Seven Schaefer Children Orphaned After Parents Die
In Levittown Pennsylvania seven children aged four months to nine years lose both parents when their father 32 is killed in a Philadelphia auto crash and their mother 31 dies after delivering Georgette. The children live with relatives while grandparents and aunts and uncles assist. Uncle Pete, a tugboat mate, says he would love to take some of them.
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George
Eleanor Schaefer
Eleanor
Linda
Barbara
Marie
Janice Pamela
Georgette
Levittown, Pa
George Schaefer
Philadelphia
Pete Schaefer
Levittown
Kate Schaefer
Elizabeth
Germany
Pete
Roll calls show Louisiana Mississippi lawmakers voting patterns
AP reports detail how Louisiana and Mississippi members voted on recent roll calls in the Senate and House. In the Senate a $100 million cut amendment failed 26 to 64 while a securities plan disapproval resolution passed 52 to 38 amid partial votes. House votes included a $47.214 million defense, state and treasury supplemental bill passage 291 to 63 and an omnibus housing bill vote 235 to 178 with several absent or paired members.
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Ellender
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State
Treasury Departments
Smith
Boggs
Brooks
Passman
Abernethy
Colmer
Whitten
Williams
Winstead
Hebert
McSween
Morrison
Thompson
Willis
Mock Battle Left Mineo and Rhue Burned in Realistic Scene
In Barstow California Sal Mineo and Madlyn Rhue were treated for severe leg burns and heat exhaustion after a mock battle scene went too real. While fleeing an enemy plane an F51 flew about 20 feet overhead and detonator caps exploded as gunfire simulated. They likely resume filming today per a Barstow physician.
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Barstow
Calif
Sal Mineo
Madlyn Rhue
Here
Mineo
Miss Rhue
Berlin Film Festival party sparks tabloid scandal
At an early morning wine party during the 11th Berlin Film Festival officials fretted over risqué antics by Laya Raki and Jayne Mansfield. Raki’s chair leap for grapes exposed attire as hotel lights were cut. Mansfield was carried aloft by Mickey Hargitay. Festival director and hotel owner urged decorum while reps claimed nudity claims were exaggerated.
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Laya Raki
Jayne Mansfield
Mickey Hargitay
Miss Raki
Laya
Wolfgang Gerhus
Albert Bauer
Ron Randall
Eisenhower backs overhaul of Electoral College
Former President Eisenhower endorsed reform of the winner take all Electoral College in a letter to Senator Kefauver. He argued the current system is outmoded and unrepresentative of actual votes and urged thoughtful action as Kefauver's committee weighed 21 reform measures. Hoover and Eisenhower declined to testify. Truman has not replied.
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UPI
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Estes Kefauver
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Hoover
Truman
New York
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Pennsylvania
Toy Manufacturers of
U.S.A
Television Notes Toy Ad Fuss Gets Results
New York UPI reports that a public outcry over a toy advertisement prompted changes by Madison Avenue firms before Christmas, signaling consumer pressure can influence advertising practices and policy. Local officials observe the campaign sparked broader scrutiny of children’s ads.
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UPI
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Madison Avenue
Life in Lumumba stronghold reveals calm Stanleyville
In Stanleyville Congo, about 300 Belgians and several European communities live amid shortages but relative safety. Greeks number about 5,000 across Oriental Province while Greek run shops, hotels, and department stores persist. Curfew at 10 pm and tense rumors flag occasional disorder as locals adjust to post independence leadership.
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Ministry of Education
Oriental
Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
Leopoldville
Stanleyville
Uganda
Stanley
Congo Palace
Wife of Journal Editor Succumbs
Funeral services are to be held for Mrs. Robert F. Packwood 53 wife of the managing editor of the Shreveport Journal in Shreveport Louisiana on June 27 according to UPI reports.
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Shreveport
UPI
Robert F. Packwood
Shreveport Journal
Armed Patrols Hunt Convicts In Venezuela
In Barcelona Venezuela armed patrols searched the city for 80 convicts freed and armed during Monday’s six hour revolt. The uprising left 16 rebels dead and 10 wounded while traffic was restricted and garrison headquarters were off limits. Twenty four prisoners 5 soldiers and 19 civilians were sent to Caracas. No U.S. residents in the area were injured. A similar but smaller uprising occurred in La Guaira.
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Barcelona
Venezuela
UPI
Caracas
U.S
la Guaira
Proving Point Not Necessary Proved By Teens In Car Theft
In Chattanooga Tennessee two brothers aged 13 and 12 were arrested for stealing a car from a local dealer. The 13 year old said he wanted to prove to his younger brother that stealing a car and getting away with it was possible. The older brother is on probation in Georgia for car theft.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Ralph Bell
Georgia
Agents To Burn Foul Chickens In Tampa
Federal agents will burn more than two tons of seized chickens at the city dump after tests found the fowl foul. The birds were seized on a federal court order in Tampa Florida this week.
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U.S. Marshal’s Office
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