Court test planned on auditorium project in Los Angeles
A Superior Court test case will determine if a nonprofit corporation can condemn land for a 51.5 million Civic Auditorium and Music Center. County plans include a civic leaders committee chaired by Mrs. Norman Chandler to form the corporation, borrow for the project, and lease to the county for 50 years. If the suit fails, the county would condemn downtown land and transfer it to the group.
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Los Angeles
Superior
Arthur J. Will
Board of Supervisors
Norman Chandler
Will
Olympic, Flower, Hill and
Eighth
Auditorium
Chandler
Kenneth Hahr
Navy jet crash kills pilot at Miramar officers club
A Navy jet pilot attached to Attack Squadron 116 died when his aircraft caught fire during takeoff and crashed into the Chief Petty Officers' Club at Miramar Naval Air Station in San Diego. No club occupants were harmed. the pilot's identity was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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San Diego
Navy
Miramar Naval Air Station
Arson Confirmed For Pomona High School Fire
Police Chief Ralph Parker announced investigators found the Pomona High School blaze on May 14 began with arson. The fire caused over a million dollars in damage and left the district with a need to find replacement school facilities. Earlier reports suggested a cigarette in a women's restroom started the fire.
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Pomona
Ralph Parker
Pomona High School
Board of Education
Parker
Dulles Sees Rift Among Soviet Party Leaders
Secretary of State Dulles warned of growing dissent among Soviet and foreign Communist party leaders following Stalin’s downgrade. He said Moscow’s control has weakened, creating a dilemma for Soviet leadership and rising calls for freedom within and outside Russia. He urged Western unity to prevent new communist victories.
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Washington
Dulles
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev-Bulganin
Big Three Steel Firms Propose New Peace Plan
The three major steel firms presented a new contract proposal to the United Steelworkers Union to avert an industry wide strike set for midnight Saturday. The plan reportedly aims for a three year contract with a ten cent per hour raise in the first year, replacing a rejected five year, seven cent first year offer. Negotiators appeared amiable as talks opened.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
Hunt Source of Bubonic Plague in Ventura Area
State health officers comb Southern California area to trace bubonic plague source after the death of Andrew Sakacs 43 of Oxnard a civilian at Port Hueneme naval installation. Sakacs fell ill June 22 during a fishing trip in Ventura County as investigators collect rodent and flea specimens for testing.
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Ventura
California
State Health Dept
Andrew Sakacs
Oxnard
Port Hueneme
Sakacs
Ventura County
Health Department
Milford Wyman
Harvey Magy
Neurologist Philip Zenner Dies at 104 in Cincinnati
Dr. Philip Zenner, the nation s oldest neurologist, died Monday in Cincinnati at age 104.
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Cincinnati
Philip Zenner
Big veteran pension bill faces House showdown and Miller contempt bid
The House voted 159 to 107 to kill a major veterans pension bill by sending it back to committee. Debate focused on pension levels for World War I, II and Korean veterans and whether to set a 65 starting age. Separately the House Un American Activities Committee gave Arthur Miller 10 days to purge possible contempt for refusing to name associates.
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Washington
House
W. J. Bryan Dorn
D-Sc
House Veterans Committee
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Teague
White House
Veterans Committee
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
Miller
Punctuating a tricky sentence stumps Tacoma teachers
Delegates at a National Conference on Teacher Education and Standards sought the correct punctuation for a famous sentence about that that is not is not. The discussion showcases teachers grappling with grammar amid a public demonstration of sentence clarity.
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Tacoma
Wash
National Conference of Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Two Top Oil Firms Debut Tailor Made Super Gasoline
Standard Oil of New Jersey and Sun Oil introduce customized super gasoline tests in several states and Florida respectively. Executives stress the experiment status and refrain from making claims while motorists may decide the future of the higher priced fuel. Esso also offers a third grade under the Golden Esso Extra name at select stations in multiple cities with prices above premium.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Sun Oil Co
Orlando
Fla
Philadelphia
Sun
Florida
Esso
Standard Oil of
New Orleans
Memphis
Baltimore
Washington
Boston
Episcopalians Won’t Wed Roosevelt
In Los Angeles the Episcopal Bishop declares a church minister is forbidden from officiating at the wedding of Rep. James Roosevelt and his secretary Gladys Irene Owens. The couple plan to wed Sunday at the home of Rev. George Lyon Pratt with a non Episcopal pastor officiating.
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Los Angeles
Episcopal Bishop
James Roosevelt
Sunda
Episcopal Church
Roosevelt
California
Gladys Irene Owens
George Lyon Pratt
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Father Pratt
Paul H. Dike 78 Author and Consultant Dies
Paul H. Dike, 78, noted author and retired research consultant, died yesterday in Philadelphia. The obituary notes his long career and contributions to study on various projects.
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Philadelphia
Paul H. Dike
Escapee James Howe Dies After Rattlesnake Bite
James A. Howe a 48 year old Santa Cruz man and patient at the state mental hospital in Camarillo reportedly died after being bitten by a rattlesnake. His body was found leaning against a tree in a secluded wooded area near the hospital coroner said the bite occurred about ten days earlier.
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Camarillo
James A. Howe
Santa Cruz
Virgil Payton
Barking Dog and Stubborn Woman Foil Liquor Robbery
A liquor store at 10466 S. Vermont Ave Los Angeles was held up by two men who rifled the till of 35 dollars and tried to shoot clerk Helen Stuber 42. She refused money, the gun was blank, and she was not hurt. The dog in the area barked, owner Clem Wendling 55 fired six shots, the bandits fled after returning fire with blank cartridges.
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Los Angeles
Vermont Ave
Helen Stuber
Clem Wendling
Youth Gang Raid Leads to Arrest in Los Angeles
In front of the International Institute on Boyle Street, 30 members of the West Los Angeles Dominators raided the Koshakus Club using zip guns and gasoline bombs. One Koshakus member was shot in the ankle, another injured a knee. Albert Davis, 18, president of the Dominators, was booked for assault with intent to commit murder. six other juveniles detained, several treated at hospitals.
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Los Angeles
CNS
West
Dominators
Koshakus Club
International Institute
S. Boyle
Kashakus Club
Albert Davis
The
Cochran
Central Jail
Georgia Street
Frank Tanioka
Rogers
Donald Morishita
Eagle
Lincoln Heights
General Hospital
Parade planned at five day VFW encampment in San Diego
In San Diego a parade for delegates will be held tonight at the five day California Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. More than 10 000 VFW members were expected to register before closing sessions on Saturday.
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San Diego
4&M
California Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Market Dow Jones Stocks Report Snapshot
Market figures show the Dow Jones Index at 487.04 with a 0.39 net change and trading alongside 490.73 high and 485.55 low. Industrials led activity with 208,700 shares, Rais 65,700, Utilities 38,900, totaling 312,400 shares.
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New York
Weather Forecast Indicates Clear Day with Coastal Fog Overnight
Weather report notes mostly clear conditions today and tomorrow with night and morning coastal fog. Minimum temperature 64. Page A 12 lists the full forecast.
Palisades Park lights the tunnel of love during outage
Palisades Park New Jersey reported an electrical control problem that lit the tunnel of love like day. After fixing the issue the park offered free passes for another ride through the darkened tunnel to couples whose romance was interrupted.
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Palisades Park
N.J
Palisades Amusement Park
Tunnel of Love
Baseball Today Scores and matchups across leagues
Baseball today reports American League results including Sullivan and White with runs by Donovan Consuegra Martin and Sellar for Boston while Merrott and Wiesler appear for Cleveland. In the National League Brooklyn hosts and St Louis visits New York with Fodolski Smith and Sarni noted. Milwaukee at Philadelphia features Spahn versus Haddix.
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Wight
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Feller
Averill
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Kansas City
Sturdivant
Ditmar
National League
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Worveror
Lawrence
Friemd
Ike May Go to Farm Saturday
The White House said President Eisenhower likely will leave Walter Reed Hospital Saturday morning and travel to his Gettysburg farm to recuperate. Press Secretary James Hagerty said doctors are aiming for Saturday as the departure date, noting the president slept better after stitches were removed. He signed eight minor bills at the hospital, bringing his total to 80. one bill was vetoed, and he also nominated 59 postmasters.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Gettysburg
James C. Hagerty
Pilots May Go On Strike Against West Coast Airlines
CHICAGO. The Airline Pilots Assn ALPA says it will call out 65 pilots on strike against West Coast Airlines at midnight unless a last minute settlement is reached. The wage dispute involves service to Washington Oregon and Idaho communities.
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Chicago
Assn
ALPA
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Traffic Would End Capital Exodus
A Civil Defense official told a House subcommittee that in an enemy atomic attack residents trying to flee Washington would face massive traffic jams. Robert Hal Silvers, Civil Defense director for Prince Georges County Maryland, warned evacuees would be exposed to radiation blast heat and more.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Robert Hal Silvers
Prince Georges County
House
Heat Wave Reaches 97 as Smog Closes In Pasadena
The mercury hit 97 in Pasadena the hottest so far in 1956 with forecasts of higher highs and heavy smog. Emergency measures include reduced driving and warnings of eye irritation. Heat prostrations occur in Pasadena and Los Angeles as several residents seek treatment.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Pasadena
van Nuys
North Hollywood
Tarzana
Los Angeles
Harold A. Smith
Calvert
Armada
Smith
Traffic Crash Kills Cyclist in Pomona
A motorcyclist Richard Denning aged 22 from Ontario died at Pomona Valley Hospital after his speeding bike collided broadside with a car on U S 60 near Pipeline. His passenger Llyod Addison Lowther Jr. aged as yet unspecified suffered critical injuries. driver William M Walston 66 from Pipeline was uninjured.
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Pomona
CNS
U.S. 60
Here
Richard Denning
E. C. Ontario
Pomona Valley Hospital
Pipeline
Denning
Llyod Addison Lowther Jr
Ontario
William M. Walston
House OKs compromise bill for public works funding
The House approved by voice vote and sent to the Senate a compromise bill totaling 856,727,000 dollars to finance government public works programs for the next fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Jaycees Wow Kaycee With Shrimp Shindig Kansas City
The Jaycees held a huge June shindig in Kansas City for the National Junior Chamber of Commerce Convention. About 7,500 attendees enjoyed state delegations offering fried chicken hot dogs shrimp and champagne among other refreshments.
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Kansas City
Jaycees
Missouri
South Carolina
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