Adopting Boy Sparks Catholic Catholicism Clash
The Maryland Court of Appeals upheld an adoption battle won by Navy Lt. Kenneth Adams and his Catholic wife over two Lutheran foster parents the Frantums. The Frantums, who cared for the boy two years, sobbed as welfare officials chose Adams family, but the case lingered over religious upbringing and custody details.
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Baltimore
Burton
Court of Appeals
Bey
Department of Welfare
Frantum House
Quest
Patuxent, Md
Order of the Stele
Thes Place
Navy
Kenneth Adams
St. Mary's County
Adams
Sailor Dies as Beam Collapses on USS Leader
A beam collapse aboard the USS Leader at Terminal Island during lifting of heavy minesweeping gear killed one sailor and left three others injured. The ship, at Harbor Boat Building Co, was undergoing routine overhaul. victims' names await next of kin notification and were treated aboard the hospital ship USS Haven.
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Erine Keany
Navy
USS
Leader
Harbor Boat Building Co
Terminal Island
USS Haven
Millionaire killed wife and sister then himself in Oklahoma tragedy
A rich Oklahoman boasted of having the glories of life before fatally shooting his estranged wife and her sister and killing himself. Authorities described the case as a murder suicide, with investigators examining motives and relation dynamics.
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Shfe
Balloonist Delivers Space Record After Harrowing Flight
Dr. David G. Simons rode a giant polyethylene balloon gondola to an estimated 102000 feet, landing near Ellendale North Dakota after a 32 hour ascent. He described the ascent as a spectacle of purple black skies and diffused sunrays, then safely touched down despite gusty winds and a tipped gondola.
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Simons
Elm
North Dakota- South Dakota
Ellendale
Protest Crowd Faces Police in Bucks County Neighborhood
A noisy car crowd gathered for the second straight night in a symbol of protest against a Negro family. Police and state guards reinforced a cordon around the house while an ambulance took a man with a head injury to Lower Bucks County Hospital. Only residents and newsmen were allowed in the Dogwood Hollow area as officers maintained a cautious watch.
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Simons
Jad Tor
Levittown
Bristol Township
Fargo
N. D
Minneapolis
Simon
Alamogordo
J. M. Wicker
William Myers
Tom Stewart
Lower Bucks County Hospital
Dogwood Holtow
Ailing father blows up home in Quebec blaze
Police described the blast at a six member home in Saint Hyacinthe Quebec as intentional amid signs of an impending mental health evaluation. Georges Allard 67 his wife Lucille 34 and son Claude 12 died. Two other children were injured as the van started the fire.
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ST. Hyacinthe, Qué
Bisel
Korey
Georges Allard
Lucille
Claude
Costly frosting as plumbers return after strip delay
The piece notes the high cost of 47 days of strike by plumbers, questioning the value of the gains. It estimates workers lose about $1,000 in wages for seven weeks idle, with a 10 cent per hour net difference from potential settlement and five years to recoup. Negotiations stalled over 55 cent offered versus 75 cent demanded.
Red Rule Too Loft, Kadar Says
In Kadar's remarks at a Constitution Day gathering in KISUISZALLAS Hungary the premier claims Hungarians face a regime that is not cruel enough while noting workers and peasants complain. The arrival of Myers and family at a new $12,150 residence triggered demonstrations in the neighborhood Monday night.
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Kisuiszallas
Hungary
Janos Kader
Kadar
Myers
Buda
New Tanker World Splendor Hit By Explosions
Two blasts ripped through the 0,000 ton tanker World Splendor off Gibraltar injuring several and leaving the chief officer missing. Owned by the Niarchos group under Liberian flag the ship was beached and expected to reach Marseille early Thursday as rescue ships saved most of the 816 crew.
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Marseille
France
UPI
Gibraltar
Jana
Niarches Group
Mying
Liberien
Casablanca
Niarchos
London
Chinese Report Student Arrival
A Tuesday night radio report states an unspecified number of American students entered Chinese territory en route to Peiping. Four to forty-one youths defied the US government ban and left Moscow on August 14 by the Trans-Siberian Railway for a forbidden tour of Red China.
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Hong Kong
Peiping
China
Iave
Moscow
Trans-Siberian
Red China
Hungarian Regime Keeps Dissidents in Custody Citing Vigilance
Kadar claimed the government locks up agents of imperialists and enemies of the people to sober them up. Kasar said agitators against the regime will be kept in police custody. He gave no figures, but diplomats estimate 50 000 to 60 000 held in jails and labor camps for political offenses.
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Kadar
Kasar
Hoffa Loans Tied to Brewery Camp and Wellman Ventures
Hoffa testified about loans totaling around 720000 borrowed since 1942 with some repaid or loaned to others. He described loans from Teamsters locals and associates, many unsecured and interest free, and stated he still owes about 70000 of the 120000 discussed. The testimony touched on a brewery camp and a Wellman connection as part of a larger financial briefing.
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Ross
Washington
James
Tedlor Wiliam Wellman
Kennedy
Doxer
McClellan
D-Ark
Holla
Senate
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
Teamsters International Union
Police Find Gail Russell Unconscious After Warrant Arrest
Los Angeles actress Gail Russell was found unconscious on the bathroom floor of her West Los Angeles home by sheriff deputies while being arrested on a felony warrant for failing to appear in Superior Court on a drunken driving charge. She was taken to Los Angeles General Hospital where she remained incoherent. The warrant followed a three day extension granted after she failed to appear.
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Los Angeles
Gail Russell
Los Angeles General Hospital
West Los
Miss Wellman Testifies About Nude Party and Story Sale
Miss Wellman, a housewife, testified she was one of three women involved in a nude movie housewarming party 10 years ago and that she received 209 for selling the story It Was John Carroll's Party But No John. She identified John Carroll and Forrest Tucker in the witness box during cross examination.
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Miss Weisman
Tensa Alty
Arthur J. Crowley
John Carroll
John
Dep. Dist. Atty
William Ritzl
Forrest Tucker
Carroll
Miss Wellman
Tucker
Fred
Marjoria Meade
West Coast
Confidential
Ing
Long Beach writer Resnik wins state award for traffic toll piece
Staff writer Bert Resnik earned the gold medal from the Independent Press-Telegram in the State Fair contest for a metro area feature on 24 traffic victims. The piece, published April 21, traced victims and families from January 1 to April 21 and was praised by the Long Beach Safety Council for reducing fatalities. Resnik will receive the award August 31 from Gov. Goodwin J. Knight in Sacramento.
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Bert Resnik
Long Beach
Independent, Press-Telegram
State Fair and Exposition
Independent
Press-Telegram
Sacramento
Resnix
Goodwin J. Knight
Long Beach Safety Council
Resnik
The
Safety Council
Film Makeup Expert Jim Westmore Dies by Own Action Attempt
Hollywood makeup man Ferc Westmore, 54, was treated after attempting suicide by swallowing sleeping pills. His wife said he had been despondent lately and that she found him in the bedroom calling to her from the kitchen. His condition was not critical and he was being moved to a private hospital. Westmore had previously been a prize winner in California Newspaper Publishers Assn. contests. He is linked to the Los Angeles Mirror and Republic of Honduras news items referenced in the report.
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Nis
Patuxent River Naval Air Station
Bollywood
Fimland
Ferc
Westmore
Hollywood
California
Assn. Miaml Fla
Julio Lozano Diaz
Los Angeles Mirror
Republic of Honduras
San Diego Union
Stares marked as men eyeing in chorus scene
The excerpt notes how a chorus girl responds to friends who point out men watching them. It emphasizes that success requires getting used to such stares and scrutiny, shaping attitude and resilience.
Baldwin hears from constituents on cost bills
Rep John F Baldwin Jr of California said he awaits reaction from district constituents to a pro proposed bill after a local union urged residents to write Washington protesting rising living costs. The appeal urged letters supporting the measure and framed the issue as cost pressures on households.
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Splon-Waits Hicks
Washington
John F. Baldwin Jr
Calif
Baldwin
Union
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Frank Wellman
Louis Frank
Don Webster
Wellman
Bob Houser
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Daniel G. Ross
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Bert Resnix
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