Easterner Bared as Bugs Suspect in Riverside Slaying
Riverside County sheriff investigators identified a 22-year-old Rochester man with a police record as the major suspect in the Bugs Bunny bludgeon slaying of John Henry Sherman, a City College student. Donald Earl Klaus fled across multiple states after the March 4 disappearance, with sightings near Florence Arizona and a hospital stay in Lordsburg New Mexico, while detectives traced his movements and linked him to the victim’s later car.
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National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower proclaimed July 20 as National Farm Safety Week in Washington. The notice emphasizes farm safety awareness and urges actions to reduce accidents and injuries across agricultural communities.
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Fallout Radiation Monitoring Plans In California
Sacramento officials announce steps to increase radiation monitoring after rainfall linked to Russian nuclear tests. An Assembly committee proposes immediate hiring of two radiological physicists, plus finance department evaluation of using disaster office resources, and seeking federal aid.
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Star Wins Divorce on Late Hours
Esther Williams, 38, obtained a Santa Monica divorce from Benjamin P A Gage, 42, after 12 years of marriage. She testified that his habit of late hours harmed her health and that he kept late hours to be with others, while she raised three children. The film star cited mental cruelty as grounds for the split, which followed their separation last November.
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Gardena Council Ballot Wraps Tight Race in 1956
Gardena voters approved several measures and filled council seats in a close election. Mayor Paul Calvo failed in his bid for reelection as 3,753 ballots were counted, with 17 percent turnout. Incumbents Fred Flanagan and Glenn Jones won seats amid a citywide contest featuring Al Jack Carroll and Bert R. Leonard for attorney. The measure approving California State Employee retirement and city taxes carried 983 to 213, while Harvey’s conduct in a separate dispute drew contention. Results hint at a pivotal council race influenced by absentee ballots and local tax issues.
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Nose Battle Cart Incident Heard in Municipal Court
Judge Martin DeVries heard arguments Tuesday over an aisle blocking shopping cart dispute that led to nose punches. Herbert Harvey of 635 Elm Ave. faces battery charges for allegedly striking Mrs Lynn Christiansen at the Savon Drug Store near 4th Street and Pine Avenue after viewing the store location.
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Wyoming officer dies in jet crash east of Cheyenne
Major Ziemer 34 commanding officer of the Wyoming Air National Guard 187th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was killed Tuesday when his F86 jet trainer crashed about 17 miles east of Cheyenne authorities said.
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Woman Scalded and Beaten by Grandson in Los Angeles
Mrs Edna Smith, 76, was scalded with boiling water and beaten by her grandson Robert Adams 30 in Los Angeles. She declined to prosecute. Adams admitted quarrel over his job. Police said she tried to straighten him out. Hospital treatment followed burns to her legs. In other news a tentative agreement was reached to avert a strike by 180,000 Ruhr workers in Germany.
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