House OKs Hike in Postal Rates
Washington reports the House passed a broad postal rate increase aimed at reducing a growing deficit. The measure would raise first class rates from three to four cents and air mail from six to seven cents, plus boosts for second class rates and postal cards. The bill, supported by the White House, now goes to the Senate where passage was doubtful.
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House
Whittle
Post Office Department
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Barrett O'Hara
D- mi
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Supreme Court Test of Miss Universe age ruling
Peru's Gladys Zender faced possible disqualification as the Miss Universe contest faced a dispute over age rules. The Peruvian contestant was 17 years and 9 months, while court and pageant officials debated whether she met the minimum age of 18. If disqualified, Teresinha Morango of Brazil could inherit the title.
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Seazilian
Hertorney
Meinhardi
Rio de Janeiro
Riles
U. S
Zender
Brazil
Gabriel Ber J
Wardes
Oscar Meinhardt
Coneant
Iil Meinhardt
Peru
Polish Streetcar Strike Ends After Police Show of Force
In Lodz a streetcar strike ended early after police and troops arrived from Warsaw. About 16 percent of workers organized the sitdown action while others joined or faltered. The government had just announced a 50 million zloty wage increase for 25,000 operators, which strikers rejected as insufficient.
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Lorz
Lodz
Warsaw
Anoth
Poznan
Pike Games Ban Ruled Unlawful
The Second District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a Superior Court ruling that the city ordinance regulating amusement zone games is unconstitutional. The unanimous decision found the classification discriminatory and not uniform, favoring exempt games such as archery and ball games over nonexempt ones like Pike operations. The ruling sides with Lite-O-Line operator Arthur Looff and other concessionaires challenging the permit and moral character requirements.
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Second District Court of Appeals
George Francis
Teason
Arthur Looff
Looff
Pike
Atty
Joseph Madden
Francis
McLain, Turner
Albert C. Taucher
Rex Cooley
U.S. Aides Ousted by Syria in Expulsion Demand
Damascus demanded the recall of three U.S. Embassy officials accusing them of an American conspiracy to overthrow the Syrian government. The U.S. embassy rejected the charges as fabrication, while the State Department dismissed the plot as a mystery thriller.
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Damascus
Syria
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Howard Stone
Robert Molloy
Gonsul Fris Getton
Stone
Jing
Salah Varazi
Tequast
Robert Strong
Strong
Robert Lincoln
Lincoln
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Useless Sacrifice Marked McElroy's Defense Post
LAC notes McElroy must divest all government contract interests as he takes over as secretary of defense succeeding Charles Wilson who left vast riches from General Motors stock and a salary over 600000 a year. Wilson also sacrificed that pay while McElroy yields 285000. Both men rose from humble beginnings and have long public service records.
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Neil H. McEloy
Thay
Charles Wilson
General Motors
Defense
Wilson
Mr. McElroy
Supervisors Reject Will Report On Civic Center Funding
Los Angeles board rejects County Manager Arthur Will report on Sihue D. Little Co contracts for the civic auditorium project. Supervisor Hahn calls the report ridiculous as the panel orders a detailed contract audit and review of $256,000 tax money paid under two contracts. Chief assistant Caldwell provides a brief account.
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Board of Supervisors
Arthur J. Will
Sihue D. Little Co
Civic Auditorium
Anfls
Kenneth Hahn
Will
Hahn
Orville Caldwell
Cambridge, Mass
Little Company
Hill, Hope, and
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Olympic Blvd
Citizens’ Committee
No Large Layoffs Seen in SoCal Aircraft Plants
The Aircraft Industries Assn says no significant job cuts are expected in Southern California aircraft plants despite a Pentagon workforce reduction. Separate story notes American youths intending to travel to Red China face stern State Department warnings, with some wavering.
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California
Pentagon
The
Aircraft Industries Assn
Red China
State Department
Architect amid quake collapse found dead in jail
Teodoro Vega Garnica, architect of a building that collapsed in Mexico's July earthquake killing 33, was found dead in his jail cell. Police say death by suicide with a belt. Authorities review possible negligence charges against Garnica and three others connected to the construction.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Teodoro Vega Garnica
Garnica
Cheesecake Hobby Keeps WM Occupied
The text describes WM discussing character by hobbies in a cheesecake album. It notes George wrote plays sold for 400 dollars, then troubles hit as an agent pressed for a 10 percent deadline, pushing George to desperate measures and sending the telephone directory. The agent liked the cast but disliked the plot, calling it monotonous like the weather.
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George
Senate approves 3.3 billion foreign aid ceiling bill
The Senate passed a sharply trimmed authorization setting a ceilings of 3,367,083,000 for foreign aid. The measure carries no funds and moves to the House for final approval. Senator Fulbright criticized the bill for insufficient money and long term authority.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Eisenhower
Groom's Pals Steal Clothes in Milwaukee Antics
Milwaukee police report a bachelor party prank where James B. Campbell, 26, was stripped of all clothing by his friends Tuesday. Campbell was left to seek help as bystanders watched, with no injuries reported.
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Milwaukee
Wis
James B. Campbell
Flynn Seeks to Testify in Confidential Trial
Paris report says screen star Errol Flynn, on a layover en route from Spain to New York, said he is ready to testify in the Confidential magazine criminal trial but has not been asked. He denied being involved in the Los Angeles scandal and noted he is pursuing a suit against Confidential for defamation after being linked to the affair.
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Errol Flynn
Criminal Idea
Confidential Magazine
Beldential
Flynn
Spain
New
York
Los Angeles
Lecrrs
Campbell
Hollywood
Desi Arnaz Denies Palm Springs Affair With Prostitute
Los Angeles report details Desi Arnaz denying an alleged 1944 Palm Springs affair with Ronnie Quillan. The confidential magazine case featured Quillan as the principal witness, describing her prostitution work and linking Arnaz to a claimed October 1944 encounter. Arnaz and Lucille Ball later married in 1940 and rose to fame on I Love Lucy.
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Desi Arnaz
Palm Springs
Ronnie Quillan
Tancille Ral
Sid
Arnaz
Lucille Ball
Aumar
del Mar
Atty
Arthur J. Crowley
Crowley
Aumont Heir Born to Marisa Pavan in Hollywood
A son was born Tuesday to actress Marisa Pavan and her husband Jean Pierre Aumont at St. John’s Hospital in nearby Santa Monica. The child’s birth adds a new heir to the Aumont-Pavan family in Hollywood.
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Marisa Pavan
Jean Pierre Aumont
St. John's Hospital
Sante Montea
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