Sailor survives 12 days afloat on a plank
Bruno Rota, a 35 year old Italian seaman from Trieste, survived twelve days on a wooden plank after the Patrizia sank near Beirut on November 6. Rescued by the Czech ship Lidice on November 18, he described clinging to the board as nails tore his sleeves and he prayed for water and mercy before reaching hospital in Istanbul.
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Turkey
Mediterranean
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Trieste
Patrizia
Beirut
Lidice
Rota
Rain Dampens L A Streets as Freeway Jams Cling On
A light rainstorm slowed traffic across Los Angeles freeways causing mass congestion. The San Bernardino Freeway crash near 7:45 a m halted autos from Soto to Mission for two hours. Rain totals varied with Torrance at .50 inch and Costa Mesa at .12 inch. The Weather Bureau anticipated clearing skies Tuesday as the 1955 rainfall totals remained average for the decade.
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Los Angeles
Torrance
Costa Mesa
San Bernardino
Soto
Mission Sts
Frantic Hunt Saves Family After Fuel Mix-Up
In Rock Falls Illinois a frantic house-to-house search mobilized after Andy Chambers bought five gallons of fuel oil but received gasoline. Fire Chief Russell Maynard and Police Chief Glenn Keime urged 60 to 100 volunteers to check homes citywide, warning of a possible explosive fire if gasoline were ignited.
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Andy Chambers
Chambers
Toa
Russell Maynard
Glenn Keime
Maynard
Keime
WSDR
Sterling
Fred Maynard
Wayne Farrington
Daily Mirror targets royal dress with bare bosom claim
The Daily Mirror denounces film stars Diana Dors and Jackie Lane for plunging necklines at royal functions. It asserts their low cut gowns reveal bosoms beyond modesty while showing pictures from premieres and royal events.
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London
Daily Mirror Today
Britain
Rte
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Mirror
Diana Dors
Marilyn Monroe
Jackie Lane
Jackie
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth I
Long Beach Man Shot Dead in Mystery at Store
Ralph H Burgess, 64, a Long Beach furniture salesman, was found shot in the head at a furniture store on East Pacific Coast Highway. His estranged wife Anabelle Burgess was questioned as detectives probe motives, including possible robbery or a high society mystery linked to a film premier. The body was found by store owner Everett L McKinney. Continued on page A-3.
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Duke) Burgess
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Anabelle Burgess
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James A. Thiele
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Thiele
MrKinney
Ralph H. Burgess
Pacific Coast Highway
D. E. Moran
Harry P. Finch
Everett L. McKinney
Vandals Pay Window Smashers Probe at Woodrow Wilson School
Investigating a possible burglary at Woodrow Wilson School 6024 Clark Ave Lakewood after a window was smashed. Deputies found a rock inside with five one dollar bills and a note reading Here’s the Money to pay for the window we busted.
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Lakewood
Texas Tower marooned crew endure hurricane at sea
Rolutacs note Associated Press staffer Don Guy and 50 workers with 37 visitors ride out a weekend storm on the Texas Tower 110 miles off Cape Cod as hurricane force winds and 61 foot seas pummel the platform. Repairs slow, transfer to a homeward bound boat hoped for as winds drop to 35 mph and fenders tear loose.
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Associated Press
Don Guy
Air Force
Marine Telephone
Cape Cod
Mass
Georges Banks
George Bauer
Joe Lee
Middleton
Navy Brass
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Comintern Revivified for Long Cold War
The article outlines a renewed Comintern as part of a broader cold war strategy. It describes a propaganda battle spanning political, economic, and cultural fronts to press Soviet interests. It warns of intensified rivalry after Geneva, with three facets including expanding Communist influence in colonial and backward regions.
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Communist International
Comintern
Soviet Union
PetErs
Where to Find It in the Daily Journal
The page list outlines sections and page numbers for features across genres. It includes Beach Combing on page B13, Bridge on A15, Classifieds B11 to B15, Comics B10, Crossword A13, Editorial A14, Financial B3, Obituaries B2, Radio and TV B6, Sports A16 and A17, Theaters B8, Tides Temperatures B11, Wilson A15, Women B4, and Your World A2.
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Southland
Wilson
Rescue Two Boys Stuck on High Ledge
In Monrovia, two boys Dick Stockman aged 12 and Wayne Christensen 34 were rescued after 114 hours marooned on a narrow ledge in Clemshell Canyon San Gabriel Mountains. Police, Sierra Madre Rescue Squad and the father of Stockman lowered them 1300 feet to the canyon floor by rope at daylight. Both boys unharmed. Father Dean Stockman provided hot chocolate and sandwiches and stayed with them in drizzle until dawn.
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Clemshell Canyon
San Gabriel Mountains
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Sierra Madre Rescue
Tte
Dick Stockman
Wayne Christensen
Dean Stockman
el Monte
British Rail derailment kills ten and injures over one hundred
In Mluton England a Wales to London excursion train derailed trapping three coaches. A search of over 500 personnel recovered ten dead including nine women and one man, with more than 100 injured as wreckage was cleared through the night.
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Mluton
England
London
Top Defense Unit Meets Ike at Camp David
President Eisenhower traveled to Camp David in the snow covered Catoctin Mountains for an expanded National Security Council meeting. Dulles Goodsprast and other officials joined. Nixon and Treasury head Humphrey attended by air. NSC reconvenes as Geneva talks fail and Democratic pressure grows.
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Eisenhower
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Catoctin Mountains
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Central Intelligence Agency
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Harold E. Stassen
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