Monroe DiMaggio split sparks Hollywood media frenzy
Marilyn Monroe cried as she left the Beverly Hills home after filing for divorce from Joe DiMaggio. Lawyer Jerry Giesler announced the action, citing a conflict of careers, while DiMaggio departed for San Francisco amidst a crowd of reporters.
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Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Beverly Hills
Miss Monroe
Jerry Giesler
Giesler
San Francisco
Fellows
DiMaggio
Marilyn
DiMeggios
Indiana Prison Guards Strike Threatens Union Reform
Indiana State Prison guards walked out in a strike to press for union recognition, prompting suspensions for 89 workers and firings for seven as operations remained normal. A delegation aimed at the Indiana Reformatory sought broader support, while officials rejected recognizing the union or aiding the action.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
Hugh O'Brien
State Correction Board
Kilards Jes
Indiana Reformatory
Ralph Tahash
Pendleton Institution
Reformatory
Midn
Roger Bates
Ellis
National Guard
George Cenig
Tula
Morle Griffitl
International Guards Union
Shotgun Death of Hocky-Playing Student At School
In Louisville, thirteen year old John GC Krekel was killed when a companion's shotgun discharged accidentally. Ronald Holsclaw, also thirteen, faces charges of involuntary manslaughter and delinquency in connection with the incident.
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Louisville
John GC. Krekel
Ronald Holsclaw
American Dentist Renounced by Red China at Geneva Conference
Reuben Lenzer a 63 year old American dentist arrived by train from Red China. He was the last of six Americans promised by Chinese Communists at Geneva on July 21. Lenzer went to China in 1934 and ran a small Shanghai practice described by friends as cloistered. he offered no reason for his name being raised at Geneva.
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Siung Kong
Reuben Lenzer
Red China
Geneva
Lenzer
China
Shanghai
Punched Orator Fails To Win Damages At Forum Showdown
University of the Sea incident ends with Municipal Judge Martin DeVries denying damages to A. Gelb who sued George Hall for 101. Gelb asserted he was punched after an obscene remark. Hall admitted striking him after an exchange. The judge stressed public decency and equal blame, noting first blows do not excuse vulgar speech.
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University By the Sea
Martin DeVries
Chestnut Ave
George DB. Hall
Mudge DeVries
Gelb
Hall
E. Geean
de ¥Ries
Airmen Die in Head-on Collision Near Omaha
Two Air Force airmen were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between an Air Force carry-all and a car on a four-lane road west of Omaha. Dead were Ale Frank J. Pagonen, 21, of Chicago, and Ale Joe A. Dale of Celina, Tennessee. The injured are A2c George W. Waites, 22, A2c Edward Ixonkie Jr, 20, and Ade R. B. Sator Jr. All were stationed at the Air Force radio transmitter at Mead.
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Omaha
Aire Force
Mead
Boys burn victim and plane near collision in Knox County
A 10 percent burn injury was reported as two older teenagers poured lighter fluid on a 1d year old boy and sparked a small fire. The victim rolled on the ground to smother flames and was later taken for surgery. Separately, Charles Needles landed a private plane on Highway 9 near Ridge Route and narrowly avoided a head-on crash when he swerved into the center parkway. Needles’ plane sustained gear damage but avoided collision.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Carl Robinson
Carl
Kvesh
Castric Wri
Charles EL Needles
San Mateo
Highway
Here
Needles
Center Parkway
New Hurricane Hazel Heads West Through Caribbean Waters
Hurricane Hazel moves through the Caribbean after sweeping the Windward Islands. The advisory places the center about 180 miles north of Venezuela and 460 miles south southwest of San Juan with no immediate land threat. A reconnaissance plane flagged small growth in size and intensity. movement expected west northwest at 15 mph. Previous October storms show mixed paths toward Florida or into the Gulf.
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Hazel
Caribbean Sea
Whdeward Islands
Venezuela
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Weather Bureau
Reconnaisance
Grenada
Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Havel
Gulf of Mexico
Londoner Bitten Nose Off in Lavender Hill Dance
Hepbert Harris was bitten on the nose during a Lavender Hill dance melee in London Tuesday night. Harris lost his nose but surgeons at St. John's Hospital saved and reattached it after police recovered the severed part from the dance hall floor.
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London
Hepbert Harris
Lavender Hill
Harris
St. John's Hospital
Five Cars Leave Track in Oklahoma Train Crash
An eastbound Santa Fe passenger train derailed 14 miles east of Gage Oklahoma injuring more than two dozen. A chair car overturned. five cars left the rails. Major injuries included two women with broken legs. Injured were treated at Newman Memorial Hospital in Shattuck. Officials blamed a broken rail. over 150 yards of main line were torn up. Two conductors and two engineers suffered minor injuries.
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Albuquerque
Kansas City
Shattuck
Roy Stout
Foster
Newman Memorial Hospital
Ernest Laughter
Earl Wilson
Amarilla
Fay E. Morrison
Amarillo
Charles Overby
Ponca City
Okla
Santa Fe
George Toombs
Ralph Fagelson
Stout
Two Killed and 12 Hurt in Separate Court Fight and Crash
A UPA report says a C-119 Flying Boxcar crashed near a Bragg, North Carolina base killing at least two and injuring 12 on the ground. The Army listed 14 casualties total with crews and civilians among the dead or missing.
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N. C
Ft, Bragg
N.C
UPA
Army
Washington
Olmstead Air Force Base
Air Force
464Th
Pope Air Force Base
Pope
Where to Find It
A compact guide lists sections by page and topic across the edition. Entries indicate page numbers for features such as Beach Combing, Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Financial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Tides, Temperatures, Wilson, and Your World with respective page designations.
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Boyle
Wilson
Old family remedy aims to scare pigeons from coal pocket
Rutherford New Jersey report says Hasselhahn Williams Co faced 100 pigeons around a coal pocket. Steve Podlowski proposed mixing cracked corn with hard liquor to intoxicate the birds and deter them. The plan spread around the coal yard. About 300 pigeons arrived today.
N.Y. Harbor Strike Ends on Thursday
New York longshoremen of 25,000 will resume work Thursday after a peace formula agreed by the International Longshoremen's Association and shipping representatives with federal mediation. An eight cent hourly wage rise retroactive to Oct 1, 1953, will cost about four million dollars, and the union pledges no strike for 45 days while a new contract is negotiated.
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New York
RIA
Connolly
John iV. Lyon
Newton Shipping Assn
John Andrew Burke
The
Shipping Association
Oul
Imede
Tongstioremen
Air Force Inspector and Pilot Die in Jet Crash
General George T. Lee, inspector general of the Central Air Defense Command, and a staff member were killed in a jet trainer crash during a thunderstorm. Captain Kenneth E. Childs, 30, of Hickman Mills Missouri, also died. all were stationed at Grandview Air Force Base near Kansas City.
Rich Medic and Wife Die in Carbon Monoxide Pact
Dr Paul Alfred Opp 75 and his wife Martha 65 died in a car parked in a Hawthorne area grove. They left wills and safety deposit keys, with plans for cremation. Opp owned real estate in Los Angeles and left most to relatives. Mrs Opp's estate went to sister Anna Malone. Bodies found by Redondo Beach police around 2 a.m. in a locked car.
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Torrance
Los Angeles
Paul Alfred Opp
Martha
Hawthorne Ave
Opp
Tran Seat
Oumi
Redondo Beach
W. T. St
Los Anges
Reds Free Americans Held Captive in Korea
Two Americans, Marine Lt. Col. Herbert Peters of Seattle and Army Pfc. Charles Julius of Orlando, were freed after months as prisoners of the Communists. Peters was captured Feb 5 after his L-1S liaison plane forced landed near Kaesong, Julius after stepping on a lead mine near the demarcation line last May. The men appeared well treated and the return included their small plane.
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Herbert A Peters
Seattle
Army
Charles Julius
Orlando
Peters
Kaesong
Thomas Brittain
U. N
Military Armistice Commission
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