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Pasadena Independent from Pasadena, California • 20

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Pasadena, California
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Traffic Leaves 5 Dead, 3 Hurt Nab Mafia Leader After Bribe Attempt Blows Up oTJTvrnTYW TTP1 The violating federal WASHINGTON (UP) The violating federal narcotics los Angeles (up) Five deaths and three injuries yesterday marked the Halloween traffic toll in the Los Angeles area. The dead were Cpl. Robert T. MacDonald, 23, of Camp Irwin; CpL Donald G. Fish, 24, Camp Invin; Jose Renteria, 36, Monte rey Park; Louis W.

Hammell, 27, a sailor of the U.S.S. Norton Sound, and Benjamin Ledbetter, 72, of Redondo Beach. Injured were Robert T. Jordan, 19, Los Angeles; Vincent Vorges, 23, of Alhambra- laws Nani was free under bail. He was named in the SUNDAY, NOV.

2, 1952 PASADENA (CALIF.) INDEPENDENT 20 Treasury Department announced last night the arrest in Brooklyn, N.Y., of Sebastiano Nani, an official of the underworld Mafia, for attempting to bribe a narcotics agent with $2500 to "fix a drug indictment against Nani in San Francisco. Nani paid an unidentified agent the bribe in Brooklyn, the Treasury said, and was immediately arrested. Nani, an associate of Lucky Luciano, was indicted in San Francisco March 7, 1952, with 22 other internationally known narcotics traffickers on charges of Hattie McDaniel Funeral Jams Church, Draws 3000 than 3000 persons from all walks of life paid their final respects yesterday to Hattie McDaniel, known to millions as the Beulah of radio and as Mammie of the screen's "Gone With the Wind. The silent mourners pressed into all available space of the 1800-seat Peoples Independent Church of Christ and flowed over outdoors to block traffic. The first member of the Negro race to win an Academy award Jane Russell Peak Target of Red Drive TOKYO (UP) Chinese troops slammed into South Korean defenders on Jane Russell peak early today in a renewed bid to sweep the United Nations off the Triangle Hill mass, strategic central front position won at bloody cost by American soldiers in mid-October.

Some 200 Chinese swarmed into South Korean positions on Jane Russell knob and temporarily broke up the ROK defenses. But the dogged South Korean infantrymen quickly regrouped and counter-attacked under a curtain of artillery and mortar fire. United Press war Correspondent Victor Kendrick reported from the front that- the outcome was not yet known. The Red attack followed by a few hours three company-sized Chinese probes, two of them on Jane Russell peak and one on Sniper Ridge two miles east of Triangle. All three jabs were broken up by Allied artillery and mortar fire, although the Chinese managed to drive 50 yards inside the- Allied defenses on Sniper Ridge.

The Chinese still held a tight grip on the crest and main part of Triangle Hill after South Koreans battled desperately for eight hours yesterday in a vain effort to recapture the blood-soaked height. On the Western front an Allied raiding party struck boldly in daylight against a Communist-held hill near the truce village of Pan Mun Jom. They reported killing or wounding 500 Reds in two hours with rifles, machine guns, artillery and tank fire. Darkness and Communist bullets stalled the Republic of Korea troops on Triangle Hill only 25 yards from the top. United Nations fighter-bombers, some from Unite3 States carriers off the east coast, hit Chinese positions in a steady round of blazing attacks with bombs, rockets, napalm and machine guns.

Some planes concentrated their assaults on Communist artillery and front dispatches said Red fire dropped noticeably. Allied artillery smashed at both Chinese frontline positions and against groups of reinforcements seen moving up from the rear. Both artillery and planes battered the stronghold of Papa-San mountain. West Coast indictment along with tu late Irving Wexler, alias Waxev Gordon, charged with a national conspiracy to import and sell nar cotic drugs. Nani had been arrested Brooklyn in March by an agent of the Federal Bureau of Nan cotics.

In September, the Treas-ury Department said, Nani ap. proached the narcotics agent and offered a bribe if the agent would "fix the case San Francisco. green-steel casket banked with flowers. There was a white ca mellia in her hair. Edward Arnold, movie anc radio star, read the eulogy.

Burial was in Rosedale Ceme tery. Film folk and Los Angeles officialdom joined in paying trib ute to her memory. Among celebrities of her owr race at the services were singei Lena Horne and Henry Arm strong, former triple boxins champion. There was a flora piece from Clark Gable and manj others from film personalities. Smog, Heat Take Blame in Damage to County Crops LOS ANGELES (UP) Con tinuing smog has inflicted heav damage upon certain crops in thi county while others have beei harmed by unseasonally higl temperatures, county agricultui al commissioner Harold J.

Ryai reported yesterday. Ryan said smog had damage leafy crops such as romaine lei tuce, spinach and celery, i heavy leaf drop, caused by higl temperatures, damaged citru groves. Ryan said the damage to citru will result in smaller nave oranges than last year and tha fall and winter lemon crops wil be lighter than usual. Famed Banjoist's Rites Tomorrow HOLLYWOOD (INS) Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Michael Pingitore, former banjo player with Paul Whitemans band for 31 years. ADVERTISEMENT Leo Has Fallen in Love With Tnrissa She is the Queen of them all What a performer and so stream lined.

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