13 Lovelies Chosen As U.S.A. Finalists
A Miss U.S.A pageant update notes 15 semi-finalists for the upcoming Miss U.S.A contest. Contenders include Gloria Noakes Miss Canada named Most Popular, and several state and city representatives such as Peggy Jacobson Miss California Marianne Gaha Miss Tennessee Judith Anna Jonas Miss New Jersey plus Gloria Hunt Miss Texas and Ruth Marie Parr Miss West Virginia. The panel of judges narrowed the field from 43 contestants ahead of tonight’s finals.
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Germany
Gerty Daud
Canada
Gloria Noakes
U.S.A
Ocean’ Blvd
Gertl Daub
Melen Eiripe Garratt
Arkanss
Peggy Jacobson
California
Marianne Gaha
Miss
Tiling
Judith Anna Jonas
Sandra Ramsey
Massachusetts
Leon Gace
Maryland
Carolyn McGirr
Nebraska
Joan Adams
Nevada
Sanita Pelkey
New York
Kathryn Gabriel
Los Alamitos Jet Smashes New York Speed Record
Marine Maj. John Glenn Jr. piloted a Vought Crusader from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station to Floyd Bennett Field in 3 hours 23 minutes 84 seconds covering 2460 miles. An accompanying Crusader, piloted by Le. Comdy. Charles Demimler, landed after damage at Albuquerque. Glenn reported speeds slightly over 71 000 mph in the near supersonic run with about 390 pounds of fuel left.
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Navy
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
New York City
Jl Air Force
John Glenn Jr
Washington
Navy Bureau of Anronputhey
le. Comidy
Charles Demimler
Naval Air Test Center
Patuxent River
Glenn
Los Alamitos
Floyd Bennett Field
Rome
Albuquerque
Olathe
Kan
Glenview
Giennt
Body of Boy Lost Four Days Found in Sierra
Bridgeport reports the body of 3 year old David Allen found near Eagle's Peak after a four to six day search in rugged terrain. Sheriff Cecil Thorn reports the boy likely died from exposure and exhaustion. Marines and Forest Service workers aided the extensive search of the Sierra Camp area near Monnington Village, about 125 miles southwest of Reno.
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Bridgeport
Robert O'Brien
Scott
Juele David Allen
Tony
Cindy
Diego
Sierra
Robert Coon
O'Brien
Forest Service
Pete
Bouwens
Ispesk
David
A.m
Meni Ead
Hunt
U.S
Corps
Bickel Meadows
Eagle’s Peak
Cecil Thorn
Monnington
The
Twi Lakes Region Inc
Scotts
Blaiine S. Reno
Nev
Lausche Seen as Honest Statesman in Ohio Politics
In Ohio, Senator Lausche earns praise for honesty and broad appeal beyond labor. His record as governor and senator is noted, including support for Taft amid opposition to the Taft Hartley Act. The piece cites Virgil Pinkley recounting Cleveland’s push to host the Pan American Games, hinting at continued coverage on Fade A-6.
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Sen
Lausche
Ohiches
Robert Taft
Ohio
Virgil Pinkley
Cleveland
Private Eye Takes Blame in Monroe Raid
Los Angeles detective Barney Ruditsky testified before the county grand jury that he kicked in the wrong door in the November 1954 Marilyn Monroe raid and said he would take the fall. He said DiMaggio and Sinatra did not join the raid and that DiMaggio was not inside the building while Sinatra was distant. Another detective, Phil Irvin, claims DiMaggio and Sinatra were part of the party.
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Los Angeles
Barney Ruditsky
Thesday
Marilyn Monroe
Auditsky
Marilyn
Joe DiMaggio
Frank Sinatra
Ruditsky
DiMaggio
Sinatra
Grsvate
Phil Irvin
IGas Co Asks New Rate Hike In California
Los Angeles area utility IGas Co seeks state approval to raise rates by 44 percent, up from an 8 percent initial request, to cover financing costs, wage increases, and added gas expenses. Walter J. Hermatin notes a 1144 percent boost would raise typical bills by 66 to 71 cents monthly for about 1.4 million customers amid bond market and equity financing challenges.
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Los Angeles
Southern California Gas Co
State Public Utilities Commission
Lakewood
Artesis
Bellflower
Compton
Downey
Dominguez
Lomita
Lynwood
Norwalk
Gardena
Rivera
Torrance
Harbor City
San Pedro
Wilmington
Terminal Island
Barber City
Midway City
Talpert
Newport Beach
Seal Beach
Sunset Beach
Huntington, Beach
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Walter J. Hermatin
Sergei
Eaf
Mystery vanishes as two Pacific air disasters unfold
A U S Air Force C47 transport with 16 aboard disappeared over Formosas rugged north while en route from Clark Field to Taipei. Earlier a Dutch airliner carrying 68 crashed near Biak Island, killing 57. The Formosa report says radio contact was lost near Hsinchu after 9:20 pm.
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Taipei
Formosa
Pacific
Biak Island
Netherlands New Guinea
13Th
Air Force
Clark Field
Philippines
Fort Ynosan
Hsinchu
Hosmer and NAA Chief Discuss Downey Jobs
J E Kindelberger president of North American Aviation and Rep Craig Hosmer met in Washington to plan actions after mass layoffs at Downey. Officials cited Air Force cancellation of the Wavaho program and reduced aircraft workload as the cause, with talks on shifting to other missile work and continuing Navaho components like the inertia guidance system.
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Washington
J. E. Kindelberger
North American Aviation Corp
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
NAA
Downey
Jagenin Wlu TL
Tour Naa
Los Angeles
Air Force
Kastner
Kuchel
Knowland
California
North America
Hosmer
Kinderberger
North American
Senate to Take Up Rights Bill
The Senate voted 71 to 8 to take up Eisenhower civil rights legislation, triggering a lengthy North-South fight. President Eisenhower urged amendments keep the bill effective while Sen Anderson sought to strike Section 3 granting federal powers to seek injunctions, leading to a stalled debate and a noon recess.
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Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Russel
D-Ga
Morse
D-Ore
Judiciary Committee
Kwack
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
A Blast Delayed in Las Vegas Test Schedule
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the detonations of the eighth atomic device by 24 hours, delaying the test that had been scheduled for this morning in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Suppressed Los Angeles Civic Auditorium survey questioned
A 14 page report accusing multimillion dollar errors in the downtown Los Angeles Civic Auditorium survey was suppressed by County Administrative Officer Arthurs Will and not shown to the Board of Supervisors. The analysis by the Los Angeles City Planning Department berates the Arthur D. Little study for costly mistakes in cost figures and calculations affecting a 51 million dollar project. The five supervisors say they had not seen the report. The city council seeks a public vote since county funds back the project. Continued on page A-5.
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Los Angeles
Arthurs Will
Board of Supervisors
Beverly Hills
Will
John Anson Ford
Kenneth Hahn
Burton Chace
Warren Dorn
Herbert Legg
Yedents
Rock and Roll Weatherman’s Sunny Day Dream
A playful Weather Man persona imagines a bright beat to brighten the day and recalls his grandmother who wants wheels on her rocking chair. The scene blends light humor with quirky imagery of aging and motion.
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Gramma
WeLL INDEPENDENT DOG WARDEN CONFESSES DRUNK INJECTION CASE
A WeLL Independent dog warden admits injecting his wife with an animal killing drug while intoxicated the wife died prompting a large news story on page B5 The report notes a similar crime claim to the Mrs Samuel Sheppard case in Cleveland but police doubt the parallel See page A2
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Samuel Sheppard
Cleveland
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John Neagle
Lovelies
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Marie Parr
West Virginia
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By James Allen
David Scott
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Private Eye
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