Beaten Attorney Milo Smith Found Murdered in San Pedro Office
Milo S. Smith, 56, a prominent San Pedro attorney and former Los Angeles deputy city prosecutor, was found murdered in his 821 S. Pacific Ave office. His secretary Mrs. Marjory Knutson reported a brutal beating. evidence included ties, a pistol rifle, broken bottles, and an undisturbed office safe. Smith, wearing shorts, lay on his back with wallet missing and a strong possibility of robbery or torture as a motive.
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Walt Phillips
City Attorney's Office
OKs Boosted Disability Pay for Two Million Vets
President Eisenhower signed a new law increasing monthly disability and compensation payments for about two million veterans. The raises range roughly from 10 percent for most veterans to higher boosts for those totally and permanently disabled with dependents, with the total first-year cost estimated near 167 billion dollars. The measure covers both service connected disability payments and life-long flat payments for certain losses, and aims to help those with more serious disabilities while sparing others from excessive raises.
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Eisenhower
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Russias ultimatum in arms talks sparks deadlock
Soviet delegate Valeriant Zorin told the U N disarmament subcommittee that five months of negotiations to halt the arms race have reached a state of deadlock. Moscow broadcast a statement criticizing Western disarmament policy and signaling readiness to call off talks after announcing a successful intercontinental missile test. The West rejected a two year nuclear test ban and a global inspection system.
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U.N. Disarmament Commission
Moscow Ratio
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Moscow
Navy Man's Body Found After Ship Collision
L D Penniston machinist mate was found Monday in the bulwarks of the Wantuck after a collision at sea with Lenawee. Penniston was the only man killed. Three Wantuck crewmen were injured, none seriously.
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Weather forecast shows clear skies midweek
Mostly clear through Wednesday with variable high cloudiness and a slight rise in temperatures.
Classifieds and Crosswords Highlight Page B Coverage
The notice lists sections across the paper including Beach Combing on Page B-L, Bridge on Page A-7, Classifieds Pages 0-5 and Combe Page B-7, and Crossword on Page A-7. It also notes death notices on Page B-%, editorials on Page A-a, financials on Page B-3, shipping table on Page C-3, sports on Page C-1 and C-2, and theatres on Pages 0-4 with tides and temperatures, plus TV radio on Page C-10, Wilson on Page A-7, women sections on Pages B-4 and B-5, and Your World on Page A-2.
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O'Hara Affair Testimony Attacked By Former Grauman Worker
Bob Scofield, ex Grauman employee, rejects earlier witnesses claims of Maureen O'Hara cuddling with a Latin lover in Grauman's Chinese Theater. He labels testimony as personal publicity and disputes dates given by James Craig and Michael Patrick Causey.
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Michael Patrick Causey
House Adopts Compromise Rights Bill
The House passed a compromise civil rights bill by 278 to 97 and sent it to the Senate. Southern opposition labeled it judicial blackmail and a sop to a organized minority, while northern delegates urged broader debate. A later vote defeated a bid to extend debate 274 to 101.
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Troy
Not Dead at All Surrenders After Alledged Murder Claim
Anaheim imam surrenders after police say he wandered from the mountains on Monday and learned his estranged wife, whom he believed he had killed, is still alive. The case centered on a shaken marriage and a believed fatal act, with authorities continuing to investigate the sequence of events.
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Iman
Man Confesses Wife Killing After Flight From Home
Raymond D. Waring 28 walked to a highway patrolman at an ice cream stand and said he killed his wife Edna Joann 23. He choked and beat her at theirAnaheim home on August 16 over another man. He fled in his station wagon through Anza Julian Indio and Brawley before surrendering. booked on wife beating charge in San Bernardino County Jail.
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Anza
Julian
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Indio
Brawley
Waring AWOL from Naval Station as wife treated
Waring admitted AWOL from Los Alamitos Naval Air Station while details of his rating remained unknown. In Santa Ana Lt Dint Wright said Mrs Waring was treated for injuries at an emergency hospital and released. Waring later traveled from Lake Arrowhead to Crestline and San Bernardino amid a municipal court warrant.
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Los Alamitos Naval Air Station
Santa Ana
Dint Wright
Orange County
Sheriff's Office
Warng
Anaheim
Fie
Dulles Says Soviet ICBM Claim Signals Threat
Secretary of State Dulles said Russia’s tentative ICBM claim likely contains facts and signals a formidable threat to the free world. He cited Soviet progress in Syria and large quantities of Communist military gear as alarming neighbors. He noted a possible shift in U S policy regarding Chinese reporters and declined to comment on German elections.
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London
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AFL-CIO Panel Files Case Against Hoffa
The AFL-CIO Senate panel filed charges against James R Hoffa alleging questionable use of union funds and leadership questions. Hoffa dismissed specifics, stating he was not informed of the exact charges while promising to seek the union presidency.
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