Bell rings for touch tone dialing in US phones
Western Electric officials announce push button dialing will roll out nationwide after five years of testing in Findlay Ohio and Greensburg Pennsylvania. About 40 000 to 46 000 push button sets will be used in exchanges by year end with a per call surcharge. The system uses three rows of three buttons plus a zero center button and generates dual tones to reach the central office.
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Pretty Baby Sitter Slain in Lover Lane
Mary Lewise Bell, a 16 year old student, was found murdered in Minnehaha Falls area after a car ride with Ronald Leroy Steeves 19 and an unnamed third party. Steeves named an 18 year old friend as the killer and indicated a 4 year old and a 16 year old were present.
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Test missake expansion at General Dorinniios pland near Pomond
A chaotic news item describes a test missake expansion at a General Dorinniios plan near Pomond with a $350,000 camera and a Tuesday setback. Weather concerns include a new cold wave across the Midwest and East. A voyage by Redonda Bédeh was reported in Mexican waters. Officials testified in California about high telephone rates hindering trade.
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JFK Asks Voting Referees and Civil Rights Proposals
The White House outlined federal actions to expand civil rights and voting access, calling for end to school segregation and a four year extension of the Civil Rights Commission with broader duties. Officials warned a Southern filibuster could arise, but said the proposals are realistic and likely to pass congress.
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Spring Fashions in The Independent Section
The Independent presents its annual spring fashions section aimed at fashion conscious women. It outlines trends including the skimmer, the fullover, cover-ups for swimsuits and resort wear, and travel wardobe ideas. The issue features illustrated pictures and sketches to guide readers through spring formats and millinery updates.
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Judge Halts Execution for Show Dogs in Pittsburgh
A judge delayed the humane death of two Irish setters Brickland and Sunny Birch, spared by a late mistress in her will. Executors William Houston and Ire C Houston Jr sought a declaratory judgment while the state audits proceed. Governor Scranton urged the attorney general to involve the Beaux-Arts Society in Pittsburgh to challenge the death clause as illegal.
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Politician slain in Chicago on West Side
A 53 year old Negro politician was found dead with car marks suggesting political assassination in his new headquarters once a mortuary. Investigators weighed underworld links, while police guarded Robert Biggs after a threatening call. Authorities said burglary evidence was lacking and explored motives tied to power and crime.
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Panther Escapes Cage in Thousand Oaks
Deputies resume search for a two year old panther after it slipped from a cage through a six inch feeding opening. Officials warn the animal is extremely dangerous and could attack if cornered as search efforts continue at daybreak near Jurigleland and Thailand Avenue.
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Hottest Day in 37 Years in Pasadena and San Gabriel
February ended with record warmth as Pasadena reached 80 degrees the warmest in seven years and San Gabriel hit 83. Pasadena’s February 28 high tied the month’s warmest since 1926. The month overall was Los Angeles County’s second warmest on record. Forecasts call for increasing cloudiness and light skies to yield a milder regional pattern.
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Strike Halt Hits San Francisco Rail Clerks
Union officials yesterday planned action to remove a court order that postponed for one day a threatened strike by railway clerks against the Southern Pacific Pacific.
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Secrecy Charge Against Valley Officials Studied
A Santa Gabriel area committee of the grand jury is examining charges that city officials violated the Brown Act by holding secret meetings on at least two occasions. The investigation, led by Chairman Chester G. Hanson, may hear witnesses soon and could refer the matter to the full grand jury or recommend no action. Mayor Gordon W. McGinley says he has been notified but not ordered to appear. San Gabriel city attorney Ewart Charlton declined comment.
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Honesty Brings Mrs Brady 83000 Jackpot Reward
In Birmingham Alabama Mrs Johm A Brady found 3100 bills totaling 83 000 while on vacation and turned the money to police. After a borough council failed to locate the owner the council unanimously voted to reward her honesty with the money.
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Britain to boost plant for removing radioactive strontium from milk
London reports Britain plans a research plant to remove strontium from milk, a key fallout element. Lord Hallsham, science minister, announced a larger facility than the U S experimental plant. The two will exchange data. Briton plant cost about 50,000 dollars.
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Bootleg Boom Hits Stockholm Street Workers
A garbled report notes a surge in illegal liquor activity in Stockholm tied to street laborers. It mentions a foreman's attempt to curb a monopolistic drought threat, with unclear connections to a state memory on restrictions.
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Senate. Approval Unlikely
Washington reports discuss continued resistance in Congress to a nuclear test ban treaty. White House aides say the next move rests with Russia as a new draft proposes inspections and unmanned seismic stations, while critics call the effort a concession and an ineffective giveaway.
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