Beaman testifies before grand jury in Scott case
Mrs Marianne Beaman 46 a Santa Monica divorcee and friend of L Ewing Scott 59 complied with grand jury demands and answered 15 questions about her relationship with Scott. Her attorney said she hesitated under a court order but later agreed noting judge Walker was inconsistent. She left chambers without comment as reporters pressed questions.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Marianne Beaman
Santa Monica
L. Ewing Scott
Scott
Charles E. Beardsley
Beaman
Beardsley
Herbert V
Teen presents president with presidential decision meter
Gerald Miller, 16, of Kalispell Montana, demonstrated a four step device to weigh pros and cons before making major decisions. President Eisenhower accepted the gadget joking it would give him more time to play golf while Miller and teacher Richard Nelson observed. Everett O'Hara, another student, gave the president a solar powered transistor radio to stay updated on news on the course.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gerald Miller
Kalispell
Mont
Miller
Richard M. Nelson
Everett O'Hara
Everett
Two Killed in Bandit Chase Near Toledo
A desperado shot Sheriff’s Deputy Ray West to death at a roadblock and killed Ann Martin, 19, an X ray technician aiding a blind man, Jay Francis, 31, as a car wreck ended the pursuit. Suspect John Bowens, 35, of Brooklyn, was arrested after the crash.
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Toledo
Ray Westover
Ann Martin
St. Charles' Hospital
Jay Francis
Miss Martin
Francis
John Bowens
Brooklyn
L A Bride Dies in Texas Crash During Honeymoon
In Del Rio Texas Richard Ardash der Avedisian 42 of Los Angeles remains in poor condition after a car crash that killed his bride of two days Helen Grossman 44 The couple wed in Los Angeles last Friday and were en route to a Mexico honeymoon Their car went through a guard rail at Pecos River Canyon near Del Rio
Ambulance Climbs to Fifth Floor in Grand Rapids
Police ambulances in Grand Rapids went up an elevator to the fifth floor of an auto agency yesterday. An ambulance responded to a call, was waved onto the elevator, and an ill employee was carried to a hospital from the fifth floor.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Sea ton likely to be secretary of interior in Eisenhower cabinet
Washington report says swift Senate confirmation seemed assured for Fred A. Seaton to become secretary of the interior in President Eisenhower's cabinet.
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Washington
Senate
Fred A. Seaton
Interior
Harvey Banks Named State Water Chief
Governor Knight named Harvey O Banks 46 state engineer since last November director of a new water department. Mercer J Shelton of La Mesa was named deputy director. Shelton leads the La Mesa Lemon Grove and Spring Valley Irrigation District. Salary figures: 18000 and 17000 a year. Senate confirmation pending.
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Sacramento
Harvey O. Banks
California
New
Knight
Mercer J. Shelton
la Mesa
Shelton
Lemon Grove
Spring Valley
Senate
Dragnet Seeks Bank Bandit in Fresno Area Bank Heist
FBI agents dispatched a valley wide dragnet for a lone gunman who robbed the Bank of America Del Rey branch of 5262 dollars yesterday after firing a warning shot into the ceiling. The holdup occurred shortly after 2 p.m. with five employees and two customers inside the bank in the rural farming center 15 miles southeast of Fresno.
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Fresno
FBI
San Joaquin Valley
Bank of America
del Rey
Here
Son and father in fatal quarrel over car ownership
Cincinnati police report a two day dispute between Charles Miller Sr. 49 and Charles Miller Jr. 23 over joint car use led to the shooting of the son last night. The father said he fired once into the floor during the struggle.
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Cincinnati
Charles Miller Jr
Charles Sr
Refugees Arrive in Los Angeles Under Catholic Resettlement
Thirty two European refugees aged two to sixty one reached new homes in Los Angeles after a cross country train trip. The Catholic Resettlement Committee has sponsored 1,168 displaced persons since last July.
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Los Angeles
Catholic Resettlement Committee
Graham High School teacher resigns after offensive exam question
Graham N C. City Council reviews a high school history exam question asking students to pick a despicable council composition. Principal N G Bryan said Wilton Hawkins included the “unusual” item last Friday and Hawkins resigned after confrontation. Hawkins, a five year teacher, lives near Alamance and is brother of council member J H Hawkins.
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Graham
N.C
N. G. Bryan
Wilton Hawkins
Bryan
Hawk
Ins
Disaster plans split officials in Los Angeles hearing
Los Angeles County and City Civil Defense officials clashed over disaster plans as a congressional subcommittee hearing resumed. Mayor Norris Poulson backed by City Civil Defense faced sharp differences with County officials enhancing the contentious debate.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Norris Poulson
City Civil Defense
County seeks evacuation center plan for H bomb attack
Los Angeles county supervisors voted to urge Gov. Goodwin Knight to consider an aerial evacuation scheme for injured persons women and children and to establish a reception center for evacuees in the east Riverside Beaumont Banning area.
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ASK
Los Angeles
CNL
Goodwin J. Knight
East Riverside
Beaumont-Banning
City leaders debate massive underground shelter plan
Chief Richard Lynch urged a federally funded program to build underground H-bomb shelters. County Civil Defense Director Howard Earl proposed a run for hills escape plan. Mayor pressed a $500 million effort to shield 5 million residents of the Los Angeles coastal basin as Congressman Holifield announced an evacuation shelter inquiry.
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Richard Lynch
County Civil Defense
Howard Earl
Poulson
Los Angeles
Chet Holifield
Montebello
No Tax Increase Proposed in Los Angeles Budget
Mayor Norris Poulson proposed a $172.8 million budget for the next year with no rise in the general tax rate. The plan shows a $25.8 million increase over last year and includes $34.8 million for capital improvements.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Norris Poulson
Iranian Flier Defects to Reds
Tehran, Iran military sources say Air Force Lt. Hussein Jaafari is presumed to have flown to the Soviet Union after disappearing on border duty. Government officials would not confirm the report.
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Terhan
Iran
Hussein Jaafari
Soviet Union
Jaafari
Agriculture fund approved for next fiscal year
The House passed a compromise bill funding the Agriculture Department for the next fiscal year totaling 1,993,744,968 dollars, about 35 million more than the administration request. This marks the fourth consecutive year of farm program appropriations exceeding requests.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Democrats oppose 4 cent first class postal rate hike
Acting speaker John W. McCormack said House Democrats are almost overwhelmingly against raising first class postage from 3 to 4 cents an ounce. The plan had been approved by the House Post Office Committee.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Mass
House
House Post Office Committee
500 Mile Race Assured By Sunny Weather
Dry warm weather hastened flood recovery in Indiana and Illinois and allowed Indianapolis to host the 500 mile auto race as scheduled. Mayor Bayt declared a flood emergency with over 21 000 civil defense workers on duty.
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Illinois
Indianapolis
Phillip L. Bayt
Weather Bureau
Greek Cypriot slain at funeral sparks island riots
A Greek Cypriot was killed by a gunman among mourners at the funeral of a Turkish policeman near Nicosia. A second Greek was killed in another incident as Turkish Cypriots demonstrated. Turks then attacked a Greek owned oxygen bottle factory, injuring two workers.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Hikers Search for Lost Man in Yosemite Park
Yosemite National Park rangers and Sierra Club members search the Lost Arrow area for a missing hiker identified as Dr. Robert Franklin Johnson a 28 year old intern from San Francisco County Hospital who disappeared after leaving a companion for a three hour hike.
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Yosemite
Candy Bennett Granted Divorce From TV Commentator Myron Bennett
Actress Candy Bennett testified in court that she flew to Omaha to meet her husband’s train and found him greeted by another woman. She was granted a divorce from TV commentator Myron J Bennett yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Candy Bennett
Omaha
Myron J. Bennett
Eisenhower Signs Sugar Marketing Quota Redistribution Bill
President Dwight D. Eisenhower today signed a bill creating new redistribution of marketing quotas for sugar suppliers both inside the United States and abroad.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Pretty Gem Thief Steals Heart of Prison Guard
Leopoldine Schoeb, 24, jailed for stealing $1,000 worth of gems from Lord Pendle sham, saw her sentence rise for stealing a prison guard's heart. The guard, 30, received eight months hard labor after fellow inmates blackmailed him into arranging meetings and delivering love letters.
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Krems
Austria
Leopoldine ‘Schoeb
Senate May Pass Highway Bill Today
The Senate voted with Vice President Nixon casting the tie breaking vote to approve a plan granting states authority over prevailing wages for a vast highway network. The $37 billion program would build 42 500 miles linking 42 state capitals with expanded federal state highway funding. A penny a gallon gas tax hike and boosts on tires trucks and other uses are included, with a conference committee to resolve House Senate differences. An elderly pedestrian died after being hit by a car in Los Angeles counted among recent road incidents.
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Washington
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
House
Capitol
H R. Gross
R-la
Eisenhower
Baseball Today in the American and National Leagues
Scattered results show Chicago and Kansas City tied with low scores at 0 0 after nine innings. Baltimore and New York posted modest totals as Washington and Brooklyn also played. Other entries note Cincinnati Chicago and related schedules with limited details remaining readable.
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Moss
Gorman and
Thompson
Washington
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Larsen
Coleman
Brooklyn
Pitschurch
I Newcombe
Campanella
Hime
Munger
McMahan
King
Swansea
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Hunges
Chiti
Adlai Kefauver Eye Florida Primary Clash
Florida voters chose between Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver for the Democratic presidential nomination in a key test of strength between the rivals. Both eyed a California winner-take-all primary with 68 convention votes. California's fight centered on civil rights and social welfare as Stevenson campaigned and Kefauver planned a post Miami stop. Kentucky voters also faced a Democratic primary with a sharp factional contest for U S Senate and House nominations.
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Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
California
Stevenson
Kefauver
Miami
Kentucky
U. S. Senate
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Coffee Prices Rise Two Cents A Pound
Two major chains increased retail coffee by 2 cents a pound reflecting seasonal shortages. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co and Safeway Stores Inc raised prices, with hopes for lower costs when the new crop is ready.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Safeway Stores, Inc
Sieminski Introduces Bill to Forgive Joe Louis Taxes
Rep Alfred D Sieminski proposes legislation to forgive back taxes owed by heavyweight boxing legend Joe Louis He notes Louis has struggled financially while he has contributed to the United States and urges Congress to help him
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Washington.p
Alfred D. Sieminski
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Sam
Sieminski
Louis
United States
Congress
Missing Girl Scout Found in San Jose
Gloria Calderon a 12 year old Girl Scout missing since wandering from a family outing Sunday was found by police in a downtown apartment house in San Jose. She told officers she spent the last two nights with a young man who picked her up at the park.
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San Jose
Gloria Calderon
Sunnyvale
Blackmore
Colonel Resumes Graft Defense in Senate Probe
Army Col. Louis H. Shirley returns to testify as his defense resumes in a Senate investigation of graft in military clothing contracts. He asserts he never accepted money to influence decisions in uniform purchases in the early 1950s.
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Washington
Army
Louis H. Shirley
Senate
Shirley
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Manic depressive killer ruled insane in Florida
Russell Tongay, a former Miami swimming instructor serving 10 years for the death of his 5 year old daughter Kathy, is found insane and will be transferred from a state prison to the Florida Site hospital. The order cites suicidal tendencies and manic depression.
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Raiford
Fla
Russell Tongay
Florida Site Hospital
Miami
Kathy
Dear Mommy I Miss You Very Much From Heaven Letter
Postmaster H Wayne Parker in Grand Rapids Mich has not located Mickey the sender of an unstamped letter to Mommy care of God in Heaven. Mail and a $25 check remain as responses arrive from readers and a banker in Elmore City Okla offers encouragement to the orphaned child.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
H. Wayne Parker
Mickey
Heaven
Parker
Elmore City
Okla
Mommy
Daddy
Four Azerbaijani Leaders Executed in Beria Plot
The Soviet Union announced the execution of four Communist leaders in Azerbaijan including former premier Mir-Djafar Bagirov. They were charged as accomplices of Lavrenti Beria, the ex-secret police chief executed after Stalin's death in 1953.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Azerbaijan
Iran
Secret Police
Lavrenti P. Beria
Josef Stalin
Mir-Djafar Bagirov
Russia to Convene Full Parliament Session in July
Moscow reports the Supreme Soviet will open a full session on July 11, the first since the public disclosure of Josef Stalin's errors. The move signals a formal government response to recent revelations and sets the agenda for addressing postwar governance.
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Moscow
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Josef Stalin
Bagirov Executed After Trial Ties To Beria
A regional news report from Baku reveals the Azerbaijan Communist Party leader Bagirov and five others were tried for terroristic acts and counter revolutionary activity. Bagirov and three others were executed while two received 25 year prison terms.
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Bagirov
Associated Press
M. D. Barshchev
H. I. Grigoryan
R. A. Markaryan
State Security Services
S. S. Ibragimovich
S. Emelyanov
Azerbaijan
Beria
Baku
Weather forecast for San Gabriel Valley
Mostly cloudy at night and morning, becoming partly sunny by afternoon. High near 67, low around 52. Portions of the page note sections for Classifieds, Crosswood Puzzle, Editorial, and local features in the San Gabriel Valley.
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