Hal Roach Studios Auction Slices Through Comedy History
Culver City sale of Hal Roach Studios details a four day auction of 14 acres and hundreds of items from Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, Harold Lloyd and others. The property is to be cleared by Oct 25 with plans for markets and apartments. Memories of stars and staff are recalled as the auction continues.
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Culver City
Calif
Hal Roach Studios
Harold Lloyd
Marvin Hatley
Roach
Train derailment in Uruguay leaves 30 dead and 100 injured
In Montevideo a three coach passenger train derailment at 45 mph killed at least 30 and injured over 100 as state railroad cites saboteurs. Authorities say criminals forced the track points and held the switch open, forcing the train onto a fertilizer plant siding eight miles from the city.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Sabo
Juan C. Funes
National Railroad
Race Trouble Flares Across Cities Over Segregation
Demonstrations against segregation flare in six cities across the North and South. Wirtz schedules a August 7 meeting on discrimination in New York City building trades apprenticeships. Jackie Robinson appears on a Brooklyn picket line. In Chicago protesters obstruct construction of a Negro area school, 38 arrested. Newark and Lexington also report sit-ins and arrests over job bias and fire codes. In Somerville and Athens, youths march and sit in for freedom now.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Washington
New York City
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodger
Chicago
Newark
N.J
Barringer High School
Lexington
Somerville
Tenn
Athens
University of Georgia
UN Talks Balk at South Africa Boycott Plan
United States opposes punitive Security Council measures against white ruled South Africa while African states push for an embargo and full boycott. Ghana Morocco and the Philippines seek support. Adlai Stevenson signals a total U.S. sale ban on military equipment to end this year. Council vote prospects unclear.
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United States
Security Council
South Africa
U.N
Ghana
Morocco
Philippines
Council
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
Stevenson
Chuckle: A Fine Is a Tax for Doing Wrong
A witty line notes that a fine is a tax for wrongdoing while a tax is a fine for doing U. K. humorously flipping the idea of penalties and governance. The quip reflects playful wordplay on punishment and taxation.
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U. K
UN Warns North Korea to Halt Bloodthirsty Attacks
Panmunjom reports say Maj. Gen. George H. Cloud, U.N. Armistice Commission, accuses North Korea of deliberate assaults in the DMZ that have killed three Americans and wounded one since July 29. He demands immediate steps to stop intrusions, punish perpetrators, and comply with the 1953 armistice.
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George H. Cloud
U.N. Command
Saults
North Korea
U.N
Armistice Commission
Cloud
Dmz
Korea
Aerialist Falls 22 Feet at Ringling Circus Show
Donna Welsh, 20, of Sarasota Florida, plunged 22 feet during a Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey performance at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Foam padding and her tuck helped avert serious injury though she suffered a fractured pelvis and other injuries to her hip leg and heel. She recalled the fall and blamed herself after the stunt without a safety net.
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Los Angeles
Circus
Donna Welsh
Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus
Los Angeles Sports Arena
Miss Welsh
Martinis Faces Homicide Trial Tonight in Bronx Crash
Gareth Martinis, 23, son of a Bronx judge, is to stand trial next month on vehicular homicide charges after a May 19 Henry Hudson Parkway crash killed five. Indicted by a Bronx grand jury, he posted $1,500 bail for a September 11 trial. He was previously cleared of criminal negligence after a short jury deliberation.
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New York
Gareth Martinis
Sive
Martinis
Bronx
Henry Hudson Parkway
Martinus
Joseph A. Martius
Martius
Bomb Explodes on NYC Tracks Near Ashtabula
An AP report states a dynamite bomb exploded on New York Central tracks in Ashtabula Ohio just after a freight train passed. No injuries were reported though rock ballast flew into the air and home windows were shattered. A 4 foot hole was blasted as trains were rerouted.
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Ashtabula
Ohio
New York Central
North 87Th and Main Street
New Ideas Offered In Rail Talks
Washington AP reports railroad negotiators consider government suggestions to solve the labor dispute that could trigger a nationwide strike. Secretary Wirtz met with labor and management Friday night, offering guidance to negotiate effectively on firemen jobs and train crew makeup.
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Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress
White House
Wirtz
Landis Faces Up To Five Years For Not Filing Taxes
James M Landis former Harvard Law School dean and former federal agency head is slated for sentencing on August 30 after pleading guilty to not filing income tax returns for 1956 to 1960. He has paid $94,492 of taxes due and could receive up to five years in prison.
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NEW York
James M Landis
Harvard University Law School
Landis
U.S. Atty
Robert M. Morgenthau
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Internal Revenue Service
William Warren
Columbia University Law School
IRS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tthe Civil Aeronautics Board
Office of
Civilian Defense
Tthe
Federal Trade Commission
Kennedy
Washington
Ward Dies in London Former Government Figure
London AP reports Dr. Stephen Ward died at St. Stephen's Hospital at 3:50 p.m. local time. Ward was a central figure in the government sex scandal and was known as a playboy osteopath.
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London
Stephen Ward
St. Stephen's Hospital
Range Fire Fought By Soldiers In Oklahoma
LAWTON Okla AP Soldiers manned bulldozers and helicopters Friday night to contain a range fire in the Wichita Mountains Refuge. The blaze blackened about 6000 acres on Mt Sheridan, damaged two resort areas, threatened the Holy City pageant site, and caused a soldier injury while ranchers reported missing livestock and wildlife deaths. About 1850 troops from Ft Sill assisted with the effort.
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Lawton
Okla
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Here
Mt. Sheridan
Holy City
Ft. Sill
Rusk Seeks Details Of Peace Pact
Secretary of State Dean Rusk traveled to Moscow to sign a nuclear test ban and assess whether it marks a broader path to peace. He spoke of unfinished business and planned talks with Premier Khrushchev, while Senators accompanied him to the ceremony.
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Rusk
Dean Rusk
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
Khrushchev
Germany
Senate
Lapp Says Ballistics Key In Antimissile Effort
Washington AP reports physicist Ralph Lapp argues atmospheric nuclear tests won’t help antimissile work. He cites ongoing ballistics and electronics problems, including terminal skewing of missiles, as the main challenge.
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Washington
U.S
Ralph Lapp
Lapp
Six Die In Colorado Canyon Crash On Rainy U.S. 6
A head on collision on a rain slick canyon highway west of Denver killed six of seven people in two vehicles. Truck driver Paul A. Graziade 21 from Poulder Colorado lost control while passing three cars. Victims include William G Felix 46 his wife Margaret 44 their son William G Felix Jr 6 Mrs Felixs father Floyd T Blankenship 72 and Mary Merritt visiting from Decatur Illinois.
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Georgetown
Colo
Paul A. Graziade
Poulder
U.S. 6
Denver
William G. Felix
Lafayette
Felix
Margaret
William G. Felix Jr
Floyd T Blankenship
Mary Merritt
Decatur
Ill
Felx
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Jean Harlow
Janet Gaynor
Gary Cooper
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Associated Press
Jackie Robinson
Gareth Maksinis
S. Africa
United Nations
N.Y
Red Korea
Panmunjom
Demilitarized Zone
Clold
Nyc
Washington (Ap)—Railroad
Ward
Canyon
Colorado
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