Capitol Attacks Prompt 30 Guards, Bentley Gravely Wounded
Congress adds 30 guards as the Capitol resumes business after a gun attack by Puerto Rican nationalists. Rep Alvin M Bentley of Michigan remains in critical condition after being hit in the liver and lung. four other lawmakers were wounded. Police report the four assailants showed no remorse and defense statements frame the incident as a bid to press independence for Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
House
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Shevenveald
Bentley
Braskamp
Lalita Lebron
Tole
Try
Rae
Cancel Miranda Prushed
McCarthy Targets Dulles Over McLeod Personnel Change
Sen. McCarthy demands an official explanation from Secretary Dulles about stripping R. W. Scott McLeod of authority over State Department personnel. McLeod, McCarthy ally, keeps security and consular duties as the rest of his role is narrowed, prompting Republican critique amid ongoing Army- McCarthy tensions and upcoming hearings.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R.wis
Secretary of State
Dulles
R. W. Scott McLeod
State Department
McLeod
McCarthy
Department
Department of
Wisconsin
Senate
Government Operations Committee
Caracas
Venezuela
Army
Robert Y. Stevens
Where to Find It Beach Combing and Page References
A fragmented newspaper list directs readers to sections and pages for features such as Beach Combing on Page B-1, Boyle on Page Aay, Bridge on Page Be Te es, comics on Page 8-8, crossword on Page B-II, editorial on Page A-10, financial on Page B-3, obituaries on Page B-2, Pasig and T on Page B10, shipping jabla area and theater listings on 3A213 Teaters age E, tides, and Women on Pages B-4, 5, 6, and Your World on Page A-2.
Pope Pius XII Birthday Anniversary Observed at Vatican
Vatican reports slow improvement in Pope Pius XII as he nears 75th birthday and 25th year of pontificate. Messages arrive from around the world while thousands attend a high Mass at St Mary Major Basilica led by Cardinal Micara. Public prayers fill Rome’s churches for the pope’s recovery from abdominal ailment.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius
Xii
Rome
St. Mary Major Basilica
Clemente Cardinal Micara
Air Collision Kills Six on Two Navy Copters
Six Navy men died when two Sikorsky HOAS helicopters collided and crashed a mile from Key West. Both planes, carrying three crew members each, exploded in flames after takeoff during a training exercise. Names withheld until next of kin notification. The incident marks the first patrol accident for Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron No. 1 in this area.
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Key West
Fla
Navy
Fleming Key
Coral Key
Sikorsky
Zilbauer's Wife Refuses to Testify in Murder Trial
In Los Angeles Superior Court Anthony Zilbauer, an ex convict on trial for the murder of Andrew Kmiec, had his young wife, 24, refuse to testify for him. Deputy Public Defender Richard Buckley asked if she would take the stand. she replied no and was dismissed. The defense cites concerns about her husband’s mental state. Kmiec’s death after a demonstration ride for a car sale is central to the case, with Dolly Ann McCormick identifying Zilbauer as the slayer and Zilbauer denying a confession tape, alleging edits. He claims self defense after learning his wife had been raped.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Zilbauer
Superior Court
Zilbauer
Zibauer
Emice
Indiana
Kmiee
Dolly Ann McCormick
Kmiec
Security Tightened at Poulson's Office
In Los Angeles a formal entrance to the west wing of Mayor Narzis Poulson's office was ordered shut Monday after five Congressmen were shot in the House of Representatives. The entrance, used by news papermen and city personnel, was controlled by a hidden electrical buzzer.
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Los Angeles
Narzis Poulson
Representa
San Pedro sailor ends around world bid after leak
Vera Rideout, 46, of San Pedro, attempting a solo westbound voyage to circumnavigate, was forced to abort near San Diego when her Chelan sprang a serious leak. She pumped for hours, tried emergency gear, and hoped to reach San Diego before the boat sank. Rescued by a French vessel, she was taken to a San Diego hospital with a dislocated spine and the vessel without water.
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Vera Rideout
San Pedro
Thomas Joseph
San Diego
Rideout
Elizabeth Clemer
Torrance
South Pacific
Harey Pidgeon
Man Saved in Cave-in of Trench at Anaheim Street
A Los Angeles workman, Gilberto Delgado, was buried up to his head when a sewer trench collapsed at Anaheim Street and Studebaker Road. He was rescued by fellow workers, then taken to Community Hospital with rib injuries. Pedro Herrera alerted others. about 15 workers freed Delgado before firemen arrived at the Long Beach State College area where sewers for a new housing development are being laid.
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Los Angeles
Anaheim St
Studebaker Rd
Gilberto Delgado
Pipeline Construction Co
Heer's Bros. Associates
William A. Sherrill
Lakewood County, Fire Department
Delegado
Pedro Herrera
Riverside
Delgado
Herrera
Long Beach
State GoNege
Alia
Love Prevails In Jail Wedding In Regio Calabria
REGGIO CALABRIA Italy Vincenza Aloi and Giovanna Belgio aged 21 wed today in a jail ceremony. Giovanna is jailed on charges of attempted murder in the case involving Vin- cenza Aloi. The couple’s unlikely union unfolds amid stark legal peril.
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Reggio Calaskia
Italy
Vincenza Aloi
Giovanna Belgio
Giovanna
Alhambra School Board sells two houses and garage
The Alhambra Board of Education sold two frame houses and a garage today to the lone bidder, Fred Shuhin of Los Angeles, for a nominal sum as it moves to clear sites for new school construction.
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Alhambra
Alhambra Board of Education
Fred Shuhin
Los Angeles
Peiping Paper Reports China Food Shortage
The Peiping People's Daily says about twenty percent of China's population lacks adequate food. It claims the shortages arise from grain depots intended for export and that some farmers who oversold autumn harvests to the government are now left without food and must buy grain back.
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Peiping Paper
China
Hong Kong
Red
California Traffic Deaths Decline Through February
California's 1954 traffic accident deaths totaled 435 by February's end, two fewer than the first two months of 1953, per Highway Patrol. The report notes a continuing drop in fatalities as officials monitor trends across the state.
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Sacramento
California
Highway Patrol
Dean Resigns as Deputy to Korea Peace Talks
Special Ambassador Arthur H. Dean has resigned as deputy to Secretary Dulles for the 20 nation Korean peace conference. The State Department released letters with Acting Secretary Smith praising Dean's negotiations as a splendid chapter in American diplomatic annals. Dean said he resigned to focus on his law practice, noting the Geneva talks with Soviet and Communist representatives are set to convene April 26.
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Washington
Arthur H. Dean
Dulles
State Department
Walter B. Smith
Dean
Korea
New York
Geneva
Weather forecast notes cloudiness into midweek with sunshine
Considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with some afternoon sun. Sprinkles or light showers possible tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures show small changes as conditions vary across the period.
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W. F. Arbogast
Asx
Bernard Braskamp
House Chamber
Lap Wiresndte
Ree, Alvin M. Bentley
Hias
Kenneth A. Roberts
Ban F. Jensen
Guntire
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Clifford Davis
Rafael Miranda
New York City
Mra
Lolita Lebron
Pope Ion
Key West Base
Poulson
Leonard W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Eisenhower
Sen
Hall
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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