Accused laborer in Palm Beach Park case confesses
A 31 year old Wilmington laborer James H Killimayer confessed to attacking Mickey Pearl Daniels, 3, at Magnolia Pier area. The girl identified him in a police car photo, saying she feared him and later telling her mother he would not hurt her anymore. Police say he was brought to the district attorney after his statements, then recanted earlier confessions. The assault occurred April 15 near Magnolia Pier with the child treated and released.
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Wilmington
Mickey Pearl Daniels
S. Daisy Ave
James
H. Killimayer
Viola Daniels
Killimayer
Lorin Q. Martin
Killmayer
Don Dyer
Mickey
Hillsmayer
Dyer
District Attorney's Office
Ted Sizemore
Sizemore
Palm Beach Park
Magnolia Pier
Seaside Hospital
Hillimayer
Santa Barbara County
Det
Inspa. Dyer
Buekten
Marbella Ave
Long Beach
Russia and France Debate Fate of Indochina at Geneva
At the Geneva conference Russia and France opened talks on Indochina with V M Molotov and Georges Bidault, while Churchill in London stated no new commitments. Australia and New Zealand showed interest in united action with the United States, Britain withholding a similar stance. Dulles pressed the plan as Dien Bien Phu looms, with congressional briefings on Indochina and other matters.
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Indochina
Paris
London
Washington
Russia
France
V. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Churchill
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Geneva
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Southeast Asia
Britain
Dulles
Dien Bien Phu
Senate
House
State Department
Charge Pair Lifted From Group Photo
Washington AP report describes a cropped photograph featuring Secretary of the Army Stevens and Pvt G David Schine that sparked a heated debate at McCarthy Army hearings. Army Counsel Welch called the image doctored and a shameful trick, while McCarthy charged Welch with lying. Roy Cohn admitted supplying the photo but denied knowledge of any cropping.
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Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Washington
Welch
Stevens
G. David Schine
Francis Carr
Roy Cohn
United Press Telephoto
Ray’ Ly, Jenkins
Senate
Cohn
Soviets Reply To U S In Atomic Pool Talks Wounded Flier In Indochina
In Geneva the Soviet Union answered the United States note on Eisenhower's peaceful atomic pool plan. no major progress reported. Separately, a Civil Air Transport plane delivering supplies to Dien Bien Phu was shot by anti aircraft fire, wounding pilot Paul Holden of Kansas. Co Pilot Wallace Buford landed safely in French territory. Holden is CAT's chief pilot and formerly served in the US Air Force.
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Geneva
Russia
Eisenhower
Dulles
V. M. ‘Molotov
Georgi Zarubin
Washington
U. S
Moscow
London
Anthony Eden
United Nations General Assembly
Berlin
Molotov
U. N
M. Dulles
United States
Hong Kong
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
Indochina
Civil Air Transport
Paul Robert Holden
Greenleaf
Kan
Holden
Saigon
CAT
Wallace A. Buford
Kansas City
A. T. Cox
U.S. Air Force
China
Claire L. Chennault
Taipei
Formosa
Frren
Car Victim Improves After Long Coma in 1953
Stephen F. Smith, 35, a hit-and-run victim from Wilmington, woke from a prolonged coma at Long Beach Veterans Hospital. After ten months, he is alert, mute, and responsive to basic commands, though unable to speak. investigators say clues to the driver have washed out.
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Stephen F. Smith
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Smith
McFarland St
Wilmington
Anaheim St
Terminal Island
Light Wreck of Navy Plane Reported Near Ellesmere Island
The Navy said a twin engine Privateer missing since April 17 has been sighted off Ellesmere Island near Canada. A spokesman announced plans to drop rescue personnel by parachute, with no confirmed survivors. The aircraft was based at Argentia Newfoundland and carried eight Navy men and one civilian observer.
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Washington
UWP
Navy
Ellesmere Island
Canada
Argentia
Newfoundland
Motorist Shoots Self After Collision Injury
A 62 year old motorist, injured with a broken jaw after a collision near Buffalo Oklahoma, stepped from his car and shot himself in the right temple. Trooper Fred Barnes identified the victim as James Colbert Millar of Locust Grove.
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Buffalo
Okla
Monsey
Highway Patrol
Fred Barnes
James Colbert Millar
Locust Grove
German Train Wreck Kills Three and Injures Sixty
A German commuter train collided with a Scandinavian express near Hanau today, killing three people and injuring about sixty. Authorities identified the dead and many of the injured were women passengers amid ongoing investigations by German railroad officials.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hanau
Weather outlook Mostly cloudy through Wednesday
The forecast notes mostly cloudy weather through Wednesday with light winds and a slight cooling trend. A light late-night period is possible, with cooler conditions expected by midweek.
Knight reports tidelands cash freed soon
Governor Goodwin J Knight of California said he expects about 62 million dollars in impounded tideland oil royalties to be unfrozen within a day or two after talks with Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. He and Senator Luther Wubson urged President Eisenhower to attend Mare Island Navy Yard centennial events and Knight noted California unemployment improving as cannery and packing industry resumes.
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Washington
Goodwin J. Knight
Califonia
California
Knight
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Herbert Brownell Jr
Mare Island Navy Yard
Vallejo
Hnight
Thomas H. Kuchel
Gunman Holds Hospital at Gunpoint in Denver
A intoxicated man entered Colorado General Hospital in Denver and, armed with a 32 caliber pistol, forced seven police and four staff to stand against a wall for about an hour. Two officers disarmed him. he sustained minor injuries and was taken for observation.
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Denver
Nolice Jmien
Colorado General Hospital
Ralph Potter
Ney
Ernest McGowen
Robert Gale
Denver General Hospital
Where to Find It Section Guide
A cluttered notice lists sections and page references for features in the newspaper. It mentions Beach Combing on Page B-1, Boyle on Page AS Bridge on Page A, Classifieds on Page Bato13, Comics on Page B-6, and a Crossword on Page a Won.
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Beach
Boyle
Nsay
Light Rain Forecast For City Tonight And Wednesday
Weather service predicts light rain in the city tonight and again Wednesday. Forecasters expect clearing conditions by Thursday as a north to northeast storm moves through the area.
Norwalk man held for arson trial in jealousy case
A 24 year old Norwalk man Donald Lee Wood was ordered held for Superior Court trial on arson and burglary charges after prosecutors say he set fire to his sweetheart's clothing and assaulted a second woman. Bond was set at $2000 with a May 10 court date.
Man Conflicting Statements Tied to Child Attack Case
A man told officers inconsistent accounts of his actions on the day a young girl was attacked while also claiming two prior treatments for mental disorders. The case centers on his statements and the investigation into the assault.
Pupils Late in School Explosion
A tower in Bret Harte Elementary School in Modesto exploded at about 11 a.m. No injuries were reported among 650 students and staff. A janitor left the boiler room moments before. Walls blew in, boiler fragments flew, but everyone evacuated calmly. An investigation into the blast is underway.
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Modesto
Jess Rossted
Bret Harte
Ross
Circus Cage Boy Clawed at Madison Square Garden
A Ringling Brothers Ringling circus cage worker, Charles Hicks, 28, of Kirkville, Missouri, was clawed on the left during cage cleaning at Madison Square Garden. He was hospitalized at Polyclinic Hospital for surgery on his left elbow. The incident was reported by police this afternoon.
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Tiger New York
Madison Square Garden
Charles Hicks
Kirkaville
Hicks
Saar Hicks
Ringling, Brothers & ‘Barnum & Bailey Circus
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KEU
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Sesson
Jenkins
Sex
McClean
D.-Ark
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James H. Killimayer
Mickey Daniels
Asia
Don Page
Colin
Sen. M'Carthy
Paul B. Holden
Reds
Tidelands
Wesley Peyton
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Air Force Academy
Harold EH. Talbott
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Geraldine Quinn
Mary Lou Speer
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