Show Nations Nation's News in Brief Freezing Wind Perils Southern California y LOS ANGELES Dec Dee 10 R- R Freezing winds up to 75 miles an m hour shrieked across southern California Monday 1 imperiling lives and crops Long stretches of highway were closed All AIl but the largest vessels were warned off the seas Airports were closed Power lines fell feIl plunging cities into darkness Two young students in a skiff were believed blown out to sea in inthe inthe inthe the Malibu 1 area and feared lost Gale whipped Gale whipped des desert e r t sands scoured the paint from automobiles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles caught on the roads in the San Bernardino area In the San Fernando Valley VaHey palm trees were stripped of fronds and the litter clogged the streets HUNT FOR FOB BURGLARS ST ST. LOUIS Mo 10 Dec 10 UP UP- UP Police Monday l searched for or burglars bur who stole a Christmas ChrIstmas Christmas Christ ChrIst- mas display of mink coats and stoles from a fur store in the swank Chase Hotel Officers said the burglars apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap l lower lowered o w e r e d themselves through a transom Sunday into the second-floor second headquarters of the St. St Louis outlet of the Martinique Martinique Mar Mar- Unique Fur Co of Chicago LOMBARDO FACES CHARGES NEW V YORK Dec 10 INS INS INS- Orchestra leader Guy Lombardo will appear in court Jan 9 for a hearing in connection with a traffic traffic traffic fic accident in which his car killed a prominent Queens merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant and critically Injured a year old woman REPORTS DISCIPLINE V WASHINGTON Dec 10 INS Internal Revenue Commission Commission- er John B B. B Dunlap reported Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day that of oC his agency were ousted or disciplined between Jan 1 1946 and Nov 28 1951 HOTTEST SPOT LOS ANGELES Dec 10 Wl A La-A A University of Southern California Califor Califor- nia geologist says he recorded a aground aground ground temperature of degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de I I grees in California's Mojave l Desert Desert Desert Des Des- ert last summer Dr Thomas Clements said Sunday Sun day he believes it is the highest reading ever reported for such a test WEBB SEEN WASHINGTON Dec 10 IA There is talk among some diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic that James E E. E Webb I Imay may resign as undersecretary of state stale early next year and he be succeeded succeeded succeeded suc suc- by David K E. E Bruce now ambassador to France Webb who recently suffered an attack of virus pneumonia was reported to have asked President Truman to at least per- per mit him to take a for a time mc comp comple SEEK MANS MAN'S WASHINGTON Pa Pay UP County UP-County autho court Monday 1 in an Q eft release a 68 68 old J o ld m mill edly held t pr prisoner fo for 10 in a wire cage by his f Leo L L. L ConsIdine d di the Washington Coun County kt Iq tion District said Elise Elzie admitted caging his to Lemley after with withdraw ii a t from a mental l years ago because th I they him there I Considine said Le Leml he built the cage in a 1 hind homes occupied by bv his sister Mrs ti rs Addie p pS |