Odor Sweeps Long Beach As Officials Probe Source
Garlic-like smell spreads across Long Beach causing mass complaints with no illnesses reported. Air pollution officials and police track the source, with attention on Signal Hill and potential westward air flow. Police Chief William Dovey orders a personal probe as Capt. Howard L. Clarke and two U. S. Bureau of Mines reps assist. Officials cite possible temporary plant breakdowns and note minute chemical thresholds can create noticeable odors.
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Long Beach
Signal Hill
William Dovey
U. S. Bureau of Mines
County “Air Pollution Control District
Vernon
Clark
Ide
Deaths in Guatemala Floods Reach Four Thousand
News from Santee AP reports Guatemala flood deaths have risen to about 4000. Foreign Minister Ismael Gonzalez Arevalo says property damage tops 50 million dollars and relief plans aid 70,000 homeless. Emergency committee forms as communications remain cut with interior villages.
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Coateals Santee
Guatemala
Ismael’ Gonzalez Arevalo
Havana
Irniin
Snow and Freeze Spread Across Western States
Wintry conditions spread across the west with heavy snow in Montana and the northern Rockies. Five foot drifts blocked country roads as six inch falls were recorded in Montana. Temperatures plunged below freezing from North Dakota to Oregon, while much of the east enjoyed milder weather and 70s in the central states.
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Rockies
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Nevada
Idaho
Arizona
California
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Chicago
Butte
Cut Bank
Bozeman
Mercury
North Dakota
Washington
Oregon
mid-Atlantic
Minnesota
Central States
Texas
San Antonio
News High Lights OFF Teletype News High Lights
Brief teletyped notes reference Br Edwin G Nourse as a presidential adviser voicing concerns about future policy under current government industry and labor relations. Mentions seek home town pages and assorted sections including sports theaters and temperatures with scattered page references.
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Edwin G. Nourse
Pape
Ota
mAs
ANT
A-T
Invaders Ousted From Capitol in Mock Raid On Washington
A police communique from Washington reports a rousing victory over National Guard troops in a midnight Capitol Hill raid. Fifty jeeps with white helmets struck the Capitol steps, but Capitol police under Sergeant at Arms Joseph Duke dispersed the invaders with no injuries. Lieutenant Frank Porterfield faced reproach for realism, claiming the raid was a nocturnal practice to recapture the Capitol if seized. He led troops from the armory a mile away.
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Tashington
GAA
Capitol Hill
National
Guard
Capitol
Senate
Olice
Tte
Joseph Duke
Duke
Frank Porterfield
Porterfield
Redondo Pier Collapses as Result of Gale
A 50 foot section of the Redondo Beach municipal pier collapsed while BMirs Agnes Wright operated a fish stand. Gale winds 50 mph lashed Long Beach harbor, uprooting trees and filling the city with dust as subfreezing temperatures gripped Southern California. Mt Wilson recorded 22 degrees. valley crops threatened by the cold snap.
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Floyd D. Young
Long Beach Harbor
Weather Bureau
California
San Joaquim
J Pier
Redondo Beach
Bmirs
Agnes Wright
Mt Wilson
Sandberg
Los Angeles
Yarbank
San Francisco
Alameda
Contra Costa
Bay Area
Atlantic Storms Delay Queen Elizabeth and Fleet
Coast Guard units from Halifax to Cape May aided ships trapped in two severe Atlantic storms. The Queen Elizabeth and Nieuw Amsterdam were about 17 hours late in New York, with other vessels rerouting to a 500 mile calm belt between the storms. A tug reached the freighter Caen off Cape May, while no distress calls were issued by ships in the Halifax gale.
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Halifax
N. S
Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Newfoundland
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
North Atlantic
Delaware
Caen
Weather Bureau
Mead Confirmed for Trade Commission
The Senate confirmed President Truman's nomination of James A. Mead, former New York Democratic Senator, as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. Mead was named the day before amid reports of a secret involved with Gaverguson, who is leaving the commission on November 15.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
James A. Mead
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Mead
Secert
Gaverguson
Mine Strike Called Health, Safety Peril
A 125-foot purse seiner named Yankee Mariner burned to the waterline after an explosion 11 miles off Arguello. Six crewmen were rescued by Coast Guard crews and a tanker, with no injuries beyond a broken finger and an injured foot. The rescue involved a Coast Guard plane, a Santa Barbara cutter, and lifeboats from nearby stations. survivors include master Raymond J. Little and others listed with San Pedro and San Francisco addresses. The owner is Yankee Marine Corp of San Diego.
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Point Arguello
Yankee Mariner
Coast Guard
San Diego
Santa Barbara
General Petroleum
Colina
Z. M. Tosh
Terraine
Ave
Long Beach
Coast Guard District
Pacific, Telephone and Telegraph Co
Jack Kaseroff
San Pedro
Raymond J. Little
Five in Marin County Indictments at San Quentin
Marin County grand jury returned five indictments last night against five San Quentin prisoners. Two indictments accuse inmates of assaulting fellow prisoners and three pertain to escaping from road camps.
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San Rafael
Very
Marin’ County
San’ Quentin
Air Force Chief Says B 36 Can Do Job
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg told the House Armed Services Committee that the B 36 bomber and atomic bomb can do the job, arguing U S strength forces Russia to defensive posture while opposing stricter bombing cuts. He defended air power against Navy critiques and warned against weakening strategic bombing. The hearing exposed interservice tensions as lawmakers pressed for clarity on coalition roles and defense planning amid campus disturbances at Bowling Green State University.
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Vandenberg
Hoyt
Air Force
House Armed Services
Washington
Navy
Associated Press
Ashington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Congress
Russia
Vanuenuetb
Wis
Sam Ageee
House
Armed-Services Committee
Rep. Short
R.mo
Walsh
D.ind
Vinson
Joint ’ Chiefs of Staff
Bowling Green
Ohio
Bowling l Green State University
Bee Gee News
East's Cities Lacking Coal Fear Misery
Tensions rose in the coal strike as the steel walkout deepened stockpiles and caused more shutdowns. Rumors of presidential intervention in steel and pressure to invoke Taft Hartley surfaced. John L Lewis left coal talks at White Sulphur Springs, while Rep. Byrnes urged Truman to act to protect health and safety of the Great Lakes region. Wisconsin Minnesota and upper Michigan rely on Great Lakes coal shipments, now rolling to a trickle. Factories in Detroit and beyond report nearing exhaustion of stockpiles if cold snaps arrive. Seeger Refrigerator idled 2,750 workers. two Chevrolet plants shifted to four day weeks. Detroit warns three freezing days could hurt the city’s auto hub. Cyrus Ching, federal mediator, warned of government seizure if walkouts persist. White Sulphur Springs sources suggested a possible break among coal operators.
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United
John “L. Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lewis
John W. Byrnes
John W. Byrnes(r
Wis
President Truman
Great Lakes
Truman
Byrnes
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Tee
Faicce
Detroit
Seeger Refrigerator
Chevrolet
Indianapolis
Muncie
Ind
Ford R. Cate
Detroit Coal Bureau
Cyrus Ching
Enet Federal ‘Pediator
NEA
White Sulphur’ Springs
Old Home Bought Found Treasure In Basement
Wellington Ohio reports 60 year old Richard A. Cordray discovered more than $30,000 in cash while renovating his 16 room manor built by G. H. Palmer. Cordray, sanitary engineer since 1937, plans to hire counsel to resolve ownership via court action with potential federal taxes.
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Wellington
Ohio
Richard A. Cordray
Cordray
G. H. Palmer
Charles Ross
Palmer
Alden R
St. Petersburg
Fis
Frank
Long Beach
Calif Ross
Girls Sentenced Over Relics From Abbey Tour
In London on October 19 a group of reform school girls visiting Buckfast Abbey in Devon for moral uplift were later sentenced. Seven of the girls are serving long terms after stealing rosaries crucifixes and medals during the visit.
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London
Buckfast Abbey
Devon
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