Downey Man Arrested on Drunk Driving Fatalities
Two pedestrians died when a Downey car struck them near Cherry Ave and Gard St around 2:15 AM. Driver Donald W. Kiser, 35, a car salesman, was booked on a drunk driving charge after telling police he was going about 50 mph and did not see the pedestrians. Don Wayne Lawhead, 48, previously convicted of first degree murder, was paroled from San Quentin and listed as an ex-convict. Mrs. Goldie Carter, 45, and Lawhead died in the incident, raising local traffic fatalities for the year to 32.
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Community Hosital
Goldie Carter
E. 65Rd St
Don Wayne Lawhead
E. 4Th St
San Quentin
Donald W. Kiser
PNR
Marbet Ave
Downey
Cherry Ave
Gard St
Lawhead
Los Angeles
Lynwood
Ahern Assairs Mayor Poll Held In His Absence
Councilman D. Pat Ahern returned from a two term hospital stay to denounce colleagues claiming they disenfranchised him during an unofficial June 18 poll for mayor. He warned that with his return, the council would not remain quiet as representatives visited and prepared the impending ballot.
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D. Pat Ahern
Wdyeeseu Whee
Ahern
Warren Ansit
Elton Mad
Raymond C. Keater
Law Mayer
Virgil Hyers
Spongberg
Meyer
Aaetona Legal Estationa
Raymond C. Kealer
Long Beach
Margaret Heertwell
Kealer
High Court Weighs Girard Case Fate for Trial by Japan
Reported court hearings over Girard case reveal deliberations on trying him before Japanese tribunals. Key figures include Earl J. Carroll and Solicitor General J. Lee Rankin arguing for and against diplomatic and legal options. The court delayed ruling, with motions and council debates ongoing and no clear decision as of publication.
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Girard
Japan
Earl J. Carroll
J. Lee Rankin
Rankin
U. S
Iran Nips Communist Plot To Bomb Abadan Refineries
Iran's security chief announced the arrest of communist suspects who planned to sabotage the Abadan oil refineries. The eight-nation joint venture and former Anglo-Iranian assets were targeted with dynamite and a firing cap.
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Tehran
UPI
Iran
Atadan
Teimouni Bakhtiar
Abadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Comrounists
Bakhtiar
Protesters Demonstrate at Tachikawa Base Near Tokyo
More than 300 Japanese protesters and labor unionists gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to oppose the enlarged Tachikawa Base. Police stabilized traffic as demonstrators delivered a protest and moved on to Tokyo Police Headquarters to continue actions.
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Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Tachikawa
Debates Loom on Civil Rights Issue for Eisenhower Era
A syndicated note quotes Son Knowland predicting a long debate on the civil rights issue with President Eisenhower. The item references multiple newspaper pages and sections including A-1 A-6 B-2 C-4 and C-10, noting various features such as editorials, sports, and vital statistics. The source lists page assignments and columnists like Hal Boyle and Wilson.
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Knowland
Eisenhower
Boach
Hal Boyle
Vital Statistics
Wilson
Paris Grants Asylum Says Spy Suspects
Paris grants political asylum to George Zlatovski and his wife Jane, claimed after their indictment in New York for spying for the Soviet Union. A foreign ministry spokesman denied asylum and said it would arise only if Washington formally requests extradition. The case involves U S and French authorities and could involve three weeks for court action. Zlatovski, a naturalized American ex U S Army intelligence lieutenant, and his wife live quietly on the Left Bank amid wider spy-ring inquiries led by Jack Soble.
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Paris
George Zlatovski
New York
Soviet Union
France
Jane
Foreign Ministry
United States
U. S
Justice and Interior Ministries
Zlatovski
U. S. Army
Jack Sotte Soble
Zistovskis
Marines Charged With Brig Cruelty at Sasebo Base
Ten Marines at the Sasebo naval base in Japan are under arrest and may face court martial on charges of mistreating prisoners in the brig. A Navy spokesman confirmed the detentions though names and specific details were not released.
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Sasebo
Japan
Navy Today
Navy
Naka
Sakai
Girard
Appeals Court ends Cornell professor contempt conviction
The U S Court of Appeals reversed mercus singer’s contempt of Congress conviction, citing the Supreme Court Watkins decision. The 1957 ruling tied to his refusal to name former communist associates while at Harvard in the 1940s led to a $100 fine and suspended three month sentence. Singer remains on Cornell’s faculty, focusing on research as teaching duties continue.
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Cornell
Washington
Court of Appeals
Mercus Singer
University
Singer
Supreme Court
Watkins
Wnt
U.S
House Committee On ‘UN
Khrushchev and Novotny in Prague Friendship Visit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Czechoslovak leader Antonin Novotny arrived in Prague to pledge loyalty amid a Kremlin shakeup. Cheerful crowds greet them at the frontier as Novotny praises Soviet agricultural policy and aims for closer Soviet Czech ties in a shared communist front.
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Prague
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
Czechoslovakia
Kremlin
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Antonin
Novotny
Idis
Cerna
President Cancels News Conference
Washington White House announced that President Eisenhower will not hold his weekly news conference. The cancellation comes as Pakistan's prime minister begins a Washington visit this Wednesday, prompting changes to the president's schedule.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Pakistan
Weather Outlook Mostly Clear Through Wednesday
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Wednesday with a few late night and early morning clouds. Cooler temperatures expected as fronts move in, with light winds and no precipitation anticipated.
Supervisors Move for Los Angeles Civic Auditorium Debate
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moves toward placing the 31 million dollar downtown civic auditorium and music center to a county wide vote. A motion by Supervisor Burton W. Chave directs county Counsel to outline how a vote could be held and requests a detailed report four weeks before scheduling on the agenda. Chairman John Anson Ford suggests that changing the site might cut costs. 80 communications from interested parties exist. a joint meeting including the auditorium committee and Coliseum Commission is planned.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles Civic Auditorium
Music Center
Abilan
Burton W. Chave
Long Beach
John Anson Ford
Chace
Warren M. Dorn
Dorn
Arthur Will
Ap l
Coliseum Commission
United pilot avoids jet fighter over San Francisco
A United Air Lines DC6 pilot swerved to avoid a pursuing jet fighter near San Francisco on Monday at 11,000 feet. Passengers were shaken. eight injured include a sprained ankle and a cut forehead. six others suffered minor bruises. Thompson of Los Altos, Calif., could not identify the military plane.
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San Francisco
United Air Lines
Mnet
Conard
C. H. Thompson
Thompson
Los Altos
Calif
Los Angeles
Shel’ S
Japanese Survivors Protest Atom Tests
Japanese survivors and petitioners asked the Foreign Ministry to allow delegations to the United States, Britain, and Russia to protest nuclear tests. The group, in their 20s, arrived to support a plan by the Japan sect to accompany an auditorium debate and public record on the issue as council officials consider sending four representatives.
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Tokyo
Spi
Totricen
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Foreign Ministry
United States
Britain
Russia
Epes
Council Against
Atom
Hy- Will
United State
Hopes rise for ship stuck on reef near Bermuda
The Reina Del Pacifico, a 27,872 ton liner owned by Retna Pacific Navigation of Liverpool, rode a reef known as Devil's Flat near Admiralty House three miles north of Spanish Point. Passengers await salvage as calm seas aid lifting attempts. no injuries reported. The Coast Guard Cutter Castle Rock and local tugs assist while cargo is offloaded to a barge.
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Bermuda
Justice
Liverpool
Hamilton
Reina del Pacifico
U.S. Coast Guard
Castle Rock
Pacific Navigation’ Co
Spanish Point
Liverspool
Devil's Flat
Admiralty House
U. S
Grenadier
Tremor Shakes Santiago de Cuba Quietly
A strong earthquake rattled Santiago de Cuba, the Caribbean port city with about 220000 residents in Oni ente province. No damages or injuries were reported.
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Santiago de Cuba
Havana III
Santiago de’ Cuba
Cuba
Caribbean
Oniente
Injured Hiker Rescued From 13000-Foot Sierra Ridge
A hiker named Scott, age 23, was injured after a 40 foot fall on a ledge in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. He fractured his left leg and injured his right wrist and ribs, while his companions were with him. A rescue party formed at Bishop used pack horses and a litter to aid Scott as a helicopter arrived to transport him toward a hospital in Bishop or Fresno. Scott is studying sociology at the University of California and his father, Frank Scott of Stockton, California, noted his climbing experience.
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Sequola
Kings Canyon
National Park
John
Louis Hallack
Exylye
Scott
Palisade Lake
Ash Mountain
Sonora
University of Cali
National “Park Service
Pital
Bishop
Fresno
Fornia
Hallock
Palisade
Stanford
Scott Saree
Upper
Unimove Scott
California
Frank ‘Scott Oftesse
Stockton
Calif
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