Fresno Comet Sets Record in 500 Mile Indianapolis Race
Bill Vukovich won the Indianapolis 500 for the second year straight with a record average speed of 128.40 mph. Jimmy Bryan finished second one lap behind. Jack McGrath was third after leading early. Vukovich, from Fresno, fueled by the Offenhauser engine, needed only two pit stops as clouds of dust and a wind storm did not derail the race.
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Indianapolis
Bill Vukovich
Vukovich
Troy Ruttman
Wilbur Shaw
Mauri Tose
Jimmy Bryan
Jack McGrath
Troy Kuttman
Compton
Call
Duane Garter
Fresno
Calif
Vuky
Bryan
McGrath
Ruttman
Valky
Mike Nazaruk
Freddie Agabashian
Don Freeland
Paul Russo
Larry Crockett
Cal Niday
Jerry Hoyt Drave
Russo
Vietminh hint at political settlement before cease fire
In Geneva the Vietminh signaled that a political settlement must be agreed in principle before a cease fire can be accepted, though they said military and political issues are inseparable. They urged regrouping troops into zones before any cease fire, with direct talks planned with France and allies.
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Geneva
Vietminh
Indochina
Viet Nam
Red River
France
French Union
Nixo
Viet -Nam
Boy Drowns During Colorado River Family Vacation
A Lakewood boy, Larry Crick age nine or ten, drowned while swimming with his two brothers near Laguna Dam on the Colorado River at Winterhaven California during a family vacation. An unidentified bystander recovered the body about 25 minutes later and the remains were sent to Orange for funeral rites after being taken to a Yuma mortuary. Larry was a second grade student at James Monroe School.
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Lakewood City
Colorado River
Winterhaven
Calif
Larry Crick
Virginia McBride
Knoxville Ave
Robert
Kenneth
Laguna Dam
John W. McBride
Larry
Yuma
Ralph W. Shannon
Orange
James Monroe School
Car Crash Probed After Suspect Held For Kidnapping
A young motorist, Richard Gallegos, 25, is jailed for investigation of kidnapping after a fiery collision at Anaheim Street and Ninvena Avenue. He allegedly forced entry into Irene Ludeman’s car and ordered her to drive, then fled with help from witnesses. Minor injuries reported. Hays and Howell escaped unharmed. Gallegos claims memory gaps and fear after the crash.
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Anaheim St
Ninvena Ave
Richard Gallegos
W. Seabright St
Irene K. Ludeman
Lees St
Lakewood
Gal- Togos
Gallezos
Donald R. Evans
Papeete St
Wilmington
Gallegos
Fredrick T. Hays
Pasadena
Hays
Mary Jo Howell
65Th PL
Gary D. Chirrick
Avalon
Where to Find It Beach Combing and Classifieds List
The page routing shows location details across sections including Beach Combing on page A-13 and Boyle on A-18. Classifieds span pages B-10 to B-15 while Sports appears on A-14 and A-15.
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Billy Rose
Boyle
Cruiser Carrying 7 Missing in Atlantic
Coast Guard planes searched for a 32-foot cabin cruiser carrying seven people including five children from Nutley New Jersey. The larger boat, bound for Fire Island from Nutley, failed to arrive Saturday, prompting an all day search by boat and helicopter Sunday. Aboard were Mr and Mrs Warren Ane Defan and their four children plus Francois Defaumoreau, the son of a friend. The Defaymoreaus also from Nutley, with three younger children, had started on the same trip in a smaller boat. The two families, engineers at ITT Nutley, were headed to Scamp Site Island near Fire Island’s south shore.
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New York
The
Coast Guard
Frie Itland
Warren’ Ane Defan
Nutley
N. J
Jeffrey
Christine
Barbara
Stephen
Francois Defaumoreau
Andersons
Bire Island
Francois
Etienne -Defaymoreaty
Defaymoreaus
Anderson
Defaymoreau
Federal Telecommunication Laboratories
International Telephone & Telegraph,Corp
Scamp
Island
Long, Island
Stork Beats Mesmerist Birth by Hypnosis Big Success
A 30 year old Whittier woman gave birth to her fifth child in Los Cerritos Maternity Hospital during the weekend and described the delivery as relaxing. She used hypnosis guided by Maj. Arthur Knight to ease labor with no pain during the second stage. Nurse and doctor confirmed the delivery of a baby girl, aided by hypnosis and a quickened process.
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Whittier
Los Cerritos
Harold Jones
Newgate Ave
Maj
Arthur Knight
USAF
Trois Lane
Fullerton
Knight
Mrs. Jones
Nelson Mathison
First St
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Tuesday
A mostly clear sky dominates the period through Tuesday afternoon. Coastal areas may see morning cloudiness Tuesday with light winds and no significant precipitation anticipated.
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Reaches 258 in U S
Traffic fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend rose to 258 as travel peaked. Drownings and other deaths pushed total casualties, with experts predicting further fatalities if trends continued. California and national figures highlighted, urging drivers to slow down and drive safely.
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Ae Tha Tan Ffin Ball Nataly
Ned HH
Dearborn
National Safety Council
Council
Associated Press
Ike to Make Nationwide Talk Tonight
President Eisenhower led Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington and prepared to address the nation on the grave international situation. He would speak on radio and television from 8 to 11:15 p.m., with Mrs. Eisenhower watching as taps sounded over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas delivered the principal remarks at the cemetery amphitheater.
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Washington
Eisenhower
KHJ
KNX
KEWL
KET
KABC
KNXT
KNBH
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
Navy
Charles S. Thomas
Tornadoes kill four in northeast Nebraska
Norfolk Nebraska AP report: tornadoes left a two by four mile path two miles southeast of Norfolk killing four children and injuring 20 others, with three farms damaged in the Newman Grove area and more in the surrounding countryside. Red Cross said 20 hospitalized and two treated and released. Torrential rains and impassable roads slowed relief efforts.
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Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Ben Kohl
Kohl
Nell Kilawann
Cindy Carberry
George Kohl
Robert Kohl
Wilber Frenzel
Red Cross Disaster Committee
Red Cross
Newman Grove
Madison
AML
Omaha
Pierce
State Safety Patrol
Midwest
South Dakota
United States
Great Lakes
First Cotton Bale Delivered in Cadillac Convertible
The nation’s first bale of cotton this season arrived in a Cadillac convertible Sunday. Grower Ray Barnick of Mission, Texas stands to gain at least 2500 dollars if it passes regulations, with 1500 guaranteed by Harlingen Chamber of Commerce and a 1000 bonus for delivering to Harlingen. Auction set for June 9. Pedro Hinojosa of La Grulla in Starr County also sought the honor but withdrew after lacking enough pickers.
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Harlingen
Tex
Ray Barnick
Mission
Barnick
George Anderson
Pedro Hinojosa
la Grulla
Starr County
Nab Patton Escapee in South Gate Trap
Escaped Patton State Hospital patient Gomez 23 known as Arnold Castro captured by five officers after a five day spree. Arrest followed a 10 foot fence breach at Patton. Victims include a 24 year old San Bernardino woman and her infant whom he reportedly drove to Los Angeles and raped. a 14 year old boy. a Washington Boulevard YMCA instructor robbed of $2. Police described Gomez as extremely dangerous and said the capture ended a large regional manhunt.
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Patton State
Arnold Castro
Gomez
San “Bernardino
Los Angeles
Chase
Warrenters
Washington Boulevard
Lynwood City Park
Cary
Eacape
Hia
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By Eddy Gilmore
Colorado
Gallegos Tald
Atlantic
Stork
Mesmerist
Heroine
Genevieve de Galard-Terraube
Dien Bien Phu
Saigon
Paris
U. S
Dusines
Lapawa
California
National -Cemetery
Sawtelle
Ike
Cadillac
Nab Patton
South Gate
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