Christmas Bike Fatal Crash Shocks Long Beach
Seven-year-old Richard Disney was killed when 17-year-old Dennis Kalos lost control of a car at Nipomo and Barrios, striking the boy as he stood with his Christmas bicycle on the sidewalk. Kalos faced felony manslaughter charges as the community mourns a new traffic death tally.
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Bert Resnie
Richard Keith Disney
Nipumo Ave
Dennis Gregory Kalos
Anaheim Pl
Dennis Kalos
Chuck Sundquist
Kales
Dennis
Richards
Mottell
Peek
Long Beach
Cmdr
Mitchell K. Disney
USN
Disney
Mine Force
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Terminal Island
Nipomo
Traffic toll in 1955 seen near 38,500 highest since ’41
The National Safety Council estimated 1955 traffic deaths at about 38,500, the highest in 14 years, with AP surveys showing at least 35,785 fatalities by year end. Officials fear the New Year holiday could set another record as enforcement tightens nationwide.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Associated Press
New York State
Safety Council
The
Unarmed Rebel Slain amid Algeria Newsreel Scandal
Paris reports lift charges over a French gendarme shooting a rebel in Ain Abid as L Express faces bribery accusations tied to a newsreel. Georges Chassagne, Fox Movietone cameraman, testified he filmed Aug 22 during a cleanup after a village massacre. The government cites electoral aims in the controversy.
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Paris
Algeria
Georges Chassagne
Nseisreg
Enied
L'Express
Pierre Mendes France
Interior Ministry
Gene Idarme
Seme
Edgar Favre
L’express
Faure
Mendes-France
France
Chassagne
Algiers
Fox Movietone News
Ain-Abid
Doom Told Killer Kicks as Death Penalty Is Imposed
Francis Ballem, 29, was sentenced to death in Delaware County Pennsylvania for first degree murder of John Dopirak, a Chester dishwasher. He was restrained by seven deputies and shouted curses at Judge William R. Toal after the verdict. Previously, a prior sentencing was halted when Ballem slashed his wrist with a concealed razor.
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Francis XX
Ballem
Pennsylvania
Delaware
William R. Toa
Tam
Toal
John Dopirak
Chester
Freak Death After Glass Shatters at Bowling Alley
A 15 year old boy, William McGowan, was killed by a flying glass fragment at Humboldt Park Bowling Center in Chicago. Police said the shard struck him in the chest as he and friends moved to another alley after dropping a bowling ball through a display case. He died en route to hospital.
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Chicago
UPI
William McGowan
Humboldt Park
McGowan
Sigmund Hertel
Hunt Missing Plane Ends Aerial Search In N California
UK Air Force and Civil Air Patrol planes scoured rugged mountains between Red Bluff and Eureka for a missing Piper Tri-Pacer with two men aboard. Pilot W. E. Bagwell of Redlands and Roy Herman of Mojave were last seen taking off from Red Bluff on Tuesday amid poor weather.
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Hamilton Air Force
Calif
Civil Air
Red Bluff
Eureka
W. E. Bagwell
Redlands
Barwell
Roy Herman
Mojave
Clear tonight and sunny Saturday with afternoon clouds
The forecast calls for clear skies tonight and mostly sunny conditions on Saturday with some cloudiness in the afternoon. Temperatures will range from a low near 40 to a high around 65 degrees.
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Alaska
New Year’s traffic crackdown planned by California police
Police agencies across Los Angeles and Orange counties cancel over two thousand weekend leaves to mount a major New Year’s crackdown on drunk driving. Roadblocks may be used, with 177 drunk drivers arrested and 2,996 citations issued last year. Officials urge extreme caution to avoid a historic traffic crisis.
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California
Long Beach
CHP
Elmer’ Steinmeyer
White House Defends Policy Against Soviet Crticism
The White House rejected Khrushchev's charge of crude interference and pledged to pursue peaceful liberation of captive European peoples until success is achieved. Hagerty stated that U S policy remains focused on this long term goal and that the administration will not comment further on Khrushchev's remarks. The president walked with aides and his brother during a sunny morning at the naval base before continuing work on the State of the Union message.
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Key West
Fla
White House
Eisenhower
United States
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower Land ‘Sect
Dulles
Nikita 5
Khrusachev
Russia
Communist Party
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Khrushchev
Geneva
Hagarty
Hagerty
Thursdey Hagerty
Gagerty
Eisenshower
Minon S. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania State, University
Naval Base
Key. West
State of the Union
Milton, Eisenhower
Where's Our Boy Larry Turns Up Safe at Home
Police searched the Hollywood Hills for Larry Darby after his mother found him missing from his bed. At 5 am she saw a lump under the younger brother’s covers, waking to find Larry curled up and sleeping. The family noted how hard it is to keep track of eight children.
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Hollywood P
Hollywood Hills
Larry Darby
Darby
Larry
Betty Darby
Season's Coldest Night Frosts Long Beach Autos and Lawns
The coldest night of the season frosted autos and lawns in the Long Beach area as temperatures dipped near freezing. Downtown Long Beach recorded around 39 degrees while the thermometer rose to 32 by 7 a.m. at Southland resorts. Municipal Airport noted 38 at 5:30 a.m. Los Alamitos NAS reported 34 and El Toro Marine Base near Santa Ana reported 43.
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Long Beach
Madlint
Beach
Southland Resorts
Municipal Airport
Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
el Toro Marine Base
Santa Ana
Blaze destroys air liner and hangar in San Francisco
A large blaze in San Francisco destroyed a Southwest Air Lines plane and a hangar at the municipal airport. Coast Guardsmen and firefighters battled flame as temperatures hovered above freezing. Weather officials predicted clear skies with little precipitation, while coastal areas faced frigid readings in Southern California.
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San Francisco
SPI
San Francisca
California
Palmdale
Daggett
Newport Beach
San Pedro
Page line listing sections and page references
A catalog style note enumerating newspaper sections and their page locations across Beach Combing Bridge Classified Comics Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Sports and other features with day and page indicators. It reads like an index of where to find content.
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Boyle
Wilson
Chain-Reaction Crashes Injure 49 In German Cities
In Frankfurt a streetcar hit an automobile amid a sleet storm, triggering a pileup that injured ten more vehicles. Darmstadt reported forty-five injuries in two collisions involving twelve streetcars.
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Wrankfurt
Germany
Frankfurt
Piersons
Darmstadt
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