Aging Union Army veteran Woolson salutes 107th birthday in Duluth
Albert Woolson, last surviving Union Army veteran, turns 107 in Duluth Minnesota as thousands nationwide send greetings. Eisenhower sends warm wishes. Crowds sing beneath the Kobus home as Myr and Mrs Kobus host a cake and school band serenade. Texas Confederate veteran Tom Riddle, ill in Austin, nears 110 while others face minor legal and odd news items from Chicago to Pensacola.
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Woman With Loud Lipstick Robs Bank in Los Angeles
Police seek a woman bank robber described as wearing blue-black eye shadow and flaming red lipstick who handed a note demanding money before stealing 1839.25 from a Bank of America branch. Teller Ofelia Verdon said the suspect fled through a crowd after shoving the note and grabbing the cash in a handbag.
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Vivien Leigh Returns to The Sleeping Prince Tonight
London report says actress Vivien Leigh, recovering from a broken wrist after a fall, will return to the West End stage in The Sleeping Prince despite medical advice. Press-Telegram notes her husband Sir Laurence Olivier and George F. Cullum are associated with the production and national theater groups.
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Booby Trapper Says He Killed Youth and More Murders
Richardisen tells investigators that Jensen, a 28-year-old former inmate, confessed to abducting a youth hitchhiking near Zuma Beach, shooting him with a .22 rifle and dumping the nude body in Happy Camp Canyon near Moorpark. Police say Jensen later staged a “death trap” attack on Marine Sgt. Marion Piper, 21, which wounded him. Jensen, awaiting trial for robbery and attempted murder, has a long history including 14 years at Camarillo State Hospital for a hammer killing at age 14.
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Lawton to Transfer from Korea Zone to Army Comptroller
Maj. Gen. William S. Lawton commander of the Korean Communication Zone is reassigned to the Office of the Comptroller of the Army in Washington. He is scheduled to depart for the United States in March.
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