Father Graves Posts Signs. Seeks Permits On Foothill Blvd
Fr Gerald Graves of Ascension Church painted two Sun day service signs on Foothill Blvd in Tujunga. After calling multiple offices he learns city engineers handle permits while authorities direct him to other agencies. He remains hopeful the signs look beautiful.
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Four Die in Ship Crash Off California Coast
Four sailors perish when a 496 foot freighter splits a lumber schooner near Monterey County. Thirty three aboard the Howard Olson are accounted for with 25 rescued and one severely injured. The Marine Leopard towed from San Francisco hauled away the two wrecks.
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Pacific Ocean
Point Sur
California
Monterey
Monterey County
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Luckenbach Lines
Young Slayer Surrenders in Galt Killings
A 17 year old, Francis Oscar Ritter, turned himself in to Sacramento County sheriff deputies after allegedly shooting and hacking his mother and stepfather to death. He reportedly fled with four younger brothers in the family car for two days.
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Sacramento
Francis Oscar Ritter
Baseball Today Major league games and prob able pitchers
American League features New York at Cleveland with Bucks facing Lemon in the night game. The matchup marks the only game on the schedule. No National League games are planned for today.
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Cleveland
Bucks
Lemon
Third sinking schooner fireman recalls near drowning
Irvin B. Campbell, a fireman aboard the steam schooner Howard Olson, recounts surviving a collision with the S.S. Marine Leopard off the California coast. He describes the sudden impact, escaping in a lifebuoy, and the Olson sinking within minutes. He notes previous shipwrecks in 1936 and 1925 and expresses a desire to avoid further wrecks.
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S.S. Marine
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California
Pt. Reyes
Philippines
Supreme Court declines review of California smog law
The Supreme Court refused to hear Union Oil Co. of California s challenge to California s smog law, dismissing the appeal for lack of a substantial federal question. Union Oil was fined on eight counts for violations in Los Angeles. County officials plan to press the issue at the Air Pollution Control Association meeting in Buffalo.
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Association
Legal Research Committee
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Four Die In Valley Auto Crashes Over Weekend
Police report four fatalities in San Gabriel Valley crashes with Los Angeles County deaths rising to 17 for the period. Victims include John Richard Sandstrom aged 18 of Pasadena and Newman B. Mather 39 of Puente. One driver Lynn Froistad 17 of Altadena survived after losing control and aiding others.
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John Richard Sandstrom
Carlton
Pasadena
Mary Ann Nolan
S. Shephard
Duarte
Grady Floyd Howell
S. California
Monrovia
Newman B. Mather
Aldgate
Puente
Young Sandstrom
Angeles Crest
Foothill
California Highway Patrol
Ion
William Eugene Bergholtz
Alicia
Altadena
Lynn Weaver Froistad
W. Pine
Canoga Park Tragedy: Husband Kills Two Then Self
In Canoga Park, Regis Johnston shot his wife Jean 30 and Bessie Mungall 35 at the Mungall home before killing himself. John Mungall, 40, was wounded in the attack and hospitalized in critical condition with multiple gunshot injuries. Det. Lou Bennett cited marital separation as Johnston’s motive.
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Northridge Hospital
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Weather forecast shows sun with clouds and warm temps
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies today and tomorrow with some cloudiness Tuesday morning. A full weather report appears on Page 3 with a 52 degree minimum and March 13 details for Mariroum 6 BEOe 16 cosvcseeeee.
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Police Seek Scott At Tomorrow's Arraignment
Police and attorneys wait in Los Angeles to see if L Ewing Scott will appear at 9 a m tomorrow for arraignment on 13 counts of grand theft and forgery tied to the disappearance of his wealthy wife Evelyn Scott. Bail stands at 25000 with potential forfeiture and a bench warrant if he misses the date. Scott has not been heard from since May 1 amid an investigation of the estate valued around 600000 dollars.
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Evelyn T. Scott
Border Area Hit by Quake
A strong earthquake rattled a section of Southern California at 7:53 a m felt in San Diego. The quake, about magnitude 4 5, probably originated 100 miles below the border in Mexico and may be an aftershock of quakes that began last February in Baja California.
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California Institute of Technology
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Crosby's Son Gary Enlists for Army Induction
Los Angeles reports Gary Crosby 22 eldest son of Bing Crosby reported for Army induction today. The brief item notes the celebrity connection and the military process without elaboration.
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Los Angeles
Gary Crosby
Crooner
Bing Crosby
Nationwide twister toll climbs with dozens dead
Weekend storms left 13 dead and at least 270 injured across the nation. Cleveland area tornadoes killed six and caused multi million dollar damage. Michigan and Ohio counties reported multiple fatalities and extensive flooding and wind damage.
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Cleveland
Michigan
Flint
Ohio
Family perishes in San Gabriel fire killing three
An Irish immigrant family the Robins were burned to death in their six room home at 609 E Dewey near Valley Del Mar San Gabriel. Mother Aileen Robbins 40 and children Jack 17 Kathleen 8 died Father Patrick 40 critically injured. Neighbor James Thornberry helped pull him to safety.
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Aileen Robbins
Jack
Kathleen
Patrick
General Hospital
Robbin
Dewey
Valley and
del Mar
John D’angelo
Seek to Clean Up Death Traps Seek to Clean Up Death Traps
A valley wide cleanup began today to remove discarded ice boxes trunks and refrigerators blamed for child deaths in Van Nuys area. The effort targets deadly death traps left around homes and streets by residents and businesses. Local agencies coordinate the program to reduce hazards and protect children.
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CNS
Russia to Cut Troops Before May 1957
Moscow reports the Soviet government will reduce its armed forces by 1,200,000 men before May 1957. The decision follows Western forecasts at the London disarmament conference. American delegate Harold E. Stassen had said a significant cut would need to be a million men or more.
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Russia
Harold FE. Stassen
Italy Unveils Pinocchio Statue in Collodi Tribute
President Giovanni Gronchi leads a public unveiling of a 15 foot bronze Pinocchio statue in Collodi Italy. The ceremony celebrates the beloved wooden puppet creator Carlo Lorenzini known as Collodi and Disney popularization with a lasting national tribute.
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Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Pinocchio
Guiseppe Garibaldi
Dante
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