Hancock Stock Jump Driven by Oil Journal Rumor
Hancock stock surged on Pacific Coast Exchange amid Oil and Gas Journal reports of a possible offer from Jersey Standard New Jersey. Shares rose to 57 before settling near 55 as rumors spread, while officials said no offer had been received. 5,000 homeless in flood swept Indiana. 13 dead across Hoosier land as rivers crest and evacuations surge.
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Handdale Oil Co
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Hancock
Pacific Coast Exchange
Oil and Gas Journal
Hancock of Co
Jersey Standard
Standard of New Jersey
Jersey
Aandard
Meébfer
Havelock Fraser
Signs] Hill
Hancock Sharag
Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Indiana
United Press “International
Hoosierland
Peru
National
Red Cross
John Dévine
Storm Tows Through Wichita With Tornado Sightings
A Wichita section suffered tornado damage as storms swept the area. Police and rescue squads worked amid reports of injuries and widespread damage northeast of the city. Tornado funnels were seen near Wellington and Newton as El Dorado hospital braced for casualties from a deadly prior twister.
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Wichita
Kan
Wichita Eagle
Iro
Wellington
el Dorado
Here
Newton
el Dorado Hospital
Thug Robs Torrance Supermart In Daytime Heist
A well groomed bandit robbed a Torrance supermarket at 2515 Torrana Blvd on a Wednesday afternoon, forcing employee Lee Groh and assistant manager Thomas Sedano into the store office. He opened the unlocked safe and fled with most of the cash. Police describe the suspect as 40 to 45, about 5 foot 11 inches, 200 pounds, wearing a brown suit, straw hat, and dark glasses. The highway patrol chased the getaway car into the countryside northeast of Wichita.
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Torrana Blvd
Torrance
Lee Groh
Thomas Sedano
Sedano
Grisdale Jodiys Tt and HIS RUSH trip to Washington
Government officials report improving economic indicators as Attorney General Pat Brown dismisses a threatened subsidence lawsuit as a wild goose chase. The remark highlights ongoing federal discussions and political tension.
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Washington
Pat Brown
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Secret Wedding Ties Suzy Parker to Cecelia Ann Rene Parker
Across the nation Suzy Parker married Aug. 6, 1955 in New York at Washington Square Methodist Church under the name Cecelia Ann Rene Parker. De La Salle cited privacy for the secrecy and Parker’s accident and funeral events are noted.
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de la Salle
Miss. Parker
Washington Square Methodist Church
New York
Miss Parker
Cecelia Ann Rene Parker
Ten North Frederick
Tuesdy
Missing San Marino businessman Peter H Young vanished
Detectives scour San Marino and Long Beach as area police expand search for Peter H Young a wealthy businessman 48 reported missing after leaving a memo to co workers and failing to appear in court for tax charges. Investigators note he recently drove a rental car from International Airport and had talked of sailing to Mexico. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest on state tax return evasion charges covering 1954 to 1956.
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el Sereno
Peter H. Young
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Vice
Carefull Dent
Lhecks
Young's Market Co
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Long Beach
Newport
Beach
Mexico
Long Beach Area
Los Angeles
Mel
James Garthaldi
Garibaldi
Mft
Man Convicted in Teen’s Strangling Gets Life Prison Term
A jury in Ponca City, Oklahoma, sentenced 18 year old Johannesson to life imprisonment for the murder of 14 year old Phyllis Meltzer by strangling her at the family home. He claimed mental blackouts and inability to remember the incident. A dramatic crash nearby killed the couple inside a farmhouse as a fiery plane fell during an electrical storm. the husband survived.
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Tugegi
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Phyllis Meltzer
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UPI
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Will
Phyllis
Holl
Cary Jon Johannesson
McConnell
Air Force Base
Wichita
Kan
Pants
Apd
Dick Harmon
Harmon
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Senate Unit Rejects Idea of Space Czar
In Washington a Senate committee rejected a space czar plan and backed a seven member government board to oversee the expanding space program. The panel revised the House bill to place control with a presidentially appointed board subject to Senate confirmation. The board would include key agency leaders and atomic officials and allow Eisenhower to appoint three additional members from other government bodies.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Ehlsen
Hower
Space Agency
Tional” Aeronautics and Sprice
Eisenhower
Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Board
Small Car Jests Irk Weatherman
WM slammed the door of his tiny foreign car and stormed into the observatory. He vents anger at a rude service encounter, noting a filling station delay on the way to work. The exchange with his assistant reveals frustration with the day’s mishap.
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Dme
Troueb
Fox executive dies in Boston hospital
Twentieth Century Fox executive and former husband of film star Arlene Erskine died Wednesday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The veteran film industry figure, known for his work at the studio, passed away after a brief illness.
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Boston
Neil KF
Agnew
Twentieth Century-Fox Motion Picture Co
Arlene Eran
The
Massa
House OKs The-Backed Trade Bill
The House approved 317 to 98 a bill authorizing lower international trade barriers, a major victory for President Eisenhower. The measure advances to the Senate amid fierce debate over extending reciprocal trade agreements beyond June 30. Protectionists blasted imports as harming American industry and jobs, but their moves failed.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Areng
Jury acquits husband in dentist knifing case
In Pasadena, a Superior Court jury acquitted 27 year old Bobby Gene Hunter of attempted murder of Dr. John C. Glasscock of Altadena. Hunter, a refrigerator mechanic, was also cleared on related assault with a deadly weapon charges. The defense cited jealousy over Dr. Glasscock's attention to Hunter's wife Helen Jo.
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Dns
Bobby Gene Hunter
Altadena Dent Il
Hunter
John.c. Glascock
Glasscock
Helen Jo
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