Berserk War Hero Slays Ex General and Wife in Florida
In St Petersburg Florida a 43 year old French war hero Maurice Chavigny killed retired Brigadier General W R McReynolds and his wife Faye after a chase and exchange of shots. Chavigny claimed they foiled his death plans and was held for murder.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Chiang Kai-she
Waurice M. Chavigny
W. R. McReynolds
Faye
Chavigny
Chavignny
McReynolds
Snell Island
Transit Control Group Proposed for Bay Area
San Francisco Mayor George Christopher proposes a temporary Bay Area Rapid Transit control board with no taxing power. He spoke at a Redwood City meeting attended by San Mateo and Santa Clara officials, who indicated support, while all agreed more study is needed before planning a construction project begins.
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San Francisco
George Christopher
Bay Area
Bay Area Rapid Transit Control Board
Christopher
Redwood City
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Music Sparks Aftercar Tangle in San Leandro
Chaos at 638 E. Mth St as three cars collide but no injuries occur. A public address system blares Elvis Presley’s "I’m All Shook Up" drawing bystanders and adding a odd musical note to the incident.
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San Leandro
Mth
Elvis Presley
Special Fete By Realtors in San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo hosts a noontime luncheon closing National Realtor Week by the Southern Alameda County Board of Realtors. Frank Beckmann of Beckman Hollister Kuhn in San Francisco will speak at Villa Lorenzo. Attendees include local chamber managers and presidents plus South County newspaper publishers.
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San Lorenzo
Alameda
Canada Envoy Norman Dies Leaping From Cairo Skyscraper
Canadian Ambassador Egerton H Norman died in Cairo after jumping from a tall building by the Nile. The embassy said his body was found below the Swedish legation. He left letters to his wife and a friend, saying he must kill himself for what he is doing amid charges in a U S Senate subcommittee.
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Cairo
Egerton H. Norman
U.S. Senate
Née
Deena Vous
Norman
The
Nile
Egypt
Middle East
Brynolt
Himas
Passy
American Congress
Tornadoes Kill, Injure Dozens Across Mississippi
Three tornadoes struck Mississippi early today causing one death and at least 42 injuries. A tornado near Sylvarena killed Louise Jones, 65, and injured her husband and two others. Another twister damaged a tuberculosis sanatorium near Jackson injuring 35 patients. A third tornado hit Glenn, injuring four and injuring 15 plantation workers.
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Chicago
Ins
Mississippi
Southwest
Plains
Midwest
Sylvarena
Miss
Louise Jones
Mississippi State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Jackson
C. A. Walker
Sanitarium
Glenn
al- Jan
Greenville
Jailed Blonde Claims Joke Behind Store Burglary
In San Francisco a 14 year old blonde, Marguerite Pace, was arrested on burglary charges after surrendering $4 to officers. She said it was a joke and that she had gone to GETS Inc Jest Night to see a friend, slept in an office, and alarmed the store twice. She admitted opening the safe, hiding $4 in her bra, and was later taken toward Los Angeles after a county custody bid.
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San Francisco
Lake’ Shore ‘Plaza
Marguerite Pace
Pace
Miss Pace
Bere
Bodega Bay
Los Angeles
Britain maps atomic era defense plan and fleet cut
Britain released a defense white paper proposing ending the draft by 1960 and trimming armed forces from 690,000 to 375,000 by 1962. The plan envisions scrapping battleships, withdrawing the Korea unit, evacuating Libyan armored regiments, and relying on nuclear deterrence, guided missiles, and aircraft carriers as the fleet core.
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London
Ins
Britain
Korea
Libya
Defense Ministry
Egypt Open to Negotiations Over Suez Crisis
Cairo sources say President Nasser may send a representative to Geneva very soon to confer with major powers. U S Ambassador Hare held his fourth meeting in five days with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi as Eisenhower pledged to pursue a satisfactory settlement with Egypt.
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Cairo
Gamal Nasser
Geneva
U. S
Raymond Hare
Mahmoud
Fawzi
Eisenhower
Egypt
Fumes Kill Two Sisters in Los Angeles Home
Two five and three year old sisters Victoria Thomas and Charlotte were asphyxiated when fumes and smoke filled their converted garage home in Los Angeles as parents were away. The blaze reportedly began after the parents stepped out for a meal, leaving the girls asleep.
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Los Angeles
Victoria Thomas
Dency
Nasser
Charlotte
Building Work Dispute Settled In Hayward Area
A dispute halting two Hayward area home builds found amicable settlement after a meeting in which council representatives rights were defined. Lamar Childers of Alameda County Building Trades Council said work stoppage occurred after a council rep was run off at Tamerack Knolls and Rancho San Lorenzo. Police search continues for Betty Jane Cummings, 30, who disappeared Friday with her two daughters Cindy Ann, 7, and Sandra, 18 months, while her husband Robert J. Cummings, 33, reports she left saying she would be right back. He notes she possibly carried a $200 sum and possesses a German pistol. her location remains unknown. The family has four children, and the couple has been married 12 years.
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Betty Jean Cummings
Bar Harbor Lane
Heyward
Cindy Ann
Sandra
Robert
David
Hayward Area
Lamar Childers
Alameda County Building Trades Council
Tamerack Knolls
Decota
Rancho San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo
Council
Childers
Thomas P
Ulisse Bevilacqua
Hayward
Betty- Jane Cummings
Robert J. Cummings
Bal Harbor Lane
Cummings
Momimy
Monterey Park
Iowa
Sden
Oakland Bank Robbery Amid Cash Heist
Bank of America in Oakland was robbed of 7160 by two gunmen. One stood at the door while a second forced teller Emily Servidio to empty drawers. Police believe the pair fled in a nearby parked car.
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Cummings
Oakland
Seminary
Bank of America
Emily
Servidio
Smog Board Bill Fought Amid Pollution Clash
SAN FRANCISCO The Bar and the Air Pollution Control District push to defeat a state fair pollution board bill. The measure by Sen. Richards would create a five region board system and a statewide unit for emissions control, while Bay Area unions demand wage and timing changes and oppose loss of local bargaining power. The dispute unfolds as transit topics and a six-county open dump ban press toward action with contract talks affecting about 1350 workers.
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San Francisco
Ared Air Pollution Control Dist
Fair Pollution Board
Oakland
The
Union Today
Richard Richards
Los Angel
Richards
Vern Stanbaugh
Afl-Cio Carmen
Bay Area ‘Board
Les Warlier
Box Firm Buys Hayward Site for Plant Move
An Oakland box company, Western Paper Box Co., bought 20 acres at Clawster and San Mateo Bridge Roads in Hayward to relocate two Oakland operations with 150 workers by 1958. Production of 30 workers starts in late 1957, followed by a 75-worker unit next year and 25 office staff, with a 200,000 square foot facility planned later this year.
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Oakland Box
Hayward
Western Paper Box Co
Clawster
San Mateo Bridge
Oakland
Clifford D. Allen
Allen
Fred W. Kewell
Sis
Fred C. Kewell
Branden Construction &Co
Arch MacDonald
Branden
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Cynthia
Mel
Alameda Creek
Niles Canyon
Carroll Clark
U.S
Wise
Davidson & Licht
America
Duwidons Feht Jewelry Company
Pokland
Beeartney
Canada
Lehi
Dorothy Dix East
Foingentegcer
Sideviews
Pated
Young Hayward
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