English Farmhand Admits Bomb Hoax
William Stanley Whales, a 34 year old out of work farmhand in London, confessed to writing a threatening letter claiming an American airman would drop a hydrogen bomb off Britain's coast. The letter sparked international protest though the Soviet Embassy called it imaginary and the U S Embassy and Air Force labeled it a hoax.
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Wiliam Stanley Whales
Ipswich
England
Jacob Malik
Landen
London
AFI
William Stanley Whales
U. S
U.S
T. Brimelow
Foreign Office
Whales
RAF
United States Air Force
Gunman Kidnaps Couple and Attacks Them in Canyon
A gunman, claiming to have killed two El Segundo officers, abducted a 30-year-old man and his girlfriend in Los Angeles, pistol whipped May and raped the woman twice. They were driven to Crystal Lake where May was left unconscious. the woman escaped and sought help while May was found later. The suspect is described as about 31, 5 feet 9 inches, 130 pounds, wearing a white shirt and trousers. Authorities note the suspect’s description differs from a prior slaying suspect.
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Inter- Community Hospital
Covina
Charles H. May
Theresa Rochon
Los Angeles
San Dimas
Heriff's Deputies
Cyrstal Lake
May
Lawndale
San Gabriel Canyon
Colebrook Ranger Station
Rincon
Eputies
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Duke Enters Swiss Clinic for Shingles
Duke of Windsor admitted to Nestle Clinic in Lausanne with shingles. Prof Alfred Vanotti to examine him. the duke and the duchess arrived two days ago and expect to stay until mid July.
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Switzerland
Duke of Windsor
Nestle
Alfred Vanotti
Long Beach Daily Paper All Caps Postal Notice
Fragmentary OCR item appears to list a daily Long Beach newspaper with postal statement. Mentions Long Beach at Pine Avenue and at GTN BT and Pine Ave. References Audit Bureau of Circulation and post office matter date details are unreadable.
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Fidel Castro Offers to Surrender Wounded Rebels
In Geneva the rebel leader Fidel Castro offered to hand over all wounded government soldiers held by rebels to the Cuban Red Cross via the International Red Cross. Castro sought mediation to arrange the release, citing overstretched rebel medical services. In Havana US Consul Park Wellam prepared for efforts to free 45 kidnapped North Americans, returning from Guantanamo Bay after meetings with rebels. Raul Castro reportedly ordered release of 43 Americans and two Canadians, but negotiations stalled.
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Release Seen of 9 Airmen Held by Russ
In Moscow observers say nine U.S. airmen, detained after their plane was forced down in Soviet Armenia on June 27, likely will be freed soon. The U.S. Embassy confirmed Ambassador Lewellyn Thompson met with Soviet Foreign Ministry officials, with no official comment on the case.
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Pay-or-Stay Cabs Demand in Stuttgart
Taxi drivers in Stuttgart demand a pay-or-stay gadget to lock customers in the cab. They say the device protects against customers who exit without paying, arguing it would ensure payment and safety for drivers.
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Stuttgart
Germany
UPI
Tides and Temperatures for Sunday July 6 1958
Sunrise at 5:48 am Sunset at 8:07 pm Moonset 11:08 am Moon phase noted. High tides around 12:40 am and 2:23 pm with 4.2 feet and 0.6 feet. water temperature 69 degrees. surf calm. Data credited to U S Coast and Geodetic Survey and Long Beach Lifeguards.
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Long Beach
Motive clear as solons seek return of gifts
Two House investigators urged White House and Congress staff to return gifts from Bernard Goldfine after he claimed many Christmas checks to officials were business expenses. They questioned Goldfine's motive to influence and pressed for explanations of gifts to Adams including hotel bills and a Vienna coat.
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Shooting Keeps Up in Beirut
Fighting resumed in Beirut as 8&0 rebels attempted to break from the Basta Moslem quarter, repelled by security forces. Government shelling targeted rebel positions, with eight rebels killed and four wounded in a blaze of crossfire across Capitole Square, Zarif, and port districts.
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Plane Rams Boat in Brooklyn Seaplane Collision
A seaplane struck a moving cabin cruiser in Mis Basin near Floyd Bennett Field Brooklyn. Pilot Melvin Prager 431 and instructor Abraham Weiner 41 escaped with cuts and bruises. owner Paul Pepe 25 and six aboard the cruiser were uninjured though the vessel sustained waterline damage.
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Abraham Weiner
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Bride Wheeled to Altar After Leg Break Four Days Prior
St Louis bride Alyce Davis suffered a broken leg four days before her July 4 wedding to Jason Beardslee. She was wheeled in a chair to St Mary Magdalen Church for the ceremony. Afterward her husband guided the wheelchair to the door and helped her stand with crutches for a brief stroll to the couple's car.
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Seaside Memorial Adds Eighteen to Medical Staff
Eighteen members join Seaside Memorial Hospital house staff for one year of training under the medical education program led by Philip F. Voight. The group includes six residents, ten interns, and two externs, with names and affiliated schools spanning Universities of Cincinnati Michigan and Ontario, Aberdeen and Leiden, and other institutions in Scotland and England.
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Allan Brown
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Vernon F. Chan
College of Medical Evangelists
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Charles J. Heller
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University of Cincinnati
Uruguay Editor Dies in Montevideo At 78
Dr Pedro Manini Rios a 78 year old Uruguayan statesman and former editor of La Manana newspaper died of a heart ailment Friday He was a cabinet minister and a prominent member of the Colorado Party in the ruling coalition.
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la Manana
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Freedom's Door Open to Dad of 7
The trial revealed the defendant and a companion drinking near the Drake home shortly before the crime. Mrs. Drake identified Foster as the slayer after being beaten when she tried to call for help. The defense claimed she was mistaken. Rothschild stated he was partially masked by a stocking in his confession. Foster’s family celebrated the father’s return. his seven children, aged 6 to 19, awaited him at Greer.
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Gainesville
Greer
Hailstorm Causes 30000 Dollar Damage in Texas
A severe hailstorm struck Andrews Texas inflicting an estimated 30000 in damage on Friday night as rain swathed a large portion of the nation. Storms stretched across western Kansas and northern Oklahoma with heavy rainfall.
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Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Graham Calls Home Civilization Basis
Evangelist Billy Graham told about 19 000 holiday crowd in Sacramento that the home is the basis of civilization and there is no place in the Bible for trial marriages or premarital sex. He warned that the breakdown of the American home and teenage delinquency threaten society far more than communism and dismissed the Adams Goldfine case as a sideshow.
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Sacramento
Billy Graham
Missing crew and survivors from downed C124 aircraft
Report details five missing and three saved after the Douglas Globemaster crash near Johnston Island. Identified survivors include Capt. Charles Spears and a Navy chief petty officer. one crewman unidentifiable. Boxer's rescue choppers evacuated the three survivors, who suffered minor injuries. Search efforts by Boxer and a Hawaii rescue squad located debris, as the big plane, capable of carrying 25 tons, disappeared after a runaway engine and failed feathering.
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Boxer
Air Force
Johnston Island
Eniwetok
Pearl Harbor
765Th Air Rescue Squadron
Robert H McCully
Traffic Takes Four Lives in District
Four people died in traffic crashes across the district with additional injuries reported. In Los Angeles County unincorporated areas from noon Thursday to 6 p.m. 67 persons were injured in 34 accidents while southern counties recorded 65 accidents causing 194 injuries.
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Long Beach
Richard Powell
St. Joseph St
U.S
Springerville
Ariz
Anthony Erretl
Lyn- Wood
Eunice
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles County
Per sora Tartar Remover advertisement in Fresno
Juicy sales pitch promises a radiant smile with Per sora Tartar Remover. Claims brighter teeth and fresher breath with a lifetime guarantee and money-back offer. Order perks include $4.95 price plus 20 cent tax, send payment to a Fresno address.
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Fresno
Calif
Hoover Back in Belgium at World Fair Visit
Herbert Hoover returned to the room where he led food relief for starving Belgium in World War I and praised relief methods as pioneers. He recalled 60,000 fellow workers in Belgium and France and said U.S. aid and later global relief efforts influenced the U.N. children’s group. Hoover spoke in Brussels during the World’s Fair as Eisenhower’s representative, stressing Americans’ sacrifices and warning against isolationism fomented by propaganda.
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Child causes crash as courthouse warning demonstration
Felton Everett Ennis, 5, crashed his car into a wreck parked before the county courthouse in Raleigh. The stunt was meant to warn motorists to drive carefully. He was charged with careless and reckless driving.
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