Ward heir dispute ends with Maureen Tagen award
Judge Charles S. Daugherty ruled that Maureen Tagen, fiancée of Montgomery Ward Thorne, receives 350000 as part of a three year court battle over Thorne's 2 million estate. Thorne’s mother Gordon Thorne is to withdraw 45000, with ,000 remaining to Tage n and 150000 more to cover legal fees. Thorne, Fordham student, died June 19 1954 in a locked studio apartment amid a controversial death scene. The coroner later attributed death to pneumonia. The court decision avoids a lengthy jury trial and aims to finalize estate distribution within ten days.
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Cincago
Charles S. Daugherty
Bettween
Montgomery Ward
Thorne
Miss Ragen
Alcot Tagen
Ragen
Monty
Fordham University
Hitchhiker Beats Robs Cripple in Norwalk Robbery
San Bernardino man Frederick E. Robertson, 67, told police he picked up a hitchhiker near W Broadway and Daisy Avenue after visiting his sister in Norwalk. The stranger, about 40, demanded a lift to Golden Avenue, then struck Robertson unconscious after circling several streets and pulling the car to near the Southern Pacific tracks. The assailant robbed Robertson of 124 dollars before escaping.
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San Bernardino
Fred E. Robertson
W. Broadway
Daisy Ave
Emmaline Rahn
Hayford Ave
Norwalk
Hobertmon
Golden Ave
Ala
Ing
Alfieutt
Robertson
Stobertson
4Th St
Southern Pacific
Blood Bank Drive Set At Long Beach Hospital
Red Cross plans a special blood collection at Long Beach Osteopathic Hospital 2776 Pacific Ave from 2 30 to 7 p m Wednesday Donors are urged to help by giving blood at the drive.
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Red Craw
Long Beach Osteopathic Hospital
Pacific Ave
Dope Addict Suspect Fails in Escape Try
An alleged dope addict, Raul G. Gonzales, 24, of Azusa, tried to flee from Superior Court custody on the eighth floor of Jenkins Trust building. He was recaptured and remanded to county jail in bail set at 2500 dollars awaiting a preliminary hearing after an escape attempt during detention.
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William R. Decker
Raul G. Gonzales
Azusa
Jergins Trust
Gonzales
Lyman BH
Sutter
Refueling Jets Demonstrated Publicly Amid Scramble
Fragmented report describes a public demonstration connected to an air refueling scene and a sequence involving a propeller aircraft. The text references Long Beach and YMCA authorities, narcotics officers and a court appearance with items described as heroin traces. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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EL Centro
Crawi Hi Wam
Long
Adl
Long Beach
YMCA
William R.gvant
Decker
W. T. Robertson
Nlintol
Gonzales
Macmillan Sees Gains in New Plan
In Sheffield England Prime Minister Harold Macmillan defended a government white paper on a nuclear age defense strategy. He said Britain will rely on deterrence from nuclear weapons while expanding mobile forces and manpower across sea ground and air to meet global defense burdens. He urged freeing resources for export and investment.
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Sheffield
England
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Macmillan
Cougar jet refueling during air show alarms officials
AusonKe Erpine Friany reports a Grumman FSFA fighter consuming fuel from a Douglas tanker at 500 feet during an open house in front of about 38 000 spectators. Navy officers call the Cougar a crackerjack plane for special weapons but say it lacks range without midair refueling. The event also featured a Skywall parachute by Northrop’s Radioblane Division, designed for high speed bailouts with reduced opening shock.
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AusonKe Erpine Friany
Grumman
Fsfa' Courgat
Navy
Radioblane Division
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
van Nuys
Calif
Desert Song shines at Long Beach workshop performance
The Desert Song at the Singer's Workshop in Municipal Auditorium opens Friday night. James Boyd as Red Shadow Nettie Arntzen as Margo Joan Scanlon as Azuri Bahette Mann as Susan and Ronnie Fipps as a newspaper correspondent headline the large cast. Scenery lighting and musical direction by Nicholas Furjanick receive praise with a strengthened cast and updated numbers.
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Long Beach
Sigmond Romberg
Rom’antic
Municipal Auditorium
Henri Scanlon
James Boyd
Nettie Arntzen
Margo
Joan Scanlon
Azuri
Bahette Mann
Susan
Benje
Ronnie
Fipps
Henje
Plane Escape Capsule Featured at Health Fair
A Douglas aircraft escape capsule, enabling pilot survival at supersonic speeds, will be exhibited at the first annual Health Fair in Municipal Auditorium April 12 to 13. The exhibit explains cockpit ejection, rocket-assisted separation, parachute deployment, and water or land landings as it protects pilots above 50 000 feet. Douglas engineers cite Arctic ocean landings as a key use and note the device includes a self-contained cockpit, stabilizing fins, and an automatic battery deployment.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County Medical
Alan
Municipal Auditorium
Douglas Airecraft Co
Douglas
Airo
Arctic
Douglas Aircraft Co
Los Angeles County Medical Aysn
Aide Opposes Assets Bill in Washington Debates
Administration aide Dallas Townsend told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that returning all German and Japanese properties would cost American taxpayers at least half a billion dollars. He urged substituting a plan to restore only about 10 percent of enemy properties, arguing full restitution would unfairly benefit former enemy corporations and their agents. Chairman Olin Johnston sponsors full return legislation, while Townsend pressed for reparations over confiscation and highlighted Germany's obligation to compensate its own citizens. Townsend warned of setting a precedent for U S investments abroad if properties are not limited.
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Washington
Ant
Atty
Dallas
Congress
Townsend
Senate Judiciary
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
U. S
Germany
Losner
Eirenhower Ade
Mississippi
Tom Brady
Ernest Dillon
Tylertown
Dillon
South
Ollie Dillon
Durca Duncan
Mike Carr
Duncan
Olen Duncan
Sailor Receives Commendation After Plane Crash
Enlisted man John L. Lewis of the USS Selena earned a letter of commendation from Captain Arthur F. Spring for acting with initiative during a plane crash near Municipal Airport Test winter. Lewis directed traffic, aided rescue efforts, placed flares, and kept passage clear for fire crews before volunteer help arrived.
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Selena
Municipal
John £. Lewis
Arthur F. Spring
Oecee
Lewis
Lakewood Blvd
Lewin
Air Force
Labor Fears Hearings Spark Anti-Union Laws
The Senate labor racketeering probe alarms AFL-CIO leaders who fear hearings involving Dave Beck and the Teamsters may spark a wave of anti union sentiment. They worry state right to work laws and pushes for a national anti union statute could follow, as Taft Hartley era rights to work provisions gain traction in eighteen states.
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Labor
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Mont
Johnny McClellan
DeArk
Afl-Cio
Beck
Atates
Dutt
Robert A. Taft
R-Oble
Truman
Blonde 23 Becomes Mrs California in State Pageant
Mrs Marcia Deasy 23 daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Trask of 153 Syracuse Wk wins Mrs California title in Beverly Hills state finals. The Wilmington resident with husband Ronald, store manager, and their three children, will compete for Mrs America in Florida next month. Deasy born in Long Beach and educated here led 24 finalists in beauty, charm, and poise while also earning honors in cooking sewing and ironing.
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Marcia Deasy
John C. Trask
Syracuse Wk
Callifornia
Pete
Two Women Hurt in Anaheim Street Auto Crash
Two women drivers were injured Friday when their cars collided at Anaheim Street and Terminus Avenue. Edna McDonald, 57, of 3854 E Marwick Ave, received treatment for possible left hip and rib injuries at Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital. Alma H. Shelton, 29, of 10282 Amics Rd Anshelm, was treated for head, right elbow and knee injuries. Police said Shelton’s car spun after impact and struck a car driven by Blanche V. Pegg, 55, of 1086 Roswell Ave.
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Jared
Anaheim St
Termino Ave
Edna McDonald
Marwick Ave
Harriman Jones Clinic Hospital
Alma H. Shelton
Amics Rd
Anshelm
Shelton
Emlalon
Atrack
Blanche V. Pegg
Roswell Ave
Japanese urged price and distribution reforms to aid Osaka industry
Ambassador MacArthur II advised Japanese industrialists in Osaka to adjust prices and marketing to avoid disturbing markets abroad. In Cairo, twenty eight American women and children arrived to join families, as U.N. travel restrictions ease and U.S. estimates of Middle East housing needs rise with planning for 180 million population projections.
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Osaka
Japan
Douglas MacArthur II
Cairo
Shijonen
Isba
U. S
United Nations UW
U.N. Social Communion
Thel
Negda
State Department
Middle East
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