Couple’s Phony Diamond Prank On Transatlantic Voyage
On the Carnvaron Castle a London bound liner, Mrs Phyllis Bloomberg and her husband Israel were subjected to a thorough customs and police search after claiming their luggage contained the Oppenheimer diamonds. Detectives removed 12 pieces of luggage while investigators determined the jewels were glass imitations bought in Johannesburg for three dollars. The Bloombergs were stripped of dignity but cleared as the incident proved to be a practical joke.
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Oppenheimer
Phyllis Bloomberg
South Africa
Carnvaron Castle
Southampton
Bloombergs
Johannesburg
Car Layoffs Mount Demand Short Week
Detroit reports unemployment rising as auto industry layoffs climb. The 500 man GM council of the United Auto Workers Union backs a push for a shorter work week. Studebaker-Packard said it will shut its South Bend Indiana Studebaker assembly operations for a week starting Monday.
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Generel Motors Council
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Judge Urges Crackdown on Drivers
Sacramento reports Judge Halden C Broaders of the California Judges Marshals and Constables Assn urges suspending licenses for all moving violations with five days for first offense, 30 days for second, and six months for third. He believes a tough policy will curb speeders and reckless drivers, reducing road carnage.
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Association of Judges
Halden C. Broaders
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Russia rejects May Day parade protest in East Berlin
Britain France and the United States warned Russia that East Berlin remains occupied and subject to the four power ban on German military demonstrations. Soviet Ambassador Pushkin said East Berlin is the capital of a sovereign East Germany and the parade is its own affair.
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Erlin Upi
Russia
East Berlin
Britain
France
United States
G. M. Pushkin
East Germany
Auto industry layoffs and credits spark debate on sales
Under current contracts laid off workers after May 2 gain eligibility June 1 for supplemental unemployment from company funds in states approving or not objecting to top up payments. Harlow H Cuttice urges easing Federal Reserve credit restrictions to boost car sales. Henry Ford II says not ready to endorse that. Layoffs are blamed on balancing production with the retail market as dealers hold about 900,000 new cars in inventory. Labor Department data in Washington shows auto industry employment rising by 1,000 to a key total for the week ending May 19.
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Federal Reserve Board
Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
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Labor Department
Douglas workers send telegram to Washington on layoffs
A telegram signed by 10,000 Long Beach Douglas plant workers was filed at Western Union to President Eisenhower and top officials. It urged exploring relief avenues to halt layoffs amid reported overloads at other aircraft firms and asked Johnson to consider channeling work to Douglas. The message targeted California senators and seven Long Beach congressmen.
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Douglas Aircraft Co
Patricia Curran
Virginia McDonnell
Joan Mode
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Pitsburg
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Portland
Yin
Anchorage
Bomb Kills Mystery Man at Would-Be Victim's Home
A blast at the home of John A Olinder in Chicago killed a man suspected to be carrying a bomb. Police believe the victim may have planned to detonate at Olinders home or his cars, while witnesses and relatives disputed names and motives.
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John A. Olinder
Olinder
J Olinder
Tealler
Edward Neville
Martin Boyce
Man Wins Second Trial in Car Death of Girls
Emil Decina, sentenced to one to two years for a 1955 Buffalo crash that killed four schoolgirls, has won a new trial on grounds that doctor patient testimony violated confidentiality. The appellate division reversed his conviction, citing improper testimony about the defendant's medical condition.
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Emil
Decina
Buffalo
Joseph Mechter
Devin
Aecari
Aent
Washington Congressman quits governor race to seek re election
Rep Tol Nelson of Washington state withdraws from the Republican gubernatorial nomination race. He will instead pursue re election to the congressional seat he has held for ten years.
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Tolflefson
R-Wash
Washington State
Vatican rebukes Soviet bid for possible concordat
Osservatore Romano rejected a report in LUnita about a Vatican Kremlin concordat. It condemned Moscow as tolerating a false coexistence while denying religious freedom and violating natural rights. The paper urged Moscow to cancel anti religious laws and end violence against the church.
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L'Unita
Losservatore
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Vatican
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Banbury Belles Blamed Famed Town Off Limits to Tommies
Banbury England known for nursery rhyme fame is off limits to British soldiers due to clashes with American GIs and girls. U S Air Force bases nearby in Oxfordshire region and a large ammunition base at Marlborough Farms. Ten British soldiers involved in four incidents over five weeks with two in court for wounding Americans. War Office and Sir Lashmer Whistler ordered the ban after resident complaints. The US Seventh Air Force says no restrictions on their personnel. Banbury Cross nursery rhyme link noted in report.
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U. S. Air Force
Oxfordshire
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Edward VII
H. A. Edison
U. S./ 7th Air Force
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Lashmer Whistler
Britain
Banbury Cross
Two Los Angeles Cars Collide Killing Four Men
A head on crash on Highway 101 near Sorrento Bridge at 3 a.m. killed four men from Los Angeles and left another man and two women injured. Police say driver Albert C. Pantoja veered over the double line after possibly falling asleep, sending his car down an embankment to the beach.
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Los Angeles
Sorrento Bridge
Torrey Pines
Denny E. Hert
James G. Golstein
Carl Grey
Albert C. Pantoja
Juan G. Ramirez
Pantoja
Julia
Ramirez
Maria
Hart
Edward Kurtzman
Kurtzman
President's Wife Across and Down Puzzle Clues
A compact clue list detailing Across and Down entries for a presidential wife puzzle. Includes names, occupations, and related biographical hints with noted gaps and letter counts for filling.
Two Rubber Firms Cut Work Force in Akron Ohio
Two rubber companies announced layoffs amid auto industry demand slump. B F Goodrich furloughed 149 tire builders for an indefinite period starting today, while Firestone plans to lay off about 800 workers from its 9,000 staff, beginning in early June with a shortened Memorial Day week. Production will halt midnight tonight and resume 12:01 am Thursday to balance inventory. Seiberling adds a few workers as Goodyear and General Tire report stable forces.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
Tire Builders
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Tire and Rubber
Seiberling Rubber Co
Seiberling
Goodyear
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Spring Fever Riot Penalties at USC
Six male students and a sorority at the University of Southern California faced penalties after a May 3 spring fever riot. Three men receive one year disciplinary probation starting September, two others probation for the current semester, and one referred to his fraternity for punishment. The sorority gets social probation from fall start to December 1. Photographer Frank Rutherford suffered two broken ribs while covering the riot and will drop charges against unnamed students.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Smeany Sume
Frank Rutherford
Herald-Express
State school bond to shape future campus expansion
The State Board discussed a proposed 200 million dollar bond at its July meeting, aimed at financing a five year campus building program and 60 million dollars in state aid for new construction. Officials warned passage is essential to prevent further college delays and to address substandard housing for students.
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Fresno
of Education
California
Cal
Ap Ings
Boyd
Roy E. Simpson
Ge. N&l
Don M. Muchmore
Comedy of Errors Car Punctured in Pasadena
James Brown and his wife Anna Mae find their car shot full of holes after a Sunday disappearance. Police pursued when the vehicle resurfaced on a hot sheet. Brown stopped, bewildered, as officers confirmed the damage and questioned the incident.
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Pasadena
James Brown
Brown
Anna Mae
Coburn Attacks Income Tax as Illegal Act in Long Beach
Veteran actor Coburn denounces the federal income tax as illegal and calls for repeal. He blames the 16th Amendment on a ballot manipulation by state registrars and urges states to act. Coburn says the government unfairly limits spending and portrays taxes as a threat to freedom before about 150 bar association members.
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Charles Coburn
Attys
Blaine Simons
Jett
Clarence Hunt
Long Beach Bar Assa
Coburn
Charles
Long Beach
Entertainment World
Karl Marx
Marx
Bar Association
Clab
Atty
Laine Simmons
Sues Taverns in Dram Shop Suit for Support
Naomi Larimer, 33, crippled by polio and mother of two, filed two Circuit Court suits Friday under the Illinois Dram Shop Act seeking 36000 from tavern proprietors. She says Noble Larimer’s drinking after tavern visits deprived her family of his support. she is free on 10000 bond.
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