Roosevelt to Wed Secretary in June in Los Angeles
Rep James Roosevelt of Los Angeles confirmed plans to marry his personal secretary Gladys Irene Owens in late June. He noted they met in 1954 during his campaign, she works in his Washington office, and they will likely live in Washington after the wedding. Roosevelt seeks re election in the 26th District.
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Los Angeles
CNS
James Roosevelt
Gladys Irene Owens
Roosevelt
Mrs. Owen
Congress
Adams St
Romelle Schneider Roosevelt
Pasadena
S. Beverly
Beverly Hills
Owen
Washington
House Group Quizzes Musician Rebel Leader
In Los Angeles a revolt within the Hollywood local of the American Federation of Musicians saw the rebel leader testify before a three member subcommittee of the House Labor and Education Committee at the new police building auditorium. Attorney Robert Rissman was to follow as witness as millions in recording payments and influence over bargaining agreements were at stake. Local 47 vice president Cecil F Read welcomed the hearing as a key step in airing the group’s problems.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Hollywood
American Federation of Musicians
House Labor and Education Committee
Robert Rissman
Read
Arthur Auble
Local 47
Cecil F. Read
Furrier Loses bid to quash grand jury indictment
Beverly Hills furrier Albert Teitelbaum failed to have his indictment dismissed over a challenge to the county blue ribbon grand jury system. Superior Judge Orlando Rhodes refused the motion as Teitelbaum and two others face charges of conspiring to stage a fake $280,000 December robbery. He pleaded innocent to two counts and trial was set for June 18 at 9:30 a.m.
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Santa Monica
CNS
Beverly Hills
Albert Teitelbaum
Orlando Rhodes
Teitelbaum
Beach Pollution Hearing Opens in Hermosa Beach
State Senate interim subcommittee opened a three day investigation into Santa Monica Bay sewage problem in Hermosa Beach. Chairman Charles Edward Chapel announced testimony will cover Fish and Game officials sportsmen and marine biologists.
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Hermosa Beach
South Bay
State Senate
Santa Monica Bay
Charles Edward Chapel
Inglewood
State Department of Fish and Game
Brotherhood Defense Linews PTA Parley Told
In San Francisco at the 60th annual National PTA convention Rev. Archibald J. Carey Jr. of Chicago urged that American brotherhood must match professional standards to win global confidence. Speaking to about 3,000 delegates, he said brotherhood is the sinews of American defense and noted 24 months since the Supreme Court school desegregation decision mark a struggle between old and new orders.
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San Francisco
United States
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Archibald J. Carey Jr
Chicago
PTA
Carey
Quinn Chapel
Eisenhower
U. S. Supreme Court
Woman Pleads Guilty in Swindle Case in Norfolk
Minnie Mangum 52 pleaded guilty in Norfolk to embezzling 1 082 968 25 dollars from Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn. She testified in a crowded courtroom with a restrained demeanor after a jury convicted her of making false statements to the State Corporation Commission.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn
Miss Mangum
San Francisco
H Test Awe Inspires Civil Defense Experts
Sixteen civil defense experts who witnessed the H bomb explosion said they were not necessarily dismayed by the sight. They called the thermonuclear detonation awe inspiring and stressed the vital need for preparedness and warnings for future attacks.
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MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Civil
U.S. Hydrogen Test Triggers Seismic Signal in Brisbane
Seismic traces at Queensland University in Brisbane indicate detectable disturbance from the Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb test, more than 3,000 miles away, as scientists monitor global nuclear activity and its far reaching effects.
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Brisbane
Australia
U.S
Bikini Atoll
Queensland University
U.S.S. MT. Mckinley
Kwajalein
Namu Island
United States
Civil defense urged as best shield against hydrogen threat
A wartime message emphasizes increasing civilian preparedness to strengthen the nation’s defense. It notes that a dropped hydrogen weapon proves the threat exists and calls on individuals, families, and industry to stay ready, with civil defense observers from state, city, and federal levels reinforcing resolve and support.
Pair Wound Teller in Bank Holdup in Peshtigo Wis
Two men with guns held up the Peshtigo National Bank injuring a woman teller and fleeing in a red and white 1956 car with an undetermined amount of money. Teller Yvonne Mielaff was taken to Marinette Hospital. authorities chased the suspects toward an area east of Peshtigo as FBI agents prepared to join the probe.
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Peshtigo
Wis
Peshtigo National Bank
Oscar J. Bartels
Yvonne Mielaff
Marinette Hospital
Dist
Harry White
Bartels
FBI
Pastor Advocates Beating for Newlyweds in Scotland
In Glasgow the Rev Francis W McCaskill urged couples to beat each other when necessary to remove complexes. He claimed caning relieves tensions and guilt and said psychologists now support a whipping as a cure, though he warned thrashing should be a last resort.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Francis W. McCaskill
McCaskill
St. Rufus Church of Scotland
Presbyterian
Keith
Baseball Today New York National League game summary
The New York club won 5 4 with a late rally as Tams copses and Miveli and Sarni combined for the win over Liddle Marzgoneri Grissen and Katt Only game scheduled in the league.
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National League
New York
Tams Copses
Miveli
Sarni
Liddle
Marzgoneri
Grissen
Katt
Supreme Court voids state right to work for railroad workers
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down state right to work laws as they apply to railroad workers, upholding the 1951 National Railway Labor Act amendment authorizing union shop agreements. The decision preserves union shop for rail, while leaving state bans in other industries intact.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
National Railway Labor Act
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Nevada
North
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
U S Population Tops 167 Million in 1955 Census
Census Bureau estimates the U S population on April 1 at 167,440,000 including armed forces abroad, up 16,308,000 or 10.8 percent since 1950. Net civilian immigration reached about 1.7 million, births from 1950 to 1955 totaled roughly 232 million, and 1955 births hit a record 4,091,000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U. S
Marine Guard Shot in Scuffle at Miramar Outpost
A Marine guard at Miramar Naval Air Station outpost was shot in the shoulder by a man who allegedly seized his .45 service pistol. Pvt. Donald W. Ogie, 23, was in danger of losing his right arm according to naval hospital doctors. He reported spotting the crouching man in brush and said the assailant fled after the shooting. Ogie suspected the attacker was a Mexican national possibly in the U.S. illegally.
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San Diego
Miramar Naval Air Station
Naval Hospital
Donald W. Ogie
Ogle
Eight Killed as Train Hits Car Near Elyria
Eight people die when a New York Central passenger train strikes a car at a crossing on the west edge of Elyria. Among the identified victims are Millard C. Martin 37 Eugenia Martin 33 their son David 13 and Warren Edwards 46 of Akron. The Pace maker train traveled at 70 to 75 mph toward Chicago and New York.
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Elyria
Ohio
New York Central
Sheriff's Office
Martin
Nyc
Chicago
New York
W. C. Karlchure
Toledo
Woman Dies as Plane Plunges in Cuba Race
Havana Cuba UP reports Ohio pilot Marjorie Miller of Reynoldsburg lost her life when the plane she piloted while en route from Canada to Cuba overshot a runway and plunged over a cliff during a short pleasure flight. Co pilot Bonnie Butler of Zanesville Ohio was critically injured.
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Havana
Cuba
Marjorie Miller
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Bonnie Butler
Zanesville
Marie McDonald Sued for Divorce
Actress Marie McDonald is sued for divorce by Harry Karl a millionaire shoe store owner in Santa Monica. He accuses her of grievous mental suffering and seeks custody of the two adopted children Denise and Harrison both six.
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Santa Monica
Marie McDonald
Harry Karl
Denise
Harrison
Trapeze Star Falls Forty Feet At Civic Auditorium
Pretty Rose Gold Pahin, 33, Vienna born trapeze flyer, plunged 40 feet during a Shrine Polack Bros Circus act at Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Spectators watched as she dove from a swinging trapeze 15 feet above the floor, likely blinded briefly by a photographer's flash. Her husband Andrew Pahin and Francesco Rinetti supported the trapeze as it buckled. She sustained pelvic and multiple limb injuries. a doctor arrived after 10 minutes at Central Emergency Hospital.
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Hurt
Rose Gold Pahin
San Francisco
Civic Auditorium
Act
Pretty Rose Gold Pahin
Andrew Pahin
Francesco Rinetti
Shrine- Polack ‘Bros
Pahin
Rinetti
Central Emergency Hospital
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Masonic Funeral for Edgar F. Lampton Held Tomorrow
Edgar F. Lampton, former director of the State Department of Motor Vehicles from 1946 to 1948, dies at 66 after a weekend in a San Diego hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at a Carlsbad lodge.
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Carlsbad
Edgar FE
Lampton
State Department of Motor Vehicles
San Diego
Canoga Park Delighted Dalmatian Reunites With Owner
Shiner the three year old Dalmatian, flown from Fremont Nebraska to Canoga Park to join Albert E Campbell after a three week separation during which the dog refused to eat. Campbell moved to California to seek work, leaving wife and dog behind, prompting the dramatic rescue flight. Shiner shed 16 pounds during the fast but now revives with reunion and renewed life.
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Canoga Park
Shiner
Fremont
Neb
Albert E. Campbell
Campbell
California
British Soldier Killed in Cyprus Turmoil in Nicosia
In Nicosia Cyprus a British soldier was killed and three other soldiers two policemen and three civilians were wounded as clashes with Greek Cypriot demonstrators erupted amid heavy fighting. The early report notes ongoing battles and casualties among troops and civilians.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Crackdown on Slow Drivers in Two Lane and Passing Lanes
Sacramento reports a California Highway Patrol crackdown on slow drivers and motorists lingering in passing lanes. Commissioner R. B. Caldwell stated that many accidents are caused by slow travel and illegal lane hogging and announced an emphasis on action to curb these violations.
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Sacramento
California Highway Patrol
R. B. Caldwell
Father Wins 6 Year Fight for Girl in Mexico City
Arturo Lo Russo wins custody of his 8 year old Miria after a six year battle starting in Buenos Aires where he was jailed for a murder charge his wife later recanted. Mexican courts and press campaigns pressure led to his release and deportation with his daughter.
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Inglewood
Mexico City
Arturo Lo Russo
Italy
Miria
Buenos Aires
Lo Russo
Maria
Gaston
Angel Carvajal
UCLA Football Players Lose One Year Eligibility in 1955
All members of UCLA’s 1955 varsity and freshman football squads were ruled ineligible for one year by UCLA athletic rep Dr. Joseph Kaplan after a Pacific Coast Conference meeting. The ineligibility stems from substantial financial aid not permitted by conference rules, affecting juniors including Ronnie Knox.
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Victoria
B.C
UCLA
California
Joseph Kaplan
Bruins
Ronnie Knox
Adlai and Estes Set for Live Radio Debate
In Miami Florida Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver prepare for a nationwide radio discussion on political issues. The leaders plan a face to face exchange over key topics tonight.
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Adlai, Estes
Miami
Fla
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson Kefauver Debate Broadcast Times
The Stevenson Kefauver debate will be aired live by KABC at 7 p.m. and rebroadcast by KABC TV at 10 p.m. The schedule notes the two telecasts aligned for viewers tonight.
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Stevenson - Kefauver
KABC
Kabc-Tv
Florida campaign heats up for key Democratic clash
Television audience tonight sets the stage as Stevenson and Kefauver meet in a pivotal Southern ballot clash. Both are enrolled in Florida's May 29 presidential preference primary seeking 28 Democratic National Convention delegates, with a wider aim to influence California's upcoming primary a week later. Stevenson, buoyed by an Oregon write-in win for 16 delegates, resumes campaigning in Florida with a Miami handshaking tour while Kefauver attends a Orlando Jaycee luncheon before a full Florida schedule through May 28.
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Florida
California
Stevenson
Kefauver
Oregon
Miami
Weather Outlook: Clearing Tonight and Tuesday Sun
Low clouds linger tonight with a rise in sunshine Tuesday afternoon. High near 7 percent? Noted low of 53 degrees. Full weather page A-7.
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