Driver Carries Fatally Hurt Boy to Mother in Tragic Death
A 2 year old Long Beach boy died after a car strike near his home. The driver, Charles Reif, carried the injured child to the mother’s front door then died of a heart attack. Police identified the driver as a possible suspect due to lack of adult witnesses. The boy Paul Tomich died at 11:25 am and Reif shortly after. both families mourn as officials review the case.
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Bryan Hodgson
Long Beach
Paul Tomich
E. Wardlow Rd
Charles Reif
Chatwin Ave
Reif
Harriet Tomich
Community Hospital
Paul
Mark
Neigh
Ters
Six Million Dollars Approved for Long Beach Naval Yard
Washington The Long Beach naval shipyard will receive the full six million dollars with a five point four million dollar increase over the Navy’s initial request for subsidence repairs. Half a million dollars must be spent only if the Navy confirms progress on action or arrangements to prevent further subsidence. Rep. Craig Hosmer and committee chair Carl Vinson press to keep requirements pressure on the project. Charlotte Preston, 78, was treated for shock after her electric car overturned at Orange and Spring streets.
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Aiudenement
Washington
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
House Armed Services
Navy
Ar- Rep
Craig Hosmer
R-Long
Bench
Com
Vinson
Willmittee
Carl Vinson
D-Va
Charlotte Preston
Norton Ave
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Orange Ave
Spring Sty
Jobless Benefit Rolls Drop For Seventh Straight Week
UPI reports Labor Department data showing continued decline in unemployment benefits with idle recipients at 327,600 for the week ending May 31 and new claims at 321,600 for the week ending June 7. The emergency funds case may extend benefits up to 25 weeks in states like New York and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Kent Eisenhower
Florida
Pennylvania
New York
Indian relics unearthed at Bellflower church site
Independent reports unearthed Indian relics at a Bellflower church site stirring local interest. Mentioned on page A-8, the item highlights historical finds linked to the region and prompts questions about preservation. A separate note on page A-10 discusses education, mentioning a son of the Republics dictator and Commard College.
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Dominican Republics
U. S
Commard College
Eisenhower Urges Rapid Pass Of Aviation Agency
President Eisenhower urged Congress to quickly create a single powerful federal aviation authority after mid air collisions caused losses of life. He outlined a 2000 word plan to Congress as the nation pursues improved air traffic management. The speech notes human limits but aims to prevent future accidents. He also referenced ongoing missile tests and defense reforms.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
Indiana Rivers Swell. State of Emergency Declared
Heavy rains and tornadoes surged across Indiana flooding rivers. Wabash Mayor J. Robert Mitten asked the National Guard to help evacuate residents as the Wabash River jumped from 21.89 to 22.50 feet by nightfall, forcing at least 64 families to flee.
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Indianapolis Ind
UPI
Indiana
Wabash
Ind
Wbash
J. Robert Mitten
National Guard
Wabash River
Twenty five planes search for lovesick airman in Texas
In Texas a search by twenty five planes sought Airman 3/C Dan ald Keeton missing after a rented plane flight from Gulfport Mississippi. The 19 year old Dallas resident left a note about suicide tied to a rejected marriage proposal. The hunt shifted to northeast Texas after a sighting near Lodgview and a yellow flash reported four miles northeast of Henderson.
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Tex
Danald Keeton
Dallas
Gulfport
Miss
Doris
Lynn Bowling
Keeton
Texas
Lodgview
Louisiana
Air Force Leass
Hensley Air Force Base
Hederson
Warm Washington Echoes Across Capital Debate
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a Washington climate remark linked to political talk. The text references Democrats and a heated mood, but details are unclear.
Soviet Troop Returns Lead Red Army Pullback
VIENNA UPI reports the first contingent of Soviet troops is returning to Russia under the new Soviet decision to cut forces. Romanian occupation troops exited Braila in southeast Romania, according to Bucharest radio on Friday.
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Vienna
UPI
Russia
Braila
Rumania
Bucharest
Hagerty Defends Adams Gifts Question Gaps
The White House refused to say if Bernard Goldfine gave an expensive coat and a rug to Adams, while stressing Adams has not resigned and Eisenhower has not asked him. Hagerty said Adams fully answered the subcommittee, but would not confirm gifts or testify, noting no evidence of favored treatment by federal agencies. The press secretary framed the issue as whether Goldfine received preferential treatment due to his friendship with Adams.
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White’ House
Boston
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Sherman Adams
James C. Hagerty
Adams
White House
Eisenhower
Hagerty
New
Stire
Goldfine
Plymouth
Mass
House
Oren [Harris
D-Ark
Baldev
Waich
Harris
Morris
Young mother jailed after purse grab at Torrance mall
Doris Elaine Guy 21 of Carson was jailed after police say she left two infants in a stroller in a Torrance shopping district while attempting to snatch a handbag from Elizabeth Hosking. Guy led officers to her car where her children, 5 months and 23 months, were found. She claimed financial need to buy clothes. She was released on her own recognizance and faces Torrance Municipal Court on Monday.
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Torrance
Doris Elaine
Guy
Delores St. Carson
Elizabeth Hosking
Gramercy Ave
Iman Alley
Moon
Polite
Thief repays inflation bonus added in Missoula note
An anonymous sender returned $5 to a Missoula store claiming the toys stolen years ago were repaid. A second letter from a Midwestern city enclosed another $5 with an inflationary note urging the first payment would not suffice in view of the present economy.
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Missoula
Mont
Marie McDonald Hospitalized After Sleeping Pill Overdose
Las Vegas reporters say actress Marie McDonald was rushed to Rose de Lima Hospital after an accidental overdose of sleeping pills in her Flamingo Hotel suite. She told attendants she felt unwell and swallowed five to eight pills before calling for help. The hospital reported she was in satisfactory condition and likely to be released today.
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Nev
UPI
Marie
McDonald
Rose de Lima Hospital
Fer Flamingo
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