Soviet foreign minister Molotov replaced by Dmitri Shepilov
Washington reports that V. M. Molotov is replaced as Soviet foreign minister by Dmitri Shepilov, Pravda editor and ally of Khrushchev. Officials see it as a move to give Russian diplomacy a new look amid broader leadership changes. Senators George, Aiken, and Wiley weigh implications for peace prospects and policy direction. Molotov's resignation seen as part of shift away from the old hard boiled line.
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V. M. Molotov
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Moscow
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Dmitri Shepilov
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Communist Party
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Joseph Stalin
George B. Aiken
Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander Wiley
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Superior Court to rule on Victory Park school site dispute
Judge Walter Evans said a decision on the injunction request will come the first of next week. The case questions county jurisdiction over selling 25 acres to Pasadena for a school site, to be combined with 16 acres from Victory Park for a 40 acre campus.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
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B-25 Crashes Near Denver Kill Four Aboard
A crippled Air Force B-25 bomber from Lowry AFB exploded after engine trouble, crashing near a Denver suburb and killing four of eight crew. The craft hit homes, started a fire, and four survivors were hospitalized in good or guarded condition. identities were withheld pending next of kin notices. The crash occurred east of Denver en route from McChord to Tyndall AFB.
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Lowry Air Force Base
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Tyndall Air Force Base
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Tyndall
Arapahoe County
Leyte Hero Retires From Navy Service
Rear Adm. William D. Johnson, a Leyte Gulf hero, retires from the U S Navy as a vice admiral. He commanded the escort carrier Suwanee in World War II and was seriously wounded yet stayed at his post to maneuver the ship through submarine and Kamikaze attacks.
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Leyte Gulf
William D. Johnson
Navy
Suwanee
Veteran Alhambra Judge Farrell Dies After 38 Years
Alhambra Municipal Court Judge Herbert S. Farrell died at his home on St Chapel Avenue after 38 years on the bench. A native of Laramie Wyoming, he also served as San Gabriel city attorney and police and municipal judge here. Funeral set for 2 p.m. today at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church with Turner Stevens and Turner directing. He had been in Alhambra Community Hospital since early last month.
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Herbert S. Farrell
St. Chapel Ave
Farrell
San Gabriel
Laramie
Wyo
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Turner
Stevens
Alhambra Community Hospital
Eisenhower Arrives for Weekend Stay at Gettysburg Home
President Eisenhower arrived by car yesterday for a weekend at his country home in Gettysburg. He plans to return to Washington Sunday evening or Monday morning.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
River flood swells near Portland forcing 75 evacuations
The Columbia River flood from British Columbia headwaters rose to 24.9 feet at Vancouver, Washington, prompting evacuation of about 75 families in a lower river district. Forecaster Elmer Fisher warned the crest could rise by at least two more feet depending on weather and other factors.
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Elmer Fisher
Jesse H. Jones Dies At 82 In Houston Skyscraper Era
Jesse H. Jones former secretary of commerce and RFC head died at 82 in Houston. A key figure in southern development, he financed Reconstruction Finance Corp. with over 50 million dollars and built 33 Houston skyscrapers including three downtown hotels and the Houston Chronicle, which he owned and led.
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Jesse H. Jones
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Henry Wallace
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Air Force Pushes for Closer Unification of Armed Forces
General Thomas D. White urged more complete unification of the armed services at the Aviation Writers Association convention in San Francisco. He proposed shared uniforms, common weapons, and integrated commands such as the Continental Air Defense Command, with free transfers between services to reduce loyalties and conflicting influences.
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Weekend Forecast With Clear Skies This Weekend
Variable high clouds and mostly clear conditions for Saturday and Sunday. Highs near 85 with sunset at 7 59 p m and sunrise at 5 43 a m tomorrow. Tides show low at 0 16 a m with 1 5 high and a late low at 11 20 p m with 1 4 high at 6 05 p m 4 9.
Rescue Teams Press Hunt for Hiker Near Bear Canyon
Rescue units from San Dimas and a sheriff helicopter search for 27 year old Donald De Hut of Huntington Park missing since a Wednesday hike. Deputies found candy wrappers and faint footprints suggesting he moved into Bear I Canyon as teams plan a larger dawn effort led by Eddie Rankin.
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Death March officer McKeon to face court martial
Secretary of the Navy orders release from the brig for Marine drill sergeant Matthew C. McKeon who led the death march at Parris Island. He awaits court martial on charges including manslaughter over six recruits’ drowning. trial set to begin July 14 at Parris Island.
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Release Ordered for Sergeant at Parris Island
Marine Corps spokesman said Thomas ordered McKeon released from confinement at the Marine Recruit Training Center on May 23 at the request of a New York civilian lawyer. McKeon was arrested April 9 after emerging from the tidal stream with his recruits. His status was changed to restriction, requiring him to stay on base or within 10 miles, to allow him to live with his wife and children off base until the court martial.
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Parris Island
French Division Traps Nationalists in Largest Algerian Battle
In the Biban mountain passes near Bougie Algeria a French 7th Division trapped a strong nationalist force reporting 290 rebels killed and 210 captured thus far. The battle raged for three days with nationalists behind front lines and communications cut, marking the largest engagement since the rebellion began 18 months ago.
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Desert Party Located Near Joshua Tree Area
Sheriff's officers said a Los Angeles party of six was located after a desert camping trip went overdue. Fred Gordon reported his car stuck in sand near Joshua Tree National Park and hitchhiked to Yucca Valley for a tow. Gordon and his four children and friend Gloria Florette were found driving in Twentynine Palms.
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Los Angeles
Fred Gordon
Joshua Tree National Park
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Yucca ‘Valley
Jack Cones
Gordon
Gloria Florette
Southwest Power Monopoly Charged in Senate Probe
A dozen private power companies urge Congress to curb the Southwestern Power Administration. They accuse a federal effort to create a southwest power empire and seek Senate Appropriations Committee action to restrict funds used to expand the agency and push them from more business.
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Congress
Southwestern Power Administration
Southwest
Senate Appropriations Committee
Power Administration
Killer Attempts Death in Jail After Sentencing
Guards at San Mateo County Jail report Edgar A. Brittain attempted death by his own action in his cell yesterday soon after being sentenced to life for killing his ex wife s husband in Redwood City.
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Kefauver Attacks Stevenson Civil Rights stance in California
Sen. Estes Kefauver blasted Adlai E. Stevenson at a Des Moines rally accusing him of civil rights equivocation. He warned California primary results could tip the nomination and accused Stevenson of courting segregationsists to win in Florida. Stevenson edged Kefauver for Iowa’s 48 member delegation to the national convention.
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