Keel for Mo o re McCormack cargo ship laid at Todd Yard
The first major postwar ship project in the area began at Todd Shipyards San Pedro with Hull No 74 the first of two fast cargo liners for Moore McCormack Lines. The 454 foot vessel costs over 10 million dollars and offers deluxe accommodations for 12. Attendees included Rear Adm Robert C Lee and officials from the Department of Commerce Navy and local labor groups.
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Todd Ship Yards
San Pedro
Moore-McCormack — Lines, Inc
John J. Allen Jr
U. S Department of Commerce and Maritime Administration
U. S. Navy
Industry and
Moore-McCormack Lines
Todd Shipyards Corp
Robert C. Lee
USNR
Moore-McCormick Lines
Allen
Loyd C. Fleming
Pacific Coast
The
Maritime Administration
Vincent Thomas
James E Daniels
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Navy
Long Beach
Todd and Moore-McCormack
Convicts Riot at Fort Pillow Prison Farm Seizes Guards
About 150 inmates armed with knives rioted at Fort Pillow Prison Farm in Tennessee seizing guards Hubert Neyman and J.S. Voss as hostages. Neyman, 57, was forced to shout from a window as the inmates demanded talks with officials and threatened violence. Roddy, a 20 year old inmate, spoke for the group while authorities sought contact with Gov. Ellington and the Corrections Commissioner.
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Fort Pillow, Tenn
UPI
Fort Pillow
Hubert Neyman
Neyman
J.S. Voss
Johnny Webb Roddy
Jacksboro
Tenn
Buford Ellington
Keith Hampton Roddy
Allen Thomas
Massey Arrested After Dispute At Wilton Home
Actor Raymond Massey, 62, was arrested at his Honeyhill Road residence after an argument with his gardener Michael Hoshko 50. Police say Massey pushed and shoved the hired worker who had just been discharged. Massey posted 235 dollars bond and awaits Wilton Justice Court next Monday.
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Wilton, Conn
Raymond Massey
Honeyhill Road
Massey
Michael Hoshko
Hoshko
Ridgefield State Police
Wilton Justice Court
Brown income tax bill cleared Senate committee vote
Gov Brown's income tax bill, already approved by the Assembly, cleared the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee on a 6 3 party line vote with Democrats in the majority. In Indio, searchers found a La Mesa couple after a private plane wreck on Mount San Jacinto. Mrs Ann Irwin was hospitalized and her husband Guy M Irwin, 49, was found injured but not seriously hurt.
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Sacramento
Brown
Assembly
Senate
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Indio
la Mesa
Mount
San Jacinto
Ann Irwin
Guy M. Irwin
Big Splash as Car Crashes into Pool in Bakersfield
Herbert Fiske 83 was injured when his car left control in Bakersfield, smashed through the garage and a fence, and plowed into a neighbor's pool. Police investigated the crash and treated Fiske for a broken leg.
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Herbert Fiske
Bakersfield
Twisters Strike Five Locations In Midwest And Midwest States
Twisters hit Rincis and Michigan Monday causing major damage. A Harbor Beach school with 278 pupils had bicycles toppled. A power line fatally electrocuted a woman near Ann Arbor. Two homes were demolished southwest of Pontiac. A twister damaged a Monticello Illinois industrial plant roof where 23 workers escaped unharmed.
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Rincis
Michigan
Harbor Beach
Midh
Ann Arbor
Pontiac
Mich
Monticello
Ilinois
Navy Crash Near Whidbey Island Kills Nine
A Navy patrol bomber crashed and burned on takeoff from Whidbey Island's Ault Field KPAQ killing nine crewmen and critically injuring one. The P2V Neptune lifted off when fire erupted from the right engine, causing a wing dip and a deadly crash on Puget Sound.
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Whidbey Island
Naval Air Station
Wash
Puget Sound Island
Ault Field
Giant lumberjack shoots wife in chaotic standoff
Dayton Normal Williams a 6 ft 6 in former Salvation Army driver and World War II veteran, fired on his wife Mary Williams and held police at bay with a pistol rifle and knife before being captured near his unconscious spouse. He claims wartime experiences and a spinal injury fueled his rage as authorities say she is in very serious condition with multiple wounds.
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Eisenhower
Dayton
Williams
Salvation Amy
Belgium
Nea
Mary
Infant suffocates in loose crib plastic cover
In Indianapolis Gary Wayne McClain aged infant suffocated Monday under a plastic cover that had come loose from a crib mattress. The incident follows three similar baby deaths in the past two months linked to suffocation in plastic bags and coverings.
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Indianapolis
Gary Wayne McClain
Ex-California Official Bonelli Free, Vows Return for Fair Deal
William G. Bonelli, ex member of the California Board of Equalization, walks out of Lecumberri Prison in Mexico City and pledges to return to California for extradition when a fair deal is assured. Mexico declines extradition citing lapse of limitations and unequal punishment under the treaty. Bonelli's release follows July 1958 charges of bribery related to liquor licenses, with support from George Hahn and the Bonelli family as he plans a sequel to Billion Collar Blackjack.
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Mexico City
UPD
William G. Borel
California Board of Equalization
Lecumberri
California
U.S. State Department
Borelli
Riverside County
Manuel Tello
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
United States -Mexico
Bonellt
Bonelli
Bonellis
George Hahn
Hahn
San Pedro Boy Killed by Car
A six year old San Pedro boy died after being struck by a car Monday evening near 6th and Meyler Streets. Willie Joe Valdez of 936 West 6th Street was pronounced dead after arrival at San Pedro General Hospital. The driver, Salvador S. Robles, 27, of San Pedro, was reported to have struck the boy near the intersection.
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San Pedro
Willie Joe Valdez
W. 6Th St
Salvador S. Robles
6Th and Meyler Sts
Conference Opens With German Seat Dispute at Geneva
In Geneva the Big Four foreign ministers clash over East and West Germany at the first big power talks since 1935. West and East German representatives will attend sessions at separate tables, with no full German participation unless unanimity is reached.
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Geneva
Union
Ger Tians
East Germany
Ing
Big Four
Palace of Nations
Andreij Gromyko
Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice’ J Couve de Macville
Lloyd
Lloyd's Villa
Chavez Ravine and City Officials Clash in Los Angeles
Los Angeles officials face a brewing dispute over Chavez Ravine involving city planning and a station wagon question. The column teases an unexpected connection between a goat and a station wagon, labeled as a notable Page B-5 feature.
Ike Welcomes Belgian King Baudouin in Warm Ceremony
President Eisenhower greeted King Baudouin of Belgium at the airport in a festive display of flags and marching troops. He praised Belgian admiration for the United States and recalled wartime bonds, while Baudouin thanked the U.S. for aid and stressed shared hopes for peace and justice.
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Washington
Baudouin
Eisenhower
Iking
Belgium
Hing
Leopold II
Eissenhower
United States
WM Gets a Word in Edgewise Amid Busy Season
The WM faces a tight schedule as vacation season nears and staff shortages bite. He forges ahead with forecasts and plans, noting the workload is increasing while resources thin. A light humor lightens the tension.
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Lucky
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