Moscow Machinations: Stalin Slain to Stave Off Purge?
Khrushchev in a disclosed speech accuses Stalin of plotting a new purge against top Soviet officials before his death. American officials weigh whether the charge implies murder to stop a purge. Stalin’s 1953 death was officially attributed to natural causes.
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Blame Kelp as Many Fish Die
Hundreds of dead fish washed ashore from El Portal Beach to Manhattan Beach. Sanitation biologists found gill clogging by gelatinous kelp spores during seasonal bloom caused suffocation. small species like tomcod and surf perch died while larger fish were unaffected, per Norman Hume.
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Kern County Quake Tremor Jolts Taft Area
A sharp earthquake struck Kern County at 1:33 a.m. PDT today, rattling Taft area towns and rattling western Taft. Bakersfield reported feeling a lighter tremor as the quake registered on station reports.
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Weather forecast with morning fog and sunny afternoons
Night and morning low clouds and local fog. Afternoon sun expected today and tomorrow. Minor inconsistency in text mentions dune and Maxiovam but no clear events. Full weather report available on Page A-9.
Barbers Raise Prices to 1 75 in Southern California
In a move affecting San Gabriel Valley and soon most of Los Angeles and Orange counties barbers raised the standard haircut price from 1 50 to 1 75. The decision followed a gathering of over 1000 barbers at the second annual Barbers Trade Show with the new price taking effect in the San Fernando Valley today.
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Beauty bouts prowler in Hollywood Hills
Elaine Aiken known as Miss Do It Yourself grabbed her grandpa's rifle to confront a prowler at her Hollywood Hills home. She fired a bullet through a window, and the intruder fled down the mountain, with officers reporting no help from police.
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Rocket Test Fizzles Out At White Sands Proving Grounds
A Navy Aerobee rocket failed before reaching space during a test at White Sands New Mexico. The vehicle rose to 37 miles, its motor flamed out, and it dived into the desert. The parachute failed to deploy and the instrument nose cone was smashed.
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Tavern Bandit Tolerates Only His Own Joke
In El Cajon a tavern on Magnolia Ave was robbed by a gunman who ordered a waitress, Mary Smith, to lie on the floor and took 105 dollars from the register. A customer, Walter Kiger, made a remark and was struck with the gun. the suspects fled after about 20 minutes.
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Floods Sweep Northwest as 1000 Evacuate and Rivers Rise
Rain floods the Columbia and its tributaries in the Pacific Northwest. About 1,000 people evacuated as thousands of acres flooded and a 27 foot crest was forecast at Vancouver Washington. Army engineers expected dikes to hold at 28 feet. A beaver levee breach submerged a district, forcing evacuations of 12 families. Idaho and Wyoming rivers rose with flood warnings along the Snake and Kootenai. In New England heavy rain continued, Mount Washington logging more than 2 inches.
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Chotiner Attacks Senate Probers in Beverly Hills
Murray M. Chotiner, attorney and Republican leader, denounced the Senate subcommittee investigators at a Beverly Hills news conference. He said the probe amounts to a marauding expedition and a campaign of vilification by innuendo and scare tactics. Leonard Hall said the party will not use him in 1956.
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Man falls 125 feet at Point Fermin injuring self
Frederick McRoy, 33, climbed over a guardrail at Clifftop Park to view the harbor. The ground gave way and he tumbled headfirst to the rocky beach, suffering a sprained ankle four broken teeth and a cut lip. He resides at 746 Kohler Street and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Baseball Today League Games and Probable Pitchers
American League features Cleveland at Washington with Gareia facing Ramos and Chicago at Baltimore pitting Plever against Ferrarese. National League matchups include Philadelphia at Cincinnati with Reogevin vs Fowler and New York at St Louis with Lid die opposite Mixell. Brooklyn visits Milwaukee as Maglie faces Burdette.
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Security net protects Queen and Duke during royal visit
A large security force surrounds Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Stockton Middlesbrough to shield them from Cypriot extremists. Frogmen search the royal yacht Britannia in the Tees River for explosives before the royal pair sail to Sweden on a state visit amid reports of three Cypriot gunmen in Britain seeking revenge.
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Eisenhower dedicates AFL-CIO national headquarters
President Eisenhower addressed organized labor about their growing strength and responsibility to serve the people. He dedicated the AFL-CIO national headquarters across Lafayette Park from the White House, stressing labor and government must serve, not dominate.
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Court Upholds State Power Over Picketing
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Taft Hartley does not bar state labor boards from banning mass picketing and threats by strikers. Justice Reed led the majority upholding local measures to prevent violence during a Kohler Wisconsin strike, with a separate dissent by Justice Douglas. The court also denied reinstatement in a case involving Doris Walker and Cutter Laboratories.
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Snuff Holds Its Own Cigarette Smoking Back to Normal
The Internal Revenue Service reports cigarette sales have recovered from a 1952-53 slump while cigar and pipe smoking decline. Americans spent about $6 million daily on tobacco tax stamps. cigarettes made up 96 percent of $1.5 billion in tobacco tax collections. Filter-tipped cigarettes doubled in popularity to 21 percent of production.
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Grace Expecting in January Report Cited
New York Post reports Grace Kelly is pregnant and due late next January. Columnist Earl Wilson cites a Monaco palace source who says the news is factual and not a rumor.
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Auto Dealers Back New Bill
The National Automobile Dealers Association endorsed a bipartisan bill before Senator Monroney’s subcommittee. It aims to set minimum fair play rules in the auto industry by preventing coercive car deliveries and franchise revocation without reasonable performance, and ensures equitable liquidation of a dealer’s assets if a franchise is lost.
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Mike) Monroney
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Senate
May total ships at Los Angeles hits new high for 1956
The Marine Exchange reports 507 vessels docked in May, up from 456 in April and 482 in May 1955, marking a monthly high for 1956.
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Van Nuys Boy Shot by School Executive During Hubcap Theft
A 14-year-old Van Nuys boy lies in critical condition after being shot by a city school system executive Lawson E. Miller 48 near a dark alley as the youth tried to run to a waiting car. Doctors at Valley Receiving Hospital performed emergency surgery on Le Forest 6705 Matildja Ave. Police found a screwdriver near the victim and suspect Miller reportedly had a history of hubcap thefts from an open garage. Firelight.
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Truman Plays Mozart Piano in Mozart's Birth House
President Harry S. Truman, famed amateur pianist, performed a Mozart sonata today on Mozart's own piano in Salzburg, in the house where the composer was born, marking a notable cultural moment timed with the 200th anniversary celebrations.
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Ex Hollywood Star Devotes Life To Help Indian Tribes
Gareth Hughes known as Brother David, former silent film star, now a Protestant Episcopal lay minister, has lived with Piute Indians on three Nevada reservations for 12 years. He plans to spend his remaining years in non denomi national service, despite health limits, visiting in a 20 foot trailer yet to be secured.
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California Democratic presidential contest in Los Angeles
Democratic candidates Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver conclude campaigns in California with TV appeals and visits to key locations. Secretary Jordan predicts 68 percent turnout. Los Angeles registrars expect lower turnout. Stevenson and Kefauver plan late TV appearances and open houses as California voting nears.
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Kefauver Tackles Foreign and Domestic Policy in Pasadena
Senator Estes Kefauver spoke to about 200 Pasadena residents at Memorial Park about national leadership. He criticized the Eisenhower White House, noted Dixon-Yates scandals, and urged federal action on water and power, warning against TVA sale to Dixon Yates and others.
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