Long Beach barber father handles home duties during wife’s hospital stay
Victor Bobikevich a Long Beach harbor crane operator and father of twins, jokes that women’s work never ends as he folds diapers and runs the household while his wife Beatrice is treated at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Los Angeles. The twins Julie and Janet born May 20 weigh 6 pounds 13 ounces and 5 pounds 15 ounces. Mrs. Bobikevich returns home soon and will undergo another operation in July. He notes sleep is scarce, averaging four hours every three nights as he manages chores and caring for three older children.
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Bobikevich
Long Beach
Beatrice
Victor
Luba
Jimmy
Kaiser Foundation
Los Angeles
Daisy Ave
Julie
Janet
Kaiser’ Foundation
Boblkevich
Store Clerk Dies in Gun Battle
In Los Angeles a liquor store clerk Walter James aged 28 was killed during a gun battle with two robbers and an ex-policeman. The robbers forced Walter James and his father Willie James into a back room and took $190 from the register before the ex-officer William Watson entered and fired. One of the robbers shot James as they fled. Motorcycle officers spotted and detained a fleeing man. Elmer Wilbern, 20, a transient, was booked on suspicion of assault with intent to murder. he was found carrying $190.
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Los Angeles
Walter James
Willie James
S. Central Ave
William A. Watson
James
I. C. Ruckler
W. E. Fitzgerald
Elmer Wilbern
Americans face a Soviet challenge in the cold war outlook
The piece previews four installments by William L. Ryan exploring Moscow’s 20 year horizon toward final ideological aims and Western responses. It notes Americans and allied leaders reassessing strengths and weaknesses while maintaining confidence in the U.S. advantage over the USSR amid warnings of economic and political pressure.
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William L. Ryan
Washington
Moscow
Ussr
U.S
Soviet Union
United States
Dike Break Inundates Colo. Area
A 60 foot section of Georgetown Dam dike burst releasing a torrent down Clear Creek Canyon. The flood smashed nine bridges and washed away 2 100 foot sections of U S 640. One man was injured, with damage estimated above 200000. A sedan truck driver escaped after a plunge into swollen water. Telegraph lines failed, Idaho Springs and Georgetown reported mainly undamaged beyond the route collapse and affected motor courts and dwellings.
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Georgetown
Colo
Clear Creek Canyon
U. S
Idaho Springs
Denver
Arthur Williams
Wheat Ridge
Clear Creek
Weather Summary Night to Wednesday Clear and Mild
Night and morning low clouds pass but linger minimal. A change in temperature with calmer skies through Wednesday. Highs and overnight lows expected to drift slowly, with improving morning visibility and a gradual warm trend. Local forecast notes patchy fog possible in valley zones.
Where to Find and Page References
A compact index listing sections and page numbers for Beach Combing Bridge Comics Crossword Death Notices Editorial Financial Shipping Sports Theaters TV Radio Tides Temperatures Vital Statistics Wilson Women Your World across pages A-2 to B-15. It shows where to locate features such as Page B-1 for Where to Find and Page A-11 for Hal Boyle and Bridge.
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Hal Boyle
Wilson
Women
Both Sides Claim Victory in Primary
Californians voted in the early primary with turnout slightly higher than expected. Democrats Adlai Stevenson and Senator Estes Kefauver led the presidential race as Los Angeles County reported about five percent of eligible voters at the polls in the first hour. Local results and statewide contests were to be broadcast by EKFOX and Telegram crews with hourly bulletins from 9 p.m. through midnight.
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San Francisco
EKFOX
Andan
Preas- Telegram
Long Beach-Lakewood
Ares
Long Beach
Lakewood
Wilmington
Estes Kefauver
Thomas H. Kuchel
Angheim
Compton
Long ‘Beach
Ibac
Signal Hill
Los Angeles
Ben S. Hite
Primary turnout hints at Stevenson edge for 68 Delegates
Early tallies across counties show light voting in several areas with estimates ranging from 3 to 11 percent. Kefauver camp counters, while Kefauver scheduled a Los Angeles campaign stop as Stevenson supporters predict Stevenson could gain a substantial delegate lead.
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Stevenson
Kefauver
Thomas A. ‘Toomey
San Francisco
Sacramento
Fresno
Oakland
Long Beach Press Telegram Price Notice
The Long Beach Press Telegram lists the newspaper price as ten cents per copy. No additional context or local details are provided.
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Long Beach
Santa Cruz bans rock and roll dancing at Civic Auditorium
Police shut down a weekend dance in Santa Cruz citing heavy pounding music and obscene dancing. No charges filed. In Long Beach and surrounding areas, primary voting turnout lagged expectations with reports of 18.5 percent in Los Angeles County at 11:30 am and varying rates elsewhere. Kefauver and Kuchel campaigned nearby as voting continued.
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Santa Cruz
t _ Police
Richard Overton
Civic Auditorium
al Huntsman
Overton
Ship Wrecked 202 Feared Dead
An aerial search spotted the wreckage of the missing steamer Badora in the Bay of Bengal. Officials believed most of the 202 aboard had died after the vessel was struck by a cyclone and likely capsized in heavy seas.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Bay of Bengal
Strong Earthquake Rocks Spain Area
A strong tremor struck Huelva at 12 42 p m breaking windows and causing cracks in walls and floors No immediate reports of casualties but residents panicked and recalled the prior shocks around Granada last month in the region
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Huelva
Spain
Atlantic
Grainada
Detroit teen steals engine in phantom train joyride
A 16 year old Detroit high school student and two accomplices stole a diesel engine and nine boxcars, driving about 20 miles through yard tracks. The youth, who said he learned signals at a Pontiac roundhouse, surrendered Monday night as police prepared juvenile proceedings.
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Detroit Upi
Detroit
Grand Trunk
Pontiac
Mich
Fatal Crash Ends Lesson in Driving in Detroit
A 44 year old woman, Alice Dixon, learning to drive in a supermarket parking lot, hit the accelerator and collided head on with another car, killing her instructor Eddie Mae Clark, 48. Dixon and her husband Wilbur, 56, were seriously injured. John Houston, 37, escaped injury. Dixon faces involuntary manslaughter investigation for lack of learner’s permit.
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Detroit
Girl Burned by Lightning Bolt in Italy
BRACCIANO Italy police said Maria Papiri 26 suffered only minor burns when a bolt of lightning struck her Monday. Neighbors found the unconscious girl in a field with nearly all her clothes burned off.
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Bracciano
Italy
Polite
Maria Papiri
Five Die and Dozens Hurt in Alexandria Plant Blast
In Alexandria Egypt a boiler explosion at Mexandria Salt and Soda Co. killed five and injured 88. Authorities fear more bodies may be found in the wreckage as the blast damages the plant and surrounding structures.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Mexandria Salt and Soda Co
Girl Falls From Car in Colorado Springs Dash
Joyce Thomas, 10, of Karval Colo, tumbled from a car into a rear view moment. Clyde R. Ormsby stopped after seeing a figure running, discovering the girl unhurt in the rear of his vehicle.
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Colorado Springs
Clyde R
Ormsby
Joyce Thomas
Karval
Colo
Ormisby
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Henry Kuchel
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