Birch Widow Jailed in Compton Gunplay
Compton officers arrested Birch Widow after she fired at a man during a dispute over back rent. She wrestled a bolt action rifle from an officer then was booked as Elizabeth Langston, later linked to a Texas murder conviction and a sprawling criminal history. The case follows her connection to Pearl and the late millionaire in Breckenridge and Dallas schemes.
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Cherpin
Ess
Compton
Dominguez Valley Hospital
Los Angeles
Con General Hospital
Birch
Izabeth Langston
California
Pasadena
Texas
Breckenridbe
Esthlle
Pearl
Chis
Breckenridge
Altus
Oklo
Dallas
Alfred Allison
Amarillo
Tex
Israelis and Arabs clash along Suez as U.N. eyes ceasefire
Amid renewed U.N. push for observers, fighting across the Suez Canal escalates with Israeli and Egyptian forces trading tanks and shells. Cairo reports civilian deaths in Ismailia while U.N. envoy Odd Bull travels to calm the front and speed monitor deployments from France and Sweden.
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Natons
Suez Canal Zone
General Assembly
New York
Israel
Jerusalem
Britain
France
U.N
Old
Walid Khalidi
Israeis
Beirut
Al-Awway
Jordan
Gaza
Cairo
Jersalem
Bull
Middle East
Sweden
Rioters rampage as Newark endures deadly looting
Gov. Hughes ordered reinforcements while officials mapped patrols after rioting in Newark Central Ward left two dead and many injured. Police, guardsmen, and state troopers patrolled dawn to curb fires and looting as residents described a city under siege and a stark divide between law and mob violence.
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Landaux
Hughes
America
Aew
Negro Central
Robert Curvin
Congress of Racial Equality
Newark
Hugh J. Addonizie
Arew
Strike at Copper Firms Set Tonight
A federal mediator warned that a midnight strike in the copper industry seems likely if unions and the four major producers fail to move. Negotiations involve Kennecott Copper, Phelps Dodge, Anaconda, and ASARCO with United Steelworkers of America. About 37,000 workers are affected as talks continue in multiple locations.
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Salt Lake City
Walter Maggiolo
Washington, D.C
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Maggiolo
Denver
Butte
Mont
Douglas
Anz
Kennecott, Copper Corp
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
American Smelting and Refining Co
United Steelworkers of America
Film Crew Rescued in Utah Flood
A 28 man crew filming Mackenna’s Gold in Paria Canyon Utah was stranded seven hours by a flash flood. Heavy rains sent a four foot wall of water and debris across the canyon blocking the only exit. Rescuers used four wheel drive vehicles chains and ropes to evacuate the crew as darkness fell. Gregory Peck Omar Sharif and many stars had left the canyon earlier with other crew members from Columbia Studios.
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Kanab
Utah
UPI
Paria Canyon
Columbia Studios
Cat Foreman
Young Turks in NAACP Press for Change at Boston Conference
The Young Turks of the NAACP endorsed Executive Director Roy Wilkins and urged a new board to serve the era's needs. Wilkins had suspended Cecil Moore as Philadelphia Branch president after five members accused Moore of personal gain at the office. The 58th convention nears closure with ongoing leadership tensions between old guard and reformists.
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Boston
National Association For the Advancement of ‘Colored People
Roy Wilkins
Wilkins
Cecil Moore
North Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Moore
NAACP
Flight Suspects Montoya Held In Jail As Bail Set
Montoya and a companion are jailed in Tucson on a federal fugitive charge for illegal flight to avoid prosecution. Bail set at 25000 each, preliminary hearing planned in Tucson with family members. FBI continues to probe leads after sightings and tips across Watts, Cudahy, Hermosillo, and surrounding areas.
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Pima County
Tucson
Tucsay
Montoya
FBI
Watts
Harbor
San Fernando Valley
Coachella Valley
Bono
Matlong
Mallong
Theodore Newton
George Azrak
Southland
Viet Cong Attacks Lead to Major Bombardment and Losses
The Stars and Stripes reports Viet Cong attacks near Hai Phong and Saigon with shells, air losses, and a downed American jet. One American crewman killed, another parachuted. a 105mm round hit the plane near Saigon. Viet Cong overran a coastal hamlet, 25 militiamen killed, civilians wounded, and 11 kidnapped. Twenty four Americans wounded in two mortar strikes near Saigon.
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U.S
Stars and Stripes
Occan
Air Force
Saigon
Guan Co
South China Sea
Haiphong
Transit Tax Bills Passed by Assembly in California
In Sacramento the Assembly passed two bills to fund rapid transit. The Lanterman measure would extend the sales tax to gasoline retail sales, aiming to raise about 83 billion annually for urban transit. The Foran bill would raise vehicle license fees by 2.14 percent, estimated to bring 50 million yearly. funds to be returned to local governments.
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Sacramento
UPS
Assembly
Frank Lanterman
Rla
Canada
John F. Foran
Dean Francisto
Foran
Lanterman
FCC Patel Asks OK of Subscription TV
A three member FCC committee urged authorization of pay television and set conditions for approval. Hearings are planned for early autumn. Pay stations would serve communities with five or more commercial stations and must air at least two hours of free programming weekly. Fees by subscription firms would be approved, with limits on broadcasting recent films and requirements tied to regularly televised events.
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Washington
FCC
7 Ted
Desert Hiker Stricken During Death Valley Trek
Ray Sewell a 40 year old Reno bartender was reported resting comfortably in Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital with chest pains. He had completed about half of a 269 mile hike through Death Valley, starting from Beatty and aiming to end in Beatty in a week or two. Temperatures in the Amargosa Desert have topped 125 degrees as physicians study test results from Thursday night.
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Las Vegas
Death Valley
Ray Sewell
Nevada Memorial Hospital
Reno
Shoshone
Calif
Charles Sorsell
Sewell
Beatty
New
Amargosa Desert
Amarposi River
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Gene Metz
Bone
Santa Ana St
Metz
Sottalworma
Pacific Coast
Navy
Musette
Pianola
Eciokard
Tes
Pleesa
Patel
Wham
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