Secretary Thomas says Long Beach yard outlook looks very good
Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas arrived in the Southland to speak in Long Beach and inspect Navy facilities. He said west coast naval activity is stabilized after Korea, Long Beach Navy Shipyard ranks among the best, and employment should stay very steady amid broader procurement and medical-care challenges facing the service.
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Charles S. Thomas
Long Beach Navy Shipyard
Southland
Long Beach
Thomas
Navy
Mutual Security Administration
United States
MSA
Aoutheast Asia
Defense Department
U S and France to hold talks on Indochina war plans
U S and French officials plan quick talks likely in Paris to discuss internationalizing the Indochina war. Discussions will likely start with Parisian leaders and American diplomats, with possible later contact between Dulles and Bidault. France seeks dialogue after surviving a shaky vote of confidence for Laniel, while Navarre’s plan is seen as outdated amid regular Communist forces.
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United States
Paris
Dulles
Bidault
State Department
France
Laniel
Navarre
Henri Navarre
Indochina
National Assembly
Joseph Laniel
International
Central
Laos
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Judge Grants Another Stay For Chessman Execution
SAN QUENTIN Calif A Marin County Superior Court judge delayed the planned execution of Daryl Chessman by at least 60 to 90 days. The 32 year old author of Cell 2455 Death Row faced a writ of habeas corpus after his Los Angeles trial transcript was challenged. Warden Harley Teets was ordered to bring Chessman to San Rafael for show cause proceedings.
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Daryl Chessman
Death
Thomas F. Keating
Marin County
Chessman
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Keating
Harley v. Teets
Chewsman
San Rafael
St.ay
Shik
California
Hofman Heroics Highlight Court Case Mention
Cincinnati court hears a shoplifting case involving a man named Hofman connected to a baseball moment. The defendant, inebriated, recalls listening to a NY Giants game where Hofman homered to beat the Reds 2-1, as Judge Moore imposes a $50 fine.
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Cincinnati
Bob‘Hofman
New York Giants
Cincinnati Redlegs
Moore
A. L. Luebbers
Hofman
Final H Bomb Fired in 1954 Pacific Tests
The United States said the final hydrogen test in the 1954 Pacific series at the mid Pacific proving ground was completed with successful results. The announcement noted the tests advanced thermonuclear weapon development and allowed resumption of sea and air traffic in the safety area. Britain and others criticized the tests amid the London arms talks.
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Pacific
Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
mid-Pacific Proving Ground
Joint Atomic Energy Commission-Defense Department
London
Atomic’ Energy’ Commission
Lewis Strauss
Defense Wilson
Free World
Armen
AEC
Defense
Directory of features and pages listed for readers
The notice shows a newspaper's page navigation with sections and page numbers for Beach Combing Billy Rose Boyle Bikerage Classified Comics Crossword Editorin Financial Radio and TV Southland Cities Sports Theaters Notes Temperatures Women Your World and related page references. It reads like an index of where to find stories and columns.
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Billy Rose
Southland
Russia Shifts at Conference Point Toward Neutral Oversight
At Geneva the Soviet Union proposed international neutral supervision for Indochina settlement, signaling a major shift. Molotov argued for a supervising commission, while Bidault hinted at a neutral nations body. Western powers weighed feasibility as key differences with Communist plans persisted.
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Ruse Sia
Neutral Nations’ Supervisory Commission
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Georges Bidault
Molotov
Ted Vietminh
Vietminh
Bidault
Red
Sone
Jicloteyen
Indochina
Stockton Blaze Kills 2 in Basement Fire
Two men died and three others were seriously burned in a basement rental area of a frame house used by agricultural workers in Stockton. Firefighters responded quickly after 64.1, but victims over 60 remained unnamed at first.
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Stockton
White House Resists Testimony on McCarthy Conference
Washington AP report notes Eisenhower aides refused to lift a bar on further testimony about a high level White House conference on the McCarthy Army dispute. Welch and senators described intramural department talks and pressure from Roy M. Cohn as senators Dirksen and Mundt testified about January visits. Page A-3 Col L continued coverage.
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R.-Wis
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Joseph N. Welch
Senate
Chan
Welch
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Mundt
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Army
John G
Adams
McCarthy Subcommittee
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt
Cohn
McCarthy
Sen. Potter
BR. Mich
Osth
Adamson
Tan
Dirksen
Ship Aground Near Cape Hatteras Rescue At Sea
A 200 foot freighter named Omar Babun ran aground off Cape Hatteras in rough seas. Coast Guardsmen from four stations rescued 14 crew by breeches buoy after Capt Jose Zillie radioed fears of sinking at 1:30 am. The vessel reported aground as heavy surf broke over the barrier reef.
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Cape Hatteras
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Hatteras Island
Jose Zillie
Omar Babun
Barrier Reef
Balky Coin Machine Halts Trial in Long Beach Case
A pinball machine stall halted testimony in the Long Beach bar owner case charged with maintaining an unlawful gambling device. The machine repeatedly tilted as the defense attempted to demonstrate it for the jury, frustrating court proceedings.
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Lakewood Blvd
Thomas A. Wykes
Wykes
L.B
Long Beach
Vantad
Percy D. Hight
Bill Thompson
Thompson
Weather Outlook Sees Cloudy Nights Then Warmer Weekend
Night and morning low clouds with a light drizzle through Saturday. Temperatures edge up slightly on Saturday and the overall pattern turns warmer into the weekend.
Children See Teacher Shot by Husband
In Los Angeles on Braddock Drive School lot in Venice, elementary teacher Virginia Strickler Newton, 49, was shot five times by her ex husband Thomas Newton, 64, who then killed himself with a foreign made pistol. Both were hospitalized in critical condition at Santa Monica Receiving Hospital. Police reported the attack occurred as she prepared to enter her classroom with students witnessing the shooting.
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Santa Monica
Critica
Virginia Strickler Newton
Braddock Drive
Venice
Newton
Meade
Mie
Carl
San “Martin Island
Marinkovich
Close Brush With Fate on Blazing Boat Related
Six fishermen describe a tense 10 minutes as Sunrise Ranger burned and sunk 240 miles south of Wilmington. The 65-foot market-boat crew members, led by Marinkovich, escaped to the freighter American Star, while flames consumed the engine room and the vessel’s bridge vanished in a blaze likened to a small bomb.
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