L A Auditorium survey hid $26 million error charges
A Los Angeles Times analysis of the Arthur D. Little survey for the downtown Los Angeles Civic Auditorium report alleged major arithmetic mistakes. It cited a $100000 error in addition and a $12300 error in multiplication, suggesting a $535000 annual figure could misstate financing by $26 million over 50 years. The Los Angeles City Planning Department reportedly identified the errors in the county funded survey.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Will
Board of Supervisors
Miss Jupiter Crashes Pageant at Municipal Auditorium
A bikini clad contestant calling herself Miss Jupiter burst into the Miss Universe pageant in the Municipal Auditorium. She declared herself from a spice ship arriving from a far planet and displayed toy ray guns before security escorted her away.
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Cheryl Kubert
Municipal Auditorium
Madel
Jupiter
Miss Jupiter
Wag Wak
Eisenhower Declines Troop Use for Desegregation
President Eisenhower says troops would not be used to enforce desegregation under any circumstances while reaffirming support for all four civil rights provisions under Senate consideration. He notes the plan’s broad support across the administration and urges continued action on the civil rights bill.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Beverly Hills Gang Council opposes LA Civic Auditorium project
The Beverly Hills Gang Council votes against the proposed downtown Los Angeles Civic Auditorium and Opera House. It informs the County Board it wants the project submitted for tax reform by county taxpayers since county funds are pledged to the $51,040,000 project.
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Beverly Hills Gang Council
Los Angeles
Arditorium
Opera House
County Boar
County Supervisors Contest City Report yet to be Seen
A critical report was sent to County Administrator WI with a transmittal dated Sept 26 1956. On Tuesday all five county supervisors said they had never seen the city report and claimed they first heard of it last week. Board Chairman John Anson Ford and Supervisors Kenneth Hahn Buden Chace Warren Dorn and Herbert Legg denied eying the document. Continued on Pare A-4 Cal 4.
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John Anson
Ford
Kenneth Hahn
Buden Chace
Warren Dorn
Herbert Legg
Boy Walks on Pool Bottom Loses Life
Corky Rhodes, 12, of San Leandro, and friend Thomas Liscum, 12, of Vallejo, walked under water at Vallejo pool. Tom surfaced, alerted lifeguards. Corky was pulled from the deep end after minutes underwater. Despite 1 hour 45 minutes of artificial respiration, he died.
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Vallejo
Corky Rhodes
Vallejos
Corky
San Leandro
Thomas Roy
Liscum
Tom
Miss United States beauty pageant results and finalists named
The article lists 15 semi finalists for Miss United States of America from 44 contestants and announces Miss Germany as most photogenic while Miss Canada wins most popular. Final judging occurred at Municipal Auditorium and Miss U S A will be named tonight. Runners up include Germany Italy North Dakota and Puerto Rico.
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Gerti Daub
Germany
Gloria Noakes
Canada
Glora Noakes
Gertt Daub
Helen Elizabeth Garrett
Arkansas
Peggy Jacobson
California
Marianne Gaba
Ilinois
Judith Ann Hall
Iowa
Sandra Ramesey
Massachusetts
Leona Gage
Maryland
Carolyn McGirr
Nebraska
Joan Adams
Nevadas
Sanita Pelkey
New York
Kathryn Gabriel
Ohiot
Jean Spotts
South Carolina
Gloria Hunt
Texas
Charlotte Sheffield
Eisenhower Eyes Zhukov Wilson Meeting On Cold War ties
President Eisenhower suggested a Zhukov Wilson meeting could aid Soviet American relations. He recalled past Berlin talks, warned against false hopes, and said no harm in an exchange while noting Russia’s government shakeups. He also touched on atomic stockpile discussions in the same briefing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Marshal Zhukov
Wilson
Risenhower
Zhukov
Berlin
Zhukov-Wilson
United States
Testimony ends in Hoffa bribery conspiracy trial
In Washington the bribery conspiracy trial of James R Hoffa closed testimony with Hoffa denying any knowledge that Cheasty worked for the Senate Rackets Committee. Prosecutors said Cheasty aided Hoffa by providing confidential committee information while Hoffa claimed he hired Cheasty only as a lawyer to assist the Midwest Teamsters Conference. Final arguments set for Thursday. judge undecided on possible jury deliberation Friday. Hoffa insisted he did not know Cheasty had a committee job.
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James R. Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
John Dye Cheasty
Senate
Hofea
Cheasty
Midwest Teamsters
Hoffa
Edward Bennett Williams
Delenge
Edward P. Troxell
Troxell
Neves
Committee
Uni
Teamsters' Union
Boy's Life Saved by Driver's Quick Harbor Rescue
In East Boston a truck driver, Tamer Nelson, 29, had a flat tire when he heard screams from the harbor. He dived in and pulled nine year old Von Caragliano from the water after seeing the boy struggling, saving his life.
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Buslun
von Caragliano
Tamer Nelson
Boston
Nelson
Caragliano
Saisty
Weather outlook mostly clear with cooler Thursday
Night and morning bring low clouds but otherwise clear skies through Thursday. Slight drop in temperatures on Thursday, with a cooler day ahead and no significant precipitation expected.
Senators Quiz Out in Armed Forces Reduction
Three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee seek a closer look at a Pentagon order cutting the armed forces by about 50,000 from the 2,800,000 authorization. House leaders orally approved the cut, with Defense Secretary Wilson citing a savings of around 200 million dollars. Congress had authorized 2,800,000 while the latest tally shows 2,985,842 on May 31.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
D-Mo
Mahon
D-Tex
Wilson
Eisenhower
Europe
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Russell
Services Committee
Defense
Congress
Body of Boy Found on Sierra Peak
BRIDGEPORT California The body of 2 year old David Allen Scott was found at the 8500 foot level of Eagles Peak after straying from Sierra camps. He was missing since Saturday and died from exposure and exhaustion while climbing higher than the camp in red white and blue socks and a blue shirt.
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Bridgeport
Calif
David Allen Scott
Eagles Peak
Sierra
Robert Scott
San Diego
Hej
Hunt Lost C47 With 16 on Board
An intensive air sea and ground search failed to locate the missing U S Air Force C47 carrying 16 personnel on a routine flight from Clark Field Philippines to Taipei. Radio contact was lost Tuesday night near Taiwan Formosa Strait. All seven crew and nine passengers are military. The aircraft is believed to be in the mountains between Taipei and Formosa Strait, making wreckage hard to find. Some speculate a water landing in the strait.
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Taipei
U. S. Air Force
C47
Clark Field
Philippines
Formosa Strait
U. S
Formosa
Eighteen Die In Indochina Raiders Restaurant Attack
Saigon report says band from Cambodia invaded a restaurant near Thanh Dant on the Cambodian border and gunned down all diners. Eighteen died. The attack occurred July 11 in a remote region.
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Saigon
Thanh Dant
Cambodia
Missouri child bride case shocks Missouri court
A 10 year old girl Dorina Sue Nichols and her 19 year old husband Charles Turner Jr were separated as prosecutors seek juvenile ward status for the girl and Turner faces a false affidavit charge over the marriage license The couple married June 18 in Mexico Missouri under parental consent though no court order accompanied the license Turner was released on 300 bond and trial set for July 30 both families defend the union amid scrutiny of age and legality.
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Childbride
Dorina Sue Nichols
Charles William Turner Jr
Mexico, Mo
Scott O. Wright
Donna Sue
Mexico
Turner
Ad ‘Turner
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