Night in Jail for Gail Russell Marked by Bail Sale and Scandal
Washington reports Assistant Defense Secretary John Hannah proposes a net military manpower cut of about 23960, shifting personnel from support roles without reducing combat strength. Separately, Santa Monica notes actress Gail Russell is freed on $250 bail after drunk driving arrest, with her past links to John Wayne rumors resurfacing.
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Washington
John A. Hannah
Ilannah
Sted Cuback
Santa Monica
Gail Russell
Charles Trezona
Guy Madison
Betty Gail Russell
Robert Mildrew
Bert Dillinger
Ed Sweeney
Miss Russell
Iss Russell
Miss Baur
Wayne
Sharp Quake Sends Tokyo Into Panic
A strong earthquake struck near Tokyo sending residents into the streets. Reports indicate the epicenter was about 40 miles southwest across Tokyo Bay on Boso Peninsula, with no major damage or repairs required and seismographs at UC Berkeley and CALTECH registering aftershocks for over an hour.
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Tokyo
S.wutheas
Tokyo Bay
Uthern
Boso
Bonnsi
Jong
Waling
Toodapaoac
Imeteorological Observatory
Base
California Institute of Echnology
Neac
Osaka
Univers of California
Weather forecast notes fog along coast and mild warmth
A brief forecast says mostly clear through Thursday with fog coastal in the mornings. Temperatures trend slightly warmer in the afternoon and overall conditions remain tranquil.
Living Costs Rise Slightly to New High Record
Government data show a small month-to-month rise in living costs through mid October, nudging the index to a record 115.4 percent of 1947-43 average and signaling inflation may be easing. Commissioner Ewan Clague expected narrow fluctuations ahead and lower food prices in winter, as housing, clothing, medical and other services pushed costs higher.
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Washington
Bureau 4 of Labor Statistics
Inn Row
Ewan Clague
Bureau
Hoe
Clague
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Government Rejects Living Cost Change Indications
Government signals rejection of proposed living cost adjustments amid budget pressures. Officials indicate no immediate policy shift and stress the need for fiscal restraint while considering longer term affordability impacts.
West Coast food prices show little change in October
San Francisco saw slightly higher food costs while Portland experienced reductions and Los Angeles remained nearly unchanged. Max D. Kossoris of the Bureau of Labor Statistics stated the Western region faced mixed movements across the four principal West Coast cities during October.
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San Francisco
ILD
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Max D. Kossoris
Department
Portland
Los Angeles
Foreign Aid Cuts Seen by Stassen
Washington report says Foreign Aid Director Harold Stassen told Congress a considerable reduction in American military aid to Western Europe next year may be possible with most economic aid ending. He spoke after a meeting of 17 nation OECD EC officials and noted continued aid to Spain Greece Turkey and France for Indochina war.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Congress
Wester Europe
Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Organization For European Economic Co-operation
Westlern
Europe
Spain
Greece
Turkey
France
Truck driver survives 300 foot Idaho snowslide
A tow truck was swept 300 feet down a Colorado mountainside in a Tuesday snowslide. The driver, Leroy Buckley of Georgetown, suffered a neck cut and escaped after crawling from the crushed cab amid five feet of snow on a 400 foot stretch. Buckley said he kept hold of the steering wheel during the tumble and viewed only a brief opening through the snow before climbing back to the road.
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Idaho Springs
Colo
Leroy Buckley
Georgetown
Geoton
Loveland Priam
Seven Sisters
Buckley
Hetown
Red Czechs Shoot Two at Bavarian Border Crossing
Bavarian border police report Czech soldiers shot and killed two civilians and wounded a third near Bucina village as civilians attempted to cross from Czechoslovakia into West Germany. Eyewitnesses say the shooting began after approaching the border line.
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Obensberg
Germany
Thie
Bucina
West Germany
McCarthy Charges Truman Aided Reds
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accuses the Truman administration of “crawling with Communists” and labels his rival’s definition of McCarthyism as the Communist Daily Worker’s. He criticizes Truman’s 1944 actions, Eisenhower’s views, and calls for curbing aid to Britain while probing government subversives.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Harry Dexter White
McCarthy
Truman
George S. Wheeler
Daily Worker
Eisenhower
John Paton Davies
United States
Lima
Peru
Acheson-Lattimore - Vincent - White-Tiss
Senate
Britain
Man Admits Killing Wife's Mother in Rage
Frank Beller, 40, construction worker of 1027 Hoffman Ave, confessed to Los Angeles police that he clubbed his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ins Battershell, to death in a fit of rage. Battershell, 62, was found beaten in her cottage on 134 W. 117th St. a three-foot tree limb was the murder weapon. Beller was arrested Tuesday night at his Long Beach home after claiming his estranged wife, Margaret Beller, fled to Battershell to avoid him. The case file notes the daughter had been living with Battershell until threats led her to move out.
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Frank Beller
Hoffman Ave
Los Angeles
Ins Battershell
W. 117Th St
Beller
Martha Hiatt
Long Beach
Man Claims He Saw Ad Slayer In Huntington Park
A Huntington Park eltro practor says he can identify the killer of Andrew J Kmiec. The suspect matched a description given after a man who came to the doctor’s home last Thursday in response to an ad to sell his car. The killer used an ad to lure Kmiec and his girlfriend on a fatal ride near Norwalk South Whittier. Police say the car ad killer telephoned other sellers who offered cars for sale, including movie actor Kurt Kreager, as investigators track leads.
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Huntington Park
Andrew J
C.C. Perrin
Perrin
At Etzel
Andrew J. Kmiec
Kurt Kreager
Etzel
Emice
Biltmore
Second Surfside House Smashed as Tides Ravage Coast
A second Surfside Colony home collapsed into driftwood after crashing into the ocean as ground swells battered the beach. Five more dwellings suffered damage while adjacent houses were undermined, with a pipe halting one house from dropping into the sea. Evacuations were completed, and authorities hoped to prop up Hardiman’s residence.
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Lyman Elvidge
Frise
Ida Mae Hardiman
Hardiman
Elvidge
Where To Find It Beach Combing and More
A reader’s guide lists page references for daily sections including Beach Combing on Page 8 1 Billy Rose on A 9 Boyle on A 9 Bridge on A 9 Classifieds on B 7 Comics on 8 12 Crossword on 8 4 Editorial on A B Financial on B 3 Obituaries on B 2 Radio and TV on B 4 Shipping Table on 8 7 Sports on Page 1 Assorted El Theaters on A 5 and 7 Tides Temperatures on B 7 Women on 8 4 and 8 5 Your World on A 2.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Financial
Two-Ton Ball Not Stolen Not Moved
A two ton demolition ball at Marine Stadium was reported stolen on Tuesday. The beach maintenance crew found the ball half buried and hauled it to the beach maintenance office. Robinson Bros. Crane Service owns the ball and may pick it up there. The ball is cast steel and valued at 500 dollars.
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Marine Stadium
City
Chester Belly
Lvad
Robinson Bros. Crane Service
Selly
Robinson Bros
Communists agree on Thanksgiving for American POWs in Korea
Twenty two U S prisoners refuse repatriation and hope to observe Thanksgiving with special food and beer. An Indian spokesman said the plan was relayed to the Communists who agreed to permit the holiday meal. The prisoners complain of threats in letters and request no propaganda material. New Testaments sent by a church in Poplar Wisconsin were held back by Indian forces until the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission acts.
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Panmunjom
Korea
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Wife
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