Prop 4 Stirs Fierce Million Dollar Vote Battle
California oil industry clash over Proposition 4 heats up with estimates of up to five million dollars in spending. Richfield Oil Corp and other sponsors push a statewide measure on oil and gas conservation, while independents warn of monopolistic aims in a 31 page proposal. The fight centers on who controls vast oil wealth and production under a proposed conservation framework.
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Sacramento
California
Charles 5. Jones
Richfield Oil Corp
Assembly
Marines Identify 11 Dead in Okinawa Tragedy
At NAHA Okinawa two Marines were found dead and 11 others drowned after being swept out to sea by a strong under tow likely from Typhoon Emma. Names of 11 dead Marines released include S/Sgt Stanley Barczuk Pfe Arthur Bordua Pvt Zaragoza Carraies Jr Sgt Robert Edison Sgt Muriel Lyon Pvt Patrick McGrath Cpl Richard Meissel Pvt Dennie Pugh Cpl William Rhea Pic Boyd Williams.
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Naha
Okinawa
Fox Company
3Rd Marine Division
Tokyo
S/Segt
Stanley Steve Barczuk
Next of
Margaret Eleanor
Frankfort
Pfe
Arthur Gerard Bordua
Henry Ernest Bordua
Portland
Mich
Albert Charles Brow
Lawrence V. Brown
Boscobel
Wis
Zaragoza Carraies Jr
Zaragoza Carraies Sr
Corpus Christi
Texas
Alice Janet Pugh
Houston
Tex
William Walder Rhea
Howard Rhea
Johnson City
Tenn
Pic
Boyd Ray Williams
Royal A. Will
Marine saved among 12 in Okinawa sea incident
Pfe Norman R Swafford 20 of 5660 Cerritos Ave Long Beach was saved from a deadly undertow that killed 11 Marines in a Wednesday Okinawa swimming accident. His mother Mrs Marvin L Urbine expressed relief as city records note he was born in Arizona and had lived in Long Beach since infancy, with ties to Hughes Junior High and Jordan High School. He enlisted last October and arrived in Okinawa in March. his father works as a water department foreman, and he has two sisters Jackie Lester and Patricia Roberts of Long Beach.
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Pfe
Norman R. Swafford
Cerritos Ave
Okinawa
Marvin L. Urbine
Swafford
Arizona
Long Beach
Hughes Junior High
Jordan High School
Marine Corps
Water Department
Jackie Lester
Patricia Roberts
Luck in drawing earns Joe Rich Petroit lucky wins
Luck at drawings brings Joseph Glinski 64 a new car from a firemen field day event and follows last June's Irish Sweep stakes prize of 140000 dollars. The local lottery luck continues as he adds another sizable fortune.
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Petroit
Joseph Glinski
Canals Seen on Mars During Closest Approach Since 1924
Japanese astronomer Dr Michikazu Onishi reported seeing white clouds near Mars polar regions and several canals in the northern hemisphere during Mars close approach to Earth. The nearest distance of 35,120,000 miles occurred at 1 am PDT Thursday, with details pending. Other observers noted a bright object possibly a comet and a large dusty cloud extending across a portion of the planet.
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Mars
jDr
Michikazu Onishi
Kobe
jJapan
Onishi
Barred Teacher Says Libel Claims Ended
Lloyd Webster, 46, claims he was barred from a Lodi Union School District job due to unfounded rumors of Communist sympathy. Trustees rejected his teaching application after a verbal hire and a Friday contract sign attempt, citing rumors tied to his 1948 Henry Wallace Progressive Party campaign as the probable reason.
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Lodi WP
Lodi Union School
Lloyd Webster
Weessler
Smith
Wechsler
Tall
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Progressive Party
Doctor Draft Asked For Navy Doctors
The Defense Department requested selective service to draft 300 doctors next month for the Navy.
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Washington WP
Defense Department
Navy
Stevenson assails Eisenhower on school crisis plan
Adlai Stevenson asserted the Eisenhower administration failed to address the school crisis citing a shortage of classrooms and teachers. He urged a Democratic program claiming 500000 new classrooms are needed and warned of a serious shortage. Stevenson and Kefauver planned a five day campaign in New York New Jersey and Connecticut with Harlem talks not planned at this time.
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Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Libertyville
California
Sen. Estes Mefauver
Washington
Stevenson
Rep. Halleck
R-Ind
San Francisco
Nixon
New York
Harlem
Kefauver
New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Charge Prejudice In British Government Stated By Catholic Times
London report quotes The Cath ers Times as saying old prejudices still exist against Catholics in Britain’s government while noting nearly 30 million Catholics in the commonwealth.
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London
the Cathers Times
Britain
Commonwealth
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Joe Rich
Sturgis
Kentucky
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C. A. Buffum
Pacific Coast
Burk
Motorola
Hemlock
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