Liz Taylor Eddie Fisher plan private wedding in Nevada
Debbie Reynolds consented to a quick Nevada divorce for Eddie Fisher so he could wed Elizabeth Taylor. Both stars expressed happiness as plans for a private ceremony reportedly set for May 11 near Las Vegas. Fisher performs at the Tropicana Hotel while Reynolds travels to Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Debbie
Debbie Reynolds
Fisher
Nevada
Miss Taylor
Liz
Eddie
Los Angeles
Spain
Av Téporter
Tropicana Hotel
Todd Emanuel Fisher
International Airport
Europe
Stern Defiance Urged in Berlin Crisis Talks
NATO nations pressed for stern stand against Soviet pressure to control Berlin as foreign ministers debated strategies ahead of Geneva talks. Germany unification and European security were on the agenda with proposals for direct East West negotiation on unification and free elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Atlantic Council
Russia
Geneva
Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Giuseppe Pella
Heinrich von Brentano
United States
Britain
France
Germany
NATO
London
Long Beach Area Linked to New Harbor Communist Push
Undercover agents tied four Long Beach area residents to a plan for a major Communist push in the Southland. The House Un-American Activities Committee released a 120 page report detailing a two year probe into the Communist network in the harbor area and noting a “new look” for the Reds. The report accompanied coverage of an election to fill three Unified School District Board of Education seats in Los Angeles and Washington counties. Results were expected by 8:30 pm. About 288 voters in Long Beach Avalon Signal Hill and Lakewood participated from 7 am to 7 pm to choose candidates for an electorate of roughly 90,000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Southland
Harbor
House Un-American Activities Committee
Calinas
Los Angeles
Washington
Avalon
Signal Hill
Lakewood
Fevel
Fire damages Bellflower Blvd store and stock
Fire and smoke heavily damaged a store at 2153 Bellflower Blvd near Los Altos Shopping Center. Firefighters battled immense smoke with unclear details about losses, land fixtures, and possible impacts on district polling places and local retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellflower Blvd
Stand Board of Education
Shoe Manufacturing Co
Los Altos
Reds' Harbor Section list includes Henry Utrecht of Long Beach
The top Reds gathering highlights Long Beach residents in the Harbor Section led by Henry Steven Utrecht, 62, a member of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. Utrecht has supported labor, the Independent Progressive Party, and local peace groups in Long Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Harbor
Henry Steven Utrecht
W. -Wardlow Rd
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen's Union
Abor
Independent Progressive Party
Long Beach Peace Council
Long Beach Antions
Two Drown As Paulmino Runs Aground In Storm
In Wellfleet Massachusetts two men drowned and a third remained missing after the Boston fishing vessel Paulmino went aground on a sandbar during a heavy rainstorm. Cook Charles Piazzi 25 and crewman Joseph Panto of Boston were recovered and sent to a funeral home. Skipper Angelo Marino 42 of Everett was still missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellfleet
Mass
Boston
Paulmino
Cook
Charles Piazzi
Joseph Panto
Angelo Marino
Everett
AF Radar Plane in Fatal Crash at Argentina Base
An Air Force Constellation radar patrol aircraft crashed on landing at a remote Argentina base Thursday night. One crew member was killed and several others severely injured among the 24 aboard. Officials withheld the deceased’s name and the exact number of injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervey Ela
Nei
Atlantic Radar Patrol
Argentina
U. S. Air Force
Duncan Plea Fails Death Set for Mrs Duncan
Mrs Eliza beth Duncan received the death sentence in the gas chamber for hiring two men to strangle her pregnant daughter in law, while her son Frank, 30, stood with her as Superior Judge Charles F Blackstock denied requests for a new trial or life imprisonment. An automatic appeal will be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ventura T
Elizabeth Duncan
Duncan
Frank
Santa, Barbara
Marine pilot ejected from jet near Dana Point crash
Maj. Thomas A. Culeman, 46, of VMF 334 ejected safely when his supersonic jet exploded midair at 9:15 am over Dana Point. He landed near the craft, was rescued by a Marine helicopter, treated at the base dispensary, and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL ‘Tunu
Marine Corps
Dana
Thomas
A. Culeman
VMF
Moulton Ranch
Marine Corps Air
Marine
District School Board Candidates Run in Open Election
Incumbents Walter H. Boyd Laban H. Brewer and Dwight C Sigworth seek re election. Other candidates include Marvin R. Allen Silas E Dach Burlen E Duncan Ralph R Gordon Abraham B Liff Hector Lillesoe Robert N Mengel Vincent T Neunuebel and Camille Wilde. Baker says bars will remain open during election hours citing a 1957 amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Boyd
Laban H. Brewer
Dwight C.‘Sigworth
Marvin R. Allen
Silas E. Dach
Burlen E. Duncan
Ralph R. ‘Gordon
Abrahamb. Liff
Hector €. Lillesoe
Robert N. Mengel
Vincent T. Neunuebel
Camille Wilde
Weather outlook: low clouds and fog then sunny Saturday
A low cloud and coastal fog tonight will give way to a mostly sunny Saturday. Saturday brings slightly cooler temperatures with a high around 80 degrees at Troon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troon
Dalai Lama Escapes to India Hailed by Tibetan Exiles
Tibetan exiles welcomed the Dalai Lama's escape into India after a perilous flight from Chinese Reds. Nehru confirmed the 23 year old Living Buddha reached haven in India three nights ago, with exile leaders declaring Tibet's government now in India. The Dalai Lama and a party of about 90 crossed toward Towang near Kalimpong, where the government of Tibet is now headquartered in exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalai Lama
India
Nehru
New Delhi
NEW Delhs
Buddha
Tibet
Peiping
Nehm
Kalimpong
Silun Lukhwangwa
Dalai Lam
Towang
Calcutta
Housewife Rescues Girl From Straying Kidnapper
An Oakland housewife saved 8-year-old Pennie Bright from a man who dragged her into a car. Police arrested 38-year-old Alexander M. Gulbransen, a house painter, on investigation of attempted kidnapping. The girl was not harmed. Pennie’s friend Charlott Clark alerted her mother Mrs. Erna Clark, who freed Pennie and the license plate led to the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Oakand
Alexander M. Gulbransen
Pennie Bright
Pennie
Charlott Clark
Charlott
Gulbransen
Erna Clark
Nikita
Khrushchev
Beach Combing and Page References Highlighted
A reader’s note lists where to find various sections in the newspaper such as Beach on Page B-1, Hal Boyle on Page B-7, and multiple departments including Classifieds on Pages C-2 to C-11, Comics on D-6 and D-7, Death Notices on B-2, Editorial on B-6, and Sports on D-1 to D-3, with additional areas like Theaters on A-&, Tides and Temperatures on C:L, and Vital Statistics on C-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Boys Found Way to Quiet Renters in Laguna Beach
Easter vacation tenants included college girls on top floor and college boys on bottom. Landlord later discovered the boys cut a hole in the ceiling and put up a ladder, enabling quiet occupation with no disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laguna Beach
Titan ICBM Flight From Cape Canaveral Reported
At Cape Canaveral Florida the Titan ICBM fired aloft on its third short range test. The two stage 110 ton missile reached altitude before vapor trails faded, with the second stage inert. The test aims to make Titan operational within a year as part of a high priority program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
United States
Tate
U.S
Atlantic
Cape
Martin
Expert Sees Cold Vaccine In Two Years
Dr. Thomas G. Ward of the University of Notre Dame predicts a vaccine may prevent 0 to 70 percent of common colds within two years. He cites 75 to 80 percent of colds caused by a virus or streptococcus group and notes vaccines from dead or attenuated viruses can build resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chigago
Thomas G. Ward
University of Notre Dame
Eisenhower Heads to Gettysburg Farm for Rest and Speech
President Eisenhower flies by helicopter to his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for rest and to deliver a major address at Gettysburg College's spring convocation, signaling a focus on the international situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Gettysburg College
White House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russ
West
von Hrentano
Ain
New Harbor
Baker
Press-Celearam
Long Reacti
Calif
Leon
Deke) DeLong
Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
DeLong
Associated Press
By Watson Sims
Housewife
Titan
Canaveral
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!