Beach House hotel planned for Long Beach waterfront
Frank Fishman announces a $4.5 million 14 story apartment hotel to rise in downtown Long Beach within 60 days. The tentative Beach House will offer 550 rooms with TV, a 500 car garage, pool, cabanas, and several banquet rooms. Architect Hugh Gibbs designed the modern Latin influenced reinforced concrete structure.
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Long Beach
Frank Fishman
Wilton
Beach House
Fishman
Hugh Gibbs
Winds Wane Aid Crews Battling 8000 Acre Fire
Slackened winds help crews contain an 8000 acre blaze in the San Bernardino Mountains 15 miles northwest. Dormant and nearly under control on the southern front, the fire edges along the east front into rugged terrain 8000 feet high as it threatens large trees.
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Ore
Oregon
Guy Johnson
Forest Service
Northwest
Forest Grove
McMinnville
Dallas
Grand Ronde
Boise
Payette
Idaho
U S Youths Free After 59 Days in Russian Custody
Two American students, Warren Oelsner Jr. and Peter Sellers, were released in Hamburg after being held in a Russian dungeon for 59 days in Magdeburg. They described confinement as harsh and said they intended to cycle to Berlin before authorities intervened.
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Germany
United States
Magdeburg
Warren Oelsner Jr
Oyster Bay
Peter Sellers
Rasner
Oelsner
Sellers
W. W. Hess
Potsdam
Berlin
Buechen
Boizenburg
Schwerin
Argentine Air Crash Kills Five Near Buenos Aires
Five people died when an Argentine air liner crashed and burned near Castilla, about 155 miles west of Buenos Aires. Authorities said 19 persons were injured and one crewman remained missing.
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Buenos Aires
Ministry of Transportation
Castilla
Judge O Connor Ex Comptroller Dies in Sleep
U S Judge J F T O Connor aged 63 former Comptroller of the Currency died in his sleep in Los Angeles. He had long battled high blood pressure and had been off the bench for over a year. A Roosevelt ally, he helped back the New Deal reforms and later served as U S district judge of the Southern District of California.
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U. S
J. F. T. O'Connor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
U. SS
William Gibbs McAdoo
North Dakota House of Representatives
Roosevelt
California
Judge O'Connor
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Culbert Olson
U. District
Southern District of
Heater
Supreme Court
House
Senate
U S Steels Pension Offer Triggers Bitter Union Response
United States Steel Corp proposes a ten cent hourly pension and insurance plan to avert a nationwide strike, but the CIO United Steelworkers react harshly. A union spokesman declines to label the offer as rejection, saying negotiations remain deadlocked. Closed door talks resume with no details released. President Fairless states employees would share pension costs.
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Associated Preer
United States Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Benjamin F. Fairless
U.S. Steel
Bogart Banned After Night Club Pandas Incident
In New York on September 28 Humphrey Bogart and Bill Seeman visited the Morocco nightclub with two toy pandas. A playful scene escalated when Robin Roberts and Peggy Rabe interacted with a panda, leading to shoves and a tense moment with Johnny Jelke. Bouncers removed Bogart and Seeman to the sidewalk, pandas in tow.
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Morocco
Humphrey Bogart
Bogey
Bogart
Bill Seeman
el Morocco
Paul
Robin Roberts
Robin
Peggy Rabe
Johnny Jelke
Jetke
Seeman
News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE
A compact page guide lists where to find various features in the newspaper. It references sections like High Lights, Boyte, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Editorial, Financial, Local News, Old Skipper, Shipping Table, Sports and more with their corresponding page numbers. The notice also mentions tides and temperatures and women’s activities across multiple pages.
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Mrs. Simpson
England
Boyte
Conferees OK Foreign Aid Bill at 5.81 Billion
Washington Sept 28 conferees approved a foreign aid program totaling 5.80999 billion dollars with Senate economy plans backing European recovery. House action set the Marshall plan total at 33.77838 billion to June 30 1950, dropping an earlier proposed 200 million boost. The measure spans ECA funding 3.62838 billion plus 150 million in loan authority and 1.074 billion for final quarter costs. Additional allocations cover Greece and Turkey 95 million, occupation costs 912.59 million, and 110 thousand for a watchdog panel. A separate 1.31401 billion aid bill for friendly nations against Communism awaits Senate approval.
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WEA
Senate
House Committee
House
Senate i
White Mouse
Greece
Germany
Austria
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
Congressional
Balchen Eyes Alaska Flight Today
Washington reports Balchen Balchen Alaskan Air Hop set for today from Norway to Washington after weather delayed an attempted nonstop flight. Bernt Balchen, Air Force flyer, prepares for the Alaska leg despite yesterday’s setback.
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Cal
Bernt Balchen
Air Force Flier
Alaska
Norway
Churchill Urges Overthrow of Attlee in Parliament Fight
Winston Churchill called for the Labor government’s removal in a three day debate on Britain’s devaluation policy. He accused Attlee’s government of brinkmanship and warned the pound must find its own level with a new, confident administration.
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Winston Churchill
Attlee
Britain
Churchill
Lab Por
Jeader
Try Again Tokyo Rose Jury Told
Six men and six women again consider whether Tokyo Rose Iva Toguri DAquino is guilty of treason for wartime radio broadcasts from Japan. Jurors reported 34 hours 30 minutes after receiving the case that they could not reach a unanimous verdict. Judge Roche urged reconsideration to avoid a second long trial. The deliberations began at 11:44 a.m. Monday.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Rose
Japan
Michael J. Roche
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
Talks on Berlin Talks Off After Break in Talks
Western Allies halted all discussions with the Russians on the Berlin problem after the Soviets refused to fulfill the agreement ending the two month railway strike earlier this year. The commanders said talks were ended, signaling a breakdown in East West relations in Berlin.
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Berlin
Steel and Car Stocks Lead Advance
NEW YORK September 28 Steel and automobile shares led a brief Wall Street rally as reports suggested a steel settlement might be reached Prices rose a few cents to about 22 a share before easing back near the higher marks Hopes for a settlement grew after United States Steel Corp agreed to grant a wage pension and welfare package to union workers who had planned a strike
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New. York
Wall Street
U. S. Steel Corp
Air Force reveals radar defenses on coasts and Alaska
Washington reports the Air Force states radar air defense systems operate on both U S coasts and in Alaska while withholding details on coastal stations. The notice follows prior disclosure in Seattle of a Pacific northwest system and confirms a northeastern setup. Experts distinguish systems from networks and warn a system may have gaps in coverage allowing undetected aircraft.
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Washington
Air Force
United States
Alaska
N Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Jackson
D.wash
Solons and AEC Study Expanding Atomic Program
Washington September 28 The Senate House atomic committee and the Atomic Energy Commission discussed expanding America's atomic program. Sen McMahon chairman of the joint committee said the present program is under reassessment after the Russian explosion. The talk covered increased facilities ore production and scientific personnel. The session was the first in a series to survey plans for future goals with aim to maintain superiority in the atomic field.
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Washington
Senate House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Sen
McMahon
Joint Congressional Committee
Russia
Argentine Minesweeper Fournier Reported Missing
BUENOS AIRES September 28 The Argentine minesweeper Fournier with 60 men aboard was reported missing since September 21 The 45 ton warship was last heard from as it entered the narrows of Magellan Straits It was believed to have engine trouble and taken shelter in a cov e within the strait
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Buenos Aires
Fournier
Magellan Straits
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