Kefauver Protests Plan To Curb Supreme Court
Senate and House moves seek to subject Supreme Court justices to periodic Senate approval or impeachment. Eastland Johnston propose constitutional amendment after court overturned three contempt rulings. Kefauver opposes, saying it injects politics. Andrews Mason push impeachment resolutions. Court critics argue for more accountable governance while Kefauver notes lifetime tenure and balanced function.
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Judiciary Committee
Four Missing At Graduation
Painted Post High School faced a somber night as 58 seniors received diplomas while four names were absent due to a fatal automobile crash that claimed six lives. Only Richard Gumberts would receive his diploma, with three classmates killed in the tragedy. The ceremony included a silent prayer as the community of 3,000 mourned.
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Actor Pat O'Brien’s Daughter to Wed Saturday
Margaret Mavourneen O’Brien, 23, and Maximilian D. Garten, 24, obtained a marriage license yesterday in Los Angeles. Garten teaches English and social sciences at South Gate Junior High School. They plan to marry this Saturday.
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South Gate Junior High School
Bravest Named In Young American Bravery Nominees
In Texas two youths receive national bravery nominations. Ten-year-old Marie Ruth Alejandro of Meyer doused flames saving her sister Christina after a July 1956 fire. Glenn Lightfoot, 17, plunged into the Brazos River to assist a downed pilot. Gov Price Daniel announced the nominations, to be reviewed by a national committee led by J Edgar Hoover.
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Terry Moore Drops Divorce Suit Plans
Actress Terry Moore says she will withdraw her divorce suit against international businessman Eugene McGrath. She hopes to meet in about a month after finishing her current film to discuss reconciling, telling a newsman she plans to drop the case now.
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Court Martial Recommended For 4 Sailors
Naval air station Jacksonville recommends general courts martial for four enlisted sailors accused of prisoner mistreatment at the brig. Capt. Harris said four Marines who guarded with them will face special courts martial. An ongoing investigation also probes a fifth Marine for allegedly cuffing a prisoner and puncturing ear drums.
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Petaluma
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Iowa
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John E. Macanee Jr
Bedford
Ohio
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Liberty
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Drexel Hill
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Memphis
Tenn
FBI handwriting expert testifies in Parr trial in Houston
FBI handwriting expert Earl Williams testified that some names are too different to compare. He said seven checks cited as written for fictitious persons may have been authored by the same hand as Parr’s authentic signatures amid a $220,000 tax fund fraud case involving Parr and 10 others. Williams noted he gained more samples after earlier tests, while defense attorney Percy Foreman pressed to bar the testimony.
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George Parr
Earl Wiliams
Washington
Percy Foreman
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Parr
Benavides
Foreman
Joe Ingraham
U.S
Matcomew Wilkey
San Diego
Jose Lopez
Formosa on alert after heavy Red bombardment
Nationalist China warned offshore Formosa island chain amid the heaviest Red artillery attack in three years. The defense ministry reported several civilians killed and at least 20 injured as 9,395 rounds pounded Quemoy and Little Quemoy near the mainland, with larger casualties feared. A Nationalist task force patrolled the coast while batteries on the islands returned fire.
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Runner Escapes Propane Blaze in Van Nuys Yard
A truck driver Bob Vannatta, 42, fled as propane leaked from a valve and fed a storage yard fire. The tank and truck exploded in flames thirty feet into the air, drawing seventy firefighters from a dozen companies to prevent spread. Vannatta was uninjured.
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Smithsonian holds 1815 S20 gold coin in D C collection
Smithsonian Institution in Washington offers rare 1815 S20 gold coin once valued at 35 dollars but the bid was refused.
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Washington D. C
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