Long Beach Engineer Tries Suicide by Car at Sunset Beach
A Long Beach engineer, 38, drove his car off a 20 foot embankment onto Sunset Beach near Santa Monica after telling bar patrons he planned to join his dead wife and infant son. He sustained broken ribs and internal injuries, transferred to County General Hospital in serious condition. His listed address on the license matched the Long Beach Alcoholics Anonymous site, though he had not been seen there for months and had recently lived with his wife Isa belle and child at 732 Esther Street. Police noted he was sedated and unavailable for further questioning.
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General Hospital
Ice Pool Pot Shared As Tanana River Ice Breaks
In Nenana Alaska on Friday at 1 26 p m PST the Tanana River ice broke up and ticket holders will share in 93000. The 43rd ice pool sold 165000 tickets with many held jointly by groups. One winning group was near Fairbanks and sixteen people will receive 525 41 each from a pot valued at 8454 50. Other winners were in Anchorage Nome and Juneau. The ice breakup is timed by a wire in the river and a clock on shore triggers crowds and broadcasts.
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Tanana
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Nome
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Tanana River
Vision of Queen Delights Veronica Martineau in London
In London a 9 year old from Methuen Mass Veronica Martineau glimpsed Queen Elizabeth II during a changing of the guard ceremony. Veronica, with her mother and eight relatives, waved as the queen and Prince Philip passed by. She later cried with joy saying it surpassed her expectations and vowed to tell friends back home.
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UPI
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Methuen
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Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Philip
Lovey
St Theresa
Steel wage talks end in deadlock as unions seek talks
United Steelworkers Union and industry officials wrap up initial contract talks with both sides far apart and planning threading discussions. About 3,800 workers strike six New York hospitals, while a separate walkout threatens at nine more hospitals over union recognition. Churchill visits New York before returning to London. Polaris missile test over Atlantic succeeds, meeting all objectives.
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United Steelworkers Union
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Park Avenue
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Cape Canaveral
Navy
Atlantic
Defense Department
Washington
Guardian Arrested in Los Angeles County Estates Case
Phillip A. Adkins deputy public administrator of Los Angeles County was arrested in Long Beach on charges of conspiracy to commit grand theft from estates under county care He was booked into County Jail after investigators presented evidence of shortages up to forty five thousand dollars Adkins admitted receipts of cash and loans from estates while defending his duties and prior service as deputy coroner for the Harbor Area
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Phillip A. Adkins
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Pererak
Adkins
Ramillo Ave
Richard R. Ro‘pan
E. A. Winstanley
Chavez Ravine Evictions Amid Ball Park Plans
In Los Angeles Chavez Ravine evictions, 14 sheriffs deputies enforced a court order to remove 10 people from three condemned homes to clear land for the Dodgers stadium. Neighbors and relatives protested in the streets as families including Manuel Arechega and his wife Abrana faced forceful entry balances.
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Los Angeles
Chavez Ravine
Los’ yAngeles Dodgers
Ball Park
Two Bandits Forcing Cash From Compton Drugstore
Two gunmen robbed the E and M Sun dries drugstore at 6200 S. Compton Avenue, taking $1,074 and fleeing after a foot race with witness Gilbert Holland who pursued them for two blocks before being outdistanced. Deputy sheriffs reported the holdup occurred Friday night and the robbers demanded the money order proceeds remained in the store.
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Compton
Fennel Babe Paso
Werner MiChey
F&f
Gilbert Holland
Holland
Coast to coast birthday party marks Truman at 73
The note on page A-7 reports a coast to coast birthday celebration for President Harry S Truman, who turned 73. Page A-2 cites Drew Pearson claiming Fidel Castro authorized a Panama invasion expedition.
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Harry Truman
Fibel Castro
Panama
Drew Pearson
Spyglass Murder Suspect Acquitted by Chicago Jury
CHICAGO (UPI) A jury of seven men and five women found Barry Z. Cook not guilty after 21 hours of deliberation in the spyglass murder trial. Cook, a 25 year old construction worker, faced a potential death penalty for the 1956 bludgeoning of Margaret Gallagher on a beach. Witnesses had identified him near the scene, but the court did not convict. He will be retried on a separate sentence for previous attacks on women.
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Land of the Free
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Walter O'Malley
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Lawrence Genesen
Beret
Genesen
State
Sively
Miss Gallagher
Stateville
Joliette
Lurid Ambition Behind Weatherman Aide's Bold Plan
The Weather Service aide declares a drastic plan to advance, arguing the move is necessary after careful study of the situation both locally and elsewhere. The exchange reveals a plot with high stakes and the assistant's growing influence on decisions.
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Wyman
Chavez Ravine Stadium
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Arthur K. Besley
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