Bonelli Aid Bribe Price Talk Emerges in San Diego Trial
Albert K. Tossas testified that campaign manager William Cook instructed him to quote up to 5000 dollars to liquor license applicants. The San Diego bribery case involves Frank Bompensiero and others in a conspiracy to obtain seasonal and general on-sale licenses, with Bonelli linked to campaign funds. California seeks Bonelli’s extradition from Arizona.
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Tossas
Cook
Barbara Worth
Jacumba
EB. E. Gillenberg
Gillenberg
Bompensiero
California
Bonelli
Arizona
Brazil May Honor Salk With Honorary Citizenship
A bill introduced in the Chamber of Deputies would grant Dr. Jonas Salk honorary Brazilian citizenship in recognition of his polio vaccine. The proposal, presented Thursday, marks a formal salute by Rio de Janeiro officials toward the physician.
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Rio DE Janhinu
Rain Soaks L B Floods Some Areas
Rain drenched Los Angeles area causing flooding in multiple zones. Water neared graves. a home in Lennox faced undermining risk, while power poles were undermined and Edison workers responded. A temporary blackout hit Redondo Beach as a transformer failed. Snow fell in mountain regions. snow depths varied, with Snow Valley at 5 inches and Big Bear at 2 inches. Highways remained open though intersections flooded.
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Carl Rogers
George Simao
Edison Co
Redondo Beach
Los Angeles
Snow Valley
Big Bear 2
Lake Arrowhead
Lennox
Los Angeles County
Astesia
Compton
San Pedr Torrence
Huntington
Bea Aler
Los Atarcitos
Newport Beach
Santa Ana Seal Beach
Stanton
Baltimore Expressway Work Starts on 1950s Project
Governor McKeldin launched construction of a 130 million dollar Baltimore harbor tunnel and expressway system. A first scoop of dirt marked the start as the project aims to ease traffic, shorten trips from about an hour to 20 minutes, and run 15 miles through industrial Baltimore.
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Baltimore U
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore Harbor
Patapsco
Baltimore
McKeldin
Salk Given Citation by Eisenhower
Senator Hill said the Senate labor committee favors congressional recognition for Dr. Salk. A polio vaccine conference reported enough vaccine to immunize all children under ten whose parents want it by August, and those up to age twenty by November. Officials projected 70 million people could be vaccinated by January 1956, with five million already covered by two shots each.
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Whites House
Sen. Hill
D- Ala
Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Salk
Ofl
J. W. R. Norton
North Carolina
Eisenower
Norton
Malcolm Phelps
el Reno
Okla
American Academy of General Practice
Tokyo Bank Clerk Missing Daughter Recovered With Cash
Maoko Seki, 22, a Tokyo bank clerk, was reported missing as authorities traced $3,000 missing from her bank. Police located both the girl and the money Thursday in northern Japan, ending the case.
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Point Arguello
Calif
Parramatta
Tokyo
Maoko Seki
Japan
Convicted Reds Granted Another Trial
New York federal judge granted new trials to Alexander Trachtenberg and George Blake Charney, both convicted of conspiracy based on Harvey Matusow's testimony. The judge ruled Matusow's testimony likely did not affect the verdicts of the other co-defendants.
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New York
Harvey Matusow
Edward J. Dimock
Alexander Trachtenberg
George Blake Charney
Dimack
Matusow
Commmunist
United States
Caribbean
Charney
Youth Relates 1st Heroin Shot
A teen narrates his first heroin injection at a friend’s house. He describes coercion, fear, and the initial effects as others watch. The scene unfolds with cramped details of the setting, emotions, and the sense of impending danger. Gordon overdoses later in the article.
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Buddy
Chuck
Ved
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