Doomed Lovers in Navy Crisis Delays Wedding
A 19 year old sailor's emergency leave to marry his cancer doomed sweetheart Betty Thompson was canceled by the Navy after he traveled to Sioux Falls and Omaha seeking privacy. Amburn suffered a nervous breakdown on arrival at his Norfolk base. doctors call it nerves. Betty’s illness has progressed, with doctors warning she may die this fall. The couple met in Atlanta and faced heavy publicity, now seeking solitude and postponing their wedding indefinitely. The father of Amburn’s fiancé expressed public concern over the attracted attention.
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Norfolk
Tor Armourn
Navy
Arburn
Tom Amburn
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Betty ‘Thomp
Athanma
Betty
Tren Amburn
Sioux Falls
Tom
A. F. Amburn
East Point
Omaha
Neb
Young Amburn
Zetty
United States
Berty
Atlanta
Arann
Street Surfacing Projects Under Way in City
The city reports two alley paving jobs and four street improvement contracts in progress. Inspectors will monitor all concrete work as engineers oversee traffic reroutes from Anaheim Street to Pacific Coast Highway along Clark Avenue and associated streets.
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Phwan Tale
Chenileret
Americ
Pete Ee
Clark Ave
Anaheim St
Painte Coast Wwe
Pacific Coast City
Stanford Daily editor James Xtr ughlin Beagle appointed
Local briefs note James Xtr ughlin Beagle named active editor of the Stanford University daily newspaper. Minnesota Meet Minnesota team page Park Tr pr Ty eA and others show support for Minnesotans. Mary’s graduates list includes Thomsen Waters and Pra A san from Emilio Chaves Ohio Among others listed as students receiving degrees Monday.
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Stanford
James Xtrughlin Beagle
Ata Chestnut Yas Bron
Stanford University
Daly
Minnesota
Park
KKK Ritual Held in Birmingham
Birmingham Post-Herald reports a KKK ritual near Birmingham on the eve of trials for accused night riders. Witnesses describe robed participants, a masked man, and a guard with a blackjack posing as a photographer. Trial of three defendants for beating a woman and two men in 1949 is set in Jefferson County Circuit Court.
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Birmingsam
Aladune 4
Ap Anand
Birmingham
Frank Bruer
Birmingham Post-Herald
Alabama
Jeffersos County
Crecuit Court
Inday
Children Die in Cottage Fire Tragedy
In Huron Ontario a cottage fire killed two children, Jesse Varela age 1 and Gloria Varela age 2, who were sleeping when the blaze started. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Varela Sr, had left briefly for a nearby restaurant on the same property. A passerby alerted them as flames enveloped the cabin.
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Huron
Call
Jesse Varela
Gloria
Ben Paschal
Union Men Protest High Living Cost
In VUUANA on June 4 union members paraded in Moxteni Te cae and Ensenada demanding government action to lower staple goods costs. Elias Gutierrey secretary of ICIO said lard beans rice and flour have doubled in two years. About 10,000 workers joined the protests.
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Vuuana
UM Tahor Union
Tmers
Moxteni
Tecae
Ensenada Paradad
Elias Gutierrey
Genera
ICIO
Gutierrez
Concert Program by Municipal Band on June 5
Evening program conducted by Eugene Labaree features selections from The Evolution of Dialect, serenades, and a variety of pieces including Mytoptone Exeenas, A Parade of Polka, and The Creamout Dancy. Intermission follows with additional works and a finale by Yoder.
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Lesday
Eugene Labaree
Antuctor
Bodies of L B Men In From Korea
Two Long Beach soldiers died in Korea and were among 11 Southern California servicemen aboard the Lawrence Victory returning to San Francisco. Pvt. Fitz P. Eliassen, 19, of Y street and Pvt. Curtis R. Rice, 22, of 1611 Santa Fe Ave, were fatally wounded and killed in action. Eliassen had received the Purple Heart and citations for bravery. Rice, a native of Oklahoma, is survived by a brother and sister-in-law. Funeral services are set for this week with interment at Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.
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Borties
Long Beach
San Francisco
California
Nar Gone
Harbor City
Tramar
Pet. Rice
Okla Loma
Davy
J. D. Rice
Truman Boyd Manor
Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego
T H. Grady
Gewiv Sr
Long Beach Blvd
Compton
Hostesses to Be Signed Tonight at VA Hospital
Volunteers are sought tonight and Thursday from 7 to 9 at Red Cross headquarters on West Broadway to recruit hostesses for the VA hospital. Hostesses will play table games and visit patients in the recreation hall during weekly sessions and may volunteer weekly or twice a month.
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VA Hospital
Trisday
Red Cross
W. Broadway
C. Warren Hubert
Badgers Gather for Long Beach Picnic at Bixby Park
About eight hundred members of the Long Beach Wisconsin State So attended an annual event at Bixby Park yesterday. Councilman Clarence F. Wagner delivered an address of welcome. The Veterans Community Band provided music. The Ben and Sally dancing studio classes helped entertain. Society president Alura Blunter supervised the program.
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Long Beach
Wisconsin
Bixby Park
Clarence F. Wagner
Veterans Community Band
Ben and Sally
Society
Alura Blunter
Gunman Gets $2000 From Sunset Strip Night Club
Hollywood reports a gunman got $2000 from Ciro's on the Sunset Strip after a watchful watchdog deterred the intruder. Bookkeeper Mrs. Helen Ward, 48, said the man threatened her but she ordered the dog to stay quiet to prevent a shot. The robber fled with the money, leaving his pants intact.
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Hollywood
Ciro’s
Sunset Strip
Helen Wart
City Youth Band Wins First Place at Costa Mesa Parade
Long Beach Youth Band won first place and its drill team also took top honors in the Costa Mesa Lions fish fry parade yesterday. The band members are preparing a show featuring Ina Ray Hutton for the youth group benefit at Municipal Auditorium Saturday night.
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Long Beach
Costa Mesa Lions
Ina Ray Hutton
Municipal Auditorium
Jet Copter Plant To Open At Falcon Field
Mesa Arizona June 4 production announced for an Army and Air Force jet propelled lightweight helicopter. The American Helicopter Co. will manufacture at Falcon Field moving from Manhattan Beach California. R A Getz executive vice president said the firm will relocate to Mesa.
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Mesa, Ariz
Army
Air Force
Mesa
Falcon Field
American Helicopter Co
Manhattan Beach
Calif
R. A. Getz
Compromise plan to reform Assembly rules wins support
In Sacramento the Assembly approved a bipartisan plan to reform rules with a vote 46 28 on a procedural motion. The fight centered on electing the rules committee independent of the speaker while keeping the speaker in charge of other committees, signaling a battle over power and committee control as the session nears adjournment.
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Sacramento
Stile Assembly
Rules Committee
James W. Silliman iRoSalinas
Silliman
Sam le Collins
Pallerton
Dickey
Collins
Stewart Knckley
Redlands
George Dol. Collinson
San Francisco
Assembly
Jonathan Hollibaugh
Huntington Park
Thomas Z. Doyte
Los Angeles
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Hen Hulse
R.el Centro
Hulse
Bison
Dipartisen
James W. Silliman
Vates
Marshal Petain Near Death Sealed by Bulletin
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, 95, once World War I hero and leader of Vichy France, lay near death after a bulletin said his heart seemed to be weakening. He previously suffered double pneumonia in April and is imprisoned on Ile d Yeu for treason.
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Ile D'Yhu
France
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Fifth Street Lights To Glow Tonight In New Installment
The mercury vapor lamp installation on Fifth Street between Elm and Pavisie Aves will light up tonight for the first time under the 1911 Improvement Act. City Electrician Charles Monviso said the cost is £11.97, paid by benefited property owners in the special assessment district. the city will maintain the lights while owners install ornamental fixtures for future safety lighting. The city previously replaced older street lights with modern types under similar assessments.
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Fifth St
Elm
Pavisie Aves
Charles Monviso
Morrison
Law Meets L. B. Autoist at Border
San Diego sheriff says Thomas J. Faulkner of Long Beach, 22, was detained near the border on suspicion of auto theft. AP reports he was arrested after planning to sell a 1950 Cadillac stolen from Mary Drake Toberman of Long Beach at the Tijuana border crossing.
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Tae
San Diego
Thomas J. Faulkner
Long Beach
Associated Press
Fawkner
W. Condon
Tijuana
Faulkner
Ita
Mary Drake Toberman
City Manager to File Pay Boost Figures
City Manager Samuel V ers plans to file with the City Council tomorrow salary increases for police and firemen in the 1957 52 budget. The raises aim to bring uniformed salaries in line with those paid by other Southland cities.
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Samuel
Southland
Delinquency Curb Efforts Succeed in War Centers
Atlanta report notes defense boom towns reduced juvenile trouble through curfews and enforced liquor laws. Marietta, San Diego, Hartford, Syracuse report curfew success. Moowley cites curfew aiding working parents. Kansas city notes strict plant defense curfews as effective.
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Atlanta
United Press
Marietta
Hi Mozley
San Diego
Calif
Hartford
Syracuse
N.Y
Tn Wik Kan
Plnaire
Policemen kill barricaded man in New York gunfight
In a one hour blaze of submachine gunfire and tear gas at a rooming house in New York a 60-year-old landlord Philip Figaro was shot and a 6-year-old Rosario Gadimo was found dead. Virgadimo, an unemployed World War I veteran, wounded Figaro before police moved in.
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New York
Dyonx
Rosario Gadimo
Virgadimo
Philip Figaro
Figaro
Wlfred A. Waldemade
Virgadima
Film Star Maureen O'Hara Heads to Dublin
Hollywood reports Maureen O'Hara speeding to Dublin to visit her ailing mother Mrs Charles Fitzsimons. She will return on location for a movie after tending her family emergency.
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Hollywood
Maureen O'Hara
Dublin
Ireland
Charles Fitzsimons
Library patrons questions on wheels and flags
A reader asks why stagecoach wheels sometimes appear to turn backward in old western films. The answer explains 24 frames per second sampling causing wheel spoke positions to shift, creating a backward illusion if timing aligns with one spoke interval. The page also notes no official U S national flower, voting percentages, and details on Korean service ribbons and lumber tally sticks.
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United States
Union
England
Oho
Tennessee
Reeug Ice
Korea
Feverish Final Push In Long Beach Municipal Race
Last minute campaigning picks up as voters prepare to cast ballots tomorrow. Incumbents and challengers mix on tickets while endorsements from the Long Beach chapter of Retired Policemen and Firemen of America highlight candidates Donald May and others. Councilman Lawrence Jackson endorses Max Livoni for Sixth District, noting the tidelands issue could grant new city funds. Mrs. Malvina Reynolds defends past Communist ties as she pitches a platform including municipal ownership of electricity and buses. Campaigns emphasize experience, potential reforms, and careful handling of city money ahead of election results.
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Mesias
Norrow
Legislative Committee of
Long Beach
Firemen of America
Donald May
Lyman B. Sutter
Raymond C. Kealer
James R. Seaton
Clarence E. Wagner
D. Patrick Ahern
Carl Fletcher
George Vermillion
Jackson
Livont
Lawrence O. Jackson
Max Livani
Lye
D. P. Sants
World Place
Reynolds
Wagner
David W. Bryant
Waaner
Intel
Municipal
Bryant
Park Commission
College Graduates Face Big Job Market in 1950s Era
A nationwide survey shows starting pay rising for 1950 level graduates. Engineering grads could earn up to 8000 dollars a year, with beginning engineers averaging about 300 dollars a month. Liberal arts and journalism graduates also report strong demand and favorable salaries, while employers actively recruit on campuses from California to Denver.
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Oston
California Tech
Defore
Detroit
Liberal Arts
Journalism
Kenneth Olson
Northwestern University School of Journalism
Denver University
Councilman to Tell of Tideland Oil Fund
Councilman Raymond C. Kealer will explain to the City Council how negotiations with Richfield Oil Corp have cleared the way to release 484 475 in impounded tideland oil revenue for tidelands use. Kealer, oil committee chair, has a commitment from Reginald Ragland Richfield attorney that the money can be released immediately barring unforeseen legal obstacles
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Raymond C. Kealer
Richfield Oil Corp
Tideland
Tidelands
Kealer
Reginald Ragland
Richfield
Civil Service Exam Applications for Police Patrolmen Rise
Between 65 and 76 men filed for civil service examinations for police patrolmen before the filing deadline Friday, the Civil Service Commission said. The panel hoped to attract 150 applications. starting salary is 274 dollars, effective July 1.
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Civil Service Commission
Thief Pries Money Drawer at Malt Shop
Burglary at 147 W Fourth St last night as a thief pried open a cash drawer and made off with 250 dollars. Owner George W Benson reported the theft to police.
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Fourth St
George W. Benson
Bus Strike Boosts Taxidermist Calls in Little Rock
In Little Rock on June 4, Allen a local taxidermist reported a surge in telephone requests for rides as bus drivers strike halts transit. The increased calls followed the transit stoppage affecting Greater Little Rock, per Allen who is listed in the yellow pages under taxidermist.
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Little Rock
Ark
UPA
Allen
North Lite Rock
Greater Little Rock
Janet Leigh Wins Greenwich Marriage License Amid Plans
Greenwich Connecticut June 4 a marriage license was issued to Janet Leigh motion picture actress and Tony Curtis singer. Leigh signed as Janet Morrison and Curtis listed as Bers Schwartz with his signature pending. Wedding plans were not announced.
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Greenwich
Conn
Janet Leigh
Tony Curtis
Fred Barrett
Berrolt
Miss Leigh
Janet Morrison
Bers Schwartz
Curtis
Barrett
Schwartz
Miner Held in Killing of Union Brothers
A 45-year-old coal miner was jailed in Cabell County charged with murdering two fellow union members after a dispute over a private coal hauling business. One miner, Charles Weiss 45, and Robert Whorley 40, were killed instantly. Major Thompson 23 remained in critical condition at St. Marys Hospital Huntington.
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Logan
W. Va
Cabell County
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Charles Weiss
Robert Whorley
Major Thompson
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