Capital Gives Big Welcome to New Chief
President elect Eisenhower greeted a grateful crowd in Washington after arriving from Augusta Ga for his first meeting with President Truman. The 1 hour 16 minute conference was described as informative and instructive. A formal transition statement will be issued soon. Truman remained at his desk as Eisenhower left the White House and then flew to Capitol Hill for a ceremonial reception.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fruman
Aids
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
White House
Harvey Georges
Associated Press
Leisenhower
Allied Defense Forces
Europe
Georges
Capital
Augusta
Executive Mansion
Students calm during LB school fire drill turns real blaze
Nine hundred Stephens Junior High students calmly left classrooms as alarms rang. A heater in the gym ignited a flue, fire crews arrived quickly, and authorities praised the pupils for orderly evacuation in 1 minute 10 seconds. Principal Abraham Liff highlighted the smooth response.
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Stephens Junior High School
Ulam
Long Beach School
Abraham Liff
Taft and Eisenhower to pace new Congress on timetable
Senator Taft urged President-elect Eisenhower to fix a timetable for early legislative actions in the new Congress. Taft said Eisenhower should convene weekly White House talks with the three top Senate Republicans to determine which measures to push first, listing the budget, taxation, government reorganization, and price controls as priorities. He also suggested the new GOP leaders will be chosen without a fight and did not commit to chairing the policy committee.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Taf
Ohio
Eisenhower
Congress
Taft
Senate
GOP
White House
New York
Rep
Martin
R.-Mass
New ‘House
Budget Bureau
Congressional Budget Commission
Allies Pound Red Forces Massed on Sniper Ridge
Front dispatches report Allied air power tanks and artillery pounding massed Chinese Communist forces at Sniper Ridge on Tuesday as ground fighting remained limited by midnight. Red groups up to a company strong formed in draws along the central front ridge while fighting continued in the Ridge Triangle Hill area north of Kumbhwa for a second day. Sabre jets then dueled with Communist MIGs to the north for a second day.
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Robert Tuckman
Seoul
Sniper Ridge
Triangle Hill
Kumbhwa
Suc
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A catalog of page references lists sections from Beach Combing to Obituaries and Sports. It notes column locations such as Editorial on A-0, Financial on B-8, Lookout on B-3, and theaters on A-8, with various page codes and regional pages. It serves as a reader guide for locating content across the issue.
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Boyle
Radio
Southland
Tides
Two Boats Collide. Twelve Fishermen Saved Near San Diego
Twelve crewmen were rescued from the purse seiner El Capitan after a collision with the Fontana near the Cortes bank, 25 miles from San Diego. The El Capitan sank in about five to ten minutes. the crew were taken aboard the Western Explorer for return to San Pedro with no injuries reported. The Fontana sustained minor damage. Coast Guard launched an inquiry by the merchant marine division. A separate incident saw the San Pedro purse seiner Blue Sky explode off Catalina Island, ten crew escaped by jumping into the water and were later returned to San Pedro.
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Cortes Bank
San Diego
San Pedro
Coast Guard
el Capitan
Michihila
Ryono
S17
Third St
Paul
Merchant Marine Division
Catalina Island
Marco Cvitanich
18Th St
Tom Merumotoe
Esther St
Long Beach
Four-boxing team killed in car crash on Bear River
EVANSTON Wye a side road crash killed three boxers their manager and trainer all from Denver. Sheriff Frank Narramore said the car came to rest upside down in Bear River and the men died of exposure. Only one of six survived, Jimmy McDonald in fair condition. Names given: Joe Levinson 47 manager James Howard Bealer 44 trainer George Harvey 21 Garfield Sissoneros 28 Freeman Edward Lofton 21 fighters.
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Evanston
Wye
Denver
Bear River
Frank Narramore
Salt Lake City
Jimmy McDonald
Warramore
Joe Levinson
James Howard Bealer
George Harvey
Garfield Sisneros
Freeman Edward
Lofton
Spraying Bandage Aeroplast Aids Atomic Injury Care
Washington reports a new spray on plastic dressing named aeroplast. Dr. Daniel S. J. Choy presented the liquid plastic at the Association of Military Surgeons meeting. The film hardens into a transparent peelable layer that can cover wounds and burn areas, enabling infection monitoring and reduced dressing changes.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
Daniel S. J. Choy
Choy
New York City
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Weather forecast notes clear today with coastal fog
The forecast calls for clear conditions today and tonight with high cloudiness Wednesday. Early morning fog patches linger along the coast and temperatures remain cool tonight.
Greenland Defenses to Be Developed Under New Contracts
State Department says western Greenland defenses will be developed through new construction contracts. Danish officials announced expansion of defense facilities, but U S officials say the term development better fits the plan. Work at Bluie West One near Narssassnak to be done by Danish engineers under Air Force guidance.
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Washington
State Department
Greenland
Copenhagen
North Atlantic
U. S
North Pole
Soviet Russia
Michael J. McDermott
McDermott
Bluie West One
Narssassnak
Air Force
Rooney Weds Fourth Wife Elaine Meinkin in Las Vegas
Mickey Rooney, tied up in a surprise elopement, marries model Elaine Meinkin in Las Vegas at Wee Kirk o the Heather chapel. The couple, who registered as Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Yule, wed about 2 a.m. after a nervous ceremony, with Rooney misplacing the ring before Judge Daly.
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Mickey
Mickey Rooney
Elaine Mahnken
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miss Mahnken
Dan Dusich
Butte
Mont
Compton Junior College
Nev
Hollywood
Blaine Mahnken
Flamingo Hotel
Thomas Daly
el Rancho Vegas Hotel
Joseph Yule
Rooney
Ava Gardner
Martha Vickers
Alabama
Edward J. Webb
Red Cuff
Elaine Meinkin
Elaine
Korea
McCracken Death Date Set for Jan 23
Henry Ford McCracken 85, convicted for the May 19 1951 slaying of Patricia Hull 10, Buena Park, faces execution in San Quentin between 10 am and 4 pm on Friday Jan 23. Superior Judge Robert Gardner rejected a claim of insanity after Marin County certification.
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Santa Ana
Henry Ford McCracken
Patricia Jean Hull
Buena Park
Robert Gardner
McCracken
San Quentin
Marin County Superior Court
Snow Stranded Hunter Count Rises in Arizona Snowstorm
A. W. Yoder of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission raised the estimate of hunters stranded by last weekend’s heavy snow in the Mogollon Rim and White Mountain regions to 1060. Rescue flights from Williams Air Force Base and Civil Air Patrol aid ongoing efforts as state and local crews clear six foot drifts to reach trapped hunters.
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Phoenix
Mogollon Rim
White Mountain
Arizona
A. W. Yoder
Arizona Game and Fish Commission
Williams_ Air Force Base
Civil Air Patrol
State Highway Department
Indian Service
Forest Service
Corona del Mar Pilot Dies in Plane Crash near El Centro
Marine Capt. Charles B. McMurry, 29, of Corona del Mar, plunged to his death when his Wellcat fighter plane crashed in flames near the El Centro target area. Officials at Santa Ana Marine Corps Air Station cited an undetermined cause. He and his wife Wanda and two daughters resided on Jasmine Ave in Corona del Mar.
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Charles BD
Mc Murry
Corona del Mar
el Centro
Santa Ana Marie Corps Air Station
Wanda
Ie Jasmine Ave
Corona del ‘Mar
Four Suspects Nabbed in Long Beach Market Robberies
A masked gang that robbed 17 Long Beach markets of nearly 40000 is in custody with four men arrested. Names include Leslie F. Snyder Harold A. Vaughn Jack Crossley and William Elhammer. Police say 49 armed decoys guarded targets. the Marine Roy Stringer helped identify Vaughn. The case involved LBPD and sheriff’s deputies in a major joint operation.
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Long Beach
Norwalk
Leslie F. Snyder
Junipero Ave
Harold A. Vaughn
California Ave
Jack Crossley
Willam Elhammer
Albury St
Ner
Sheriff's Office
Wiggins
Everett R. Ragsdale
G. E. McIntires
Thief Returns Most of Large Cash Stolen from Mrs Gardner
A teens snatched a purse containing nearly ten thousand dollars from Mrs. Wilma Gardner in Chicago Up. Frightened by the amount found, the teen returned most of the money. Post office officials alerted her that four letters with due postage held about 9870 dollars. The note inside claimed remorse and a wish to reform.
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Chicago
Wilma Gardner
Jet Pilot Survives Freezing 500-Mph Open Cockpit Flight
Lt. William F. Duffendack, from Phoenix, flew an F-84 Thunderjet at 500 mph with an open cockpit on a mission near Pyongyang. After canopy failure, the seat eject mechanism activated at altitude, bombs were dropped, and he landed safely despite record cold and numbness.
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Seoul
U. S
Phoenix
Aziz
Duffendack
Pyongyang
Tye
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General Grim
L.B
William Elhammer
Ike
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