Veteran Jurist McKesson Named DA
Superior Judge William McKesson, 61, was named district attorney of Los Angeles County by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors, amid behind the scenes jockeying and memorials after the prior death. McKesson has long worked with youth and was sworn in immediately.
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William #. McKesson
Los Angeles County
Board of Supervisors
S. Ernest, Roll
McKesson
Howerd
Kan
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado College
Amy
University of Southern California
Earl Warren
McCormick Leads U S in Springboard Dive Quest
Melequane AP reports Pat McCormick won the women’s springboard to pursue a second consecutive Olympic diving title. Russia narrowed the U S lead with two shooting golds as the U S total reached 490 points to Russia’s 452. Stungo and a Detroit coed claimed a US 1 2 in diving. Murray Rose took the men’s 400 meter free style in Olympic record time.
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Lakewood
Pat McCormick
Village Rd
Melbourne
Australia
Jeanne Stungo
Melequane
United States
Russia
America
McGormick
Laksewood
Calif
Ber
U. S
Little Jeanne Stungo
University of Detroit
Gary
Ind
Murray Rose
British Cash Slump Threatens Pound Value
London reports a sharp fall in gold and dollar reserves endangering the pound. Chancellor Harold MacMillan told Parliament postwar dollar loan interest may be waived by the United States and Canada to stabilize the rate. Reserves slipped to 2.985 billion dollars, below the critical two billion threshold, with planned emergency steps and interest payments due to the United States and Canada.
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London
United States
Canada
Harold MacMillan
House of Commons
MacMillen
Eisenhower
Congress
Ganactan
MacMillan
Western Pacific Zephyr Derailment in Feather River Canyon
The Western Pacific Zephyr derailed today after hitting a rock slide in the Feather River Canyon involving three unit diesels, a baggage car and two coaches. The railroad reported no injuries and that the derailed cars remained upright.
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Uroville UF
Western Pacific
Feather River Canyon
MacArthur Nephew Named Japan Envoy
President Eisenhower selects Douglas MacArthur II, state department counselor, as ambassador to Japan. Recess appointment skirted Senate confirmation. formal nomination to come when Congress reconvenes in January. Governor James Hagerty announced the plan along with other White House meetings in Washington and Paris NATO talks.
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Augusta
Isenhower
Douglas MacArthur TI
State Department
Japan
MacArthur
Douglas MacArthur
John M. Alison
Allison
United States
Senate
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Annouhvedts J
Eisenower
Washington
Whitehouse
Paris
NATO
Cour
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Percival Brundage
Conegress
Brundage
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
Tells U.S. Warning on Aggression in Middle East
Damascus reports United States warned Syria it will tolerate no more aggression in the region. Ambassador James Moose allegedly conveyed a policy shift to Premier Sabri Assali in a 90 minute interview. Assali cited Moose describing U S aims to keep Middle Eastern states free and independent.
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Damascus
Syria
PIRS
United States
Middle East
James Moose
Sabri Assali
U. S
Assali
Moose
Britain’s Suez Withdrawal Sparks Commonwealth Tensions
A dated UK front mentions Britain pulling out of the Suez Canal after a decision, with notes that the invasion era and reactions across Asia and the Commonwealth affected alignments. It references pages for more on Beach Combing and editorial opinions.
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Britain
Suez Canal
Ceylon
Ford Auditorium pressure reshapes county board chair pick
The Board of Supervisors denied Burton W. Chace the chair, after a long run of support, amid opposition from Civic Auditorium and Music Center backers. Warren Dorn joined the board recently, while Herbert Legg briefly nominated Chace before Chace declined. Ford was nominated and approved unanimously, with insiders noting auditorium interests campaigned against Chace over his stance.
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Board of Supervisors
Burton W. Chace
Independent Press-Telegram
Cazce
Del
Star Chamber
Warren Dorn
Pasadena
Herbert C. Legg
Cheee
Long Beach
Jehan Anson Ford
Chace
RCA NBC Accused in U S Trust Suit
U S Attorney General Brownell charges RCA and its NBC subsidiary with violating the anti trust act by conspiring to acquire VFTV outlets on channels 2 through 13. The civil suit was filed in the federal district court in Philadelphia alleging a network coercive plot to control television stations.
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Washington
Brownell
Radio Corporation of America
National Broadcasting Corp
Philadel Nia
RCA
NBC
Chanheld
Stevenson Announces He Will Not Seek Presidency Again
Adlai Stevenson declared he will not run for the presidency again, planning to return to law. He said his interest in the Democratic Party remains undiminished and he will help where he can, reflecting the view that he was defeated twice and should not contend again.
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Washington
Adlin
Stevenson
Deny
Chicago
Democratic Party
Grover Cleveland
William Jennings
Bryan
Cleveland
SOS from Motorship San Pedro Near Palawan
San Francisco and 12 Globre Wireless reported receiving an SOS from the motorship San Pedro in the Palawan area of the Philippines. The message asked for urgent aid and provided approximate position coordinates 12.56 degrees north and 329.0 degrees east, northwest of Busuanga.
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Motorship
Philippines
San Francisco
Globre Wireless
San Pedro
Busuanga
Palawan
Brooklyn pier blast eyed for atomic risk
Fire Commissioner Edward E. Cavanagh Jr asked the Army to check for atomic material aboard the Brooklyn pier that exploded and burned killing 10 and injuring 246. The blast caused millions in damage as sanitation crews cleared debris and police, fire officials, and the district attorney’s office opened full probes.
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Brooklyn Pier
Mon- Gay
New York City
Edward E. Cavanagh Jr
Boston
Pennsylvania
Big Brooktyn
Charles Tierney
Cavanagh
Army
Brooklyn
Weather outlook Mostly cloudy to Wednesday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies through Wednesday with hazy afternoon sun. Temperatures dip slightly as conditions ease to cooler, drier air later in the period.
Women risk life to lay wreaths at Heroes' Square in Budapest
In Budapest thousands of women pressed toward the tomb of Hungary's unknown soldier in Heroes' Square, defying Russian troops. A woman was shot in the leg and taken to hospital with non serious injuries as protesters, chanting and pushing past roadblocks, laid red white and green bouquets amid a heavy Soviet presence.
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Budapest
Hungary
IL Am
Singiy
Wossen
Transients’ shirt spills $1,070 in cash in burglary probe
Police found 1070 dollars in bills dropping from a shirt worn by Billie Archie Norket and his companion Homer E. Shew after a car stop near Pacific Coast Highway and Cedar Avenue at 1 45 am. Norket claimed the money came from a recent find while investigators booked both men for burglary while checking their stories.
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Billie Archie Norket
Pacific Coast
Hwy
Cedar Ave
Norket
Ronald Coffee
Ralph del Prete
Harbor
Henry Ford Avee Bridge
Homer E. Shew
Ji.h. Warner
North Caroline
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U.S. Aet
Laughlin E. Waters
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