Nationwide Smut Ring Suspects Jailed in L A
Los Angeles authorities arrested three men linked to a national smut distribution ring after a six month investigation. Joseph Patrick Schillaci Edwin L Rich and Abe S Toberoff face Pennsylvania charges and remain in county jail. Police and postal authorities cooperated with the DA's office in the operation. Additional firms named as distributors include World Wide Enterprises Direct Company of America Martin's Company and Regal Arts Products.
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Los Angeles
CNS
District Attorney's Office
Victor C. di Nisi
di Nisi
Mnil
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Joseph Patrick Schillaci
San Vicente Riva
Vita Products Inc
Santa
Ment
Chick
Philadelphia
Tom McDermott
United States
Castro Rebels Kidnap 10 Yanks, 2 Canadians
UPI reports Fidel Castro's rebels seized ten U.S. citizens and two Canadians in a Friday night assault on the Moa Bay mining lease area near Havana. The hostages, engineers and a project consultant, were taken after a surprise attack that left three soldiers wounded and no confirmed ransom. Cuban and American officials described the action as a retaliatory gesture tied to alleged U.S. support for the Batista regime.
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Havana
UPI
U.S
Fidel Castro
U. S
Smith
Castro
Tipe
Moa Bay
Batista
Cuban Government. ‘Smith
J. F
Schissler
Harold G. Kristian
A. M. Ross
James Bestmish
Edward Cordes
Ture
Moaday
Amer
A. Chamberlain
Romani —_ Cecelia
Frederick Snare Corp
New York
Henry Salmonson
Edward Cannon
Howard Roach
Stebbins Construction Co
W. Koster
Maurice Knight and Co
E.P. Pficider
University of Minnesota
Kristianson
Cannonare ‘Candians
U.S. fires two nuclear blasts in one hour at Pacific tests
The United States conducted two nuclear detonations within one hour at Bikini Atoll and Eniwetok Atoll as part of the Hardtack test series. The AEC said the 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm explosions were the eighth and ninth tests, with observers noting a rush to complete tests before a potential ban agreement with Russia.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Pacific Proving Grounds
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bikini Atoll
Eniwetok Atoll
Russia
Locker Waghtfoot Thoolhee Night Run Scene
A fragmented note describes a nighttime run event with unclear names and a spirited crowd. It mentions nine participants and a finish sequence, but many details are unreadable.
Eisenhower Deplores Big Foreign Aid Cut
President Eisenhower expressed deep distress over a House Appropriations Committee cut of 872 million dollars from foreign aid funds. He warned the reduction could threaten free world security if it stands, as Congress weighs further action. Funds for the program totaled about 3.078 billion for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
United States
House
Court Rules on Loew's Separation From Parent Firm
New York UPI reports a federal court ruling guiding the long delayed split of Loew's Inc from its theater chain. Judge Edmund Palmieri orders a plan to apportion assets and the debt between Loew's and Loew's Theaters Inc, due 90 days before stock distribution on August 31, 1959. The dispute centers on dividing 27.156 million dollars in debt as the two entities finalize the spin off first begun in September 1954.
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New York
UPI
Qhyera
Loew's Inc
U. S
Edmund L
Loew's
Stiit
Loew's Theaters Inc
Weather Lore Fad Sparks Rainstorm Gimmick at Zoo
A weather expert dismisses a playful rainmaking method as outdated while noting advances in meteorology. The fragment mentions Los Angeles charging 25 cents admission to Griffith Park Zoo starting Tuesday for those over 16.
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Los Angeles
LOS Angele
Griffith Park Zoo
Zsa Zsa Fete Prelim Sets Stage for Trujillo Boat Party
Five star host Zsa Zsa Gabor will front a Beverly Hills July 8 party for 100 to 150 guests as a prelim to General Rafael Trujillo Jr aboard his yacht Angelita in San Pedro Harbor. Trujillo says guests must be properly introduced before invitation to the shipboard fete.
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Rafael Trujillo Jr
Beverly Hilton Hotel
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Dominican Republic
Angelita
San Pedro
I.ee
Trujillo
Beverly Hills
Lescoffier
Beverly
Hilton
Patti Hagen
Miss Gabor
Hollywood
Miet
Alaide
Gabor
Teamster Units Withdraw from Central Labor Council
Four Teamster locals Nos. 692 579 396 and 88 have voluntarily withdrawn from the Central Labor Council in California. Expelled by national AFL-CIO offices for corruption, the units left in good standing with state and local AFL bodies. Long Beach committee review stalled the expulsion, mirroring a pattern of withdrawal to avoid formal expulsion. The locals say the move preserves their stance while avoiding mandatory state AFL ouster.
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Teamster Union
Central Labor Council
California
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Orm
Long Beach
JAFL
AFL
Gunman robs liquor store on Palo Verde Ave
A gunman held up a liquor store at 2211 Palo Verde Ave Friday night and fled with about $300. Clerk Arnold V. Dennis, 32, said the man produced a .45 caliber automatic from under his shirt, ordered him to empty the cash register, and then locked him in a back room before escaping.
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Palo Verde Ave
Arnold V. Dennis
Dennis
Eight Die in Johannesburg Train Wreck
A passenger train derailed near Johannesburg injuring many as it jumped rails and overturned. UPI reports at least eight people were killed and several others injured in the accident Thursday night.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Snark Missile Flies 5500 Mile Cape Test Run
Cape Canaveral reports the Snark guided missile achieved a 5500 mile test flight on a long endurance mission. Two solid boosters launched the 69 foot missile, turbo jet power sustained flight to 60 000 feet before vanishing. It aimed toward Ascension Island and would release its dummy payload into the ocean. This was the 12th launch in eight days at the missile test center with six missiles fired including Navy Vanguard and Polaris tests.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Strategic Missile Squadron
Exiday
Ascension Island
South Atlantic
Sound
Northrop
Missile Test -Center
Navy Vanguard
Navy Polaris
Army
Fog Threatens Long Beach Airport and Harbor
A summer fog and smoke reduced Long Beach Harbor visibility to under one mile by midnight. At Long Beach airport a weather observer reported 300 feet visibility and a ceiling near 200 feet expected by late morning, signaling potential closures for airport and harbor activities.
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Long Beach
Coast Guard
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fighting Tapers Off in Beirut and Tripoli
Heavy morning clashes in Beirut and Tripoli moderated to scattered firefights by Friday night. Rebels and government troops clashed in Basta Moslem quarter areas as 75 millimeter tanks and armored cars joined the assault. Casualties are reported by rebels as 9 or 10 killed and 10 wounded in Tripoli and 12 wounded in Beirut with one government soldier wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Tripoli
U.S
Eriday
Basta
Defense Ministry
Independent headline about Fox tangled again over influence charges
An independent page reports John Fox tangled again in influence charges dating Friday, with coverage on political controversy. A separate item notes a Danish mariner from a world iceboat voyage forced to hitchhike into Los Angeles harbor, marking a curious page reference.
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White House
John Fox
Los Angeles Harbor
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Mich
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National Academy of Science
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
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