Backers Shelve L A Civic Center Plan in Los Angeles
Backers of Los Angeles Civic Auditorium and Music Center suspend plans due to tight money markets and unresolved legal issues. Chairwoman Mrs Norman Chandler said action is postponed until funding at better rates and costs are resolved after a day of county meetings and disputes over county credit. The proposal, controversial for pledging county funds, followed a Massachusetts Little Co survey criticizing site and costing, with city planners flagging math errors.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Civic Auditorium
Norman Chandler
Hoge Cultural Center
Kiey
Biltsmore Hotel
Chandler
County Board of Supervisors
Arthur Little Co
Massachusetts
Little Co
bin St
Olympic Blvd
Flower and
Hill Sts
Little Survey
Los Angeles City Phinning Commission
Sree
George Weak Relapse Reports From Vienna
Walter F. George, 78, former senator and Ike’s NATO envoy, was reported gravely ill and growing weaker in Vienna after a recurrence of a heart ailment. He had been recovering at home following a 10 day hospitalization last month.
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Vienna
Walter F. George
Georgis Democrat
Eisenhower
NATO
Senate
Engine Runs Fine but Car Won't Move
POBEKA Kan Pi-Jonn Topeke started his car engine but it wouldn't move. Witness Sophie Loren reported a thief removed the car while he was on holiday in Switzerland last month.
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Pobeka, Kan
Pi—Jonn
Topeke
Sophia Loren
Hollywood
Sophie Loren
Holywood
Switzerland
Aftershocks Endanger Rescuers in Mexico City
A sweeping earthquake left 67 dead and 657 injured as aftershocks spread across 154 000 square miles. Mexico City bore the heaviest toll with 52 deaths, and officials listed 19 on the Richter scale near the epicenter. American casualties were minimal with one reported arm injury. Rescue attempts continued as tremors rattled towns from Hidalgo to Ixmiquilpan while tourists rushed home.
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Mextco
Ea Sahate
South Cen
Mexico
Mexico City
Moxical City
Ixmiquilpan
Hidalgo
State
Kremlin Purges Spark Debate Over Communist Unity
The piece notes periodic Kremlin shakeups prompt questions on Communist cohesion, recalling past purges under Stalin and suggesting outsiders lack sufficient evidence to judge the final outcome, with continued coverage hinted on Page A-2.
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Kremlin
Stalin
Communist Party
Radar Car Wins First Legal Test
Municipal Judge Martin DeVries ruled radar car evidence valid in a speeding case. Witnesses testified about the radar graph showing 39 miles per hour, while the defendant Frances Wilson challenged the reading, claiming she was within the limit. The judge approved the instrument as accurate and scientific, marking the radar unit’s first court test success. Wilson paid a $6 fine under protest.
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Martin DeVries
Smile
Wilson
Frances Wilson
Kelly
Los Angeles
Atestate
Plant
Roberts
Don Grisham
DeVries
Break in Sewer Floods Downtown Los Angeles
A major break in a sewer line beneath South Broadway between First and Third streets flooded downtown Los Angeles businesses. The Times-Mirror building and Civic Center offices were affected. Fire in San Jose reported two explosions. bureau of sanitation crews fought the blaze as a new industrial building was destroyed. Estimated damage around 520,000.
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Los Angeles
South Broadway
San Jose
UPI
Bureau of Sanitation
Firstjing
Settlement Talks Set to Halt Hollywood Libel Trial
A court moved toward a Friday trial start after a compromise to end the Confidential magazine libel case without a trial. The plan would bar smear articles, dismiss charges against Fred and Marjorie Meade, and deny guilt for the magazines, pending court approval. More than 40 stars were subpoenaed as potential witnesses to challenge Confidential stories.
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Tilm
Corrine Calvert
Jeff Stone
Los Angeles
Justine
Confidential Magazine
Jong
Whisper
Winn
Crawley
Hollyswood
Herbert V. Walker
Meads
Walker
Crowley
Walter Pidgeon
Carring Calvet
Buddy Baer
Clack Gable
Josephine Dillon
Two Blocks Wrecked by Fire in San Rafael
A wind driven blaze on San Rafael's Fourth Street destroyed multiple businesses, damaged the IOOF Lodge, and leveled a Christian Science reading room. Firefighters from 15 communities and Hamilton Air Force Base battled the two hour inferno as 50 tankers fought to control spreading flames.
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San Rafael
Calif
CM. Johannsen
Marin County
Fire Department
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Hamilton Air Force Base
Fourth Street
Bool
Carnitute Mart
International Order of Old Fellows
IOOF
Fourth
Sts
Parific Gas and Electric Co
Halsey Stricken at 74 After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey was hospitalized after a cerebral hemorrhage struck him during a island vacation. The World War II hero, famed for his bold Pacific campaigns, shows signs of partial paralysis but limbs remain unaffected. His aide Lt Cmdr George Beck noted his condition is being evaluated.
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New York
William F
Bill
Halsey
York
Dee' Nelan
Victor’s Hospital
Mashall and
Gilberts
Congress
Eisenhower
Washington
Ray
Cmdr
George Beck
Beck
At Campaign
Enterprise
Navy
Third Fleet
Iron Tonic Sparks Rusty Blood In Odd Text
Jumbled notes describe a warm day with odd phrases about iron tonic and rusted blood. The garbled text mentions a playful but nonsensical scene with office actions, harmless quirks, and a joking take on a Bloody Mary style drink.
Rescue team frees baby from narrow well in Waynesburg
A division of rescue workers aided by BIRTHODS USED in the rescue of Benny Hooper were employed late Monday night to save a baby girl trapped three and qmaale hours in a narrow well. The town marked a rain free day with frustration voiced by residents.
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Benny Hooper
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Brooklyn
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Radar
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Times-Mirror
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L.B. Wite
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