Square dancing wedding draws nearly 300 in Long Beach
Donald MacDonald 51 and Lena Parcelli 56 wed at the Long Beach Municipal Recreation Center with the Wagon Wheel Squares providing the ceremony. Dr Roy Gillaspie officiated in cowboy boots and a 10 gallon hat as 300 dancers filled the hall for vows and a square dance reception.
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Bob Beckman
Donald MacDonald
Lena Parcelli
Long Beach Municipal Recreation Center
Wagon Wheel Squares
MacDonald
Keena
Roy E. Gillaspie
Soldiers of the Cross
Ray Munson
Jack Minor
Price cuts in dairy and a budget clash in Washington
Formal orders cut dairy price supports starting April 1, setting national averages for milk and butterfat as Benson predicts a presidential veto of a one year freeze. Separate reports show unemployment benefits dropping to 410,500 claims last week, while the House Appropriations Committee rejects Eisenhower’s budget for independent agencies and advances a $4.1 billion Treasury and Post Office bill.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson Ti Day
Benson
Eisenhower
Senate
White House
Washington WU
Labor Department
WPI
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Treasury
Post Office
Appropriations Group
Labor Laws Rapped Over Kohler Strike
Senators Goldwater and McClellan urged new labor laws after citing Kohler Co. strike history. They accused the United Auto Workers of restraint of trade in its boycott of Kohler plumbing products and argued for curbing unions' power.
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Washington
Kohler Co
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sen. McClellan
D-Arks
United Auto Workers
UAW
Kohler Plumbing
Long Beach Widow Killed in PCH Crash
Irma E. Holt a 48 year old Long Beach widow died from head injuries after a Pacific Coast Highway collision. Police charge the other driver for running a red light at Cedar Ave. Sutton 51 and Holt were passengers when their car was struck by Little 42 of Inglewood. Both drivers and Sutton sustained minor injuries. Holt a Nebraska native lived in Long Beach since 1935 and worked as a typist for the Harbor Department. Funeral arrangements announced.
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Pacific Coast
Long Beach
Cedar Ave
Irma E. Holt
Maine Ave
Seaside Memorial Hospital
Clyde C. Sutton
Eucalyptus Ave
Rea-P. Little
Inflewood
Holt
Sutton
Little
Seaside Hospital
Nebraska
Long Beach Harbor
Glen HH. Holt
Mottell’s & Peck Mortuary
Nehru Group Loses Delhi Municipal Majority
Delhi voters delivered a setback to Prime Minister Nehru's Congress as the party failed to retain a majority in the newly created eight member Municipal Corporation and elections in the capital. The shift signals changes in governance for Delhi with the formation of the new body.
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Delhi
India
Nehru
Congress Party
Old Delhi
Municipal Corp
New Storm Hits L B Inch of Rain Expected
A new storm moved in with forecasts of another inch of rain by Sunday. Long Beach and surrounding Los Angeles areas face possible flood gusts and landslide danger as showers and scattered thunderstorms drift through. Small craft warnings persist with winds up to 30 mph.
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L.B
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Bureau
Hollywood Glamour Gels for Academy Award Show
The page notes will feature eye catching finery as Hollywood's glamour returns to the Academy Award presentations, highlighting fashion and style trends ahead of the event.
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Hollywood
Here’s A Guy Who Objects Effectively In Chicago Jail
A city jail in Chicago updates inmate attire to fitted blue striped white percale uniforms. Warden Frank Sain enforces the change on Friday, replacing the long sack dresses worn since 1852. Inmates reportedly welcome the switch, and a courier named Sam comments on the staffing mood.
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Chicago
Frank Sain
Cale
Sam
East's Worst Blizzard in 40 Years Easing Up
The eastern seaboard sees the worst blizzard in four decades ease Friday night after two days of heavy snowfall. Up to three feet buried towns from Virginia to New England, causing widespread outages, deaths, and emergency response. The Red Cross operated 29 relief centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York as millions faced power loss, heat shortages, and disrupted services.
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East
Associated Prest
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Vkr
Rocation
Maine
Virginia
THE
RED Cross
New Jersey
New York
Maryland
Havre de Grace
Aberdeen
Upstate
Ohio
Two More Russian A Blasts Reported
The Atomic Energy Commission announced two additional Soviet nuclear tests. The first occurred Thursday at Siberian test grounds with small energy yield. the second Friday north of the Arctic Circle yielded a larger energy. The Russians have been conducting a month long test series in both areas, with earlier reports of a hydrogen bomb in the Siberian Arctic.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Siberian
Arctic Circle
AEC
Siberian Arctic
AES
Six Airmen Die in Two Plane Crashes Near Florida and Oregon
Associated Press reports a B47 Stratojet bomber crashed during a training mission at Avon Park Florida killing four officers aboard. In Portland Oregon a T23 jet trainer sank after a crash into the Columbia River, killing two airmen. MacDill AFB says the bomber reported trouble at 4000 feet. cause unknown.
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Associated Prews
Avon Park
Fla
Portland
Ore
Columbia River
MacDill Air Force Base
MacDill
Portland Air Force Base
Smpire
Robert Ryan
Pilot Strike Talks Pace Amid Prime Weather Woes
The piece notes a looming pilot strike grounding Western airline jets as talks on mediation resume. It mentions rainfall, recession concerns, and pump priming as economic context, with 1864 weather figures cited and conferences to be opened by the National Mediation Board.
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Los Angeles
Air ‘Lines
National Mediation Care What
Navy could lay up ships to meet manpower cuts
Admiral Arleigh Burke told a House subcommittee that by July 1, 1959 the Navy must reduce strength to 630000 under orders, a 45000 drop in two years, with a critical manning need of 675000. The economies aim to free funds for modernization and new gear.
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Washington
Chief of Naval Operations
Congress
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Burke
Navy
House
Armed Services
Thieves Dig Hole Haul Dirt From Lakewood Yard
Neighbors report dirt removed from a yard at 7122 Eastondale Ave in Lakewood. Charles Jordan, who tends the Perlsteins’ property, found the hole Friday and asked what the purpose was, commenting simply Way. The Perlsteins, Mr. and Mrs Mortis Perlstein, were away at the time.
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DR. Gillaspie
Miss Parcelli
Cominion
Caller Minor
Franchot Tone
Dolores Dorn
Weatherman
Sogey
Charles Jordan
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