Cohen Guilty in Fight
Los Angeles reports ex mobster Mickey Cohen found guilty on two misdemeanor counts of battery and disturbing the peace for a January nightclub altercation with waiter Donald Black. Verdict after under four hours, judge sets April 16 for motions, Cohen free to attend Lana Turner case funeral. He faces up to six months jail and $500 in fines, and already faces a federal narcotics indictment.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Johnny Stompanato
Woodstock
Cohen
Stompanato
Lana Turner
Cheryl
Pudgy Little Cohen
Donald Black
Villa Capri
Black
Cornell Ridley
Two Women Beaten by L B Terrorist
Police alert warned for a light blue dirty sedan after a man abducted two women on a gravel road and raped them. The older victim, bruised and bound, was found near Obispo Avenue after a factory worker heard cries for help and notified authorities. Each victim lost small amounts of money.
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Eld
Jerry Skelton
Obispo Ave
Freeman Ave
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Ahern Walks Out of Council Meeting in Protest
Washington reports Councilman D Pat Ahern walked out of a city council session denouncing inaction over a budget report on petty cash expenses. He sought a briefing from McHenry and fellow councilmen, but none backed him. Ahern called the walk a protest and left with papers in hand. The dispute centers on expenditures charged by city Health Officer and City Librarian and whether they should be in a formal budget.
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Washington
Cfty
Supreme Court
D. Pat. Ahern
Mda
Ci Saenship
New Yorke Gam
Ahern
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Committee
Justice’ Department
Cy Manatee J
McHenry
Phen
J. D. Litwack
Edwin Castagna
Aides Reappointed to Metropolitan State Hospital Board
Sacramento We-Gov Knight reappointed Dr. Arthur R. Timme of Beverly Hills Arthur Kulzer of Whit tier and Dr. Hareld F. Spencer of La Habra to the board of trustees of metropolitan state hospital for men for four-year terms.
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Sacramento
Knight Monday
Arthur R. Timme
Beverly Hills
Arthur Kulzer
Whittier
Hareld F. Spencer
la Habra
Metropolitan State Hospital
Giant iceberg sighted near Shackleton glacier by Soviet crew
Moscow reports a Soviet Antarctic Expedition aircraft detected a massive iceberg near the Shackleton glacier. The iceberg measures about 54 miles long, 18 miles wide, and 120 feet high, likely calved from an adjacent ice shelf.
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London
Radio
Moscow
Home Made Auto Injures 13 Year Old Boy
A 13 year old boy was severely hurt when a home made car powered by three lawn mower motors ran from an alley onto Pico Street and was struck by a car. Edward L. Hansen, 133 Cambridge Street, was treated for a possible skull fracture and leg injuries. Joy Ann Arbeton, 28, 169 Gordon Street, said she did not see the vehicle in time to avoid the collision.
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Edward L. Hansen
Cambridge St
Ses|side Hospital
Hamilton
Pico St
Joy Ann Arbeneton
Gordon St
New Lows in Steel Output Reported by AISI
New York report states steel production will hit new lows this week as cutbacks spread. The American Iron and Steel Institute says mills operated below 50 percent capacity last week for the first time since before World War II except during strikes, and foresee further drops.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Institute
Hill Slips in Oil Field Loss Million
An estimated one million dollars damage occurred Monday when a 60-foot hillside section slipped in the Tidewater Oil Co field north of Ventura. A main gas line ruptured and caught fire but was controlled quickly. Two men in a pickup escaped injury when the vehicle fell into a crevasse. Four producing wells were buried by the slide in the unstable Ventura Ave field, which has had prior slips.
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Ventura
Tidewater Oil Co
Here
Dist
George Suman
Ventura Ave
Powerful Quake Shakes Alaska Northwest of Fairbanks
A strong earthquake, centered near Hughes on the Koyukuk River about 150 miles northwest of Fairbanks, rattled Fairbanks and toppled items but caused no deaths or injuries. Seismographs abroad registered the shock, and geologists noted the inland focus reduced tsunami risk.
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United Preas
Alaska Tundras
Fairbanks
New York
Alaska
Pacific Islands
University
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Hughes
Koyubkuk River
Fail-Safe System Guards U S Against H Bomb Attacks
A U S warning concept called fail safe directs bombers to proceed a fixed distance toward a target then reverse course if no coded orders arrive. Gen Thomas A Power notes SAC relies on constant readiness as alarms and UFO-like radar blips trigger momentum toward targets, shaping expectations for rapid atomic exchange in a future war.
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SAC
Thomas A Power
Britain
Germany
B25 Goes Down on Ranch. Three Crewmembers Die
A B25 bomber on a routine training flight crashed on the March ranch about 20 miles northwest of San Angelo Texas. All three crewmen were killed instantly, Sheriff Cecil Turner said. Air Force officials withheld names until relatives could be notified.
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San Angelo
Tex
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Cecil ‘Turner
Air Force
Injured Surgeon Performs lengthy surgery after pipe injury
Motorist John Minnick, 36, of San Jose, Calif., was impaled by a 30-foot irrigation pipe in a Sunday crash. Surgeons William Van Valin of Solvang and Frank Pedersen removed the pipe, then conducted a four hour operation at Lompoe Community Hospital. Doctors reported the surgeon may regain full use of his hand as the motorist's chest wound was repaired and nerve damage addressed.
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San Jose
Calif
Minnick
van Valin
Frank Pedersen
Lom ‘Poe Community Hospital
van Vale In
Pedersen
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