Angeles Forest Fire Out of Control
A wind driven blaze in the Angeles National Forest roared out of control with over ONG acres burned. More than 170 firefighters and 150 forest rangers from California and New Mexico were dispatched by air to the rugged, brush filled area. The fire began Wednesday afternoon by lightning and threatened several hundred homes in La Crescenta and Kagel Canyon before some lines were halted.
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Los Angeles
Angeles National Forest
Ong Acres
Central California
New Mexico
Charles Bearesley
Sig Pines
Fish Fork
San Gabriel Canyon
Mt. Baden Powell
Pine Mountain
Ardsley
Big Pines
Beardsley
la Crescenta
Kagel Canyon
Dexter Park
Border Dope Stool Pigeon Shot to Death
San Diego police report a man identified as Luis Cuido Torres killed ten miles south of the border town of Mexicali, said to have informed on narcotics smugglers. Authorities believe vengeance by the smuggling gang followed his tipping of five members. Other bodies with fingers chopped off were found seven miles south of Ensenada, Mexico, with police unable to identify them.
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San Diego
Heroe
Mexico
Menicali
Luis Cuido Torres
Torres
Hadeen
Ensenada
Joseines Oviello
Weather outlook with clouds and warm temperatures
Considerable cloudiness and variable sunshine through Saturday with a chance of scattered sprinkles or light showers tonight into early Saturday. Continued warm with high temperatures near 93.
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Long Beach
U. S
Durkin resigns as Labor Secretary ending Eisenhower labor honeymoon
Marlin P. Durkin quits as secretary of labor alleging the Eisenhower administration broke promises on recommendations to change the Taft Hartley labor law. AFL-CIO leaders George Meany and Walter Reuther condemn the administration, signaling a rift with organized labor. Durkin cited the breach after a Aug 31 resignation date and a late Thursday news conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Organized Labor
Marlin P. Durkin
Durkin
George Meany
AFL
Walter Reuther
CIQ
Meany
Rether
Adlai Stevenson
Ali
Plumbers Union
Robert A. Taft R.ohiol
Reuther
Gen Hull to Succeed Mark Clark as Far East CinC
In Denver the president named Gen John E Hull to be Supreme Commander United States and United Nations forces in the Far East replacing Gen Mark Clark who will retire Oct 30 Hull will serve as Commander in Chief of the United Nations Command and Far East Command and will arrive in Tokyo to assume duties after Clark departs
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Denver
John E. Full
United States
United Nations
Far East
Mark Clark
Hull
Clark
White House
Tokyo
Army
United Nations Command
Far Eastern
Career Man Named Holland Ambassador
Deputy Under Secretary of State H. Freeman Matthews, a career diplomat, was reported as the new American ambassador to the Netherlands. Officials said he is being reassigned in line with rules requiring career officers to go abroad after three years in Washington. Matthews has been deputy undersecretary since July 3, 1950, and will replace Ambassador Selden Chapin at The Hague who is to receive a new assignment.
Warren Considers 30 California Judgeships
Warren announced on Thursday night he is considering 30 appointments for California judgeships. Eighteen of these would be for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Los
Army Says McCarthy Published Secret Siberia Data
The Army accused Senator McCarthy of violating laws by releasing excerpts from a 75 page intelligence document on Siberia. It said the material was for restricted distribution to officers and was declassified only after his disclosure. The Army noted the document bears espionage law warnings and limits on transmission.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R.-Wis
Siberia
McCarthy
Senate
United States
Army
Red Admits Holdout of American Airmen
AP dispatch reports that the Communist regime disclosed for the first time that Allied airmen are being held as special prisoners and want to return home. A noted U S jet ace and an undisclosed number of airmen are among those held, according to a communist correspondent.
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Panmunjom
Red
Wilfred Burchett
U. S
Communists Threaten to Intern U.S. Flyers in Manchuria
An repatriated American Air Force major from Tampa says a reliable Chinese source reports the Communists planned to intern 22 U.S. fliers in Manchuria until the United States recognizes Red China. Allied officers unofficially estimate more airmen may be held, with one source citing about 35 in total.
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Manchuria
David F. MacGhie
Tampa
Fla
U.S
United States
China
Burchett
Paris l'Humanite
Still Held by Reds PW List Raises Hope for 2 Captives
Long Beach area families clung to hope as a list of men believed held by Communists in Korea included Marine Lt. Forest A. Nelson and Army Cpl. Connie Max Conner. Nelson, shot down Aug 6, 1952, has a 4 year old daughter Penny and a Compton area family. Conner has been missing since Dec 6, 1950, with his mother noting a buddy reported their capture together at Chosin Reservoir and that Conner was wounded. The Defense Department cautioned families not to overhope while seeking accounting from the Communists.
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Tia Long Beach Area
Forest A. Nelson
Army
Connie Max Conner
Korea
Nelson
Penny Nelson
Jan
Sally Nelson
Walnut Ave
Cpl. Conner
Thomas Conner
S. Atlantic Ave
Compton
Press
Department of Defense
Oatis to expose Red web of lies in Czechoslovakia
William Oatis, imprisoned American journalist, recounts months under Communist police. He says a web of lies led to a ten year prison sentence for a fabricated crime. The Press Telegram will publish a series of daily articles starting Sunday detailing his treatment and trial.
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William Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Oatis
Reds
Press-Telegram
Blast Rips Street in Cleveland Area Mass Casualty
A blast along a three quarter mile stretch of West 117th Street Cleveland and Lakewood area tore through a street, killing 1 and injuring 58 with two in critical condition. Fire officials blamed a gas main break or sewer gas release. Damage costs exceed 85.9 million as flying debris damaged homes and utilities.
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Cleveland
Katherine Szabo P
Robert Gbur
Berea Rd
Ferdinand Boehmer
Lakewood
Fas
Eleanor Rinaldi
Tremor Shakes Wide Area Around St Louis
An earth tremor was felt over a broad region around St Louis with no damage reported. It was reported in Edwardsville Illinois about 20 miles northeast where structures shook and items toppled, and in Belleville Illinois about 18 miles southeast.
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Louls
St. Louis
Edwardsville
Belleville
Til
Weather Man Promises As Scorcher
Long Beach swelters amid heat warnings as the U S Weather Bureau predicts a climb to 93 by sunset. Airport readings show near record heat while ocean conditions churn with rough surf, prompting lifeguard cautions and advisories across the Southland. Local temperatures range from the 80s to the 90s with desert towns hitting triple digits.
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
A compact guide lists sections and page numbers for a newspaper issue. It includes Beach Combing on Page B1, Billy Rose on Page A3, Boyle on Page A1, and sections across Classifieds Comics Editorial Obituaries Sports and more with specific page references for each. The note also mentions sections like Shipping Table and Weather with page locators.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
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