Eisenhower enters Walter Reed for health examination
President Eisenhower goes to Walter Reed Hospital for a new physical to assess heart health after a prior coronary thrombosis last September. Dr. Dudley White notes the president appears in good health and a public report is planned after the tests before the weekend.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
White House
Pat Dudley White
Boston
Unidentified Man Dead After Car Crash Near Baldwin Park
Police say an MG sports car veered into a bush filled river wash at Rivergrade Road and Arrow Highway. Deputies found the car and, hours later, a dejected victim's body in nearby bushes. The death brings the county total to 292 for the year. No identification was made.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Rivergrade
Arrow Highway
Baldwin Park
Junior College Courses on TV Chicago
Chicago students will gain junior college credit via television next fall under a three year plan approved by Benjamin C. Willis superintendent of schools. The program will broadcast through WTTW and extend learning opportunities across the city.
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Chicago
Weather Outlook Cloudy Tonight with Sun Later
Forecasters expect considerable cloudiness tonight and Friday with improving conditions by Friday afternoon. Highs around 62 degrees.
Rainstorm Over Now Says Weatherman Bright Skies Return
The U S Weather Bureau reports rainfall ending tonight with considerable cloudiness and a return of sun tomorrow afternoon. May storms brought up to 1.5 inches in Glendora and Pasadena, with Mt Wilson witnessing 1.03 inches. Snow fell above 6,000 feet in nearby ranges but largely melted. Jury anticipated today in Monrovia case of Donna Mae Schurr Brett, beauty contest winner, accused of kidnapping and rape.
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Azusa
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Duarte
Santa Ana
la Canada
Jack James Walker
Los Angeles
Monrovia
Donna Sierra Madre
Mae Schurr Brett
Crane Crushes Man to Death at Los Angeles Hospital Site
A construction worker identified as Pete Bracmonte was killed when a crane collapsed onto him during work on a new osteopathic unit at the county General Hospital campus near Zonal and Mission. Police said he attempted to jump clear as the crane toppled and crushed him.
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Los Angeles
CNL
General Hospital
Pete Bracmonte
Zonal
Mission Rd
Bracmonte
Mrs June Robertson Wins Montebello Mother of the Year
Kenneth Robertson, a 9 year old, wrote a rhyme praising his mother June Robertson who was named Montebello Mother of the Year. She received a scroll from Mayor Elmo Vickers and a $100 prize from the Chamber of Commerce for the contest among 150 entries.
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S. 10Th St
Elmo Vickers
Chamber of Commerce
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Dad
Scott Faces Contempt Charges in Missing Wife Estate Case
L Ewing Scott, 59, faced possible contempt charges for failing to appear under subpoena to depose in his wife Eve lyn Throsby Scott's estate trusteeship case. Court records show a bench warrant may be issued after his absence from a 10 a.m. deposition at Hallam Mathews law office representing Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank.
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CNS
L. Ewing Scott
Scott
Bentley Ave
Bel-Air
Hallam Mathews
Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank
Evelyn Throsby Scott
Mathews
Beardsley
Threats Reported in Rubbish Dump Probe Hearing
Esther Cohn, president of the City Terrace Women’s Committee, testified to a State Assembly Investigating Committee in Los Angeles that she received a threatening telephone call on May 2 from an anonymous dump operator amid hearings on Los Angeles County rubbish collection and dumping. The BKK dump in Monterey Park, owned by Ben Kazarian, was central to the odor dispute.
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CNS
Monterey Park
State Assembly
Esther Cohn
Helen Dr
City Terrace
Los Angeles County
City Terrace Women's Committee
Clare Luce Goes Home for Medical Checkup
U S Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce flew home today by plane on doctors orders for a checkup on her run down condition. The Embassy said she is expected to return soon and doctors cited overwork and tension as the likely causes.
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Rome
U.S
Clare Boothe Luce
Jet Plane Missiles Fired In Accident Injures Three Airmen
An accidental discharge from a jet plane at Selfridge Air Force Base in Mount Clemens Michigan released 22 rockets over two miles injuring three airmen and alarming nearby residents two hours after the mishap occurred.
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Selfridge
Detroit
Mount Clemens
Mich
Air Force
Selfridge Air Force Base
Near Tragedy Off Point Mugu Navy Halts Missile Launch
An unidentified aircraft intruded a closed flying area off Point Mugu on Monday and narrowly escaped destruction. Navy spokesmen said radar detected the plane in the direct path of a missile aimed at a drone target, and the missile was halted one second before launch.
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Point Mugu
Navy
Son Born to Triple Amputee in Roseburg
Clover Kerr Maloney, a renowned three‑limbed figure, welcomes her son Thomas Merle, born on the mother’s birthday at Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Both mother and child are reported well. The couple, married in January last year, have inspired others facing disabilities.
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Ore
Clover Kerr Maloney
West
Thomas Merle
Community Hospital
Clover Kerr
Downey
Calif
Merle Maloney
Quarantine Lifted for USS Toledo Crew in Long Beach
In Long Beach the USS Toledo crew members were allowed ashore after restrictions were lifted. Ninety two sailors remained confined due to a throat infection outbreak that began after the ship was hit by a wave of illness last Monday.
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Long Beach
Baseball Today: Major League Pitchers and Scores
Major League schedule notes Cleveland at New York and Chicago at Boston with pitchers McDermott Mor can Coleman Berra Hegan Keegan Lollar White. Detroit at Washington postponed by rain. Brooklyn at Chicago and St Louis at Milwaukee game night with Had dix Burdette, only games listed.
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New York
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Berra
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Hoo
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White
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Washington
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Milwaukee
Haddix
Burdette
Cypriots Fight Troops After Executions Spark Riots
In Nicosia crowds clash with British troops after two Greek Cypriots are hanged. Youths throw stones near Phaneromeni church as Turkish Cypriot police and British forces respond with batons and tear gas. General strike calls spread through Cyprus amid rising violence and shop closures.
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Cyrus
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Greece
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Limassol
Clear Officers in Death March at Parris Island
The Marine Corps commandant absolves boot camp officers at Parris Island South Carolina of blame in the nine marine drowning during a disciplinary night march last month. Gen Randolph McCall Pate writes Rep Walter Norblad that those connected acted as expected given the time and place.
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Parris Island
New Tax Boosts Get Approval
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved higher excise taxes on tubeless tires, record players, and wire and tape recorders. The plan would raise about 11.85 million dollars yearly for the treasury alongside repeal moves and a new tax on gas operated incinerator units.
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House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Quarter-Billion Stude baker Deal Rumored
The Journal-American reports Curtiss-Wright Corp is in final stages of a deal for control of the 250 million dollar Studebaker-Packard Corp. Completion would strengthen the financial position of the nation’s fourth largest motor car company.
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New York
Journal-American
Leslie Gould
Curtiss-Wright Corp
baker-Packard Corp
Gould
Com
GM Shutdown Set Detroit
General Motors Corp announced a temporary shutdown of all automotive assembly operations to balance production with current customer demand. Production will resume Monday in all plants.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Curtiss-Wright denies taking control of Studebaker-Packard
Roy T. Hurley, president of Curtiss-Wright, says the aircraft company has studied Studebaker-Packard but has no plans for merger or acquisition. Gould notes ongoing negotiations in New York and Washington with a $200 million defense order component. The Wall Street Journal reports a buyer group led by Serge Semeneko acquired Warner Bros Pictures at $27.50 per share for about 700,000 shares held by Harry, Albert, and Jack Warner.
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Curtiss-Wright
Studebaker-Packard
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Washington
Defense Department
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Albert
Jack
West Hollywood Presbytery Strips Power From Rev Bertil V Norman
The Los Angeles Presbytery announced it has stripped all church powers from the Rev. Bertil V Norman in West Hollywood, a move affecting his duties and standing within the congregation. The action, details unspecified in the brief, signals a formal change in his ecclesiastical authority.
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CNS
Los Angeles
H Bomb Test Delayed Again Near Bikini Atoll
Japanese spokesman says 20 to 30 fishing boats in the forbidden zone near Bikini. Officials report the H bomb detonation postponed for an eighth time as weather delays and wind shifts threaten the blast window.
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Bikini Atoll
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House poised to pass defense bill with 33.7 billion
The House is set to approve a defense budget of 33 665 066 000 for the next fiscal year with little opposition to Army Navy and Air Force allotments. A few members seek restoration of 512 784 000 cut from Eisen hower requests. Mahon warned no major changes likely. He noted United States and Russia have the capability to destroy each other and move toward mutual deterrence.
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Defense Department
Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Mahon
United States
Russia
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