Flier's Wife Survives 3 Day Ordeal After Plane Crash
John Day Oregon report of Bruce Davis and his wife Mrs. Bruce Davis from Fresno. He walked through four feet of snow in the Malheur National Forest to find help after a plane crash that left her with a hip fracture and frostbite. He endured a 12 hour trek back to rescue, while she sheltered beside the wreckage and later waved to planes.
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Fresno
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Gus Robertson
Spokane
Wash
Jim Returns Home for Second Chance
Eighteen year old James Babcock a California Youth Authority parolee returned home after a foster father Dr Richard Minugh offered a second chance. Jim had left April 17 took $150 from a wallet but said he would work to repay the money and start anew after correspondence with the Press Telegram and his girlfriend. He walked in at 12 45 p m declaring he would face up to his past and do his best to stay out of trouble.
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California Youth Authority
Richard Minugh
Elm Ave
Ther Cya
Jim
Minugh
Lifer lunges at judge in Long Beach court
Robert Williams a 20 year old lifer facing trial for the murder of Ralph Burgess 64 at McKinney Furniture Co moved toward Juvenile Judge Fred Miller with a raised hand during a private hearing. He was restrained by two sheriff's deputies and a locksmith was needed to release him from handcuffs. Williams already serves a life term in Folsom for killing Matt Manestar 54 at a Harbor City motel on January 23 1956. He reportedly confessed to involvement in Burgess slaying.
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Robert Williams
Fred Miller
Williams
Ralph Burgess
McKinney's Furniture Co
Pacific Coast Bay
Miller
Folsom
Harbor City
Matt Manestar
Yugoslavs Deny Tito Death The Try
Yugoslav Communist Party spokesman denied reports of an assassination attempt on President Tito. Tito's secretary general Jove Vilmnn called Ansa's Trieste sourced claim "ridiculous" and said no location or details were confirmed beyond the Italian wire.
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UPI
League names grandmother as voter group president
The League of Women Voters announced Mrs. Robert Phillips as president, a 55 year old from St. Charles, taking the helm of the Atlantic Crix chapter.
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League of Women Voters Today
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St. Charles
Britain Warns of New Hydrogen Bomb Test
LONDON AP Britain declared readiness for a large H bomb test near Christmas Island in the South Pacific. The Admiralty and Foreign Office announced a 36,000 square mile danger area and warned shipping to stay out from Saturday until further notice. Early warning would be given if the danger area needed extending. The notice comes amid a Soviet challenge to join Russia in suspending tests, with the United States proceeding with planned Pacific tests. Britain’s third H bomb series follows previous bans of 640,000 square miles and 63,000 square miles in May and November respectively.
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Britain
Christmas Island
South Pacific
Admiralty
Foreign Office
TorGin
Lowon
Russia
United States
Pacific
America
British bacon plant uses gas chamber slaughter
A British firm opened a new style bacon plant in Sulminwha England where pigs are slaughtered in a gas chamber. The process eliminates shock, making the pigs less tense and the bacon more tender according to Bywater and Co.
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Sulminwha
England
Bywater and Co
Grandmom Takes Over Cheryl Crane Custody
Hollywood AP report says Cheryl Crane, 14, cleared of murder charges, is released from Juvenile Hall but placed under two month temporary custody of Lana Turner's actress mother by Superior Judge Allen T. Lynch in Santa Monica. Case to be reappraised June 26 with possible permanent custody decision. father Steve Crane expresses mixed feelings while Cheryl remains a Juvenile Court ward.
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Cheryl Crane
Lana Turner
Allen T. Lynch
Santa Monica
Lana
Cheryl
Johnny Stompanato
Mickey Cohen
Ae Ee
Stompanato
Mildred Turner
Steve Crane
Crane
Miss Tuvener
Jerry Geisler
Deportation Officers Face Court Action
San Francisco immigrants service director Bruce Barber and assistant Stanley Olson were ordered to show cause why they should not be held in civil contempt over the deportation of ex Communist William Heikkila to Finland. Heikkila, arrested on the street, was flown secretly to Canada and Finland after the service deemed the method an error in judgment. The judge criticized the deportation method but delayed contempt ruling, noting a pending hearing may exist and condemning the procedure as repellant.
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Bruce Barber
Immigration Service
Stanley Olson
Finland
William Heikkila
Canada
Heikkil
Murphy
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Heikkila
Bather
Weather Outlook: Clear Tonight and Saturday
A calm forecast shows clear skies tonight and Saturday with patchy early morning clouds. Light winds and mild temperatures are expected, with no precipitation in the immediate area. Residents should plan outdoor activities accordingly.
Knowland Union Bill Rapped by M Clellan
Senator McClellan urged the Senate to hear all sides before debating broad labor legislation and opposed amending the pension welfare funds measure. The move backs Johnson and Republican leaders to delay a showdown on Eisenhower proposals. Senator Kennedy plans hearings May 5 and aims to report broad proposals by early June. Senator Morse warned he will push to take the subject up if no action by June 10. Continues on Page A-8.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Knowland
California
No More Scaring Motorists Blue Man of Outer Space Grounded
Bad Axe Mich IIS The little blue man and two satellites have been grounded by Huron County Prosecutor James M Umphrey who released Jerry Sprague Donald Weiss and Leroy Schultz all of Bad Axe on condition they stop playing space man Sprague admitted he was the man seen dashing from ditches into vehicles at night prosecutors noted motorists reported a man in blue underwear cape boots and space helmet who vanished when investigated The three promised to abandon the prank and behave in a more down to earth manner.
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Little Blue Man
Outer Space
Huron County
James M. Umphrey
Jerry Sprague
Donald Weiss
Leroy Schultz
Bad Axe
Umphrey
Sprague
Space Man
Tiny Isetta car, big moment for Detroit couple
Hugh Brotherton 29 and Carol 24 were driving home in a small foreign Isetta when the wife went into labor. Firefighters aided, delivering a baby girl at a local hospital. both mother and infant are reported doing fine.
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Detroit
Hugh Brotherton
Carol
Bits
Brotherton
Fire Department
Harry Martin
Where to Find It Half of House Riles Committee blocks bill
A reader note directs where to find different newspaper sections. It mentions that half of the powerful House committee has blocked a Democratic bill for special unemployment benefits to fight recession. Page references include A-2 for the bill copy and various sections such as Beach Combing on Page A-ir and Editorial on A-10.
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Riles Committee
Hal Boyle
Vital Statistica
Wilson
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