Truman Hits Knight Deal and Silent Governor
Washington and California buzz Friday over Knight Knowland politics with no confirmation of Gov. Knight running for Senate. Rumors say Knowland may step aside for Nixon, while White House signals and press silence cloud the scene as GOP tension grows ahead of 1960 primaries.
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Truman calls for probe into swap and GOP split
Former President Truman urged a probe into a reported deal to sideline Gov. Goodwin Knight and boost Sen. Knowland for the California governor race. He criticized the right to work push and condemned Eisenhower administration defense cuts while praising Knight and Knowland. Hagerty and his wife met Gov. Munoz Marin in Puerto Rico during a 10 day vacation.
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Biltmore Baw
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Governor's Mansion
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Pat) Brown
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Disneyland
Hagerty
Marin San Juan
P.R
White House
James C. Hagerty
Luis Munoz Merin
Aged Men Lose $850 to Thieves in Downtown Long Beach
Two elderly men, Paul W. Moyers aged 75 and Walter Edwards aged 74, were robbed by pickpockets within blocks of each other in downtown Long Beach. Moyers reported losing 600.57 from the Main Library vestibule after withdrawing cash. Edwards recalled being jostled while waiting for a bus at First Street and Pine Avenue and later found his wallet missing.
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Paull W. Moyers
1St St
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Pinevares
Walter Edwards
Cerritos Ave
First St
Pine Ave
Bandit shoots two bystanders in Huntington Park incident
A forgery suspect wrestled a policeman's gun in a crowded Huntington Park store Friday night and fled amid gunfire. Two bystanders were struck as officers pursued the suspect through nearby streets. Police recovered the weapon and launched a search for the suspect.
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Huntington Park
Nostalgia Football Day Sparks Offbeat Tales and Crime
A quirky football nostalgia piece opens with a veteran recalling past heroes and homecoming glamor. The narrative unfolds into a real world crime report at Pacific Television and Appliance Co where a forger snatches a police pistol, fires, injuring two bystanders John Lasabrook and Bert W. Flander, with pursuit by Officer James Lange and unverified claims of a car getaway.
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Agra Ave
Bell Cardens
Bert W. Flander
Beechwood Ave
South Gale
Maywood Hospital
Charles Jacobson
State Grange Proposal Seeks Occupation Tax on Renters
The State Grange endorses a new occupation tax on non-property owners such as renters and trailer court occupants to ease property owners’ tax burden. Critics note rents often cover property taxes, and sales taxes also apply. In Long Beach the city sales tax nears five million dollars annually.
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Farmers’ Organization
Long Beach
Independent Long Beach bids for Pacific Coast base ball franchise
The Independent Long Beach reports its bid for a Pacific Coast baseball franchise during a PCL directors meeting in Sacramento. The NLRB ruled the Teamsters Union guilty of unfair labor practices aimed at its own employees, per pages A-2 and B-1.
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Sacramento
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Marshal Marked for Exile in Soviet Purge
Reports from Moscow say Marshal Georgi Zhukov and powerful allies are being purged. Zhukov reportedly loses positions from the Presidium to the Defense Ministry and faces exile to a remote post, with Khrushchev and others engineering the scapegoating amid regional rumors. NBC correspondent Irving R. Levine cites circulation of these claims in Helsinki and Moscow.
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Belgrade
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Outer Mongolia
Irving R. Levine
NBC
Helsinki
War Renewed on Gas Price War
A renewed gasoline price war hit the area Friday with major brand stations cutting regular to 26.9 cents per gallon, three cents under the BAIRE price, while self serve stations on Firestone Bld cut to 24.9 cents. Industry observers say competition is forcing major sellers to lower prices.
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Downey
Firestone Bld
Ex-Maid Testifies Scott Struck Missing Wife in Trial
A surprise witness at L Ewing Scott’s murder trial testified that the defendant slapped his wife and said he had never loved her. The maid described finding a bruise, applying raw meat to reduce swelling, and hearing a noise like someone falling. She said Scott admitted not loving his wife and suggested he married for money.
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Throsby Scott
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Eisenhower Addresses Chin Up Talks in Oklahoma City
President Eisenhower opened a nationwide science and security push in Oklahoma City on Friday. He spoke to boost confidence in the United States scientific edge, noting Soviet gains in military science while acknowledging U.S. progress since 20 years ago. The speech, carried by radio, referenced a CIA Scoville report claiming Soviet scientist totals and warned of rapid Soviet advances.
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Jant Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
America
United States
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma
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