Boy with heroin habit builds private hell at 22
Gordon Keith Clark of Bellflower and his wife Diane Skelly Clark are in a federal narcotics hospital. He began drinking at 14 after family separation. His mother Evalyn Clark recalls failed reunification and stresses a lack of a father figure shaping his path.
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Gordon Keith Clark
Clark
Bellflower
Diane Skelly Clark
Gordon
Evalyn Clark
Excelsior High School
Norwalk
UPI Report on Eisenhower Talks With Security Council
President Eisenhower met with the National Security Council amid talks on Formosa crisis. Discussion centered on a possible cease-fire linked to Nationalist China’s withdrawal from Quemoy and Matsu and broader allied guarantees for Formosa. Officials noted Red China’s air strike threat and debates over using atomic weapons for defense.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Natonal Security Council
United States
China
Formosa Straits
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Formosa
United Nations
J. Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeff Wednesday
Jary
Walter Rohn
Radford
Radford and Robertson
Hisenhower
Que‘-Matsu Islands
White House
James C. Hagerty
Quemoys
Matsus
Hagerty
States Department
New York Times
Hanson W. Baldwin
Matsu
Matthew
Girl 14 Writes Love Message Then Shoots Self
A 14 year old girl named Carolyn Rid die an eighth grade pupil left a sand note saying cannot live without Jer I love you then shot herself along the Ohio riverbank in Brown County authorities reported UPI Ohio.
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Sell Ripley
Ohio
UPI
Benks
Ohi
Brown County
Carolyn Riddie
Jer
Conference clash over colonialism at Asian African meeting
In Bandung Sir John Kotela wala of Ceylon denounced communist colonialism while Chin a’s Chou En Lai asked for time to respond. The 29 nation conference debated opposing all forms of colonialism including Soviet and Chinese domination of satellites as Chou urged peaceful coexistence of different systems.
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Bandung
Indonesia
John Kotelawala
Ceylon
Red
China
Chou En-Lai
Sir John
Europe
Chou
Formosa
Russia
Red China
Early Typhoon Anita Moves Slowly Toward Formosa
A pre-seasonal typhoon with winds up to 75 mph grinds across the Philippine Sea toward Formosa. Typhoon Anita, ahead of the usual season, lies about 670 miles east of Luzon and moves northwest at six mph per the Manila Weather Bureau today.
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Philippine Sea
Formosa
Anita
Luzon
Manila Weather Bureau
Yawl Suomi Collides With Parramatta Off Santa Barbara
Six yachtsmen from the San Francisco area are believed drowned after their 50-foot yawl Suomi was struck by the 4956-ton Swedish motor vessel Parramatta 4.2 miles south of Arguello Point about 50 miles northwest of Santa Barbara. The Coast Guard recovered one unidentified body and a bearing with the Suomi’s name. Crew included Henry Meiggs 49 Beverly Hills, his brother William Lawrence Meiggs, Col. W. S. Conran Menlo Park, Sandy Wilson New Zealand, Mr. Harris and Ralph Cooper of Burlingame. The Suomi, built 1946 in San Francisco, had been berthed at Newport Beach and was en route from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The Parramatta, bound for Australia, had been scheduled to dock at Terminal Island to load.
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Soumi
Parramatta
Coast Guard
PE Ar Buello
Santa Barbara
Henry Meiggs
Meiggs
William Lawrence Meiggs
Beverly Hills
Col. W. S. Conran
Menlo Park
Sandy Wilson
New Zealand
Los Angeles
Pt. Arguello
Coast Guard District
Hall
Newport Beach
Okley Bradley
William
Lawrence Meiggs
Beverly-Wilshire
Bank of America
Bradley
Honolulu
At & P.m
Terminal Island
Australia
General Steamship Corp
General Steamship
New Quake Devastates Greek Port Volos
A fresh earthquake struck Volos, Greece, destroying many port buildings and triggering fears of a higher death toll. Police report five bodies recovered as witnesses said most of the city’s structures were damaged beyond repair. The 51 000 resident city, about 100 miles northwest of Athens, faced near total destruction after the latest tremor following a previous quake that killed one person and injured 49.
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Athens
Greece
Volos
L B Obtains New Lot of Salk Vaccine
Long Beach receives a fresh supply to inoculate 14 000 first and second grade pupils. Dr I D Litwack notes vaccines come from State Health Department labs in Los Angeles with 126 vials. A Indianapolis shipment was flown in to prevent shortages as Grugists pledge fair distribution. Retail price set at 150 dollars per cubic centimeter for a single injection.
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Long Beach
I. D. Litwack
State Health Department
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Ind
Richard D. Tead
Long Beach Pharmaceutical Assn
Wounded L.A. Suspect Slips Net
Detectives say three wounded gunmen escaped a search by about 50 officers in Echo Park. Pietro Guido, 25, wanted on narcotics charges, may be hiding with an unnamed woman. Guido, armed and dangerous, fled after a car chase ending with Chris Ijacich, 24, wounded and captured.
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Los Angeles
Echo Park
Pietro Guido
Irene
Guido
Chris Ijacich
Tjabcich
Don Andersen
Fred Neuhals
Sunset Blvd
LaVita Ter
Tjacich
Fire Fatal to 3 Tots and 2 Grandfathers
CHICAGO AP Three children and two grandfathers died in a fast spreading frame house fire in Blue Island. Marilyn Weismen 35 escaped with two young kids Rane and Lark in a baby carriage through flames and smoke. Husbands Robert 35 was away. Victims: Robert 7 Richard 5 Lynda 8 Jac o Weisman 60 and Stan Reynolds 63. Firemen faced a collapsing second floor ceiling as flames engulfed 2951 W 136th St. Fire Chief Barzuchi was treated for smoke. Cause undetermined.
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Chicago
Blue Island
Marilyn Weismen
Ranae
Lark
Monti-Ald
Robert
Richard
Lynda
Jaco Weisman
Stanley Reynolds
136Th St
William Barzuchi
Nixon’s Everglades fishing misadventure described in vivid detail
Vice President Nixon joined Gen. W. B. Persons and James Shepley on a Biscayne Key trip from April 8 to 17. They fished among mangroves, Nixon overbalanced twice and went into the water, joking that he might skip the effort if it mattered little.
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Richard Nixon
Florida Everglades
Life Magazine
Washington
Nixon
James Shepley
Time Life
Washington Bureau
Shepley
Gen. W. B
Jerry
White House
Congress
Everglades
Biscayne Key
Fla
Persons
Behe Robord
Miami
President Breakfasts With GOP Women Leaders
President Eisenhower, returning from Georgia, met with 19 GOP women leaders from across the nation at a breakfast in Washington. Attendees included Mrs. Rat Hooker of Michigan, Mrs. Emery Johnson of Arizona, Mrs. W. Robinson of Iowa, and Mrs. Wright W. Brooks of Minnesota, highlighting party activities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capital
Georgia
Rat ©. Hooker
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Emery Johnson
Tucson
Arizona
GOP
W. +. Robinson
Hampton
Iowa
Weather outlook with light rain through tonight
Occasional light rain continues tonight with scattered showers Friday and a slight cool down. Winds pick up at times, bringing breezy conditions across the region.
National Guard tests rapid mobilization in nationwide alert
A nationwide surprise mobilization labeled Operation Minuteman tested the National Guard's readiness with about 280,000 troops in two hours across 2000 communities from Florida to Alaska. Maj. Gen. Edgar C. Erickson praised the quick response as evidence that state governors can use the Guard for rapid service in any emergency.
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Y C. Yates McDaniel
Wase Shington
National Guard
Minuteman
Florida
Alaska
Pentagon
Edgar C. Erickson
National Guard Bureau
Amy
Air Guard
Showers in the Southland Forecasted as Cold Front Near
A low pressure system moving from Central California should bring light rain to Long Beach and the Los Angeles area before evening. The U S Weather Bureau reports showers likely Friday with total rainfall up to half an inch. Small craft warnings issued along the Southland coast as southeast winds 14 to 30 mph and Friday's forecast includes southwest winds.
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California
Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Los Angeles International Airport
Santa Monica
Southland
Guardsmen Respond to Nationwide Duty Alert in Long Beach
National Guardsmen in Long Beach reported to two armories within four minutes of an nationwide alert issued Wednesday. Lt Col Julian Phillipson led arrivals near the California National Guard Armory on Redondo Ave, with Maj John Self coordinating word. Over 500 men turned out, about 75 percent of the unit, aided by employers releasing workers.
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National Guard Bureau
State Guard
Guard
Pentagon
Long Beach National Guardsmen
Julian A. Phillipson
Belmont Ave
California National Guard
Redondo Ave
John R. Self
San Diego
Willis T. Lyman
234Th
Lyman
Two European boys found slain in Kenya attack
Police say two European schoolboys were stabbed to death and mutilated near Ruraraka, three miles from Nairobi. Authorities link the killing to anti white Mau Mau terrorists.
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Kenya
Naaimuukl
Uxi
Ruraraka
Wairobi
Classifieds and notices reference guide
A brief reader index lists where to find sections such as Beach Combing, Boyle, Bridge, Obituaries, Editorial, Financial, Sports, Theaters, and various features across multiple pages and columns including Page A-22 to C-3 and sections like World and Women.
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Boyle
Wilson
Pickets Damage Cars At Sperry Plant Violence Hurts Two
At the Sperry Gyroscope scope plant near Lake Success 300 pickets formed close order lines and damaged autos of nonstriking workers. Two men were injured, including Sperry attorney Jesse Freidin who reported a state order to restrain mass picketing. The plant has been closed since Monday and production halted.
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Freidin
Joseph Fitzgerald
International Union of Electrical Workers
Sperry
Queens
Nassau County
New York City
Long Island
Wassau
Lake Success
Planes Falter at Sea and Land Safely at Bay Area Fields
Two military transport planes carrying 103 passengers landed safely after engine trouble far at sea. A MATS C-97 en route from Honolulu with 65 passengers requested aerial escort and landed at Travis Field. A Mars flying boat with 40 bound for Pearl Harbor, advised by the pilot, landed on San Francisco Bay under heavy weather after engine failure miles from Alameda.
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San. Francisco
Key Area
Honolulu
Passenges
Hamilton Field
Travis Air Force Base
Pearl Harbor
Coast Guard
San Francisco Bay
Eisenhower Expected to Visit Gettysburg Farm This Weekend
The White House said President Eisenhower probably will visit his farm at Gettysburg Pennsylvania this week. The visit is described as likely and tied to ongoing duties and travel plans involving Washington officials and state matters.
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Ilke
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
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