Navy Sailor Jailed in $16 Cabby Robbery
A Navy sailor, Harold Archie Bowerman, 21, was arrested after allegedly robbing a cab driver in downtown area between 4th and 7th Streets. The victim said a bottle was pressed to his neck as Bowerman demanded $16 before police took him into custody on Elm Avenue. Bowerman reportedly confessed and asked to be locked up.
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Harold Archie Bowerman
USS Worchester
Via Fair
Los Angeles
Bowerman
Elm Ave
4Th
7Th Sts
Red China jeers at U S moon rocket failure
Tokyo reported Communist China's news agency jeering the failed U S moon mission. The New tonina agency via Radio Peiping called the satellite launch an end to U S publicity and noted the vessel weighed 85 pounds with a 52 ton carrier after the Cape Canaveral blast.
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Tokyo
UPI
China
Sunday
U.S
Moon
Newtonina
Radio Peiping
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Fearful Moment as 3-Year-Old Crashes Car
Johnny Underwood ages three climbs into the family car at Monterey Park and starts it. He steers around a parked vehicle, rolls downhill and hits a concrete wall. Damage includes a smashed fender and headlight, radiator leak, and a bump on the head.
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Johnny Underwood
Dad
Monterey Park
Johnny
Runaway Oil Truck Driver Receives Traffic Ticket
Willie D. Murphy, 22, piloted a 50,000 pound Big Spring oil well servicing unit through downtown on a 20 block run. Brakes failed on a steep grade but Murphy avoided major collisions before stopping, rolling back, and shearing a power pole. He emerged unscathed to be cited for improper backing.
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Big Spring
Tex
Willie D. Murphy
Murphy
I Wanted to be Somebody by Althea Gibson
Harlem life to Forest Hills fame chronicled by Althea Gibson in a candid Saturday Evening Post feature. The story covers a turbulent youth, beatings, and battles to break into white tennis, with blunt reflections on rivals and her global travels.
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Saturday Evening Post
Althea
Harlem
Althea Gibson
Can Nasser Take It All Behind Headlines
Recap questions Nasser motives in Middle East and world, Egypt home pressure, hunger and weak economy. Offers behind the headlines on the man and world peace. Also features Mitzi Gaynor’s comeback story at 25 and her rise to a top role in South Pacific.
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Nasser
Middle East
Egypt
Hollywood
Mitzi Gaynor
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Ned C. Christensen
Rose Garden
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Ray McKee
Red China
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Stellery
Campbell
Long Beach
Pine Ave
Mun Hue
General Foods
Safeway
U.D.A. Choice Boot
U.S.D.A
Chuck
la P Bey
Forest Hills
Gamal Nasser
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