Flying Death Car Hurts Woman in Long Beach
A 24 year old sailor died instantly and a woman was critically injured in a head on collision on the Long Beach Freeway near the 6th St. off ramp. Susan Rae 22 suffered multiple injuries and was taken to St. Marys Hospital. Witnesses said the speeding sport car lost control on a curve and struck Rae's car, then demolished the concrete divider and sign before colliding.
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6Th St
Lea Joseph Francis
St.Mary’s Hospital
Miss Rae
Jane
Independent actor Alan Ladd on ranch oil wells
Independent actor Alan Ladd can get along without messy old oil wells on his chicken packed ranch. Former Gov Song of Louisiana remains in the spotlight on page B-10.
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Alan Ladd
Gov. Song of
Louisiana
Page
House OKs Federal Pay Hike
The House supported a 74 percent pay increase for federal workers amid a veto threat. In a 377-40 vote, Republicans and Democrats backed the measure to raise pay for postal employees and other federal employees, with costs estimated at 690 million dollars yearly. One GOP leader warned a veto was likely, but the bill advanced to the Senate.
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House
Senate
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Eisenhower
New Oil Field Opens in Los Angeles District
Union Oil of California and Signal Oil and Gas report a new La Brea Crenshaw field near Pico Blvd and Brea Ave flowing 37 gravity crude at 1200 barrels daily from a 13/32 inch choke. Two more wells await tests and a fourth will start soon with potential major importance noted by spokesmen.
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Los Angeles
UPI
la Brea- Crenshaw
Union Oil Co
California
Signal Oil and Gas Co
Pico Blvd
Brea Ave
Union
Wage Pact Kept Silent Until 1961 At Douglas Plant
A UAW Local 148 vote approved a two year contract with fringe benefits but no immediate wage raise. The agreement includes a 7 cent hourly raise in year two while work stoppages ended after a large rally at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Tulsa plant workers also accepted the pact earlier the same day.
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Douglas
Dellors
Sto Veterans Memorial Stadium
Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Tulsa
Elephant bones proven Minnie the Whale not elephant
Long Beach officials identified seven bones found in a Chevy Avenue barley field as parts of Minnie the Whale, the city’s famous sea giant. The bones, missing from a warehouse display, were recovered and reassembled, confirming the whale’s remains. The incident raises questions about who stole the bones and the whale’s sex remains uncertain.
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City Recreation Department
Minnie
Long Beach
Akeleton
Harnett
Recreation Department
Stephen Goff
Greentop St. Lakewood
Dr. Harnett
Japan Reports Ike Visit Cancellation Amid Turmoil
Tokyo reports Premier Nobusuke Kishi canceled the invitation to President Eisenhower as mass demonstrations, deadly clashes, and leftist riots shake Japan. Police clash with protesters near Parliament, while the government seeks stability amid rising tensions.
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Ato Tokyo
UPI
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisenhower
Japan
Fish and Weather Men Debate Luck on River Bank
Weatherman and assistant faced off across a stream with the assistant claiming better luck comes from fish opening their mouths on his side. In Tokyo outside Parliament thousands of students and union members demonstrated against police, calling for strikes across universities from Kyushu to Hokkaido. Zengakuren threatened to march on police HQ as rioting prompted possible sedition charges with 1 to 16 years hard labor. police jailed 180 students after Wednesday night's clashes.
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Kyushu
Hokkaido
Air Strike Continues at Miami
Eastern Air Lines pilots strike persists in Miami despite a court order. No departures at 10 a.m. as three major airlines threaten a broader stoppage over cockpit seating of federal inspectors. An EAL flight finally left Miami for Newark in the midafternoon, the first since the strike began.
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Chicago
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Eastern
EAL
Newark
Delay Phone Strike Here
A telephone strike in the Long Beach area was averted early today when negotiators for the General Telephone Co. and the Communications Workers of America agreed to extend their contract to midnight Friday. The contract covers about 8,000 employees in Long Beach Santa Monica Covina Pomona and in San Bernardino and Ventura counties.
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General Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Santa Monica
Covina
Pomona
San Bernardino
Ventura
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Minnie the Whale
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Ast Sunday
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Press
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