From wreck to wedding bells in Franklin Kentucky
In Franklin Kentucky a romance began in wreckage after a March 17 automobile crash. Sergeant Leon Schmidt of Sewart Air Force Base was injured and rescued by widow Donna Davis who, fresh from a first aid course, saved his life with pressure to his temple. He recovered quickly and they wed in a Friday ceremony.
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Franklin
Leon
Hichard Schmidt
Sewart Air Force Base
Nashville
Tenn
Schmidt
Donna Davis
Scots Honored For Saving 29 Jet Pilots In London
A London feature recalls three Scots who saved 29 US jet pilots by turning on a radio beacon during a storm. John MacGougan and Miss Mary Cook, aided by Mrs. Cook, activated the beacon near Skipnesses, enabling safe landings with limited fuel. The air force plans honors and a London visit but the locals prefer to return home for church.
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Herolam
London
U. 8 Air Force
Iceland
England
Air Force
Lonely Skipness
Prestwick
Scotland
John MacGougan
Carpenter
John
Mary Cook
Miss Cook
MacGougan
Legislature completes liquor bill in California
California lawmakers approved a plan to overhaul liquor administration by creating a Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control with a director and three member board. The Senate 32 to 2 and Assembly 73 to 1 backed the bill, swapping an elected board for a governor-appointed structure with limited appellate power. The move ends a long session debate, though recess delayed final action.
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Sacramento
ULP
California
Equor J Agency
Senate
Assembly
Caspar W. Weinberger
ReSan Francisco
Arthurh. Breed Jr
Oakland
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Department Commission
Board of Equalization
Clarence C. Ward
R.santa Barbara
Governmental Efficiency Committee
George D. Collins Jr
San Francisco
Texas
Weinberger
ABC
Court OKs Doomed Con Commutation
The California State Supreme Court approved Gov. Knight's commutation of death sentences for Wesley Robert Wells and James F. Silva, converting to life with no possibility of parole. Wells, a Black inmate, had served 2 years of a 44-year term after a pscidor assault on a Folsom Prison guard. Silva was to die for wounding a fellow prisoner with a knife.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Goodwin J. Knight
Wesley Robert Wells
James F. Silva
Supreme Court
Phil Gibson
Knight
Wells
Folsom
Silva
State Senate Votes $5 Jobless Pay Boost
Sacramento reports the State Senate approved a $5 weekly unemployment benefit increase, lifting the maximum weekly payment to $30 while providing smaller raises for low earners. The measure faces Assembly back-and-forth as sponsors argue it is fair but Gov. Knight opposes. A $36 million funding reduction potential through Murdy amendments could affect payroll taxes and employer costs.
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Sacramento
Fleury
Murdy
Gov. Knight
Pee Nee Eeette
Unclear Centerpiece Notice From March Post Office
Fragmentary OCR presents a local notice dated March 2 from a Post Office in Lene Suivdorata. Details are incomplete but indicate a second class matter under unspecified authority. No full names or clear actions are readable.
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Lene
Suivdorata
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Janensi
Samuel Stevens
Yonia
Mich
Barbara Gray
Sandy Tutts
Barbara
Tufts
Rio Grande
Juke Engelman
Denver
Cambridge
Mass
Godiva
Arizona
W. E. Poor
Donnell Culpefper
ST Te
Ney
Salrita
Pierre Smirvoff Fs, Inc
Hartford
Conn
Caw
Dentistry
Motion
Mays
W. Broadway
Wictonia Auto Pare
W. Bapabway
State Senate
Edwin J. Rogen
Bi-Weaverville
James E. Connigham
San Bernardino
John A. Murdy
Huntington Beach
Long Beach
Picasa
Mandel
Miss Rogers
Pine Ave
DEA
Isawe
Davis
Health Center
RBS
THE
Spring Air Company
Havehler
Tngdale
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