General Taylor attacks civilian budgeting in military policy
General Maxwell D. Taylor told a Senate hearing that civilian budgets have frozen Pentagon thinking, urging 50 to 55 billion dollars annually for defense over five years. He contrasted with a 41 billion dollar Eisenhower budget for 1961 and pressed for stronger US military readiness and prompt action to avoid a decline.
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Washington
UPI
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army Chief of Staff
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
Senate
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Air Force
Thomas D. White
White
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Power
Pentagon
U.S
Instant Retaliatory U S Power Urges Space Security
Dan A. Kimball of Aerojet General Corp tells the Golden Gate Metals Conference that U S space program must prioritize instant retaliatory power for security. He links metals and mettle to close the missile gap and urges quick action by lawmakers and the executive branch.
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San Francisco
America
Dan A. Kimball
Aerojet General Corp
Golden Gate Metals
US. Navy
Kimball
Rescue Saves 21 After Ger man Vessel Sinks
A Soviet ship rescued 21 crew members from the German motorship Carsten Witt which sank in a Baltic storm off the Danish island of Bronholm. The 1,445 ton ship from Hamburg went down about 20 miles off Svaneke on the east coast.
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Karlskrona
Sweden
Carsten Witt
Baltic
Hamburg
Svaneke
Bronholm
Freddy Fitzsimmons Recalls Era as He Considers Coaching
Arcadia figure Freddy Fitzsimmons, former New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher, contemplates a coaching year with the Kansas City A’s. He critiques modern Major League baseball and its stars, contrasting them with his era when he dominated hitters.
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Arcadia
Freddy Fitzsimmons
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kansas City A’s
Are We Being Put to Sleep Editorial Warns of Budget Impact
Walter Lippmann argues the current budget philosophy threatens national strength and places the United States on a path to second class power. The piece critiques administration policy and urges vigilance.
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Walter Lippmann
Pedestrian Hit On Freeway Claims Life
A 79 year old El Monte resident died last night after being struck by a car while crossing the San Bernardino Freeway. The incident occurred on the freeway near the El Monte area with authorities continuing the investigation.
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el Monte
San Bernardino
Valley column and society notes navigation page listing
A compact listing shows various newspaper departments and page references including Bridge Column on page 19, Classified on pages 23 to 2, Finance on pages 20 to 21, Medical on page 12, Society on pages 8-9-10-11, Valley items next to 6, Vital Statistics on page 21, World News on pages 1-6 and 13-14, and Your Birthday on page 22.
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Society
Menteick Exes
World News
Forecast Rain for Southern California Late Friday
A new weather front about 500 miles off the Oregon coast may bring more rain to Southern California late tomorrow as a wave develops west of the coast. The Los Angeles Weather Bureau cautions chances depend on that development with some doubt but a definite possibility by Friday. Partly cloudy and warmer today, increasing clouds and a chance of rain Friday. Pasadena reported 0.2 inches, Duarte 0.4, Alhambra and San Gabriel 0.1, other areas trace amounts.
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Oregon Coast
California
Los Angeles
Bureau
San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena
Duarte
Alhambra
San Gabriel
Recovery Effort for Discoverer IX Capsule Faces Doubt
A seven story Discoverer IX rocket launched from Vandenberg AFB aimed to orbit and recover a re entry capsule. Air-ground communications failed, delaying confirmation of capsule separation as 700 to 1 odds were offered for a late tomorrow attempt. If unsuccessful, sea recovery by patrolling ships would follow.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
UPI
Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Ballpark
Truck Driver Gets Jail for Duarte Crash Deaths
Edward M. Gutierrez, 22, rubbish truck driver, was sentenced to three months in county jail and three years probation by Pasadena Superior Judge Kenneth C. Newell for the July Duarte crash that killed Robert A. Hall 26, his wife Jeanne 24, and their son Anthony 1 of Temple City. Gutierrez must serve 90 days in jail and surrender his license after being found guilty of manslaughter in a non jury trial. He collided with the Duarte family’s car while turning into a restaurant driveway.
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Edward M. Gutierrez
Pasadena
Kenneth C. Newell
Glendora
Duarte
Newell
Gutierrez
Elder St
Temple City
Pickpocket Targeted Judge Talbott’s Chambers
Berkeley police report a theft in Municipal Judge Floyd C. Talbott’s chambers. A thief entered the chamber and picked the judge’s coat billfold containing his identification and $1.
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Berkeley
Floyd C. Talbott
Talbott
Woman Dies in Fire at Rural Frame House
An 86 year old woman, Elia Hanna Hoernlein, sick with pneumonia, burned to death yesterday when her single frame house caught fire while she was alone.
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Woodland
Elia Hanna Hoernlein
Top Realty Salesman Receives 1 to 10 Year Prison Term
Howard J. Beck once hailed as the greatest salesman in the world was sentenced in Pasadena Superior Court to 1 to 10 years for two counts of grand theft. He pleaded guilty to selling Pasadena and Altadena homes and pocketing deposits while earning over $100000 annually before vanishing in August 1958. Beck led Beck & Rice in Pasadena for a decade prior to his disappearance.
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Howard J. Beck
Pasadena Superior Court
Beck
H. Burton Noble
Blythe Calif
San Marino
Beck &Rice
E. Green St
Pasadena
Quake Reported Near Solomon Islands
A strong earthquake was recorded today by Sydney's Riverside Observatory located about 1,900 miles north northeast of Sydney, likely in the Solomon Islands region according to preliminary readings. No damage details were provided.
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Sydney
Australia
Riverside Observatory
Solomon Islands
Mystery of Finch murder trial explained by accident firing claim
In Los Angeles Superior Court Dr. R Bernard Finch testifies he did not murder his wife and describes a night of marital strife with his mistress Carole Tregoff. He says a gun fired accidentally during a struggle as he tried to throw it away.
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Finch
Dr. R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Los Angeles Superior Court
Miss Tregoff
Dr. Finch
Jack Cody
Barbara
Jean Finch
Judge Bans Chessman Arizona Trip
Tucson report says Chief Judge Richard A. Chambers of the ninth circuit denied Daryl Chessman permission to attend a Tucson hearing on a possible full dress appeal. The 38 year old convict sought to appear with documents ahead of a February 19 gas chamber date, a move seen as a potential precedent.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Richard A. Chambers
U.S. Court of Appeals
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
Rail Union Agrees to Arbitrate Wage Dispute
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers agreed to submit its wage dispute with railroads to binding arbitration. The move ends the threat of a nationwide rail strike and follows a proposal by the National Railway Mediation Board. The decision could pave the way for settlements affecting four other operating unions and 16 non operating unions.
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Chicago
UPI
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
BLE
National (Railway
Union
Engineers Union
Lose Hope for 435 in Coal Mine
In COALBROOK South Africa the last hope for 435 miners trapped by a rockfall in the Clydesdale coal mine failed after a borehole at 515 feet yielded only water. The disaster ranks as the second worst in history with 435 miners presumed dead after two weeks.
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Coalbrook
South Africa
Clydesdale
Honekeiko
Manchuria
Driver, Eight Students Lost in Texas Storm
A 53-year-old driver Sam Warden led a Dalhart Texas school bus with eight students on a Panhandle route when it vanished amid 10 foot snowdrifts. Snowplows struggled. two other buses were found with all aboard safe, but the missing bus and its occupants remain unaccounted for.
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Dalhart
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Sam Warden
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