Susan Hayward in apparent overdose at Hollywood mansion
Hollywood AP reports actress Susan Hayward attempted to take sleeping pills in a stack of bottles found beside her. Detectives forced entry, revived her, and she was treated at North Hollywood Receiving Hospital then Cedars of Lebanon Hospital under the name Mary Brennan. Her condition improved to OK.
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North Hollywood Receiving Hospital
Hollywood
Shermen Oaks
Ellen Marrener
G. W. Wilkerson
North Holywood Receiving Hospital
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Mary Brennan
Stanley Immerman
Cedars
Walter Marrener
Fearing Deportation Actor Tries Suicide Overstay Fear
Peruvian born teen actor E William Ix Rios, 15, attempted death by overdose after fearing deportation from the United States. He was found in his room Monday night and later listed in good condition at General Hospital. A note cited his love for the country and distress at potential expulsion, with no explanation given for the threat of removal.
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William Ix Rios
General Hospital
Peru
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Russia Accepts Big Four Parley On Austria Talks
Russia agreed to a Vienna meeting of Big Four ambassadors to settle final details of an Austrian state treaty. Austria would join the talks with Britain France and the United States having proposed the summit in notes dated April 22. The Soviets, while saying a conference on an ambassadorial level not strictly necessary, consenting to the meeting, also announced plans to begin negotiations with Japan in London June 1 on a per cent treaty and noted no outstanding Austrian treaty issues would block future foreign minister talks.
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Britain
France
United States
Soviet Union
Japan
London
New York
Tokyo
Fast Storm Drops Rain of 0.12 Inch in Long Beach
A fast moving storm drenched downtown Long Beach with 0.12 inch of rain before clearing. Winds of 20 to 50 mph eased overnight as skies turned partly cloudy to cooler tonight and Wednesday. Seasonal rainfall reached 3.4 inches in Long Beach, with Buens Park's heaviest at 0.28 inch and light mountain snowfall above 5,000 feet reported.
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Tong Beach
Buens Park
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles County
U S Probes Intentions of China and Russia
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would seek to learn if Communist China desires a peaceful Formosa settlement or is employing propaganda. He noted talks with Peiping might occur if Nationalist interests are not at stake, preferably under UN sponsorship. He also said Washington would assess Soviet sincerity on an Austrian treaty and referenced Bandung outcomes as pivotal for world peace.
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Dulles
Formosa
Far East
United States
Soviet Union
Bandung
Aussie
George D-Ga
China
U. S
George
State Department
City Council Votes to Ban Payoff Games in Zone
The City Council, by unanimous first reading, moved to outlaw payoff games in the downtown amusement zone with a five member board to issue permits denying games where chance dominates. Exemptions cover 84 Recreation Commission games including 13 card games but not poker. debate centered on list clarity and enforcement before final adoption set for next week.
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Sam E. Wiewers
Kenneth E Sutherland
William H. Dovey
Ahern
Virgil H. Spangberg
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Kealer
Gerald Desmond
Lewis D. Reese
Atty
Tom Johnstone
Greek Freighter Belgrion Sunk After Collision
Antwerp Belgium early today the Greek freighter Belgion sank in the River Schelde after colliding with the Norwegian freighter Tai Shan. Five crewmen from the Belgion are believed drowned. The wreck blocked the Schelde entrance to Antwerp forcing ships to use alternative locks.
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Belgium
Schelde
Tai Shan
Ex-Gov Frank Merriam 89 Dies at Long Beach Home
Former California governor Frank F. Merriam died peacefully at his Long Beach home after a two week illness. He was 89, survived by sisters, a daughter-in-law, four sisters, two grandchildren and a great granddaughter. He had rallied briefly before death at 7 10 pm and had a prior 1953 auto crash near Santa Ana. Funeral plans to be announced.
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Iowa
Lindero Ave
Florence Guthrie
Hazel‘Merriam
Lee Harding
John Cottrall
Merriam
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Peek Mortuary
Guthrie
George Madill
Long Beach
Ernest Nash
Elsinore
Thomas Cooper
Casper
Santa Ana
SS Mary's Hospital
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Knights of Pythias
Elks, Kiwanis
Advertising Club
Reg Cross
Town Assa
Sons of the American Revolution
Presbyterian Church
Nellie Bronson-Day
Four Killed as Blast Hits Navy Station
An explosion at the Navy underwater propulsion testing station in Newport left four civilians dead, one missing, and five injured. About 20 people were present. a body was later recovered from the dynamometer room. The blast was caused by compressed air and fluid used in torpedo propulsion testing. The dynamometer room measures engine output. the building suffered major damage including a shattered end wall and blown roof.
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Fenance
Joseph H. Weings
Newport Navel Hospital
Weilings
Battle Against Dope Youth Goes to Sea to Fight Habit
In 1951 Gordon Keith Clark fled heroin by joining a freighter crew for three and a half months. He saved $800, spent it on old suppliers, and relapsed after returning home. After jail for drug related offences he returned to sea where he hid heroin aboard the ship and fell back into addiction, describing brutal withdrawal and the compulsive pull of narcotics.
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Gordon Keith Clark
Gordon
Pen Marine
Lakwood Blvd
Yokohama
Japon
Four More Tremors Hit Greek Port City Volos
Four more earthquakes struck Volos causing more house collapses amid ongoing misery. The death toll from last week’s quakes rose to 106 as two additional victims died. High winds and cold rain worsened conditions for thousands without shelter.
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Athens
Greece
Volos
Stolen RAF Plane Crashes In France Killing Four
A 20 year old British airman with a student pilot license stole a Vickers Varsity trainer at Thorney Island and piloted a wild flight toward London then to the continent. He crashed into a home near Vieq Valenciennes, killing himself and three locals and injuring three others. The tragedy highlights the pilot nearsightedness and lack of parachute.
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Nanik
Nick) Agnani
Pakistan
Thorney Island Navigation School
Hampshire
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London
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Renani
Air Ministry
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Atom Base Surrounded by Pickets
Two unions held large picket lines around Sandia Base near Albuquerque urging higher vacation and wage offers amid disputes over cuts and a three to five cent raise. Union leaders warned of Taft-Hartley action if no satisfactory deal is reached as about 2 400 workers are affected. In Lake Charles, a fire at a gas well operated by Salton Sea producer triggered a swift blaze, destroying a steel derrick and causing estimated losses up to 100000 dollars with no injuries.
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Sandia Base
Sandia Corp
Martin Serna
International Association of Machinists
Iaue
Ieast
Ion Lake Charles
AlSea
Corporation Gaming
Calera
Seward One
Thewell
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New Orleans
Roussel
Myron Ken Jey
Houston
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