Want-Ad Killer Executed in San Quentin Gas Chamber
Anthony Zilbauer, 53, was put to death in the San Quentin gas chamber after being convicted of the pistol slaying of Andrew Kmiec, a Los Angeles insurance adjuster, during a sale demonstration near Norwalk on November 21, 1953. He talked through the night but made no final statement, stating he believed he was improperly convicted. Kept calm, he did not respond as the chamber took his life seven minutes after the hood was sealed. Evidence at trial included testimony from Dolly Ann McCormick who said she saw him shoot Kmiec. Zilbauer’s arrest followed investigators tracing his wife to her mother’s home, and he faced charges in Whittier before San Quentin.
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Anthony Zilbauer
San Quentin Prison
Zilbauer
Harley
Teets
Andrew Kmiec
Los Angeles
Norwalk
Kmiec
Zilhauer
O. Damin
San Francisco
St. Lis . Mo
Cas
Anna Winas
Temple
Long Beach
Delores Gordon
Whittier
Dolly Ann McCormick
Miss McCormick
Emiec
Eisenhower backs Hobby on Salk vaccine program
President Eisenhower praised Secretary Hobby for handling the Salk polio vaccine program efficiently amid Sen. Morse accusations of incompetence. He noted Hobby’s wartime leadership of the Women’s Army Corps and mentioned potential personal reasons for a possible resignation, with Hobby’s husband ill in Houston. He also cited adequate vaccine supply for the National Foundation program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hobby
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Mrs. Hobby
Women's Army Corps
Texas
Air Force promises to keep Southern California plants busy
Air Secretary Talbott says dispersal policy will not dismantle California’s aircraft industry. Knowland and Kuchel release letters noting orders will stay large or small based on contracts and subcontract work can continue with firms in the Los Angeles San Diego area. Senators will watch how the policy is applied though.
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Wesley Feyton
Independent
Washington Bureau
Washington
Air Force
California
Sens
Knowland
Kuehel
R-Calif
Air
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Talbot
Southern California
Kuchel
Talbatt
Los Angeles
San Diego
Wathan ‘King
House Appropriations Committee
E Kuchel
Classifieds and Listings Guide for The Times
The note lists where to find various sections in the newspaper including Beach Combing on C-1, Boylte on A-17, Bridge on A-11, Comics on C-20, Crossword on C-14, Editorial on A-16, Financial on C-3, Obituaries on C-2, Radio and TV on C-8, Shipping Table on C-2, Spa sections A-18 to A-21, Theaters on C-18, Ides and Temperatures on C-2, Wilson on A-17, and Women sections on C-4 to C-7.
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Boylte
Spa
Wilson
Prisoner Recaptured After Train Escape
E Crain, 28, was recaptured and returned to Santa Fe Railroad officers within 12 hours after leaping from a slow moving train 15 miles south of here. A passer by recognized him while he tried to cash a $60 Canadian bill and he was apprehended without resistance. He was turned over to special officers and taken to Raton New Mexico to resume a trip to California where officers say he faces auto theft charges. Crain had been released last week from the Missouri Penitentiary after a three year term.
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Erissuad
E. Crain
Santa Fe Railroad
Here
Raton
N. M
California
Weather outlook Clear and warm through Friday
Dry and warm conditions dominate the period with clear skies. Winds stay breezy along mountain ridges canyons and in valleys providing light gusts but no precipitation expected through Friday.
Long Beach Sees Record Warm May Day with Dusty Santana Winds
Temperatures surged across Southern California with Long Beach hitting 94 and Los Angeles tying 87 as a warm, dry Santana wind swept the region. Garden Grove reached 96 while gusts hit 50 mph, stirring dust and palm fronds. Officials warned the weather would stay clear and warm through Friday.
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Long Beach
La.ra
Los Angeles
Garden Grove
Orange County
A. S
Los Angeles Basin
Ontario
San Bernardino
Twister Flips Car. Occupant Uninjured Near Chillicothe
Police chief Henry Bunch reported a small tornado overturned a car on a rural road near Chillicothe Texas Tuesday night. The driver escaped uninjured and drove away. Northwest Texas faced several twisters with little reported damage or injuries.
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Chillicothe
Knight Tax Plans Suffer New Setbacks
SACRAMENTO AP The Senate Finance Committee voted to balance the 1955 56 state budget by tapping reserves rather than Gov Knight s new taxes The panel approved a revised appropriation bill for 1 529 068 475 to run state government for the year starting July 2 It moved to spend 60 million of the 75 million Rainy Day Fund plus a 30 7 million surplus carryover and higher revenue prospects to cover a projected 100 million deficit Assembly Democrats opposed the proposed cigarette tax Knight urged The committee cut 699 951 from the budget and allowed only 60 of 270 CHP officers bequested.
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Sacramento
Senate Finance Committee
Knight
Ben Hulse
R-E
Assembly Democrats
Hulse
Finance Committee
Senate
el Centro
California Highway Patrol
Police Case Upheld on Entry in Mrs Williams Bookmaking
Superior Judge Maltby allowed the April 12 forced entry by Los Angeles vice officers to stand, ruling police had reasonable grounds to suspect Mrs. Ina G. Williams was running a bookmaking operation. Williams and her brother in law Edsel Williams face conspiracy and multiple counts, with trial set for June 22.
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Wilmington
Joseph M. Maltby
Los Angeles
Vics Squad
Ina G. Williams
Broad Ave
Supreme Court
Edsel W. Williams
Iams
Las Vegas Mail Robbery Plot Thwarted by Tip and Arrests
LAS VEGAS AP A large roundup near the post office netted five arrests including Las Vegas police officer George Anderson and his wife Joyce 24 a casino cocktail waitress and electrician Robert Schomer 29 as investigators pursued an elaborate plan to rob a U S mail car. The scheme envisioned moving 500000 from the Las Vegas post office to a railroad car bound for San Francisco but key calls to trigger the robbery never went out and several participants were not present. Authorities described the operation as a conspiracy to rob the U S mail by force with two more men questioned and a sixth sought.
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Las Vegas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve) Bank
A. F. Kennedy
George Anderson
Joyce
Robert Schomer
Coree
U.S
Kennedy
Sherif
Ike Eisenhower plays golf with Hogan and Sarazen
President Eisenhower golfed at Burning Tree Club with two top players Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen after a news conference. White House did not normally announce partners but confirmed the two men were seen at the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Burning Tree Club
Ben Hogan
Gene Sarazen
White House
White ‘House
Athlete Preacher Bob Richards Launches Crusade Series
Long Beach star and Olympic pole vaulter Bob Richards promotes a three part crusade series in the Press Telegram beginning next Tuesday. He describes his plan to help youth with discipline and toughness and invites parents and sportsmen to read.
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Long Beach
Bob Richards
Richards
Press- Telegram
Two Children Smothered in Abandoned Icebox
EAST ST. LOUIS ILL Two eight year olds Robert Lee Ballance and Nancy Anne Cygan were found dead Tuesday in a neighbor's abandoned icebox after an hourlong search. Mrs Cygan and Elmer Ballance discovered them trapped inside the small food compartment when the door slammed shut.
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ST. Louis
Robert Lee ‘Ballance
Edna Mae Ballance
Nancy Anne
Eil Cygan
Cygan
Elmer Ballance
Robert
Eisenhower Rejects Appeasement Fears in Talks
President Eisenhower says he cannot believe Americans fear a appeasement trap at international conferences. He notes potential benefit if a Big Four summit with Britain France and Russia allows direct talks with Marshal Zhukov, Soviet defense minister and ally. He dismisses congressional fears of appeasement, stressing no such outcome.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Russia
Marshal Geersi Zhukev
Secretary of State
Dulles
Congress
Sen
Knowland
California
Bridges MH
Senate
GOP Policy Committee
Thunderjets set nonstop Tokyo to Australia flight record
U S Thunderjets landed at Williamstown Base Newcastle after a 12 hour 2 minute nonstop 4 840 mile flight from Tokyo. Refueling in the air three times over Guam Manus Island and Townsville the single engine jets extended the nonstop record for their class by 210 miles. The mission supported a goodwill tour. previous record was 4 630 miles from Turner AFB to England in 1953. Tempers varied as wind and clouds swept the coastal airfield.
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Newcastle
Australia
U.S
Tokyo
Thayer Olds
Turner Air Force Base
England
Royal Australian Air Force
Williamstown Air Force Base
Sydney
Yokota
Oceanside
Housewife found guilty over fire report on party line
Mrs. Mary L. Kayes, 43, of Rhinebeck, N. Y., was found guilty of refusing to yield a country party line to a fire dispatcher. She faces up to a year in jail or a $500 fine under a new state emergency line law. The verdict came after a two day trial in Dutchess County court.
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N. Y
Mary L. Kayes
Rhinebeck
Dutchess County Court
Ruth Case
Kayes
John R. Schwartz
Mey
Richard Russell
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Ea Oo
Southland
Desert
Patricia Garrison
Broadway
Twister
Morrie Landsberg
Ina Williams
Superior Court
Ateambline
Tell Crusade
John Hightower
Donald Townsend
Townsend
Mrs. Kayes
Mary L. Eayes
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