Canada Test Triggers False Alarm Across U S
A yellow air raid warning not a test flashed in western states hours after a Las Vegas atomic blast, with sirens sounding from Los Angeles to Oklahoma and California cities reporting unexplained activations. Officials said no official cause yet, with San Francisco hinting at a scare from Canada.
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Las Vegas
Oklahoma
Civil Defense
Defense Command
San Francisco
Oakland
Berkeley
California
San Diego
Redding
Sacramento
BNO
Stote
West Germany Declares Sovereign Republic at Noon
The 27th Air Command at Norton Air Base relayed an alert with few details, while inquiries were directed to Hamilton Field. Orange County officials said Norton reported an object near the early warning perimeter, tentatively identified as enemies, as West Germany becomes sovereign dated events marking the end of allied occupation and the abolition of the Allied High Commission.
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27Th Air Command
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino
Western Command
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Orange County
Ares
Ben
Free World
Gan
Po Sauwens
United States
Britain
France
Allied High Commission
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Where to Find It
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Boyle
Wilson
Dulles Says Russ Policy Fails Over Germany Entry
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Russia’s policy has failed as West Germany’s entry into NATO draws Europe closer to unification. He linked Moscow’s Austrian pattern to possible aims in Germany, while noting Paris ceremonies will formalize West Germany’s status in the free world alliance.
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Washington
Dulles
Russia
West Germany
Western Europe
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Wiley
Rwis
Britain
France
Paris
Free World
Austria
Bill would reval toupees TV makeup in politics
Senator Neuberger proposes a bill to require disclosures when makeup and teleprompters are used in political television appearances. He argues such theatrics mislead viewers and aims to eliminate artificial elements from national life while allowing teleprompters and dummy boards with notice.
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Washington
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon Democrat
Neuberger
Bare Subway Rider Draws Crowd Quietly in New York
On a balmy Wednesday at the Independent Subway Terminal at 207th Street and Broadway Patrick Grady, 30, boarded a downtown train without hat or wristwatch. A lone glance from an elderly man sparked alarm as passengers fled the car and police were summoned. He was taken to a hospital for observation.
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New York
Independent
207Th St
Broadway
Patrick Grady
Grady
Weather Outlook For Late Today Through Friday
Light rain begins late this afternoon or tonight and continues Friday. Windy at times on Friday. Cooler temperatures expected as the system moves through.
Two Blows Dealt L B in Fight for Oil Funds
Sacramento report of Long Beach losing two legal battles over tides and oil revenue totaling 165 million dollars. The Assembly committee approved the Allen Bill 13-5 after ending Long Beach’s opening presentation. The California Supreme Court refused to rehear the Mallon suit by a 4-3 vote.
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Sacramento
Long Beach
Assembly Committee On Conservation, Planning and Public Works
California Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Assembly
Girl Sees Mom Slain by Knifer
In Huntington Park a manhunt followed the stabbing death of May Pratt 32 a mother and inspector at an engineering plant. Her 12 year old daughter Frances described the assailant as her mother's boyfriend Rodney Shipman 32 who threatened them and fled before police traced him through several calls and an abandoned car.
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May Pratt
Maywood Hospital
Mama
Henry Fertig
Shipman
Frances
Fertig
Shipmen
Folsom Prison
San Quentin Prison
China Institution For
Anautomobile
Pratt
India allows Hindu wives to demand divorce under new law
Parliament passes a reform granting Hindu women the right to seek divorce for unfaithfulness cruelty insanity or incurable illness while restricting men to one wife. Prime Minister Webru defends social freedom and equality, noting women’s political and economic rights are linked to broader social freedom. the law sets minimum ages at 21 for men and 18 for women.
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New Delhi
India
Webru
Atomic blast tests light Long Beach model town skies
In SURVIVAL CITY Nev a powerful atomic explosion lit the model town as Civil Defense crews observed from near ground zero. Dust clouds hindered a planned repeat shot while tanks fired blanks and observers watched a vivid display seen across the Southwest.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Survival City
Nev
Oregon
Idaho
Civil Defense
Ground Zero
Lydia Durst
Silver Springs
Grace Doebler
Tucson
Ariz
Viet Nams Bao Dai Ousted By National Congress
In Saigon a 4,000 member National Congress approved Bao Dai removal as chief of state. A separate 700 member States Gen meeting discussed Premier Ngo Dinh Diem gaining sole power to arrange elections amid rival political factions. Bao Dai is finished in Viet Nam, with U S support noted but unclear on constitutional monarchy viability.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
National Congress
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Dien
United States
National Revolutionary Committee
California Senate aims to outlaw commercial poker parlors
A Senate Governmental Efficiency Committee moved AB-1321 to ban commercial draw poker parlors in California, backed by the attorney general, LAPD, and local officials. The measure, tied to Gardena poker clubs and alleged crime, failed on a voice vote after opposition from Gardena representatives and local business groups.
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Sacramento
Senate
California
Governmental Efficiency Committee
Unruh
Gardena
James Hamilton
LAPD
Jay Martin
Gardene
J. R. Mel Kinney
Seal Beach
Clayton Dills
D-Gardeng
Dudley Gray
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Brown
D-Shoshone
Arsonist Fires Arrow Through Mezzanine Window
An arsonist used a bow to fire a burning 40 inch dowel, wrapped in paper, through the open mezzanine window of ub Furniture Co at 6190 Atlantic Ave. A floor spot burned but no other damage. Police spotted the window and recovered the arrow. no entry or sentry breach found.
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Ub Furniture Co
Atlantic Ave
R. E. Piper
R. A. Sowers
Army Electronic Brain to Replace 350 Clerks in Detroit
The Army plans a five million dollar electronic brain at the Detroit Tank Automotive Center to replace 350 clerks tracking 450000 items. It will warn on low stocks and may recoup cost in six years by speeding tasks from minutes to seconds. It is to operate partially by October and types outputs in triplicate.
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Detroit
U. S
Paul MuSeleen
Detroit Tank Automotive Center
Ocober
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