Two Alarms Respond as Coca Cola Plant Fire Burns Storeroom
Fire at Coca Cola Bottling Co plant 1700 W. Anaheim St. caused by an electrical short gutted a 50 foot plaster and steel warehouse. Estimates put damage at 75000 dollars with over 20 bottle dispensing machines, three large trucks, and thousands of paper cartons consumed. Firefighters from eight units knocked down the blaze in about 20 minutes after a two alarm call. Custodian Henry Patterson and Bill Lowe reported seeing flames erupt from the west end and roof as the inferno raged through the storeroom.
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Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Anaheim St
Contractor Dies in Washington Death in D. C. claims San Francisco man
Felix Kehn, a San Francisco contractor aged 76, died of a heart attack while visiting Washington, D.C. The report notes his local business and age, with no further conditions or details.
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San Francisco
Felix Kehn
Washington, D.C
Hel
Across Nation Excise Tax Extension Approved
The House endorsed extending current corporation and excise taxes to July 1, 1959, backing Eisenhower administration goals. The bill moves to the Senate, aiming to curb excise tax reductions on freight and autos. It would postpone automatic July 1 cuts on corporations, liquor, autos, and cigarettes, costing about $2.6 billion in revenue.
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Washington
UPI
House
Eisenhower
Senate
FBI arrests Marine. two incidents across cities
Reports from St. Petersburg, Oxford, and San Diego recount arrests and closures. A Windom order closed a white beach after eight Negro swimmers and dress room use near Tampa Bay. In Oxford, King attempted to enroll for a PhD, then was taken for mental examination amid segregation. In San Diego, Capt Dean Hansberry, 41, was arrested for embezzlement of $63,000. An AP photo shows a fawn adopted by a Wash. family after a car killed its mother.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ross E. Windom
Tampa
Bey
Windom
San Diego
FBI
Marine Corps
Dean Reginald Hansberry
Camp Pendleton
Erwin Piper
Hansberry
Came ‘Pendleton
Maurine Peterson
Okanogan, Wash
Miss U S A to Wed Webb in Third Marriage
Hollywood reports producer actor Jack Webb plans to marry former beauty queen Jackie Loughery later this month. Webb known for Sgt. Friday in Dragnet and Miss U S A contestant in 1953 previously married singer Julia London and actress Dorothy Towne. No wedding date set.
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Hollywood
Jack Webb
Jackie Loughery
Webb
Sgt. Friday
Miss Loughery
U.S.A
Guy Mitchell
Julia London
Dorothy Towne
Tornado Ravages Wisconsin Towns Leaves 30 Dead
In Menomonie Wisconsin a powerful tornado devastates the northwest region leaving at least 30 dead and about 350 injured. Hospitals are overwhelmed as the disaster widens. Red Cross estimates injuries while local authorities confirm fatalities and ongoing rescue efforts.
Strauss Resigning Atomic Energy Post
Adm. Lewis L. Strauss will leave as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission at month’s end and give up his White House post as special adviser on atomic energy. He will become special assistant in charge of promoting the president’s atoms for peace program. speculation favors a successor to be named soon.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
AEC
Eisenhower
Veeder
Wisconsin
Colfax
Naval ‘Shipyard
Raymond L.kealer
Jack Spence
House Armed Services
Carl Vinson
Airman Killed as Bennington Deck Accident Reported
Airman Joseph D. Bitica from Lackawanna New York died Wednesday night in an aircraft carrier Bennington incident. The incident involved a propeller on the flight deck during routine operations. Navy officials quoted by UPI provided sparse details and emphasized it as a historical moment amid broader political commentary about labor and California.
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Honolulu
UPI
Navy
Joseph D. Bitica
Lackwanna
N.Y
Bennington
Unaccounted Victims After Disaster Highlight Ongoing Search
Six persons remain unaccounted for as rescue teams comb shattered farms and twisted cars. Scores of homes lie in ruins across isolated areas, with authorities reporting no further victims found.
Prisoner Dies in City Jail in Long Beach
Clifford L. Rhodes, 51, of 235 Maine Ave, died in the Long Beach City Jail Thursday night less than an hour after booking for intoxication. He was arrested in Santa Cruz Park around 5:30 p.m. after his mother called police when he lost consciousness. He had trouble breathing after imprisonment and was rushed to Seaside Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 6:13 p.m. The body was taken to Sheeler McFadyen Mortuary.
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Clifford L. Rhodes
Maine Ave
Long Beach
Rhodes
Santa Cruz Park
Arvila ‘Rhodes
Seaside Hospital
Sheeler-McFadyen Mortuary
Brown Tries to Halt U.S. Subsidy Suit in California
Washington reports Attorney General Brown arrival to lobby national leaders against a federal anti subsidy suit. He aims to persuade the U.S. Attorney General to delay the action until repressurization of the Long Beach oilfield progresses. Senate hearings on Long Beach subsidence and Holbrook water cases proceed as shipyard talks loom.
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William Broom
Washington
California
Brown Washington
Pat Brown
Seid Ithe
Democratic “Party
Conantis
Long
Brown
F. Knowland
Wilmington
Long Beach
Holtbrook
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