Troopers quell crowd at Negro family home in Levittown
In Levittown Pennsylvania state police dispersed more than 350 people gathered at the home of a Black family that had moved into the previously all white community. Two people were injured in the melee. Patricia Mulhern, 28, received hospital treatment for shock after claiming a officer struck her legs and back with a club. Donald Walker was treated for a head cut at the hospital.
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Patricia Mulhern
Donald Walker
Yosemite Area Fire Grows as 300 Firefighters Battle Blazes
A forest fire in the Sierra National Forest near Bass Lake threatens 1,000 acres of brush as 230 to 300 firefighters struggle against 30 mile per hour winds. Highway 11 to Yosemite is closed while state and federal officers request more reinforcements. At the Myers ranch area a crowd gathered. police dispersed demonstrators after tense clashes. Myers vowed to stay despite noise and danger.
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Fresno
Sierra National Forest
Madera
Yosemite
Last Wooden Oil Derrick Toppies in City
The last wooden oil derrick in the city, owned by California Cooperative Gond No. 2, at 5060 Pasadena Ave, was torn down Monday. It was the final holdout among more than 200 wooden rigs doomed by a city ordinance set to July 23. At that time eight derricks remained standing, with two more partially torn down. Whether the city prosecutor will act for owners’ failure to meet ordinance requirements has not been determined.
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Gond No. 2
Pasadena Ave
Weh
Rules Chair to Rule on Civil Rights Bill Fate
Head of the House Rules Committee has until Thursday to decide the immediate fate of the civil rights bill, with the decision pending on page A-5. The note appears on page C4 as part of broader coverage.
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House
Pension money security questioned as old age payments rise
Federal old age security payments run more than a year in advance of funds collected from workers. A Congress bill proposes a $10 monthly increase and broader benefits for widows and children. It also suggests raising the earnings cap from $4200 to $4800 to boost tax collection.
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Congress
Nine illegal tricks bartender told jurors in theft conspiracy case
A Superior Court jury heard a bartender describe nine methods to cheat customers for a man awaiting sentencing on conspiracy to commit grand theft. Thomas Burke named schemes used in bars linked to operator Robert Holaston, including overcharging, forging checks, and theft.
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Thomas Burke
Pacific Coast Hwy
Robert W. Holaton
Nieto Ave
Champoagne
Knight to Run Again Blasts at Knowland
California Governor Knight formally announced his bid for reelection on Monday. He warned against using the governorship as an interim step to the White House and aimed his message at Senate leader William F. Knowland. Knight pledged to stay on the job for a full four-year term.
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White House
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Sen
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California
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Ery
Ear
Powers Huddle Over Syria Grab Powers Huddle
London reports say the United States and Britain began urgent consultations on the Syrian power grab with NATO partners to be drawn in, as Soviet influence threatens Mediterranean security and the Arab-Israeli peace. President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles met, with Dulles closely following Syrian affairs.
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Mideast
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Middle East
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Roadrunner Weatherman Aims To Ease Busy Freeways
Weather note cites a road safety theme as a speaker described traffic relief by easing congestion. The piece mentions a veteran political figure Knight planning a gubernatorial bid and facing pushback from Shattuck, amid discussion of Knowland’s potential 1960 presidential run after a California tour.
Gambler Charged in Costello Ambush
Vincent Chin Gigante, 30, ex-prize fighter, was charged with attempted murder in the May shooting of gambling czar Frank Costello at Costello's Central Park West apartment. Police detained Gigante after Costello, cooperative, identified him following a long investigation.
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Vincent
Chin) Gigante
Costello
Central Park Woeet
Gigante
Medic Up 19 Miles in Balloon Reach Record Flight
Air Force doctor Maj. David G. Simons, 34, ascended in a small capsule beneath a large balloon and reached about 100,000 feet. He drifted westward in a purple sky and aimed to remain aloft 32 hours, landing near Miles City, Montana, after an eight hour ascent from an abandoned mine shaft near Crosby.
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Air Force
David G. Simons
Miles
Ais
Mont
Crosby
Four Children Die in Traffic Mishaps
A Corona area picnic outing turned tragic as a pickup plunged from a 30 foot embankment, killing seven year old Donald Wiebe and Patricia Ricci both 7 and Linda Wiebe 10. Their mother Wilda Wiebe and other child Sandra Keith were injured. California Highway Patrol reported the driver backed out of a picnic area when struck by another vehicle, and the bodies were taken to Weaver Brown Mortuary in Corona.
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Sandra Kieth
Santa Anal
Canyon Rd
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Ricci
Maywood
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Ipicnic
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Atomic Energy Commission
Liz Leaves Hospital After Caesarean Birth
Elizabeth Taylor exited Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Monday night fourteen days after delivering a daughter by Caesarean operation. The actress left with husband and reported well as she began recovery at home.
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Hospital
New York
Elizabeth Taylor
Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center
Confidential trial reels under crowd of celeb testimonies
In Los Angeles the Confidential and Whisper case collapsed plans to call over 100 celebrity witnesses as Judge Walker limited testimony to 13 specific magazine stories. Miss O Hara and James Craig testified on a Grauman's theater episode and polygraph tests. no verdict reached as key evidence was ruled inadmissible.
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Los Angeles
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Confidential Magazine
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Grauman
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Herbert Vu. Walker
Arthur J. Crowley
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Walker
California
Crowley
Atty. Crowley
Graumans Theater
Enric Parra
Chicago Transit Authority Bus Collision Claims
A Chicago Tribune report notes a dozen people allege injuries from a CTA bus collision with a truck on Monday night. Officials say the bus carried eight passengers at the time.
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Chicago Transit Authority
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