Little Chance Rain Breaks Drought in Southlanders
Southlanders eyed storm clouds with little hope for a major drought break. The U S Weather Bureau warned of continued dry spell with fire risk rising, as rainfall was expected only to be light and limited to scattered showers. County official Harold J. Ryan urged relief by early April to prevent further crop and pasture losses.
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Seat-Zrain
Critt
U. S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Harold J. Ryan
Long Beach City College appoints new Dean this fall
Wilson principal Dk Willian E Keeley named dean at Long Beach City College for the upcoming fall term. Waller M. New land moves to Poly with Page Bel. About 70,000 specialized workers are being screened to assess lung cancer risk per Page A-2.
Hollywood stars sweep Oscars for Gigi and Separate Tables
Susan Hayward and Wendy Hiller led the night with top acting honors as Gigi dominated the Academy Awards. David Niven toasted the ceremony while Burl Ives and Loewe shared best supporting and song wins. The Defiant Ones claimed best original screenplay as Oscar history shifted.
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Hollywood
Susan
Pawar Ie
Denne Bae Ives
David Niven
Lee
J. Cobb
Burl Ives
Wendy Hiller
Tibby Dunbar
Burns
Annapolis
Ives
Charmer
Las
Vegas
Vincente Minnelli
Miss Hiller
Alan Lerner
Lerner
Frederick Loewe ‘Ducer
Harold Hecht
Miss Hayward
Malion
City of Light
Paris
Academy
Gigi
Het By
Walter Wanger
Ferner
Niven
Harold Jacob Smith
Nathan E. Douglas
Democrats claim midterm vote victory in Michigan
Democrats say they see an astonishing win in Michigan’s spring election with Lynn Bartlett leading Hugh Holloway 163,205 to 120,058 as 1,378 of 5,182 precincts report including Detroit’s Wayne County. A Detroit sweep is hoped as the party seeks its fourth straight state victory since 1955.
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Detroit
Michigan
Lynn M. Bartlett
Hugh W. Holloway
Wayne County
Ohe
Hotel Says Liz Cant Get Suite For Honeymoon
London United Press International reports the Dorchester Hotel refused Elizabeth Taylor a 10 week lease for a long term suite. The hotel cited the Harlequin suite’s popularity and high demand. Taylor plans to marry Eddie Fisher next month and sought the suite for their honeymoon. Michael Wilding is staying at the hotel with his wife.
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London
UPI
Dorchester
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Miss Taylor
Harlequin
T the Dorchester
Mike Todd
Michael Wilding
the Dorchester
Susan Nell
CBS Says Dulles to Resign Report Denied
CBS sources in Europe and Dan Schorr say a Geneva event despite a note of denial from State Department. The report claims talks favor Dulles resignation with Herter potential successor and Geneva attendance in question. Lincoln White denies the rumor while noting no information confirms the claim.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Geneva
Germany
State Department
Lincoln White
Berlin
CBS
Dulles
New York
UPI
Europe
Wolls
Geneva News
Reli J
Able
Secretar
John Fosas
Toxe
Schorr
Department
Seven Mild Quakes Reported in Mexico City Area
Seven mild earthquakes were reported within 50 miles of Mexico City early Monday. Tacubaya Observatory School cited the tremors with the strongest rating near four on a ten point scale. One decision remains on Dulles position as secretary of state under consideration.
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Mexico City
Jder
Dulles
Tacubaya Observatory
Positi
Eisenhower
One Dead 41 Saved as Fire Hits Nursing Home
A fire on the third floor of Pines Rest Home in Branchville New Jersey killed Louis Little and injured Louis Vanderplate. Forty one of forty two guests were led to safety or escaped during the incident. An automatic fire alarm sounded as firefighters fought the blaze starting in the night.
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Branchville
UPI
Pines
Louis Little
Louis Vanderplate
Fleeing Teens Stopped by Loud Motor Officer Tactics
Long Beach police officer Richard R. Roberts used a motorcycle ignition backfire to halt four teenage car thieves. After a short chase the suspects abandoned a stolen car near 1st Street and Pine Avenue and fled on foot. One youth recalled fearing a gunfight during the maneuver.
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Long Beach
1St St
Pine Ave
Richard R. Roberts
U S Responds by Air Sea to Russian Mercy Plea
U S Coast Guard cutter Storis from Kodiak joins a rescue mission in the Bering Sea to reach the Russian refrigerator ship Pischavaya Industria, transfer an injured seaman with fractures to a hospital in Anchorage, after weather limits and sea conditions.
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U.S
Kodiak
Alaska
United States
Bering Sea
Coast Guard
State Department
Washington
Anchorage
Dutch Harbor
Pischavaya ‘Industria
Aleutian
Dollar Clinic Polio Plan Fails to Gain Official Sponsorship
Long Beach polio vaccination efforts extend free clinics at Seaside, Community and St. Marys hospitals and three more sites. The Dollar Clinic proposal failed for lack of an official sponsor as medical society physicians urged private practice clinics to handle reduced fees, while city health officials said the municipality could not participate.
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The
Long Beach Medical Society
Dicters
City ‘Health Department
National Foundation
Long Beach
Parent- Teacher Council
Seaside
Community
St. Mary's Hospitals
Milton Katz
Medical Society
Katz
I. D. Litwack
Health Department
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Gerale Joaigs
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Essen
Loewe
Susan Hayward
Demos
Ventura
Olga Duncan
Augustine Baldonado
Luis Moya
San Francisco
California
Redmond
Oregon
Modesto
Patton Park
Gert Robinson
Florida
Mexico
Eastern Nursing Home
Dave
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