Monroe death probe in Hollywood shocks nation
AP reports a doctor found Marilyn Monroe dead in her locked Brentwood bedroom with a telephone in hand and an empty sleeping pill bottle nearby. Coroner Theodore Curphey said a probable overdose is suspected, with police seeking mood and cause details. Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller responded as investigations continue.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Norma Jean Baker
Ralph Greenson
Eunice Murray
Gladys Baker
Joe Dimaggio
James E. Dougherty
Los Angeles
la Crescenta
Marilyn
Dimageio
San Francisco
Santa Monica
Arthur Miller
Miller
Miss Monroe
Theodore J. Curphey
Miys
Foe Tee
Norma
Jean Baker
Teenage Boy Nabbed With Stolen Car
Baytown police recovered a stolen 1962 model car driven by a 15 year old runaway after a 7 43 p m stop at Cypress and Cedar. The vehicle had been stolen at 7 10 p m from North Jones Street Houston. The youth will be turned over to county probation authorities. the car owner identified the vehicle.
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Baytown
Marilyn Monroe
Siemens
Cypress and
Cedar
Ies
C. W. Cowan
T. C. Scarborough
Oak Shadows
North Jones
Houston
Texaco, Inc
Beckenhauer
Cowan
Francitas
Market Street
Cypress
Roy Montiduce
Channelview Hospital Beat and Birth Report
Channelview Hospital Beat lists personnel and dismissals with multiple Channelview and Houston names. Birth notice records Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen of Highlands with a baby boy born August 5.
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Garmenantes
Tidelands
Merreck Alton DeVille
Chanalview
Betty Ann Allen
Highlands
Letha Mary Lee
Houston
Doyle Clarence Lummus
Hots
Kathy Marie Morse
Channelew
Billie Jay Glacier
Channelview
Katie Catherine Hudec
Housne
Hazel Florine Wingate
Channel
Pasadena Men Charged With DWI A Boat
Two Pasadena men J K Bourque and W R Ranly were charged with operating a vessel while intoxicated after their 28 foot cabin cruiser rammed Pediish Reef off San Leon and began sinking. They were rescued with wives and children aboard by the fishing vessel Driftwood towed to Sea Brook. Bail set at 250 dollars each.
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Pasadena
Houston
J. K. Bourque
W. R. Ranly
Chambers County
Anahinac
San Leon
Lloyd K. Wells
Seabrook
E. L. Wilson
Six Die In West Texas Highway Crash
Four men and five women died in a head on collision on U S 87 six miles south of Lubbock. All occupants were farm laborers returning from a dance in Woodrow. Victims include Luciano Ortiz 35 and Oliva Ortiz 25 both from Wilson along with Siilda Bustamante 32 Frances Bustamante 28 Nieves Mendez 27 Santiago Martinez of Austin and other passengers. The crash left wreckage fused together with no witnesses found.
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Luciano Ortiz
Wilson
Here
Texas
Oliva Ortiz
Luciano
Siilda Bustamante
Frances Bustamant
Ortiz
Nieves Mendez
Martinez
Duncan Ellison
Lubbock
Multiple global and U S issues prompt urgent coverage
Brush fires burn near Bexar County destroying firms and grassland. Dr. Soblen to be returned to Israel to fight life sentence appeal. Enovid pulled in Norway after thrombosis cases. Houston beer distributors strike for higher wages. NAACP to mount legal action against unions over discrimination. British press hopes dim on Common Market entry. Sherri Finkbine seeks abortion after prenatal drug concerns.
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Robert Soblen
Israel
U.S
Beaumont couple welcome baby Randy Ray Ptaceik
Mr and Mrs Donald F Ptaceik of Beaumont announce the birth of a son Randy Ray at 238 pm Friday August 3 at Baptist Hospital Beaumont He weighed eight pounds six ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs I B Ptacek and Mrs Adelia Shipely of Baytown and Mrs Albina Ptacek of Snook.
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Hau
Donald F. Ptaceik
Beaumont
Randy Ray
the Baptist Hospital
I. B. Ptacek
Adelia Shipely
Baytown
Albina Piicek
Snook
Tex
Trial delays and venue talks amid Harris County cases
Harris County court activity covered, with notes on a request for postponement or transfer of a trial, witnesses from local media, and calls for separate trials for McClelland and Putney who face unlawful conversion charges from the Clara L Currie Estate. A new term opened as debates on venue and continuance continued.
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Harris County
Smith
Ito McClelland
Richard H Putney
Clara L. Currie
McClelland
Krichamer
Overdue boat located after six hour search
A long overdue seven passenger boat was found on the Intercoastal Canal about 1 am Monday following a six hour search. Coast Guard Lt Charles Smith said the cruiser, launched Sunday at the Riverside Inn on the San Jacinto River, was spotted six miles east of Bolivar Roads heading toward Gilchrist. The vessel belonged to Bankston and carried Dr Clarence K Russell and family members Dawn Rex Shane Shirley along with Gary Bankston.
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Intercoastal Canal
Coast Guard
Charles Smith
Galveston
Bolivar Roads
Gilchrist
Riverside Inn
San Jacinto River
Canal City
Bolivar Penninsula
Clarence K. Russell
Houston
Gary
Charles
Bankston
Dawn
Rex
Shane
Shirley
Baytown Youth Rodeo Crowned Overall Cow Boy Champion
Jake Jacobs, 17, son of Mr and Mrs FE B Jacobs, won the Overall Cowboy title at the Humble FFA Youth Rodeo. He stood out among Harris County entrants as the top rider in a four day event with 241 participants and up to 5,500 spectators. Proceeds benefit the Humble FFA Chapter. Joan Davis of Stafford was named Queen of the rodeo.
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Jake Jacobs
FE. B. Jacobs
Pamela
FFA
Jacobs
Harris County
Billy John Carter
Bryan
Janeen Bohennon
Victoria
Humble
Joan Davis
Stafford
Fort Bend County
Auction Winners Named for 4-H Livestock Show
Tyler and Jim Yates lead adult beef entries with Wayne Prescott and Gerald Michalsky as top judges. Don Martin and Mike Yates headline junior beef as Edward Vyoral and Sammy Parker win dairy. Thomas Machala and Charles Crab judge swine while Walter Balinski and Alvin Anderson oversee junior market class. Mrs Nelrose Henson presides homemaking.
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Tyler
Jim Yates
Wayne Prescott
Gerald Michalsky
Don Martin
Mike Yates
Edward Vyoral
Sammy Parker
Thomas Machala
Charles Crab
Walter Balinski
Alvin Anderson
Nelrose Henson
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Mue
Decker
Mitag
Tarzen
India
meLne
Ene
Channelview Hospital
West
Tindur
Bexar County
Norway
British Medical Journal
Houston Beer
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
New York Times
Britain
Sherri Finkbine
Saqdel Aisoo
CeCe
Owerrata
Whitcomb
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith
Gulf Building
Weeny Vat Dist
Ssens
Alleg Ludlum - Wyav
Aliz-Chalmers
Rewp News Aluminium Ltd
Amer Cyan
Amer Tel & Tel
Parke-Davis
Pfizer
Anaconda Copes T
Philip Morris
Armco
Stan Calif .Ory
Stan Ind
Dow
Utiliere
Ais
United Airlines
United Carbon
Kerr-McGee Agi Libby McN
Liggett-Myers
Lockheed Louis Land & Magnavox
Marathon Oil
Jack B. Unterkircher
Ernest W. Unterkircher
South Drive
Forbes Afb
Kan
U. S. Air Force
Sheppard Afb
WRS
W. T. Walker
Women’s Missionary Union
Cedar Bayou Baptist Church
E. R. Burns
R. M. Woods
WMU
Scotland
Thomas JA. Widman
Fof
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Prestiwick
Scotlad
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Armen Wildman
Ai Force
T. A. Midman
Sheldon Road
Channelven
PCC
Porte-Bayshore
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Zesig's
Grace Wnn
NASA
Gven
Carl Rech
Chamber
Rotary Program
Baytown Life Theater
Rotary Club
Tower
Elizabeth Phelps
Ellsworth Phelps
Woodlawn
Wsconsin
Madison
Wisc
Fife
D. Gore
North Main
Mather We
W. Pearce
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Stewart ST
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