Intruders Terrorize Singer Alice Lon in North Hollywood Home
Three masked men burst into singer Alice Lon's North Hollywood home after a nightclub performance. Lon, her husband Robert Waterman, and his mother were bound and beaten during a six hour ordeal. They were restrained with torn sheets and tape, with Lon photographed nude. The intruders demanded money, ransacked the house, and warned against reporting the crime. No injuries to the children occurred. Lon, 27, is known as the Champagne Lady with the Lawrence Welk orchestra.
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North Hollywood
Calif
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Miss Lon
Lawrence Welk
Robert W. Waterman
Pasadena
Waterman
Frank Lynch
Don Sheldon
Mary Wyche
Alice
Clint
Larry
Wyche
Lon
Kilgore
Tex
Welk
Medal Awarded to Long for Early Border Duty After Delays
John W. Long 68 receives the Army Mex ican Border Service Medal for duty from 1915 to 1917. He says the adjutant general’s office notified him of the award on March 14 after mixups with other Longs in the Army caused the long delay.
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Los Angeles
John W. Long
Army
Long
Adjutant General's Office
King Baudouin Returns From Congo Trip
Belgium King Baudouin arrived back in Brussels after a three week journey to the Belgian Congo. The monarch's return marks the end of a royal overseas visit and homeward ceremonies are planned.
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Brussels
Belgium
Baudouin
Belgian Congo
Campaigns Target Strapless Gowns by Catholic Groups
In Illinois and across the nation Catholic campaigns promote modest dress for women. Father Bernard A. Kunkel reports campaigns like The Purity Crusade and the Supply The Demand for the Supply Crusade urge manufacturers and shops to offer modest styles, with thousands of schools receiving circulars and leaflets. The effort spans Canada and Hawaii, with tens of thousands of mailed materials claiming a moral decline from immodest fashions. Catholic leaders note a drop in strapless gowns among Chicago area junior proms.
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Bartello
Ill
Illinois
Bernard A. Kunkel
Chicago
Cincinnati
Father Kunkel
Volun
Canada
Hawaii
Francis X. Lawler
USA
Womahood
Father Lawler
Lutheran Merger Predicted by Dr Malmin at Convention
Dr C G Malmin of Minneapolis predicts a merger of the four Lutheran churches in North America this year unless unforeseen events occur. He spoke in a report to the Evangelical Church biennial convention in Saskatoon. Titanium is noted as 40 percent lighter than steel and stronger in its alloys.
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Saskatoon
Sask
C. G. Malmin
Minneapolis
Reds Strike Shuts Singapore Buses Amid Arrests
Five Chinese union leaders were arrested as a Communist backed general strike paralyzed Singapore. About 17 000 workers stayed home and 2 000 buses halted while police and the British army imposed curfew after previous strike violence.
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Singapore
Britain
United Press
Gene D. Symonds
Negotiations Renewed in British Rail Strike
London reports renewed talks between unions and government officials on Britain's rail strike now into its 16th day. A deadlock over wages prompted intervention by labor minister Sir Walter Monckton. About 67,000 union members walked out, while nonstriking engineers and firemen kept some services running.
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Britain
Sir Walter Monckton
British Transport Commission
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