California GOP backs Nixon as running mate
California Republican leaders declared strong support for Nixon at the state convention in Sacramento. CRA endorsed Nixon for vice president, while Sen. Knowland praised him. Gov. Knight remained a holdout though pledged to back the convention winner. Support is expected to continue from GOP bodies as the convention proceeds.
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McKeon Kicked Out Gets 9 Month Term Marine trial wraps up
Sergeant McKeon, found not guilty of manslaughter but convicted on negligent homicide and alcohol in barracks, receives a nine month term. Court-martial details show relief for the Marine Corps, with potential transfer to the Navy Disciplinary Barracks in Portsmouth if upheld. The Ribbon Creek tragedy casts long shadows as family and supporters react.
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Severinan
Essex
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Chesty) Puller
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Death of a Press Agent in Hollywood Mystery
Police trace a car linked to the death of Westcott in Hollywood. Pastrana, two sailors Lorence and Catron, and a car theft claim complicate the case. Westcott, publicity chief for the Greek Theater, was found beaten amid remnants of food and cocktails. Suspects are questioned by Los Angeles officers as investigators piece together the events.
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Kingman
Westcott
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Cleveland
Bostow
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Dehi
Sunset Strip
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Robert Eugene Catron
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Church Glass Break Accident Leads to Fines and Restitution
Robert C. Rust, 33, of 1036 Pacific Ave., broke a church office glass plate when his foot slipped after being escorted from First Baptist Church. In Municipal Court, Judge Lyman B. Sutter fined him 50 dollars with one year probation on a malicious mischief charge and ordered 38.45 dollars restitution to the church. Rust pleaded accident and said members escorted him out while he waited for a friend.
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Pacific Ave
Dudge Lyman B. Sutter
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First Baptist Church
Pine Ave
Navy to Probe Fire on Docked Carrier Windham Bay
The Navy announced an investigation into a fire of undetermined origin that caused several thousand dollars in damage to the carrier Windham Bay at Todd Shipyards in Alameda on Friday night.
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Final Arguments in Beating Case in Chula Vista
State final arguments scheduled in San Diego on Monday and Tuesday for eight men accused of conspiracy in the beating of Retail Clerks' Union official John H Maurer Jr in Chula Vista last October. The defense rested after a surprise chamber conference with Judge John Hensicker. Jurors will visit the market where Maurer was beaten. defendants include Max Ossle Joseph McFaden Arthur Meyer and nine others from San Francisco and San Diego unions. Harry Lundeberg denied involvement as goon squad organizer and said he sent the men south to work with the butchers, not to start fights.
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Chula Vista
Superior Court
John Hensicker
John H. Maurer Jr
Long Beach
Max Ossle
Joseph McFaden
Arthur Meyer
Butchers’ Union
Jerry L. Dimitratos
Chester D. Hazel
Charles A. Tucker
Paul E. Dempster
Louis Cacio
San Francisco
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Harry Lundeberg
Seamens' Union
Clerks’ Union
Lundeberg
Polio Toll in Chicago Surpasses 500
Chicago health officials report polio cases rising past the 500 mark with the 1956 total at 516. Doctors rush booster shots of Salk vaccine to children under 19 and pregnant women as the polio season nears a peak, while the Board of Health cites an ongoing emergency rather than an epidemic.
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Herman N. Bundesen
Wife Killer Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Edward W. Blain, 33, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to five years to life for killing his wife Ruth, 37, in their suburban Inglewood trailer. He strangled her during an argument and dismembered the body, citing obscenity from Ruth as motive. judge said no premeditation.
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Los Angeles
Edward W. Blan
Ruth
Inglewood
Charles W. ‘Fricke
Blain
Western Big Three Wait Suez Reaction
Egypt's nationalization of the canal triggers Western concern as the Soviet Union's reply remains uncertain and Britain and France push military prep while the United States aims for a peaceful, international solution under Dulles's plan to place the canal under usable international control with Egypt's interests safeguarded. Egypt's leader Nasser returns to Cairo as Western powers move toward conference diplomacy. Queen Elizabeth proclaims emergency prompting reservist mobilization and Britain's seas and air forces prepare for Eastern Mediterranean actions.
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Youths Stop Car and Fire at Two Men in Los Angeles
A gang of youths stopped a car with two men aboard and shot them before fleeing. Rudy Gaytan, 23, was wounded seriously in the chest and taken to General Hospital. The other victim, Rudy Munoz, 25, was struck in the left leg. The assailants appeared to be four or five youths in a car.
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Rudy Munoz
Munoz
Nation Sees Ike on TV After Operation Return
Washington reports President Eisenhower appeared relaxed during a nationwide telecast marking his first formal appearance since his June 1 intestinal operation. He introduced Secretary Dulles who outlined three Western alliance plans to resolve the Suez Canal crisis, with Eisenhower accompanied by his son Major John Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower Plays Four Holes At Golf Club
President Eisenhower resumes golf at Burning Tree Country Club in Maryland after abdominal operation. He played four holes with his son Maj. John Eisenhower and was described as feeling fine by White House aide Murray Snyder.
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Eisenhower
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Burning Tree Country Club
Maryland
Murray Snyder
Officer Shoots Man in Holdup of Store
Hawthorne police reported a reserve officer shot one fleeing gunman in the back and arrested his companion after a liquor store holdup Friday night. Ray L. Jones about 25 and James Ellis 19 were booked on suspicion of robbery. Officer Walter Haller said Ellis surrendered after firing once at Jones who tried to escape through a rear door. Store attendant Bil Deal 159 tripped a silent alarm.
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Ray L. Jones
James ©. Ellis
Walter Hallerl
Ellis
Jones
Bil Deal
Stevenson and Chandler vie for 1956 Democratic nod
Associated Press reports Adlai Stevenson urged Gov. Averell Harriman to target Eisenhower administration policy rather than Stevenson. Meanwhile Kentucky's A. B. Chand ler pushed southern Democrats to back him for president, while Stassen lobbied for Herter and Nixon remained a factor in Republican talks. In Texas, Lyndon Johnson fought Shivers for Senate control as county conventions loom in Fort Worth Dallas and Houston.
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Happy} Chandler
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Tarrant County
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Water Suit Recessed to August Thirteenth in California
Federal case on Colorado River water law recessed to Aug. 13 as Special Master Rite concedes other duties. Testimony featured Dr. Paul D. Christiansen from Utah State Agricultural College who reported a three day inspection of irrigation in Imperial and Coachella Valleys finding tail water wasted as it runs to the Salton Sea instead of being reused.
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Simon EH. Ritekind
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Circus office listing and audit bureau notice at Lone Beach
A fragment notes a daily publication location at Sixth Treat and Pine Avenue Lone Beach, mentions a Minor Audit Bureau of Circusson and a 3 AB $2 amount. Also references a matter named Jaga and a Just Office at Lone Death with unclear details.
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Jaga Matter Mars Tle
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