Puff Pilots Land In First All Women Transcontinental Race
Eight pilots reach Lakewood area in emblematic event as Beechcraft 35 Bonanza and Cessna 180 land with 185 to 225 horsepower. Flight covers 19 hours 50 minutes with many legs and stops across western cities. One contestant out after a crash near Palmyra, while others press toward the Wednesday finish. officials say a strong chance to win despite handicaps.
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Isabelle McCrae
Lemon Grove
Betty McNeil
la Mesa
Long Beach
Associated Press
Edina Gardner Whyte
Fort Worth
Texas
Lucile Wright
Jamestown
New York
Claire
San Diego
Betty Lambert
Winslow
Aviz
Albuquerque
N. M
Amavillo
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City
Peoria
German DP Described As Confused Falls To Death In San Francisco
Ottmar Fischer a 24 year old displaced German arrived Sunday from a village in the French zone of West Germany. Police sought to persuade him from a five story roof when he leaped across to a neighboring building and fell to the ground. Neighbors helped restrain him before he vanished on the roof. He died instantly.
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San Francisco
Ottmar Fischer
West Germany
Fischer
Paul Frank
Seek Barge Man Who Shot at Boat
Police sought the operator of a barge after a rifle slug hit the bow of a 34 foot fishing cruiser named Evanno on a Sunday excursion. The barge reportedly ordered passengers to stay 700 yards away then fired. the bullet lodged in a buoy. Coast Guardsmen impounded the rifle. no one aboard was found.
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Evanno
Alamitos Bay Entrance
Belmont Pier
George H. Caillaret
First St
Frank and
Evan Caillaret
Lime Ave
Gary R. Huff
First St. Jean Canyon
Los Angeles
Peter Peterson
Huntington Park
Benson OKs Emergency Credit for Drouth Area
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told the House agriculture committee the southwest drought worsens and emergency credit is needed. He noted Texas and Oklahoma areas and supported a bill led by Chairman Hope to provide various emergency relief. Benson toured disaster-designated zones with aides and praised local spirit while warning recovery will take more than a year of normal rain.
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Washington
Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Hope
R.-Kan
Aids
Hisenhower
Rhee Rejects U.S. Offer Ahead of New Talks
Reported developments show Rhee spurned a U.S. compromise as a new meeting was planned. Robertson met with Rhee near the presidential mansion amid a South Korean anti truce demonstration. Senators and military officials in Washington and Seoul described the talks as a key consultative effort with South Korea on terms for a truce.
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Presidential
Robertson
America
Rhee
Shinn
U. S
Rice
Washington
William F. Knowland
Truman
Eisenhower
Senate
Information Service Head Resigns Amid Health Concerns
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Dr. Robert L. Johnson as chief of the overseas information service. Johnson cited doctors warning strains of the post were excessive. Johnson had taken the federal assignment last February, after leaving Temple University, to lead the international information program during a reorganization effort.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Robert L. Johnson
Overseas Information Service
Johnson
Hisenhower
Temple University
Philadelphia
White House
Cal
Fearful Reds Strive to Quell Disorders Near Bucharest
Reports describe riots and plunder at Communist collective farms near Bucharest with the government announcing increased rations to be distributed next Saturday and through July. Western and East European dispatches note martial law rumors in Poland and leadership shifts in Hungary and East Germany signaling a softer line from communist regimes.
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Bucharest
Romania
Poland
Red
Warsaw
Pap
West Berlin
Telegrat
Silesian
Krakow
ADN Today
Berlin
Hungary
Matyas Rakosi
Budapest
Rakosi
Imre Nagy
Warren Signs Bill for Road Repair
Sacramento. Gov War ren today signed legislation ap propriating 720000 for snow removal and heavy rainfall damage on county roads. Other bills signed by the governor set monthly apportionment of highway users funds to counties. court rules require a minimum days between service of an order and appearance in small claims court. UC extends use of outstanding construction equipment appropriations until June 30 1956.
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Sacramento
Warren
Collier
Yreka
Small Claims Court
McGee
van Nuys
U. C
Sohneon
Crown Prince Akihito and Pope Exchange Gifts at Vatican
The Vatican audience saw Prince Akihito present two 1846 silver vases linked to Emperor Meiji, while Pope Pius XII offered a gold medal. In Saigon, two U. S. soldiers were slightly hurt during a clash involving Japanese and French forces amid Indochina negotiations. Prime Minister Nguyen Van Tam announced Vietnam’s approval of France’s plan to grant independence to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.
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Japan
Vatican Cif
Akihito
Emperor Hisohito
Pius XII
Vatican Palace
Matsuhito
Meiji
Akihiro
Toropi
U. S
Saigon
Indochina
Bao Dai
France
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Viet Nam
Nguyen van, Tam
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Meriden
Conn
Topsfield
Mass
Billy
Queen Juliana
Netherlands
Giethoorn Canal
Overijsel
L. B
Benson Oks
Drouth Area
U.S
Information Service
East Germany
Bill
Press-Telegram
Sixt Bereas
Pine Avenue
California
Syeek Monin
Sy Deety
Catalina Catalina
Catalinas
Batiste
Ayol
Oly
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