Trek to Polls Light Across Rest of State
Voters flock to the polls in state primaries with about 15 percent of the 18th District registration cast by noon. Los Angeles County may reach 60 percent turnout if momentum holds, while San Francisco areas saw light drizzle slowing early balloting. Returns expected after 7 p.m. with state wide and local coverage from Press Telegram and KFOX. The focus is the 18th District race between Rep. Craig Hosmer and Joseph St Kenrick, among other local races.
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St Kenrick
Lakewood
Signal Hill
Former Beauty Held in Knifing Mate to Death
A former Hollywood film technician was stabbed to death in Los Angeles. His wife, a former Miss Los Angeles 1940 and former Miss Streamline, was arrested on suspicion of murder after claiming he attacked her with a wine bottle before she grabbed a knife. Detectives report the husband died at General Hospital two hours after the incident.
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Hollywood
Charles Hayden Brown
General Hospital
Virginia Engels
Brown
Miss Engels
Robert Dennis
Los
McCarthy Army hearing clash over psychiatry advice
In a renewed flare of the McCarthy Army hearings Senators Symington and McCarthy argued as Roy Cohn testified he did not hear Secretary Stevens say communists were liked. Welch urged time for cross examination while Mundt planned a potential rapid wrap up with lists of additional witnesses due by Thursday.
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Sen. McCarthy
Symington
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
the Army
Stevens
Edo
Cohn
Army
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy Army
Welch
Mundt
R-Sd
Roy Cohn
McCarthy Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Dulles Charges Reds Drag Feet in Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Dulles said Communists were stalling negotiations at Geneva on Korea and Indochina while increasing their war effort in Indochina. He warned talks could head toward a conclusion soon and noted U.S. plans to travel on a western speaking trip. He stressed no immediate plan to seek Congress authority for intervention in Southeast Asia. He cited rising Soviet high level detections and noted progress in Trieste negotiations between Italy and Yugoslavia. The United States also favored a special meeting of American republics ministers to address the Guatemalan situation and red-tinged government arms from Communist Europe.
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London
Europe
Eisenhower outlines strength program and aims for peaceful life
President Eisenhower defended his legislative agenda as building national strength that will lead to a secure and peaceful life. In a 10 minute address at Washington College in Chestertown Maryland he said the proposals fit within federal government powers and warned against government overreach. An honorary law degree was conferred as he spoke to about 3500 under a scorching sun.
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de Orsi
Ater
Boonton
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D'Orai
Eisenhower warns on Congress adjournment nearing
President Eisenhower said with less than two months to adjournment many proposals remain unwritten and face rough sledding. He urged government action with public support, citing Social Security, agriculture, tax revision, slum clearance and housing as examples of prioritized programs.
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Hurlee
Congress
Eisenhower
Lsw
Chestertown
Red Bases Destroyed by Airmen
In Indochina the French claim total destruction of Vietminh bases near Hanoi during a combined air and ground attack. American supplied B26s Corsairs and privates supported the effort, with tanks and infantry driving into two straw-thatched villages near Senho. Rebels were routed, with reports of 110 killed as forces move to crush bases around Hanoi.
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Indochina
Twaj
High Command
Tunisian nationalists enforce boycott against French tobacco
In Tunis today bands of independence seeking nationalists roamed native quarters grabbing cigarettes from smokers and pressuring residents to shun French goods. The movement targets state manufactured tobacco as part of the broader boycott.
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Tunisia
Tunis
Market Slump Pounds Stocks Across Sectors
New York markets faced a sharp selling wave with steels railroads oils and aircrafts under pressure. Prices fell to new lows as widespread selling recurred and briefly steadied before a partial recovery and another hit to values.
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New York
Hotte-Seliott
Fire Explodes 19,000-Pound Navy Fuse Load
CHATTANOOGA Tenn a trailer truck with 19 000 pounds of naval detonator fuses caught fire and blew up at a service station. Explosions echoed for hours as metal fragments showered the area. About 1 500 residents gathered while police urged caution not to touch unexploded fuses. The driver William Layton 28 of Richmond Ky said the road was moving from Macon Ga to Richmond Va when flames engulfed the vehicle after fueling.
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Tenn
Ata
Here
Hamilton ‘County
Tiftonia
William Layton
Richmond
Naval
Macon
Disaster at sea off Korea leaves crew lost
A Korean freighter sank in a storm off Korea's southern coast late last week. Twenty two crewmen were reported drowned, with 27 of 52 aboard presumed lost as rescue efforts continued near Pusan.
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Korea
Pusan
Korrea
Tornadoes and High Winds Kill Two Across Central U S
A line of severe storms from Oklahoma to Minnesota and into Manitoba caused at least two deaths and major destruction. Gusts near 50 mph, hail, and 40 mph winds battered towns including Farmington Missouri and Minot North Carolina. A man drowned in Leech Lake Minnesota and a 65-year-old man perished in a log cabin fire near Detroit Lakes. Tornado reports emerged near Wynokla and near Big Springs North Dakota.
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Oklahoma
Minnesota
Minot
N. C
Farmington
Canada
Manitoba
Emil Timmerman
Marengo
Iowa
Leech Lake
Ann
Detroit Lakes
Minn
Oscar Pearson
Wynokla
Kerr-McGee
Big “Springs
Texas
Jamestown
Weather notice for wet afternoon in side Blightly
A fragment notes overcast and wet conditions in the afternoon across Side Blightly region with likely damp weather. No specific city or time details are provided, but readers are reminded to expect showers and cooler temperatures later in the day.
Downey Man Charged After Beating Wife With Chain
George Morris of Downey is jailed on a charge of savage assault after allegedly beating his wife Mildred for five minutes with a heavy eight foot chain. She was treated at Pico Emergency Hospital for extensive welts and cuts on her back and legs. Deputies said Morris admitted to beating her saying she needed it, but later denied the charge. The attack followed threats to kill and occurred while she was at home with their daughter.
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Savage
George
Morris
Florence Ave
Mildred
Pico Emergency Hospital
Par
Welsey - Murray
Florence
Murrays
$2 Million Blaze Burns Out Buildings
A seven story Winnipeg building burned and spread to a second office block and several stores. Damage estimates reached $2,000,000 as southeast winds from South Dakota fed the flames, disrupting communications in Manitoba's capital, a city of about 230,000.
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Attiarmies
Manitoba
South Dakota
Canada
Beach Combing Ad Highlights Classified Bargains
A brief classified teaser notes Beach finds and Boyle fare options in section B11 to B5 with references to comics on page 5 through 8. The readable fragment implies ongoing shopping and entertainment listings in the newspaper.
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Beach
Combing
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