Bank Bandits Kidnap Teller and Rob Port Chester Bank
Two gunmen abducted teller Mrs Mary Kostolos in Port Chester New York and robbed the County Trust Co drive in bank of about 188000. They held her overnight bound and gagged then fled with nearly all the cash, while police nearby remained unaware of the robbery.
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Port Chester
N.Y
County Trust Co
Long Island Sound
New Teck City
Mary Kostolos
White Plains
Retired Rear Adm Millon Dies at 70 in Mare Island Hospital
Vallejo report states John Peter Millon age 70 died yesterday at Mare Island Naval Hospital. Millon served in both world wars and participated in the Mexican and Nicaraguan campaigns.
Market Closing D J Stocks Slip Amid Mixed Rails
Market figures show broad losses with Dow Jones stakes easing while rails utilities and compounds trade mixed. Key entries include rails at 142.79 with slight gains, utilities around 65.90, and overall index movement near 462.38 with notable shifts in commodity and composite sectors.
Smog Outlook and Local Weather Notes
Smog outlook remains red with some forecast changes. Mostly sunny conditions today and Saturday with fog near the coast and mild temperatures in the 40s to 70s.
Soviet Fashion Goes for Bosom and Beam Line in Moscow
The Paris Dior line is noted but Soviet designers unveil a B line this spring at Dom Modelle House of Models in Moscow. Models emphasize natural figures with low heels and no girdles. The director says Soviet styles are influenced by the West and designers study Western fashion magazines.
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Moscow
Paris
Dior
Dom Modelle House of Models
Dom Modelle
Pope Prays for Peace on His 80th Birthday
Pope Pius XII marked his 80th birthday and 17th year as pope with prayers for peace. Thousands of pilgrims crowded St. Peter's Square as 200 children from 25 nations brought a birthday cake with 80 candles, in a Vatican ceremony unseen before. Ronald Charles Kimball, 9, US representative, presented the cake.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican
Sacred College of Cardinals
United States
Ronald Charles Kimball
Cairo
Trans-World Airlines
Downtown Los Angeles signals fail triggering traffic jam
Traffic snarled in downtown Los Angeles as traffic signals suddenly stopped in the central business district. Police reported outages in the area bounded by Pico Boulevard Figueroa Street Hollywood Boulevard and Los Angeles Street.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Central Business District
Pico Blvd
Figueroa St
Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles St
103 Soldiers Lost in Korean Storms
In the Eastern front of Korea American helicopter pilots braved a severe blizzard to deliver emergency supplies as 103 South Korean soldiers were dead or missing. About 28,000 ROK troops and a small U.S. detachment were isolated near Punch Bowl by days of heavy snow. 78 soldiers reported dead and 25 missing.
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Eastern Front
Korea
Republic of Korea
ROK Army
El Monte Ex Airman Kills Pal After Alcohol Fueled Row
Barry James Starr an 18 year old ex airman captured after an 80 mph chase awaits court action in a Whittier area killing of his friend John L Fields 16 an airman at Parks AFB. Starr said Fields pressed him about his 16 year old bride Toni leading to a fatal three slug shot in the car. Police noted Starr admitted the long time friendship and the events after they drank and rode together. See Page 3 Col 3.
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Barry James Starr
el Monte
Temple City Sheriff's Station
John L. Fields
Whittier
Starr
Toni
Air Force
Parks Air Force Base
San Francisco
Virgil Piper
J. G. Lawton
Field
Sgt
Piper
Fullerton
Johnny
Two Nuns Die in Quebec House Fire
A fire at the Sisters of Charity mother house in Quebec killed two elderly nuns, Sister St Ferroel aged 75 and Sister St Claire A Assise aged 72, while more than 300 sisters escaped. The blaze started on the ground floor of the seven story stone building.
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Quebec
Sisters of Charity
St Ferroel
St Claire A’assise
Open house marks opening of new county jail
Warden Gordon Dolliver said about 2,500 people attended the jail open house in Denver. The new county jail will be ready for occupancy late this month with Dolliver claiming inmates will be brought in then.
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Denver
Gordon Dolliver
Reno Jackpot Harolds Club Sold for 14 Million Cash
Harolds Club the largest gambling casino in Nevada was sold last night for 14 million dollars cash to a San Francisco property management firm led by Jules J Agostini Jr. The sale marks a major shift in Nevada gambling history and the buyer is described as a rising figure in the gambling fraternity.
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Harolds Club
Reno
Nevada
San Francisco
Jules J. Agostini Jr
Agostini
House Votes Extra Funds for Government Operations Committee
The House approved an additional 500000 dollars for the Democratic controlled Government Operations Committee to fund investigations. The panel had received 495000 dollars the previous year. Republicans charged the funds support Democratic political attacks on the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Snowslide Kills 10 Year Old in Wallace Idaho
A massive snowslide near Mace, five miles north of Wallace, buries five houses and injures at least a dozen. Ten year old Timmy Spencer died when the Spencer home was lifted off its foundation. Neighbors and deputies rescued several residents buried under snow and debris.
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Wallace
Idaho
Mace
Burke Canyon
Timmy Spencer
John Spencer
Art Bell
Ray Cork
Steve Reasner
Harry Rude
Spencer
Timmy
20 Injured as Truck Collides With Car on U S 395
Nineteen Mexican orange pickers and a Fullerton man were injured today when a truck carrying them collided with a car on U.S. 395 near Escondido. Two victims were in critical condition at Palomar Hospital, seven seriously hurt, and eleven treated for minor injuries.
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Escondido
Fullerton
U.S. 395
Palomar Hospital
Boy offers dog as guide for blind veterans
Sixteen year old news records report Edwin Lutcher of Lake Geneva Wisconsin offering his German shepherd Smokie Boy as a guide for a blinded soldier. VA chief Higley declined the gift stating the VA no longer uses dogs and urges Edwin to keep the dog while teaching veterans to use the long cane instead.
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Washington
Edwin Lutcher
Lake Geneva
Wis
Harvey V. Higley
Edwin
Lake Eveanhoe
Milwaukee Veterans Administration Office
Higley
Four RCAF jets crash in formation near Strasbourg
Four F 86 Sabre jets from No 4 fighter wing Baden Soellingen collided in a formation dive and crashed 25 miles south of Strasbourg. Three pilots were killed and the fourth is missing. In Okmulgee Oklahoma a twin engine plane exploded killing four civilians from Tulsa.
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Strasbourg
France
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canadian Air Division
No. 4
Baden Soellingen
Germany
Okmulgee
Okla
Jerry Jarboe
James Henry Patterson
Rex, C. Gibson
William Christian
Tulsa
Dulles Plans Asia Trip for Cold War Survey
Secretary of State Dulles leaves for a 25,000 mile journey through Asia and the Far East to inform U.S. policy amid Soviet outreach. He attends the March 68 meeting of the SEATO Foreign Ministers Council in Karachi and visits nine capitals from New Delhi to Tokyo meeting leaders including Prime Minister Nehru.
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Washington
Dulles
Asia
Far East
U.S
Foreign Ministers Council of the
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Karachi
Pakistan
New Delhi
Tokyo
India
Nehru
Tin heir seeks court order to stop wife selling jewelry
Jaime Ortiz Patino, a Bolivian tin heir, yesterday sought a court order in London to prevent his estranged wife Joanne Connelly Patino from disposing of jewelry worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. He says the items were given during their courtship and brief marriage.
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London
Jaime Ortiz Patino
Joanne Connelly Patino
Patino
New York
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Temple City
Dorothy Boles
Walt Gleeson
BANK
Fred C. Ponty
Percy Taylor
Admiral Dles
Altadena Cos
Alo City
Wits
Editorial Financial
Motorama
San Gabriel Valley
AR Society
TR Tales & Vital Statistics
AR World News
Pal
Wild Ride
Fields
Gide
Tin Heir
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