70 000 Allies Rail in Fiery Offensive
Allied and Korean forces launch a major offensive along Kumson g and Heartbreak Ridge as heavy artillery and air bombardment press the North Korean defenses. U S Second Division and other units report fierce combat, tanks pushing through valleys while Chinese prisoners are captured in winter gear amid brutal fighting.
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Kumsong
U. S
U. 3
1St Cavalry Division
Med
Yonchon
72Nd Tank Battalion
Bandit Murders Fleeing Woman in Chicago Hovel
Two robbers held up a South Side hovel early today, killing Mrs. Hélén Benson, 54, who lived at the Bellereve Hotel with her husband Eugene. Clerk Joseph Birney lost $18.73 when forced to open a safe after the pair demanded more. The assailants fled with $13.75, and Mrs. Benson was shot as she tried to escape, collapsing on the sidewalk.
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Chicago
Del
South Side
Hélén Berson
Bellereve
Eugene
Joseph Birney
Benson
Tides and Temperatures for Sunday October 14
Sunrise 3 56 am Sunset 3 21 pm Moonrise 5 04 pm Moonset 3 36 am Tides high 8 14 am 60 ft low 2 0 am 67 ft 2 46 pm 6 1 ft Water temperature 66 surf calm Coast and Geodetic Survey Long Beach Lifeguards provide data
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U. S S
Pomfret Chosen Art Gallery Head at Huntington Library
Dr. John E. Pomfret, former president of the College of William and Mary, is named director of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino. The position fills a vacancy since 1949 and follows multiple resignations tied to a college sports scandal and academic improprieties involving athletic eligibility and grade manipulation.
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San Marino
John E. Pomfret
College of William and Mary
Henry E. Huntington
Pomfret
J. E. Wallace Sterling
Stanford University
William and Mary
Board of Visitors
R. N. McCray
Barney Wilson
Nelson Marshall
Alvin Duke Chandler
Marshall
Alabama Net Spreads for Escaped Convicts
Wetumpka reports a state-wide alert for five escapees from a county jail break last night. Police and sheriffs captured six inmates. five others remain at large, believed to have fled in stolen vehicles toward upstate areas after breaking from a barred first-floor window.
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Wetumpa
Ala
Sheriff's
Draper Stare
Plane Tries to Bomb Destroyer off East Coast
Tokyo dispatch reports a Communist jet attack near Kojo about 65 miles north of the 38th parallel. The aircraft dropped two small bombs through an overpass and fired strafing runs but did not hit the destroyer. This marks the first reported enemy jet activity off the U.N. east coast.
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Tokyo
Lunday
U.S. Navy
Torry
Kojo
38Th Parallel
Pancake Breakfast Planned for Lomita Scout Hall
Lomita Kiwanis Club announces a pancake breakfast on November 4 at the Lomita Boy Scout Hall to raise funds for Boy Scout activities and hall maintenance. Proceeds will support the scouts and the hall, starting at 7 p.m. and continuing into the evening. public invitations extended by Tom Kincannon of Kiwanis.
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Lomita
Kiwanis Ctuz
Lomita Boy Scout Hall
Eboy Scout
Tom Kincannon
Kiwanis Club
Civil Defense Week Recruitment Slated
Wilmington report notes Civil Defense Week opens with a mass scare at local playgrounds Sunday. A. A. Bishop Jr. says volunteers will be enlisted at playgrounds from Oct 14 to 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. across Los Angeles area.
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Wilmington
Los Angeles
A. A. Bishop Jr
Excelsior Students Attend UCLA Speech Day
Excelsior High School was represented by Fred Francis of Bellflower and Yvonne Growl of Norwalk at UCLA today. Mrs Juli jente Vinitsky, instructor, announced the event during a university speech day program.
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Norwalk
Fred
Francis
Bellflower
Yvonne Growl
Excelsiog High School
University of California Los Angeles
Julijente Vinitsky
Penny Swap Scheme Attracts One Buyer In Denver
Davis Motors, Inc. advertised it would buy pennies at a premium offering 10 for a dime, nine for a copper. Twenty police were hired to manage crowds but only one man appeared, trading nine pennies for a shiny new dime. Manager Jerry Alterman said people doubt it.
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Denver
Broadway
Davis Motors, Inc
Nerat
Jerry Alterman
Russian fishing fleet disrupts British naval maneuvers near Shetland
A Russian fishing fleet entered British waters during naval exercises off the Shetland Islands. Two large Soviet vessels anchored near Butta Fin as Royal Navy ships passed, while customs officers reported no attempts to land. Locals watched from the shore as bearded sailors stared in silence.
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Burra Firth
Scotland
Royal Navy
Shetland Isles
Hernia
Royal Mary
Io Miner
alleiNary
Shetlands
Iast Worlicathay
Sim Sels Turney
Ivalty
Rus
Philly Fire Destroys City Block in Waterfront Blaze
A massive blaze swept through Philadelphia's Waterfront district gutting two buildings and damaging six others. More than 30 firefighters were injured or affected by smoke as flames spread across the block and into a large furniture warehouse. The fire burned over five hours with losses estimated up to 1 million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Words and Music Program Sunday at Costa Mesa Church
Costa Mesa on October 13 hosts a harbor area words and music program at 7 30 p m in the Community Methodist Church. Rev Joseph McShane leads the spoken word while vocal and instrumental solos ensembles and guest artists provide the musical portion.
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Costa Mesa
Harbor Area
Joseph McShane
Workers at Plant Commute in Style
About 400 commuters operate the Grande Ecaille sulphur mine workers travel by water from PORT SULPHUR LA to Freeport Sulphur Co. in the delta. The marshy access zone has no traffic, and a Diesel-powered fleet of 50-seat cabin cruisers shuttles workers for a 10 and a half hour round trip twice daily.
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Port Sulphur
Grande Ecaille Sulphur
Freeport Sulphur Co
Mississippi Delta
Powers Offer Mid East Defense Crisis Deepens in Cairo
Britain presses a four power defense plan over Egypt amid threats to scrap the 1936 Anglo Egyptian treaty. Cairo proclaims a state of emergency as Britain orders troop reinforcements and dispatches a routine move of the South Lancashire Regiment to Khartum.
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Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Middle East
Egypt
Suez
War Office
South Lancashire
Trieste
Kharigum
Sudan
Foreign Office
Ralph Stevenson
Salah el’ Din Pasha
Stevenson
Pakee
Pharauls
Herbert Morrison
Apartment Leased on Flying Errand
SEW YORK 42 Hyman Kah comptroller of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations moves office from Cincinnati to New York. A friend suggests Clean Oaks Village. Kah telephones at 10 am, finds an apartment, signs a lease immediately. He hurries to catch a plane back to Cincinnati after a brief rental office visit. He jokes his wife likes him home for dinner.
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Sew York
Hyman Kah
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Cinginndli
New York
Clean Oaks Village
Kanter
Cincinnati
Four Wilson Gridders Survive Water Rescue Incident
Four Wilson High football players narrowly escaped a watery death when a car plunging from a bridge landed in the channel near perminal Island. Ronald Humphreys, 17, and Richard Lane, 17, were passengers. Humphreys received four stitches in a finger cut and headaches. Kay, injured, jumped in to help as the Anaheim driver suffered facial injuries and chin wound. A diver raised the submerged 1951 club coupe around 7 a.m. Channel shipping closed after the crash witnessed by Vernon Sem, a bridge attendant.
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Ronald Humphreys
Rivo Alto Canal
Humphreys
San Pedro
Donahue Tow Boat Service
Kay
Anaheim
Seaside Hospital
Donna Lee Klodt
S. Walnut
Marleen
Barbara J. Jackson
N. Clemtine SL
Vernon L. Sem
Webster Ave
Perminal Island
Sem
Charles ©. Smale
Lagoon Ave
Wimington
Rebekah Lodge Plans Card Party at Ocean and Main
Huntington Beach residents will attend a public card party at Qdé Fellows Hall on Ocean and Main Tuesday at 8 p.m. Acacia Rebekah Lodge members will play five hundred bridge and canasta under Noble Grand Jennie Barger.
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Huntington Beach
Acacia Rebekah Lodge
Qdé Fellows Hall
Ocean and
Main
Noble
Jennie Barger
Acacia Rebeka Lodge
Tornsa Rebekah Lodge
Santa Ana
Jennié Barger
Kathryn Allen
Doris Lounsbury
Bonnie Warner
Oma Henstepp
Mra
Belle Tinsley
Lomita Park Halloween Party Planned by Recreation Director
Lomita October 13 Mrs Marjorie Lomsdale Lomita Park recreation director announced the annual Halloween party will be held October 31. A huge bonfire with games prizes and refreshments is planned for children. More than 500 children attended last year.
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Lomita
Marjorie Lomsdale
Lomita Park
Lloday
Bowling Green Repair Under Way
In Laguna Beach on October 13 Harold Reed, park commissioner, said smoothing and replanting a bowling green in Heisler Park is a major project. City park staff were reassigned to the task, and Reed expects the green ready for play by Christmas.
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Laguna Beach
Heisler Park
Harold Reed
Reed
Relief from knee arthritis with hydrogen chloride injections
Dr. H. Berger reports in the New York State Journal of Medicine that injections into knee joints using hyrhachhloride reduced pain. A small group of patients showed improvement and some were completely relieved.
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New York
H. Berger
New York State Journal of Medicine
Guilty $100 Beavers Convicted Of Drunk Driving
In Birmingham on October 13 Napoleon Beavers 35 was found guilty of driving while intoxicated after testimony showed him pushing his pickup while holding the steering wheel. Officer Mortis located Beavers and Police Judge Hall imposed a $100 fine.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. R. Mortis
Napoleon Beavers
Oliver B. Hall
Beavers
Kansans Send French Children Toy Train
In Orleans France a small steam train donated by Sedgwick County Kansas supporters travels daily for local children. Miss Exith Hedges of Wichita helped present the gift, with Bert Hedges chairing the Wichita Orleans UNESCO sister cities effort.
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Orleans
Franer
Boal
Sedguck County
Kansas
Exith Hedges
Wichita
Kan
Hayfather
Bert Hedges
Wichita-Orleans
Unesco
United Nations
Vallejo Man Heads California Independent Order of Oriel Fellows
Santa Barbara Oct 13 Ronald Adamson Jr is named grand patriarch of the California Independent Order of Oriel Fellows. Other officers elected include Conrad Hale San Jose senior warden Ray Renaud Sacramento high priest and Clark Arneal Santa Cruz junior warden.
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Santa Barbara
Oc. 13
Ronald Adamson, Jr
California Independent Order of Oriel
Conrad Hale
San Jose
Ray Renaud
Sacramento
Clark Arneal
Sarnia Cruz
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