Intrepid heads to South Seas on luxury 39-foot yacht
Allan Phifer Sr and Cecil Crane with his wife Ethel sail the Intrepid from Long Beach Harbor toward Hawaii and beyond. The trio, soon joined by two grown sons, plans a long voyage after outfitting for comfort, aiming to avoid rent and car payments while seeking a tropical destination. Phifer, a retired Navy machinist, bought the yacht in Seattle 18 months ago and envisions Tahiti and the Great Barrier Reef as possible ports, though no firm timetable exists.
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New Zealand
12 Lost on Boat in Formosa Strait Storm
A fishing boat capsized in the Formosa Strait last Friday during a stormy gale. Reports say 12 of those aboard were believed lost, with two survivors rescued including Liu Yuan-Fu, skipper of the 75-ton Hua Shen I.
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Taipei
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Formosa Strait
Liu Yuan-Fu
CDC Fills Out Candidate Slate in Fresno Convention
California Democrats finished their state convention with a full candidate slate led by Governor Edmund G. Brown and Rep. Clair Engle. The endorsed tickets include Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson, Attorney General Stanley Mosk, Controller Alan Cranston, Treasurer Bert A. Betts, and Secretary of State Henry Lopez, amid confidence for gains in June and November elections.
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California Democratic Council
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Rep
Clair Engle
U. S. Senate
Ove
Glenn M. Anderson
Hawthorne
Stanley Mosk
Los Angeles
Alan Cranston
Los Altos
CDC
Bert A. Betts
San Diego
Henry Lopez
KWK to Drop Rock Records With Sharp Snap
St Louis radio station KWK announces a one week plan to halt rock and roll by playing each stone age disc once then breaking it with a loud snap. President Robert T. Convey says the action follows a disc jockeys' agreement that rock dominated the music scene too long.
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ST. Louis
KWK
Robert T. Convey
Long Beach Faces Major Traffic On Ninth Street Bridge
Long Beach braces for gridlock as the Ninth Street bridge opens next year. An estimated 60,000 cars daily will cross into areas east of flood control and south of 10th Street, routing traffic from Orange County and Los Angeles through downtown. Terminal Island workers will add to the load, leaving City Traffic Engineer Dyer with a monumental task.
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Dyer Hes
Monumental
Moon Mullins Creator Frank Willard Dies at 64
Frank H. Willard, creator of the Moon Mullins comic strip, died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after a stroke. The banjo aged character and his friends Mamie Kayo and Lord Plushbottom have delighted readers for 34 years. Ford Johnson, Willard’s longtime associate, will continue the strip.
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Los Angeles
Frank H
Mountain Scout Rescued After 10-Hour San Gabriel Search
A 14-year-old Lakewood Boy Scout, Jerry Sharpen, was found near Crystal Lake in the San Gabriel Mountains after a 10 hour land and air search. He suffered internal injuries and a possible skull fracture but showed signs of waking as rescuers airlifted him to hospital.
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Lakewood
Jerry Sharpen
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Doreen Sharpen
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Azusa Heliport
Covina Intercommunity Hospital
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DeMie
Scout
Kenneth Webb
Crystal Lake
Azusa
Jayne and Mickey Weathering a Rainy Day Gamble
In a short vignette WM muses on marriage as a losing gamble while Mickey and Jayne face a drizzle and gusty wind. The dialogue touches on romance and practical jokes amid weather and witty exchanges.
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Jayne
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Martin Doubts 1959 Budget Will Balance Says Debt Increase Favored
House GOP leader Joseph W. Martin Jr doubts Eisenhower’s fiscal 1959 budget will balance by year end and prefers raising the national debt over tax hikes to cover deficits. He calls a tax increase the last resort as the budget requests nearly 74 billion dollars with about 40 billion for defense.
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GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
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Congress
Massachusetts
Burglars Take $23 950 Gems From Long Beach Home
Police report burglars stole jewelry valued at 23 950 from the home of Long Beach insurance man Ray D Enlec 66 while he and his wife were at a Los Angeles football game. Entry was gained by forcing a rear porch door. loot included eight diamond rings three pearl necklaces a man’s diamond ring a stickpin a ladies wrist watch a diamond bracelet and earrings.
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Los Angeles
Ray D. Enlec
Lillian
2Nd St
Human Chain Rescues Four From Gull Rock Off Coast
A hastily formed chain of townsfolk stretched into rough Pacific surf to save a man and three boys stranded on Gull Rock, 150 feet offshore. Coast Guard crews aided as a rescue halted by high winds and spray. Four survivors included D. Melton of Berkeley and three boys aged 8 to 11.
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San Francisco
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D. Melton
Berkeley
Gul Rock
France
Dennis Snowball
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Car Falls in Pool Rescue of Woman at Newport Beach Hotel
Two rookie officers Gordon Tornberg and Robert Staats freed unconscious Mrs Helen Swinford from a submerged convertible in a 14 foot pool at a Newport Beach resort. They cut the top with a knife, administered respiration, and an ambulance took her to Hoag Memorial Hospital where she remains in serious condition with pneumonia.
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Newport Beach
Gordon Tornberg
Robert Staats
Helen M. Swinford
Birch St
Corona del Mar
Dr Shepherd Dies Noted Composer in Cleveland
Dr Arthur Shepherd, 77, composer and professor of music, died Sunday night after an operation. Former associate conductor of the Cleveland Symphony, he retired in 1950 as head of Western Reserve University's music department. His notable work Horizons drew on Western melodies.
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Turncoat diplomat Burgess seeks return to England
The article notes former British diplomat Guy Burgess, who defected to Russia in 1951, is homesick and desires to return to England. It mentions a scene in Glendora and references details on pages B-4 and C-5.
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Britain
Russia
England
Eisenhower Calls For East West Summit And Broad Pacts
President Eisenhower told Soviet Premier Bulganin in a personal message he is ready for an East West summit if properly prepared and in good shape to promote world peace. He proposed sweeping agreements to renounce space warfare, curb UN veto use for peaceful settlements, and halt nuclear tests indefinitely. He rejected Bulganin’s early April summit demand and dismissed Bulgaria proposals as unnecessary. The 4,000 word letter, delivered by Ambassador Thompson, also referenced Bulganin’s prior notes and drew Britain's French NATO allies into potential replies. The tone was cordial yet firm, urging political freedom in Eastern Europe and holding Soviet communism responsible for the cold war. The piece notes expected responses from NATO leaders with no immediate press action.
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Sisal Bulganin
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Germany
Europe
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France
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Russia
Eisenhower recalls Stalin on collective security
President Eisenhower quoted Stalin from 1939 to explain why the Soviet Union opposed collective security as Western nations rejected alliance pacts. He warned that a bloc of nearly one billion people would dominate world affairs, urging caution against allowing free rein to aggression.
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