Two nabbed in Greenlease kidnapping cash hunt
Federal agents moved to question two suspects in the Greenlease kidnap case missing $300,000 profits. A blond prostitute and a tavern operator were picked up in a skid-row hotel raid by the FBI and police. Cab driver John Hager testified he was jailed at home and later questioned about the case. He faces a grand jury subpoena in Kansas City next Tuesday as the Heady Hall duo remains under guard awaiting trial.
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Greenlease
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Trvo
FBI
West End
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Buto
Hager
Federal
Kansas Mo
Carlin Hall
Bonnie Heady
Kansas City
Questins
French Armor Faces Vietminh Clash South of Phu Xo Quan
French Union armor and infantry clashed with Vietminh forces south of Phu Xho Quan, killing 150 rebels and capturing 17. The battle lasted over five hours as Vietminh units attacked moving French columns along the Road of Forests about 10 miles south of Phu Nha Quan. The Vietminh reportedly attacked tanks and infantry, after a raid that had disrupted Vietminh installations in Phu Nho Quan.
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Hanoi Indochina
Phu Xho Quan
Vietminh
Gunestone
Phu Nho Quap
Hana
Chrysler in Deal for Briggs Unit
Chrysler Corp expects to acquire all Briggs Manufacturing Co auto body and parts plants within 60 days for 35 million dollars. Officials say an agreement is ready but must win Briggs stockholders approval.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corn
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Sident L. J. Colbert
Briggss
Briggs
Chrysler
Ford
Nepal King Improves After Heart Attack
News from Naples reports King Tribhuvan of Nepal, hospitalized after a heart attack Friday, is slightly better. He arrived by ship from the Far East and had a night of rest with slight improvement noted by doctors.
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Naples
Innational
Tribuhavane
Himelayan
Hastna
Spellman Defends U S McCarthyism Against Critics
In Brussels Cardinal Spellman rebuked European critics of McCarthyism defending Congressional inquiries into communism. He argued Americans will root out subversion and said hearings protect free society against communist influence while condemning unhelpful attacks on U S procedures. He spoke while returning from Rome after dedicating the North American Pontifical College.
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Belgium
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Europe
United States
Pontificial College
Rome
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Trains Wreck in California and Kansas
A trains wreck occurred early today just west of Amboy in the Mojave Desert area near 1 03 Angeles. A spoke rise man said 21 rear cars overturned with no injuries reported as track cleaning continues.
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Amboy
Angeles
Mojave Desert
Spokrise
Gen Clark Accepts Citadel Presidency Amid Rail Wreck Updates
Gen. Clark is announced as president of The Citadel, succeeding Gen. Summerall after 22 years. The derailment near Bar-P delayed eastbound trains The Chief and the El Capitan are held at Needles. The governor and James F Byrnes attend the event with Santa Fe crews working to clear main lines.
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Citadel
State Military College
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Gay
Grand Canyon Limited
James F. Byrnes
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Needies
Era
Geff
Cadiz
Bar-P
Summerall
Army
Bus Lines Seek 2nd Fare Hike Across Zones
Long Beach officials report bus company requests a second fare increase adding 50 cents per extra zone. 40 rides for $3 would replace the current 40 rides for $2 with interzone validity for school bus tickets. Downtown to Bellflower would cost 25 cents, 43 cents with tokens. downtown to North Long Beach about 20 cents, 18 with tokens. City considers revenue bonds for a municipal system. proposal to be reviewed at next election per Carleson.
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Jordan
Samuel J. Vickers
State Commission
Long Beach
Bell
Carleson
Franchise Bureau
American Aircraft Strike Spreads Amid Labor Dispute
Union leaders in Detroit and Los Angeles press the fight over wage and contract standards at North American Aircraft. They warn of an industry-wide dispute as defense budget cuts and tougher competition loom. A Columbus court restricts ticket sales at the Ohio plant while federal mediation bodies work with the Defense Department to settle the walkout affecting F-86 and other jets.
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Frank
Hoe
Tinfon
Tohn W. Livingston
UAW
Aircraft Department
Detroit
Paul Schwade
Springfield
Ohio
Uawcio
Columbus
Common Pleas
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Office of Industrial Relations
Washington
National Mediation Board
Military Services
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Navy
Mediation Board
Long Beach
Los Angeles
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Fresno
Socialites wed in Manhasset wealthy sets match
Mary Cushing Astor, recently divorced from Vincent Astor, married here Friday to socialite painter John Whitney Fosburgh. The bride was divorced from Astor at Pocatello Idaho on September 18 on charges of mental cruelty. They had been married 13 years.
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Manhasset
Mary Cushing Astor
Vincent Astor
John Whitney Fosburgh
Astor
Pocatello
Idaho
Charming Rascal Praises Arthur Godfrey and La Rosa
The report highlights Arthur Godfrey praising Julius La Rosa after La Rosa’s ouster from Godfrey's show. Godfrey defends the decision, calls La Rosa a charming rascal, and notes the singer’s later charity performance at a Navy relief benefit. He denies dating rumors and says he would not leak La Rosa’s departure publicly. La Rosa returns in a Navy benefit appearance, recalling Godfrey’s support and claiming he earned his chance.
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Arthur Godfrey
la Rosa
Washington
Washington Godfrey
Frida
Arthur Knight
CBS
Doroathy MecGuire
Godfrey
Frey
Navy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
San Pablo Bay Search for Jet Pilot Body
The Air Force combed San Pablo Bay for the body of Second Lt. John L. Blum, 24, of Dixon, Illinois, pilot of an F-86 Sabre that crashed after takeoff from Hamilton Field. The jet stalled and plunged into the water Friday afternoon. witnesses reported flames and smoke as it went down and that Blum may have bailed out but his parachute failed to open.
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Air Force
Walters
San Pablo Bay
John L. Blam
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Hamilton Field
Blum
Strike Threatens Met Season Cancellation
The Metropolitan Opera faces a possible season cancellation as management and union musicians remain in wage talks. If no agreement is reached by November 2, rehearsals slated to begin that day may be delayed and foreign artists told to postpone travel to the United States until the labor dispute is resolved. Rudolf Bing, Met general manager, confirms the stance and urgency of the stalemate.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
Met
Rudolf Bing
Red Inspired Unions Clash With Lundeberg In Senate Hearing
AFL Sailors Union head Harry Lundeberg accused Communist influenced unions of wrecking Pacific coast shipping and urged bans on collective bargaining for red leaning groups. He cited delays at Los Angeles Harbor and blamed Bridges ILWU for coastwise traffic declines. In New York, Robert G. Thompson lay gravely injured after a stabbing by a Yugoslav anti Communist, delaying his contempt trial.
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Harry Lundeberg
Harry Bridges
Lundeberg
AFL
Sailors Union of the
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Pacific Coast
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Sailors’ Union
Pacific
Subcommittee
Warren G. Magnuson
D.-Wash
Charles E. Potter
R.-Mich
John M. Butler
Reed
Los Angeles Harbor
James A. Sullivan
Los Angeles
New York
U.S
Robert G. Thompson
Bellevue Hospital
Thompson
Alexander Pavlovich
United States
Federal House of Detention
FBI
California
Chicago
Vancouver
Wash
First Snow Trapped Hunters Reach Safety
Snow trapped hunters began exiting Wednesday as eight inches lay on level ground. A camp 13 miles from Highway 14 near Ui was overwhelmed, while a family warmed in a truck wood stove all night. Game warden Faris Dorn reached them Thursday. weather stalled efforts and planes, air crews, and Army weasels faced repeated delays. Authorities say up to 200 hunters—some women and elderly—were scattered in tents and cabins, with signals for food and warmth, while many remained stranded over 20 miles from the nearest road. The Weather Bureau forecast more snow showers as rescue efforts continued.
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Faris Dorn
Lavell
Wye
Air Force
Camp Carson
Cole
Colorado Springs
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Sheridan
Colo
He Ma
Alr
U. S
Weather Bureau
Sheridan County
Willard Marshall
Marshall
Americans budget 27 million for Jewish refugees aid
The Joint Distribution Committee said it budgeted 27 million 372 thousand dollars to help Jewish refugees in Europe North Africa and Israel in 1954.
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Paris
Americans ‘Joint Distribution Committee
Europe
North Africa
Israel
Seventh Street Bridge Nears Thanksgiving Opening
San Gabrist river bridge on E Seventh Street is to be ready by Thanksgiving, says David J. LeMasters, state highway engineer. Detours for Orange County commuters to Long Beach persist as work extends bridge approaches by 110 feet to widen the river bed per Flood Control District plans.
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San Gabrist River
E. Seventh St
David J. LeMasters
State Division
MW Hghways
Orange County
Long Beach
Seventh St
LeMasters
Flood Control District
Abbey Rents Public Notice In Lang Lesch Parish
A local public notice references Abbey Rents in Lang Lesch Parish with contact Compton-Ph NE 2-2277 and a partial line about a good deed. The readable fragment mentions 5.4264 and a telephone listing.
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Lang Lesch
Compton
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