Scott Refuses Testimony In Evelyn Scott Disappearance Case
In Los Angeles 59 year old L Ewing Scott, husband of missing Evelyn Throsby Scott, declined to testify before a county grand jury. A mystery man visited Scott and accompanied bail payments and house watching amid a widening probe into the May 16 1955 disappearance.
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Torrential Rain Strains Texas Flood Threats
New rains worsen flood peril across Texas with Central West counties hit hardest. Flash floods evacuated more than 350 people in Brownwood and Stephenville as rainfall totals climbed since Sunday night. Emergency units remained on standby amid rising lake levels and forecasts of more rain today and tonight.
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Bride to Be of Bomb Victim Receives Police Protection
In Dayton Ohio police shielded the home of Sarah Louise Pfarrer 21 after anonymous threats followed a bomb blast that wounded her fiancé Andrew Dixon 27 hours before their planned wedding. Dixon remained in satisfactory condition at Good Samaritan Hospital as the ceremony was postponed.
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Gas Station Attendant Stabbed During $70 Robbery
In San Fernando a service station attendant, Herbert L. Shipley 56 of 13739 Branford Pacoima, was stabbed to death at 3 am during a robbery. Coroner identified the victim. Local police investigating motive and suspect.
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Writer Edward Paramore Injured in Parking Garage Crash
Shreveport Louisiana screenwriter Edward Paramore about 60 was critically hurt in a parking garage accident yesterday.
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Edward Paramoore
Weather forecast reports cloudy to mostly sunny days
The forecast shows cloudy nights and mornings with mostly sunny afternoons today and tomorrow, followed by increasing cloudiness. Highs near 67 and lows around 54, with full details on Page A-7 under weather.
DA Offers $60,000 Bribe to Lose Murder Case
Philadelphia District Attorney Victor H. Blanc disclosed a $60,000 telephone bribe to throw out the murder case against Raymond P. Wilson of Tulsa Oklahoma. The caller identified as W. E. Austin made six calls to Blancs apartment between Thursday night and tonight and Blanc said the man was serious and likely part of a Midwest crime syndicate.
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W. E. Austin
Divorces Woody Woodpecker writer in San Fernando
Ramez Idriss, guitarist and composer of the Woody Woodpecker song, was divorced yesterday by his wife Eva on grounds of cruelty. Superior Judge Alfred E. Paonessa granted an interlocutory decree and awarded Mrs. Idriss custody of their daughter Suzanne, 8, plus 300 dollars monthly alimony and child support and two homes in Sherman Oaks.
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Ex-Child Actress Lea Foiz Charged With Embezzlement
Lea A. Foiz, 35, once in Our Gang comedies, jailed on a secret indictment for embezzling about 7800 dollars from Bank of America. FBI Agent John F. Malone said she worked 10 years at the bank and trained clerical staff. Most theft occurred at the Fruitland branch in Compton.
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Navy cancels Aerobee-Hi rocket test at White Sands
High winds at White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico forced cancellation of an altitude record attempt with the Aerobee-Hi rocket. Reported gusts near 100 miles per hour threatened the vehicle and nearby observers as testing was halted over flood fears and safety concerns.
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Tomb Offers Sand Clues in Shakespeare Manuscript Quest
In Chislehurst England a 500-year-old tomb was opened for clues on whether Shakespeare's plays were authored by Christopher Marlowe. The tomb of Sir Thomas Walsingham contained only a 3 foot sand layer and no documents or visible remains. Workers found no tampering evidence and will not search further.
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Death Walk Sergeant Faces Trial
Marine Corps recommends court martial for Staff Sgt. Matthew McKeon for leading a drunken night march into a South Carolina swamp where six recruits died. He warned swimmers would drown and others would be eaten by sharks. He faces charges up to manslaughter as Navy officials ordered transfers and a broader recruit training overhaul.
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J. C. Burger
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Barkley rites set tomorrow in Lexington and Washington
Sen. Alben W. Barkley died of a heart attack as he participated in a mock convention at Washington and Lee University. He will lie in state in Washington with funeral at Foundry Methodist Church and burial in Paducah, Kentucky. Governor Chanler declared 30 days of mourning.
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Defense Chief Warns of New Red Jet Bomber
Gen Earle Partridge warned Senate investigators that a new Russian long range jet bomber may fly higher than any U S interceptor now in use. He added the U S has new supersonic interceptors to regain the edge and urged continued production of intercontinental bombers. Gavin praised new anti air missiles as greatly reducing foe survival chances.
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Moscow May Day Parade Quiet After Warlike Years
Moscow staged a 42 minute May Day display with no new military equipment or aircraft on view. The May Day speech avoided belligerent rhetoric as a sign of a milder celebration this year. In Rome Pope Pius XII urged workers to seek Christ as Roman Catholics marked St. Joseph with a new nonviolent observance.
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Crash Unmasks Phony Count in Actress Scandal
New York report reveals Stephen Vlahovitch a 33 year old Yugoslavian refugee who posed as an Italian count. He died in a Saturday traffic accident hours after an East Side nightclub date with actress Jayne Mansfield. He also worked by day as a sexton at a Long Island church.
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Stephen Vlahovitch
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Baseball Scores From Today's American and National Leagues
American League games featured Kansas City at Chicago and Cleveland at Washington with several runs in late innings. National League results include New York beating Chicago and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with night games on the slate and various pitchers noted.
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Fire Claims Life of 80-year-old in Harbor City Home
An 80-year-old man named Fred Doane died from burns and asphyxiation in a blaze at his residence 350 West 251st Street Monday. Police reported the fatal fire.
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Fred Doane
Subversive Board Suspends Cases After Supreme Court Ruling
The Subversive Activities Control Board suspended consideration of all cases pending before it in light of the Supreme Court decision in the Communist Party case. Included is the California Labor School of San Francisco, listed as an alleged Red front. Chairman Thomas Herbert said careful procedural review is required.
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Mother of 3 Kidnapped in Oceanside
Wilma Salazar, 23, says a Mexican man in his late 20s forced her into her car on Gardena Vermont Street and drove to Oceanside with her two older daughters and infant son as a hostage. He fled with $130 after tossing it from the car six miles north. the baby was held inside the vehicle.
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Pink Tea Era Past, Women's Clubs Told
Mrs. Gerald Whitaker of the California Federation of Women's Clubs says the pink tea era is ending. She cites clubwomen now blending sociability and service to win respect from husbands and men’s service groups as they become partners in community improvement.
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Gerald Whitaker
California Federation of Women’s Clubs
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Berkeley
Levant Uncertain on Local TV Panel Gag Rule
Oscar Levant said he may quit the CBS program Words About Music after a gag rule barred praise for Adlai Stevenson and critique of Vice President Nixon. He has appeared on Saturday nights but was told last Friday to avoid political remarks.
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Father’s ‘Pretty Excited’ Quadruplets Born in Dallas
Mrs. George A. Hunter gave birth to quadruplet girls at Methodist Hospital in Dallas with father noting he is “pretty excited.” The four babies, delivered by Dr. W. A. Shoecraft, weighed 2 11 ounce to 3 pounds, all placed in incubators. The family has one older child and no names were chosen yet.
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