Wave capsizes Long Beach man killing one twin
A huge Tuesday surf swept Leo Derdzinski and his twin Eugene from Palos Verdes rocks. Leo died near his 22nd birthday. brother David and friend Michael Walters were rescued. Leo, a Poly High School graduate, was to become a father this April. Coast Guard and Army boat crews searched until sundown amid rough seas.
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Gunfire Erupts Near Principe Prison in Havana
Intense machine gun fire rocked the Principe prison area and Havana University on Tuesday night. Officials reported no known casualties and said the target was likely a low-flying plane not identified or hit. The shootout ended about an hour before midnight as authorities evacuated prisoners from the ancient Principe jail, while militiamen swarmed the nearby university zone.
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Victory for Rayburn Proposal
Washington liberal House Democrats back Speaker Rayburn’s plan to break conservative control of the House with unanimous support. The move signals a clear party stance and aims to shift leadership dynamics in Congress.
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Iowa Town Dazed by Big Bank Fraud
A shaken Iown community woke Tuesday to a bank closure and the arrest of a prominent citizen on embezzlement charges totaling about 2.13 million dollars. Mrs. Burnice Iverson Geiger, 58, a conservative bank board member, admitted taking roughly 2.13 million over many years. The bank, led by W. P. Iverson, will liquidate with FDIC deposits insured up to 10 thousand dollars per depositor. Local figures described Geiger as generous and loyal, while officials pursue a grand jury proceeding in Sioux City.
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Russia deploys fourth missile tracking ship in Pacific line
Across the Nation reports Russia has a fourth missile-tracking vessel in the Pacific forming a line from Hawaii to Kamchatka. The Sibir sits idle near Honolulu while others position near Midway and Attu. Observers foresee a space shot or capsule recovery effort.
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Khrushchev backs wars of liberation in Kommunist
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts in Kommunist that world communist movement fully backs wars of national liberation. He calls such conflicts a third class of war and says victory for world communism is not distant, though war may come if capitalism resists, speaking to party groups in Moscow.
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Eisenhower Farewell Warns of Ongoing Crises and Disarmament Efforts
President Eisenhower delivered a valedictory address from the White House urging peace and prosperity while warning that crises will continue. He reflected on disarmament as essential and signaled a transition to private life, stressing democracy must endure for future generations.
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Kidnap Slaying of Girl Admitted
A Texas ex convict admitted abducting and killing a six year old girl in California's San Joaquin Valley. He and his wife lured the child from her home and raped her before strangling her with a lug wrench. The body was found 50 feet from a dirt road with 19 head and face gashes. The case ties to a larger warning about the military industrial complex. The victim, Rose Marie Riddle, was the daughter of Everett and his wife at a migrant workers camp near Shafter. The coroner described the scene and noted the girl suffered a heart defect since birth.
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