Trujillo's Navy Invades Catalina for July Observance
The 250-foot yacht Angelita under General Rafael Trujillo sailed from Los Angeles harbor to Catalina Island without a flag salute or U.S. anthem, prompting a public relations snub as Avalon and Huntington Beach officials note his absence. A beach crowd hears an evangelist against sin as authorities disperse the gathering.
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Avalon Chamber of Commerce
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San Diego
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Chambers of Commerce
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Fina
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Background on Alaska statehood and July mood in Catalina tavern
Drew Pearson discusses Alaska statehood background while a Catalina tavern crowd recalls the Fourth of July. The column references distrust, a crusty old salt, and readable fragments about a private wake amid wariness of the era.
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Drew Pearson
Alaska Statehood
Catalina
L. B.heelo
Mundt Urges Crackdown on Mafia Deportations
Senator Mundt called Congress to tighten deportation procedures to return Mafia kingpins to their homelands before adjournment. He warned Senate hearings on gang activity would be futile without action, noting mobsters avoid deportation via legal tactics. Jefferson Georgia report also details a two-year-old murder confession by a former Illinois policeman opening the door to parole for James Foster of Greer South Carolina and Rocky Rothchild admitting the robbery tied to Charles Drake's death.
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AFI
Kar E. Mundt
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U. S
South Dakota
Senate Rackets Committee
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South Carolina
Charles Pau
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Cairo
Charles Drake
James Fulton Foster
Greer
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Rescuers save three of Air Force C124 crew in sea crash
An Air Force Globemaster C124 crashed 200 miles northeast of Johnston Island on a Honolulu Wake Island flight. Navy helicopter rescued Capt Jonathan W Brown and two others, while five crew remain unaccounted for. Debris spotted. one body reportedly seen in the area. Box er carrier moved to scene. rescue plane located life raft and Mae West lifejacket. Identified rescued men include flight commander Brown and flight engineers Phillips and Van Derre. several others listed as missing.
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Tokyo
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James M. Phillips
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East German Army Wives Punished for Shopping in West Berlin
The Volksarmee reports East German defense officials' wives are jailed for shopping in capitalist West Berlin. It notes no number or length of imprisonment and says other disciplinary measures failed.
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Berlin
East Germany
Defense Ministry
Die Volksarmee
West Berlin
Traffic and Fireworks Mark Fourth of July in Orange County
A Long Beach woman died and her husband was seriously injured in a crash on Ball Road near Cypress. Police said a 28 year old man was driving the other car. About 200000 beachgoers packed Orange County beaches with lifeguards reporting numerous rescues and one couple’s boat fire at Avalon Harbor. Disneyland drew about 4000 people turned away. One other Southern California death reported in Los Angeles.
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Orange County
Tin Can Beach
Highway Patrol
Ball Rd
Bloomfield Ave
Cypress
Marie Tanner
Gundry Ave
California Highway Patrol
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Garden Park Hospital
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Artesia
Sunset Beach
Roy J. Miller
Huntington Beach
Santa Monica
Coast Guard
Long’ Beach Harbor
Alamitos Bay
Avalon Harbor
Priday
Disneyland
California
Christine Barraza
Los Angeles
Big Salute Leaves WM Bit Gimpy
A crewmate limp back into the isice nursing wounds after a trip to Avalon with a saluting gun mishap. The assistant asks what happened as the hero explains the gun was fired too low during a mission to peek at the Renetal issimo.
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Renetal Issimo
Thief Steals Air Conditioner From Fies Circus
Police investigate a theft at the Fies Circus on the Long Beach Pike early Friday. A small air conditioner and a radio were taken from the amusement concession. officers say more could be missing but the thief will likely know what was taken.
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Fromran Amusement
Long. Beach Pike
Fies Circus
Polish Premier Joins U.S. Embassy Reception in Warsaw
Polish Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz attended a July 4 reception at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw with about 700 guests. He spent ten minutes in private conversation with U.S. Ambassador Jacob Beam. Attendees included members of the Polonia Club of Minneapolis and the Polanki Club of Milwaukee.
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UPI
Josef Cyrankiewicz
U.S
U. S
Jacob Beam
Polonia Club
Minneapolis
Polanki.Club
Milwaukee
Poland
July 4 Traffic Death Toll Reaches Record Pace
United Press International reports a record holiday weekend death rate with 218 traffic deaths in 30 hours and a total of 794 for the period. California and New York tie for most fatalities at eight each. other states report multiple deaths and a mass murder in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, where a man killed his family and himself before a picnic.
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N. J. Iupi
Thomas H. MacDowell
MacDowell
Marta
Donald
Robert
Florence
United Press International
National Safety’ Council
Gipa
California
New York
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
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Texas
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Gibson Girl Lonely on 80th Birthday
CHICAGO One of the century's most celebrated beauties will observe her 80th Birthday Sunday. Mrs. Annabelle Whitford Buchan, chosen by artist Charles Dana Gibson as the original Gibson girl, entertained at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 and became known as Peerless Annabelle. She was feted at the Ziegfeld Follies from 1907 to 1910, then married Dr. Edward J. Buchan. after his January death, she lives alone in her Chicago apartment and longs for a visitor on her birthday.
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Chicago
Annabelle Whitford Buchan
Charles “Dana Gibson
Gibson
Columbian Ex
Annabelle
Edward J. Buchan
Vatican Newspaper Attacks Bergman Third Marriage Plan
Vatican paper Osservatore Romano condemns Ingrid Bergman plans to wed Swedish impresario Lars Schmidt describing it as inappropriate for publication on sports pages. It claims the announcement harms family, children, and society, warning of long lasting social and moral consequences.
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Osservatore Romano
Ingrid Bergman
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Lars: Schmidt
Mexs
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