Liz Taylor and Mike Todd Wed in Mexico Refined Civil Ceremony
Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd married in a simple civil ceremony at Acapulco near Puerto Marquez attended by close family including Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher with Cantinflas as best man. The third marriage for both, couple honeymooning in Mexico.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Elizabeth Taylor
Oda
Mike Todd
Pical
Todd
Eddie Fisher
Cantinflas
Merio Moreno
Debbie Reynolds
Mrs. Fisher
Mario Lopetequi
Nicky Hilton
Michael Wilding
Bertha Freshman
Miss Taylor
Helen Rose
Miguel Aleman
Puerto Marquez
King Saud Visits Annapolis Halts Minor Offenses
Saudi King Saud arrived in Annapolis and granted amnesty to 3,600 midshipmen excusing all minor offenses. The pledge was announced at a luncheon with the academy brigade in the T shaped mess hall.
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Warren Rogers, JR
Annapolis
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Washington
Academy
Eliabeth
Great Britain
Cmdr
Louis Wallace Laforge Jr
New Haven
Conn
United States Lines
Navy
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Laud
William R. Smedberg III
Eisenhower Backs Saudi Military Aid Seek. Saud Visits Annapolis
President Eisenhower signals U S willingness to aid expand and modernize Saudi Arabia's armed forces as King Saud tours the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. Negotiations continue on aid scope while Saud stays in Washington and Annapolis officials greet him.
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Washington
Eisenhower
King Saud
United States
Saudi Arabia
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Augusta
U.S. Tanker Planes Crash Killing Thirteen in France
Two U.S. Air Force KB29 tanker aircraft collided in midair above Normandy, France, plunging to earth. Thirteen crewmen were killed, five injured and one missing as a third plane in the squadron returned safely. Local authorities heard the blast and found wreckage two miles from the crash site.
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ST. LO
France
U.S. Air Force
England
Hall Benin
Noti
Short bond offered in Grimes murder case
Edward Bedwell, 21, homeless Skid Row worker, was offered freedom with a $20,000 bond but was $19,950 short. He formerly confessed to the Grimes killing of Barbara, 15, and Patricia, 13, later recanting. Police deny coercion. bail set by Chief Justice Crowley, hearing to Feb 19. Investigators widen search in Grimes South Side area. bodies found Jan 22. coroner's report pending.
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Chicago
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Grimes
David Bradshaw
Bedwell
Wilbert F. Crowley
Criminal Court
Ing
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Grimes South Side
Robert Cooney
Crowley
Frank
Head Of Rotary To Be Honored In Raleigh Program
Gian Palo Lang president of Rotary International will be honored at a statewide ladies night program in Raleigh on February 15. Lang and his wife will visit as guests of Gov. and Mrs Hodges, with the governor a former district governor and international director of Rotary.
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Raleigh
Gian Palo Lang
Italy
Rotary International
Lang
Hodges
Rotary
Plane crash on Rikers Island claims 20 lives
A Northeast Airlines DC6A with 101 aboard crashed on Rikers Island 12 seconds after takeoff from LaGuardia in heavy snow. Twenty died, 61 escaped with 63 hospitalized. investigations by six agencies including CAA FBI NYPD and Northeast Airlines.
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New York
Rikers Island
Northeast Airlines
la Guardia
Penitentiary Island
East River
FBI
Jocrey
Alva Marsh
Sil Dixwell
Baska
Miami Sands
Civil Aeronautics Administration
The
Civil Aeronautics Ac
New York City
Bronx
Groundhog Day Observed In Two Pennsylvania Towns
Groundhog clubs in Punxsutawney and Quarryville report the groundhog saw its shadow signaling six more weeks of winter, while the Weather Bureau forecasts a mild, wet February for the eastern U.S. Sam Light and Charles Hess lead the morning observances with hats, coats, and a snow crust. The two clubs maintain a friendly feud that pauses for the annual banquet.
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Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney
Quarryville
U.S. Weather Bureau
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Charles Hess
Anna
150 Hurt In Many Accidents Across Wars And Crashes
Six more American planes crashed Saturday raising the toll to at least 51 dead and 150 injured since Thursday. Crashes included an F9F Panther in California and a collision of two aerial tankers above St Lo France. a USAF F236 at Hanscom AFB killing Capt Gordon Degroat. a Navy F7U Cutlass at Camp Matthews injuring and destroying a shed. a private plane near Jacksonville Texas with three aboard dead. and a Mojave Panther during training with unknown fate.
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California
St. Lo
France
Hanscom Afb
Bedford
Mass
Gordon E. Degroat
Nutting Lake
Camp Matthews Rifle Range
San Diego
Cal
Rikers Island
New York City
van Nuys
Calif
Moffett Naval Air Stati
Mountain View
Air Force
U N Debates Israel Egypt War Reinstates Peace Shield Plan
The General Assembly demanded Israel withdraw from Egypt and approved a U N plan for peace soldiers to shield Israel and Egypt. Abba Eban warned withdrawal requires firm guarantees and precise terms for a Gulf of Aqaba shipping guarantee remains essential.
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United Nations
N. Y
General Assembly
Israel
Egypt
U. N
United States
Abba Eban
U.N
Gulf of
Aqaba
Western students expelled to Austria freed from Hungary
Six Western students including American Richard Roraback of Dobbs Ferry New York and Norwegian Einar Roos were released at the Austrian border after two to four weeks in Hungarian prisons. They described solitary confinement harsh interrogations and shaving against their will while aiding exhausted refugees. The Britons Judith Cripps Roger Cooper Christopher Lord Basil Lord were also freed after protests from London.
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Vienna
Austria
Hungary
Richard Roraback
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Roraback
Einar Roos
Oslo
Norway
Lonn
Judith Cripps
Sir Stafford Cripps
Roger Coop
Nickelsdorf
Roos
Milwaukee Groundhog Flunks First Forecast Try
The Milwaukee Groundhog Club No. 1’s new groundhog failed his first weather forecast today. After being pulled from Washington Park Zoo, the small animal did not seek a shadow and bit club president Tait Clifford before retreating back to its cage.
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Milwaukee
No. 1
Washington Park Zoo
Tait Clifford
Elvis Records Burned At Uvalde Benefit Auction
Radio KVOU held a Presley record auction for the March of Dimes at Uvalde High School. Elvis fan club members raised $113.81 while an anti Elvis group contributed $116.04. About 1,000 people watched as the records were burned.
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Unvalde
Tex
KVOU
Uvalde
Presley
Uvalde High School
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