Three Wise Men to Map NATO Peace Moves
NATO foreign ministers authorize three wise men to assess political and economic growth. Dulles proposes Lester Pearson Gaetano Martino and Harvard Lange to devise a Western alliance development plan. UK sources say council endorses idea but delays naming. formal government approvals pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NATO
Paris
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Lloyd
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Italy
Gaetano Martino
Norway
Harvard Lange
Wato Council
Asia
Africa
Middle East
Dulles
WATO
Classifieds and notices listing by section
A compact directory style note shows where to find sections such as Churches on A-4 and A-5, Classifieds B-2 to B-9, Comics on B-19, Death Notices B-2, Financial A-8, Schools A-3, Shipping Table B-2, Sports A-6 and A-7, Theaters A-10, Tides Temperatures B-2, and TV Radio A-9. It also marks page references for the newspaper’s index.
Donna Didn't Resist Walker Says at Trial
Santa Ana accused rapist Jack James Walker testified he made love to beauty queen Donna Schurr Brett three times with her consent and that on two other dates they kissed. He denied forcing her, being armed, or her resistance as he faces kidnaping and criminal assault charges tied to events in 1955 and January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Ana
Jack James Walker
Donna Schurr Brett
Walker
Orange Ave
Dick Sullivan
Donna
Dixie County bans Time Life and Look magazines
The Dixie County school board banned Time Life and Look magazines from its libraries over objections to their coverage of segregation. A Friday resolution said the publications waged a systematic campaign to prejudice the South by presenting biased views on racial segregation in schools and took effect immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrens
Time
Life
Look
Bosspiee Parish
Powder Blast Kills Five at Lisbon Powder Plant
An explosion at a Cerrinos powder factory near Lisbon killed five workers and injured fifteen. Search teams sift debris for more victims as officials investigate the cause. Names, dates, or exact plant details are unavailable in the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
LPI
Cerrinos
Court Lays House Rules Deuces Beat Four Aces
Sacramento court upholds that a wife can recover community funds her husband loses in an illegal poker game. Judge Van Dyke ruled the debt is unenforceable unless the wife gives written permission or the husband receives valuable consideration. The case involved $7,300 lost by Joe Novo Sr. at Isleton’s Hotel Del Rio. Novo paid by check to Arthur Valine. The opinion warns never gamble with a married man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
B. F. van Dyke
Third District Court of Appeal
van Dyke
Joe F. Nova Sr
Isleton
Hotel del Rio
Driver Knifed After Hit Run Crash in Long Beach
A 22 year old Long Beach man was stabbed after a hit run crash and chase Friday night near 3642 Orange Ave. Kenneth Lee, 24 W Neapolitan Lane, is hospitalized in fair condition with chest and groin wounds. Rheet M Crawford, 44, of 5439 Ebell St, was jailed on assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor hit run. A pocket knife with a 3 inch blade was found under Crawford's front seat with blood specks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Kenneth Lee
W. Neapolitan Lane
Rheet M. Crawford
Ebell St
Crawsford
Riots Riase after Opponent's Death in Seoul
In Seoul crowds estimated around 3,000 protested the death of P H Shinicky, Rhee's main opponent, storming the president’s mansion and clashing with troops. Police reported several wounded, one unconfirmed death, while authorities denied fatalities as rioters cried overthrow Rhee. Shinicky died during a campaign trip in Iri, 170 miles south of Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
P.H. Shinicky
Democratic Party
Rhee
Shinicky
Iri
Hunt Hot Dynamite In Port Area
Police and deputies intensified a search for 170 hot dynamite caps after children were found playing with them in Lomita. An eight year old girl returned home with one cap in her mouth as her father Walter Jenkins reported throwing it into a ditch. Caps explode under 20 to 25 pounds of pressure and a cap dropped from 15 feet already exploded. Authorities have recovered 20 caps since they were stolen 12 days ago from Chandler Sand and Gravel Co. The caps pose severe risk of severing a hand or killing if placed in a sealed container.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomita
CNL
Walter Jenkins
Oak St
Sheriff's Office
Chandler Sand and Gravel Co
Wrong Wine Fountain Outburst At London Party
Socialite Wilfred Thorowgood hosted a coming out party for his daughter Christine in the Monkey Club. A silver fountain aimed to spray wine but seized up, turning the room into a wine soaked scene as gears jammed and red wine sprayed everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wilfred Thorowgood
Christine
Weather: night and morning low clouds and drizzle
An outlook for night and morning features low clouds and local drizzle with partly sunny skies by afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be little changed, with gradual warming into the day.
Blonde Wins Miss Welcome Miss Sibyl Smith at Pageant
Sibyl Smith, 20, a curvaceous blonde from Toledo, won the Miss Welcome title at Municipal Auditorium after beating 15 finalists. Runners-up included Barbara Harding, 18, Myrna Lois Bucher, 20, Jan Perry, 18, and Carole Stucker, 17. Smith carried the number 13 during swimsuit and evening gown judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeper
Municipel Auditorium J
Sibyl Smith
Long Beach
Wrayanne Ymboden
Carolee Seattele
Bob Shumway
Gunman Slain After Shooting Two Whittier Officers
A handcuffed bail jumper, Leonard Leon Chambers, 26, is identified as the gunman who critically wounded two Whittier police officers, Sgt. Ben Gomez and Officer William Spencer, during a confrontation in their off duty car. Gomez and Spencer were shot multiple times as Chambers allegedly drew a weapon, then Gomez returned fire and Chambers was killed by a shot in the back of the head. The injured officers, both cancer of the neck or chest and limbs, are in Murphy Memorial Hospital with Gomez in critical condition. The case details, including gun type and suspects, are under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittier
Jas Leonard Leon Chambers
el Rey Dr
Murphy Memorial Hospital
Ben ¥. Gomez
William Spencer
Berg
Spencer
Gomez
Chambers Hibréaten
Rosenberg
McKeon to face court martial over Parris Island deaths
Navy orders a court martial for St. Sgt Matthew C. McKeon to be convened May 14 or soon after at Parris Island. He faces manslaughter charges connected to the April 8 death drownings of six Marine recruits while allegedly under vodka influence. Capt Ralph C. Wood said Secretary Thomas ordered the proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Matthew C. McKeon
Parris, Island
McKeon
Congress
South Carolina
Ralph C. Wood
Harris Island
Denver Death Penalty For John Gilbert Graham
John Gilbert Graham, 24, was convicted of first degree murder for the dynamiting of an airliner that killed his mother and 43 others. Jurors deliberated 72 minutes and the court set the stage for a death sentence after Graham claimed his confessions were coerced. He faces formal sentencing pending a new trial motion. Graham had two life-insurance policies on his mother and admitted to placing a dynamite time bomb in her suitcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denvep
Colorado
John Gilbert Graham
Graham
Daisie E. King
Rumiors
Dist
Joseph M. McDonald
FBI Lagents
FBI
McDonald
Charles S. Vigil
Mrs. King
Denver
United Air Lines
Anchorage
Alaska
3 Killed in Auto Crash Near Ventura
Three people died in a head on highway collision near Ventura involving a Portland Oregon man and two California residents. Clyde Campbell 38 of Portland Eric Franz 19 and Robert J Johnson 19 both of Santa Barbara were the deceased. Campbell's wife Elizabeth 43 remained in critical condition at Ventura County General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura Wfi
Portland
Ore
California Highway Patrol
Clyde Campbell
Eric Franz
Robert J. Johnson
Santa Barbara
Campbell
Elizabeth
Ventura County General Hospital
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U.S
State Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
NATO Council
First Congregational Church
Newport
By Bob Swanson
Dixie County
I.p.m
Lee
Crawford
Wardlow Rd
Mildred
Eeee
Miss Welcome
Wilson High School
Bank of Belmont Shore
Fred
Greenleaf Ave
North American
Aviation
Downey
G. A. Snead
Novara Dr
Sheriff's
Floyd Rosen
Smith
Inberg Said
Kansas City
Judy Ware
Leonard Chambers
Ben
Parris Island
Ventura
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