Felons Find Axes and Picks in Oregon Pen riot
Rebellious convicts at the Oregon Penitentiary seized tools found under bleachers during a riot, while armed guards confined about 900 inmates to a fenced baseball field. Twenty one leaders surrendered after the warden cut water, as guards dispersed prisoners and maintained control amid fresh clashes.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon Penitentiary
Clarence T. Gladden
Gladden
R. H.C. Bennett
Crime Outpaces Population Growth in California 1952
California crime rose 11 percent in 1952 while population grew 5 percent, states Attorney General Edmund G. Brown in the report Crime in California 1952 noting 137,878 felonies for the year. Burglary led at 60,487 cases with Los Angeles County most affected. San Mateo had the lowest trial rate among large counties, and Imperial led prosecutions per 100000.
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San Francisco
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Los Angeles County
Alameda
San Mateo
Imperial County
Fifteen Year Old Killed in Fall From Hospital
Fifteen year old Mark Samuels died after falling from an eighth floor hospital window at James Ewing Hospital in New York. Police indicated he either fell or jumped while undergoing leukemia treatment. He had been hospitalized six weeks and was to be discharged Wednesday.
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New York
Mark Samuels
James Ewing Hospital
AMA Urges Slashing of Vet Medical Care
The American Medical Association urged curtailment of free hospitalization and medical treatment for veterans whose ailments are not service connected. Dr. Walter B. Martin, AMA president-elect, told a House Veterans Subcommittee that Congress should reduce Veterans Administration practices awarding benefits for new service-connected cases. He warned the federal hospital system could swell if current policies continue.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Walter B. Martin
AMA
House Veterans
Congress
Veterans. Administration
Veterans Administration
Warren vetoes 35 bills. 158 more to die, Warren explains
Sacramento reports Gov Earl Warren vetoed 35 of 2088 1953 session bills and said he would pocket 158 more. He outlined reasons at a press conference, criticizing measures on public utility assessments, license changes, flag display rules, highway and truck weight rules, and the Palace of Fine Arts restoration. He also rejected a Beverly Hills superior court office and other items, while signing 1895 bills into law.
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Sacramento
LLD
Earl Warren
Warren
Board of Equalization
Board’of Equalization
Ernest R. Geddes
Claremont
Pavserner
Palace of Fine
San
Superior Court
Beverly Hills
Judicial Council
Board’ of Supervisors of
Los Angeles
Sparkman Pushes Vote on Higher Tax Exemption in Excess Profits Bill
Senator Sparkman proposes a Senate vote on raising the personal exemption for the excess profits tax from 25000 to 109000 and changing the base year for new businesses. The plan would cost about 760 million in revenue and aims to aid small businesses. Eisenhower seeks a six month extension expected to bring in 800 million. The Senate may adopt the House bill without changes, with potential amendments from McClellan on personal exemptions and daycare deductions.
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Washington
Sen
Sparkman
D.-Ala
Senate
Eisenhower
Millikin
R.-Cole
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
McClellan
D.-Ark
Plains States Turn: Cooler in Heavy Rain
Wide sections of the plains states cooled by heavy rains and thunderstorms Sunday extended from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. Temperatures dropped 10 to 30 degrees with some areas receiving nearly three inches of rain. Oklahoma City recorded its coolest July day in 63 years.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Bhrouth
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma City
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Pacific Coast
Tulsa
Plains
Rockies
Boise
Idaho
Missoula
Mont
Central States
West Coast
Los Angeles
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Jack Norton
Ben
Minneapolis
Norton
Edwards
iRave
SO. Calif
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