Ingrid Bergman and Rossellini Agree to Amicable Separation
In Rome Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini signed a formal agreement of amicable separation and indicated they would seek a divorce. The world famous couple, eight years and three children after their union, ended their celebrated marriage.
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Rome
Ins
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Miss Bergman
Se‘cretly
Maric Elia
Jaye Ercole
Graziadei
Rossellini
Young Man Found Dead in San Francisco Army Post
A handsome young man shot in the temple was found in the U S Army Presidio in San Francisco. Authorities call it an apparent suicide. A note and cards bore the name Talbert Newhart and hinted he was a Far East and France military news correspondent. The note spoke of a woman’s death on August 24 and asked to be buried beside Jon Wright in Pocahontas, Virginia. A soldier found the body under a wooded Army reservation area with an automatic pistol nearby.
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San Francisco
San_ Francisco
U.S. Army
Jon Wright
Pocahontas
Virginia
ICBM Displayed in Red Square During Bolshevik Anniversary
The Soviet Union publicly showcased a 60 to 75 foot ICBM in Red Square at Bolshevik anniversary ceremonies. Tass identified the rocket as an intercontinental ballistic missile, countering Western belief it was a single-stage V‑2 variant.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red Square
Tass
Family Symbol Chosen for Polio Drive Posters
A family group is selected to symbolize the March of Dimes campaign for funds to combat polio and its effects. Mrs Helen Solomon aged 39 and her children Joe 9 and twins Linda and Sandy 6 will appear on posters and coin containers distributed by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for its 1953 drive.
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NEW ‘Xork
INS
Helen Solomon
Joe
Linda
Sandy
National Foundation For
Southland Church Swindle Charged
Robert W. Huff, 30, is charged in Fullerton California with swindling seven Southern California Baptist churches out of more than 16000. A former used car salesman, he allegedly used a bond selling scheme to finance a yacht a fancy car a house trailer and Las Vegas gambling trips. Police say he was entrusted with 970000 in building improvement bonds to sell for the churches, which received only 13150 of the 360000 worth sold.
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Fullerton, Calif
INS
Robert W. Huff
Bull
Las Vegas
U S Rejects Khrushchev Summit Bid
The United States flatly refused Nikita Khrushchev's proposal for a presidential summit to discuss world tensions. State Department cited lack of credible indications that Russia would honor any agreements, noting past broken commitments and signaling no immediate talks.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower
State Department
Russia
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Home Builder and Son Indicted On VA Fraud Scheme
A prominent East Bay home builder and his son were indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco on charges of defrauding the Veterans Administration out of 3 million dollars by falsifying credit reports of prospective buyers. The Plumleigh Company faces conspiracy and multiple false-report counts, with potential prison terms up to 100 years if convicted.
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East Bay
San Francisco
Veterans Administration
Thomas Norman
Plumleigh Sr
Robert
Antioch
Plumleigh Company
Spead
Sinepschiv
Pach
U. S
Richard Foster
Plumleigh's
Irvington
Antioch In
Labor secretary signals proposals on anti coercion labor law
Labor Secretary James F. Mitchell said the Eisenhower administration will seek approval for a new labor law package. He outlined proposals to curb union blackmail and protect workers from choices coerced by employers or unions, and noted final recommendations will be presented to Congress in the coming session. Mitchell indicated the administration may propose broad remedies to address labor management abuses uncovered by Senate hearings.
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Washington
INS
James F. Mitchell
Fremont
Eisenhower
Plumwleigh Development Co
Congress
Ae Marlboro Heights
Driscoll Rd
Mitchell
Senate
Iegel
W T Hospital Seeks Federal Funds For New Facility
Fremont township hospital district directors plan to pursue 200000 dollars in federal money after Marin Hospital District failed a bond issue. The state health department will meet January 15 to allocate 500000 dollars among applying hospitals. Funds revert to state treasury. weeks says no construction funding, only outfitting the 3 million hospital, first state or federal grant application.
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State Department of Health
Marin Hospital Dist
State Treasury Hospital
William S. Weeks
Weeks
Ancient 1750 B C Village Found Near Hebron
Archeologists from the American School of Oriental Research report the discovery of an ancient Canaanite city dating to 1750 B C near Hebron in Jordan. Excavations at the site of Thekah yielded potteries copper and glass objects and an ivory statue of a Sphinx suggesting ties to Ancient Egypt.
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Amman
Jordan
American School of Oriental Research
Hebron
Tthekah
Egypt
General declines governor's hunting invitation
Army Chief of Staff General Maxwell D Taylor declined an invitation to join Governor James B. Gross for a hunting trip in Alabama on November 1. He cited a change of plans that would make acceptance impossible.
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Washington
Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Alabama
James
B. Gross Jim
Folsom
Ike in Parley With Top Aides On Space Race Talk
President Eisenhower met with his major military and scientific advisers ahead of an evening address. The White House said the National Security Council session included extra officials and researchers, with Army Navy and Air Force secretaries and the Chiefs of Staff, among others.
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Washington
INS
Eisenhower
U. S
Russia
White House
National Security Council
Army
Navy
Air Force
Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower address to be aired by Bay Area networks
President Eisenhower's nationwide address tonight will be carried by major Bay Area radio and TV networks. KFRC and KRON TV (Channel 4) will air it first. The Science Advisory Committee met in a broadcasting room for space. Acting WHNS Anne Wheaton noted the session covered Sputnik I, Khrushchev peace talks, and Zhukov’s potential downgrade.
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Eisenhower
Bay Area
KFRC
Kron-Tv
At & Pm
Keo
Chan
Nate
Science Advisory Committee
Cabinet
Broadcasting Room
White House
Anne Wheaton
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
U S and Brazil Sign Scholar Exchange Pact
Rio de Janeiro reports a signed agreement with the United States to grant Fulbright scholarships for 100 Brazilian students annually. The deal also directs funds from surplus U S wheat sales to Brazil toward a research and educational program in Brazil.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
United States
U.S
Two-Man Crew Dies In Crash Landing Near Tokyo
A US B57 jet bomber with a two man crew diverted away from a populous area and crashed into a river bed near John Ison Air Base outside Tokyo. The Air Force reports the crew perished. victims’ names were withheld.
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Tokyo
Citlea
Air Force
John. Ison
Truma-|' Baws
Sputnik II Over San Francisco Area Again
Sputnik II passed over the San Francisco Bay Area today in hazy skies. The dog carrying satellite moved west to east, north of the city, with Sputnik I seen at 5 38 a m crossing in about two minutes as the moon experienced a partial eclipse.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Merchants Face Huge Loss on Bogus Checks
Livermore merchants fear a $100,000 loss and potential bankruptcy after an Air Force bogus check ring was cracked last week. Federal agents pursue recoveries for about $3,000 in rechecks. losses reach $646 for some. Three airmen indicted in San Francisco for operating the ring, which forged over 300 checks. Some were cashed at a local restaurant run by Theodore Barry, known as Chicken on Call.
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Livermore
U.S
Parks Air Force Base
Chamber of Commerce
Congressional
Arthur Henry
Sie
William F. Knowland
George Miller
Miller
Junket
California
San Francisco
James R. Hoyle
Parks
Theodore Barry
Louisville
Charles A. Evans
Barry
Chicken On Call
Woman author assaulted in San Francisco car attack
Lucy Perkins, visiting from the East, was beaten and choked by ex convict Abraham Gonzales 28 who followed her from a Mission District restaurant to her car and forced entry. She was taken to Central Emergency Hospital in hysterics. Gonzales, a carpenter, has prior robbery and narcotics convictions.
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SAN _PRANCISCO
Lucy Perkins
Abraham. Gonzales
Perking
Central Emergency Hospital
Gonzales
State GOP Chief Sued for Divorce in Los Angeles
Elizabeth Helms filed a divorce suit in Superior Court against Alphonzo E. Bell Jr. 37, longtime chairman of the Republican State Central Committee. The wealthy oilman is accused of cruelty in a high profile Southern California social set marriage, noted among the era’s top 1940 social events.
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Los Angeles
INS
Alphonzo
E. Bell, Jr
Republican State Central Comittee
Elizabeth Helms
Bell
Paul Helms
Helms Batteries
California
Adenauer to Meet with Macmillan in London Visit
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will travel to London on December 4 for a three day state visit with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano will accompany him. After talks, Adenauer and Macmillan will attend the NATO Council Conference in Paris.
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Germany
Konrad “Adenauer
London
Harold" MacMillan
Heinrich von Brentana
Adennauer
Adenauer
MacMillan
Paris
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