Blonde Amnesia Mystery in Los Angeles Jail
Stella Collins, a 41 year old Philadelphia housewife, sat in a Los Angeles jail as detectives from two cities questioned her about a missing week and a $14,790 check. She claimed no memory of her husband, two daughters, or the money, and could not explain the funds or the home purchase.
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Death sentence in $1.95 theft stirs world response
Secretary of State Dulles told Alabama Governor Folsom that embassies in London, Ireland and Jamaica received hundreds of protest letters over Jimmy Wilson, a 55 year old Black farmhand sentenced to death for a $1.95 robbery. Dulles said he did not seek to interfere with Alabama’s courts. The governor noted over 1,000 letters arriving at his office as the case proceeds through the system.
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Nationwide UAW strikes hit GM Chevrolet plants in Flint
United Auto Workers struck GM's Chevrolet operations in Flint Michigan with Walter Reuther personally at the table. GM warned the Flint action could idle up to 150000 Chevrolet and GM supplier workers nationwide if it continues. Reuther condemned wildcat strikes affecting GM Chrysler and Ford plants.
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Russians Rap U S on Action Over Formosa Crisis
Moscow reports say Soviet press and radio denounced the United States over Formosa with warnings of Communist retaliation if hostilities spread to Nationalist-held islands. Premier Khrushchev cut short a south vacation to return to Moscow to handle urgent matters and said he would stay in the capital for several days.
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Shells Hit Quemoy Isles as Crisis Mounts
A UPI report states Communist China fired shells into the Quemoy islands after air force forays, while Nationalist officials warned Beijing could impose an outright blockade on the already isolated islands. The defense ministry noted limits to what Nationalist ships can do to solve the blockade.
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Heat Wave Grips City As Temperatures Soar
A September heat wave began Friday with a 3 pm reading of 50 degrees and the Weather Bureau forecasts 93 degrees today. No relief expected, with cloudy spells this morning. Only four days this year have topped 90 degrees: April 15 and July 5, 30, 31.
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High Winds Hit Texas as Ella Arrives
Tropical storm Ella lashed the Gulf coast with winds up to 55 mph as it weakened inland. The storm’s main force stayed about 100 miles east of Corpus Christi while its center neared the area overnight. Hundreds evacuated as the system moved ashore, with earlier estimates showing higher winds but officials noting only minor impacts expected.
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Beaten by Weather Forecaster Marries Despite Surgery
Marine Captain John L. Flemons, 27, El Toro Air Station jet pilot, wed Bonnie Mercer, 26, at Wayfarers Chapel Portuguese Bend. He arrived by ambulance for the ceremony amid an appendix operation and was rushed back to base, with hospital release hoped for the following week.
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Storm Threatens Puerto Rico Area
A tropical storm Fifi strengthened near the Windward Islands and prompted a hurricane watch for coastal zones. An 18 month old, Toy Ling Watson, drowned in Puerto Rico after a pool accident at a family home as efforts to monitor the storm intensified.
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Senator Affirms U S Defense of Quemoy and Matsu
Senator H Alexander Smith after meeting with Secretary Dulles said the United States would defend the Nationalist held islands of Quemoy and Matsu if Red China invades. He stressed there would be no aggressive action, but the U S will show strength behind assurances to stand by the Nationalists. Eisenhower and Dulles planned talks on Formosa crisis.
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Plan to Extend Subsidence Areas Hits by Tug-of-War
City and oil officials clash at a Los Angeles hearing over extending subsidence control districts for Long Beach. They debate boundary lines from Wilmington to Monterey-Texas island offshore from Seal Beach. Monterey-Texas operators oppose including the island, while city representatives urge inclusion as essential to protecting lives and property. Testimony cites subsidence evidence, costs, and the need for hearings to consider logs and fault-block boundaries before final action.
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