Friday Tragedy On Roof In Hot City Parade Observe
A hot Friday in the city ends with a man found sprawled on a rooftop above the street as workers and passersby go about a festival scene. Police are alerted as witnesses recall a man on a ladder painting a building then a body is seen after a breeze lifts the moment. Local officials respond while bystanders watch the late afternoon chill fade. The incident interrupts a lively Friday with a somber note.
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See Fountain
Senators Give Up on Hoffa in Senate Hearing
The Senate rackets committee abruptly ended questioning of James Hoffa, heir apparent to Dave Beck, charging the witness has no memory. Chairman McClellan issued a new subpoena and pledged future testimony after playing Hoffa Diomito recordings.
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Senate
Teamsters Union
James B. Hofta
Select Committee
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Johnny Diot
McClellan
D-Ark
Detroit Three-Paper Strike Settled Quietly Friday Night
Detroit s three major daily newspapers ended a day long strike after a late night settlement announced with no details. Union officials and managers met in Detroit to hear the news as James Hoffa, then Teamsters leader in line for the presidency, arrived from Washington. The compromise civil rights bill talks in Congress produced a parallel settlement of disputes, with Kennedy signaling support while Hoffa discussed charter reforms and voting rights in Local unions.
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Dubersils of Call Rocial
James R. Horta
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Congress
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Leonenhower
Teady
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Teamsters Union
Investi Ib
McClellan
Hofta
Sunlit Halo Over Long Beach Sparks Colorful Sky Display
A Long Beach report describes bright halos and rainbows seen over Love Beach amid cirrus clouds. High temperatures reached 88 in the afternoon with onshore breezes easing the heat. forecast called for 80s to near 90 across the area through the weekend.
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Love Beach
Downlown Lane Beach
Long Beach
Yanks Met by Cheers in China
London reports nineteen and twenty year old Americans greeted in Peiping with flowers and peace slogans after traveling by train from Moscow for a three week visit invited by the Peiping government. They faced questions from British reporters about U.S. reaction to the trip.
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China
London
Reuters
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U. S. State Department
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Eisenhower
Dean Hoxrey
X-ray Technian Storm Ups Angels
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Paid TV crisis reshapes city broadcasting landscape
The scramble for control of paid television sweeps through cities as executives fear a revolution rivaling the shift from radio to television. If paid programming expands to most homes it could shrink free TV audiences and reduce advertiser spending. analysis continues on Page A-5.
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Eight-Year-Old Jailed After Fire Alarm Spree
Baltimore police report an eight year old, after a spree that triggered all visible fire alarm boxes in a short period. Firemen responded to five false alarms before two passersby stopped the run by calling police.
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Baltimore
Bremen
New York Giants Flatten Rams 24-7 in Exhibition Clash
In Soliseum the New York Giants defeated the Los Angeles Rams 24-7 in an exhibition game. A Garden Grove mother considers sacrificing her baby to avoid electrocution after a shorted air conditioner, page A-2.
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Weather Office Report Sparks Humorous Phone Chorus
A fragmented news item describes a government weather office report triggering a singer named WM to joke and sing down the line about weather, a telephone exchange, and repeated lines about fire and meteorological prompts. The piece reads as a humorous, partial transcription with humorous interruptions.
Shoes found for three missing sisters in quarry mishap
In Dixon, Illinois, three missing sisters Nancy ten Theresa eight and Ruth nine vanished Wednesday. Friday night a 80 foot quarry edge yielded their shoes and, amid heavy rain, 100 volunteers dug in to recover the bodies. Shoes included two brown loafers two white sandals and two oxford saddles, identified by parents Mr and Mrs John Guernsey.
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Wedney
John Guernsey
Nancy
Theresa
Ruth
U. S. Appraiser Off to Mideast
Undersecretary Loy Henderson, a veteran Middle East troubleshooter, is sent on a new survey mission amid rising Soviet and leftist activity in Syria. He is expected to arrive in Turkey, with White noting he likely will not visit Syria itself.
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Loy W. Henderson
Lip’ “Hoffman
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Henderson
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Turkey
State Department
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Soviet Union
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Harold Macmillan
London Daily Express
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Defense Ridicules Claim in Confidential Trial
Los Angeles court proceedings feature defense and prosecution trading outburst claims that Corinna Calvet was threatened to influence her testimony in the Confidential criminal libel trial. The article notes ten additional scandal magazine informants and a new witness claiming Maureen O’Hare cuddled in Grauman's, but not in November. Deputy D Atty William Ritz cites Calvet alleging a Confidential investigator urged her to slant testimony. defense attorney Crowley denies threats and offers his version of events. Crowley notes actor Jeff Stone warned Calvet that testifying for Confidential could ruin her career. The piece signals Calvet as a possible witness, potential impeachment issues for Crowley, and names Hollywood Research, Inc. as connected to the case.
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Corinna Calvet
Maureen O'Hare
Grauman
William Ritz
Calvet
Confidential
Arthur J. Crow Yay
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Miss Calvet
Jeff Stone
Hollywood
Stone
Crawley
Fred S. Meste
Hollywood Research, Inc
Marjorie Ann
Trovie Studios
Ritai
Meade
Army Cuts Civilian Payroll and Units in 1958 Reductions
The Army announced 15000 civilian job cuts and the closure of 16 depots as part of a belt tightening under spending limits. The 2nd Infantry Division in Alaska will be eliminated and replaced by a streamlined force, with 18 antiaircraft battalions removed. No reductions expected for divisions in Western Europe or Korea.
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Europe
Los Angeles
Korea
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Tration
Mili
Rotary
Wilson
Palance Wife Seeks Separation From Actor
Hollywood star Jack Palance is accused in four maintenance suits filed by his wife Virginia Baker Palance in Santa Monica Superior Court. She seeks 7500 monthly support for herself and their three children, citing alleged adultery and years of abuse. The complaint estimates Palance earned around 400000 in the first half of this year and predicts similar income next half.
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Jack Palance
Virginia Baker Palance
Sunerior
Santa Mohice
Palance
Holly Kathlee
Brooke
Cody
Nigeria Reports 200000 Flu Cases Nationwide
Nigeria records two hundred thousand flu cases across regions as officials announced the figure on Friday. Health authorities urged vigilance and precautionary measures nationwide.
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