Frank Sinatra recalls hectic days of rising fame
Hollywood legend Frank Sinatra recounts his youth amid fan hysteria, close calls, and rapid fame. He describes the bobbysox era, pulling through personal and career setbacks, his Oscar win, and the road back from public decline to peak success in a three part interview series.
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Hollywood
Bob Thomas
Ava Gardner
WNO
Iitone
Fran Sinatraeg
Rudolph Valen
Jino
Parison
Sinatra
Wedgewood Room
Waldorf-Astoria
Llke
George Evans
McCoy
Tommy Dar
Tsey
Dorsey
Toronto
Quebec
Hollywood arrest of New York bank bandit calm and confident
FBI reports the bandit identified as John Cavaluzzi, 19, captured Sunday in a Hollywood apartment. He faced arraignment in Los Angeles with bond set at 50000. The NY robbery occurred in the financial district when teller Robert Barham handed over 7277 dollars after a note demanded money.
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FBI
New York City
John Cavaluzzi
Hollywood
John F. Malone
Marine Midland Trust Coll
New York
Cavaluzzi
Hollyywood
Robert ¥. Borham
Barham
Music War Local Issue Divides California Clubs
In Providence Rhode Island the Federation of Music Clubs denounces a local dispute over a $2000 vocal award. Diane Trethowan of Sacramento received the prize at Mills College Oakland on March 3, but Los Angeles leaders vetoed it citing a conflicting audition, triggering a regional conflict within California’s Federation.
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Ada Holding Adler
Federation of Music Clubs
John Timber
Niles
Calif
Diane Trethowan
Sacramento
California Federation of Music Clubs
Louise Glaum Harris
Naorai Reynolds
Los Angeles
M. Reynolds
Michael
de Live
Trethowan
Mills College
Oakland
Harris
Reynolds
Pilot Killed as El Toro Jet Crashes
A fighter jet crashed on final approach at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station near Santa Ana. The pilot was killed in the explosion and officials withheld identification pending next of kin notification. The craft was described as a lightning-fast jet that disintegrated on impact.
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Santa Ana
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Big Pase
L A County Tops U S in Retail Trade in 1954
Los Angeles County led the nation in retail sales for the fourth quarter of 1954 with 1.707 billion dollars, up 7 percent from 1953. The San Fernando Valley district posted the largest gain at 10.2 percent, while the central district supplied 22.2 percent of county sales at 379.0 million.
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Los Angeles County
Chamber of Commerce
Oscar T. Lawler
Chamber
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Central
States Board of Equalization
Return of Boy Who Fled to West
Moscow summons U S ambassador after Lysikov youth fled Berlin area to the West. Note requests return to his parents, citing political motives and welfare concerns. Soviet note portrays the case as diplomatic interference while the boy’s parents seek repatriation.
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Valery Wysimey
V. M. Molotov
U. S
Charles E. Bonlen
Allysikov
United States
Valery Lysikov
Lysikov
Cal
Alexander I. Lysikov
Berlin
Valery
Yang Lysikov
Erlin & Ee
S. High
Dutch Seaman Loses Savings for Shoes
Frans Verlinden, a Dutch sailor, reported losing the $19 saved to buy shoes next to the Naval Shipyard. He believes he dropped the money on the Peach Saturday and asks the finder to contact HMNS Onveraard at the minesweeper base.
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Verlinden
Bieves
Naval Shipyard
HMNS
Onveraard
College Girls Survey Reveals Marriage Focus
College freshmen and sophomores show strong interest in marriage and family over careers, with most planning to finish college and marry by age 23. The study, based on 627 responses, also notes 90 percent intend to work after college but mostly until children are grown.
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Chicago
Jane Berry
Hunter College
New York
National Assn
Commission On the Education of Women
American Council On Education
Colege
Jeanne Noble
Board of Higher Education of
Israel to ask UN for Gaza aggression condemnation
Israel plans to petition the United Nations Security Council over what it calls Egyptian aggression in renewed Gaza border clashes. Abba Eban will lead the Israeli delegation accusing Egypt of attacks including a March 24 grenade strike on a wedding at Patish, killing one and injuring 23, plus mine incidents and cross-border sallies since February 28. The UN council previously condemned Israel for the February 28 battle near Gaza. Egyptian sources blame Israel for starting the latest skirmish.
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Foreign Office
Council
Abba Ehban
Israel
U.N
Egypt
Patish
Gaza Strip
Fire Causes Five Hundred Dollar Damage at Drilling Firm
A Sunday early blaze at the Thomas P. Pike Drilling Co office at 3460 Cherry Ave caused about 500 in damage. Fire officials believe defective electrical wiring sparked the fire.
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Thomas P. Pike Drilling Co
Cherry Ave
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