Woman knocked down by Met Line car on American Ave
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffin of Caldwell Apts was dragged under a Metropolitan Coach Lines red car for two blocks on American Ave. She suffered a severed left leg, mangled right leg, burns, and shock. Motorman Lebber claimed unawareness. witness Yvonne Cottrell said Griffin stepped into the street from a west curb. Public officials described the incident as occurring near Broadway crossing around 10 am with Griffin in critical condition at Seasdie Hospital.
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Metropolitan
Coach Lines
Red
American Ave
Elizabeth Griffin
Caldwell Apts
Seaside Blvd
Broadway Crossing
Ocean Blvd
Esome
Yvonne Cottrell
Grandview
Broadway
Metropolitan Red
Suez Conclave Ends With 2 Canal Plans
London AP reports the Suez conference closes with the United States joining a five power group to present the international operation plan to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Eighteen powers will present their arrangement, while four nations back an Indian operation plan for Egypt.
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London
Suez Canal
United States
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Russia
India
Indonesia
Ceylon
Lakewood Center Dollar Dayz Sale Described
A 77 page Press-Telegram section details the Lakewood Center Dollar Dayz sale opening today and running through Friday and Saturday. Hours are 12:30 pm to 9 pm today, 10:30 am to 9:30 pm Friday, and 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Saturday. Two Dollar Days are billed as the biggest in Lakewood Center history.
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Lakewood Center
Press-Telegram
Smog and Heat Hit Southern California Amid High Temps
The U S Weather Bureau warned of scorching heat with inland valleys exceeding 100 and Los Angeles area highs near 94 to 98 degrees. A smog alert cut visibility in the basin with eye irritation reported. the Rivera district ozone reading spiked to .60 ppm amid the hot, dry conditions.
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California
Long Beach
Los Angeles Basin
Los Angeles
Rivera
Where to Find It Biases the 1960 Campaign
A reader guide lists pages and features for the presidential race with a focus on bias. It notes President at age 70 could be first to serve a full term if re-elected. Adlai Stevenson targets Nixon and GOP differences in Congress, with related pieces across Page A-3, A-6, A-17.
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Presiment
Adlai Stevenson
Nixon
Eisenhower Nixon ticket favored by GOP in 8 format
Republicans roared unanimous approval of an Eisenhower Nixon ticket. Stevenson congratulated Ike in Chicago as Nixon battle for renomination continued amid reports of a missing P4M Mercator and a Chinese air engagement near Formosa with a Chiang Kai-shek aircraft damaged by PLA air forces.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Libertyville
Stevenson
Chicago
Eisenhower
Red China
Formosa
Peiping
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Chiang Kai-shek
Shanghai
Maan Islands
Chengsi Islands
Hwangtershan
Nixon to Return to San Francisco to Accept renomination
President candidate Nixon plans to return to San Francisco to personally accept renomination as doctors report his father Frank Nixon, 77, is improving after abdominal rupture. Navy search teams continued in the East China Sea for the missing plane carrying Nixon and aides after a blackout order from Yokosuka.
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FAR East Naval
Yokosuka
Japan
Washington
Defense
State Departments
Whittier
Vice Press J
Nixon
Sana
Francisco
Mixon T
Frank A. Nixon
Los Angeles International Airport
United Air Lines
San Francisco
Navy
East China Sea
Cmidr
Milton Sputchipegt
Cumberland, R
Pat
F. Donald
Clara Jane
Todd Shipyards to Get Big Pact
A $10,119,080 Navy contract is set for Todd Shipyards in the West Coast region to convert a mariner-type boat into an attack transport. The award, one of the largest for the theater, is tied to the Formosa defense context with officials noting no Allied planes were in the area at the time.
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Todd Shipyards
Navy
Far East
Todd Shipyard Corp
Naval Forces
Thomas H. Kuchel
Allty
Allst
Plane Lands With Engine Out on One Engine and a Prayer
An American Airlines plane carrying 32 passengers from Nashville to New York landed at Standiford Field, Louisville, on one engine. Pilot Capt. R. W. Long reported one engine backfired over Elizabethtown, switched it off, and said the issue involved the firing mechanism that pumps oil. No panic among passengers after warning.
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Louisville
American Airlines
Nashville
Tenn
Staniliford Field
New York
R. W. Long
Elizabethtown
Long
Weather Update: Clear and Warm Through Friday
The forecast calls for continued clear and warm conditions through Friday with a chance of light fog patches in the early morning. No rain is expected and daytime temperatures remain mild.
Mother of Lt. Comdr. James W. Ponsford Awaits Word
Dry eyed, Mrs. Frieda Wilson sits in her Atlantic Avenue apartment with a photo of her Navy son as she grieves the report that Lt. Comdr. James W. Ponsford, 42, was aboard a U. S. Patrol plane shot down by communist aircraft off Red China's coast. She has not been officially notified. The phone rang at 5 this morning, a newspaperman delivering the news.
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Tokyo
Red China
Shanghai
Peiping
Formosa
U.S
Wenchow
China
Frieda Wilson
Atlantic Ave
Navy
Comdr
James W. Ponsford
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Stassen
Chistian Herter
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Cmdr. Ponsford
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