Average Electricity Bill Hike For Edison Customers
The average domestic consumer will pay about 59 cents more per month as a rate increase, effective November 9, authorized by the State Public Utilities Commission. The change affects 1,436,426 Southern California Edison customers across Los Angeles and eight other counties, with municipal systems in certain cities exempt.
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Rossmoor City Poll Proposed
A notice filed with the Orange County Board of Supervisors seeks incorporation of the Rossmoor tract east of Long Beach. Boundaries would cover about 4000 homes north of Garden Grove Blvd, with population around 475. If approved, Rossmoor would become Orange County’s 22nd city.
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Hundreds Hunt Boy Found Safe After Long Search
A year old boy named Stanley Edward Phillips was missing for about five hours in North Long Beach. Hundreds searched until late Wednesday night when Walter Schulte, a cubmaster from Bellflower, found him asleep on a lumber pile near Orizaba Avenue. The boy answered when called, saying I am ever here.
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Betty Philips
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Orizaba
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Walter Schulte
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Bellflower
Harlan Curfew Tightened After Boy Missing Search
In Harlan Kentucky a curfew was established by the city council after a missing boy prompted a search that began at 9 pm. About 200 Boy Scouts and hundreds of neighbors joined the effort along with deputies and police. The boy was found around 11 pm after officers and volunteers searched a mile-long field.
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Former film producer Boris Morros sued for separate maintenance
Boris Morros, once a Hollywood producer and recent anti Communist counterspy, was sued Wednesday for separate maintenance by his wife of 34 years, Catherine Morros. She charged extreme cruelty and asked reasonable support in Los Angeles Superior Court. The couple wed May 4, 1923 and separated Oct 9.
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Catherine Morros
Queen of the British Commonwealth Visits Us
Article notes a gracious queen visiting the United States. It highlights Elizabeth as the engaging figure for Americans while acknowledging historical ties between nations. The Reader's Digest features a piece on what it takes to be queen, with continuation hinted on Page A-8.
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Reader's Digest
United States faces Soviet charges on Middle East crisis
The AP wires report a tense global scene as Russia accuses the United States and Turkey of planning an attack on Syria after Turkey’s Oct. 27 elections. Dulles says a Middle East war unlikely but U S must stay alert for a possible Soviet assault on Turkey. Gromyko delivers a blunt UN note promising Soviet aid to Syria if Turkey attacks.
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Sputnik and Rocket Still Lively
U S scientists at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory say the Russian satellite and its accompanying rocket have life left, with the rocket possibly at least 100 days more aloft and the satellite enduring longer. Secretary Dulles notes Sputnik’s Oct 4 launch spurred U.S. missiles program focus, while implying U S lead in heavy bombers and the importance of missiles as decisive weapons.
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Weather man removes controversial sign amid scandal
An old weather official reportedly pulled down a provocative sign reading Do It Now after a dispute over payroll funds. The chief assistant allegedly eloped with his red haired secretary, causing further upheaval in the office.
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Queen Elizabeth Begins U S Visit With Jamestown Pilgrimage
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip continued a busy first state visit to America, touring Jamestown Island and historic sites in Williamsburg. The pair traveled in Eisenhower’s bubble-domed car and a horse drawn carriage, greeting crowds and delivering speeches before nightfall.
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Transit firms seek inclusion in MTA consolidated system
Long Beach Transit Lines and Compton City Lines join L A Transit Lines and Metropolitan Coach Lines in seeking inclusion in the MTA. Ralph P. Merritt says a $45 million bond issue will fund six acquisitions, totaling under $40 million for LATL and Metropolitan. Token rate hikes are rejected by the Public Utilities Commission, keeping tokens at seven for 50 cents while cash fares stay at 17 cents. Glendale City Lines is affected due to its joint fare arrangement.
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Faisal Plans Visit to Baghdad State Visit
King Faisal and Crown Prince Abdul Mah will pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia on November 2, an official announcement said Wednesday.
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Five More Die in Flu Toll At Dixon and Pennhurst
Flu epidemics killed five at the Dixon Illinois state school for retarded children, part of a nationwide toll amid 30 deaths in 48 hours. A Pennhurst State Training School breakdown reported six child deaths near Philadelphia, with additional fatalities across Pennsylvania Illinois Indiana New Jersey Ohio and other states.
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Court to Decide Wilson Baby's Fate
In Hollywood AP report, actress Marie Wilson and UCLA senior Linda Leabow clash over a 344 month old baby. Leabow, the natural mother, seeks return of her infant while Wilson and her husband Robert Fallon want to adopt. Court action and upcoming hearing set as families plead their case.
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Search of L. Scott Yard Yields Denture in Missing Wife Case
Los Angeles UM describes the back yard search in L. Ewing Scott’s murder trial as a probe for a buried body. Detective Lambros testified he and colleagues spent hours with sharp rods. the denture of Mrs. Scott was found partly buried near the property line along with reading glasses, tablets, a hair brush, and a tooth powder can. The denture was identified by her dentist as the one she wore before she vanished.
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L. Ewing Scott
Lambros
Arthur Hértéh
Hertel
Baby Dies After Gulping Pepper
Ten month old Dave Fulford died after swallowing a large amount of black pepper. Police said the child was drying on a kitchen table after a bath when left momentarily with his mother Dorothy Fulford at work, and he reached for the pepper shaker.
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Dorothy, Fulford
Bank error credits couple eleven thousand dollars
Independent Des notes a bank mistake that credited a couple with $11,000 though their balance was $114. A lighted pair bought a new car and deposited $3,806 in another bank. Lyle Wilson reports from Washington on administration topics.
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