Dixon-Yates Controversy Spurs FBI Role and Memphis Power Row
Senate action links 635 million for a power line to TVA with Memphis plans to build its own plant, while Kefauver calls for an FBI accounting and potential inquiry into political influence and private interests. Eisenhower orders a new study on canceling the Dixon-Yates contract as Memphis halts TVA power beyond June 1938.
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Valley Youth Dies in Van Nuys Car Crash
A Van Nuys youth was killed and five others injured when a speeding car struck a parked vehicle on South Grand Avenue. David Mein, 17, died. brothers Thomas 17 and Gerald 13 were hurt along with Lorin Larson 3 and Gerald. Hospital attendants report all injured have skull fractures except Harrington with a jaw fracture and facial cuts. Investigating officers said the youths appeared to be trying to overtake a car carrying friends when their vehicle struck the parked car and careened off the road.
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Soldier on Okinawa Slain Held Suspect
Pvt. Fred Torrence of Muskegon Michigan, member of Goth War Battalion at Camp Tengen on Okinawa, is held on charges after a soldier died from wounds to arms and throat. Military police report the victim died on arrival at Ryukyu Army Hospital. Army officials withheld his name initially.
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Muskegon
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Camp Tengen
CA Tide lands oil bill may yield millions in revenue
Finance Director John Pierce urged Gov Knight to sign the Shell Cunningham offshore drilling bill. It would allow tidelands leases beyond state oil pools, excluding residential and park areas, with estimates of up to four billion barrels and a potential 75 to 100 years for full recovery. Knight has signaled interest but has not committed.
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Divorce in Los Angeles Highlights Counseling Clash
Sylvia Glabe, aged 39, divorces Arthur Glabe, 37, a Los Angeles marriage counselor, alleging he did not practice what he preached. She says he rarely came home, lectured her late at night, and relied on her as the family supporter.
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Convicts seize control as Felons hold 9 hostages at Penitentiary
Prison revolt erupts at the state penitentiary when 32 inmates seize Bazzerides’s office and take nine hostages, demanding disciplinary changes and listing grievances. Warden Bezzerides and guards are held. two officials are freed. Hostages include Bert Jenkins, Harald Tanes, W. A. Parele, and Jesse Bentley. riot ends with no immediate danger to authorities.
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Sonja Henie in Denmark Sparks Marriage Talk and Policy chatter
News wires report Texas oilman Bryant fueled speculation of proposing to Sonja Henie during a Denmark visit. He later hedged on the claim, citing conversations with Henie in Oslo. The item ties to broader talks on school desegregation and minimum wage as President Eisenhower comments on congressional timing and civil defense. The mix of personal rumor and policy debate reflects wartime era concerns.
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Negro Jurist Named to New Hampshire High Court
Albany dispatch reports Judge Harold A. Stevens of Manhattan to serve on the New Hampshire Supreme Court filling a vacancy caused by death. He is the first Black jurist on the state high court, will serve until Dec 11, 1933, and is noted as a graduate of Catholic lawyers guild with a career on the General Sessions bench.
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Guild of Catholic Lawyers
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Court of Appeals
Two Bandits Attack Man Ernest Ho Stowe at Night
A 70 year old man named Ernest Ho Stowe faced an assault when two bandits pressed him from behind in a bare rear encounter. Police are investigating the attack and seeking witnesses.
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Young Bang
Finn Twins Halt Hunger Strike in Prison Center
Springfield report says Finn brothers George and Charles, 41, ended their long hunger strike at a federal center after arrest in Long Beach California on April 19. They faced one year for interfering with a federal officer while attempting a citizens arrest. Authorities visited June 28. no comment on talks. The case involves a surplus CAG aircraft bought from a California school district for educational use and intended for commercial dying.
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California
Knight Signs Bill for Hospital Construction Aid
SACRAMENTO Governor Knight signed a bill to appropriate additional state funds to match federal dollars for hospital construction. The measure expands California law to join the 1954 federal program focusing on rehabilitation and care, enabling contracts for hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and outpatient facilities.
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Berkeley
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Socialite Slaying Prompts Murder Charge in House
Police will formally charge Crocker with murder Thursday after the socialite Mrs. McCauley was found slain in her Bel Air home. Crocker, once a houseboy for the family, allegedly became obsessed, threatened her, and denied involvement in her March divorce from Frani McCauley. The case drew in detectives from the West Los Angeles division as the victim’s children slept through the tragedy.
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