Engineer rescues girl from tracks as train moves
An Alhambra engineer used his hand as a scoop to save a two year old girl frozen on the tracks ahead of a moving Southern Pacific freight train near the Santa Ana Freeway and Manchester Avenue. The child was taken to her mother after the rescue.
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Los Angeles
W. B. Bramlett
119Th St
Inglewood
Southern Pacific
Santa Ana Freeway
Manchester Ave
Bramlett
Frank Meyers
Alhambra
Meyers
Big Three to Hold Paris Talks on Middle East Crisis
Diplomatic sources say the United States United Kingdom and France will meet in Paris in May to map a united stance on the Middle East crisis. Reports from London indicate Britain's foreign secretary will carry a stand-by plan.
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Washington
Paris
Middle East
London
Britain
Pasadena page header summary
The fragment provides a 1956 Pasadena newspaper masthead with date Friday March 23 and price seven cents across 26 pages in two sections. It lists contact numbers Sycamore 2 3111 Ryan 1 6986 and Zenith 2330.
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San Gabriel VaLley
Pasadena
California
Sycamore
Ryan
Zenith
Egypt Fares Under Polish Based Military Training Report
The Foreign Office announced secret reports claim a sizable group of Egyptian officers and NCOs are being trained in land sea and air operations at a Soviet base near Gdynia Poland. Britain cites radar submarines and artillery instruction amid alleged Russian expert involvement starting last December with turnover of personnel.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Poland
Baltic Sea
Gdynia
Dulles Speech Airs Tonight On Far East Tour Impact
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles will report on his Far East tour in a radio and television broadcast tonight at 9 15 on KNX 9 30 on KFI and KABC and KABC TV carries the speech at 10 30 The program notes U S hopes rely on UN Security Council efforts but outlines possible stand by authority for force If UN efforts fail a White House meeting with top advisers is postponed to tomorrow and is described as routine and classified The invited participants include Defense Secretary Wilson CIA Director Dulles Joint Chiefs chairman Radford and other senior officials Dulles will focus on the Middle East crisis after completing his Far East testimony
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John Foster Dulles
Far East
KNX
KFI
KABC
Kabc-Tv
United States
U.N. Security Council
Congress
U.N
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Mideast
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Herbert Hoover Jr
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Adm
Arthur M. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Middle East
Market Snapshot: Dow Jones Bonds and Utilities
Market data shows Dow Jones indies with last values in the high 90s and bonds near 99. A decline of 0.03 in R.Ch. and minor shifts in other indices are recorded. Bond sales today reach 4,370,000 with year to date at 260,427,300.
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Dow-Jones
Ralis
KR. Util
Ind
R.ch
Weather Smog Outlook and Coastal Conditions
The outlook flags a red smog warning with local forecast subject to revision. Mostly clear on Friday and Saturday with coastal fog tonight and Saturday. March 22 temperatures 68 high and 45 low. A4-A35 TV RADIO and other listings appear in the clipping.
Army Reveals Missile Master in Navy Yard Demonstration
At Fort Meade the Army unveiled the missile master a large electronic brain said to launch Nike missiles against air raiders. Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker announced plans to install missile master facilities in major industrial and population centers to guide counterattacks and control Nike batteries.
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FT. Meade, Md
Army
Wilbur M. Brucker
Brucker
Congress
Columnist killed after last quip in San Leandro
San Leandro columnist Mario Cortese died after leaving his office and being struck by a car. He reportedly spoke his final quip, then stepped onto the curb and was thrown about 50 feet before succumbing to his injuries.
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San Leandro
Mario Cortese
Courageous St Bernard Fights Robbers In Chicago Tavern
In Chicago on the South Side a 9 year old 185 pound St Bernard named Dutchess challenged four gunmen during a tavern holdup at 5518 Normal Blvd The dog charged the robbers taking four more shots before they fled Dutchess sustained chest and neck wounds but is described by a veterinarian as recovering as well as could be expected.
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Chicago
St. Bernard
South Side
Dutchess
Normal Blvd
James Corrollo
Corrollo
Sand in envelopes may aid missing socialite case
Police searched the Santa Monica Mountains behind Evelyn T. Scott's Bel Air home for sand matching two sealed envelopes found in her safety deposit box. Scott, 63, disappeared May 16. her brother asked the court to appoint a trustee for her $250 000 estate. The husband, L Ewing Scott, 59, says he did not see the samples. Deputy Chief Thad Brown led the search and called the sand potentially important.
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Los Angeles
Evelyn T. Scott
Thad
Brown
Santa Monica
Bel-Air
Scott
L. Ewing Scott
Navy Plane Crashes Near Indio in Santa Rosa Mountains
A Navy AD5 Skyraider from San Diego crashed and burned about 15 miles southwest of Indio in the Santa Rosa mountains. The number of crew aboard was not immediately known and air rescue units from March Air Force Base plus a sheriff’s posse reached the wreckage on foot.
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INDIO
San Diego
Santa Rosa Mountains
Here
March Air Force Base
Kuchel Files Nomination Petitions in Orange County
Nominating petitions for Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel R Calif to seek reelection were filed today with the Orange County clerk as part of the nomination process in Santa Ana.
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Santa Ana
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Orange County
Ring for Rita And Grace Goes to a Wedding
Grace Kelly plans to attend Rita Gam s wedding today before finishing her 12 day trousseau shopping for her marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Kelly returned to New York from Hollywood and will join Gam s ceremony April 19 in Monte Carlo. Gam, a bridesmaid, is marrying Thomas H Gainzburg a 29 year old publishing executive. Kelly said she will spend most of her time shopping for gowns and sails for Monaco on April 4.
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New York
Grace Kelly
Trousseau
Prince Rainier III of
Monaco
Fifth Avenue
Hollywood
Rita Gam
Miss Gam
Miss Kelly
Monte Carlo
Thomas H. Gainzburg
Imperial Wins 4 Day Economy Run
Imperial Southampton driven by Mal Alsbury of Hollywood won the Mobilgas economy run covering 1 468 miles from Los Angeles to Grand Junction Colorado. Alsbury posted 21.04 miles per gallon and 61.37 ton miles. Pierce Venable Tolrance Pontiac Chieftain Catalina placed second with 21.10 mpg. Ray Brock Oldsmobile 98 finished third with 18.66 mpg. A Rambler six had the top gas mileage in its class at 24.35 mpg driven by Tommy Thomas of Long Beach.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Imperial
Grand Jct
Monarch Pass
Pierce Venable
Tolrance
Ray Brock
Hot Rod Assn
Garden Grove
Tommy Thomas
Long Beach
Ceylon asks US for funds to upgrade Ratmalana runway
Colombo reports Ceylon has requested one million dollars from the United States to improve the Ratmalana Airport runway. The request was disclosed today.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Pp Cevylon
United States
Ratmalana
Tortured Dog Has New Home In El Centro
Butch a 7 month old German shepherd was tortured when his tongue was wired to a fence at the city pound. Police responded to cries and arranged medical care. Offers of treatment and a home came from Los Angeles and an El Centro woman pledged kind care. He remains frisky after treatment.
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EL Centro
Butch
Los Angeles
Soviet veterans to visit United States in reciprocal tour
A group of Soviet veterans has accepted an invitation from Americans they met in Germany in 1945 to visit the United States, the Moscow radio said. The Soviet Committee of the Elbe will return the U.S. visit made by American veterans last year as part of the historic postwar exchange.
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London
Germany
United States
Moscow
Elbe
U.S.S.R
Boxing Probe Stirs Into Sparring in California Hearing
In a Los Angeles hearing on boxing’s underworld links, Babe McCoy and attorney Jake Ehrlich clashed with committee counsel James Cox. The crowded State Building room included Cal Eaton and Al McCoy as testimony reopened before Gov. Goodwin’s J. Knight committee.
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Los Angeles
Cns
Olympic Auditorium
Babe McCoy
San Francisco
Jake Ehrlich
Goodwin
J. Knight
California
Ehrlich
James Cox
State Building
Cal Eaton
Aileen
McCoy
al McCoy
Harry Cabacoff
Babe MecCoy
Cox
Plans to Marry TV Host Dave Garroway
New York report says Dave Garroway, star of Today and Wide, Wide World, will wed Pamela Wilde, a film production coordinator. Wilde, 28, has a 7 year old son, Mike, and says no wedding date is set. Garroway’s proposal has lingered for about six months.
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New York
Dave Garroway
Pamela Wilde
Miss Wilde
Mike
Garroway
Kefauver Seeks California Victory Amid Party Opposition
Sen Estes Kefauver launches a Los Angeles tour predicting he will carry California as he did Minnesota. He warns California's primary will be crucial for his national convention bid, noting California has 68 delegates versus Minnesota's 30. He acknowledges heavy party opposition but says much work remains.
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Los Angeles
Estes Kefauver
California
Minnesota
Chicago
Kefauver
Two More Firms Cut Coffee Price
Two major coffee roasters Hills Brothers and MJB lowered wholesale coffee prices by 3 cents a pound in San Francisco today. Other wholesalers were expected to follow as wholesale prices had risen 9 cents last month. Industry sources cited stabilization of the green coffee market and a large June crop in Brazil.
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San Francisco
Hills Brothers
MJB
Brazil
Rebels suffer mass clash in Kabylie region
French authorities report 14 more Algerian rebels found slain near Akbou after a feud between the National Algerian Movement and the National Liberation Front. The tally suggests about 50 rebels killed in similar confrontations in the past week.
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Algiers
Akbou
Kabylie
National Algerian Movement
National Liberation Front
Congressmen Trail Footsore Aboard Northampton Cruise
More than 70 lawmakers toured a naval ship in the Caribbean to watch guided missiles test a World War II Hellcat. They stood for hours due to lack of seating while on the Northampton, where a generator failed and amenities dwindled as conditions grew uncomfortable.
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Caribbean
Congress
Capitol
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Boston
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