Chill Winds Close Route as Dust and Fires Grow
Gusty north winds whip Southern California causing dust storms in deserts and blizzard conditions in mountains. Highways closed on Sepulveda Blvd tunnel approach as brush fires spark amid fires crews from LAFD deploy 23 units. Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley see leaves and limbs littered. humidity nose dives to 30 percent. The Ridge Route remains shut.
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Los Angeles
Sepulveda Blvd
Santa Monica Mountains
Los Angeles Fire Department
California
Pasadena
San Gabriel Valley
Five Hour Philadelphia Hostage Drama Ends Without Injury
A deranged man held a priest and two policemen hostage during a five hour terror ride in Philadelphia before being subdued on his home lawn. He claimed he sought death and said he planned to shoot at Reyburn Plaza, while telephoning Daily News reporter George Thompson and revealing a plot to involve police.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Madera
Philadelphia Daily News
George Thompson
Reyburn Plaza
Thompson
Madera
Dr. Pogal
Phila
Baby Sitter Dies After Being Locked Out In Seattle
A 61 year old baby sitter, Victor Arce, was killed last night in a downtown Seattle building when a rope broke as he climbed to reenter after children aged 3 and 4 had locked him out. A woman reportedly pleaded with her husband through a window during the incident.
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Seattle
Victor Arce
Cropduster Forced Down by Winds Lands Safely in Parking Lot
Lancaster flyer Frank R. Mettner a 29 year old cropduster was forced to land his helicopter due to high winds over La Canada. He landed safely in a Foothill Boulevard parking lot while en route from Chino to Chatsworth.
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Chino
Chatsworth
la Canada
Highway Closures Amid Severe Winter Winds
The Associated Press reports Highway 60 70 99 closed before dawn as snow ice and violent gusts rattle the region. Winds top 70 mph, prompting authorities to restrict travel and monitor conditions. Page 3.
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Associated Press
Market Dow Jones Stocks and Bond Sales Report
Market data shows daily stock transactions across industries with totals such as 246400 in Industrials 110400 in Rails and 29100 in Utilities and 65 stocks totaling 39590. Bond sales today reach 4970000 with year to date at 193205500. Dow Jones bonds show minor changes with small negative shifts across components.
Weather Smog Outlook With Sunshine and Winds
Variable cloudiness gives way to mostly sunny skies today and into tonight and Wednesday. Strong gusty winds at times. Colder tonight with a high near 61 on March 5 and a low around 43 on March 6. Full weather report on Page A6.
Westinghouse Strike Ends After Government Plan
Westinghouse Electric Corp accepted a government plan to settle a 142 day strike at 40 plants. No immediate word from the International Union of Electrical Workers. If the IUE accepts, employees can return to work tomorrow.
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Washington
Westinghouse Electric Corp
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Bank Bandit Robs L A Southwest Bank at Crenshaw
An armed bandit robbed the Southwest Bank of $19,285 after closing time at 11305 S Crenshaw Inglewood. The man aged 35 to 50 threatened to kill bank manager G W Rogers if an alarm sounded and forced chief teller Earl Elliott to fill a briefcase from four windows.
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Inglewood
CNS
Southwest Bank
S. Crenshaw
G W. Rogers
Earl Elliott
Bus Tieup Voted in Dispute
Pasadena City Lines maintenance men voted to strike, halting all Pasadena and Glendale bus service at midnight. The walkout affects 16 maintenance workers and 98 drivers, over a wage dispute seeking 16 cents an hour to match Long Beach pay. The company proposal falls short of the Long Beach scale.
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Pasadena City Lines
City Lines
Pasadena
Glendale
Raymond Gregg
Division 1277
Transportation Union of
Los Angeles
Gregg
Long Beach
Jerry Wertenberger
Mother and man held in 2 year old’s death
In Los Angeles deputies booked Margaret Rafferty and Pete Misquez in the death of a 2 year old girl found unconscious at 7610 Mira Monte. The child had welts and bruises. the mother and Misquez deny knowledge of the cause. Father Martin Rafferty could not be located.
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Los Angeles
Firestone Park
Margaret Anne Rafferty
Tweedy Industrial Hospital
Sue Rafferty
Pete G. Misquez
Miramonte
Ike offers arms cut proposal to Bulganin in letter
President Eisenhower proposed a ban on future production of nuclear weapons in a new letter to Soviet Premier Bulganin. He tied safeguards to the Atoms For Peace program and urged production of fissionable materials only for peaceful purposes, aiming to reverse the rising global nuclear stockpile trend.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
United States
George Reeves Recovering From Traffic Accident Injuries
George Reeves the actor known for playing Superman on television is recovering from injuries after a car crash last Thursday. His car was hit by a truck and pushed into a third vehicle causing body and head injuries with no fractures. He is expected to be released from Queen of Angels Hospital later this week.
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Hollywood
George Reeves
Superman
Reeves
Queen of Angels Hospital
Missing Palm Springs Girl Found Safe
A two and a half year old girl from Palm Springs named Virginia Gardner was found safe under a porch about a mile from her home. She was taken to Desert Hospital in good condition with no sign of molestation. Over 100 people aided the search, including wealthy residents, Indians, and peace officers. Police Chief August Kettman had feared kidnapping and issued alerts for suspects with child molesting records after the girl disappeared yesterday afternoon.
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Virginia Gardner
Siella
Aalee
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Ine Birt
Elma Mendoza
Desert Hospital
August Kettman
Teitelbaum Case Probe Resumed in Los Angeles
The grand jury plans to recall Teitelbaum along with singer Mario Lanza and other witnesses to testify in the probe of a staged 280000 robbery. Police Chief Anderson and jury foreman Warren Thorne said the inquiry continues after Teitelbaum was arrested February 14 for allegedly arranging the phony Dec 17 robbery at his Rodeo Drive salon.
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Los Angeles
CNS
al Teitelbaum
Teitelbaum
Mario Lanza
Clinton H. Anderson
Warren Thorne
Beverly Hills
N. Rodeo Dr
Antarctic Tractor Driver Killed in Deepfreeze Incident
The Navy reports a second death in Operation Deepfreeze as Seabee Driver 2/C Max R. Kiel dies when his tractor crashes into a deep snow crevasse in Antarctica. Kiel is survived by his mother Roma Irene Kiel of Joseph, Oregon.
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Washington
Navy Today
Antarctic
Max R. Kiel
Kiel
Roma Irene Kiel
Joseph, Or
Awkward Silence and Predictable Punch Lines
A University of British Columbia study suggests jokes with predictable endings may elicit more humor. Dr. Douglas T. Kenny argues the contingency of humor lies in stimulus conformation, challenging the idea that surprise endings are always best.
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Vancouver
B.C
Douglas T. Kenny
University of British Columbia
Kenny
Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
Aristotel
Sigmund Freud
Dying Gunman Shot During Maywood Cafe Hold-Up
A cafe robbery in Maywood ended with the gunman Carl Handerson alias Carl Henderson, 46, dying from a .45 chest wound after two accomplices fled in a car. He was shot at Warren's Cafe in South Gate by Harry Ulrich, 61, as two women in the cafe aided customers.
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Maywood Hospital
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Carl Henderson
C. R. Simonson
R. B. Bozarth
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Garfield Dr
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Harry Ulrich
Buell
Bell Gardens
Wilson Heads to Defense Conference in Puerto Rico
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson will fly to Puerto Rico to join the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a secret conference reviewing America’s atomic age defense strategy. He will stay through Friday before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Charles FE. Wilson
Puerto Rico
Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Pentagon
Wilson
Sparkman to Reply Tomorrow on Eisenhower Speech
Senator John J. Sparkman of Alabama will answer President Eisenhower by radio tomorrow night as the Democratic spokesman. The party will broadcast a reply over Mutual from 7 to 7 20 p.m. Pasadena time after a reversed decision granting free radio time.
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John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Eisenhower
MBS
Sparkman
Mutual
Pasadena
Supreme Court Rules Roadblocks Illegal in California
California Supreme Court ruling in a search and seizure case finds police highway roadblocks illegal in the state. The decision affirmed a San Diego superior court action dismissing narcotics charges against Pauli Edson Gale and sets a precedent affecting city and area roadblocks used to stop drunk driving.
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California Supreme Court
California
United Press
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