Miss England Fiasco Clears As Miss Universe Disqualifications
Controversy over Miss Universe eligibility ends with Sonia Hamilton of England ruled 23 at list date but 18 to 28 age limit met, while Glarys Zander of Peru keeps crown amid mixed reactions. Other contestants return home or plan future appearances as Baltimore host city scene winds down. Mrs Ennis holds to truth while Miss Hill speaks on television, amid public scrutiny and party coverage.
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Heat Wave Grips Mid-Atlantic Cities Amid Fatalities
Heavy heat and humidity swept the nation’s mid-Atlantic coastline, triggering numerous deaths and mass heat-related incidents. New York saw ten weekend drownings, while New Jersey reported two drownings. A Milwaukee man died from a lightning strike during a thunderstorm.
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Ex-King Leopold In Car Crash With Wife
Ex King Leopold of Belgium and Princess Liliane de Rethy escaped serious injury when their Cadillac skidded on a wet Cortina road, rolling thrice into a field. The car, prize winner at an auto show, was wrecked. Leopold’s prior 1953 Switzerland crash left his first wife dead.
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L A C Sees Payrolls Tied to Armed Forces in L A
L A C notes the citys payrolls depend heavily on the military sector with about a quarter of Douglas and Navy Shipyard payrolls, mostly for aircraft work. Roughly 17,000 Douglas and 7,000 shipyard workers are employed full time, with combined annual payroll near 140 million, about 2 percent of total employment. Continued on Page A-6.
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Lord Patrick Beresford Sent to Cyprus Assignment
London reports indicate Lord Patrick Beresford, 23, favored by Princess Margaret, is being reassigned to Cyprus as a lieutenant in the Royal Horse Guards. The Daily Express notes the move may ease palace embarrassment from ongoing engagement rumors.
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Daily Express
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Kenneth Roberts Dies at Age of Mystery and Fame
Author Kenneth Roberts known for Northwest Passage dies at age. obituary notes his enduring literary influence and public acclaim. Mystery suitcase emerges as a new clue in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case with coverage continuing on later pages.
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Kenneth Roberts
Marilyn Sheppard
Brown Announces Candidacy for California Governor in 1958
San Francisco Edmund G Brown California's top Democrat declared on a revised news show he will seek the governorship in 1958. He qualified the plan by saying he would run if he can secure the necessary support reaching 14 million voters. Brown noted a Republican factional fight, and stressed the need for substantial funding.
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Edmund G. Brown
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Tom Franklin
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Senate
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Goodwin J. Knight
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Knowland
Knight
Hem
Ship Sinking After Crash
A Cuban registry vessel reportedly sank rapidly after a collision off the Carolinas. WMH radio picked up a strong SOS via tanker Esso Everett, with distress operator Ken Litz noting the signal ended with a dash indicating the crew member may have jumped overboard.
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Esso
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Eight Youths Die as Train Slams Auto in Somerset
Eight youths from Somerset Kentucky were killed when a freight train hit their car near a town railroad crossing. Victims named include Charles Allen 13 Frances Bray 14 Josephine 15 Betty Bray 13 James Calhoun 12 Charles Simmons 16 James Richards 16 and Ronald Davis 17. Coroner and sheriff described speeds and a burning wreck with brakes reportedly faulty or a flat tire cited by witnesses.
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James Calhoun
Charles Simmons
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Nuclear test shot postponed to 6:30 am today
At the Atomic Energy Commission site a nuclear test shot was postponed from Sunday due to unfavorable winds and rescheduled for 6:30 am today weather permitting. The delay affects the timing of the May project at the site.
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May
Atomic Energy Commission
Pope Sees Comedian Rec Skelton's Dying Son
The Vatican reports Pope Pius XII granted a private audience to comedian Red Skelton and his family. The pope spoke about the boy's leukemia and discussed life beyond the world’s wonders during a 30 minute meeting, arranging it with the secretary of state.
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Valentina Marie
Vatican City
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Georgia
Msgr
Domenici Taddini
Girl, 17 Survives 40 Hours in Wrecked Plane Crash
17 year old Judy Diehl was found alive after 40 hours pinned inside a Beechcraft Bonanza wreck 23 miles south of Alliance Nebraska. Her mother Carolyn Diehl 43 and Milo German 35 were killed. Judy suffered a broken leg and other injuries but remained in good spirits. The plane encountered a storm Friday night. Judy had banana and rain water while awaiting rescue. Civil Air Patrol crews spotted a white scarf signaling life.
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Merritt Diehl
Judy
Milo German
Nebraska Plastics Inc
Here
Nebraska
Omaha
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German
Christiansen
The
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Civil Air Patrol
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
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O. L. Seng
Only One Survives in Crash Near Turin Italy
A U S Navy plane on a Mediterranean training flight crashed near Turin killing nine airmen and injuring a tenth, the sole survivor taken to a hospital at Pieve. The missing aircraft had been part of a two week tour with Italian and U S crews, search clouded by storms, with fears the plane overshot Treviso and fell into the Adriatic. The survivor reported the Aviano airbase origin, and Italian Carabinieri prepared to recover more bodies from the Mt Pra site near Sestriere.
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Casablanca
Treviso
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Mt. Pra
Here
French Alpine Frontier
Tetre Pellice
Aviana
Udine
Navy
Philadelphia
Port Lyautey
Morosan
Lalian Air-Sea’ Rescue Center
Adriatic
Sestriere
Torre Peliice
Carabinieri
Airman Guilty Of Refusing Official Haircut Order
In Fuchu Japan a four member U S Air Force court martial panel found Airman 3C Don Wheeler of Cortz Colorado guilty of disobeying a superior by refusing a prescribed haircut. Wheeler was sentenced to 109 40 in pay for disobeying the lawful order to shave from ears to crown.
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Japan
U.S. Air Force
Don Wheeler
Cortz
Colo
WM Plans a Vacation Taking Music in the Air
A fragmented note describes WM seeking travel and leisure this year. Mrs WM previously chose the vacation spot, with music lovers eager for a change. The Fiddle Hotel is mentioned, but the inn is criticized as poor.
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