Red Attack on Island Repulsed
A brief report describes a hit and run raid near Wuchiu and nearby offshore outposts as the 7th Fleet patrolled the Formosa Strait since 1950. It notes no request for aid from Nationalists and cites a minor flare up around Tachens with artillery exchanges at Toumen and Yikiang Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yaclon
Wuchiu
Nanjin Island
Quemoy
Foochow
Fukien Province
7Th Fleet
Formosa Strait
Formosa
Pescadores
U. S
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Defense Ministry
Tachens
Toumen Island
Yikiang Island
Toumen
Yikiang
Foggy night leads man to wrong house scare
At 2 a.m. in thick fog Billie Marie Rowe, 23, of Lormina Avenue, woke to a man shaking her shoulder. He fled to the kitchen after being confronted. Her grandmother Alice L. Mitchell, 62, joined the demand for explanations as the intruder apologized and said he was in the wrong house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Marie Rowe
Lormina Ave
Illie
Alice L. Mitchell
Policeman kills two brothers in Mendota tavern fight
In Mendota California a police patrolman Allen P Burrell 33 shot and killed Elisio Duran 24 and his brother Leon 22 after ejecting the older brother from a local tavern The coroner reported the brothers knocked Burrell down and took his night stick and flashlight Burrell said he fired a warning shot but both men were fatally wounded with chest and abdomen gunshots.
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Mendota
Calif
UPI
Allen P. Burrell
Fresno County
Elisio Duran
Leon
Sacra- Taento
Alphard Dickinson
Burrell
Dickinson
Alcher
Trial hears defense on blood trail in Sheppard case
Defense contends spots blamed on Marilyn Sheppard’s murder may be vegetable matter or other substances. A 12 year veteran chemist testified that benzidine tests can glow with nonblood materials, while prosecutors push that blood left a characteristic trail through the house. The judge oversees continuance bids as the case refocuses on intruder versus wife killer theory and jury visibility in coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Defensegan
Marilyn Shep
Pard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Henry Dombrowski
Sheppard
Marilyn
Dombrowski
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Domrowski
Marilyn Sheppard
Chip
Edward Blythin
Wiliam J. Corigan
Norw
Cleveland Press
Lois Mancini
Blythin
Sea Breaks Through Seal Beach Sand Dike
Community braced as a sand dike breach along Seal Beach caused major disruption. Residents A Ricciardi and E H Ward reported protecting homes with barricades while engineers expected winter measures to limit damage and pursue a long term solution. Plans include securing 500000 cubic yards of sand from Alamites Bay Marina project, with bulldozers shifting sand to the breach area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seal Beach
A. Ricciardi
Seal Way
E. H. Ward
Tye
John Toups
Long
Alamites Bay Marina
Toups
Reds Charge Yanks Admitted Espionage
Peiping Radio detailed court sentences for 31 captured during the Korean War, including Col. John Knox Arnold Jr. and civilian Downey, with claims of American espionage training by the CIA. The broadcasts allege sentences range from four years to life, amid Western denials and Geneva Convention concerns.
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Feiping
Peiping
John Knox Arnold Jr
Silver Springs
North Korea
Arnold
U.S. S581st Air Resupply
U. S. Secret Intelligence Agency
John Thomas Downey
New Britain
Conn
Downey
Central Intelligence Agency of
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
China
Pu Ching Wu
Japan
Richard George Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Fecteau
Manchuria
U. S
Thanksgiving Layoff Hits Eight Ships in San Francisco Bay
Sailors at San Francisco Bay area ports halted Thanksgiving Day loading on eight ships to observe a no overtime policy on weekends and holidays. Operations resumed today as crews returned to work on the eight vessels including the luxury liner President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pi—Afl
Hner
Wilson
San Francisco Bay Area
Eisenhower Works on Golfing Deficiency at Augusta
President Eisenhower, with Field Marshal Montgomery, enjoys Thanksgiving golf at the National Golf Club in Augusta. He later hosts a 43 pound turkey dinner and plays bridge while Montgomery heads to Washington after meeting at the Pentagon with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Ga, &P
Eisenhower
Britain
Bernard Montgomery
Montgomery
National Golf Club
Washington
White House
James Hagerty
Hagerty
Denver
Allied Forces
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Playgrounds Stay Open Across The City Saturday
Recreation officials said municipal playgrounds will be open on Saturday to provide supervised recreation during the Thanksgiving holidays. Jack Minar, special events director, announced hours from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at several sites including Bixby Cabrillo California Ave Center Cherry Ave Drake Hillside Houghton Kidd Los Altos Maclean Se Palm Beach Fan American Seaside Silverado Somerset Truman Boyd and Veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recreation Department
Jack Minar
Bixby
Cabrillo
California Ave
Center
Icherry Ave
Drake
Palm Beach
Fan American
Seaside
Silverado
Somerset
Truman Boyd
Veterans
Daughter fatally shot by son in Kansas City Thanksgiving scene
Delores Lawrence, 21, was fatally wounded in Kansas City on Thursday while preparing Thanksgiving dinner. The rifle, found in a kitchen closet, was fired by her 4 year old son Clell Lawrence Jr. The incident is reported by AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Lawrence
Kansas City
Clell Lawrence Jr
Six Killed in Fiery 12 Car Truck Crash
BURLEY Idaho AP six persons burned to death when their parked car was rammed from behind in a dust storm and crashed into a parked truck exploding. Five in the moving car were hospitalized. Names of the dead and injured are listed with ages and hometowns in Idaho and Oregon. An inquest will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley
Idaho
Joyce
Myrone Hill
Lila
Gran Hill
Marjorie
Buhl
Cottage Hospital
Eddy Leutjen
Rupert
Glen Arthur
Paul
Leo Kelogg
Della Senstemaker
Bonnie Conner
Jack Gummergan
Martha Daniels
Twin Falls
Cassia County
Verne McCulloch
Layton
Gummerson
Stay Home In Fog Strands Couple Near Montebello
In dense fog Richard Larkin and his 20 year old girlfriend Marie Brenner telephoned deputies saying they could not see to drive. Deputies advised there was nothing they could do as the fog was so thick they could not drive either.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montebello
Richard Larkin
Marie Brenner
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CIS
Arizona
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Melrose Brand
Safeway
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Ib. Cin
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