Truck Mishaps Injure 20 in Marine Convoy
Eighteen Marines were injured when a convoy truck overturned in a ditch near Beleaven North Carolina. Police said brakes locked as the vehicle carrying 25 men overturned, sending 20 to hospital and burning over 3,000 acres in swamp and forest. A second wreck on the same Marine convoy blocked U S Highway 264 for more than 30 miles east of Camp Lejeune. Two injured in that incident amid hazardous driving conditions.
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Beleaven
N. Cyi
Fogay Highway
Marine Corps
U. S
Woman hits Truman car in collision with no injuries
Miss Willie Mae Dunn of Kansas City received a ticket for failure to yield the right of way after her car struck the left fender of former President Truman’s vehicle. Both drivers escaped harm as they drove south and the impact occurred in the inner lane.
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Kansas City
Bone marrow transplant aids leukemia patient girl
Philadelphia physicians report Laura MacDonald, a 20 month old from Drexel Hill, has improved after a historic bone marrow transplant from her twin sister Mary. Doctors say the treatment, performed June 12 at Mercy Hospital, shows encouraging blood improvement but is not a cure.
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Phildaelphia
Lus
Fitz.gerald Mercy Hospital
Philadelphia
Litte
Laura MacDonald
Drexe ‘Hii
Laura
Mary
CONFIDENT Chessman Sees Victory At San Quentin
Daryl Chessman, condemned for a 1948 Los Angeles crime, says he is convinced he will win freedom from San Quentin where he has been on death row for nine years. After a San Francisco federal court appearance, Judge Louis E. Goodman ordered a fall hearing in the Los Angeles Superior Court matter. Chessman fired his two lawyers, citing interference by Warden Harley C. Teets and Marin County DA William Weissich, and vowed to proceed with self representation if needed. He plans to seek the state supreme court to force the return of his papers and end perceived visits interference.
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Caryl Chessman
San Francisco
San Quentin
Louis EB. Goodman
U.S. Supreme Court
Congics
Daryl Chessman
Los Angeles
Louis E. Goodman
U. S
Supreme Court
Chessmen
George T. Davis
Rosalie Asher
San Quen
Harley C. Tee
Marine County Dist
Atty
William .O. Weissich
Tin
Tam
Davis
Miss Asher
State Supreme Court
Teets
Chessman
LA Man Slain In Motel Room
A 45 year old man was shot in a Santa Monica motel. Guy F. Roberts of Hollywood lay dead. his wife Nina James an North Carolina attorney was questioned. Charles L. Guy, 22, a veterinary student, was detained for questioning as detectives sought another man tied to the case. The room was ransacked and cleaned to erase blood stains.
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Santa Monica
INS
Guy F. Roberts
Holywood
Nina James
North Carolina
Charles L. Guy
James
New Rights Bill Tactics in Civil Rights Standoff
Washington reports GOP figures including Hugh Scott outline a new compromise plan to break the civil rights stalemate. Scott says he may push for a special session next November to act on civil rights if talks fail. He plans to seek a Rules Committee meeting, though signatures appear unlikely. Smith and Southern lawmakers are delaying rules committee action to kill the measure.
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Washington
Liip
A_key
Hugh Scott
Congress
Scott
House Rules Committee
Pennsylvanian
Howard W. Smith
Smith
Rules Committee
Dallas Keeps Segregation Despite Federal Orders
In Dallas, 141 independent school district schools will remain segregated next year despite federal court orders to integrate with deliberate speed. The board cites state law conflicts with federal rulings to justify the decision, drawing disappointment from NAACP representatives who may pursue further court action. Carmen Jacques testifies in Los Angeles libel case alleging publisher Robert Harrison used prostitutes to lure stars for Continent Magazine.
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Dallas
INS
Dallas Independent School District
Board of Education
NationalAssny For the Advancement
Carmen Jacques
Ronnie Duillan
Continential Magazine
Los Angeles
Robert Harrison
Ronnie
Harrison
Wife of Pilot Refuses Comment on Survival Story Deal
Fairfield area Mrs Rita Steeves wife of Air Force Lt David Steeves 23 declined to discuss a post story contract cancelation regarding his survival tale. She said dealings were bulled by the Post with a large sum involved while the Air Force conducts a routine investigation into the crash in the Sierra Nevada where the missing jet trainer is still not found.
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Steeves
Sierras
California
Air Force
Bolling Air Force Base
Washington
Sierra Mountains
Tragic Cavern: Takes Six Lives in Dresden Ontario
DESDEN Ont workmen continue digging for six men killed in a cave in at Dresden while rescuers freed three bodies by floodlight. The dead were John Oldevening and Jan Beijer of Aylmer Ernie Hortus of Belmont Wilred Dirk Ryken of Byron and Hendrik Drent of Springfield. They were employed by Keillor Construction of St Thomas contracted to build the water pumphouse. They were finishing concrete when the shaft caved in.
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Desden
Ont
Dresden
John Oldevening
Jan Be&i
Aylmer
Erni
Hortus
Belmont
Wildred
Dirk Ryken
Byron
Hendrik Drent
Springfield
Keillor Construction
St.Thomas
Walter
Loi
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