Desert ordeal ends as missing prospector saved
L B Man's Pal saved after eight days in the desert. Charles L. Robinson, 43, of Hot Springs Arkansas, was found near Dead Horse Point after his companion Bryan Waelder, 52, split to reach safety. Waelder was spotted by Deputy Sheriff Bil Wells. Robinson swam rivers and survived on berries and raw lizard meat. He credited divine aid for his rescue.
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Charles L. Robinson
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Ark
Dead Horse Point
Colorado River
Bryan Waelder
Wanda
Robinson
Colorado
West Bank
The
Waelder
Hanksville
Oo Waelder
Bil Wells
Utah
Bishop
Fremont
Dirty Devil River
Grand County Hospital
Moab
Wells
Pound
Green
Jack
Polio Proves No Barrier to This Courageous Girl
Shirley Collett, a 19 year old from 2485 Golden Ave, defied spinal bulbar polio to earn her Polytechnic High School diploma at home. Despite losing use of arms and legs and living with an iron lung, she learned to walk with assistance, breathe with a chest respirator, and operate an electric typewriter with her mouth. Her story, celebrated by family and school officials, highlights resilience and determination amid disability.
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Municipal’ Auditorium
Shirley Collett
Shirley
Golden Ave
Dwight C. Sigworth
Board of Education
Ite
Folytechnic High
Los Angeles General Hospital
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital
Edwin Collett
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
of Texas Co
Gretchen McClure
Eisenhower works, eyes recovery after operation
President Eisenhower, despite discomfort from his emergency operation, held a 25 minute White House meeting with key staff and arranged a Thursday discussion with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. He dictated to his secretary and thanked Mexican President Ruiz Cartines by phone. Doctors say the decompression tube is being removed periodically as he improves and hopes to resume liquid food today.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Thursoy
Walter Reed
Konrad Adenauer
Jate Whitman
Ruiz Cartines
Eac
James G. Haggerty
Hagerty
Jess
Mother of 4 Killed Nab Handyman
In North Baltimore a 21 year old handyman from Roanoke Virginia is charged with murder of 48 year old Mrs John H Bopst. Police say Kier left his name with a neighbor, the note was recovered, and a rapid arrest followed. Weapons include two butcher knives a Japanese saber and a brass figurine.
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Baltimore
UPA
Carl Dander Kier
Parkville
Roanoke
John H Bopst
Kier
Atom Waste Threat More Perilous Than War
Washington AP reports the National Academy of Sciences warns that future industrial radioactive waste from worldwide atomic power may exceed radiation released in a nuclear war. The study calls for a radiation history for individuals and steps to guard the public from all radiation sources, including X rays medical uses and bomb tests.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Ss Pw
Warren Weaver
Academy
Oil Blaze Sweeps 2 Rigs Here
A spectacular $50,000 fire swept two oil drilling rigs near 223rd St and Golden Ave injuring a sump and rupturing a nearly empty tank. Firefighters from Six County Fire Department, led by Division Chief H. W. Crutch Held and Battalion Chief S. J. Turner, contained the blaze in 40 minutes before smoldering timbers were fully extinguished. Nearby, authorities searched for 13 days for UCLA scientist Dr George Fuller, missing since May 1, with no clear evidence of foul play.
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Golden Ave
H. W. Crutch- Held
S. J.turner
Turner
Los Angeles
UCLA
Megical
iMagnetia
Wardlow
Long Beach
George Fuller
Liant Research
Fuller
General Exploration Co
Weather forecast mild with coastal fog Thursday
Mostly clear through Thursday with early morning fog along the coast Thursday. Temperatures not quite as warm as today, slight cooling expected.
Classified-Section Includes Various Local Listings
A reader notes where to find different features in the edition, including Beach Combing on Page C1, Perla Bridge on Page :, Comics on Page B2, Crossword on Page C7, Death Notices on Page C2, Editorials on Page B6, Shipping Table on C2, and TV Radio on C6 among others.
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Perla
Wilson
Omien
Paint Thinner Fatal to Lakewood Infant
A 13 month old girl, Marjorie Jean Boothby, died after ingesting paint thinner at the Lakewood home of Fred and Virginia Boothby. The child was taken to St Helen's Hospital and then Los Angeles General Hospital. The mother reported the jar was found in the living room and knocked from the baby's hands too late. Funeral services are pending at Lakewood Mortuary.
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Lakewood
Marjorie Jean Boothby
Fred
Virginia Boothby
Knight
Lakewood City
Marjorie
Press Probe into Cave-in That Killed Six Tots
New York AP The Brooklyn cave-in that killed six young children Tuesday prompted vigorous investigations led by Brooklyn District Attorney Edward S. Silver and Mayor Robert Wagner. The probe examined possible negligence at the black square excavation for the Brooklyn Queens expressway and whether contractual safety provisions required a watchman at the site. City departments and the borough president’s office were ordered to join the inquiry as Silver questioned workers and reviewed contract terms. The full findings await sifting of all facts.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
Brooklyn
Edward JS
Silver
Black-Square
Wagner
Heat Overcomes Rainbow Girls in Houston Initiation
About 200 members of the Order of Rainbow for Girls fainted or were overcome by heat during initiation ceremonies in Houston City Auditorium. An official counted 160 collapses. at least 50 girls were hospitalized. Heat plus excitement, fatigue, and long travel were blamed as doors to the lobby filled with water breaks. The venue was crowded and not air conditioned as temperatures reached 78 degrees in Houston.
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Tthe
Order of Rainbow
City
Paul Harriss
Fishers
Harriss
H. F. Herrington
Upper
Mississippi
Vile Ley
New England
South Dakota
Nevada
Rio Grande Valley
Yuma
Ariz
Clearfield City Drops Night Siren Curfew Signal
Clearfield Utah city council voted to stop sounding the fire department siren at 10 pm nightly to cue curfew for children. Parents complained the siren woke their kids, prompting the decision.
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Clearfield
Utah
UPI
Fire Department
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