Nike missile secrecy breach exposed in Stevens office
A 20-foot Nike guided missile scale model was found on Secretary Stevens’s Pentagon desk during a public swearing-in. Reporters observed the display and a photo was requested but later deemed premature for release after a Defense Department review. The model included a truck, launcher, and detachable booster mirroring flight features.
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Giant robber and clerk snatch jewel case on busy L A street
A heavyset robber and a quiet partner grabbed a jewel case valued near 100000 from Fred Levey a 49 year old Los Angeles salesman on a crowded street near police headquarters Thursday night Levey said he could identify the larger man a six foot two hundred forty pound figure described as a wrestler The two fled into an alley and vanished leaving police with little to go on Continued on Page A3.col3 Kansas blizzard traps buses and strands travelers
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Oil President and Wife Lose $4000 in Hotel Trash Dump
David E. Jordan, president of North American Petroleum, and his wife reported their belongings worth up to 4000 dollars hauled away from the Naples Hotel alcove. Police traced some items to a city dump after a trash truck allegedly removed the trunk and valuables. The couple had left a dog tied to the trunk and posted a sign reading Keep Hands Of.
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Beach Combing and More on Page B-
The page references list sections and page numbers for browsing a newspaper, including features on Billy Rose Boyle Bridge classifieds comics and other reads across A and B sections. It notes where to find obituaries radio TV sports theaters and various other listings.
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Powder Plant Blast Kills Two at Hercules Facility
An explosion rocked the Hercules powder plant near Pinole California today killing two workers and injuring two others. The blast damaged a 20 by 30 foot frame building and sent rescuers to the scene from five miles away. Fire equipment rushed in as shockwaves reached San Francisco and San Mateo. The plant supervisor put damage at about 30000 dollars. two injured were taken to Richmond Hospital. Names of the dead were not immediately available.
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Orval Higgins
James Anderson
Roder
Lodge Life Threatened by Puerto Rican Fanatics
New York reports that Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. U S ambassador to the United Nations has received death threats from Puerto Rican nationalists. A 24 hour police guard is assigned with uniformed patrols near his Waldorf Astoria suite and other points. Officials say threats extend to unnamed government figures tied to US self government debate in the U N General Assembly.
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U. N. General Assembly
Puerto Rico
Destroyer Stands by Storm Crippled Freighter
The British destroyer St. Bride's Bay assisted the 1911-ton freighter Tefkros adrift 60 miles southeast of Amoy in Formosa Strait amid a northeast gale. The freighter had lost its rudder and requested help as the tow line to the destroyer parted. a new line was being prepared for attachment.
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Amoy
Formosa Strait
St. Bride’s Bay
Plane Tank Drops Fire Over Garden Grove Home
A gasoline tank fallen from an unidentified airplane struck near Gilbert Ave and Shannon St in Garden Grove. It ignited a blaze that damaged R. J. Shannon’s home at 9351 Shannon St and its contents, and damaged a citrus grove, a gas gauge, and drafting equipment. Fire crews from Garden Grove extinguished the fire. total losses estimated around 800 dollars.
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Excess weight helps woman survive 13 story hotel fall
A 45 year old woman survived a 13 story fall from a hotel when a skylight broke her tail and she landed sitting down. Jefferson Hospital physicians said her extra weight cushioned the impact and helped diffuse the shock. She sustained fractures of the right leg and other injuries but is recovering.
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Betty Green Raskin
P Forath
Weather Bureau predicts clearing, cool weekend in SoCal
Forecasters call for partly cloudy skies Saturday after morning showers sweeping into Southern California. High around 60 and cooler. Rain totals measured: Long Beach 0.14 in, Newport 0.11, Compton 0.11, LAX 0.07, Riverside 0.13, El Toro 0.14, Burbank 0.05, with trace amounts at San Bernardino and San Diego. Snow falls reported on mountains with four inches at Chilao and Barton Flats, two inches at Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear areas. Chains required near Lake Arrowhead and adjacent spots. no chains along the Ridge Route. Lowest citrus district temps near 23. No new storms expected over the weekend.
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Four Die as Superfort Crashes at Biggs AFB
A B 29 from First Tow Target Squadron based at Biggs crashed during a return from a routine mission at Biggs Air Force Base. Four airmen were killed and four more injured when the four engine bomber broke in two and burned on landing. An Air Force board of inquiry was impaneled to determine the cause. Names of the dead and injured were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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New Zealand to Aid French in Indochina and China
French officials announced New Zealand will provide military supplies to French forces fighting the Vietminh in China and Indochina. The aid, not specified in amount, will mainly consist of cannons anti aircraft weapons amphibious vehicles and other weapons New Zealand received from the United States.
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China
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Weather Outlook Clears then Warms Saturday
The forecast calls for clearing and cooler conditions tonight. Saturday will be sunny, windy, and a bit warmer.
McCarthy to Air Reply to Truman on TV Radio
Senator Joseph McCarthy will deliver a radio TV reply to President Truman Tuesday night from 11 to 11:30 Central Time. The speech, produced in New York, will be carried by NBC CBS ABC and Mutual, the networks that aired Truman’s address last Monday.
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R.-Wis
Long Beach
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Truman Aired To’ T the Nation
Harry Dexter White
Find Youth Woes Root in Home Life
Harvard experts Drs Sheldon and Eleanor Glueck report that most juvenile delinquency stems from home life problems. In a 10 year study of 500 delinquent boys and 500 controls, they found 50 percent of mothers with criminal history, 62 percent of fathers drink to excess, and widespread family instability.
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UPI
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Eleanor Glueck
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Boston
Powers to swap atomic blast data among allies
The United States Britain and Canada will meet to exchange information on the effects of atomic explosions. A Bermuda conference may see Churchill and Eisenhower discuss reaffirming allied atomic research ties while avoiding policy or weapon development questions.
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