Ike Flees to Shelter In Raid Defense Test
The White House and vast civil defense apparatus simulated a nationwide air attack. Officials activated Operation Alert at 11 am as sirens sounded in Boston and New York. New York faced three planned atomic strikes with immense casualties amid a prolonged shelter drill and stock market standstill.
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Confessed Killer Back to Lead Grave Hunt
VAN BUREN ARK Marvin C Boyd who says he killed a woman near El Centro California has been turned over to El Centro police. He will be escorted to the desert to aid in locating the grave of Shirley Fields buried between El Centro and Xuma Arizona. Boyd volunteered to lead the search after officers questioned his reliability and signed an extradition waiver. He had been arrested for sungyancy on May 21 and revised the death account a week later.
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Inquest Set in Killing Near Los Angeles
An inquest was scheduled today into the shotgun death of Harry PF Peterson, 35, killed by a woman neighbor who told police she thought he was a prowler. Police ruled Friday's shooting as excusable homicide and did not arrest Jeanne Molles, 28, who lives above Peterson's apartment.
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Hope Dims for 2 Lost in Channel
Two men vanished during a Catalina Channel outing from Santa Monica while water skiing and skin diving. Stadler tried towing one teammate to shore before best chance was to reach land alone. He swam six miles to Emerald Bay, found exhausted, then recovered as coast guard craft and civilian vessels joined a 225 square mile search.
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Daniel Foe Chosen to Try Cabinet Crisis in France
Daniel Foe seeks cabinet support to win assembly confirmation after a 13 vote setback, ending a 37 day government crisis. Laniel served nearly a year, MendesFrance criticizes Laniel and advocates European defense with limited military and economic cuts. Coalition talks show diverse party interests as France postpones full leadership pending assembly approval.
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Roundup of Wetbacks Nets Over Six Thousand Caught
More than 6,000 aliens, mostly Mexican farm workers, were rounded up in a three day drive by the U S Immigration Service. About 3,786 had already been sent back to Mexico. The operation, ordered by Attorney General Herbert Brownell, aims to expand with more patrols and equipment. Northern California saw over 600 entrants detained during the weekend.
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Iraqi interior minister resigns amid cabinet shakeup
Said Qazzaz resigned citing ill health as his reason. It is the third resignation in a 47 day old cabinet under Premier Arshad Umari, signaling ongoing instability in Baghdad.
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Degrees for Wives at Polytech Commencement
In San Luis Obispo, California State Polytechnic conferred over 150 PHT degrees at its commencement. The recipients included wives of Polytechnic graduates, highlighting an unsung cohort honored during the ceremony.
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Red Cross Opens National Convention in Los Angeles
About 270 uniformed Red Cross volunteers led the parade as the 1954 national convention opened in Los Angeles before 5 000 delegates. Clarence S Reesemyer of Los Angeles presided. E Roland Harriman of New York spoke as did Donald D Stabnick of Stanford and Patricia Lynch of Erie Pa for Junior Red Cross. Some 600 Junior Red Cross delegates attended. Re-elected to the national board were Ralph Bunche George Meany and David McDonald.
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Canada to send Sabres to Greece and Turkey this year
Ottawa reports Canada will transfer 82 Sabre jet fighters to Greece and Turkey as mutual aid under NATO, to occur this summer and fall. Separately, a 25 foot fall at a Los Angeles area hiking spot claimed the life of Evangeline Martinez, 23, of Los Angeles, while a woman hiker died after slipping off a cliff.
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Wisconsin Inventor Introduces Vacu-Matic Carburetor
Wisconsin firm Vacu-matic Carburetor Co offers an automatic supercharge based unit to improve gas mileage by enriching or trimming mixtures. Easy installation for cars trucks and tractors. Free full particulars upon writing or posting name and address.
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