Bennie Bedwell Finds New Start After Skid Row Past
Bennie Bedwell the 20 year old dishwasher from Chicago is living at a Salvation Army facility and working as a truck helper for $17 a week plus room and board. He once was a suspect in the Grimes sisters murder case and faced a Florida rape trial before being freed. He hopes to return to school and learn to read while credits attorney David E. Bradshaw and his mother for support.
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Bernard Gavner
Chicago
Bennie Bedwell
Grimes
Barbara
Patricia
Bennie
Florida
Salvation Army
Army Dining Hall
Jesus
Detroit
Army
Maj. C. C. Briggs
David E. Bradshaw
Dave
Money From Astronomy: Charles Bonestell paints space scenes
The 69 year old Californian artist Charles Bonestell creates startling outer space views not with a telescope but with paintings. He has sold space art to Life magazine and collaborated with Wernher von Braun and Willey Ley on books. His work is praised by Dr. Robert Richardson of Mt. Wilson Observatory and writer Ley. Bonestell lives in Altadena with his wife and continues to fuse realism with cosmic fantasy in art and film effects.
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Los Angeles
Outer Space
Charles Bonestell
Saturn
Jupiter
Sputnik
Khrushchev
Life Magazine
Bonestell
Wernher von Braun
Willey Ley
Boston
Museum of Science
Griffith Planetarium
Robert 8. Richardson
Mt. Wilson Observatory
San Francisco
Mt. Hamilton Observatory
New York
Hollywood
Student Charged In Bank Theft
AMARILLO Texas A 25 year old accounting student Billy Joe Faust of Amarillo is charged with stealing about 32000 from the First National Bank of Amarillo. Bond set at 10000. FBI says Faust employed part time by bank since January and the missing money is from the vault. Faust is a Navy veteran and has been married and divorced twice. He is the father of a 5 year old.
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Amarillo
Tex
First National Bank of
FBI
Billy Joe Faust
West Texas State College
Faust
Charles E. Weeks
Dallas
Weeks
Mellen Faces Income Tax Lien
A $392 644 federal income tax lien was filed yesterday against George A. Mellen and his former wife Mildred. Mellen, now married to Kay Starr, was president of Ambrosia Minerals Inc. and lists Paulden Arizona as his address. The lien, signed by Matthew J. Scott of the Phoenix IRS, covers 1956 taxes, with a prior $39 171 lien filed in Albuquerque for 1955 that was released after residence was sold.
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Albuquerque
George A. Mellen
Mildred
Mellen
Kay Starr
Ambrosia Minerals Inc
Paulden
Ariz
Prescott
Matthew J. Scott
Phoenix
Internal Revenue Service
Ae Ramee Mellen
Seven Youths Detained After Charlotte Grill Fracas
Mecklen burg County police arrested seven youths in a gun and knife clash at a Charlotte grill early Sunday. A 17-year-old, John Thomas Black, fired a shotgun from a moving car, and four suspects face assault with a deadly weapon charges. Eight victims were treated at Good Samaritan Hospital for gunshot and knife injuries.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Here
John Thomas Blackman
Isaac Junior Morrow
John Elmore
Moore
Willie Wiley Sanders
Pineville
Good Samaritan Hospital
Research Award Presented to Dr Irvine H Page
INDIANAPOLIS Dr Irvine H Page of the Cleveland Clinic received the Ida B Gould Memorial Award for cardiovascular research at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science The $1000 prize funds by the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation honors Page for work on blood pressure control drugs and chemical changes linked to arterial hardening.
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Indianapolis
Irvine H. Page
Cleveland Clinic
Richard and
Hinda Rosenthal
Professor Seeks Records To Bridge Public Archives
National City California December 28 A University of North Carolina professor Dr William S Jenkins head of the Bureau of Public Records and Research is taking a holiday between Christmas and January 9 to fill gaps in a world wide listing of public records He tours Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Chicago Salt Lake City Denver New Orleans and Phoenix visiting libraries and officials He has compiled state and national sessions laws and key records at Chapel Hill for researchers The project is sponsored by the Congressional Library About 33 miles of records are stored in 30 cubic feet at the Louis R Wilson Library Chapel Hill.
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National City
Calif
University of North Carolina
William S. Jenkins
Bureau of Public Records and Research
Eir
Los
San Francisco
San Diego
California
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Denver
New Orleans
Phoenix
Arizona
Jenkins
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Library
Congressional Library
Louis R. Wilson
Music Hall Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Radio City Music Hall in New York marked its 25th anniversary after opening on June 27, 1932 amid doubts. The venue has drawn 162 million visitors for movies, stage shows, and the Rockettes since its debut.
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Music Hall
New York
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Man Apologizes To Kids In Chico California
Chico California December 28 Seven ty one year old William A Gardenhire apologized to children after telling them he was not Santa Claus The line had crossed with Chico Junior Chamber of Commerce calls for Santa Gardnhire recalled his childhood faith and offered apologies and Christmas wishes acknowledging the children’s belief and asking forgiveness
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Chico
Calif
William A. Gardenhire
Santa Claus
Gardenhire
Santa
Chico Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jensen Rider Proposed to Cut Federal Posts by 10
Rep Jensen of Iowa urged Congress to attach the Jensen rider to all 1954 appropriation bills to curb federal vacancies by limiting hires to one in three while staff stay under 90 percent of normal. He cited 1952 and 1953 precedents and said strong support exists.
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Washington
Jensen
Iowa
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Fire spreads through Manorhaven home as ammunition erupts
Firefighters faced a dangerous blaze at the residence of Nicholas N. Skaredoff in Manorhaven New York. The intense heat caused about 100 rounds of rifle and pistol ammunition to discharge in all directions, though no injuries were reported. Skaredoff, 48, is noted as a gun club member.
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Manorhaven
N. Y
Nicholas N. Skaredoff
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