Fishers End 'Ideal' Marriage'4
Hollywood stars Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds announce a separation after days of touring and discussions with attorneys. Reynolds says she will stay with the children while Fisher moves out. Liz Taylor denies romance reports as Fisher explains marital troubles are not tied to his New York dates.
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UAW threatens Ford strike unless contract by Sept seventeenth
The United Auto Workers board announced a possible strike at Ford Motor Co on September 17 if no new contract is reached. They hope for settlement without a work stoppage and cited optimism after a lengthy international executive board meeting. Ford VP John S Bugas said the decision was not unexpected.
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Eisenhower Defers Jury over Formosa Crisis Jurisdiction
President Eisenhower withholds formal duty on Formosa crisis as Japan gains jurisdiction over Longpre, a U.S. airman held after a juvenile inquiry. Japanese code may place him with probation, reform school, or dismissal, avoiding another Girard legal clash.
Famed Composer Friml Nods to Old Heart Music
Rudolf Friml, 73, famed composer of operettas such as Rose Marie and The Vagabond King, arrived with wife Kay aboard the Orcades in New York and blasted modern music as rubbish. He favors music from the heart and plans an operetta about China's dowager empress Mui-Kul. The pianist-turned-critic performed for passengers and dismissed My Fair Lady and rock and roll as poor. Disembarking in San Francisco, the couple return home.
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Californian pilot vows solo world flight after two day crash
Charles Frante, 39, a Pro Alto California pilot, told WPI on Wednesday he remains determined to finish his solo world flying tour despite a crash landing that stranded him for two days.
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Rights probes, Georgia primary returns shape politics
The Civil Rights Commission authorized investigations into alleged Negro voting rights violations in Florida Mississippi and Alabama with field investigators to report back. In Georgia early primary returns gave Lt Gov Ernest Vandiver and Gatland Byrd large leads over rivals, aligned with Sen Herman Talmadge, with Vandiver linked by marriage to Senator Russell.
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Retail Sales Up In August Reach 17.1 Billion
Commerce Department reports August retail sales at 17.1 billion dollars, up one percent from July and roughly level with last year. The Flash Report relies on about 1,700 retailers and may be revised with fuller data.
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Pair Robs Bank
Last Day You Can Register for November Election
Deputy registrars at City Hall report brisk activity as eligible voters rush to meet the deadline for the November 4 general election. Other registrar locations are in downtown Long Beach and suburban shopping areas. residents can call the city clerk's office for the nearest deputy registrar.
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Jetting through space WM confronts held over film reel
In Milford Haven Wales a Costa Rican freighter the Concha sank after an engine room explosion. Royal Navy firefighters fought to bring her to port as the crew abandoned ship in lifeboats.
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Indepedent U. TLH Fleet escorts convoy to Quemoy
An Independent unit reports U. TLH Fleet warships escort a third Nationalist convoy to Quemoy. Another marine battalion will begin leaving Lebanon on September 15.
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President to address nation on multiple channels
The President will appear on Channel 7 and 11 at 7 pm, Channel 2 at 40:20 pm, and Channel 4 at 11:15 pm. KABC will air the speech at 7 pm, KNX at 8 0am. Hagerty calls it a major report to inform the American people and the world about the situation in that region. The trip to Washington marks Eisenhower’s second interruption of his vacation as he returns from the temporary summer White House for a National Security Council meeting.
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Death Pact Fulfilled by Aged Long Beach Couple
An 82 year old man Charles O Carroll died after his 79 year old wife Maude lay dead in their apartment at 536 Obispo Ave Police say they apparently took poison on their 21st wedding anniversary leaving notes saying both were ill and wished to die together
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Obispo Ave
Ice Cream Vendor Robbed After Hit During Delivery
Ice cream man William Eugene Handcock, 22, of 1869 Locust Ave, halted at Clark Ave and Hedda St on a hot Lakewood day after whistled by three men posing as customers. While bending to fetch ice cream, one struck him from behind and others beat him while a knife was shown to seize his $50 money sack. The trio fled in a waiting car, leaving him unharmed but shaken.
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