Pot roast theft and gunfire mar LA actor Tim More scene
A real life altercation echoes a TV script as Tim More of Amos n Andy faced an assault with a deadly weapon claim after a pot roast cleanout led to a kitchen fracas. A gunshot shattered a vase, a stepson fled, and police arrived as details tied to in laws and a family dispute emerged.
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Kingfish
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McCoy
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Tim More
District Attorney's
Einglish
Eve Brown
Eat Brown
Paul
W. Hubbard
Hubbard
Jesse Owens
Weather and tides forecast for a global tour and ports
A fragmented weather and tide report references a Soviet weather broadcast, a gas export mention to Egypt, and a January Alexandria event. It lists temperatures for multiple cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Washington, Newark, and Los Angeles, with tides and sunrise/sunset notes and scattered dates.
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Egypt
Soviecen Bene Petee AI - Rath
Ara Gas
Phoenix
Alexandria
Etton i
SanFrancisco
Seattle
Sunoay Bt
Thermal
Siatic
Pine
Washington
Calif
Newark
Kratter
Long Beach
Sueeriye Higa Ten Saan Vill
Los Angeles
Petlvnry
Panne
B. Nunset
Flooded Texas Shivers as Cold Wave Punishes Midwest
A pair of storms delivered heavy rains and floods in Texas and rain and snow across the Gulf states. Cold waves stretched from the Dakotas to Minnesota and Wisconsin with subzero temperatures and high winds, while rescue operations saved at least 14 from Texas floods including Padre Island evacuees. The Atlantic storm left missing vessels off Florida, and the Midwest faced renewed bitter cold as another wave bore down Monday.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Texas
Michigan
Illinois
U. S
Iowa
Bay
Canadian
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
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Fla
New York
Harvey Conaver
Jupiter Inlet
Miamil
Conover
Conover-Mast Publications Inc
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Coast Guard
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Florida
Padre Island
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Rio Grande Valley
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Edinburg
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Robstown
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Wood
Bishop
Etween Pharr
San Juan
Texas Panhandle
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Welome
Britain’s Financial Chief Quits Amid Spending Dispute
Chancellor Peter Thorneycroft resigned from the cabinet citing opposition to higher government spending. Prime Minister Macmillan accepted the loss as aides Nigel Birch and Enoch Powell also quit, just before Macmillan’s planned six week Commonwealth tour. Derick Heathcoat-Amory named to succeed Thorneycroft as chancellor.
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London
Peter Thornecroft
Britain
Harold Macimillan
Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Thorneycroft
Macmillan
Treasury
Athony Eden
Nigel Birch
The
Enoch Powell
Thor
Man Shoots Son and Self in Marttal Row
Whittier sheriff reports 34 year old machinist David J. Darr fatally wounds his son James, then shoots himself with a .45 caliber revolver. Both victims were in serious condition at Los Angeles County General Hospital. Darr’s ex wife Bula Fae Darr, 28, testified he had threatened to kill them, separating from him over two years ago and divorcing in February. The couple married in Yuma, Arizona in 1947.
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Congress Opens Amid Arms Turmoil and Space Age Threats
The new session begins in Washington under extraordinary peacetime security concerns as Russia's space age threats loom. Senators and representatives await President Eisenhower's State of the Union message amid Rockefeller funds driven warnings that U.S. military leadership is slipping behind the Soviet Union, risking a shifted balance of power unless trends reverse. Eisenhower, returning from Gettysburg, plans to address the nation in person.
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Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
Congress
Washington
America
Russia
State of the Union
Rockefeller Group
Ussr
Train struck Dorothy Story in El Centro fatality
Dorothy Story, 34, of El Centro was fatally injured when a heavily loaded southbound Pacific train struck her traveling truck at a rural crossing. Hagerty said the event will be televised and broadcast by ABC CBS and NBC. The accident occurred Monday around 12 20 pm local time. The president's press secretary noted the incident as part of ongoing defense policy discussions.
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CBS
NBC
EL Centro
Mrs. Works
Dorothy Story
el Cen
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Fern Pacific
California Democratic Council sets frenzied endorsement meeting
A Fresno event marks the opening of a weekend of campaigning as California Democrats seek endorsements for state offices. John Anson Ford is favored for secretary of state while Fat Brown faces no opposition for party chairman. L. A. County Supervisor Hahn is a strong bet for U.S. Senate with likely endorsements for other statewide posts. The process sparks debate over party machines and free primaries.
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Democratic Party
Vitor John Anson Ford
Fresno
California Democratic Council
Poulson Demands Secret Bus Vote in LA Strike
Mayor Norris Poulson urged union officials to conduct a secret ballot of the 1200 Metropolitan Coach Lines drivers as part of the 37 day Los Angeles bus strike. He warned he would seek a five day work notice if the union refuses. The walkout began December 1 and affected about 300,000 commuters. Pasadena and Glendale drivers joined the strike next day.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Metropolitan Coach Lines
Southern California
Pasadena
Glendale
Poulson
Don Sheets
Brotherhood of Railroad ‘Trainemen
Russians Claim New A-Battery Energy
London reports Moscow radio said Russian scientists built a battery converting atomic energy into long lasting electrical current. The broadcast cited a Moskovskaya Pravda article by a Russian engineer claiming electricity could be provided for months or years without renewal.
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London
Moscow Radio
Moskovskaya 'Pravda
General Mathewson Relinquishes Command for Hospital Observation
Lt. Gen. Lemuel Mathewson left command of the Sixth Army and entered Letterman Army Hospital for observation and treatment in San Francisco. Maj. Gen. R. L. Howze will assume temporary command during his absence. Mathewson had led the army since October 1, 1857 after Lt. Gen. Robert Young’s retirement.
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Lemuel Mathewson
6Th Army
Letterman Army Hospital
Mathewson
R. L. Howze
Tth
Robert Young
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