Meade Breakdown Delays Trial In Hollywood Scandal Case
Mrs Meade collapsed in court delaying proceedings as defense says she was sedated. Prosecution witness Gregory testifies Meade offered to suppress a Confidential magazine scandal story for cash, naming amounts of 800 to 1000 dollars.
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Confidential
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William Ruizi
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Meadebert
Rescue of 26 Navy blimp crew after mid Atlantic crash
NORFOLK Va a fishing boat rescued 26 Navy blimp crew members after a crash in Pamlico Sound North Carolina during a training cruise from Cuba to South Weymouth Mass The Coast Guard said the naval reservists escaped injury and were taken to safety by raft and tow craft as planes and cutters hunted for the ditched airship near Cape Hatteras.
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PIA
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Pamlico Sound
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Air Force
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Merchant Tank
Western Sun
Waldo A. ‘Atkins
Virginia Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Glynca
Lakehurst
N. J
Cuba
Weymouth
Mass
Cape Hatteras
I Veealles Sound
North Caroline
Airliner Ditches in Atlantic Off Dominican Republic
Varig Air Lines reports a Super Constellation ditched in the Atlantic off the northeast Dominican Republic coast. No passengers were aboard and crew count is unknown. Coast Guard sighted wreckage about 200 yards offshore near Gasper Hernandez after the flight from Ciudad Trujillo to Miami developed engine trouble.
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New York
Varig Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Dominican Republic
Ciudad Trujillo
Coast Guard
Gasper Hernandez
Compromise on Rights Bill Nears House Vote
In Washington the House moved toward breaking a civil rights bill deadlock with Speaker Rayburn predicting final passage before adjournment. Republican leaders held a strategy session saying they are open minded about the bill’s form while debates continue over foreign aid cuts and mutual security funding.
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Rayburn
D-Tex
Congress
Martin
Mass
Sen
Knowland
Eisendi
Senate
White House
Newlhand
AEC Nuclear Test Postponed Eighteenth Time
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed for the eighteenth time its nuclear test shot code named Shasta at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada. The delay was ordered because firing the small shot could have caused unacceptable fallout to nearby communities including Alamo Hiko Caliente and Pioche.
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Shasta
AEC
Nevada
Alamo
Hiko
Caliente
Pioche
Youth, 22, Confesses L. A. Killing
Santa Monica police reported that 22-year-old Charles L. Guy admitted shooting to death advertising executive Guy F. Roberts at a Santa Monica motel. He said his mother Nina James Angus, once a Dunn North Carolina lawyer, did not know why he acted though he was fond of the victim. Police noted heavy drinking preceding the Thursday morning murder and that mother and son were briefly jailed before his statement led to release.
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Charles L. Guy
Guy F. Roberts
Guy
Nina James Angus
Dunn
N.C
Gry
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Roberts
Billy Miles
Killer Dies Hoping for Reprieve
San Quentin inmate Cary Chessman had urged a last minute court stay while 22 year old David J. Hardenbrook faced execution for killing his stepmother Eleanor Mardenbrook in Brawley. Hardenbrook, 6 foot one, was pronounced dead at 10 11 after entering the death chamber at 10 03 a.m. He had shot his mother-in-law while she did his laundry, forged her check, and later confessed to priests in Seal Beach.
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David J. Hardenbrook
Ally
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George T. Davis
Harry
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bin Hardenbrook
Pie Youlh
Eleanor Mardenbrook
Hardenbrook
Seal Beach
Santa Ana
Missing Jet Pilot Pulled From Sea
NORFOLK VA III A Navy jet pilot missing since Thursday afternoon on a training flight was rescued unharmed from a life raft after a night in the Atlantic. The Western Sun tanker found Lt Cmdr Waldorf Atkins, 33, of Virginia Beach near 5 30 a.m. Based on his emergency message he was picked up by another jet at 2 p.m. Thursday after about 13 to 16 hours in the ocean.
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Western Sun
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Waldorf A. Atkins
Virginia ‘Beach
Aolins
Meany: Teamsters’ Linen Still Unwashed Claims
AFI-CIO leader George Meany asserts the Teamsters Union has not cleared its internal disputes. The note appears among internal references to newspaper sections and pages. No further context provided.
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Afi-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters Union
Teen driver Hopkins wins National Teenage Roadeo trophy
Charles Earl Hopkins of Atlanta wins the sixth annual National Teenage Roadeo by one point with 869 of 1000, earning a $2,000 college scholarship. He plans to study physical education at Watford College in Spartanburg. Jane Russell attends in Washington and congratulates the winner.
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Charles E. Hopkins
Atlanta
Washington
Jane Russell
Charles Earl Hopkins
Hopking
Hopkins
Rer
Jane Rus ‘Sel
U.S
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hell
Watford College
Spartanburg
Kidnapped Couple Rescued From Trunk in Kansas City
Kansas City patrol stops a car after a waving hand emerges from a partially opened trunk. James Richard Essen, an escaped Ohio convict, is arrested. Carl Wagner and wife from Salina were held about six hours. Wagner wounded, Mrs. Wagner treated.
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James Richard Essen
Ohio
John Davis
Carl Wagner
Salina
Kan
Davis
Essen
St. Louis
Safety Council
Wagner
6Th St
Anti Death Penalty Judge Refuses Post
Municipal Judge Edward I. McAuliffe said he declined a Superior Court appointment because it would require him to impose the death penalty, and he never wants to face that duty.
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New Woop City
Edward I. McAuliffe
Superior Court
Weekend Heat To Boost Beach Crowds
The U S Weather Bureau forecasts 90s for the weekend with temperatures near 90 and above. Today’s high hit 91 and as the weekend advances, readings are expected to climb into the 90s. Some night fog and low clouds may briefly cool the area, while Long Beach’s August average stands at 80.
Plumbers Strike Near End as Union Hints at Vote
A 46 day plumbers strike nears settlement after a late night negotiation led by Federal Conciliator Earl J. Ruddy in Los Angeles. Union leaders say members may or may not ratify the agreement which would end turmoil that paralysed Southland construction and cost thousands of jobs. Ruddy reported progress on most major issues and urged both sides to present the terms to their memberships for approval.
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House Rules Committee
House
Bel Martin
Plumbers
Earl J. Ruddy
Los Angeles
Southland
Joe
Everet Sheul
Employers Council
Ruddy
Body in Desert Identified as Roll's Aid
In Amboy California a woman's body found in the Mojave Desert was identified today as Edward S Waterman 64 of Hollywood former secretary to the late Los Angeles County district attorney Ernest Roll. Waterman was with deputy Ivan Donald 58 when a World War II weapons carrier became stuck in Bristol Dry Lake area. Deputy Donald’s body was found nearby eight miles southwest of the site.
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William Grieves
Grieves
Lee Bardsley
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Wilson
Young Hopkins
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