnolia Ave, denies the charge of selling transportation on an unauthorized carrier. A jury trial was requested after York pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Municipal Judge Harry F. Keeler. Police report two men, a sailor and M Cardwell, paid for transport from York. luggage was later stolen at Pomona and the driver left them stranded.
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Earl D. York
Magnolia Ave
York
Harry F. Keeler
E. O. Carroll
Police Department
Pomona
M. Cardwell
Korea
Denver
Elmer Marshall
Arkansas
Auto Dealers Sue to Nullify Credit Regulation W
A group of Los Angeles automobile dealers asked a Federal Court to block Regulation W arguing improper delegation to the Federal Reserve Board, violation of due process, and arbitrary discrimination. They seek a preliminary injunction pending trial, claiming the one third down payment and 15 month balance period wrecks business and prevents car sales.
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Los Angeles
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Absentee Votes Give Armstrong Victory in Sixth District
In Springfield Missouri on November 1 Republican O K Armstrong led over incumbent George H Christopher as absentee ballots were tallied. With all counties except one counted Armstrong held a 55 126 to 53 432 advantage as 366 Johnson County absentee ballots remained.
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Springfield
Oo. K. Armstrong
Armstrong
George H. Christopher
Christopher
Johnson County
Dog Plays Possum as Burglars Work
German police dog pretended to be dead during a burglary at Richard W. Deeble’s used car lot on Anaheim Street. A battery charger and a western saddle valued at $100 were reported missing after intruders gained entry through a broken window. The owner laments his watchdog’s lack of discernment.
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Richard W. Deeble
Anaheim St
L. F. Etwell
Deeble
Ex-GI Cooks Five Course Meal for U S Diplomat in Paris
Ex-GI Thomas O'Brien, a Midland, Michigan native and Cordon Bleu student under the GI Bill, cooked a five course dinner for Ambassador David Bruce at Maxim's in Paris as part of a three month gastronomy festival. A French jury scored his meal nine of ten, praising the bold flavors and balance.
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Paris
U. S
Thomas
Obey) O'Brien
Midland
Mich
Cordon Bleu
France
Maxim's Kitchen
O'Brien
David Bruce
Cpicures
Fouquier and
Neufilze
Viscount de Rohan
Maxim
M. Louis Vandable
Vandable
Flames Destroy Six Lamar Stores in Colorado Fire
In Lamar Colorado last night flames consumed six downtown stores and a vacant building. Firefighters faced cold air and exploding ammunition as blasts echoed through the sporting goods shops. Estimated damage reached $250,000 with no injuries reported. The losses included a food store two sporting goods outlets a pool hall a flower shop and a linoleum store.
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Lamar
Colo. Nova
1943 copper cent questioned by collectors at convention
At the California State Numismatic Association meeting in San Francisco a collector asserts a 1943 copper cent exists. San Francisco Mint officials questioned the coin but one example held by Kenneth S. Wing Jr. is said to be genuine. His coin weighs and displaces like a copper penny and was examined by mint staff. They urged Washington confirmation, but Wing retains custody in a safe place. The convention includes a seventh semiannual banquet at the Wilton Hotel with Prof. Charles V. Kappen as master of ceremonies.
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California State Numismatic Association
Wilton Hotel
San Francisco Mint
Kenneth S. Wing Jr
Olive Ave
University of Southern California
Simon Pure
San Ancisco Mint
Young Wing
Ator J
San Francisco
Wing
Washington
Charles V. Kappen
San Jose State College
Burton W. Chace
Ss. J. Kabealo
Draft Boards Face Four-Day Window for Doctors Call
Washington officials say four days remain to supply the Army with 300 physicians as the first medical draft starts. About 13,968 doctors registered on October 16 and many have volunteered. Even with classification and preinduction exams, four days cannot complete the process. The surgeon general reported over 300 accepted, but defense planners seek 300 draftee physicians plus volunteers.
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Washington
Army
Lalf
Selective Service
Surgeon General’s
Defense
MacArthur Denies British Charge Over Korea Policy
Gen. Douglas MacArthur rejected a front page claim by the New Statesman and Nation that he disobeyed top commanders in Korea. A spokesman labeled the piece propaganda and said MacArthur had no instruction from superiors about Chinese forces, insisting his orders target North Korean forces and seek peace.
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U. N
Hulchon
Kurn Ri
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Korea
New Statesman and Nation
MacArthur
United Nations
New Evening Dress for Women Marines Debuts at Ball
Col Katherine A Towle leads the Marine Corps in unveiling a new evening dress uniform for women officers. The midnight blue mess dress features a long skirt, open jacket over white silk blouse, scarlet cummerbund, six gilt puttons per side, a square-topped scarlet wool headpiece, and a scarlet neck tie. The ensemble premiered during a ball marking the corps 175th anniversary in Washington.
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Marine Corps
Katherine A. Towle
Women
Marines
Washington
L. A. County Voters Firmly Oppose Retirement Plan
Los Angeles County voters rejected Proposition A on the ballot to broaden the retirement plan for firemen and officers. Final semi official figures show 648,226 against and 553,917 for the measure per the registrar's office.
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Los Angeles
Democrat Luncheon Club Dinner Monday
Post election dinner of Long Beach Democratic Luncheon Club will be Monday at 6 p.m. in Sclots Hall, 1005 E Sixth St, according to president Paul Rioth. The dinner will supplant the regular monthly meeting of the club.
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Long Beach
Democratic
Sclots Hall
E. Sixth St
Paul R Rioth
Air Secretary Tours Bases in Far North
Secretary Finletter of the Air Force and Assistant Secretary Earl D Johnson of the Army left by plane last night to visit American military installations in Alaska promising inspection and briefing across multiple far north bases through the end of this trip.
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Air Secretary
Far North
Washington
Finletter
Air Force
Earl D. Johnson
Army
Alaska
Copter Rescues Flier After Skyraider Crash
Tokyo reports a helicopter rescued a flier after Ens Darrell F. Kirk Patrick’s Skyraider bomber dove into the sea near Leyte. He was picked up minutes later and returned to base.
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Copter
Tokyo
Ens
Darrell F. Kirkpatrick
Skyraider
Leyte
Republican Holds 1372-vote Lead in Michigan Contest
Detroit, Nov. 11. A slim margin put Republican ex Gov. Harry F. Kelly ahead of incumbent Gov. G. Mennen Williams by about 372 votes in the Michigan governor race. Latest tabulation gave Kelly 933,784 to Williams 933,412, with recount likely and state police ordered to protect ballots.
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Detroit
Mich
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Kelly
Williams
Review Sought in Connecticut Senate Election Dispute
CT Supreme Court asked to review Tuesday's tight race for the short term Senate seat. Republicans filed petitions seeking a statewide recount after Prescott Bush trailed Democratic incumbent William Benton by about 1200 in the first count, Benton appearing to give Democrats 49 seats to 47.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Supreme Court
Senate
Prescott Bush
William Benton
Benton
San Franciscan Clea r in Hammer Beating Case
A San Francisco jury acquitted Douglas Carapata, 46, of beating his niece Mary McIntyre with a hammer after a 14 day trial. McIntyre, 25, Canadian born advertising worker, was found injured last June 4. she testified the argument over her accusing him of homosexuality sparked the attack. Jurors questioned her memory, while defense moves to drop accessory charges against roommate Stanley Boulter who allegedly furnished a false alibi.
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San Francisco
Douglas Carapata
Carapata
Mary McIntyre
Miss McIntyre
Vancouver
B. C
William McIntyre
Twain Michelson
Miss MclIntyre
Emmet Hagerty
Stanley Boulter
Lalibi
New Duties Chief Musician William D Ampresa Navy Band Director
William D Andrea USN has assumed duties as band director at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas. South Dakotans meet at 1128 Elm Ave at 6 30 p m Friday for a covered dish dinner business session and entertainment. Two 29 year old Long Beach youths Thomas Hamilton and Richard Cochran enlisted yesterday in the US Coast Guard at the Times Building recruiting office and will train in Groton Connecticut. Jack R Welmer 19 seaman USN is on 10 days leave after graduating Naval Electronics School Treasure Island San Francisco and will be sent to Guam after leave.
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William D'Andrea
USN
W. 23Th St
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Texas
South Dakotana
Elm Ave
Thomas Hamilton
Richard Cochran
U. S. Coast Guard
Times Bldg
Grayton
Conn
Tange
Jack R. Welmer
Seaman
W. W. Welmer
Hermosa Ave
Naval Electronics School
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Guam
Polar Vets Fly 375th Crossing Flight From Fairbanks
In Fairbanks Alaska on November 41 the 375th weather reconnaissance squad plans a polar trek aboard Boeing 8 29 Superfortresses. Of 14 crew members alerted for tomorrow’s top polar world trip M Sgt Ennis A Hilbrant of Phoenix will make his 40th pole mission, Sgt Grant Turbeville of Mineola Texas is a first timer, Capt Edward N Pollock of Wyom Pa is the pilot on his 17th trip.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
North Pole
Phoenix
Ariz
Ennis A. Hilbrant
Grant Turbeville
Mineola
Texas
Edward N. Pollock
Wyoming
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