Three climbers dead after Eiger north face attempt
Rescue teams gave up hope for three of four climbers trapped on the Eiger north wall. One was seen dangling in ropes after two-mile drop. another two fell to their deaths. A fourth, saved Sunday, suffered frostbite and injuries. Search crews planned to retrieve a body as daylight failed. Franz Meier and Guenther Northdurst remained missing. Stefano Longhi, 44, led the group.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
Mount Eiger
Cials
Franz Meier
Guenther Northdurst
Stefano Longhi
Trains Collide in Eindhoven Kills Seven in Rush Hour
A commuter train collided head on with another during the Monday rush hour in Eindhoven, Holland, killing seven and injuring fifty. The crash disrupted services and authorities opened an inquiry into the causes and safety measures.
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Die Eindhoven
Holland
13-Year-Old Boy Killed in Cave-In at Downey Site
A 15-year-old boy lied beneath loose dirt after a cave-in on Firestone Boulevard. Rescuers pulled him free after 10 minutes but Charles Ray Williams died despite resuscitation. Robert Edward Young, 13, survived and aided police statements.
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Downey
Charles Ray Williams
Charles A. Williams
Lakewood Bivd
Robert Edward Young
Firestone Blvd
Williams
Too Much Credit Destroys Many Ventures
The piece argues that excessive credit invites risky bets and potential ruin when ventures fail. It contrasts easy credit with stricter lending, noting tougher access often leads to more prudent management. The author cites personal experience in business and warns against overreliance on borrowed funds.
Composer Morros reveals Soviet spy reach in U S scandal
Boris Morras, known as Morros, the 62 year old composer and former undercover agent, told a federal grand jury about Soviet inroads in the United States. He described recruiting methods of high ranking insiders and named a prominent American woman as an example. His testimony led to arrests of Jack Soblee Myra Soblee Jacob Albam and George and Jane Foster Zlatovsk as part of the spy ring probe.
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New York
Boris Morras
U. S
Counterspy
Hollywood Star
U.S
Morres
Russia
Mor‘ros
Morros
Jack
Myra Soblee
Jacob Albam
George
Jane Foster Zlatovsk
Laliegen
Union Rakeoff Laid to Dio Pal
Washington witnesses allege Anthony Doria, secretary treasurer of Meriden local AIW, diverted 9620 in union funds to a private firm. Doria denies the charge as Senate Rackets Committee probes Dio ties and misused assets.
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Dio
Washington
Anthony Doria
Johnny Dio
Doria
Carmine S. Bellino
Senate
Meriden
Conm
Focal
Allied Industrial Workers
AIW
AFL Auto Workers Union
Belling
Earl Heaston
Richard Loomis
Squad of Jones: Eight men share the same name at Fort Gordon
At Fort Gordon an eight man squad in the Ast Training Regiment is led by a noncommissioned officer. All eight soldiers are named Jones. They arrived from Fort Jackson after basic training and were assigned to the same bus and platoon. The Jones cohort includes Pyts. Hilly RB Daniel E Guy R Henry C John W William C William H and Willig Jones.
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Ft, Gordon, Ga
Ft. Jackson
Ft. Gordon
Pyts
Hilly
Daniel E
Guy R
Henry C
John W
William C
William H
Willig Jones
Weather Attitude Shift Sparks Office Morale Joke
A weatherman's mood flip in a vacation tale triggers grim office talk then a skeptic savors a punchline. A clever outsider proclaims attitude can worsen the day, provoking a reluctant smile as tension rises and humor shifts the tone.
Rifle accident claims life of Compton youth
Ald year-old Compton resident died Monday afternoon during a record-playing session at home. Edgar Downs of 14928 Frailey Ave. was dead on arrival at Compton Community Medical Center after a .22 slug struck his forehead. Detectives say the rifle was fired by 15-year-old William Fincher of 406 E Rosecrans Ave who did not know the gun was loaded. Fincher was released to his parents after questioning.
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Ald
Compton Aad
Edgar Downs
Frailey Ave
Compton Community Medical Center
William Fincher
E. Rosecrans Ave
Fincher
Fireworks party at wealthy Garden Grove estate sparks complaints
Neighbors in the Towne and Country Estates section allege a Saturday night fireworks display at EB W. Tietz’s 9281 Royal Palm Dr home disrupted the peace. City officials and residents sought a formal misdemeanor complaint, but city attorney and officials noted procedural steps. allegations include noise periods from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. and frightened children.
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Garden Grove
EB. W. Tietz
Southern California
Royal Palm Dr
Country Estates
Willard Podi
Louis Lake
H. Reece Ballard
George Howeld
Tietz
Dsaw
Jo An
Crime at New High in State
Sacramento California averaging a felony about every three minutes hit new record levels in reporting major crimes in 1956 and is holding the pace this year. The total of seven major classes of crimes was 165250 the rate of 1215 for each 100000 population are both new highs for the state. Ronald H Beattie chief of the bureau said 1957 apparently in following the 1956 pattern.
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Sacramento
California
Bureau of Criminal Statistics
Ronald H. Beattie
Hawaii U S Jet Breaks Flight Record in Eastward Run
Navy announced a Skywarrior jet set an eastbound record Hawaii to California in 4 hours 12 minutes piloted by Lt Cmdr James P Pruitt with a crew including Thomas Laine Jack Loper and Bill Trapp. Four planes logged times from Barber Point to San Francisco and Alameda before heading to Whidby Island. The distance was about 2120 nautical miles. In another note the state crime bureau reported 65 819 felonies and 20 252 filings in 1956 with Los Angeles County leading arrests and felonies.
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AMEDA
Hawaii
California
Navy
Cmdr
James P. Pruitt
Moffett Field
Calif
Air Force
Alameda Naval Air Station
Whidby Island
Wash
Thomas Laine
Jack Loper
Bill Trapp
Los Angeles County
San Francisco Bay Area
Beattie
Magazines' conspiracy libel trial names Gable and O'Hara
Los Angeles prosecutors began presenting major names in the Confidential and Whisper conspiracy libel case. Clark Gable was cited as an intimate of Francesca de Scaffa. Maureen O'Hara was linked to a story that prosecutors called dynamite. Witnesses described affidavits and alleged misdeeds involving Hollywood stars, with testimony touching on former Whisper editor Lester Grady and others.
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Los Angeles
Confidential
Clark Gable
Francesca de Scaffa
Maureen O'Hara
Howard Rushmore
Mise de Scaffa
Gable
Josephire Dillon Gable
Maui
de Scaffa
Lfe
Kay Williams Spreckels
Hollywood
Rushmore
Lester Grady
Whisper
Grady
al Govan
Dep. Dist. Atty
William Rita
Marjorie Meade
Holywood
Scott Brady
Robert Harrison
Ill on ship of 800 foreign exchange students near New York
An independent one round readout reports that about 800 foreign exchange students aboard a ship nearing New York are ill with influenza. The piece notes President Eisenhower held an extraordinary White House meeting Monday night with congressional leaders regarding his foreign aid program.
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New York
Eisenhower
White House
Purdom Sues Mags for $3 Million
Actress Tita Purdom, former wife of Edmund Purdom, sues Confidential and Whisper Magazines publisher Robert Harrison and others for 3 million dollars. She alleges the January 1956 and March 1956 issues contained lies that harmed her reputation. She is among film-set witnesses subpoenaed in the magazines’ criminal libel trial.
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Los Angeles
Tita Purdom
Edmund Purdom
Confidential
Whisker
Robert Harrison
Whisper
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Ernestine Bruckner
San Francisco
Redwood City
Claus Spreckels, Jr
Claudio Corti
Alfred Hellpart
Corti
Hellpart
La.c
O’hara
Scandal
Russ
Boris Morros
Jones
Compton
Fool
Big Bear
Bellard
Pool
Robert Kneeland
Kneeland
Rancesca de Sgaffa
Bynaroite
Barber Point Naval Air Station
San Francisco International Airport
de Scafia
Saya Clark
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