Financier Wins Land Scrip Suit in Reno Court
Financier E L Cord, once a Beverly Hills auto man and Nevada state senator, won a 416000 suit over land scrip against Bedford Wilshire Corp and two former associates. Judge Rice ordered the firm owe Cord 339000 for loans and 60860 to A F B Scott and noted Bedford Wilshire had bought government scrip for soldiers to claim federal lands. The case, tied to offshore oil land claims and a pending government challenge, may go to the state Supreme Court on appeal.
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Reno
E. L. Cord
Land Scrip
Bedford Wilshire Corp
Beverly Hills
Calif. Dist
Gortier Rice
Cord
Nevada
A. F B. Scott
Los Angeles
Bedford Wilshire
Supreme Court
Ines
Lane Serry
Rice
State Supreme Court
Moroccan King Mohammed V Tours Disneyland Visit
The King of Morocco toured Disneyland Anaheim with a large delegation and U S State Department officials. He rode trains and boats, greeted guests, and met Disney staff during a two visit, expressing delight at the welcome and presenting keepsakes for his daughter. Smoking was discouraged in his presence though some party members smoked out of sight.
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Disneyland
Mohammed V of
Morocco
Walt Disney
State Department
Anaheim
Mohammed
Pigneyland
U. S. State Department
Disney
King
Los Angeles
County General Hospital
Mohammed V
Frontierland
Black Bart
Mark Twain
Red Wagon Inn
Lalla Amina
Khalifé Mounlay el ‘Fassan
Warner Bros Reports Higher Annual Profit
Warner Bros Pictures Inc posted a net profit of 3.415 million for the year ended August 31, up from 2.098 million the prior year. Earnings were 1.80 a share on 1.793 million shares, with sales and rents from motion picture films totaling 75.476 million versus 83.55 million. Final figures for the three months ended November and the first quarter of 1958 are expected to show an operating loss due to lower film rentals.
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New York
Wy — Warner] Bros. Pictures Inc
Eankings Avere
Warner Bros
NOT CHARLIE Wife Blames Congress in Missile Lag
Mrs. Charles E. Wilson spoke in New York following a General Motors board meeting. She blamed Congress for missile lag and budget cuts affecting the U S satellite program while noting Russia leads. The Wilsons spent four weeks at their plantation Richland near Baton Rouge.
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Congress
New
Orleans
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
General Motors Board of Directors
New York
United States
Wilson
Wilsons
Richland
Baton Rouge
Convicted for Robbing Melchior in Los Angeles
Louis Spivak was found guilty by a Superior Court jury of robbery and kidnapping in the theft of $100,1900 in furs and jewels from singer Laurits Melchior. The kidnapping charge involved moving the housekeeper between rooms during the June robbery. Two co-defendants pleaded guilty and await sentencing. a fourth was granted immunity in exchange for testifying. Spivak, 44, had been a chauffeur for Melchior a decade ago. police recovered all but about $10,000 of the stolen goods.
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Los Angeles
Louis Spivak
Laurits Melshior
Melshior
A. [Ourth
Spivak
Governor McKeldin To Speak At Hebrew University Dinner
Maryland Governor Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin will be the keynote speaker at a dinner hosted by the American Friends of Hebrew University at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The event honors the Hebrew University’s dedication in Jerusalem.
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Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Maryland
American Friends of Hebrew University
Beverly Hilton
Yokohama
Japan
Los Angeles
Hebrew “University
Shama’ District
Jerusalem
Robert E
Victor M. Carr Holmes
Home Valley
Wash
Sentiher
Goles
William Girard
Holmes
American Friends of Hebrew
University
Vermont
Churches Found Wanting by Own National Council
In St Louis the National Council of Churches issued a 6500 word report critiquing U S churches for becoming too focused on wealth, public relations, and secular trends. It notes a rise in criticism, yet a shift toward stronger faith and confidence. The study, by Rev Dr Roswell Barnes, covers 20 Protestant and Orthodox denominations with about 374 million members. It highlights leaders seeking better organization and response to modern society.
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St, Louis
Lion Church
Jion
Port
National Council of Churches
Roswell Barnes
Ex Miss Sweden Sued for Harmful Auto Mishap in Hollywood
Mary Ross filed a $77,500 damage suit in Los Angeles on Oct 19 alleging Ingrid Gaude, 20, Miss Sweden 1956, drove recklessly causing a Hollywood collision that seriously injured Ross, a former detective agency owner. The report also notes a religious conference addressing spirituality amid space missile news and a forthcoming resolution praising scientific gains.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Gaude
Mariner
Hollywood
Mary Ross
Miss Geude
Sweden
Ubut Urges Calm and Spiritual Integrity as Strength
Ubut calls for calm and frames spiritual integrity as mankind's greatest strength and refuge, urging steady resolve and inner discipline amid uncertainty.
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Ubut
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