Wilson says press misheard his phony defense funds remark
Secretary of Defense Wilson defended his use of the word phony in a Senate defense funds debate, saying he was partly misquoted or misunderstood. He denied insulting senators, maintained Air Force budget funds are adequate, and noted a Bridges proposal for extra funds was not a commitment to spend.
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Wilson
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Hundreds Flee as Pa Floods Hit Camps and Texas Oil Tanks Catch Fire
Floods driven by a clash of cool air and heat force hundreds of youths from Pennsylvania summer camps. In Texas, lightning strikes ignite two 55,000 barrel oil tanks near Midland, threatening adjacent tanks. A building collapses in Indiana and a tornado hits Big Spring area, with multiple injuries and fatalities reported.
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Texas
Appalachian Mountains
Indiana
Lawrence County
Midland
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Big Spring
Rebels Strike In Algiers Amid Market Violence
Rebels attacked in Algiers injuring nine and killing three, targeting Europeans and a Moslem merchant. A European bar manager and others were shot, while a 22 year old Moslem was fatally wounded during the chaos as authorities tried to quell the unrest and guard European business ties.
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Essee i Setae
Patrick
Depu
Man Knifed After He Foiled Kidnap of Wife
Los Angeles police report a design engineer, Ernest Patrick, 37, was attacked after thwarting a kidnapping attempt on his wife, 27, by two men who forced their way into his car at Imperial Highway and Main Street. Patrick warned his wife to run as they drove home, where the assailants lured her from the house after finding only 1.61 dollars on him.
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Los Angeles
Ernest Patrick
Imperial Hiway
Main St
Dent
Logh Patrick
Congregationalists End Nine Hour Filibuster On Merger
Opposing factions of the Congregational Church staged a marathon nine and a half hour reading of minutes as they debated merging with the Evangelical and Reformed Churches. About 1,200 delegates attended the Omaha session as officials vowed full disclosure of five years of action to show good faith.
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Executive Council
General Council
General Council of the Congregational Churches of America
Omaha City Auditorium Music Hall
Eisenhower to Leave Hospital in About a Week
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower’s doctors say he should be able to leave Walter Reed Army Hospital in about a week if his recovery continues. The midday bulletin notes blood chemistry is within normal limits and notes earlier forecasts of a two week discharge window.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Shindar
Howard M. Snyder
Susan
jRepublican Group
San Francisco
San Francisco Juvenile Riot Ends With Arrests
Nearly 100 youths and a police riot squad clashed in San Francisco injuring no officers while ten juveniles were jailed. The disturbance began after a street gang fight on Eddy Street and followed a police crackdown on hoodlum activity the same day.
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San .Francisco
Rene Lacau
Eisenhower
Press-0 Gelaram Issue Briefly Noted
The front page item notes a periodical edition labeled Press-0 Gelaram with volume LXIX number 126. It indicates a 20 page issue priced at 10 cents per copy.
Gunplay by Child Starts Tragic Events in Orange Grove
Ten year old Freddie Thomas of Puente accidentally fired a .22 rifle in an orange grove. The bullet critically wounded Tafoya, 48, of Walnut, in the neck. Two hours later Alphonse Tafoya, 48, of Pomona, was killed in a traffic crash while hurrying to his wounded uncle.
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Freddie Thomas
Puente
Sheriff's Deputies
Red Tafoya
Alphonse Tafoya
Classified and notices page guide index
The snippet lists where to find sections in the newspaper such as Churches on A-4 and A-5, Classified on B-4 to B-11, Comics on B-12, Death Notices on B-4, Financial on B-2, Theaters on B3, Tides and Temp on AR, and TV Radio on B-4. It serves as a directory note for readers.
Compton Boy Arrested Near Freeway Marijuana Patch
A 17 year old Compton youth was arrested while inspecting small marijuana plants in a drainage ditch at the Long Beach Freeway end near Atlantic Ave. Officers seized several plants for analysis. The boy said a man named Julian supplied seeds and offered to buy leaves for 40 dollars a pound. He was booked in Juvenile Bureau for cultivating marijuana.
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Compton
Long Beach
Atlantic Ave
Compton High School
Julian
Drug Switch Jails UCLA Center Nurse
An assistant head nurse at UCLA Medical Center, Mary H. Hendrickson, 36, was jailed in Los Angeles after allegedly stealing codeine and substituting narcotics that caused patients to see hallucinations. She surrendered 36 capsules, saying she faced marital problems and emotional distress. She previously lectured on narcotics at St. Joseph's Hospital in Fort Wayne.
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Los Angeles
Ucla Medical Center
Mary H. Hendrickson
Los’ Angeles
Tremors Reported Likely From Aleutians, Seismograph
A seismograph at New York University recorded strong earth tremors Friday night, possibly centered in the Aleutian Islands. The report notes the disturbance was detected but does not confirm a precise epicenter.
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New, York
Ford
Hest University
Aleutian Islands
Weather outlook with morning low clouds and sun
Morning clouds give way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon with little temperature change. Light winds. Expected high around seasonal norms.
Soviet Greets Twining Look and Listen in Moscow Visit
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, head of the U S air force, arrived in Moscow to inspect Soviet aerial power. He met Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Konev, who extended a welcome as Twining said he came to "look and listen." Twining will report to the President and Pentagon after the visit.
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Moscow
Nathan F. Twining
America
Russia
Twining
Soviet Union
Marshall Ivan
Konev
Pentagon
Parachutist Rescued After Harness Fault At Ft Bragg
Pvt David J Wilde 19 of Clifton NH dangled five minutes from a flying boxcar after his parachute failed to open. Jump masters pulled him back to safety and he finished another jump. Ft Bragg officials blamed a static line failure and a ring caught under the harness.
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Ft, Bragg
N.C
David J. Wilde
Clifton
N. H
Wilde
Ft. Bragg
Overrules Wilson on Army Uniform Ban
President Eisenhower overturned a Defense Department order forcing 11,000 officers to wear civilian clothes, saying optional uniforms would lessen costs. Hagerty noted a revised policy will be issued soon, as officers protested the potential expense and strain on military appearances in Washington.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Defense Department
Hagerty
Charles F. Wilsons
Wilson
Eisen
Fragerty
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