Bridges Wins Deportation Fight With U S
SAN FRANCISCO AP The government failed to prove by clear evidence that longshore union leader Harry Bridges was a Communist when obtaining U S citizenship in 1943 Judge Louis H Goodman ruled Bridges not a Communist and cleared him of the deportation action The decision ends a long government campaign begun in 1939 with a deportation hearing Bridges now heads the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union The government may appeal awaiting higher court decision
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Goodman
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U.S
Australia
U. S
Bert Bridges
Govarnment
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
U. S. Atty
Lynn A. Gillard
Washington, Inc
Tudge Goodman
U.S. Supreme Court
Hoover Declines New York Police Post Offer
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover declined the offer of police commissioner for New York City. Mayor Robert Wagner made the invitation, Hoover is described as traveling and not directly reachable. An FBI spokesman said Hoover has no plans to leave the bureau after more than 25 years.
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UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Hoover
Robert Wagner
New York
Wagner
Ike Says United GOP Would Win Forever
President Eisenhower told Republican lawmakers unity around accepted principles can keep the GOP in national power forever. He warned against overpromising from Geneva summit outcomes and urged a positive message on highway, school, and health programs while maintaining strength for peace. The informal breakfast at the Statler Hotel drew most GOP senators and representatives, with Hagerty noting his push for party unification behind trusted core principles.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Statler
Leonard W. Hall
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Bus Holdup Foiled On Greyhound Near Bakersfield
A Greyhound driver wrested a 38 caliber revolver from a would be robber as the bus traveled slowly on U S Highway 99 two miles south of Bakersfield. Percy James Hatch of Morton Mississippi, 34, was booked in Kern County jail on attempted holdup charges. Passengers Virgil Hull, 24, of Norwalk and others subdued Hatch after a struggle. Hatch said he did not know why he attempted the holdup, claiming he had only six dollars and feared running out of money before Sacramento.
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U. S. Hwy
Kern County
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Morton, Miss
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Norwalk
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Hull
Hatch
Los Angeles
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Eisenhower to Spend Weekend at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower left at 2 pm to spend the weekend at his Gettysburg farm in Pennsylvania. He traveled by car due to overcast skies, while Mrs. Eisenhower had departed earlier for the same destination. He is expected to return Sunday night or Monday morning.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Weather outlook with low clouds and sun Saturday
Night and morning fog and low clouds give way to mostly sunny Saturday afternoon. Cooler conditions expected with a slight drop in temperatures.
Page navigation note from the newspaper
A reader guide lists sections and page references for the edition, including Beach Combing on B-1, Editorial on A-14, Sports on A-17 to A-19, Obituaries on B22, Theaters on A-12, and Your World on A-2, with temperatures on B-2 and Wilson on A-15.
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Boyle
Wilson
Eisenhower approves satellite program to launch world first
President Eisenhower backs plans to build and launch man made satellites. Projects expect 1957 or 1955 launch with orbit 200 to 300 miles high and 90 minute periods. Cost around 10 million dollars and linked to the International Geophysical Year. Information to be shared with scientists worldwide.
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Eisenhower
Hvo
White House
James A. Hagerty
Gettitysburg
California passes 13 million population mark in July
California’s population topped 13 million on July 1, reaching 13,035,000 with growth at about 400,000 annually. The Dept of Finance cites natural increase and net migration, noting births at 305,800 last year and deaths at 109,400, with forecast of 13,370,000 by July 1957.
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California
Department of Finance
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United States
New York
Stele
Areun
Bulgarians Promise To Pay For Airliner Crash
Israeli spokesman said Bulgaria promised to pay part of the damage from the El Al crash that killed 58 people including 12 Americans. Bulgaria offered compensation after an inquiry but barred six Israeli investigators. Baruch Nir was allowed to visit the crash site near the Greek border. Bulgaria said the gunner crew shot the tail off as the plane wandered off course on its Europe to Israel flight. A Bulgarian commission was named to probe the incident.
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Jerusalem
Yiv
Bulgaria
Battzries
Sofia
Greece
Israsti
Baruch Nir
Europe
Israel
Are
Lethal Dose in Medicine Star Saved by Procrastination
British actress Joan Greenwood delayed taking a prescribed medicine after leaving London. An airline alert warned the pharmacist had mis compounded the drug and it was deadly poisonous. She avoided ingestion by carrying it in her traveling case and delaying the dose, saying laziness saved her.
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New York UP
Joan Greenwood
London
United States
Atlantic
Ninety Nuns Saved From Convent Fire
Ninety elderly or ill nuns were rescued from the Mount Carmel convent infirmary in Dubuque after a fire struck the three story brick building late Thursday night. Only minor injuries were reported for a few. the full extent of injuries and number of victims remained unclear as firefighters battled for about two hours.
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Dubuque
Mount Carmel
Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Downtown L A Mart Destroyed by Blaze
A pre dawn explosion and fire destroyed a downtown market at 900 S Figueroa St injuring no one and forcing 65 residents from an adjacent apartment hotel to flee. Fire fighters said the blaze started in a compressor unit but was kept from spreading to the Finkle Arms Hotel.
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Los AN Griest
Finkle Arms Hotel
S. Figueroa St
New A weapons in production and hydrogen-bomb speculation
Washington reports new weapon designs based on 1954 Pacific hydrogen tests and hints at multiple types. The Atomic Energy Commission says production increases across atomic and thermonuclear weapons with growing effectiveness. The report notes renewed hope for an airplane powered by atomic energy and discusses Castle project speculation about a hydrogen device and its radioactive fallout, though no details are confirmed.
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Washington
Pacific
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
AEC
Pacific Proving Grounds
Sporu
Pony Express Riders Race View Train in Oregon Attempt
Roseburg residents and the Chamber of Commerce back a Pony Express challenge against a Southern Pacific passenger train running from Eugene to Roseburg with fresh horses for the riders. Southern Pacific official Vernal S. Quayle dismissed plans to speed the train, noting actual travel time is 2 hours 54 minutes, while the Pony Express organizers promise new mounts for hillier stretches. The event, set for this weekend, draws locals to stay up late for the outcome as horses and riders are supplied by the Douglas County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse and five riding clubs.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Pony Express
Southern Oregon
Vernal
Pony
Roseburg
Alan Knudtson
Jeseburg
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