Eden Appointed Prime Minister Eden Appointed Prime Minister
Sir Anthony Eden became Britain's 42nd Prime Minister in a formal handover after Churchill’s resignation. Eden, 57, the youngest in three decades and the first divorced holder, pledged to serve while acknowledging Churchill as the dominant figure in politics. The changeover occurred amid strike chaos and a measured public reception in London.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Eden
Queen Elizabeth
Churchill
Commons
Clement Attlee
Labor
Sicily
Attlee
Buckingham Palace
Bar
Denhagen
Henry
British Broadcasting Corp
Palace
William Down
Valley Stream
Four Kidnap Teller With Key to Door Robbery at Chase Manhattan Bank
Four gunmen robbed a Chase Manhattan Bank Woodside branch on Long Island at about 9 am, kidnapping a teller who was later brought inside. The group seized an estimated 350000 dollars, likely mostly 3 and 20 dollar bills, loading loot on a dolly before fleeing. FBI and city police launched a dragnet with no success. The heist followed two other rapid New York robberies.
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New York
Long Island
Dist. Atty
T. Vincent Quinn
Queens
Chese Manhattan Bank
Woodside
FBI
Search
Franklin National Bank
Floral Park
Brinks Express Co
Boston
Danvers
Mass
Manhattan
Chase Manhattan
Fbank
Joein
Henry Bardenhagen
Henry
Bardenhager
Chase Manhattan Woodside
Bardenhagen
Knight Urges Solons Act on California Water
Governor Knight calls on the Legislature to address California’s water problems this session. He backs a federal state plan for San Luis Reservoir and links it to Feather River Project, urges Congress authorizations for Trinity, and seeks a unified state water resources department amid growing population pressures and scattered agencies.
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Sacramento
Gor
Knight
California
Goveror
San Luis Reservoir
Merced County
San Luis
Feather River
Judge issues new warrant for Marilyn Monroe arrest
A Beverly Hills municipal judge issued a new arrest warrant for film star Marilyn Monroe after she failed to appear in court on a five month old traffic violation charge. Bail was set at 100 and posted by a Champaign bondsman. Monroe’s attorney argued her contract commitments require her presence in New York.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Charles 4. Gun
Beverly Hills
al Champaign
Morris Brown
Miss Monroe
Champaign
Griffin
W. C Fields Jr
New York
Fields
Bellflower Hiker Survives 6 Hour Cliff Rescue Near Mt Wilson
Donald W. St. Clair, 19, of Bellflower clung to a tree on a Mt Wilson canyon wall for almost six hours after slipping on loose rock. Rescuers with Altadena Mountain Rangers and sheriff deputies used ropes to reach him around 10:30 p.m. He was uninjured, though he lost his camera and wallet. Daly Adams, 12, of Pasadena, remained nearby during the ordeal.
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Donald W. St. Clair
Bellflower
Mt. Wilson Canyon
St. Clair
Eaton Canyon
T. E. St. Clair
Artesia, Ave
Hanes
Eaton Canyon Rd
Mt. Wilson
St Clair
Daly Adams
Pasattena
Altadena Mountaineers
Sheriff's Deputies
Classifieds and notices index from a historic paper
A terse listing enumerates where to find sections such as Beach Combing in B-1, Boyle in A-21, Bridge in A-21, Classifieds B-13 to B-19, Comics B-172, Editorial A-20, Obituaries B-2, and other features across pages A-21, A-22, B-3, B-8, B-13, B-10, and A-23 to A-25, guiding readers to the available content.
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Boyle
Wilson
Long Beach Considers Ways to Recapture Harbor Revenues
City legal experts search three options to recover nearly 100 million dollars in harbor oil and gas revenues after the State Supreme Court Mallon ruling. City Attorney Wahlford Jacobson weighing rehearing, legislative repeal of the 1951 act, and other measures. A page B-1 discussion covers minority opinions.
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Long Beach
Supreme Court
Wahlford Jacobson
State Supreme Court
Atomic Missile Test Over Nevada Shocks Las Vegas
Las Vegas witnessed a high altitude atomic anti aircraft missile test above Yucca Flat at 10 a.m. as a guided weapon detonated on schedule. The blast, the highest US device yet in the 42 test detonations, sent a bright flash and a shock wave over the city while a 24 member international observer group watched from Mt. Charleston and other areas.
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Las Vegas
U. S. Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Great Britain
Canada
Nevada Proving Range
Mt. Charleston
United States
Alamogordo
Eleven Mexicans Die in Cockfight Gun Battle
In Petatlan a drunken fan sparked a gun battle at a cockfight, killing eleven people including the Petatlan police chief and several officers. An undisclosed number of spectators were wounded with two in critical condition.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Petatlan
Jammong
Long Beach population tops 300000 with annexation
Long Beach official population estimate rose to 300,458 after annexation of Incurrence 148 expanding city area by 3711 acres. The area added 194 dwellings, previously under 12 registered voters, with services being extended as city records updated by City Clerk Margaret Heartwell and city planners. Population projections anticipate 301,703 after completing South Lakewood Increment 107.
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Long Beach
City Planning Department
Margaret Heartwell
Mayne Beatty
Arthur & Will
Sem KE ‘Vickers
San Gabriel River
Spring St
Karen Ave
South Lakewood
New Galn
School Sewer Bond Issues Win in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, six city councilmen and two school board members were chosen as bonds for schools and sewers won big. The 60 million sewer bond passed about 9 to 1, while three school bonds totaling 133 million passed around 7 to 1. Absentee ballots and runoff chances loom for some races.
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L. A
LOS Angeles
Earle D. Baker
Harold A. Henry
L. E. Tanberlake
John C. Holand
Earle R. Carpenter
Paul Burke
Harry Hillman
Ransom M
Callicott
Georgiana Hardy
Iwith
Charles Carpenter
Burke
Hillman
Navarro
T Pugh
Anti
Unesco
Hardy
Tornadoes Kill One Injure Twenty Seven in North Texas
Tornadoes and violent winds struck north Texas causing at least one death and 27 injuries. Lee Barnes, an oil field night watchman, died from flying debris as twisters damaged Buffalo Springs Post Oak and Newport near Wichita Falls. Four more injuries followed when an oil rig blew over between Henrietta and Jacksboro.
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Sherman
Tex
Texas
Lee Barnes
Buffalo Springs
Post Oak
Newport
Wichita Falls
Highway Patrol
van Alystyne
Henrietta
Jacksboro
Focal Weather Bureau
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