Filmland Mourns Carmen Miranda and Suzan Ball
Hollywood mourns two screen icons. Suzan Ball dies at 21 after a long cancer battle dating to 1953 and amputated leg. Carmen Miranda dies at 41 after a heart attack in Beverly Hills following a day of work. Ball’s husband is Actor Richard Long. Miranda’s husband is producer David Sebastian.
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Scotland Yard Chief Son Held in Slayings
London AP report states Frederick James Chapman, about 40, the son of Scotland Yard’s late murder squad chief, was charged with murdering his wife Irene Chapman and their baby daughter Trene. He confessed at a Brighton police station and led investigators to the Orpington bungalow where bodies were found with head injuries and bloodstains.
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Police officer beaten with own club during disturbance call
Compton officer W J Rafter was severely beaten with his own nightstick during a disturbance at the Gray home. He suffered a 24 inch scalp wound a sprained wrist and bruises and was taken to the hospital. Suspect James R age 33 of 1713 N Culver St was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
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Prion
Reds Seize Deserting Officer in West German Town
West German police report communist agents abducted Maj. Sylvester Muran, 48, a deserter from the East German police army, and drove him 259 miles to the Soviet zone. The major’s daughter, a Soviet-zone resident, helped in the kidnapping, which occurred July 24 in E. Adach near Darmstadt.
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Seismograph records a fairly sharp quake far away
A seismograph at the University recorded an early today quake described as fairly sharp, occurring about 5,000 miles from New York. The event was detected on the Ww-A station, with no immediate reports of damage or further details available.
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12 Algerian Rebels Slain in Border Raid
A border raid along the Tunisian frontier resulted in 12 Algerian rebels killed and two captured. One soldier was killed and five wounded in the engagement as AGND and LAMI forces guarded the area and intercepted the insurgents.
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Enlisted Wives Seek Privacy in Wartime Marriage Drama
Mrs Una Schmidt and her second husband Alford Fine hired attorney Harold Bechner to navigate their complex marriage after Schmidt, believed dead, was found alive. The trio seeks private resolution as Airman Daniel Schmidt returns from captivity, with the public urged to respect their private lives.
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Alford Fine
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Berliner
Weather Report Notes Continued Heat Wave
The forecast states continued hot conditions with mostly clear skies. Overnight features low clouds or fog in some areas followed by sunny skies the next day.
Hiroshima marks tenth anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima observes the 10th anniversary of the 1945 atomic destruction with a peace appeal. About 50,000 gathered at Nakashima Peace Park as bells rang at 8 15 am to honor victims. Mayor Watanabe urged world peace and noted 6,000 victims lack adequate care while 98,000 face radioactivity fears. Names of 523 new victims were added to longstanding totals.
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Truck Crash and Fire Kill Ten U S Soldiers Near Seoul
Ten U.S. soldiers of the 24th Division were killed and ten injured in a fiery Army truck crash en route to Kimpo Air Base near Seoul. The truck overturned on a bridge, plunged into a stream, and burned. Eight died at the scene, Cremore died later, and a tenth perished at the hospital. One soldier survived without injury.
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Polio Toll in New England Sparks Nurse Appeal
Boston health officials issue nationwide plea for nurses to support rising polio toll as Boston totals reach 301 and Massachusetts 773. A state of limited emergency is declared with 1 005 cases in New England, up from 221 last year, across Connecticut New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont and Maine.
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Flier's Marital Tangle Upsets L A Area Kin
Relatives of airman Daniel Schmidt in the Los Angeles area react to the news that his wife Una remarried during his imprisonment in Red China. Cousin Dorothea Kerr of South Gate and uncle Dr. E. G. Schmidt of Downey condemn the marriage while fearing its impact on Daniel. They say they were not informed and believed he was dead, expressing concern about how he will cope.
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Jap Fish Boat Chased by Russian Sub Marine
The Japanese fishing boat was tailed for about 30 minutes by a roughly 1,000 ton Russian submarine near the Kurile Islands early Thursday. Skipper Kanematsu Ogura said the sub followed at 17 or 18 knots to within 1,500 meters about 60 miles northwest of Urup Island before abandoning the chase.
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California Man 103 Plans Weekend Air Trip Home
Jenkins 103 of Oakdale Calif plans first airplane trip to his Evansville Indiana hometown this weekend. He will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jones. He was born in Kentucky in 1952 and moved to Evansville at age four before settling in California 50 years ago to work in a lumber camp. His wife died two years ago at 95. Weather outlook promises near 90s in Long Beach with clear skies Sunday after fog and low clouds.
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Nab Convict Who Fled With Hounds
Calvin Oka reports Louis Jones a 34 year old life term convict was captured at a railroad station after eluding guards for two days and allegedly walking off with six bloodhounds. The hounds switched allegiance and Jones vanished with them before a dragnet recaptured the animals.
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L. A. Boy, 16, Shot in Gang Fight Hinted
Police said an unnamed 16 year old boy was shot in the left jet in Los Angeles early today amid gang fight hints. Joseph Riveria stood at 238 West 117th Street when a shot came from a car with six youths that sped past a birthday party for a 15 year old girl.
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Canadians Break Up Million Dollar Dope Ring
Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the biggest narcotics seizure in Canada in 50 years. Two men and a woman were arrested in a ring operating between Canada and Europe. The seized opium and heroin had a black market value of about one million dollars.
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Hurricane Connie Advances Toward Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Hurricane warnings extend along Puerto Rico north coast and Virgin Islands as Connie resumes a west-northwesterly course. Center near 140 miles east-northeast of San Juan at 1 p.m. moving 14 miles per hour. winds near the eye about 110 to 125 mph. Cuba and Florida Straits potential miss due to slight track shift.
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Typhoon Hope Located Off Japan Coast
Typhoon Hope was located about 420 miles southsouthwest of Tokyo and moving northnortheast parallel to Japan's coast. Winds in the storm reached 80 miles per hour as it tracked northeastward.
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Tokyo
Sailors Discover Pretty Stowaway Aboard Canadian Warship
A 16 year old girl, Joycelin Pilapil, stowed away aboard the destroyer Athabaskan during an open house in Hawaii and traveled toward Long Beach with the ship. Police and officials confirmed the note she left saying she would not stay, and plans to join the service. The Canadian Navy said she would be handed to U S authorities upon arrival, with the ships continuing on training cruises toward British Columbia.
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Drowning tragedy as father drives river ferry crash
In Winchester Kentucky two young sisters Helen Louise Paul five and Donna Marie seven died when their father drove their car into the Kentucky River on a downgrade. Their mother Carol Ann three months was rescued with her infant. Police say the car entered the river about 40 feet from shore after a failed brake. Sterling Townsend rescued the infant as water swept toward the ferry channel.
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Lexington
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Paul
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Richmond District State Police Office
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Jackson's Ferry
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James Mcl Mullin
Crash in Texas Kills Five In Two Vehicle Blunt
Five people died in a two vehicle crash three miles north of LA GRANGE Texas Friday night leaving a single survivor a 3monthold baby. The dead were Sgt Glendell Hugo 22 his wife Mary Lowh Mrs John Sanders 50 believed to be Hugo s mother Mildred Rebecca Green hi 36 of Hubbard and Cecil Vickers 51 of Sinton Texas. The infant survivor suffered a fractured skull and other injuries but had a fair chance of recovery at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
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Classified and notices listing sections by page number
A compact listing shows where to find sections in the newspaper. It enumerates Churches Classified Comics Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures and Vital Statistics with page references A-3 A-6 A-7 A-8 B-2 to B-9 and A-2 to A-8.
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