Missile Gap Probe Pushes Dulles Testimony
Senate investigators summoned CIA Director Allen Dulles to explain why Gen. Nathan Twining did not have intelligence figures on Soviet missile strength. Dulles was asked to clarify the gap between his Jan 29 testimony and Twining’s later remarks about missile counts and superiority.
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UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
Allen W. Dulles
Senate
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Prec Paws Secm
Uues
Senate Space and Preparedness Committees
Nathan F. Twining
Joint Chiefs
Senate Democratic
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Dulles
Twining
Stuart Symington
DMO
Symington
Soviet Union
U.S
Pickering Calls Civil Space Rule for Unified Program
Pasadena space scientist Dr. William H. Pickering told a Washington committee that the space program is a cold war instrument and urged civilian control of a unified national space effort. He said unification of military and civilian space needs is essential for national leadership.
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House Committee On Science and Astronautics
Space Defense Department
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Force
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Rmass
Twining
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U.S
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Pickering
United States
All State Hunting for Killer
California authorities search statewide for a gunman who killed CHP officer Richard Duvall near Victorville after robbing a market in Grand Terrace. The suspect stole vehicles including a panel truck and a 1958 white Ford Thunderbird, with a blue attire description and a southern accent given by a market clerk.
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California
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Wagner
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Highway 395
Jim Gassall
Gassall
Arrests In Overell Yacht Abortion Ring Echo 13 Year Old Case
Five suspects including Leon Greenhill Charles Springer Ruth Bawden Danny Dyer and Edith Dyer were arrested after a three month Los Angeles homicide probe into illegal operations aboard the Overell yacht Westerly in San Pedro Harbor The case ties back to a 1947 explosion that killed the Overell owners and related sensational trials involving Beulah Overell and Bud Gollum.
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Overell
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Bud Gollum
Santa Ana
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Hollywood
Charles C. Springer
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Monrovia
Ruth Bawden
Hermosa Ave
Highland Park
Danny Dyer
Edith Dyer
Springer
Greenhill
Angeles Crest Highway
San Pedro Yacht Harbor
Lamphier Attacks Ike Over Nuclear Defense Gamble
Thomas C. Lamphier Jr., a WWII air ace and resigning from a $50 000 a year missile plant post, attacks President Eisenhower’s defense claims. He says the president is taking a dangerous gamble with national security. Readers flood in with Chessman case letters.
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Thomas C. Lamphier Jr
Eisenhower
Lamphier
22 Bodies Recovered From Karl Marx Coal Mine Blast
Rescue crews in 140 degree heat pulled 22 bodies from the Karl Marx coal mine in Zwickau raising the death toll to 39 from Monday's explosion and fire. Of 106 men trapped 3,600 feet underground for more than 48 hours, little hope remains for survivors.
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UPI
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Zwickau
Dry State Hopes Rise as Liquor Bill Advances
Jackson Mississippi Senate Temperance Committee approves local option liquor bill by 4-2, signaling a potential statewide end to Prohibition as the measure moves toward floor consideration in the last dry state.
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Gaither Committee
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Russia
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Sprague
Senate
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Miss
New Hope
Senate Temperance Committee
Frost Alert Warns of Desert Citrus Freeze Tonight
The Fruit Frost Service issues a noon preliminary forecast for Southern California citrus districts predicting temperatures may fall to 27 degrees tonight. Officials urge protection for vulnerable groves and early frost precautions.
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Finch Trial Details Wife’s Backward Shot in West Covina
Los Angeles jurors heard Dr. R Bernard Finch claim his estranged wife died accidentally after a struggle over a gun amid a divorce dispute. Prosecutor Clifford Crail challenged the doctor’s account as he noted he shot her in the back while she ran away.
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Clifford Crail
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Barbara Jean Finch
Acci
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West Covina
Craig
Las Vegas
Nev
Minneapolis
Gardena Gaming Payoffs Studied by County Grand Jury
Demand for investigation into rumored pay-offs between Gardena gambling interests and Los Angeles politicians was under study today by the county grand jury.
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Gardena
CNS
Los Angeles
County Grand Jury
Eisenhower Receives Hero's Welcome in Rio de Janeiro
In Rio de Janeiro President Eisenhower grins amid confetti as crowds greet him on a South American tour. He warns against intervention and urges world peace while urging nations to invest in peaceful development. Brazil's Juscelino Kubitschek sits beside him during the procession.
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U.S. Embassy
Rio
Bush Army Tank to Rout Slayer Near Uniontown
A mountaineer sharpshooter Daniel Raymond fired on a truck and wounded others in Chalkhill near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Police requested an M1 tank from the National Guard after a tense standoff with troopers surrounding Raymond s home. The known victims include William Burd and Lawrence Swenglish with critical injuries and head wounds.
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Hollywood
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Braddock
Uniontown Hospital
Lawrence Swenglish
Haddenville
Pittsburgh
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