Nuptials Rumors Fly Over Crosby Grant Wedding Plans
Hollywood report claims Bing Crosby may wed Kathryn Grant this weekend at Hayden Lake near Spokane Washington. Crosby already telephoned Columbia head Harry Cohn and asked that Kathy be kept out of a TV play. Kathy Grant, 21, met Crosby on the White Christmas set and has been his companion for two years.
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Harry Cohn
Kathy
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Bill Murrow
Murrows
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Paramount
Mona Freeman
Who
Moderate Quakes Rock Three States
Two low intensity earthquakes rattled Knoxville and a broad area of east Tennessee, southeast Kentucky, and western North Carolina. No injuries reported. Shocks at 6:37 am and 6:50 am caused minor damage in Oak Ridge and Bearden, with tremors felt downtown Knoxville and in Asheville. Geophysicists assign magnitudes of about four and two respectively.
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East Tennessee
Kentucky
North Carolina
Berlen Monemaker
Tennessee Valley Authority
Hose
Oak Ridge
Carl
Weeks
Bearden
Asheville
Ross Heinrich
St. Louis University
Germany seeks Russian unity in bid for free elections
West Germany sent a formal note to Russia urging prompt negotiations to unify Germany through free elections. Ambassador Heinz Krekeler met Secretary Dulles to present a memorandum and pressed the United States for unwavering support for West Germany’s plan to unite East and West Germany as a single democratic state.
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West Germany
Russia
Germany
Heinz Krekeler
State Dulles
Krekeler
East
Prop 4 battle rages in California politics
The Prop 4 oil and gas conservation safeguard sparks one of California's fiercest campaign fights, accused by opponents of price targeting independents. Coverage flags pages A-2 to A-4 and B sections for related stories, entertainment, sports, and notices.
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Weather looks to clear Saturday after foggy night
Low clouds and fog persist late tonight and into Saturday morning, then expectations rise to mostly clear skies by Saturday. Temperature should show little change across the period.
Classifieds From The Long Beach Press Telegram
Classified section of the Long Beach Press Telegram dated Friday September 17 1956 lists advertisements and notices for residents of Long Beach California. The page shows contact numbers HE 5 1161 and HE 2 5959 and is priced at 10 cents.
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Aeleara
Long Beach 12
Calif
Eye Murder and Kidnapping Probe in Baby Death
In Hamden Connecticut State's Attorney Abraham Ullman said investigators are exploring kidnapping and murder theories in the death of 6 week old Cynthia Ruetsle. The infant's body was found in Lake Whitney by three boys after she went missing from a department store last Saturday. An autopsy at Yale Pathology was inconclusive regarding the cause of death. Continued on Page A-6.
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Yale Department of Pathology
Painting On It Tenant Takes Wall Sparks Landlord Complaint
In Hollywood landlord Clare Hitchings accused a tenant of leaving without paying rent and stealing the painting he created on the wall. Hitchings said the artwork was the tenant’s best piece and was taken with the departure.
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U.fi
Clare Hitchings
Hitchings
Hundreds gather as Virgin Mary apparition appears in L A home
In East Los Angeles hundreds of worshippers, some with candles and offerings, crowded the modest Louis Acosta home to view an alleged Virgin Mary outline on tissue backing of a Guadalupe painting. A 36 year old mechanic recounted the frame glass shattering, then the image reappeared, drawing about two thousand visitors and requiring sheriff's deputies to manage crowds.
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Los Angeles
Louis Acosta
Acosta
Hair caught girl scalped by machine in bakery
Janice Cary, 11, suffered a severe scalp injury when her long hair was caught in a dough mixer at a bakery in San Diego. Surgeons replaced the scalp in a three hour operation. She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Edwin E. Cory of Chula Vista.
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Janice
Edwin E. Cory
Chula Vista
Father Slain Jin Row Girl Free on Bail
An 18 year old, Margaret Weeks, was free on bail after being booked on manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her father, Charles H. Weeks, with a rifle she seized from her brother David, 17, amid a fierce family quarrel in Heather Valley. Police say the weapon discharged as she grabbed it. the father was shot in the chest and died on the floor while his wife Oneda, 42, attempted to intervene. Investigator Frank Cole notes Weeks claimed the shooting was accidental.
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Charles H. Weeks
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Frank Cole
Weeks
Heather Valley
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Margaret
Oneda
Martial Law Faces Mob at Sturgis Ky
A mob pressured schools in Sturgis Kentucky keeping nine Negro students from enrolling at the high school. Tensions spread to Clay Kentucky where over 100 people gathered at the elementary school as five African American children sought enrollment under tense conditions.
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Irene Powell
Clay School
Morning unrest at Clay school as crowd disperses
Morning after two children were brought to school by their mother the crowd dwindled yet remained outside the Clay building at 12 50 pm. Evansville Courier reporter Joe Aaron described taunting a cameraman and forcing him to leave his gear. A carload of Negroes was turned back near the school while State Police sent units from Madisonville to Clay to investigate the disturbance as another car was dispatched toward Slaughters Kentucky.
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Leaks Delay Testing of New Nuclear Sub
The Navy said leaks in the steam superheating system of the submarine Seawolf will delay dockside tests at Groton Connecticut for several weeks. No personnel injuries nuclear radiation or material damage occurred. Seawolf is the Navy's second nuclear powered submarine after Nautilus which is already in service.
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Groton
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Court OKs Guilt of Gi Red Turncoat
The United States Court of Military Appeals upheld the Army court martial conviction of Claude J. Batchelor of Kermit Texas a prisoner of war in Korea on charges of aiding the Communists. The court ruled the evidence of guilt overwhelming. Batchelor was sentenced to life, later reduced to 20 years. He was convicted in 1954 on two counts of informing against fellow prisoners and three counts of aiding Communist propaganda through leading discussions making pro Red recordings and agreeing to take part in subversive activities after the war.
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United States Court of Military Appeals
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Kermit
Tex
Korea
Batchelor
Mayor Poulson Won't Seek Re election
Los Angeles mayor Norris Poulson told the city council he would not run for re election next year. The announcement marks a key moment in local politics as officials digest implications for the city’s leadership and upcoming campaigns.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
U.S. to Buy Turkeys Beef to Prop Prices
The Agriculture Department will buy surplus turkeys and hamburger beef to bolster market prices this fall. It may buy eggs if needed, with about 50 million pounds of boneless hamburger beef planned to aid cattle producers. details to come. Purchases use Section 32 funds and will be distributed to school lunches and non profit institutions.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Eges
Pine Avenue Reopens After Repaving With No Parking Rules
Pine Avenue reopened from 10th Street to Ocean Boulevard after repaving. No stopping signs will apply to the west side from 7th Street to Ocean Boulevard, with loading for commercial vehicles allowed 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. An existing city ordinance covers the restriction and police will enforce once curb markings are complete.
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Soviet Heart Specialists Plan U S Visit
Moscow reports Russia accepted an invitation for a group of Soviet heart specialists to visit the United States. The invitation was extended by Dr. Dudley White of Boston and confirmed by Health Minister Maria Govrina.
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Russia
United States
Maria Dovrigina
Baul ‘Dudley White
Boston
Menzies Mission Fails to Secure Suez Negotiation Start
In Cairo the Menzies mission held private talks with President Nasser for nearly three hours and adjourned without a decision on resuming talks. Officials suggested no breakthrough on international control of the canal and indicated London and Washington will chart the next move. Nasser departed Cairo for Alexandria as pessimism grew in Cairo about progress toward a starting point for negotiations.
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London
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Egypt
Minton to retire from Supreme Court in health move
Justice Sherman Minton said he will retire on Oct 45 due to impaired health. He will be 66 on Oct 20 and informed President Eisenhower by letter. Appointed by Truman, he joined the court Oct 12, 1949, after eight years on the U S Circuit Court in Chicago, earning full pay after 15 years.
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Sherman Minton
Supreme Court Today
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High Bench
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Harry Truman
Supreme Court
Chicago
She Can’t Be Fired: Teacher Gets Raise Without Teaching
Hazel Park teacher Mrs. Hine, 51, Royal Oak, received a raise to 6200 while not assigned to a class last year. School officials say she was removed from teaching duties for unqualification, but tenure requires a new contract yearly. Robinson cites pending court action and state tenure hearing on Sept. 1.
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George R. Robinson
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