Explosive Incident in Berkeley After Drunken Driving Arrest
Frank Apton of Vallejo, 34, faced drunken driving charges after a three car crash. He reportedly dropped a lit cigarette into a storm sewer, causing six foot flames that burned for four hours as firemen and gas workers repaired the line. He suffered first degree burns and was jailed following treatment.
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Berkeley
Iremen
Pas
Flo
William Radlcliffe
Philip E. Mawrer
Frank Apton
Val Idjo
Apton
Apron
Republicans in 18th District plan house to house drive
The 18th District Republican campaign builds a district wide veterans and workers unit led by G Q Pteaders. About 235 precinct captains and more than 400 precinct workers will canvass door to door starting Oct 15 with literature left at each house. Meetings will be held in Long Beach and surrounding cities. Bradley seeks radio and in person outreach while wartime veterans participate in the effort.
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Tou
Long Beach
Masonic Temple
Bellflower
Downey
Compton
South Gate
Chirman Bonser
Willis W. Bradley
Bixby Park
Alben We. Barkley
Bonzer
G. O. BP
Harold E. Stassen
Raymond Baldwin
Connecticut
Bradley
Navy
Terminal Island
Film theater divestiture plan targets five majors
Washington Ont. The Department of Justice proposed that Paramount Pictures, Loew’s, R K O, Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox dispose of their interests within a year in about 2409 movie houses across the United States. The proposal accompanies a final judgment sought in New York City federal court after a decade of antitrust litigation. The Supreme Court previously upheld much of the government’s Sherman Act complaint.
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Washington
Ont
Department of Justlcr
United States
Paramount
Loga's
R-K-O
Warner Brothers
20Th Century-Fox
New York City
Fed*eral District Court
Supreme
Woman Dies On Bus En Route North Near Fryene Ore
Marian C Whitney 53 Roycraft viver died aboard a northbound Greyhound on the outskirts of Furene Ore. A deputy coroner in Springfintel Ore relayed the report to Lt S W Tubbs. Daugher Katherine Ranger, who had moved to First St, learned of her mother health upon returning from Ventura. Whitney was en route to Alaska to visit another daughter.
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Marian C. Whitney
Roycraft
Ares. Whitney Sit
Alaska
Contempt Action Sought Against Schenectady Local Union
A House labor subcommittee plans to seek contempt citations against 11 current and former members of Schenectady Local 301 of the United Electrical Workers. Rep. Kersten announced after two days of hearings on alleged Communist infiltration. Local 301 claims 15,000 GE Schenectady workers. Contempt could carry up to one year in prison and a $1000 fine.
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Schenectady
House
C.T. O. United ‘Electrical Workers
Armerica
Kersten
R-Wis
Communist Party
General Electric
Schencctady
Justice Department
Tension Rising in Bangkok as Officers Arrests Continue
Bangkok reports ongoing political tension with arrests of about 50 people including two generals and other officers. A shooting incident struck the ministry of defense as Police Maj. Gen. Phag Slelyanour and Lt. Col Udhayanan led the rounded up plotters, three shots fired from the building's second floor. The gunman fled. weapon recovered later outside the building.
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Bangkok
Siam Army
Phag+ Slelyanour
Udhayanan
Phibun Songram
Ministry of Ofense
Ministry
Albania Claims Greek Troops Cross Border
Albania accused Greek troops of new border violations between September 23 and 27. An Albanian Telegraph Agency dispatch said nine Greek aircraft violated the border in the same period.
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Albania
London
I P A
Fear Limits Russ Scientists At U S Radio Meeting
In Los Angeles on October 2, Dr. B E Shackelford of the Institute of Radio Engineers warned that Soviet science lags because researchers fear mistakes. He cited imprisonments for errors and said Americans would pursue unknowns more openly. Dr. Robert A. Millikan added that atomic power may not soon drive world economy due to scarce fissionable material.
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OS Angeles
Dy. B.E. Shackelford
Institute of Radio Engineer's
Shackelford
L R. E
New York
Robert A. Millikan
California Institute of Technology
Public Kiss Intensity Test Banned by College
In London Ontario a student project to measure kiss intensity with a lip muscle sensor was banned by authorities before its debut at a Port Stanley dance. Dean Colup reportedly opposed the plan while students noted electrode placement to measure oscillation in alpha waves as couples kiss.
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London
Ont
Port Stanley
Dean J. BE Colup
Jon
Smuggled perfume cache in Atlanta prompts sniff test
Atlanta detectives seized a canister of 300 four-ounce bottles believed to hold high value perfume. About 30 thousand to 50 thousand dollars worth was en route to New York for evaluation by a professional sniffing expert. Police say the unlabeled stock may be a costly French fragrance.
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Atlanta
New York
Bill Lyle
Lyle
France
Ais
Féfe
Woman's Polio Death Raises County Toll to 84
In Los Angeles County a polio death was recorded when Veronica Mae Wunsch, 33, of Tallywood, died at General Hospital. It marks the first polio ward fatality since last Monday and raises the year’s Polk tally to 84 with 20 admissions in the past 24 hours.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Veronica Mae Wunsch
Tallywood
Gieral Hospital
Unity in Armed Forces Testing Nine Western States
Gen. Maris Clark announced an experimental unification of Army Navy and Air Force facilities across nine western states including California Arizona Nevada Montana Utah Idaho Oregon Washington and New Mexico. Forrestal directed integration of warehouses hospitals and transportation to test a single continental command in wartime. A headquarters was established at the Presidio in San Francisco.
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Francisco
Locless
Sixth Army
Maris Clark
Secreta
James Forristal
California
Arizona
Nevada
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
New Mexican
Clark
Forrestal
Presidio
Market Chain Cuts Meat Prices in New York Area
The Grand Union Co metropolitan division announced reductions on 49 meat cuts effective Monday. A 16 cent cut on round roast and steaks drops from 96 to 79 cents per pound, and loin lamb chops fall 10 cents from 85 to 79 cents, reflecting a broader drop in dressed beef due to heavy cattle receipts.
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New York
Oet
Het Grand Union Co
Metrolitan Division
Compton Legion to Initiate Oct. 14
Compton will host an initiation on October 14 at the Legion Hall as part of an ongoing membership drive. The American Legion post invites all area veterans to attend meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month, with a goal of boosting membership from its current approximately 300. New members include William Larson John A Green Delma L Matthews Nora Belle Carson and Marlon S Carty.
Scrap Exports Split to Allied Powers Amid Steel Drive
Washington reports an Anglo American plan to ship 500000 tons of western German scrap to the United States and Britain, with 225000 tons set aside for western Europe. Authorities hope German scrap shipments reach 2000000 tons in the coming year as Germany fears steel supply shortages and rising prices.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Amer Fu Alvestte
Sivel Omilis
Frankfurt
Britain
Armany Metal Corp
Newport Man Injured as Cars Crash
Newport Beach resident Warren Cassel, 25, was hospitalized with a fractured skull after a crash at Harbor Boulevard and Belsa Avenue. Stella Pearce, 26, of Huntington Beach, also involved, with injuries reported. Other incidents listed include a Staunton man injured when his car hit a culvert and a 5 year old injured in Anaheim. a boat worker injured in San Pedro. a Wilmington window vandalism incident. and a strike affecting an air company in Wilmington.
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Garden Grove
Warren Cassel
Clubhouse Ave
Newport Beach
Santa Ana
Harbor Blvd
Belsa Ave
Stella Pearce
S. Green St
Huntington Beach
California Highwatrel
Taf Oerashan Ball
Finokirin
Dale Dawson
Stockhurst St
Staunton
Hawaiian Gardens
Robert D. Mason
Toypeka A
Anaheim
John Birt
S. Prancise Sr
Investiealing Cofficers
Car
Bem Avc
Norwalk Blvd
Phe Vietlin
Long Beach
Wilmington
Sig C. Hansen
Bayview Ave
Hansen
Air Company
Scientist X Still Mystery in Atomic Disclosure Probe
Milwaukee The House subcommittee investigating alleged secret atomic information leakage to an alleged Soviet agent known as Scientist X refused to reveal witnesses or testimony specifics. Rep Vail said the panel has "definitely" identified the phase of the assignment and will forward a report to the full committee with further information only from authorized sources.
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Milwaukee
Ger
Subcommittee
Vail
Washington
Sherry’s Fire Foods Ad Promotes Luncheon and Dinners
An OCR fragment advertises Sherry’s Fine Foods at 12% Ocean Boulevard with a luncheon deal and dinner specials. It mentions a 4 AM start, a 98 cent price, and a free porting center bidg reference, plus a dessert with buns and a special attraction.
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Sherry’s
Fire Foods
E. Ocean Blvd
Ewan Center
Crean and
Pine
Sherry
Fine Foods
WAC Center Opens to Receive First Recruits Monday
The WAC training center in Lee Virginia opens to admit the first regular Army WAC recruits and the initial officer candidate class. Army officials say the facility will train women, with peak strength near 1,547, plus about 1,? WACs for the training cadre. The center plans to admit 252 recruits biweekly, eight weeks of basic training, then advanced schooling or classified training for noncommissioned officers and specialists. Re-enlistees are expected at a rate of about 76 every two weeks.
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Lee
WAC
Army
Hie Aring
C. Smith
of . Id
Effient
Four States Have Frosts
Four States reported frost as cold air moved across the Midwest with below freezing readings in parts of the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. The coal belt stretched from Montana through the Great Lakes to north Oklahoma and southern Missouri. Only wet areas were in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida.
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Chicago
Midwest
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Montana
Great Lakes
Oklahoma
Missouri
Georgia
Florida
Tomatoes in salad boost Wallace dinner jest
In Los Angeles on October 2, Pr Henry Wallace spoke at Ciro's cafe about arriving there and noting the tomatoes in the salad. The quip drew laughs and no tamaines as the crowd reacted to his remark.
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Los Angeles
Henry Wallace
Ciro's Cafe
Pair to Delay License Bid Interracial marriage case heads to state court
In Los Angeles on October 2 the court ordered the Los Angeles County Clerk to issue a license to Sylvester S Davis and Andrea Perez, after a prior denial in 1947. Attorney Daniel Marshall said the clerk has 15 days to act on the petition while the state Supreme Court may rehear the case or the U.S. Supreme Court could be sought. County Marriage License Bureau head Rosamond Ries said licenses will be refused to mixed race couples until county counsel clarifies the stance on the decision.
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Los Angeles
Sylvester S
Davis
Negra
White Tiansco
Andrea
Perez
Probatiss
Blinkc
Daniel Marshall
Marshall
Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
State Court
Rosamond Ries
County
Pay Up or Water Will Be Cut Off in Compton
Compton city officials will shut off water for unpaid bills with a $1 reactivation charge. City Manager Kenneth Douglass announced the change to save expenses by eliminating the bill collector George Wilson, who retires in December. Reminder notices will precede service discontinuation.
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Compton
Walter
Kenneth Douglass
George Wilson
Public Forum Opens at Anaheim Monday
Anaheim hosts the first of the Public Forum meetings at 7 30 p m Monday in the high school auditorium. Ralph Focht director of the forum series says Stan Midgley the cycling cinematographer will accompany the Yosemite travelogue with a narrative of his adventures. His photographs have appeared in National Geographic Magazine.
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Anaheim
Conor Mo
Dlon ‘Pictures
a_ travelogue
Yosemite Park
Anaheim Public Forum
High Car Auditorium
Ralph Focht
Stan Midgley
Midgley
National
Gengraphic
Helicopter Pioneer Foresees 19-Year Span for AF-Style Copters
Los Angeles on October 2 2 Teo Sikorsky pioneer helicopter designer spoke at a luncheon marking the first anniversary of Los Angeles helicopter mail service the world’s first of its kind He predicted a new generation of powered craft within the next nineteen years.
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Los Angeles
Teo Sikorsky
Chinhsien Encircled by Communist Forces
Pro government reports from Peiping say Chinhsien, a key Manchurian city about 195 miles north of the Great Wall, has finally been surrounded by Communist troops, marking a significant wartime development.
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Peiping
Chinhsien
Great Wall
Hilbert Heads Doyle Group For Congress Campaign
Clyde Doyle for Congress committee announces officers John P. Hilbert chairman Robert E Singer active campaign committee chairman Fred Betts treasurer Harry E Wade campaign manager Joseph B E Causs of Compton assistant campus manager The Basle committee works with Vic Truman Barkley campaign committee Speeches by Sam Rayburn and John McCormack will be heard tonight at Doyle headquarters 236 Broadway endorsed by Rayburn and McCormack for Payne
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Clyde Doyle-for- Congress Committee
John P. Hilbert
Robert £. Singer
Fred Betts
Harry E. Wade
Joseph BE. Caus
Compton
Basle
Vic Truman-Barkley
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
John McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Doyle Headquarters
F. Braidway
Rayburn
McCarmick
Payne
Open Dairy Board posts nominations for seven vacancies
Sacramento reports the State Agriculture Department set 14 meetings of dairy industrymen to nominate candidates to fill seven openings on the Dairy Industry Advisory Board. Agriculture Director A A Brock will select names to fill the vacancies. Meetings listed across California in October include Red Bluff Petaluma Yuba City Colton Visalia Paso Robles Ventura San Diego and Santa Barbara regions.
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Sacramento
State Agriculture Department
Dairy Industry Advisory Board
Agriculture
A. A. Brock
Isman
Crear
Ned Clinton
Dynes
Tienry Westbronk Jr
Smith River
Walter Sehack
Sawney
Children of Cabrillo Homes Stage A Color Parade
More than 40 youngsters from Cabrillo Homes joined a morning parade in the Annex area. They wore Indian and cowboy, princess and gypsy costumes and marched through Cabrillo Homes streets to tunes from a toy band directed by Miriam Miller.
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Annex
Cabrillo Homes
Cabrilla Homes
Miriam Miller
Électac
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Veterans’ Committee
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Eugene Shinalt
Blytheville
Ark
Associated Press
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Compton Legion
Atlantic Blvd
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Reich
Newport
San Pedro
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George W. Sears
Marthe Williams
Williams
Oakland
Sears
Montarey Park
WAC Center
Wousa
Mel Ae
Hilbert
Doyle Group
Dairy Board
Children At Cabrillo Homes
Pes Ered Duce Eee
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Witte Philco
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