Five Die in Weather Disasters Across Regions
A wave of tornadoes and violent storms across the mid continent South and East caused five deaths and numerous injuries. In Nebraska a twister near Scottsbluff killed a man and a woman and injured several others while damaging 25 homes. Two people died from lightning in Texas and New Mexico, with extensive property damage expected. A 13 year old Little League player, Daniel Williamson, was killed in New York while under a tree during a storm. Evacuations and flood threats followed the Nebraska damage as rivers rose.
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Mid-Continent
al Score
Scottsbluff
Neb
Texas
New Mexico
Daniel Williamson
Camden
Nebraska
Saigon Grenade Attacks U.S. Information Office
In Saigon a terrorist grenade exploded against the wall of the United States Information Office near the European quarter during a birthday party. A Frenchman was injured by flying fragments while Americans inside escaped unharmed.
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Saigon
Indocrna Uhl
United States Information Office
ISIS
Pene
Prsbnie
Dulles challenges Soviets on German unification at Geneva
Secretary of State Dulles warned that Soviet failure to discuss German unification at the Big Four summit would cast doubt on Moscow’s sincerity toward peace. He urged talks on Germany at the July 18 Geneva meeting and noted other items from his San Francisco press conference including the Bering Sea patrol incident, reparations for crew losses, and possible talks with Red China.
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Washington
Dulles
Germany
Malatov
San Francisco
Russia
Molotov
Geneva
Bering Sea
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Red
China
Red Thina
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Mosson
Krerlin
Recommend Higher City Pay Scales For Long Beach Workers
City Manager Sam E. Vickers urged the Long Beach City Council to raise pay for 1,184 of 2,800 general city employees, effective Sept. 1. The adjustments aim to bring 121 job classifications up to regional levels, with most raises in the lower to middle brackets averaging under $20 monthly. Total next fiscal year cost projected at about $213,085, funded mainly from the General Purpose Fund.
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Sam £. Vickers
Long Beach
Southern California
Navy Increases Civilian Pay in Navy District
Navy announces 6 to 7 cent pay boosts for about 7,718 civilian employees in the Long Beach area effective July 25. Rear Adm Hartman cites blue collar scope, with grading by Area Wage and Classification Office and Bureau of Labor Statistics. Similar increases slated for the Mojave Desert area. Army and Air Force expected to align locally.
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Wrage
Long, Beagh
G Hartman
Thhe Zith Naval District
Hisenhower
Navy
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mojave Desert
Army
Air Force
Night and Morning Cloudy with Drizzle Then Sunny
Night and morning low clouds bring local drizzle followed by mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Temperatures show little change as conditions brighten through the day.
Where to Find It Section Listing
A compact index lists feature sections and page numbers across the issue. It outlines Beach Combing Bridge Classified Games Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and TV Shipping Table Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures Wilson Women and Your World with designated pages.
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Boyle
Gamics
Wilson
Rush Building Jobs May Be Halted Here
Emergency longgram rush to avoid half day sessions may shutter major Southern California projects Wednesday. Four major contractors’ associations warn every non struck project will halt. 450 projects hit by engineers strike, including Long Beach Unified Districts schools. Junior highs and elementary schools could face unusable spaces in September. three local schools already shut.
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California
Long Beach
Marina
Santa Ana
Arthur A. Kroll
Septemer
Knoll
Worl
Milliken High School
Palo Verde Ave
Spring St
DeMille
San Gabrieler and
Carson St
Long Beach City College
Kell
Knoli
DeMil
Sunny July Fourth Weekend Forecast From Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau predicts sunny weather for the three day Fourth of July weekend with mild temperatures. Tonight and Wednesday bring dreary skies with low clouds and drizzle, while afternoons turn mostly sunny. Long Beach reports a temperature range of 55 to 72 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Eisenhower Signs Wage Rise for Federal Workers
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting pay for about 1,073,000 federal employees by 6.25 percent on average about 825 a year retroactive to March 1. The measure, part of four increases this session, covers 983,057 classified civil service workers and 0,205 others in various agencies with separate pay systems. It costs roughly 328 million dollars annually and yields lump sum retroactive payments totaling about 110 million. The current payroll is around 4.35 billion yearly. the last general raise was in 1851. The scope includes Congress and federal courts, foreign service, Atomic Energy Commission, CIA, TVA, VA Medical Department, and farm credit agencies.
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Eisenhower
U. S
Civil Service
Congress
Federal Courts
Foreign Service
State Department
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Central Inteligence Agency
Tennessee Valley Authority
Medical Department of the Veterans Administration
Farm Credit Agencies
Bank janitor caught with loot in auto
Willie B. Scott, 45, a Van Nuys Bank of America janitor, arrested on burglary suspicion after officers found two deposit bags in his car from the Van Nuys branch. One bag opened revealed 1400 dollars in cash and 7000 dollars in checks. the other remained sealed. Scott, of Los Angeles, claimed ignorance of the bags.
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Randure
Willie B. Scott J
Scott
van Nuys
Bank of America
Los Angeles
Steel Plants Planning Shutdown Talks Resume
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald pressed to avert a nationwide strike as negotiations restarted with six big producers. U S Steel and Jones & Laughlin prepared to shut mills orderly, with Jones & Laughlin offering terms similar to U S Steel’s rejected proposal. McDonald defended the wage-only contract and said a guaranteed unemployment fund is not part of the plan, while the union seeks a substantial wage increase before Thursday midnight strike deadline.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
U. S. Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Jones & Laughlin
Searchers Pressed for Second Airman in Pacific Raft Sighting
A United States Marine airman missing for three nights was spotted in a tiny life raft off Tokyo 123 miles south. An Albatross search plane and a B50 circled the area lighting signals as two missing Marines were not yet confirmed aboard. The 20,000 mile search flood included planes ships and flares as authorities sought to rescue or recover the men amid fog and darkness.
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Tokyo
U.S
Pacific
Air Force
Washington
EB. C. Berry
Associated Press
WH. P. Montague Jr
Jackson
Miss
Berry
EL. P. Montague Sr
David Winton Bell
Minneapolis
Charles H. Bell
General Mills, Inc
Pat
Jessie
Bell
Ava
Northwest Rmines
An Airlines
Haneda
Las Vegas Losses Hit Station Manager in Weekend
Studio report says Gaylen Patterson, Las Vegas service station manager, confessed a weekend loss plan after a slip and fall led to a $1,050 missing. He admitted taking $2,500 receipts to Las Vegas for gambling and lost it in four hours. He returned to Los Angeles and notified the district manager the company was out $3,550. Patterson told police he never saw so many snakes.
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CETY
Gaylen Patterson
Las Vegas
Patterson
Los Angeles
Red China Link Probe Highlights LA Hearing On Party Ties
A San Diego housewife testifying before a House un American Activities subcommittee described her past as an FBI undercover agent in the Southern California Communist Party. Rep. Jackson pressed her on pamphlets funded by the party and on alleged tips from Mao era leaders as others linked to the Red China connection faced questions.
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Donald L. Jackson
Calif
House un-American Activities Subcommittee
Jackson
Anita Bell Schneider
FBI
Southern California
Pnt
Mao Tze-Tung
Red China
Mao
Jquoree Ryan
Schneider
Maude Russell
Committee For A
United States
New York Times
Clyde Doyle
Say It’s Not So Marilyn’s Midriff Marred by Suet
The Daily Sketch condemns Marilyn Monroe’s figure after a four column pinup shows a sofa pose with an arrow drawing attention to a so called spare tire around her midriff. It quotes the tabloid remark Marilyn Monroe has a spare tire.
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London
Daily Sketch
Marilyn Monroe
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