Dancer Rescued After 300 Feet on Golden Gate Wire
An unemployed dancer Billy Crosby 25 stood on a cable 300 feet above the water for 15 minutes early today near the Golden Gate Bridge. Bridge manager James Adams coaxed him down after Crosby handed Adams a rose and said he felt misunderstood. He was taken to a hospital for observation.
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Billy Crosby
Adams
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Charles Woodworth
Marin City
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San Fransisco Hospital
Assembly Unit OKs Crossing Start Deadline
Sacramento INS The Assembly Transportation and Commerce Committee approved a measure by Assemblyman Byron Rumford to fund Bay Bridge reconstruction and set a Jan 15 1959 deadline for starting the southern crossing from Army Street San Francisco to Bay Farm Island Alameda. The plan removes Key System rails, adds five one way lanes per deck, and aims to raise traffic by up to 10 percent while boosting tolls revenues.
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Assembly Transportation and Commerce Committee
Alameda
Toll Bridge Authority
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Detroit Tigers Manager Quits Amid Resignation Accepted
Spike Briggs resigned as general manager executive vice president and director of the Detroit Tigers. His resignation was accepted by Tiger President Harvey Hansen in the presence of chairman John E. Fetzer. Hansen said no changes would be made and Briggs indicated consideration of future study.
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Spike Briggs
Lodal
Mananes
Detroit Tigers
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Harvey Hansen
John E. Fetzer
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Eight Wives Man's Score Leads to Police Hold
Warren Yemm, 47, told police he has been married to eight women: Edith, Bev erly, Mary, Stella, Corrine, Gladys, another Beverly, and Wilma. He says he divorced two, leaving six still married. An assistant purchasing agent for a machine company admitted contemplating more marriages when picked up.
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Wilma
Warren Yemm
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Libby Defends Nuclear Tests Before American Physical Society
Atomic Energy Commissioner Willard F. Libby told the American Physical Society in Washington that radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests will not harm humans in foreseeable circumstances. He argued that continuing tests at the current rate would yield radiation doses far below the maximum permissible concentration, addressing fears raised by Albert Schweitzer.
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United States
American Physical Society
Boy Steals Car and Drives into Federal Penitentiary
A 15 year old boy stole a car near his home and took a wrong turn at Terminal Island. He drove through an open gate into the Federal Penitentiary before the gate closed after him. Police investigated the incident and secured the vehicle.
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Terminal Island
Federal Penitentiay
Vic Damone To Sing At Cobalt Dance Benefit
Vic Damone will sing at the Blossom Ball benefit dance at Castlewood Country Club to support Eden Hospital Auxiliary cobalt bomb drive. He arrives with wife Pier Angeli, under police escort, and the event aims to raise funds for a $40,000 anti cancer weapon. Tickets available at the door.
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San Francisco
Castlewood Country Club
Pier Angeli
Kiss Angeli
Woman Dies After Refusing Cancer Treatment for Faith
In Wichita Kansas Mrs Laurine Koshi died of cancer after two years of rejecting medical care for religious faith. She had moved from Paramount California after being told she had a month to live and spent Easter with family. Her last words were I am ready to meet my maker as her husband and five children arrived.
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Truman Kosht
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New Device Aims to Help Heart Victims
Dr. Pi Houck Bolton, a Philadelphia heart surgeon, revealed an experimental thigh frequency sound machine that may shake loose jammed heart valves and coronary clots. He spoke in Los Angeles about using the device on human heart conditions if lab tests meet expectations.
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Philadelphia
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Los Angesiles
United States warns Middle East on Jordan crisis
The United States warns Israel Syria and Egypt not to worsen Jordan’s crisis as King Hussein stabilizes rule under martial law. Reports say hundreds of leftist leaders and dissidents were arrested while the Sixth Fleet shows force in the eastern Mediterranean. Beirut and Nabulsi indicate arrests and a tense but improving overall outlook.
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Nabulsi
Accused Spy Pleads Guilty in Soviet Ring Case
New York resident Jacob A l bam 64 the third accused spy in the Soble ring pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal U S defense secrets for Russia. Soble and wife Myra pled guilty earlier. The trio faces a ten year penalty on the count.
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Jack Soble
U.S
Russia
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United States
Saples
U N Accepts United States Tentative Egypt Canal Plan
United States proposes a provisional test run of the Suez Canal under the Cairo plan at the Security Council. France denounces the plan as illegal while Israel urges immediate access to the waterway. Ben-Gurion aides hint a ship may test Egypt's control soon.
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Soviet Air Lead Dims Says Quarles in Chicago Speech
In Chicago Secretary Donald A. Quarles told the National Industrial Research Conference that the Soviet Union has narrowed the U S air advantage. He said the United States still leads in quality but has lost its quantitative edge as the Soviets train more science and technology specialists.
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National Industrial Research Conference
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Couple Sets Date After 44 Years in California Wedding
Ben McAllister a lumber yard operator and Nina Duden a retired school teacher have set a wedding date after a 44 year engagement. They will marry May 6 in Woodland Hills California. McAllister proposed when they were high school students in Downs Kansas in 1913. He is 72 and she 68.
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Humphrey Hints Plan To Quit Cabinet Post
Treasury Secretary George M Humphrey strongly hinted he will resign from President Eisenhower's cabinet. Rumors of his departure grew after he urged Congress to cut the 1958 budget of 71.8 billion dollars and denied reports of a move to lead National Steel Corp in Pittsburgh before his resignation is presented to the president.
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Soldier Saves Six Children From Runaway Steamroller
San Francisco reports a 22 year old soldier Merrill Gustave formerly of the University of Iowa now at Fort Scott leaped onto a 16 ton steamroller to halt it near Alloa Stag and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nordstrom. He pulled the brakes and prevented a possible tragedy as six children played nearby.
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University of Iowa
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Alloa Stag
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Pencil Chewing Tragedy Claims Girl's Life in Japan
An eight year old girl, Hideo Takashi, in Iwate prefecture northern Japan, chewed a pencil cap and swallowed it during study, causing suffocation and death. The incident underscores dangers of pencil celluloid caps in school settings.
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Tokyo
Ins
Japan
Iwate Prefecture
Hideko Takashi
Review salutes schools in first big public edition
The Daily Review publishes a 64 page combined Friday issue with two districts spotlighted. The edition marks Public Schools Week with coverage of Southern Alameda County high and elementary schools as the nation recognizes the event.
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Bay Area Air District Rejects 1957 58 Budget
The Bay Area Air Pollution Control District rejected a proposed 517,490 dollar budget for 1957 58 and sent it back to the budget and finance committee to draft a smaller version. Supervisors Blake Della Maggiore McMahon Pass Goyal pressed for cuts while arguing the tax limit cannot cover the war on smog. Dunn Jr. defended the current plan.
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Air Pollution Control District
Finnance Committee
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Benjamin Linsky
Sam Della Maggiore
Santa Clara County
Clarissa McMahon
Marvin Pass
San Mateo
Ivan Goyal
Contra Costa County
Linsky
Francis Dunn Jr
Alameda County
Army of Haiti Attempts Coup
Haitien army tries to form a military junta to rescue Haiti from anarchy but internal government groups object after Provisional President Franck Sylvain was forced to resign on April 3, warning of a new crisis.
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Haiti
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