Heiress Marjorie Durant Cleared in Drunk Driving Trial
Los Angeles AP reports actress heiress Marjorie Durant Waller wife of Rams halfback Ron Waller was acquitted by a jury Friday night of a misdemeanor drunk driving charge. Durant-Waller jumped up, embraced her attorney Milton Zerin, and shouted with joy as the verdict was read.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Zerin
Jim
Tve
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Byron J. Walters
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Stiles
Wing
L. M. Schlecker
Arthur Woodell
Plane crash survivors hike from hills near Porterville
Airman 2 C Gail Robert Stiles and Airman 3 C Joel Parker Blair, the latter from Louisburg Missouri, walked out of rugged mountains after their Piper Cruiser crashed on a peak 8 800 feet high near Porterville. Stiles, who rented the plane for a 24 hour trip to visit his father, reported they were frostbitten but in good condition. Search efforts faced bad weather but the pair reached safety four days after the crash, while their companion survived with minor injuries.
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Stiles
Merced
China Lake
Russel S. Stiles
Truman defends Hiroshima bomb decision in letter to Hiroshima council
Former president Harry Truman said the first atomic bomb cost about 200000 lives but saved over 400000 by forcing surrender. He cited Pearl Harbor and warned critics that invasion would have killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and Japanese without the atomic bomb.
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Truman
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Japan
Award Defended by FCC Over Miami Channel Decision
The Federal Communications Commission defended its initial Channel 10 award to National Airlines before the U.S. Court of Appeals. It argued the Miami Florida case rested on substantial uncontroverted evidence supporting the licensing decision.
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Federal Communications Commission
Atvard
Miami
Fla
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U.S. Court of Appeals
Channel 10
Leopold Leaves US For Puerto Rico Mission Hospital
The 1924 thrill killer Nathan Leopold, freed on parole from Stateville after over 33 years, departed Chicago on Friday bound for Puerto Rico to take a job as an X-ray technician earning ten dollars a month at a mission hospital.
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Nathan Leopold
Stateville Penitentiary
Puerto Rico Mission Hospital
Officials censured over handling Kehler Co. strike violence
Washington and Wisconsin officials faced Senate scrutiny Friday as Sheboygan police chief Steen W. Heimke testified on violent disorder linked to the Kehler Co. strike. Senator McClellan pressed county leaders to convene a grand jury, place witnesses under oath, and identify those responsible.
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Senate
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Curts Takes Command of Western Sea Frontier in San Francisco
Vice Admiral Maurice E. Curts, former head of the Pacific Fleet, is named commander of the Western Sea Frontier and Pacific Reserve Fleet. He succeeds Rear Admiral Albert M. Bledsoe, who remains as commander of the 13th Naval District in Seattle.
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Albert M. Bledsoe
13Th Naval District
Seattle
Mayor Rebuff Sparks Fight At CRA Convention
San Francisco Mayor George Christopher defied the California Republican Assembly fact finding committee by promising a vigorous response to their endorsement bid. In San Jose, the CRA breakfast session featured Christopher as a guest speaker as he urged supporters to take the fight to the floor. Separately in UNITED NATIONS, Russia formally objected to debating disarmament in the Security Council while Western powers pressed a two stage plan to renew East-West talks through procedural steps.
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California Republican Assembly
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George Christopher
Christopher
Goodwin J. Knight
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Russia
Security Council
Council
Tien
Disarmament Commission
Hundred mourn John Sherman victim tribute
One hundred living victims gathered Friday to pay final respects to John Sherman a 23 year old student. A child who learned to swim last year was found drowned Friday in the family pool at Paramount on page A-7.
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Debra
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American Ave
John Sherman
SECC
Paramount
Knight Ahead in California Republican Senate Nomination
A statewide Opinion Research survey shows Knight leading by 56 percent with 23 percent for George Christopher and 21 percent undecided. Knight's support shines in northern and central California while Southern California voters tilt 51 percent to Knight, 25 percent to Christopher, and 24 percent undecided.
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George Christopher
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California
Christopher
NO CONTACT MADE Atom Sub Hunts Mystery Vessels
Navy says submarine Seawolf joined searches for Russian submarines off the Atlantic Coast but established no contact. Cmdr Walsh quoted skipper saying the boat found nothing and returned to New London after a brief delay. Seawolf later resumed a routine cruise with congressmen aboard, while on a routine mission from Key West ordered Feb 27 to follow up contacts.
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Key West
Fla
Russ Fire Two More A-Blasts
UPI reports Russia carried out two atomic tests Friday, raising total Soviet tests since February 22 to five. The AEC said neither blast reached megaton yield. One test occurred north of the Arctic Circle, the other at the Siberian site. The tests appear to involve smaller weapons for potential battlefield use or air defense.
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UPI
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Siberian
Day for WM On Time Tired
Fellow workers crowded the afternoon shift watching WM's pace. He answered the phones with weariness and a measured tone as the sky seemed to mirror the heavy mood of the day.
Eisenhower seeks 171 million for public works expansion
President Eisenhower asked Congress for 171.45 million to speed public works and boost jobs as unemployment hits a record 3,252,400. Senate backs a Democratic resolution to accelerate military construction funding. Separate plan adds 46.2 million for hospital construction not in the prior program.
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