Love Triangle Tragedy Ends in Fatal Shooting
In La Puente a husband shot and killed his best friend amid a love triangle. Alfred J. Muha, 35, was killed as his wife Rose Poirer, 33, a 3 year old son, and Muha returned home in their car. Joseph D Poirer, 34, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
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San Dimas
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Blast Rips Plant Injuring Six at New Jersey Facility
The Diamond Alkalas Co plant in MAV New Jersey was ripped by an explosion and fire around noon today. Five or six workers were removed to area hospitals after windows were blown out of the three story brick building. Shift engineer William Schaefer said the blast occurred as lunch began and that chloral, used in making DDT, was being prepared at the time.
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Polaris Missile Test Slated Soon by Burke
Admiral Arleigh Burke says the first Polaris submarine will conduct its first complete underwater test shot in late spring or summer. By year end two atom powered submarines armed with 16 missiles will be on duty at sea, with the test expected to be 1 200 mile capable.
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Plane crash kills man and injures two near Alturas
A demonstrator's plane crashed into a contractor's shed near Alturas airport, killing Colin Southard 43 Nubieber and critically injuring two others, B N Buckley 44 Klamath Falls Oregon and Drace Fountain 44 Alturas contractor. Undersheriff Lynn Harris said the plane plummeted about 50 feet after takeoff.
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B. N. Buckley
Klamath Aircraft Service
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Drace Fountain
Lynn Harris
Old Brokenheart Dies After Grief for Master
Detroit dog Old Brokenheart, a mongrel half-chow half-collie, died after grieving for his lost master. Veterinarian J B Graves said the dog succumbed to old age and a broken heart after an auto accident near Birmingham on Feb 3. The dog, unclaimed after treatment, refused to eat until Graves daughter coaxed him with chicken before dying Thursday.
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Founders Day Luncheon Draws Cameraman for PTA Council
A Pasadena Council of PTA Founders Day luncheon drew the Star-News candid cameraman out of his darkroom. Gen Taylor continues evaluation and criticism of U S military strategy on page 6.
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California Senate leaders denounce Chessman reprieve
Sacramento powerful lawmakers react to Gov. Edmund G. Brown's 60 day reprieve for Daryl Chessman. State Sen. Hugh Burns says no excuse to let the convicted criminal cheat the hangman. He predicts the Senate would reject a special session call on ending capital punishment.
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Daryl Chessman
Hugh M. Burns
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Terrorist Attack Kills 62 in Cameroon
Report details mass attacks in the Hamileke region of Cameroon killing 62, wounding 60, and burning 200 huts. French troops and police counterattacked, with 15 raiders killed. The Bamileke mountains border the western state where the PUC party operates in a long insurgency.
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Body of Drowned Sailor Recovered
The body of Navy aviation mechanic Samuel Pedea 35 disappeared January 7 while skindiving south of San Francisco washed ashore in Crescent City 325 miles north of the bay. He worked at Alameda Naval Air Station and was caught in a rapid offshore current.
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Samuel Pedea
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Air Force resumes Discoverer tests after missile loss
Despite another failure, the Air Force plans to continue the Discoverer satellite program. A 78-foot Discoverer X veered off course and blew up over the sea near Canaveral after launch. The Thor Agena stage was destroyed at 20 000 feet. no injuries or damage reported. A recovered data capsule from a December Thor IRBM mission may hold first high altitude earth pictures.
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L A Youth Shot From Speeding Car in Los Angeles
A 20 year old man, Otis James Wilson, was shot in front of 1661 E 103rd Street by occupants of a speeding black sedan. He underwent emergency surgery after treatment at Central Receiving and General Hospitals. Three youths were arrested in connection with the shooting and booked on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder.
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CNS
Parmelee Ave
E. 103Rd St
Wilson
Central Receiving Hospital
General Hospital
Eugene Rudolph Lane
Ernest
101St St
Dennis Joe Mandarang
Wilmington Ave
Otis James Wilson
Arson Probe in Santa Monica High School Fire
Santa Monica high school faced a new blaze that caused about 2000 dollars in classroom damage. Assistant Fire Chief William C. McDade said the fire was incendiary in origin and near a room doorway. A previously found homemade bomb at the school doorstep on February 4 failed to detonate.
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Santa Monica High School
William C. McDade
Mostly Sunny Weekend Weather In Los Angeles Area
The forecast calls for mostly sunny weather today and tomorrow in the Los Angeles area. Pasadena may reach 65 degrees this afternoon with yesterday’s high 63 and low 41. The Air Pollution Control District says no eye irritation from smog, as strong breezes improve visibility to about 40 miles.
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Eisenhower to defend his military policy amid missile charge
President Eisenhower, angry at any implication of deliberate mislead ing the public, plans to defend his military policy tomorrow. Senator Symington, a Democratic presidential hopeful, accused the Administration of secret briefings that hid a widening missile gap from the public while claiming narrowing gaps to Congress. The exchange fueled a Senate debate and a public clash over truth and policy.
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Runaway Heiress Fights Extradition
Miami Beach reporting that Roberta Orr Brady and her grocery clerk husband will fight extradition to New York if charges are pursued. Justice Mal Englander said no decision had arrived and rescheduled the hearing for March 25.
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Fiery Actress Sought for Role in Las Vegas Stage Version
Actress France Nuyen is being sought to star in the Las Vegas stage version of The World of Suzie Wong. Previously fired from the film version amid rumors of a bulging waistline, she remains a glamorous lure for the production.
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France Nuyen
Marlon Brando
Suzie Wong
Las Vegas
New Prince Weighs 7.0 Pounds
Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeths third child, a baby boy born yesterday, weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces at birth. He trails older brother Prince Charles in weight and surpasses sister Princess Anne, who weighed 6 pounds at birth.
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UPI
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Britain to build enhanced nuclear bomber force
London notes an RAF budget of 527,460,000 pounds for the year starting April 1 to expand Britain’s nuclear capable bomber fleet. Air Minister George Ward promises greatly enhanced striking power with the new allocation, an increase over the current level by 36,645 pounds.
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George Ward
Britain
Royal Air Force
All-or-Nothing Finch Case Verdict Ruled Out by Judge
In Los Angeles Judge Walter R. Evans rejected the prosecution request for a single all-or-nothing verdict in the Finch murder trial. The jury will be allowed to consider second-degree murder and possibly manslaughter as alternative charges. Defendants Dr. R Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff are accused in the July 18 killing of Barbara Jean Finch. Final arguments expected to begin Tuesday and run for a week.
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Walter R. Evans
R. Bernard Finch
Carole Tregoff
Evans
Miss Tregoff
Barbara Jean
Hundreds trapped as savage East storm halts travel
A major blizzard buried the East with 15 to 20 foot drifts stranding thousands. In Pennsylvania and New York turnpikes gale winds hampered plowing while service areas from Syracuse to Rochester held about 500 travelers and 300 rural New York students remained stranded. Death toll rose with at least 23 fatalities across several states as Arctic air swept the Midwest and weather warnings urged closures and caution.
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Fear of Evil World Brings Death to Girl
In Los Angeles a 35 year old mother Ila Danielle was held without bail on a charge of murdering her 2 year old daughter Sherry Jean Marguerite by suffocation with ammonia. Danielle faces a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court after an arraignment by Judge Louis W. Kaufman. Police say the suspect, a widow of an air crash victim, wrote a farewell note stating she did not want her child to grow up in an evil world.
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CNS
Ila Danielle
San Marino St
Louis W. Kaufman
Denmark Mourns Prime Minister Hans Christian Hansen
Denmark mourns Prime Minister Hans Christian Hansen who died after an 18 month battle with cancer. The 33 year old leader faced his illness with resolve and refused to give up until the end.
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