Jet Cannon Triggered Two Killed at Naval Air Station
Two enlisted men were killed Wednesday at the auxiliary Naval air station when a swept wing FS Fury jet, during a practice gunnery run, accidentally fired a 20 millimeter shell. The projectile passed through a hangar wall and struck a crewman in the chest, then hit another man in the stomach. Names withheld pending relatives’ notification. The pilot remains unnamed.
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EL Centro
Auxiliary Naval Air Station
Ace Os
Navy
Fleet Air Drinnery
Shaw and Keyes Secretly Wed in Spain
Mail reports bandleader Artie Shaw and actress Eve n Keyes married secretly in Spain and living on the Brava toast a Spanish haven of wealthy holidayers. Miss Keyes, Shaw's eighth wife, has previously married three times. Dowling divorced him last year.
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Artie Shaw
Even Keyes
Spain
Miss Keyes
Shaw
Doring Dowling
Herbert Pulitzer Dies at 61 Son of Joseph Pulitzer
Obituary notes Herbert Pulitzer, a son of Joseph Pulitzer, died at 61 after a heart ailment. The piece mentions his family ties and the impact of the Pulitzer lineage, set amid broader news of a historic transatlantic jet flight and international aviation milestones.
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Herbert
Benegar
Paris
Herbert Pulitz
Ager
Jet
Wied
Wednlle
Nevill
Sailors Seek Leave On Ship With Flu Fears
Photo shows two sailors with thermometers in their mouths as they await leave from the destroyer USS Huntington at Norfolk Virginia. The ship doctor bars men with fever from leaving and rising Asiatic flu concerns spark rumors of cases across California and the nation.
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Huntington
Norfolk
California
Rupp and Carntativo Get Death-Row Stays
San Quentin reports indicate two California death row inmates William Francis Rupp and Bari Carntativo were granted stays by Justice Hugo Black delaying their executions. Gerald Moore remains slated for Friday, with the trio originally set for a three-way gassing. The stays push any final decision past year’s start, as the Supreme Court reconvenes October 7 and petitions must endure a 60 day wait after denial. The cases involve insanity pleas tied to Rupp and Carntativo, while Moore’s fate remains undecided.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Charles White
William Francis Rupp
Bari Carntativo
Gerald Moore
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Ruby Ann
Grange County
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U.S
Police officers on probation after stag film scandal
A Memphis incident reports twenty police officers placed on probation after attending a provocative screening. The page also notes a writer revealing details about indoor skin diving practices, attributed to a Danish variety.
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Stafy
Bob Wells
Holston Guilty on B-Girl Rap
Robert Jilstin, 34, accuserl, drunk-rolling racket boxs, was convicted on one conspiracy count but acquitted on another. A nine-woman three-man panel found Holston guilty of conspiring to isolate State Alcoholic Beverage Control by hiring B-girls. found innocent on another conspiracy count. Mistrial declared on grand theft. new trial ordered for Nov. 1. Attorneys argued for new trial and probation.
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Beach Vasey
Vasey
Jani
Milton Emin
Albert C. S. Ramsey
ABC
Holston
Both Sides Close in Scandal Trial
Los Angeles residents cover a dramatic legal proceeding as prosecution and defense rest their cases in a scandal libel trial involving Confidential Magazine. Expect four days of summations with judge’s instructions, court holidays, and ongoing witness testimony including Maureen O’Hara.
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Los Angeles
Alley
Herbert Viiity
William Rilzi
Walker
O'Hara
Jan Harkins
Maureen O'Hara
S. Harvard
Grauman's
Sheman
James Craig
Quiet Bandits Rob Safeway for 2500 in Safe
Two masked men forced the assistant manager, Henry B. Barber, 29, at the Safeway store on Atlantic Avenue to open the office safe. Barber described being coerced at gunpoint and then the pair fled with more than $2,000 in bills, $300 in coins, and travelers checks. The men escaped as Barber donned his coat and left the scene. The incident drew attention amid broader discussions reported elsewhere.
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Safeway
Atlantic Ave
Faubus
Zisen
Fedtomers
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Arkansas
Constitutional
Faubus warns Ike as federal agents plan arrest talk
In Little Rock, Orval Faubus telegraphs President Eisenhower claiming federal agents plan to arrest the head of a sovereign state. He appeals to stop federal interference to restore domestic tranquility as 250 National Guardsmen block eight Negro students from entering Central High, with FBI and Brownell investigating.
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Ark
Goy
Orval Faubus
Eisenhower
Faubus
Boy fears at Central High as National Guardsmen guard entrance
In Rock, Arkansas, a boy faced the cordon of National Guardsmen at Central High School during classes opening. His father asked if he was afraid to go to school and the boy replied uncertainly, indicating fear about the situation. The scene captures tensions over the integration era and school desegregation.
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Style Rock, Ark
Central High Schont
Scott to Eat Steak at Home Before Murder Trial
Self styled investment broker L Ewing Scott aged 61 will leave jail for a home visit today under a court approved search for evidence in his murder trial he faces thal Oct 7 on charges of killing his wealthy wife Evelyn 63 and stealing from her estate who disappeared in May 1955 defense attorney P Basil Lambros said Scott would be served an advance ordered steak dinner upon reaching his Bel Air mansion to bolster morale.
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Los Angeles
L. Ewing Scott
Scott
Thal
Evelyn
P. Basil Lambros
Bel-Air
Ingenuity of WM Kept on Ice in Old–Fashioned Boardroom
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Whi board habits and Dag Hamnark’s mixing fame. Mentions vodka creme de menthe cocktail and delayed action by the United Nations. References to Dag Hammarskjöld, Green for a Day, and Soviet/Russian comments about policies.
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United Nations
Marshjold
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