Army Cuts in Force to Total 100000
Washington AP Army announces cuts to reduce manpower by 100000 by next June 30 including elimination of an armored division and 14 air defense battalions. Changes target admin and support troops while preserving combat strength. installations to be phased down with details to be announced. Rep Emanuel Celler launches drive to end the draft, proposing volunteer enlistees to meet armed services needs.
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Washington
Defense Department
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
ARMY
United States
Oolec
Tive Aviation
Air Force
Panama
Emanuel Celier
D-Ny
New York
Celler
Ceiler
Metals official dies in Elizabeth heart attack death
Dr. Loren Curtis Hurd aged 52 president of Metals Disintegrating Co. of Elizabeth died Saturday from a heart attack. The firm, based in Elizabeth, is led by Hurd who became president after years in the industry.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Loren Curtis Hurd
Metals Disintegrating Co
Little Man Won't Meet Eisenhower in Newport Tale
Richard J. Cunningham of Cranston RI, who sought a meeting with President Eisenhower during his Newport vacation, will not get a visit. Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty cited Cunningham talking publicly about a supposed White House promise as the reason. Cunningham had written and called repeatedly, but Hagerty said no appointment was arranged and so far there is no word whether Eisenhower knew of the correspondence.
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Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
White House
Richard J. Cunningham
Cranston
James C. Jg
Hagerty
Cunningham
Eisenower
Washington
K J. Cunningham
Belieg
Fourth Hoffa Rival in Race
William A. Lee of Chicago, veteran Teamsters official and Chicago Federation of Labor president, enters the general presidency race against Hoffa and three others as the convention nears. Hoffa predicts a first ballot victory while facing corruption charges linked to Beck and other leaders.
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Miami Beach
Fla
William A. Lee
Chicago
Teamsters
James JA. Hoffa
Lee
Hoffa
Chicago Federation of Labor
Dave Beck
Beck
Tax Increases Seen Across County and City Rates
The article notes a 5 percent rise in county tax rates with school taxes rising further. City taxes will be slightly higher and Long Beach water and gas rates will go up. Overall taxpayer costs will surge as these increases combine, driven by population growth and inflation.
Downey police raids net 12 marijuana suspects in series
Twelve youths were arrested as sellers or users after a weekend of raids by Downey police led by Deputy Chief Loren More. Arrested sellers included Thomas Grom and Keith Davis. users ranged from 15 to 23, with detentions at a Bellflower apartment and a Downey drive‑in. The investigation followed over a month of undercover work.
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Downey
Ivan A. Robinsson
Thomas Edward Grom
Cleargeave Ave
Robert L. Fulmer
Wanda Joyce Loya
Lakewood
Bellflower
Claytoxr
Erwin Byrd
Harris St
Compton
Jack Paul Brink
Atlantic Blvd
Norman Harry Sides
Rosecrans
Paramount
Raymond Clark Hewitt
Thorson Ave
Somptany
Gordon Lewis Johnson
W. Cocoa St
Charles Lee Hogue
Saunders
John Herbert Spade
Wilson Ave
Loren B. More
Loya Girth
Diver Sets Mark and Is Hit by Bends Near Catalina
Norman Ream a 27 year old skin diver from Mar Vista set a world depth record of 376 feet Sunday afternoon one mile east of Avalon Pier Catalina Island. He was rescued and rushed to a decompression chamber at Terminal Island then Santa Monica and Long Beach for treatment after reporting ankle pains that rose to his hips.
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Terminal Island
Norman Ream
Mar Vista
James Schlemeyer
Schlemeyer
Ream
Avalon Pier
Catalina Island
Santa Monika
Reams
Long Beach
el Sea
Lacon Masqueler
San Pedro
Hoffa Strongly Backed By Teamsters Convention
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell warned that electing James R. Hoffa as Teamsters president could trigger punitive legislation if the union does not clean itself as urged by the AFL-CIO. Hoffa, a leading candidate, faces Senate labor rackets investigations as the convention opens in Miami, Florida.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Sters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Midwest Teamsters
Senate
Miami
Fla
Mitchell
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Labor
Faubus to Call Special Session on Central High
Gov Orval Faubus was reported ready to call a historic special session of the Arkansas Legislature to deal with Central High School integration. The move would aim to close the school amid nine Negro students becoming the first integrated pupils in Little Rock. The plan, expected within hours, could be delayed by procedural steps into mid week.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Central High School
Arkansas Democrat
Arnold Sikes
Faubus
Fayetteville
Sid McMath
Bachus
Los Angeles plasterer found bludgeoned to death
A 35 year old unemployed plasterer Harold Earhart was found bludgeoned to death Sunday in his Los Angeles apartment. Detectives said someone tied his wrists with neckties and struck him over the head. His body was discovered by an apartment manager.
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Has Angeles
Los Angeles Y
Harold Earhart
Peronista Leader Flees Chile Prison
Guillermo Patricio Kelley a onetime Peronist gang boss escapes from a Chilean penitentiary likely aided by a visiting delegation of the Argentine Women's Alliance. Authorities found women's clothing and lipstick in his cell, signaling a possible conspiracy by Peronists in exile as Chile contemplates extradition to Argentina.
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Santyago
Chile
Guillermo Patricio Kelley
Argentine Women's Alliance
Kelly
Rio Gallegos
Argentina
Peron
Vandals Wreak Mess At Mrs McCain Home
Personnel report a weekend break in at 19910 Entradero Ave. Torrance. Intruders entered via a rear window and covered rooms with a bizarre mix of food, cosmetics, and household products. Nothing was stolen according to police.
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Torrance
Roberto M. McCain
Entradero Ave
Santa Paula
Be INDEPENDENT Be INDEPENDENT Congress of Widows Battle
The Worred Congress of Widows sparked a vitriolic clash as a small group of widowers rejected 360 husband seekers. French and West German shelters faced an atomic job in Nevada, deemed larger than Hiroshima, with coverage on page A-5.
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Congress of Widows
Nevada
Hiroshima
Boat Fails Near Bolsa Chica Beach
Ten Los Angeles area fishermen waded to shore after their 33-foot cabin cruiser The Cherokee ran aground in heavy surf. The engine failed, but all passengers were uninjured. Owner Richard Vandele stayed with the boat until it reached the breakers and beach.
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Los Angeles
Weather Man Pitches Clouds Like Assurance
The piece lampoons salesmanship, contrasting promises of money back deals with the Weatherman hawking variable clouds. It wryly notes the salesman’s reassurance and the public’s skepticism, likening weather forecasts to psychiatric cures that must deliver or return the mood.
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Weatherman
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