Chinese Reds back Soviet deglorification of Stalin
Peiping radio reports the Chinese Communist party endorses the Soviet campaign against the cult of the individual. Malenkov repudiates Stalin, citing four major errors: purges, prewar vigilance, agrarian policy, and missteps in Yugoslavia.
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Hong Ong
Peiping Radio
Red
China
Stalin
Politeburo
Chinese Communist Party
Communist Party of
Soviet Union
Lenin
Yugoslavia
Approval of Tideland Bill Seen in 1956 Session
Sacramento reports rising odds the 1956 legislative session will end with final passage of a bill granting California $120 million of Long Beach oil revenues. The measure splits future oil revenues 50 50 between state and city and is backed by Long Beach officials and state agencies.
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Sacramento
Long Beach
Bruce F. Allen
San Jose
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Assembly
Allen
Six Bronx Firemen Die As Wall Collapses
A Bronx factory blaze last night killed six firefighters and injured thirteen. Fire Commissioner Edward Cavanagh Jr. was struck by debris as five died at a hospital, one died minutes later. The five alarm fire began in a basement artificial flower firm, 40 by 80 feet, and burned for over three hours with 60 firefighters at the scene. An investigation was ordered into the worst department loss in 24 years.
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New York
Bronx
Edward Cavanagh Jr
Cavanagh
Flooding Hits Hall of Records After Pipe Burst
A water pipe burst in a second floor Hall of Records office in Los Angeles flooding a room with 20 000 documents. Water cascaded down stairs and seeped to the Marriage License Bureau on the first floor. Firefighters used sand to contain the flood as work paused in both offices.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Hall of Records
Weather Smog Outlook Slightly Green Subject to Later Forecast
The forecast notes mostly clear conditions today and tomorrow with local early morning fog near the coast. Expect increasing fog and low clouds tonight and tomorrow morning. Maximum around 74 and minimum near 42. Full weather report on Page A-12.
Gaming Probe Officer Seeks Police Protection in Culver City
Detective Ronald Perkins, tasked with cleaning up gambling, asked police to protect his wife and 5 month old son after a threatening call. Police Chief W N Hildebrand pledged protection and said Perkins has a free hand to root out gambling as 14 candidates run for three City Council seats next Tuesday.
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Culver City
W. N. Hildebrand
Perkins
Palestine Cease-Fire Urged Ahead of Rome Talks
Maj. Gen. Edson L. M. Burns, chief UN Palestine truce administrator, sent urgent messages to Israel and Egypt today urging an immediate cease-fire along the Gaza Strip. The appeal comes ahead of Burns meeting UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in Rome on Saturday during his peace mission.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Edson L. M. Burns
U. N. Palestine
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Burns
U. N. Scretary
Dag Hammarskjold
Rome
U. N
14 Year Old Boy Convicted in Slaying
In Wheeling West Virginia Tommy Williams Jr. aged 14 was found guilty of first degree murder for the slaying of 9 year old Cub Scout David Powell. The jury recommended mercy, mandating a life sentence.
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Wheeling
W.va
Tommy Williams Jr
David Powell
Tommy
Paul Williams
Scott Faces Judge as Wife Missing Ten Months
Scott, 59, bundled beneath a hat to shield his face, says in court he is fed up while Mrs. Evelyn Scott remains missing. The hearing on a $6,023.40 judgment from Wolfer Printing Co. over a book costs was continued. An attachment on a joint Bank of America account in Van Nuys, set last June 1, remains in sheriff custody.
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Los Angeles
Ewing Scott
Evelyn T. Scott
Scott
Charles E. Beardsley
Beardsley
Wolfer Printing Co
van Nuys
Bank of America
Bel Air
Sheriff's Office
Fear Mount Etna Eruption Sparks Wide Alarm
Volcano experts warned Etna could become its most violent eruption in years. Fire spokesman tongues extended along 40 miles of Sicily coast from Catania to Taormina as lava streams shot 500 feet into the air with frequent explosions.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Taormina
Soldier Plane Lands Safely After Engine Falter at O Hare
An A DC-4 load of 64 soldiers and a four member crew landed safely at O Hare Field early today after one engine faltered during the flight from overseas. Officials reported no injuries and orderly disembarkation followed the emergency.
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Chicago
O'Hare Field
Toledo Bandits Get $50,000 Cash
In Toledo Ohio two armed men robbed Andrew Jones 67 in a parking lot at the Willys Federal Credit Union transferring $50,000 in cash. The suspect vehicle forced the car to the curb after Jones returned from Toledo Trust Co.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willys Federal Credit Union
Andrew Jones
Toledo Trust Co
Retired Navy Chief Nabbed After Gun Jam Frustrates Wife Attack
Hollywood police say George M. Bennett, 50, a retired Navy chief petty officer, was jailed after a supposed attempt to kill or injure his wife when his pistol jammed. He reportedly told officers at his home on Franklin Street that if the gun hadn’t jammed he would have got her.
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Hollywood
Navy
George M. Bennett
Franklin
Horse nourished by hay drops after deep snow trap in Colorado
A horse stranded high in Colorado’s Collegiate Range is kept alive by hay dropped from a plane. Fliers Wallace Powell and Gunnison Mayor Ben Jorgensen report the horse named Elijah roams a 13,000 foot saddle between Mt Harvard and Mt Yale. Powell makes biweekly drops. the mayor covers costs and expects a slow path to lower elevations.
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Gunnison
Colo
Colorado
Wallace Powell
Elijah
Powell
Ben Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Mt. Harvard
Mt. Yale
Innocent Man Wins 16-Year Fight for Freedom
Roy E. Eaton, 52, freed after 16 years in Stateville for a 1940 Rock Island robbery he did not commit. Prosecutor Bernard J. Moran sought the writ of error, citing a confession by a co‑conspirator and Eaton’s 1,700 mile misidentification. Eaton left Rock Island for Chicago then plans New Mexico with two married daughters.
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Rock Island
Ill
Roy E. Eaton
Illinois
Eaton
Stateville
Bernard J. Moran
Moran
Carl Rogers
Phoenix
Ariz
Riesel attacked amid racketeering probe after assault
Victor Riesel anti racketeering columnist was splashed with acid early today near Lindy’s after leaving a Manhattan restaurant. He was to testify before a special grand jury on racketeering spanning garment trucking and food industries. FBI and Williams’ office sought leads as Riesel’s safety is cited.
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New York
Victor Riesel
U. S
Paul W. Williams
Riesel
Miss Universe Plans Shape Up In Long Beach
Five nations will send their first delegates to the fifth annual Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach July 12 22. Oscar Meinhardt executive producer notes Peru Dominican Republic Pakistan Iceland and British Guiana join 40 other countries to compete against an American finalist from 42 states represented.
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Long Beach
CNS
Oscar Meinhardt
Peru
Dominican Republic
Pakistan
Iceland
British Guiana
Meinhardt
Actress Elinore Gray Dies After Long Illness
Colorado Springs report says Elinore Jackson Gray 64 a former Broadway and Hollywood actress died in a hospital yesterday after a long illness.
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Colorado Springs
Colo. UP
Elinore Jackson Gray
Bohlen Recall From Moscow For Talk On Soviet Policy
Ambassador Charles Bohlen is ordered back to Washington from Moscow for consultation. He is currently vacationing in Austria and will stay a week to 10 days before returning to Moscow. Officials say the discussions will cover the Soviet move to downgrade Stalin's memory.
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Washington
Charles
Chip) Bohlen
Moscow
State Department
Bohlen
Austria
Department
Lincoln White
Josef Stalin
White
Mammoth cleanup job starts in storm areas
The killer storm left 43 dead and about 500 injured as it swept 12 states. Hospitals were crowded while hundreds of families lost homes and searched for new shelters. Weather Bureau officials called it one of the worst tornado outbreaks in history, with 75 mph winds in Rochester and a funnel over Vermont.
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Mammoth
Washington
Weather Bureau
Michigan
Appalachian Mountains
Rochester
N.Y
Vermont
West Virginia
New York City
Massachusetts
FBI Arrests Top Communist Leader in Butte
The FBI announced the arrest of John Cyril Hellman a leading Montana and Idaho Communist on Smith Act charges. He was taken into custody without incident at his home in Butte and has written articles and given speeches supporting the Communist cause.
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Washington
FBI
John Cyril Hellman
Montana
Idaho
Hellman
Butte
Mont
Robbery at El Monte Theater Burglars Loot Offices
The El Monte theater was robbed early today with about 3700 dollars taken after burglars smashed in a rear exit door and ransacked several second story offices. Theater manager Arthur Sanborn reported the loss to police on arrival. Investigators described the break in as a burglary with entry through a rear exit.
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EL Monte
CNS
Arthur Sanborn
TV Sets Explode in Long Beach Man Sues Three Firms
Frank M. Morey of Long Beach seeks 25.56 from Southern California Edison J B Stringfellow Construction and Robert E Parker Co in small claims court He says his TV nearly exploded last July as metal linings burned out He blames Parker Stringfellow Edison and requests repair costs for his set.
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CNL
Frank M. Morey
Southern California Edison Co
J. B. Stringfellow Construction Co
Riverside
Robert E. Parker Co
Claremont
Morey
Martin de Vries
Small Claims Court
Parker Co
Edison Co
Stringfellow Co
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