Drunken City News and Oddities From Coast to Coast
A chaotic auto incident in Pineville Missouri ends with a cab driver claiming the emergency brake failed as bricks and a rolling vehicle topple seven parked cars and a power pole. Other brief items note a Washington snow storm, shifts in American gender sizing, British six year itch marriage risk, and Los Angeles law enforcement language concerns.
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Omaha
Clifford Crowder
Pineville
Crowder
London
UPA
Britain
John Wallis
British Guidance Council
Wallis
von Wallis
Los Angeles
Harold Henry
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Wallace L. Wa
Leaps to His Death From Transit Building
Robert T. Notes, 69, of Arcadia, leaped to his death Monday from a third floor hedge at the Los Angeles Transit Building, police reported.
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Angeles
Robert T. Notes
Arcadia
Los Angeles
House Group to Quiz Ridgway on Attack on Defense Program
A House appropriations subcommittee will invite General Matthew Ridgway to explain comments alleging the Defense Department tried to pressure him to fit his views to a political military parity line. Ridgway said he felt pressured and that he was being asked to destroy U.S. fighting strength. Senate Armed Services Committee discussions are planned, with Defense Secretary Wilson expected to respond.
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Washington
House Appropriations
Matthew Ridgway
Defensive Department
Ridgway
Army
Ito
U. S
Saturday Evening Post
Senate Armed Services Committee
Brucker
Defense Department
Rep
Flood
D-Pa
Sikes’ Subcommittee
House
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Senate
Defense Wilson
New York
Lang Ber Cuittarnin Postal Entry Under Act of 1853
The notice records a Post Office entry at Lang Ber Cuittarnin dated 1855 under the Act of 3.1. It cites Blember Audie Hureau of Circulation, Peter Week Month Year Querler Delivery, and mentions a single copy entered on a March 18 entry.
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Gany
Pina Avenue
Looz Beach
Californie
Audie Hureau
Opy
Lang Ber Cuittarnin
Act of Baten
Dutch Airline Seeks to Link Calif Europe
Royal Dutch Airlines, known as KLM, applies for U S permission to run direct Los Angeles to Amsterdam service. Gen I Aler, KLM president, says service could start two round trips weekly by July or August. Scandinavian Airlines began Copenhagen service via Greenland in 1954.
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Los Angeles
Royal Dutch Airlines
KLM
California
Europe
I. A. Aler
U. S
Amsterdam
Aler
Scandinavian Airlines System
Copenagen
Groenland
Wilson Urges More Defense Spending in New Year
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson argued for higher military outlays to keep U S forces modern and effective. He projected a next year budget of 35.5 billion dollars, up 900 million from the current 34.8 billion, during a Washington event tied to Franklin birthday celebrations and the Franklin Award presentation by the New York Employing Printers Assn.
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New York U
Charles E. Wilson
U. S
Benjamin Franklin
Wilson
Eisenhower
Franklin
New York
Assn
Hatcher and Officials Visit Taipei Amid City Fire Post Change
Hatcher of the University of Michigan arrives in Taipei as the Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners seeks a new fire chief. William L. Willer, 49, tops the list after written and oral Civil Service exams and will succeed John Alderson, who retired last month. Miller, assistant chief engineer since July 1, 1954, moves into a new role.
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Hatcher
Taipei
Harlan ,Hatcher
Univer Los Angeles
Lassity
Michigan
Angeles Board of Fire Commiss
Hong Kong
William L.goodwill
Willer
Miller
John
Alderson
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