Russian envoy calls on Adams in courtesy visit
Russian envoy Mikhail Menshikov met with President Eisenhower's aide Sherman Adams for about 15 to 20 minutes on Tuesday. He said he aims to meet cabinet members and hopes such personal contacts improve understanding and foster friendly relations, while declining to comment on a Bob Hope film trip to Russia.
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Fishing Boat Sinks off Anacapa Island Rescue Report
Two Santa Monica men, Donald R. Marvin and Sie Bethel, were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter after abandoning their 39 foot fishing boat as it broke up on rocks near Anacapa Island. They swam to shore through stormy seas and were reported uninjured.
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Sie Bethel
Minnetonka
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DuPont Kin Reported Web in Reno
Muriel Ruth Dupont, linked by a Reno friend to the wealthy Delaware Dupont family, wed George W. Allen in a Reno hotel room ceremony performed by Justice of the Peace Harry Z. Guerin. The couple flew to Los Angeles to begin their home life as Allen works in car sales.
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Muller Brothers Agency
Artukovic to Face Extradition Hearing In Surfside
An extradition hearing for Andrija Artukovic former Yugoslav interior minister living in Surfside will be held before Judge Pierson M Hall on March 19. The U S Supreme Court ordered further proceedings to decide if he should be extradited for alleged mass murders during the Tito regime, which he denies claiming Communist bias.
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Los Angeles
Gunman Steals From Downey Cleaners on Florence Ave
A gunman robbed Model Cleaners at 5200 Florence Ave Tuesday night, taking $200 after entering the shop at about 6:30 pm. He pushed a woman clerk to the floor, escaped in a waiting car with two men, and left the scene unharmed according to police.
Hoax call to Redondo Beach mother over missing son
A Redondo Beach mother reported a 4:45 am ransom call about her son Tommy who vanished during a Pasadena hike nearly a year ago. The caller demanded cash but no reward details, and she awaited a possible pickup outside her home before no further contact. Police have been investigating since March 23.
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Mary Bowman
Paulette Goddard Weds Erich Remarque in Branford Conn
Actress Paulette Goddard and novelist Erich Remarque celebrate their marriage in Branford Connecticut. It is Goddard’s fourth and Remarque’s second marriage. Goddard previously married Edgar James, Charles Chaplin, and Burgess Meredith. Remarque, a German who naturalized as an American, is known for wartime novels including All Quiet on the Western Front.
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Missing Philadelphia Seaman Sought by Wife
Mrs Charlotte Rackley of Philadelphia seeks her seaman husband Vinson Rackley 38 who left his ship City of Alma in Philadelphia and did not reboard for San Francisco He is described as nervous and lacking funds She received a letter postmarked Long Beach saying he is headed east and unsure if he can make it.
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iCar Train Crash Kills Two Men in California
Two men died and a third was critically injured when a passenger car collided with a fast-moving freight train Tuesday night near La Puente California. The deceased were Louis Herrera 41 of Los Angeles and Alfred Leon Garcia 27 of La Puente. Sanchez Romero 28 of La Puente remains in Pomona Community Hospital in critical condition.
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Truman Defends Ike Family Trip and Administration
Former President Truman criticizes media for attacking President Eisenhower over taking his wife on a trip to Arizona. He recalls his own stance, saying a leader should act for family welfare without public backlash. Truman also notes his busy day in Washington and a flight to New York to see his grandson before departing for St. Louis.
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Russ Troops Begin Pullout
Soviet troops have begun moving toward the Russian border, according to the official communist Nepszabadsag newspaper in Budapest. The report, dated Tuesday, notes troops withdrawing as tensions ease amid ongoing regional concerns.
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Fire Routs Patrons of Beauty Parlor in Springfield
A five story main street block fire in Springfield causes no deaths and injuries range up to several dozen while authorities estimate up to 80,000 evacuees and 250 thousand dollars in losses. Rows of patrons and workers fled the blaze as ladders were used to escape. The incident prompts officials to assess who will be left behind in the damage.
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Escapee Blackburn Confesses Terrorizing Torrance Family
Bart James Blackburn aged 23, one of three jail escapees from San Luis Obispo County in February, admitted in Oakland that he and a partner terrorized a Torrance family nine days earlier. He identified Rommie David Rhonemus as the companion. Thomas Dyball surrendered in Santa Barbara after the escape. Blackburn carried a notebook with a UCLA Medical Center note and a morbid quote about life and death.
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Grace Kelly wedding details linked to stamp caper
A report from New York ties Grace Kelly to a robbery and stamp theft in Monaco. Rhonemus shot a deputy and is at large while Elmont Blackburn and accomplices fled in a stolen car to California. Police traced stamps and a 23 hour captivity at the Garretts home before the suspects' escape toward Hermosacola Roosevelt and Eisenhower Beach.
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