Eisenhower Taft Primary Race Enters Final Week
The Taft Eisenhower contest enters its final week of delegate selections ahead of the national convention with 124 delegates up for grabs in South Dakota and California. A USAP poll shows Taft leading with 414 delegates to Eisenhower's 390, needing 604 to win. Delegates will be chosen in Indiana and the District of Columbia as well.
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Washington
Deigne Do Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
South Dakota
California
Eisenhower
Taft
Europe
Veitwoen
United Press
Earl Warren
Thomas Werdel
Indiana
Crowds Fill Mountain Resorts Over Memorial Weekend
Resort owners in the San Bernardino mountains report the Memorial weekend crowd as among the largest. Estimates from resort operators and highway patrol place attendance at about 100000. Crest and Bear Valley resorts report capacity crowds. J C Conley of Igo store Mill Creek Canyon notes record number of automobiles on the roads.
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San Bernardino Mountains
Crest
Bear Valley
J. C. Conley
Igo
Mill Creek Canyon
Missing Girl Found In Upper Santa Ana Canyon
Jane La Fehr, 13, of Alhambra, separated from fishermen in upper Santa Ana canyon Friday afternoon, wandered for hours and spent the night hidden. A fisherman, Vernon R. Steele of Montebello, found her Saturday afternoon near the Deer Crak fork, a quarter mile from her wander point. She had exposure and scratches but was not seriously hurt.
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Alhambra
Santa Ana Canyon
Vernon R. Steele
Montebello
Jane
Deer Crapk
Santa Ana River
Ramona Freeway Funds Secured for El Monte Bottleneck
State Sen. James E. Cunningham says a Public Works official assures Ramona Freeway funds will not be diverted while El Monte bottleneck is resolved. Durkee says funds ready to buy right of way in El Monte once route is chosen. patience may clarify the situation.
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State Director of Public Works
Ramona
el Monte
San Bernardino County
Frank B. Durkee
Public Works
Cunningham
California Highway Commission
Durkee
Traffic Toll 11 In L A County
Four more people die in Los Angeles County during Memorial weekend traffic, including Mrs. Lowie O. Stiles 32 of Santa Paula and Mrs. Arlene Jackson 65 of Los Angeles. Mrs. Aleta Hanson 70 of Long Beach and Martin Tavioff 38 of Monterey Park also killed. Stiles burned to death after her car struck a tree on Highway 126, overturned and caught fire. a motorist tried to rescue her but she was pinned.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Claremont Wins Lawn Bowling Tournament in Redlands
The spring lawn bowling tournament drew 78 bowlers from San Diego to Long Beach, with Claremont taking first place. Long Beach and San Diego teams followed, while Redlands clubs placed in contests and showed strong performance. The event benefited from solid leadership by the games committee chaired by Carl Brodersen.
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Pasadena
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Long Beach
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William Thorn
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F. Hooper
Jorgeson
Carl Brodersen
Scout Drowns In Lake Havasu Tragic outting ends in drowning
Los Angeles area Boy Scouts camped at Lake Havasu when 15 year old Gerhard Ernest Seick of Alhambra waded beyond shore and fell into a deep lake hole. Companion 16 year old Robert Phillips also from Alhambra tried to help but nearly drowned himself. Artificial respiration aided after body recovery before a doctor arrived from Needles.
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Los Angeles
Lake Havasu
Gerhard Ernest Seick
Alhambra
Robert Phillips
Needles
Donald Johnson
Pra
Scout party tragedy ends vacation at resort
A scout party of 15 or 20 left their three day vacation at a resort after a death was announced at about 3 30 p m. The party was led by E L Croff of Monterey Park and the group departed soon after the tragedy.
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E. L. Croff
Monterey Park
Charles Loafs Through Sparring Despite Turner Watch
Ezzard Charles avoids heavy work in a prep spar as rival Gil Turner watches from the stands. Jimmy Brown says Charles plans a cautious final session before the Philadelphia title bout with Jersey Joe Walcott, noting Charles weighs about 191 pounds and is in peak form since his 1949 Louis win. Turner, undefeated welterweight, observed closely, while Brown predicts a late rally and a knockout by Charles.
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UPI
Ezzard Charles
Gil Turner
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Jimmy Brown
Charles
Walcott
Philadelphia
Young Tunner
Cottainer Brown
Turner
Brown
Joe Louis
Pittsburgh
Beverly Hills Wins Polo Title at the US Open
Beverly Hills poloists captured the national polo title after a hard fought final, defeating San Francisco 9 to 6. Eric Pedley of San Francisco led a late charge, passing for one goal and scoring two as he rallied his team in the final frame before falling short.
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Beverly Hills
Eric Pedley
San Francisco
Pedley
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