Last Scout Group Rescued After Snowstorm Near Los Angeles
Rescue teams freed the last Scout group stranded 30 miles northeast of Los Angeles after a severe snowstorm. More than 100 Scouts and readers were led to safety as temperatures dropped to 19 degrees. Two 13 year olds, Dennis Swingle and David Letzinger of Lynwood, were hospitalized for exhaustion and exposure. Deputies suffered frostbite while aiding the operation. The group had embarked on a 65 mile hike to earn Silver Moccasin merit badges.
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Big ‘Pines
Los Angeles
Dennis Swingle
David
Letzinger
Lynwood
Dale Tuel
Frank Budd
Myron Haynes
Lancaster
Miss Winters Fiance Held After Broadway Brawl
The incident centered on photographer Walker and Franciosa tied to Miss Winters and a potential auction house joint tenancy. Franciosa, 28, argued a public place allowed photographs amid a heated scene. He challenged the photographers as police handled the arrest despite a claim that misdemeanors must be in sight. The lone injury was a scratch on Walker. Franciosa and Miss Winters sought legal counsel, while Franciosa awaited further action in a public procedure.
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Franciosa
Walker
Miss Winters
Broadway
Beatrice
Reno
Jerry Giesler
Charles Chaplin
Errol Flynn
Burnette Wolfson
Marlone Brando
Lt General Peter P. Vechny Dies at 66 in Moscow
The army newspaper Red Star announced the death of Lt. Gen. Peter P. Vechny aged 66. Vechny served as a Soviet staff officer during World War I and his passing was reported from Moscow today.
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Moscow
Peter P. Vechny
Red Star
Neighbor rescues buried boy after cave-in in Hollydale
Rodney Scherer spotted a boy buried in a cave-in near his home in Hollydale. He alerted neighbors and towed aid, with Capt. Tom Showers leading a four man crew to extract the child. The boy was taken to Emergency Hospital in Paramount then to St Francis in Lynwood, alive.
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Tom Showers
Scherer
Red Cross
Clarence
Wilkinson
Sequoia Welding
Jack Burgee
National Park
Paramount
Rancho Emergency Hospital
St. Francis Hospite
Lynwood
Vera Mae
Rodney
Masked pair robs bar as cave-in distracts patrons
In a night time robbery at a bar, two masked men forced staff to empty wallets and the cash register. One bandit fired the gun several times but fled as patrons rushed to the scene. about $18 was taken.
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Myers
E. 68Th St
Arthur J. Sehneiter
James Edwards
Cook Acre
Compton
Rodney
Spangler
Roane
Aidan
Eddie
P.O Seeks Parcel Post Rate Hike In ICC Request
Washington broadcast notes that the Post Office Department seeks rate adjustments for parcel post and fourth class mail. The filing asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to revise rates to cover operating costs, estimating the parcel service loses about 400 million dollars annually. Summerfield to submit formal proposals detailing how to apply hikes and increased revenue.
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Washington
ICC
Post Office Department
Commission For ‘Authority Toj
Imade
Abe Goff
Sonsent
Parcel Service
Congress
Summerfield
Surgmerfield
Cancer Quack Bill Dies in State Senate
In Sacramento the proposed Cancer Quack bill to create a 12 member cancer council failed in the State Senate Public Health Committee by a 5-3 vote, despite Assembly approval. The measure would regulate medical claims and curb fraudulent cures, but opponents warned it would invite widespread quackery.
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Sacramento
Cancer Council
Senate
State Department
Amy Rug
Caspar W. Weinberger
Hugh
Fresno
Malcolm
Merrill
Weinberger
Department of Public Health
John W. Cline
Dent
California Medical
American Medical
Iead-Assn
Rogering
Goodan
Calistate
heart-Cancer Society
Flu
Senate Committee
U. S
California
John F. Thompson
Rsan Jose
Senate Public Health Committee
Burns
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New York
Actor's Studio
Stanley Kowalski
Jean Simmons
Elia Kazan
Anthony Quinn
Anna Magnani
Russ
Folk's Aeonsen
Orrostte Bomrn
Oma PS Dekel Bestar
Hollydale
George Metesky
Brooklyn
Matteawan State Hospital
Metesky
P.O
Ford
Mobilgas
Sun Valley
Idaho
Assembly
Sultan Kuatza
NEW York Life Insurance CO
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