Bay Unit Warns Oil Firms Over Peninsula Subsidence
Alamitos Bay Community Interest Association warns all oil firms in a unanimous resolution to be held liable for subsidence threatening the upscale Alamitos Bay Peninsula. Harold DeLance says sinking could flood the area. a door to door drive will enlist 300 homeowners and others. The group cites studies predicting continued subsidence if oil production continues.
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Alamitos Bay
Alomites Bay
Assa's
Harold C. DeLance
Seaside Walk
Association
DeLance
de Lance
Peninsula
Goodwin Knight
Knight
Stanley and Stolz
Sur
Frank Hudson
Assembly
Frederic R. Harris, Inc
Navy
Battleship Iowa Begins Final Cruise Before Inactivation
The 45,000 ton Iowa sails from Norfolk to Philadelphia for inactivation, marking the end of U S Navy battleships in active service as Wisconsin heads to New York next month for mothballing.
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Norfolk
Iowa
Philadelphia
Wisconsin
New York
U. S. Navy
Waterspouts Reported Off San Diego Coast
A fall storm in San Diego County brought rain snow hail and lightning. An airline pilot reported two large water spouts sighted along the coast near Oceanside during the event.
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San Diego
San Diego County
Oceanside
Flying Finns cuff Judge in citizen arrest at city hall
Flying Finns Charles and George De George, ages 42, snapped cuffs on Superior Court Judge Kenneth N. Chantry at Los Angeles City Hall amid a long dispute over a surplus World War II cargo plane. Chantry was detained briefly, then released as police took over. Dist. Atty. McKeson declined a complaint against the judge.
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Superior Court
Kenneth Chantry
Charles Finn
Fin
George
Flying Finn
Los Angeles
Charles Evans
Associated Press
Charles de George
Kenneth N. Chantry
Judge Chantry
Charles
Chantry
Dist. Atty
William McKesson
U. S. Arty
Laughlin Waters
Man Admits Attacks on 12 Women
Gerald Lee Matthews, 28, an electronics engineer and husband, confessed to a years long spree of kidnappings, attacks on women, and robberies in the San Fernando Valley after a polygraph indicated possible guilt. Four victims identified him. ages ranged from 13 to 61. He was arrested at a San Fernando Valley drive-in theater and booked on burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, and related charges.
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Burbank
Gerald Lee Matthews
San Fernando Valley
Robert Coveney
Matthews
Lrea
Ace
Sui Valley Drive-In
Ruth L. Beth
North Hollywood
North
Holly Woop
German actions strain East West ties and aid debate
West Germany cuts ties with Yugoslavia after Tito recognizes East Germany as a separate nation. The move aligns with Russia and raises a U S foreign aid debate in Congress over Yugoslavia funding. The piece frame cites Truman era meetings and ongoing Occupation status of East Germany.
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West Germany
Yugoslavia
Tito
East Germany
Russia
Truman
Hed
Joe
Pols
Stolen Flying Boat Worth 25000 Reported Missing
Long Beach police file grand theft air plane report after a converted Navy flying boat valued at 25000 disappears from Tong Beach Aeromotive Co hangar. Edgar Mattson says the nosewheel was removed to prevent theft but later swapped with a nearby plane and later returned. The aircraft belonged to C A Young, radio and television announcer of Norwalk.
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Navy
Tong Beach
Mattson
Long Beach
Diploma Mill Operated Greenbriar College in Downey
Lynwood steamfitter Michael Johnson testified before a California Assembly subcommittee about his Downey outfit Greenbriar College that sold bachelor degrees for 9.50 each. He described ad hoc schooling, a mailed exam, and watered down tests, with more than 50 witnesses cited by Atty. Gen. Pat Brown as part of a broader diploma mill issue across Los Angeles and the state.
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Los Angeles
Lynwood
Greenbriar College
Downey
State Assembly
Michael Johnson
Sheridan Hegland
Mesa
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Cy- Brown
Johnson
Doctor Off
Greenbriar
Compton Junior College
Brown
Lewens
Bua
Queen Elizabeth Captures New York in Royal Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip flew to London after a whirlwind tour of New York where ticker tape crowds lined Broadway from the Battery to the United Nations. Police estimated about one million people witnessed the royal procession and celebrations.
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NEW_ YORK
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
London
New York
Manhattan Island
the Battery
City Hall
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
United Nations
Empire State Building
Queen Elizabeth
You
Lower Broadway
Hercer
Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman Reunite at Orly Airport
Italian producer Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman shared a brief reunion at Paris Orly after 19 months apart. They embraced and spoke with reporters before Rossellini headed to Italy. Bergman planned to join after her Paris stage run ends October 31.
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Paris
UPI
Robert Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Orly
Rossellini
Sonali Das Gupta
Ingrid
Sonali
India
Geneva
Dee
Italy
Moscow hotel party linked to Abel spy trial testimony
Testimony on Monday at the Abel spy trial described a Moscow hotel party with eight Russian girls as a prelude to a former Army sergeant turning in the Reds. The paper notes excitement in Meridian as red and green sparks from a huge weather balloon explosion lit the sky.
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Moscow
Reds
Abel
Page
Merced
Allies Envision Aid to All in Nuclear and Space Pact
London informants report Britain's cabinet approved Prime Minister Macmillan seeking closer nuclear and space cooperation with the United States to counter the Soviet threat. He would push for a stronger Anglo American policy in the Middle East and discuss dismantling hurdles with President Eisenhower in Washington, contingent on access to American nuclear weapons. The plan envisions mutual sharing of discoveries after McMahon Act changes and joint plans for future weapons research and production.
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London
Britain
Macmillan
Eisenhower
Macmilan
Washington
Mac
Middle East
United States
Turkey and Syria accept Saud mediation offer
United Nations reports indicate Turkey and Syria accepted King Saud of Saudi Arabia as mediator for the border dispute. Turkey confirmed its acceptance, while Syria reportedly withheld official confirmation based on information from home. General Assembly president Sir Leslie Munro called a debate on the Middle East.
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United Nations
Turkey
Syria
Arabia
Saud
Saudi Arabia
U.N
Storm kills eight at Mazatlan resort in Mexico
A Pacific storm struck Mazatlan killing eight people and causing extensive damage. Heavy rains and high winds disrupted communications along the coast. An airport operator reported great damage and asked for food and personnel. City center damage included the jail collapse freeing eight prisoners and walls toppled at a baseball park and a car agency.
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Mexico City
Mazatlan
Mexican Aviation Co
Isai
Ity
Daughter Steals Love of Her Mom's Husband
A Los Angeles housewife testified that her daughter by a former husband stole the love of her husband of 14 years. Mrs Dorothy Herrick, 50, was granted a divorce from Edwin Herrick, 41. Chloe Oliver Hoffman, 27, a divorcee, lived nearby and said she and the husband loved each other, and the wife felt she was too old.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Herrick
Edwin Herrick
Chloe Oliver Hoffman
Space Volunteers Eye Soviet Flight Plans
Soviet officials claim a large pool of volunteers is ready to fly as space missions expand. London and Moscow discussions center on recruitment and training timelines for future orbital flights amid global interest in the space program.
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Space Volunteers
London
Radio
Moscow
Soviet Union
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