Workers Walkout Strikes Santa Monica Douglas Plant
Thirteen thousand aircraft workers at the Douglas El Segundo plant joined a regional walkout today, crippling production of Navy fighters. El Segundo unit voted to strike after rejecting a 5 cent hourly raise, while Santa Monica TAM unit declined to strike. Pickets gathered at the Torrance plant as 16,000 IAM members across Douglas facilities were affected. The nationwide aerospace strike tied to Lockheed at Burbank continued with no settlement in sight.
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Los Angeles
Douglas el Segundo
California
Unio
Douglas
Ac Scenic
Douglas EE I Segundo
AFL International Association of Machinists
el Segundo
TAM
Santa Monica
Junion
Vale
Douglas Company
180Th St
Normandie Ave
Torrance
E. Roy Blow
Long Beach Douglas
CIO
Unarmed Man Foils Holdup at Compton
Unarmed salesman Ray Gallagher thwarted a Compton Western Auto robbery at 235 Compton Blvd. He shoved past gunman Jesse Cruz and alerted police after witnessing Manuel Salazar crouch amid others. Eight shots were fired by officers Conway and Stuart. Salazar and Cruz were wounded, with Salazar jailed on attempted robbery charges.
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Compton
Western Auto Supply
Compton Blvd
Ray Gallagher
Jesse Cruz
East Los Angeles
Gallagher
Manuel Salazar
Bakersfield
Cruz
Robert 4. Conway
John W. Stuart
Salazar
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Philip Sorenson
Hazel Sleigh
Steve Pouloupoulis
Neptune Ave
Wilmington
AFL Opens Meet with Call to Repeal Taft Hartley Law
William Green of the AFL opened the convention urging 1.98 million members to mobilize political and economic power to repeal the Taft Hartley Act. He warned it is the outstanding objective and said labor will be a deciding factor in the next election.
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New York
IUHI
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Green
Martin T. Lacey
New York Central Trades and Labor Council
Republican Party
Taft Hartley
John L. Lewis
Comeack
House of
Eisenhower Eyes Serious Tone in Indiana Campaign Stop
In Fort Wayne Indiana Ike Eisenhower told a lukewarm audience there is nothing funny about the campaign issues. He criticized Adlai Stevenson for levity and said his own best fun comes from off the cuff remarks rather than formal speeches as Indiana Republican leaders watched.
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Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fort, Wayne
Ind
Bellica
Pevil
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Elise
Korza
Eisenhower
Indiana
Sons
Wiliams
Taft Takes Over Eisenhower Campaign Says Stevenson
Governor Adlai Stevenson told reporters in Springville that Senator Taft has taken over Eisenhower's presidential campaign. He said the shift changes the race, noting he previously faced rival policies of both parties but now Taft appears to control the campaign. He predicted many would be genuinely alarmed by the new development.
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Relman
Springville
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Taft Or ‘the General Would End Up In the Ccommand
Sen. Taft
Destroyer Coates Damaged in Clyde Collision During War Games
In Edinburgh, the destroyer Coates arrived with a 20 foot square hull hole after colliding with the depot ship Tidewater in the Clyde during North Atlantic war games. Tidewater suffered light damage and continued the exercise. no casualties were reported. U S naval authorities said Coates would be docked for repairs.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Coates
Mainbrace
Tidewater
Clyde
U. S
Classified Ards Poors B-7 to 11 and other page references
A listing of newspaper sections and page designations across topics including Beach Combing on Page 8 1 Boyle Page A 9 Bridge Page B 2 Classified Ads B 7 to 11 Comics Page Cragsword B 4 Editorial A 8 Financial 8 5 Lookout A 5 Obituaries B S Radio Bichele A 7 Shipping B 5 Sports A 10 to 12 Theaters A 6 Tides Temperatures 8 3 Women s Acts i B 2 3
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Faga B.S. Radio Bichele
Bullets Tear Gas Route in Hollywood Chase Ends
In Hollywood a chase ended when two town men and a young woman companion fled from bullets and tear gas to a hiding place in an auto repair shop. Police fired about 300 bullets and several gas rounds before the trio surrendered. Suspects are Floyd Cadwell 25 George Marshall 23 and Miss Eileen Wilde 21. Cadwell recently released from a Sioux City prison after five years for auto theft. Investigators say Marshall has a Iowa criminal record. Offficers Bovee and Thompson say the suspects fled in a Las Vegas taxi before being cornered. They are being questioned about two robberies.
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Hollywood
Floyd Cadwell
George Marshall
Eileen Wilde
Cadwell
Sioux City
Marshall
Leonard Bovee
W. Co
Thompson
Las’ Vegas
New
Felice
I Didn't Sell My Baby Say Young Mother in City Jail
Edna Schon 20 sits in jail quarters denying selling her infant Linda for 400 dollars to pay bills. Police allege the two other women Mrs Kathryn Lincoln 37 and Mrs Elizabeth Brattain 35 arranged the deal with Lincoln paying Brattain and Brattain passing 400 to Schon. Lincoln says she wanted to help a mother who could not support her baby and Brattain says she sought to place a child in a home. Continued on Page A-5.
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Edna Schon
Linda
Kathyrn Lincoln
Elizabeth G. Brattain
Childen
Mrs. Brattain
S. Mitchell Ave
Elizabeth Brattain
Baltic Ave
Schon
Kathryn Lincoln
Riverside Dr
UN Planes Sink Nine MiGs In Border City Skirmish
U N Sabre jets scored a severe blow against the Communist air force sinking nine MiG-15s and damaging others near the Manchurian border at Antung and Sinulju. The day also saw a Navy strike wreck Hoeryong and multiple bombing runs around Pyongyang Chongjin and Sinuiju with several targets hit.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Hoeryong
U. & Navy
Sinulju
Yalu River
Antung
Manchuria
Yalu
Manchurian
Sinuiju
U. N
Pyongyang
Chongjin
Three Freight Trains Tangle at Fullerton
Wreckage from a 21 car derailment at Nicholas Ave spilled into the Santa Fe main line near Fullerton closing traffic for over eight hours. Three crewmen were injured when a westbound train collided with a derailed eastbound train as cars rolled from a siding. Damages exceed $100,000. six derailed cars demolished. engineer Albert R. Preston among the injured.
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Fullerton
Los Angeles
San Diego
Nicholas Ave
Albert’ R. Preston
Fontana
J James Sack
San Bernardino
Raymond
I. Weelts
Santa Fe Railroad Company
R. M. Champion
Two Others Held on State Law Rarely Used
A 20 year old mother and two other women were booked under a seldom invoked California Final Codes section for suspected infringement of personal liberty regarding a baby's custody. The 20 year old, Edna Earl Schon, claimed she only wanted to help and could not care for her child.
Belmont track fire kills 25 horses at Elmont stable
A Sunday night fire destroyed a large Belmont Port barn in Elmont New York killing twenty five thoroughbreds and a stable pony valued at about 120000 each. The blaze lasted 15 minutes as dry hay fed the flames and some horses were injured before rescue efforts saved twenty five. Track officials estimated total damage around 175000 with 120000 in horse losses and 55000 for the barn. Notable losses included Big Tf and Tocoli while Primate and Navy Page were saved.
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Elmont
Nyup
Belmont Port
Damauls Race Track
Alex M. Robb
Big Tf
John T. Maloney
Virginia
Tocoli
J. S. Kroese
Hackensacx
N. J
Tnday
Primate
Kentucky
Starmount Stable
Navy Page
Sunny Today and Tuesday With Coast Fog
Sunny today and Tuesday with night and early morning fog near the coast. Slightly cooler afternoons with a high near 78.
17 Korean Women Spy Ring Exposed in Pusan
South Korean police say 17 women including two leaders were arrested for spying within a United Nations unit in Pusan. Miss Pak Chung Ja and Miss Yoon Chil Sung, both 25 and 24, trained in North Korea and connected to Communist guerrillas operating in South Korea.
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Pusan, Kores—Jp
United Nations Organization
Pak Chung Ja
Yoon Chil Sung
Seoul
United Nations
Iser
Regulation X Suspended as Housing Starts Dip
The Federal Reserve Board suspended Regulation X which limited down payments on new housing loans. The action followed Labor Department data showing housing starts in July and August fell under a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,200,000. The suspension returns credit rules to pre suppression standards.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Department of Labor
Defense Production Act
Congress
Federal Reserve
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U.N
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New Press-Telegram
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