L A School Jury Eyes Social Favors in California
Los Angeles grand jury probes education board amid reports of Yosemite social visits by Felicien Landier owner of a major school bus contract firm. Darby faces three state code charges for conflicts of interest. other board members linked to the scandal.
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Los Angeles
Olin E. Darby
Board of Education
Darby
Alexander J. Stoddard
Yosemite
Felicien Landier
Landiers Management Co
Dr. Stoddard
Mr. Landier
Square
Roy J. Becker
Gertrude H. Rounsavelie
J. Paul Elliott
Truman Urges End to Douglas Strike and Production
President requests end to Douglas Aircraft strike, warning of losses to air power as the C 124 Globemaster transports wounded from Korea. Douglas President Donald W. Douglas cites union rejection of joint submission and accuses CIO leaders of pursuing broader goals over workers and defense needs. Union official Noah Tauscher says no return to work until settlement, with no officials available for comment.
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Korea
Douglas
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas Aircrafit
Ware, Stabilization Board
Vjaw-Cio
Noah N. Tauscher
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Washington
Three Die Five Survive in Desert Air Crash
Five airmen survived after a B-25 crash in a Nevada desert 15 miles northeast of Reno. Three crew members were killed. Lt. Col. G. T. Ruel, pilot, and Capt. Clem Myers, co pilot, reported a wheels up crash landing on a sandy plateau after the bomber flew from Hamilton AFB toward Ent Field. Survivors include a man with a broken ankle and others with minor injuries. names of the dead and some survivors were withheld.
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Reno
G. T. Ruel
Here
Ridell
Riverside
Calif
Clem Myers
Little Rock
Hamilton Air Force Base
Ent Field
Colorado Springs
Colo
Myers
Rurnell
Craig Gets Job for Beachcleaner
The Craig Shipbuilding Co of Long Beach wins a contract to supply Los Angeles with a beach cleaning machine costing 9012.50 dollars for use on over 11 miles of municipal beaches. The device screens sand six inches deep and removes foreign substances as small as cigarette butts per the City Department of Recreation and Parks.
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Craig Shipbuilding Co
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Property in Car Taken by Looter in San Pedro
Jack Thorpe of 105 Roswell Street told San Pedro police that his car parked at Beacon and Palos Verdes streets was broken into and a clock a cigarette lighter and other items valued at seventy dollars were stolen yesterday.
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Jack Thorpe
Roswell St
San Pedro
Beacon
Palos Verdes St
Governor grants clemency to Georgia fugitive
Sacramento October 12 Governor Warren decided not to extradite John W Brown to Georgia to serve a burglary sentence ending 24 years after escaping a Whitfield County work camp in 1927. Brown now known as Charles Thompson has six daughters aged 4 to 19 and has shown rehabilitation in California.
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Sacramento
Charles Thompson
Whitfield County — Public
Dalton
Warren
Brown
Les
Gates
Hint Abandoning Fight for Jessup
Opposition grows to Senate confirmation of Philip C. Jessup as United Nations delegate. Nomination may be shelved or pigeonholed when Congress adjourns next week, opening a path for a recess appointment by President Truman to attend the Paris General Assembly, if the vote is not yet taken.
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Washington
Senate
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations
Congress
Truman
Jessup
U. N. General ‘Assembly
Paris
Inmate Riot Sparks Escape At Mendocino State Hospital
Three dangerous inmates escaped during a riot at Mendocino State Hospital's Ward 12 dining hall. Two believed in Hopland, another hid on grounds. a fourth captured at Pieta. Twenty deputies hunted the 12-100 foot barbed wire enclosure escapees as guards fought to regain control after inmates used table legs as weapons.
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Ukiah
Mendocino State Hospital
Hopland
Here
Dourth
Pieta
C. Dean Tipton
Armed Services Leaders Meet at Long Beach Breakfast
Members of Sheehy’s Armed Services Commission led by J. E. Mason hosted commanding and executive officers from the four services at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast in Lafayette Hotel to discuss expanded entertainment and facilities for servicemen. The commission members and guest officers urged city cooperation to aid stationed and visiting personnel, with emphasis on entertainment for enlisted men and officers.
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Sheehy
Armed Services Commission
J. E. Mason
Armed Services
Lafayette Hotel
Mason
Francis Huesel
Woodward Baird
Lloyd Leedom
B. Frank Reed
Willis Lyman
Howard K. Goodwin
George Richards
Archie Tower
Bennett Jacobs
W. W. Feineman
USN
I. ¥. Dannenberg
Naval Base
E. E. Spring
Naval Shipyard
George Duffy
Naval Supply Depot
San Pedro
Kenneth B. Pickle
Marine Barracks
Naval Station
George 5. Robinson
Kerney L. Sigler
Long Beach Air Force Base
Russell G. Sturges
Seal Beach
M. C. Heine
G. W. Casselman
Pacific Fleet Reserve
Alfred DeLorimer
Fort MacArthur
Thomas W. Queen
188Th
Air Force Reserve Base
Andrew M. Riddle
USAF
John Trebes
11Th Coast Guard District
Long Beach
Col. DeLarimer
Fort MrcArthur
Man Held After Ruse at Douglas Plant Gate 7
John Henry Rytan 31 of St Paul Minn was jailed on vagrancy charges after allegedly using a false pass to cross picket lines at Douglas plant Gate 7. He arrived by taxi claiming a truck from Alaska with confidential jet parts and two tracks from Alaskan Jex Co would follow. Police noted prior burglary and vagrancy records in California and Oklahoma.
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John Henry Rytan
St. Paul Minn
Douglas
Alaska
Pacific Coast Hwy
Alaskan Jex Co
California
Oklahoma
L A Soap Company Head Merrill Dies
Frank Henry Merrill 80 longtime president of the Los Angeles Soap Co died after a long illness in a hospital. He joined the firm in 1897 as a chemical engineer and became president in 1928. Merrill helped develop a soap suited for electric washing machines and led Capra Oil & Meal, White King Soap, and California Rendering. His wife Grace, married over 50 years, died two years earlier. Three children survive him.
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Los Angeles
Frank Henry Merrill
Los Angeles, Soap Co
Capra_ Oil & Meal Co
White King Soap Co
California Rendering Co
Grace
Egypt Plans Force to Oust Suez British
Egyptian officials say Parliament will void treaties with Britain next week, prompting measures to declare British troops enemy forces and disrupt British privileges in the Suez area. Rumors say a new near eastern command may be created with Egypt as an equal member alongside the United States Britain France and Turkey.
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Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal
Britain
Sudan
Suez
New York Times
Washington
United States
France
Turkey
United Sites
U. S
City Turns on New Lighting in Walnut and Magnolia
The city announced twenty new mercury vapor street lights were installed on the north side of Anaheim Street from Magnolia to Loma and the south side of Anaheim Magnolia in Walnut. They were turned on last night after delays caused by shortages. Delivery of lights for the south side from Walnut to Loma is still pending.
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Anaheim St
Magnolia
Loma Aves
Anaheim
Walnut Aves
Walnut
Loma
Two Women Hurt in Fog Shaped Colorado Crash
Police said fog obscured the road at Roswell Avenue where a collision injured two women. Dorothy B F Walevathe, 53, and Ellen Hamilton, 89, both of 326 Roswell Ave, suffered cuts, bruises, and possible heart injuries. The other driver Lt. Warren T. Chaffey, 26, of Long Beach Air Force Base, escaped injury.
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Colorado
Roswell Ave
Community Hospital
Dorothy BF. Wale Vathe
Ellen Hamilton
Warren T. Chaffey
Long Beach Air Force Bass
Ruling Near on Pike Game Counted in Appeal
The Second District Court of Appeals will decide whether to issue a license pending appeal in the Fascination on the Pike case. Attorney Fred N. Howser sought immediate license issuance, arguing delay harms operators. The appellate court postponed final action, promising an expedited ruling on the city’s appeal while Howser’s motion awaits. Judge Albert F. Ross had ruled for license issuance on April 24, which the city then appealed. The game’s operators claim skill rather than chance governs play.
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Second District Court of Appeals
Fred N. Howser
Howser
Onder
Albert F. Ross
Davis suspects private burglar after car thefts
Dale H. Davis of 6145 Lemon Avenue reports two car thefts near his home. A thief pried open the car’s wind wing and took a fancy steering wheel cover, cigars, and a flashlight worth about 11 dollars, with a near repeat the next day.
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Dale H. Davis
Lemon Avr
Davis
Oil Union Dedicates Local 128 Home Tomorrow
The new Local 128 Oil Workers International Union quarters at 2100 W Willow St will be dedicated tomorrow starting at 7 p.m. The event features speeches by CIU international president C A Knight and local secretary R E Corbett, with religious presences, a master of ceremonies, and greetings from city and union leaders. Open house runs 2 to 3 p.m. followed by a dance after the dedication. Lew Grafton is Local 128 president.
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Oil Workers International Union
CIU
Willow St
R. E. Corbett
Era C. A. Knight
George Marsh
Bixby Knolls
CIO
Burton W. Chace
Ed Brown
Long Beach Building Trades Council
AFL
H. E.ryan
Los Angeles
Brotherhood of Railway
Lew Grafton
Sutters to Depart for Japan Trip Tomorrow
Vice Mayor Lyman B. Sutter will leave with Mrs. Sutter and Lyman B. Sutter Jr. for San Francisco where they sail Sunday at 4 p.m. aboard the President Wilson to Japan. He will represent the city at the Japan-American Pacific Coast Conference from May 1 to November 10. During their absence relatives Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Glass will stay in the Sutter home at 1821 East Ocean Boulevard.
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Lyman B. Sutter
Tot's Auto Game Breaks His Legs
In Atherton California, five year old Garry Grellman clapped at his mother during a game and caused a crash that broke both of the boy's legs. His mother Conchita Grellman was driving. the family car struck a telephone pole in Redwood City. The boy is treated at Sequoia Hospital and the parents apologize while warning him not to play peek while driving.
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Atherton
Calif
Garry Grellman
Gary
Conchita Grellman
Redwood City
Sequoia Hospital
Court Holds Man for Dope Inquiry
Dayle W. Cooper aged 21 of 2556 Adams Sr. was arraigned in Municipal Court on marijuana possession charges. His preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 16 at 9 30 a.m. Judge Wilber F. Downs set bond at 1500 after Cooper was arrested in a car near Twenty third Street and Linden Avenue by Officers D E Phelps and J McMahan.
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Dayle W. Cooper
Adams Sr
Wilber F. Downs
Ball
Cooper
Twenty-third St
Linden Ave
D. E. Phelps
J. McMahan
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