Violence erupts as Indiana Bell strike widens
Elwood, Indiana, sees a new flare of disorder on day 25 of the Indiana Bell strike. A crowd estimated at 100 to 150 damaged the Elwood exchange by breaking six windows and hurling rotten eggs late at night. Police escorted operators home after midnight as long distance service stayed minimal. The strike, linked to Communications Workers of America wage talks, aims to raise pay by cents an hour from a 4.9 cent raise offer. Plant craftsmen earn about 88.50 to 92 a week. clerical workers start near 362 monthly.
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Indianapolis
Elwood
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Elwood Exchange
Roy Matney
Basi Elwond
South Ford
Cio-Communications Workers of America
Princess Anne Celebrates 3rd Birthday at Balmoral
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise turns three with a Balmoral picnic cake and a tricycle race with Prince Charles on the Balmoral grounds. Gifts from Queen Elizabeth II Duke of Edinburgh and family are reported, with public photos released showing a bright smile and one serious pose in coronation day lace attire.
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Ballater
Scotland
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Charles
Balmoral Castle
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Margaret
Balmoral
Anne
Sourdough Lady Alaska Liz Treks Parley With Story of First Bike
Elizabeth Barnett of Seattle, one of Alaska sourdough ladies at the international convention, recalls being the first woman to ride a bicycle in Ketchikan. She bought a $60 bike with 48 cents won in a raffle in Portland and rode in the 1903 Fourth of July parade.
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Alaska
Liz
Elizabeth Barnett
Seattle
Ketchikan
Nixon Leads Fair Play Agency On Nondiscrimination
President Eisenhower named Vice President Nixon to head a new committee to curb hiring and firing discrimination in plants with federal contracts. The panel includes John Roosevelt Walter Reuther George Meany and other public and private members to strengthen equal employment opportunity in government contracting.
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Denver—L
Eisenhower
Nixon
G. Ernest Wilkins
Chicago
John Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
CIO
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
Fred Lazarus Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Retail Association
American Jewish Committee
John L. McCaffrey
International Harvester Co
John Minor Wisdom
New Orleans
Torney
Republican National
Louisiana
Helen Rogers Reid
New York Herald Tribune
White House
James C. Hagerty
Haymes and Hayworth Accused of Delaying Divorce
Hollywood report says attorney S Hahn accused Dick Haymes and Rita Hayworth of stalling the crooner's divorce from Nora by acting like foolish kids. Hahn urged restraint to speed settlement and dismissed any plan for an early marriage, noting Nora will seek a California divorce rather than a Nevada quickie.
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Hollywood
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
S. Hahn
Nora
Hahn
Haymes
Rita
Princess
Mrs. Haymes
California
Nevada
Tot Born During Storm Named Barbara Gale
A daughter was born Thursday night to Mr and Mrs Ward at Kafer Memorial Hospital in New Bern during hurricane Barbara. They named her Barbara Gale.
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Barbara Gale
New Bern
N. C
Barbara
N. F
Kafer Memorial Hospital
Lynwood GI with Bronze Star freed by Reds in Korea
26 year old Lynwood native Cpl Robert W. Hammersmith, Bronze Star recipient, the community's first released prisoner of war, was captured May 31 by North Koreans after serving as a tank gunner with the 25th Division. He is a World War II veteran who rejoined the Army in 1950 and was wounded, receiving the Purple Heart. Foster parents Mr and Mrs Peter J Welter of 11191 California Ave. reported his health good from the prisoner camp and noted his appendix removal by a Red physician. letters describe care and confirming he is alive.
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Lynwood
Korea
Cpl
Robert W. Hammersmith
Peter J. Welter
California Ave
Hammersmith
Rifle-Totin Grandmother Fends Off Sea Invasion
Wanda Sienkelewski, a 52 year old Baltimore area grandmother, repelled a construction crew aiming to move a pipe layer for a $3,000,000 sewer project. She fired warning shots with a .22 pistol and helped push a worker back as cops arrived, claiming the firm wrongfully parked equipment on her lawn near Bear Creek.
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Wanda
Sienkelewski
Baltimore
Wanda S. Sienkelewski
Bear Creek
Knowland Issues Cold War Warning to Communists
San Francisco Senator William F. Knowland warned the Communists they will face a united response if they renew Korea hostilities. He praised Eisenhower Nixon and Kuchel, lauded teamwork, and credited the administration with stalemate resolution and Congress as an equal partner.
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San Francisco
ULP
Senate
William F. Knowland
California Republican
GOP
State Central Committee
Eisenhower
Morea
38Th Parallel
sSnowland
Congress
Four Injured in Head-On Crash Near Figueroa
Four persons were injured in a nighttime head-on crash on Wilmington San Pedro Freeway near Figueroa Street. Charles Royal, 48, Harbor City, driver of one car, was booked on a felony drunken driving charge. Also injured were Charles W. Moore, 38, Gladys Moore, 28, and Charles Moore Jr., 12, all from Los Angeles. Royal’s car was listed as a total loss. They received treatment at San Pedro Receiving Hospital. Royal reportedly drove on the wrong side and did not have a valid license.
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Wilmington
Wilmington-San Pedro
Charles Royal
Harbor City
Royal
Charles W. Moore
Gladys Moore
Charles Moore Jr
Los Angeles
San Pedro
Man Rescues Youth Pushed Into Bay San Pedro
An unidentified passerby plunged into the bay to save 10 year old Ronney Haller after two juveniles threw him in on a Friday afternoon. The rescuer carried the boy to San Pedro Receiving Hospital and then vanished. The boy reported he was assaulted with no provocation and treated for cuts and bruises before returning to his parents.
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San Pedro
Ronney Haller
Bandini
Court Clerks Elect Officers at California Convention
Officers for the coming year were elected this morning at the annual convention of the Association of Municipal Court Clerks of California meeting in the Lafayette Hotel. Announcement of the new officers will be made at tonight’s banquet in the Lafayette Supper Room. The two day event featured business sessions and problem clinics with a harbor boat tour for delegates’ families this afternoon. Ruth M. Bluchet of Long Beach has headed the organization for the past year.
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Association of Municipal Court Clerks of California
Lafalyette
Lafayette
Ruth M. ‘Bluchet
Long Beach
Long Beach and Torrance Men Help Study Death Valley Dwellers
USC graduate students Jack Collins and Robert Hammond, under Dr. William J. Wallace, helped uncover three igloo shaped brush shelters in Death Valley. The finds suggest primitive settlers lived there with water from temporary lakes. The team has surveyed several thousand square miles, with more work ahead.
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Long Beach
Death Valley
Jack Collins
E. First St. Long Beach
Robert Hammond
Arlington
Torrance
University of Southern California
William J. Wallace
USC
National Park Service
Death Valley National Monument
Wallace
Lightning Sets Fires Rage Uncontrolled in California
SAN FRANCISCO. Lightning has touched off more than 300 fires in California forests over three days and remains uncontained. The Six Rivers area including Mad River Salyer and Gasquet hosts still burning fires as convicts, fire service supervisors, airmen, and new crews bolster fight efforts. Fire activity also continues in Sierra National Forest Sequoia National Park Mendocino National Forest and Shasta National Forest.
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San Francisco
California
Mad River
Salyer and Gasquet
Six Rivers Forest
San Quentin
William 5S. Fischer
Bealey
Shasta National Forest
Redding
Hetch Hetchy
Stanislaus National Forest
Sierra Mountains
Sierra National Forest
Sequoia National Park
Mendocino National Forest
Typhoon May Skirts U S Okinawa Base
Typhoon May roared toward the Ryukyus with 75 mph winds and a 160 mile wide center, threatening Okinawa as forecasts warned of 100 to 140 mph gusts. Maj. Maurice R. Fowler cautioned the storm could miss the island if its course holds, while residents rushed last minute preparations and farmers secured crops and roofs.
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Naha
Okinawa
Pacific
Maurice R. Fowler
Ryukus Command
Formosa
Fire incident during repatriation interview in Korea
Cpl. Nicholas V. Tosquez of Washington DC, released by Reds, appeared in a village interview wearing only shorts. He said a box of Chinese matches in his pocket exploded as he boarded a train to be repatriated, causing a burn on his left leg.
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Freedom Village
Korea
Nicholas V. Tosquez
Washington
D. C
The
Reds
Tosquez
Orange County Fair Nears Wind-Up as Attendance Climbs
Hundreds of exhibits at the 1953 Orange County Fair were refreshed with flowers and fruit for the final Sunday climax. Officials expect around 150000 visitors by closing time, surpassing last year’s record. junior horse shows and national events conclude with awards and judging. Ostrich races continue alongside horse show finals, musical pageants, and outdoor amphitheater performances with Princesses from Garden Grove posing for photos.
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Santa Ana
Orange County
Double Barred Rites Open Courthouse Roads Dedication
A Bellflower ceremony Friday marked two county facility dedications within an hour despite rain. Rosecrans Avenue improvement opened as a major traffic artery through Paramount Bellflower and Norwalk with county officials and civic leaders in attendance. The Los Cerritos Municipal Court building in Bellflower Civic Center was also dedicated with Sheriff Biscailuz and other dignitaries present.
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Bellflower
Rosecrans Ave
Paramount
Norwall
Dorothy Benson
Bellflower District Board of Realitors
Norwalk
Elmer Grandy
California Highway Patrol Station
Para- Mount
Bellflower Blvd
Los Cerritos Municipal Court
Roberta Butzbach
Eugene Biscailuz
Roy Carter
Legg
Capt
Gray
Grandy
Carley Porter
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Downey-Los Cerritos
Lakewood Bar
Sultan's Uncle Chosen Leader by Berbers at Marrakech
Berber leaders in Morocco named Moulay Ben Arafa, 72, uncle of Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef, as leader of the faithful in a move to ease tensions and avert civil conflict with loyalists. France urged restraint as Thami El Glaoui and Caids weighed dethroning the sultan, while Auguste Guillame and Henri De Blesson mediated a compromise. No outbreaks of violence were reported.
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Rabat
Morocco
Casablanca
Thami el Glaoui
Marrakech
Moulay Ben Arafa
Mohammed Ben Youssef
el Glaoui
Auguste Guillame
Caids
Henri de Blesson
Four Personal Crisis Reports From Niagara River Tragedies
Four bodies were pulled from the Niagara River over two days, identified as personal crisis reports. Among the deceased were 75-year-old Nora Schroyer of Kenmore who mailed a final note before sleep, 23-year-old Robert Babcock of Hamilton, Alfred Ray, 74, of Niagara Falls, and Edwin J. Wroblewski, 44, a former Buffalo resident.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Thursiday
Nora Schroyer
Kenmore
Robert Babcock
Hamilton
Ont
Rainbow Bridge
Alfred Ray
Edwin J. Wroblewski
Buffalo
Father Sacrifices Self While Saving Family at Lake
In Chelan Washington Fred Marlette 30 of Manson saved his wife Carroll and two children ages 1 and 7 when their boat capsized on Wapato Lake Friday night. He brought them to shore but sank from exhaustion and drowned.
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Chelan
Wash
Herold
Wapato Lake
Fred Marlette
Manson
Marlette
Carroll
143 Perish in Japan Flood
A flood from the Kizu River and a broken dam near Kyoto killed at least 143 people, injured about 170, and left 234 missing. Authorities in yellow mud searched for victims as floodwaters destroyed 306 homes, damaged 444, and flooded 24,682, with 168 bridges swept away.
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Kizu
Kyoto
Taisho
Third Marines Land Troops in Japan
United States Third Marine Division landed in Yokohama with 3500 men marching ashore as an Army band played The Marine Hymn. Troops boarded trains to Camp Fuji and Camp McNair near Mt. Fuji for training. division expected to reach Japan by September 1 to bolster security.
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Yokohama
U. S
Third Marines
Japan
Marine Hymn
Camp Fuji
Camp McNair
Mt. Fuji
Far East Command
Hawaii
Chemical blast levels home in Ontario
A chemical explosion Friday blew out the five rooms and collapsed the roof of a home in Ontario injuring Claude Young who police say was mixing pool cleaning solutions. A nearby drive in restaurant sustained about 1500 dollars in damage.
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Ontario
Claude Young
Young
Turtle Survives 13 Years Hidden After London Bomb
In London Hounslow a German incendiary bomb struck the Johnstone home thirteen years ago. Part of the house was wrecked and their pet tortoise Joey was buried in rubble. Believed dead and forgotten the tortoise emerged alive today, found hiding in a drain pipe as the home was rebuilt.
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London
Edward Johnstone
Hounslow
Johnstone
Joey
Court Upholds William Rupp Death Decree
The California Supreme Court Friday upheld the death sentence of William Francis Rupp the Orange County beekeeper convicted of the August 1952 attack murder of 15 year old Ruby Ann Payne while babysitting at the William Dyer ranch in Yorba Linda The trial judge was Kenneth E Morrison and the defense contended insanity
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William Francis Rupp
Orange County
California Supreme Court
Rupp
Kenneth E. Morrison
Ruby Ann Payne
William Dyer
Yorba Linda
Obituary notices for May Schneider and others
Obituaries note May Schneider 89 of 415 W Ocean Blvd died Aug 5. Service set 4 p.m. Monday at Disday Chapel with Rev Galbraith. interment Paradise Cemetery. Margaret Robinson 79 of 425 Redondo Ave died Friday. service Monday Mortell's Mortuary with Rev Samuel Edgar. burial Sunnyside Memorial Park. flowers omitted. Lena Schwartz 57 of 1339 Euclid Ave died Wednesday. survived by husband Herbert L and two sons. service today B W Coon Funeral Home Chapel. interment Sunnyside Memorial Park. Albert Thomas Westminster resident died Friday at home aged 82. service 2 p.m. Monday Howald Bros Mortuary Garden Grove. burial Westminster Memorial Park.
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Schneider
May Schneider
W.ocean Blvd
Disday Chapel
W. H. Galbraith
Paradise J
Iowa
Pasadena
Robinson
Margaret Robinson
Redondo Ave
Bally Money
Ireland
Long Beach
James Robinson
Samuel Robinson
New York
N. Y
Elizabeth Robinson
Mortell
Samuel Edgar
Sunnyside Memorial Park
Alma Siecke
William
Ed Brockman
B. W. Coon Funeral Home
Erich V. Oelschlaeger
Thomas
Westminster
Albert ‘Thomas
Spruce St
Indiana
Laura F
William II
Virgil C
Frank E
Huntington Beach
Helen D. Heard
Ruth Wood
T. C. Jameson
Howald Bros
Garden Grove
Westminster Memorial
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Richard Nixon
Thomas Kuchel
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U.S. Okinawa Base
Orange County Fair
Sultan
Niagara
3Rd Marines
Turtle
Lone Beach
Bureau of Ghanation
Port
Mel Burnsford
William Rupp
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