Rewards Up for Missing Judge and Wife
Missing judge C E Chillingworth, 72, and his wife Marjorie 57 vanished from their West Palm Beach home. Rewards have reached 13 250 with an intermediary awaiting a call as investigators press dozens of tips and theories. The case remains unexplained and authorities cite lack of motive while linking possible intermediaries to the inquiry.
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Harry H. Weller
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Anty
Knowland urges National Freedom Board to combat communism
Senator Len Knowland proposes a nine member board led by the vice president and key officials to combat communist propaganda and promote liberty. Civilians would be appointed by the President and paid 26000 annually. He cites Eisenhower's 1952 pledge and gains backing from Sarnoff Hearst and the American Legion district.
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National Freedom Board
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Radio Corp. of America
William Randolph Hearst Jr
California
American Legion
Raid links Japan Communist Party to Soviet Union
Tokyo Vents reports that seized documents tie the Japan Communist Party to the Soviet Union. Kyodo News said police raided the Communist Party headquarters in Hakodate, Hokkaido, where a member attempted to destroy papers before officers arrived.
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Tokyo
Pay Hike Bill OKed by Governor Knight
Governor Knight signed a batch of bills raising salaries for top state officials including his own from 25,000 to 40,000 a year if he seeks re election. The increases apply to Public Works Director Frank Durkee Mental Hygiene Director Walter Rapaport and others with gains also for Roy Simpson, Lt. Gov. Powers, Secretary of State Jordan, and Controller Kirkwood. Bills also authorize a State Reciprocity Commission, water license reforms, a rapid transit district in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, and more.
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Wallace JD. Henderson
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Frank G. Durkee
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Roy E. Simpson
Herald J. Powers
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Frank M. Jordan
Robert C. Kirkwood
Randulph Coltier
R-Yreka
J. Howard Williams
Porterville
Earl
Desmond
Sacramento
Alameda
Contra Costs
Arthur Bread Jr
R-Dakk- Jang
Ex Gov Richardson Widow Dies at 86
Funeral was held today for Augusta Felder Richardson 56 widow of former Gov Friend W Richardson. She died at her Otunga home Friday. The Richardsons married in 1892 at San Bernardino where Richardson was a clerk in the County Superior Court.
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Sacramento Named Bird Capital in New Audubon Report
Sacramento is listed as one of the three most prolific bird havens in the United States according to a joint report by the Audubon Society and the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service. The study bases its findings on bird watch projects and notes 29 species in the city including kil deer, white and red tailed kite, yellow warbler, flicker, water pipit and raftials woodpecker.
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Expelled U S Attaches Leave Russia Seven Weeks Ago
U S officials confirm three army attaches were expelled after being declared unwelcome. Names given include John S. Benson, Capt. William R. Stroud, and Capt. Walter Mule. Ambassadors Bohlen and Walmsley moved to safeguard talks ahead of the Big Four foreign ministers meeting.
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Charles Bohlen
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William R. Stroud
Wanee
Walter Mule
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British Seamen Facing Draft Returning to Jobs
Wildcat seamen's strike loosens as those liable for military service return to work. Ten transatlantic liners including the Queen Mary stay tied at Southampton and Liverpool. up to 500 informed strikers are now unemployed. Talks may follow between the National Union of Seamen, shipowners, and the Ministry of Labor seeking a settlement. The strike seeks a 48 hour week and better ashore conditions for dining and steward staff.
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Navy Trans port Gen. W. A. Mann Arrives Seattle
The Gen. W. A. Mann from the Far East is scheduled to dock in Seattle next week carrying 2101 passengers. The transport voyage highlights upcoming arrival of a military ship and its large crew.
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UAW Pushes Settlement at Fisher Body in Detroit Area
The United Auto Workers urged striking locals at two Fisher Body plants near Detroit to settle quickly to enable a meeting of the union’s General Motors council. GM locals will vote on the new contract between June 21 and 29. Walkouts once idle 134,000 GM workers have dwindled to about 3,000 at Fisher and Fleetwood plants.
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Young Men Killed by Automobile Mishap
Three young men died in an early morning automobile accident nineteen miles north of Winchester Virginia. State Trooper W. Wickiden reported the victims as Richard Stewart Diewald twenty three of Bloomer State Park Michigan Clifford Hilian twenty and Oklahoma City and Norman Lynn Binson forty one of Jackson Michigan.
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W. Wickiden
Richard Stewart Diewald
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Temes
Clifford Hilian
Oklahoma City
Olds
Norman Lynn Binson
Jackson
Mick
Linda Starr Wins Junior Fishing Rodeo Prize
The odor of fish filled the Starr home as Linda aged 3 won a rodeo prize after catching five bream. Her mother insisted the fish go, but Linda kept two more, revealing her remarkable talent and earnest response.
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Vfl
J. R. Starr
Linda
American Soldier Nabbed in Red Germany Misroute
Soviet authorities detained San Antonio native Sgt. Alby E. Hagler after a wrong turn on the highway to West Germany led him into Communist East Germany. Hagler was held Thursday, released Friday night, and U.S. Army officials noted a sign confusion near Frankfurt on Oder. East Germany had earlier removed U.S. Army signs along the mid‑mile autobahn.
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Frankfurt-on-Msin
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Dixie Port Fire At Tidewater Terminals Devastates Charleston
A Charleston waterfront blaze at Tidewater Terminals on the Cooper River killed at least one person with another death likely. Police recovered policeman Lawrence Aytes from rubble while Louis Benninger was missing and presumed dead. Losses reach about 3 million dollars, with 1.5 million in merchandise destroyed and all company records lost.
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Charleston
Tidewalter Terminals
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Louis L. Hennibger
Aytes
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Baby Terrance Taylor Born To Robert Taylor And Ursula Thiess
Actress Ursula Thiess gave birth to Terrance Taylor in Santa Monica at St Johns Hospital with actor Robert Taylor by her side. They wed May 24, 1954, on Jackson Lake Wyoming. Thiess has two children from a prior marriage to George Thiess. this is Taylor's first child.
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France
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Jackson Lake
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Seiiess
Barbara Stanwyck
iSertoma Honors Charles Skillman as Sertoma of the Year
Charles L. Skillman of Neece Street was named Sertoma of the Year by Long Beach Sertoma on Friday. Lea Gable of Orkna Avenue was named first year member and Skillman operates Skillman’s Paulo Service at 3360 Atlantic Ave. Gable is a professor at Long Beach State College.
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Lea Gable
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Skillman's
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Gable
Long iBeath State College
Ports Safety Check Surprises All Boats
The U S Coast Guard staged Operation Dragnet a dawn mass safety inspection across Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors. 28 Coast Guard craft and over 500 personnel, including FCC radio staff, checked 320 boats with 16 percent infractions. One boat deemed non seaworthy, fines possible for major violations, but corrective action within 39 days often avoids fines.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Santa Barbara
San Diego
One Beach
Transcontinent Air Cruise From Palm Springs Opens
Palm Springs hosts the annual transcontinent air cruise for single-engine planes. About 75 planes and 220 pilots begin takeoffs at noon, with Phoenix as the first overnight stop and June 25 as the terminus. The elapsed-time race factors fuel, speed, and handicaps, with pilots and families participating. The Philadelphia Jaycees sponsor the event with a provocative motto.
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Ight
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Mother on Probation Robbed Store With Infant
Ada Elizabeth Benear, 22, was placed on probation after admitting she robbed a Jiquoy store with her baby in her arms to obtain money for her husband’s fines. James L. Benear, 27, was serving fines elsewhere at the time. Benear had received a five year sentence for the January 14 robbery. District Judge Langston G. King ordered probation hoping she would reform.
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Houston
5th Marines End Seven Day Exercise With Beach Assault
Seven thousand Leathernecks of the 5th Marine Regiment completed a seven day training climaxing in an amphibious assault on Camp Pendleton beaches. The unit established a beachhead and pushed inland with naval transports offshore as Adm. Felix Stump, Robert Pepper, and Vice Adm. Thomas Settle observed the operation from nearby.
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5Th Marine Regiment
Camp Pandleton
Felix Stump
Pacific
Robert H. Pepper
Fleet Marine Force
Thomas Settle
Pacifeinet
Truck Crash Kills 7 in Nigeria After Detour Miss
A truck carrying 27 passengers in PANKSHEY Nigeria missed a detour sign and plunged over a small cliff where a bridge had been removed for repairs. Seven passengers were killed and most of the others injured.
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Bryson Granted Lower Bail After Marine Union Case
Bryson, former leader of the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, was released on $230,000 bail after a judge reduced the previous $56,000, following a five year sentence and $10,000 fine for lying on a Taft Hartley affidavit. He declared innocence and denied Communist affiliation.
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Hugh Hyson
Maritimé Union
Iday
U. S. Court of
Guilty Verdicts In Café Owner Slaying Trial
In Santa Clara County, jurors found Jiulo Grassé 21, Grasso 4, and Patricia Percy 20 guilty of murder in the cafe owner case. Grassé and Grasso were convicted of first degree murder with life terms. Percy received second degree murder. The judge scheduled sentencing for Friday while insanity pleas and conspiracy charges were noted.
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Wiliam PF. Jones
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