Marine officer confesses Pendleton theft in Las Vegas
Captain Henry Wille rs, a 20 year Marine veteran from Camp Pendleton, admitted to FBI agents in Las Vegas that he stole thirty seven thousand nine hundred dollars in government funds and lost it gambling. He surrendered at the Riviera Hotel and said he lost fifteen thousand on July 13 and the rest Monday. He was left with 5.25 and a loaded service revolver. He told authorities he contemplated harming himself. The FBI filed the complaint to enable custody transfer for a removal hearing in Las Vegas.
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Camp Pendleton
Las Vegas
Nev
Henry Wile Lers
Swank Riviera
Harry Maynor
FBI
Willers
Maynor
Ued
U.S
Solons Set Vote on Section 3
The Senate debated amendments to allow federal intervention in civil rights cases, citing the Clinton Tennessee dispute as an example. Only a minority of Democrats supported the Bricker proposal, with 22 Republicans backing and 7 Democrats. Senator Gore interrupted to cite a Tennessee conspiracy conviction affecting public sentiment on trial by jury.
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Cooper
Clinton, Tenn
Albert Gore
Teng
Tennessee
John Kzsper
Gore
Senate
Two Die as Coal Tipple Falls in Pike County
In Pikeville Kentucky two men were killed and two injured when a truck mine coal tipple collapsed under an estimated 20 000 tons of coal. Rescue crews recovered the bodies of Jesse Mullins 19 and Bobby Mullins 18 from Belcher Kentucky. The injured included mine owner Hubert Belcher 42 and Charles Lamb 40. Lamb was in good condition at Miners Memorial Hospital. Belcher was in serious condition at Ashland Hospital. Raymond Lee inspector for the State Department of Mines cited a failure during reinforcements of timbering as the cause under a dump into a hopper for trucks.
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Pikeville
Raymond Lee
State Department of Mines
Minera’s Here
Paf
Jesse Mullins
Bobby Mulins
Belcher
Hubert Belcher
Charles Lamb
Lamb
Miners Memorial Hospital
Ashland
Lightning Strikes Two Waders In Lake Tahoe Incident
BIJOU Milbrac Calif two girls Judy Benks age 14 and Karen Canio age 12 were knocked unconscious by lightning while wading in Lake Tahoe during a thunderstorm. They were released from the hospital Tuesday with no serious injuries. They were taken to a Carson City hospital for treatment after the incident Monday night.
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Lwo Milbrac
Calif
Judy Benks
Karen Canio
Lake Tahoe
Carson City
Korea Army Cut Proposal Sparks Korean Reaction
South Korean Ambassador You Chan Yang said Washington urged a considerable cut in Korea's 700,000 man armed forces. Seoul rejected the idea until a firm plan for modernizing arms is agreed. U.S. officials declined to comment amid plans to streamline one division with nuclear firepower.
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Washington
You Chan Yang
United States
Sygman Rhee
Hoece
U. S
Yang
Korea
Seoul
Hankook Abo
U.S
Dowling
Yang Ssid
Suzman Rhee
Pilot Dodges Unknown Object Shaking Texas Flight
Trans World Airlines pilot Capt Minho said he could not identify a red and green light bearing object seen near 20,000 feet above Texas while on a Phoenix bound leg. The Constellation avoided the object with a sharp descent as passengers including Mrs Mary Clark suffered injuries. An earlier American Airlines flight reported a similar incident near El Paso with 85 aboard.
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Ariz
trans-World Airlines
Amarillo
Dorothy Reilly
Texas
Plains
Jas
G. Minho
Kenosha
Wil.l
Ed Bachner
Fort
Worth
Tex
America Us
Fican Airlines
Vege Amaro
American Airlines
el Paso
Texenone
Schemel
TWA
New Yor
Pele
Mary Clark
North Adams
Mass
Clark
California Credit Unions Show Gains in 1956
Sacramento report from the State Division of Corporations notes very substantial growth in California credit unions during 1956. Total assets rose from 119,152,288 to 146,000,000, reflecting broad business expansion under Governor Knight’s administration.
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California
Knight
Credit Uniome
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