Crippling Coast Storm Abating Kills Nine Across West
A Pacific coast storm abates with at least nine dead across California and Oregon. An unidentified plane, possibly a multi engine craft, went missing near Tahoe City as snow and winds hindered search efforts. Seven Southern Pacific trains with about 1400 passengers were stranded for over 24 hours near the deep snow edge. Continuous snow and gusts of 60 to 80 mph slowed rescue attempts and left uncertain chances of locating the craft until next spring.
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Pacific Coast
Sierra Nevadas
California
Oregon
Tahoe City
Calif
Harry Johansen
Norr
Nevada
Southern Pacific
Sa Francisco
Southern California Weather Tonight and Outlook
Skies clear in citrus districts tonight with a cold snap in Pomona around 31 degrees as frost service notes coldest readings tonight. Tuesday looks mostly sunny with some high clouding in mountains, slight warming by tomorrow afternoon in western portions. Redlands reports cloudy skies and hints of possible precipitation later. Weather history shows highs ranging from 53 to 58 degrees and lows from 28 to 45 across the week.
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Pomona
Jimmy Cube
Redlands
Jimmy
Jack Frost
Atomic artillery shell may be tested in spring
Reports from the Pentagon indicate preparations are under way at the Nevada atomic proving ground for a test firing of a genuine atomic artillery shell. Army officials have discussed a test with a shell designed for an atomic warhead, with targets simulating battlefield conditions being prepared. A spring test is anticipated, though no official announcement has been made.
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UPI
Pentagon
Atomic Proving Ground
Nevada
Army
Aberdeen
Fas
Frank F Pace Jr
Freighter Aground Off North Coast of Cuba
The freighter Armar reported aground about eight miles north of the Cape of San Antonio off Cuba's north coast. A Coast Guard official said the distress message was received at 3 10 am and the Alcoa Corsair was en route to the scene.
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Armar
Cape of San Antonio
Cuba
Coast Guard
Alcoa Corsair
Brown says organized crime driven out of California
California Attorney General Edmund Brown Jr announced that organized vice and crime have been driven out of the state. He credited the public with pushing the cleanup, citing smashed bookie and slot machine rackets, organized prostitution, and punchboard schemes.
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San Francisco
Edmund
Pat) Brown
California
Red Radio Attacks Ike Over Korea Visit
North Korea's Pyongyang radio accused President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower of using his Korea trip to stir public support for widening the war. The broadcast claimed he turned his back on the people after the election and aimed to expand hostilities.
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Pyongyang
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Korea
North Korea
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Seven Europeans and 40 Arabs killed in Casablanca riot
In Casablanca today thousands of Arab nationalists clashed with troops and police, resulting in seven European deaths and at least 40 local casualties. Several Europeans were mutilated and unidentified, while French nationals were among those killed or hacked to death. Natives also suffered heavy losses as colonial forces fired on mobs. air force planes used teargas to disperse groups.
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Morocco
Womet
Polce
Itmmes
French Empire
Convicts End 20 Hour Riot At New Mexico Prison
A band of armed convicts ended a 20 hour riot in New Mexico's old state prison in Santa Fe and released eight guards held as hostages. No guards were injured. Warden Morris Abram announced the surrender around 12:30 am MST. The rioters set fires, and National Guardsmen and police reinforced the perimeter. Authorities planned an investigation led by Gov. Edwin Mechem and the State Penitentiary Board.
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UPI
New Mexico
Morris Abram
MST
Edwin) Mechem
State Penitentiary Board
Jconviets
Abrams
Maj
A. B. Martinez, Jr
Edwin L. Mechem
Martinez
Olienl
Bob Eases
Fred Trent
Chicago
Eas
Trent
Tucumcari
N.cm
Mechem
Fnoenix
Yesteray
Prisoner Wounding Claims Spark Korean War Protest
PANMUNJOM OP Communist officials charged the United Nations with a war crime after asserting 11 prisoners were wounded on Hoje island. General Nam Ti of North Korea demanded U N accountability for alleged persecution and slaughter of POWs. The U N POW Command confirmed 11 prisoners were hurt during a compulsory display of clothing and equipment by South Korean guards.
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Boje Island
Nam Ti
U. N
Hoje Island
U.N
Prisoner of War Command
Worst Fog Covers London as Thieves Strike Citywide
The pea soup fog paralyzed rail, road, and air traffic for a fourth day, with the London subway the only service on schedule. Torch carrying robbers used the cover to loot Knightsbridge, Isleworth post office, and homes, including a Knightsbridge apartment with $19,600 in jewelry and furs.
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Automobile Association
Jack Solomons
Knightsbridge
Donald Shuker
Isleworth
Trumans Attend Private Funeral for First Lady's Mother
President and Mrs. Truman attended the private funeral services for Mrs. David W. Wallace, mother of the first lady, at the little White House on Delaware Avenue. Wallace, aged 90, died after a long illness and was buried at Woodlawn cemetery. The Trumans, with daughter Margaret, traveled from Washington on a special train and spent the evening at the family home before plans to depart tomorrow night.
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Truman
David W. Wallace
White House
Delaware Ave
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Wallace
Woodlawn
Margaret
Washington
Five Airmen Die In Barracks Fire At Rapid City
Rapid City Air Force Base officials investigated a blaze that killed five officers and left six injured. Two men perished in their rooms while three others died before reaching fire escapes. The wooden, steam heated building’s exact cause remained undetermined as investigators continued. One injured, 1st Lt. J W Haynes on temporary duty from March Field California, was reported in good condition.
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D. C
Air Force
Rapid City Air Force Base
J.w.haynes
March Field
Calif
Kaiser Aides Cail Charge Ridiculous in Row Over Influence
Washington reports say Rep Alvin E O Konski accuses Henry J Kaiser of using influence to gain government favors. Kaiser aides dismiss the charges as ridiculous and name three Washington office staffers Chad Calhoun H Walton Cloke and Richard Ward as sources of Kaiser's supposed influence. Ward unavailable for comment.
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H. Walton Cloke
Richard Ward
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Calhoun
Ward
O'Kenski
Eisenhower Seeks Ways to Break Korean Stalemate Aboard Helena
President elect Eisenhower, aboard the cruiser Helena, conferred with five cabinet-designate members on strategies to break the Korean stalemate without a broader war. Dulles Humphrey McKay Brownell Wil son joined talks while Radford and Wilson prepared further meetings in Wake Island and Honolulu.
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Herbert Brownell
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific Fleet
Wake Island
Honolulu
Dulles
Brownell
Humphrey
McKay
Syngman Rhee
U. N
Eighth MIG Downed In Two Days On Central Front
American Sabrejet pilots claimed an eighth MIG-15 downed in two days while Allied fighter-bombers hit six rail and road bridges along Red supply routes. Snowbound fronts saw ski troops near Sniper ridge and Mt. Papa as renewed fighting challenged South Korean defenders. Marine fliers destroyed a road bridge and damaged a rail bridge near Sonchon, with storage blasts at Suat.
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Kumhwa
U. N
North Korea
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Sonchon
Suat
Immigration Agents Arrest Jack Dragna
Los Angeles reports that underworld figure Jack Ignatius Dragna, 63, was arrested at his home by immigration agents on a charge of falsely claiming United States citizenship. He posted 1000 dollar bail and faces a hearing within two weeks. Dragna, born 1891 in Palermo Sicily, first entered the United States in 1898.
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Los Angeles
Jack Ignatius Dragna
United States
Dragna
Mexico
James P. McGranery
Washington
First Pacific Coast man-eating shark death shocks Pacific Grove
A 17 year old, Berry Wilson of Pacific Grove, was killed by a man-eating shark in Monterey Bay about 80 feet from the Municipal Beach. Breckner Brady, 15, stabbed the shark three times near the eye with a trench knife. Doctors said the wounds supported the shark as attacker and marked the first such Pacific Coast report.
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Pacific
United States
Berry Wilson
Monterey Bay
Municipal
Breckner
W. Brady
Brady
Wilson
G.I
Sore
Rolf Bolin
Hopkins Marine Laboratory
Don Abbott
Bolin
Ben-Zvi Elected Israel President
Isaac Ben-Zvi was elected Israel's second president by the Knesset on the third ballot with 62 votes to 43 for Mordecai Nurock. Gruenbaum received five votes. Ben Gurion backed Ben-Zvi, who was born in Russia and active in Zionist circles before moving to Palestine and later serving in the Jewish Legion.
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Isaac Ben- Zvi
Israel
Chaim Weizmann
Ben-Zvi
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Mordecai Nurock
Isaac Gruenbaum
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Betyel
Russia
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Kiev
Palestine
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Constantinople
United States
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