Ding Dong Daddy of the D Car Line Arrested in Whittier
Francis Van Wie known as the Ding Dong Daddy of the D Car Line was jailed in Whittier on a charge of failing to report to his probation officer. The 72 year old San Francisco man, infamous for multiple marriages, was found living with his 18th wife, Minnie Reardon, 81, whom he reportedly wed August 31, 1958 in San Diego. He previously faced bigamy convictions and has a long history of marriages.
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Los Angeles
Francis van Wie
San Francisco
Sheriff's
Whittier
van Wie
Matorman
Sacramento
June Pucket van Wie
Minnie Reardon
Shreve Rd
San Diego
Ex-Champ Saxton Tries Jail Death by Own Action
Former welterweight boxing champion Johnny Saxton, 28, attempted death by his own action in a police cell after being arrested for burglarizing a five and ten store in Atlantic City New Jersey. He hid in the store, later was found dangling by socks knotted to a pipe. He was cut down still conscious and taken for treatment.
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Atlantic City
N. J
UPI
Johnny Saxton
Saxton
City Hall
Harvey Filmore
Filmore
Atlan
Education Board Trio Re elected to Four Year Terms
Three incumbents for the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education won four year terms, leading a field of 12 candidates. Final unofficial tallies show Walter H. Boyd 13,541 Laban H. Brewer 12,848 Dwight C. Sigworth 12,547 and others, with total votes 22,452 of 166,419 eligible.
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Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education
Walter H. Boyd
Laban H. Brewer
Dwight C. Sigworth
Marvin R. Allen
Silas E. Dach
Burlen’ E. Duncan
Ralph R. Gordon
Abraham B. Liff
Hector C. Lillesque
Robert N. Mengel
Classifieds and Puzzles by Page Listings
A brief index lists where to find sections across the newspaper. It covers Churches, Classifieds, Comics, Death Notices, Financial, Shipping, Sports, Theaters, Tires Temperatures, and TV Radio with respective page numbers. The guide helps readers navigate the publication’s various departments and special features.
Object Found in Gulf Believed Rocket Cone
The Coast Guard recovered what appears to be a rocket nose cone from the Gulf of Mexico near Port Isabel Texas. The Bth Naval District ordered the cutter to photograph and report. A Coast Guard plane spotted the yellow object twelve miles southeast of Port Isabel.
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Brownsville
Tex
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Bth Naval District
New Orleans
Tibet Conflict Deepens As Reds Move 100000 Troops
New Delhi reports say Communist forces have rushed 100000 fresh troops into Tibet to crush Khamba tribesmen rising in rebellion. Border shooting continues near Lhasa as Dalai Lama reportedly flees toward India. NATO ministers meet in Washington to review West Berlin issues amid the Tibetan crisis.
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UPI
Tibet
Lhasa
Washington
NATO
Tokyo
Shasa
West Berlin
India
Darje Pasang
Amdo
Katmandu
Nepal
Shigatse
Ibel
Dalai Lama
Home Edition Telephone Directory Notice
An item from the home edition section references a telephone directory listing or notice with the identifier HE minus1161, indicating a standard edition notation for a daily telephonic directory update.
U S Rejects Soviet View on Berlin High Flight
The United States rejected a Soviet complaint over a 25 000 foot high altitude flight into West Berlin, stating the mission posed no hazard. American officials noted Russian jets escorted the turboprop craft as it crossed East German airspace amid tensions tied to the Dalai Lama pressure and a recent kidnapping attempt.
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BOM
Germany
United States
West Berlin
Berlin
Pasang
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
East Germany
Androm Bertin
Vet Tells of 5 Years as Griffith Park Hermit
Dennis Scott Farrell a 32 year old Purple Heart veteran described five years living in Griffith Park deserting civilization. He told officers he survived on picnicker leftovers slept in caves and shelters, after being wounded on Okinawa. He refused help and vanished back into the park.
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Griffith Park
Los Angeles
Dennis Scott Farrell
N. Vermont Ave
Farrell
Okinawa
Three Die As B47 Jets Crashes Near Tucson Mountains
A Davis Monthan Air Force Base Stratojet B47 torched on a rugged Santa Rita Range near Tucson. Maj Kermit Wagner 39 and 1st Lt Thomas Wilkie 31 were named victims. a third airman remained unidentified. Rescue teams took over nine hours to reach the wreckage. The crash follows another B47 disaster at Mountain Home AFB three days earlier killing four.
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Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Santa Rita
William Abernathy
Davis- Monthan
Air Force
Kermit Wagner
Tuc
Thomas ‘A. Wilkie
Davis-Monthan Base
Davis-Monthan Afb
Mountain Home Afb
Idaho
Knight Checkup Ends Ready for Politicking
Former California Governor Goodwin J. Knight, 62, leaves UCLA Medical Center after a 23 day physical checkup. He says he is feeling fine and will not run but will help the Republican Party with limited political activity. Doctors found only a minor iron deficiency.
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Los Angeles
UPI
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Republican Party
Knight
Ucla Medical Center
Floods Hit East and Midwest Force 2 000 from Homes
United Press International reports spring floods in New England and the Midwest drove about 2,000 people from their homes. Rockford and Freeport faced major river threats, Wisconsin sheltered 360 more, while Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut issued flood warnings. Tornadoes and high winds added fatalities across several states.
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Midwest
Rockford
Ilinois
Jecatonica
Freeport
Wisconsin
Connecticut River
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Four Die In Head-On Car Crash Near Fontana
Four youths died and four others were hospitalized in a Fontana area two-car collision near Kaiser Hospital. Victims include Jerry O. Mancil 19 of Douglas Georgia and 18 year old Larry Wayne Nicewaner, Fontana resident and driver. Also Theo dore Nicewaner 20 La Puente Roy Lee Bell 16 Fontana died after arrival. Critical: Anthony Pavlich 24 driver Vincent Muszynski 29 Steve Mitchell 20 Nicky Orndorf 17 all Fontana. Both cars traveled about 55 mph at the intersection according to highway patrol.
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Fontana
UPI
Bloomington
Kaiser Hospital
Jerry O. Mancil
Douglas
Chula Vista
Larry Wayne Nicewaner
Nicewaner
Theodore Nicewaner
la Puente
Roy Lee Bell
Anthony Pavlich
Vincent Muszynski
Steve Mitchell
Nicky Lee Orndorf
Belgium appoints envoy to U.S. to Washington
Brussels announces Lus Scheyven, Belgium Foreign Ministry Secretary, as ambassador to Washington to succeed Baron Robert Silvercruys who retires in June. The appointment highlights Belgium's diplomatic leadership in U.S. relations.
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Brussels
Lus Scheyven
Washington
Robert Silvercruys
Weather outlook notes mostly sunny Sunday afternoon
The forecast calls for clear to mostly sunny Sunday afternoon with steady temperatures. Tonight will be mild with a low around 53 degrees and little temperature change expected overall.
Eisenhower warns Berlin appeasement is dangerous policy
President Eisenhower at Gettysburg College convocation urges firm stance against Berlin crisis. He warns appeasement would dishonorably embolden the Communists, urging law over force and conference over battlefield solutions. He cites Viet Nam and the need to defend freedom with broad funding and international support.
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Gettysburg
UPD
Eisenhower
Berlin
United States
Gettysburg College
Munich
Viet Nam
Japan
Grace of Monaco Undergoes Appendectomy in Lausanne
Princess Grace of Monaco had her inflamed appendix removed in Lausanne. Surgeon Dr. James A. Lehman said the procedure was successful and without complications. The 29-year-old former Hollywood queen rests comfortably under postoperative sedation after the operation at Hotel Beaurivage.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Gracé
Monaco
Philadelphia
James A. Lehman
Hotel Beaurivage
Man Cleared in Theft Then Arrested in Courtroom
Edward T. Chitty, cleared on charges of stealing 16 concrete blocks, was halted as he attempted to leave the Bognor Regis courtroom with the official Bible in his pocket, prompting a new arrest in the same proceeding.
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Bognor Regis
England
Edward T. Chitty
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