Service Pay Hike Bill Gains House Approval
Washington sources report a House armed services subcommittee approval of a 1.1 billion dollar annual pay raise for all services, surpassing administration figures by 278 million. The plan covers subsistence, family separation allowances, duty pay, and a 5 percent cost of living increase for retirees, with several officer and enlisted pay scales adjusted. The panel also sets a Friday executive session to discuss final terms and retention of pay scales.
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Nervous Bandit Robs VA Hospital Bank in Broad Daylight
A short nervous bandit robbed the VA Hospital bank on the hospital grounds near the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach. He escaped over a wall after collecting about $16,000 from tellers and the rear safe, while witnesses described him as in his thirties with light brown hair wearing a black shirt and suit. FBI agents, sheriff�s deputies, and local police pursued, noting jurisdiction and a possible former employee connection. Security chief held reported heavy traffic and shift changes hindered immediate pursuit as the investigation began.
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Samuel E Held
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Jane Gunman
Bellflower Boulevard
Seventh Street
Supersonic Plane Study Contract Set
Seattle contractors chosen to study a supersonic transport project. FAA administrator said selection is made but negotiations to identify firms will continue. Boeing Co and North American Aviation reportedly formed a joint bid. other aerospace players like Douglas Aircraft are active in the effort. Recommendations expected by late May or early June.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Najeeb E Halaby
Boeing Co
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Youth Found Hanging Dead in Irons and Chains
The body of a Long Beach State College student, Giuseppe Piazza, was found Tuesday night hanging from a rafter in a garage at 1024 Freeland St. by his father Joseph Piazza. The youth wore only tight Levis and black boots, with irons bound to ankles and a belt tied to a hook. police pursue motive as no wrench or clear cause is found.
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Freeland St
Gerald Frank Piazzi
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Hepfather
Joseph Piazza
Devastating storms sweep Tennessee and Kentucky towns
Violent weather and floods pound the region as a Tennessee cave incident prompts teen Scouts to be pulled from Nicknack Cave near South Pittsburg. A tornado hits central Alabama, several buildings including a church are wrecked, and Red Cross opens disaster HQ in Huntington West Virginia. A coal train derails in Kentucky after a landslide near Pikeville, killing the fireman and injuring three. Hazard Kentucky evacuates as the Kentucky River rises toward Hazard. police report 73 children marooned in a building near Hazleton with no immediate danger. Governor Barron declares disaster areas across southwestern West Virginia as heavy rains recede and floods recede, with multiple deaths and widespread evacuations in Sevier and Blount counties.
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Chesapeake & Ohio
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Hazard
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North Fork
Kentucky River
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Vir Bala
H. H. Cudden
Ilogan
Guyandotte
Logan
Poisoned baby case tied to Harbor mother
A seven year old girl, Mary Ann Missal, remains in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital amid an investigation into possible poisoning by her mother Marian J. Ward of San Pedro. Ward, 33, is jailed after a medical strike ended, with detectives charging her with endangering the welfare of children as tests await Friday to confirm whether Ward’s eight month old son Pauls Marie Mistal died from poisoning.
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Marian J. Ward
15Th St. San Pedro
Harbor Division
Pauls Marie Mistal
Mary Ann Missal
Miss ‘Ward
Iber Call
Pablo Mistal
Topeka
Miss Ward
President Tshombe Returns to Congo
President Moise Tshombe returned to the Congo from Paris where he had medical treatment. He arrived in Elisabethville to a tremendous welcome from a crowd reported at about 10,000 people.
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Paris
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