Carol Morris Wins Miss Universe 1957 Crown
German Girl Takes Second, Sweden Third: Towa's Carol Morris won her third straight title night crowning Miss Universe. The 20-year-old from Ottumwa Iowa became the first to claim three top honors. Marina Orschell of Germany took second, Ingrid Goude of Sweden third, Iris Waller of England fourth, Rosanna Galli of Italy fifth. Controversy followed over regional representation and Latins feeling slighted amid praise for Morris.
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Towa
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Sweden
Ingrid Goude
England
Iris Waller
Italy
Rosanna Galli
Miss Morris
Teitelbaum Convicted in Chicagoan Polio Outbreak Fight
Chicago battles polio with Salk vaccine as 19 new cases raise yearly total to 245 and five die. Health chief Bundesen aims to vaccinate hundreds of thousands, with four active inoculation centers and 10 000 needles en route for new centers.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Board of Health
Bundesen
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
American Hospital Supply Company
Nashville
Tern
Bundensen
Teitelbaum Convicted For Fake Beverly Hills Robbery
Albert Teitelbaum was convicted of staging a fake Beverly Hills fur store robbery and filing a $248,000 insurance claim. He faced one to 10 years on the robbery count and one to three on the insurance charge. He was ordered to appear July 30 for sentencing and a probation hearing, with his attorney seeking a new trial. His wife needed restraint as the verdict was read. police said the fur theft claim was a hoax. The grand jury had indicted him after the December incident in which four gunmen bound an employee and escaped with fur pieces. Teitelbaum had claimed about $2 million in assets. He remains free on a $5,000 bond.
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Santa Monica
Beverly Hills
Albert Teitelbaum
Isaac Pacht
Teitelbaum
al Stan
Los Angeles County’ Grand Jury
Pacht
Feu
Nun Rescues Four of Five Tots in River
In Voda Italy a Catholic nun named Sister Maria Lulli plunged into the Po River after a bank collapse caused five little girls to fall in. She pulled four to safety despite her long black robe, but one child was swept away and drowned in the current.
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VODA
Italy
Maria Lulli
New Year's Eve in July Shines for Miss Universe's Hometown
Ottumwa celebrated as Carol Morris was crowned Miss Universe. Private parties filled the 34 000 population town while nightclubs and public spots buzzed with joy. KTVO TV aired photos until 3 am and KEIZ radio stayed on overtime for the results.
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Ottumwa
Carol Morris
Main St
Ktvo-Tv
KEIZ
Missing Four as Floodwaters Sweep Reno Cars Off Roads
Four and possibly five people were missing after flash floods trapped cars on Mount Rose road in the Washoe Mountains south of Reno. A 10 foot wall of water hurled boulders, washing cars off the road. Mrs Dorothy Wachowicz and three other relatives were named among the missing. William Royatte of Reno was among those swept away. rescue crews continued searching amid rock, debris, and ongoing flood danger.
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Gordon Fairchild
Fairchild
Dorothy Wachowicz
Sacramento
Calif
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Vickie
William Royatte
Rene
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Matt
Galena Crevice Gorge
Washoe Medical Center
Freddy
Floods claim six in Maryland as rains lash area
Six people drowned in the Rockville region as torrential rains swamped central and western Maryland. A spate of traffic accidents in heavy rain and wind killed eight more. Suburban Washington and Washington County were hardest hit with hundreds marooned and widespread property damage reported along the Patapsco River near Ellicott City and Antietam Creek at Keedysville.
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Hagerstown
Weather: Mostly clear through Sunday with low clouds
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Sunday with late night and early morning low cloud cover. Temperatures remain mild with minimal precipitation expected and calm winds across the region.
L A Cabby Slain In Cheap $20 Robbery
William Dunham, 42, taxi driver for Yellow Cab Co, was shot and killed early today in Los Angeles. Police called the $20 robbery “cheap and disgusting.” Investigators found Dunham slumped at his cab door with his billfold missing $20, as two residents near 94th Street reported hearing shots around 4:20 a.m. Authorities identified the victim and are probing the motive and suspect details.
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CNS
William §. Dunham
Yellow Cab Co
94Th St
Eisenhower Attends Pan American Conference Arrival in Panama
President Eisenhower arrives in Panama to join 19 other heads of state for the Pan American Conference aimed at strengthening inter American solidarity. He is greeted at the airport, rests at the U.S. Embassy, then attends a formal meeting at President Arias palace with brief remarks.
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Eisenhower
Ripear Arias Espinosa
U.S
Arias
Washington
James C. Hagerty
Fisenhower
Panana National Guard
Jana
P Geme Tarathy
Missing Hawthorne trainer plane with two aboard
A light trainer piloted by David Salerno of Hawthorne California and carrying a passenger Jackie West vanished after departing Sacramento at 4 p m with five hours fuel The Civil Aeronautics Administration said the plane may have landed at an unknown airfield and cannot contact authorities The bomber exercise meanwhile simulated a massive nuclear attack affecting many cities and regions including Canada Hawaii and Puerto Rico causing extensive casualties
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Hawthorne
Calif
Klamath Falls
Ore
Tthe
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
David 5. Salerno
117Th St
Jackie West
Salerno
Associated Press
Canada
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Nuclear test and civil defense drills dominate alert day
Reports from Tokyo and Washington describe a U S hydrogen bomb detonation at Eniwetok, plus a mass civil defense drill code named Alert LA. Presidents and agencies coordinated emergency measures as seismographs tracked the blast and pilots fought air battles over Formosa.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Y. A.m
Meticulous Guide Reveals Daily Newspaper Sections
A brief index lists where to find various content across the paper. It covers churches, classifieds, comics, crosswords, obituaries, finance, shipping, sports, tides, weather, and TV radio, with page numbers for each category. The note helps readers navigate the issue efficiently.
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Tides
American Girls Sing for Italian Workers in Rome
Fifty five Smith College Chamber Singers left Harvard Glee Club shadows to perform at Rome’s Festa di Noiantri across the Tiber. The group wore white gowns and planned to open with the Negro spiritual There Is Balm in Gilead.
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U. S
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Scarsdale
Gilead
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