Monrovia Woman Fatally Fires At Intruder
A 19 year old Monrovia mother shot and killed 16 year old El Monte High student Jack Davis Alford when he tried to enter her back door with a knife. The event occurred about 10 30 p m in Monrovia. The shooter Peggy Anne Murry used a 30 30 rifle from under a mattress after warning shots. The suspect was masked and claimed to be from next door. Alford had a delinquency record and carried a list of addresses near the high school. The family has relocated to Lloyd Goff's home.
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Monrovia
el Monte
Jack Davis Alford
Hallwood
Stan Alexander
Peggy Anne Murry
Lloyd
S. Myrtle
Alford
Murry
Lloyd Goff
Valley View
el Monte High School
Frank F. Alford
Young Alford
Alexander
Temple City
Lloyd Murry
Eisenhower hints Nixon could join ticket with him
President Eisenhower said he would be happy to have Vice President Nixon on any political ticket with him. He stressed no desire to wedge Nixon from him and called Nixon a close friend and trusted associate, though he stopped short of a formal running mate endorsement.
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M. L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Dick Nixon
Kefauver Wins New Hampshire Primary and Nixon Surges
In Manchester New Hampshire Kefauver wins the Democratic primary and collects all 12 delegates while Vice President Nixon garners a record 21757 write in votes from 289 of 297 precincts despite no ballot listing or campaigning. The result signals strong public support for Nixon and solid Democratic backing for Kefauver.
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Kefauver
Nixon
New Hampshire
Manchester
N.H
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kidnapers Get the Bird
New York police rescued Homer the parakeet after three masked men bound and gagged actor John Riker on Sunday. The suspects were identified as Nicholas Jazina Joseph Lynn John Dunne and Charles Booth. Police recovered eight watches cash whisky clothing and Homer from Jazina’s apartment.
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New York
Homer
John Riker
Riker
Nicholas Jazina
Joseph Lynn
John Dunne
Charles Booth
Jazina
Coed Believed Attacked Then Burned Near Alva Oklahoma
Mil dred Ann Reynolds, 21, a coed from Avard High School area, was found burned to death in her car near Alva after a suspected assault. State and county officers, with the crime bureau, ruled out a traffic accident, noting the fire appeared to have been aided. Her husband, D R Reynolds, identified the body and said she had been driving the road daily to attend college classes in Alva.
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Alva
Okla
State Crime Bureau
D. R. Reynolds
Avard High School
Mildred Ann
Davy Crockett at a New Low in New Albany
Davy Crockett, 17, was jailed in New Albany for failing to pay a $28.40 fine for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. The adventures of Davy Crockett take a downturn as authorities report the case yesterday.
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New Albany
Ind
Davy Crockett
Crockett
Tulsa 100 year old man marries younger woman
Charley Steward, a Tulsa man listed as 100, wed Beatrice Daniel, a girl half his age. He said his first wife, by whom he had 12 children, died 12 years ago.
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Tulsa
Okla
Charley Steward
Beatrice Daniel
French trawler Vert Prairial sinks off Lands End
A French trawler named Vert Prairial from Dieppe hit rocks near Lands End and sank with 17 crew aboard. Seven bodies were recovered from the 270 ton vessel, and rescuers held little hope of survivors.
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Porthcurno
England
Lands End
Dieppe
Mystery Woman Connected To Bel Air Disappearance
Los Angeles reports that L Ewing Scott dined with an unidentified woman at the Beverly Hills Club on March 3, 13 days before the case resurfaced. District Attorney Ernest Roll said he and police will inspect Evelyn T Scott safety deposit box at Westwood bank. Scott last hosted a party May 12.
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Los Angeles
CNS
L. Ewing Scott
Beverly Hills
Thad Brown
Scott
Beverly Hills Club
Ernest Roll
Evelyn T. Scott
Security First National Bank
Westwood
Roll
Pet ocelot mauls infant in crib in Beltsville Maryland
A week old boy, Thomas Perry, was attacked by a pet ocelot in his crib at the Perry home in Beltsville Maryland. Part of his left foot and toes were chewed off. The infant was taken to Prince Georges General Hospital in fair condition as parents returned home from a New York visit.
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Washington
Thomas Perry
Prince Georges
General Hospital
Thomas
Winslow Press
Perry
Beltsville
Walter Tardy Perry
New York
Beaten 1153 Times in 12 Years Injunction Granted
Mrs. Phyllis Valentino 41 obtained an injunction Friday to stop her husband Peter Valentino 41 from beating her further. He allegedly delivered two more blows before service, raising the total to 1153 in 12 years. A new order requires Peter to leave the home and pay 40 a week support for his wife and two daughters.
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Chicago
Phyllis Valentino
Harry G. Hershenson
Peter Valentino
Young Columbia girl 12 gives birth to son
A 12 year old Columbia girl, Mrs. Lewis Meetze, gave birth to a son weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces yesterday. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely at a local hospital. The mother is married to a teenage West Columbia construction worker.
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Columbia, S.C
Columbia
Lewis Meetze
West Columbia
Graham finds no unfriendliness in India during stopover
Evangelist Billy Graham briefed in Los Angeles that after a Far East tour he detected no unfriendliness toward Americans among Indian people. He then departed immediately for the east coast.
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Los Angeles
Billy Graham
East Coast
St Patrick snake legend debunked by museum scientist
Dr Richard Zweifel of the American Museum of Natural History says the St Patrick snake tale is blarney. He notes Ireland has been snake free for 1 million years and proposes lacerta vivipara, a lizard, as Ireland’s only reptile since the last ice age.
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ST. Patrick
Just Blarney
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Richard Zweifel
Zweifel
Ireland
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick’s
England
New England
New Zealand
Azores
Hero Rector and Two Housekeepers Die in Cathedral Fire
A pre dawn blaze destroyed St Mary's Cathedral in Trenton. Monsignor Richard T. Crean 55 died on the third floor while trying to reach two housekeepers Mary Brennan and Mary Donnellan who perished on the fourth floor. Three priests and another housekeeper were injured. The fire caused an estimated 3 million dollars in damage. In a separate note a Brooklyn family of seven died from gas poisoning due to a defective water heater.
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Trenton
N. J
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
Richard T. Crean
Mary Brennan
Mary Donnellan
New York
Brooklyn
Market Dow Jones Stocks Report 1956 Trading
Dow Jones stock figures show 1956 activity with industrials at 343,500 shares and rails at 115,500, utilities 47,800, across 65 stocks totaling 506,600. Bond sales today reach 5.41 million with year to date around 127.4 million and miscellaneous bond figures listed.
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Dow-Jones
Matix and Kill
Ind
Nice
Smog Outlook Sees Clearing, Windy Conditions Ahead
Partly cloudy today and tonight with clearing by Thursday. Winds may gust at times late tonight and tomorrow as the city tracks a March 13 forecast. Temperatures show a high near 67 and a low around 40. Full weather report on Page A-12.
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Tomor
Altadena TV and radio features headlined in A section
Ached for Altadena fans, TV and radio highlights appear in the A section. The page lists Altadena programming and related features across the specified columns with notes on travel and motor topics.
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Richard Nixon
Tke
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